Author: Julie Moore

Students, teachers, and community members came together to celebrate math at the Publix at Rivergate Plaza this past week. Families and friends of Morningside supported students by completing a scavenger hunt where students had to answer math questions based on the different items in the Publix store. It was a wonderful community experience held by our math committee. Way to shine, bluejays!

Three of Morningside Elementary’s Odyssey of the Mind teams competed at the state tournament last weekend. We are so proud of all of our teams for representing our school well. Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving competition where students completely take the lead and create the sets, props, costumes, and even the script without adult intervention. These teams work all year long to create a solution for one of the problems presented. Then at states, they are judged on their long-term solution, their spontaneous problem, and the creativity of their style. Additionally, one of the teams built … Read More

Introducing The Charlie Cart Program, made possible by Publix Super Market Charities, that rolled out at our Morningside Elementary Club! We are thrilled to introduce this groundbreaking opportunity for youth empowerment and healthy living, designed to provide hands-on learning experiences, changing how our youth approach nutrition and culinary skills. With a focus on accessible ingredients and practical cooking techniques, this program will equip our members with the knowledge and confidence to make healthy choices on any budget! Read more about our newest initiative here: https://bgcofslc.org/introducing-the-charlie-cart-project-empowering-youth-for-a-healthy-future/

Have you heard the latest news chirping about our campus? Mrs. Eibl’s second-grade class has welcomed the newest student to their learning cottage—Chick 1! Mrs. Eibl’s class has been working with the 4H program to hatch chicks. The students were very excited to welcome baby chick #1 and can’t wait for the others to hatch.

The student council at Morningside Elementary is making a huge impact on their environment. These conscientious bluejays did some spring cleaning around the playground. Students collected 6 bags of garbage and 1 bag of belongings from around the school. These young leaders understand the importance of helping out and lending a hand. Way to go bluejays!

Morningside Elementary is advancing to the state competition. On Saturday, four teams from MSE competed at the Odyssey of the Mind regional competition. Odyssey of the Mind is an international problem-solving, competition where students learn to work together and solve problems using creativity. Two teams won first place and will be advancing to states. Although our primary team is not competitive, their performance earned them a position at states as well. We are super proud of all four of our teams that worked very hard. #MSEshinesBRIGHT #OM #OdysseyoftheMind #academicexcellence

At Morningside Elementary, teachers encourage students to challenge themselves to learn more and grow more than they previously thought possible! In Mrs. Herrera’s second-grade class, students were caught celebrating their tremendous GROWTH in Reading and/or Math according to the I-ready diagnostic assessment. I ready is just one of the ways that students are encouraged to track their progress. When students take ownership of their learning and their success, they see that their hard work pays off in big ways! 💫⭐️✨Way to go BlueJays!

At Morningside Elementary, teachers teach the engineering design process beginning in Kindergarten. These students in Mrs. Spurr’s MTSS stem group used materials to try to build the tallest tower that could stand on its own! 😍 By working with others, and thinking outside of the box, these amazing bluejays designed and then redesigned until they arrived at a winning structure.  The winner was a structure that was 18 inches tall!

Gold status Everglades champion school, Morningside Elementary, had a school-wide contest where students were asked to research an Everglades animal and plant and submit a design for the annual Everglades Coin Challenge. The school-based Everglades Committee had a challenging time choosing the winners. The winning submissions from each grade group are shown. The winning design will be made into an actual coin to be given to the Everglades Champion schools in the future. Way to lead the way, BlueJays!

Third-grade students at Morningside Elementary visited WILD Florida near Orlando. They observed the characteristics of different animals and compared their observations to their learning from science class. Students enjoyed their time “going wild” with friends and animals.

Plory’s Prize Patrol made the rounds at Morningside Elementary to reward all students who met their IReady goal for the month of January. Students at Morningside regularly set goals and then work hard to achieve them. By teaching students these real-world skills, we are teaching them to be proactive in their learning.

At Morningside Elementary, learning has a delicious reward! Students in Ms. Moore’s third-grade AMP math classroom worked quickly to build their own pizza 🍕. They correctly answered a certain number of questions in order to”buy”  the toppings to make their pizza everything they wanted it to be! Extra cheese? Yes, please! That’ll be another three answers. 😂 Then, Morningside’s amazing cafeteria manager, Ms. Fran, took students on a “behind the scenes” tour of the kitchen so they could bake their tasty snack. Students enjoyed learning and found that it is good to “do the work” in class.

Students in Mr. Beach’s second-grade class at Morningside Elementary participated in a learning carousel to deepen their understanding of place value through the thousands. Students worked in small cooperative groups to identify forms of numbers, analyze models, and infer how numbers would change based on the patterns they found. The second-grade teachers at Morningside understand that learning is always more fun with a buddy! Way to soar, Bluejays!

Positive Referrals for OUTSANDING BlueJays that demonstrate kindness and care for others!✨We are celebrating GOOD CITIZENSHIP and Positive Choices at Morningside!☀️Congratulations, Job well done to these Star Students!

Morningside Elementary students in Mrs. Eibl’s second-grade class refined their research skills when they spent time during their enrichment MTSS block researching an animal that lives in Antarctica or the region. After becoming the class expert on their habitats and animals, they integrated technology by creating a PowerPoint presentation and then building a replica of their habitat before sharing their skills and knowledge with classmates.

Fabulous fifth-grade teachers at Morningside collaboratively plan to engage students in the process of writing. Last week, students used color coding to write argumentative essays about whether zoos should exist. They analyzed different viewpoints and then wrote in order to express their viewpoints using evidence to back up their claims. Next, they were able to read their finished products with their buddy class. Learning sure is colorful at Morningside Elementary.

Students in Ms. Johnson’s STEAM Resource class are busy at work, preparing for the SLC Fair School Display! The SLC Fair is Feb 23-Mar 3. Be sure to stop by the School Display Building and cast your vote for Morningside!

We’re having way too much fun at Morningside Elementary during literacy week! 📚We’ve had superheroes visit campus, had fun with special guest appearances at Literacy Night, and even BINGO on the 100th day of school! We ended the week with a vocabulary parade and guest readers. We love fostering a love for reading in our community.  

Morningside Elementary student council regularly goes out of their way to spread kindness to their peers. They worked collaboratively to create colorful posters that were displayed throughout the school that reminded others to choose kindness. Posters were displayed as part of our week of kindness initiatives. Students are led by Morningside’s Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Panaccione.

Students in Mrs. Eibl’s second-grade class demonstrate their critical thinking skills while participating in hands-on math experiences during math stations. Students were observed using bills and coins as they counted, added, and exchanged dollars and coins to solve real-life math tasks.  There is always quality, rigorous work happening at Morningside!☀️