All five teams placed first at the Palms Regional Competition, and Mrs. Moore’s team placed fourth at the State level. Congratulations, Bluejays!!!
Author: SHERRI VARN
Teachers at MSE dressed up in their favorite decade outfit and wonderful conversations with children happened. We had representatives from 1940’s through the 1990’s.
Parents and students met for student-led conferences. Students explained their work and progress, and parents praised and asked questions. A great time for all.
Morningside Elementary congratulates our Teacher of the Year Janice Elmasian-Therrien; First Year Teacher Michael Alvarez; Minority Teacher Sarah Williams; and School Related Employee Diana Crosdale. We are blessed to have staff that loves children and gives their all to helping them become the best they can be as people.
The Morningside Elementary Title I Superhero Literacy Night was a huge success! Students and families were encouraged to wear superhero costumes or shirts when they attended the fun-filled event. Families rotated through superhero stations that featured reading skills while integrating science, math, and writing. The attendees also were treated to delicious pizza from Little Caesars and all students received a superhero-themed prize at the end of the event!
Melody Hearn of the Family Care Council presented information to our Morningside Elementary students on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. She discussed the challenges and daily struggles of children and adults with Down Syndrome. To help educate the students, Melody had some hands-on demonstrations to show them how difficult it is to talk, play, write, and do everyday tasks. The students benefited from the engaging presentation and had a much better understanding of disabilities by the end of the program!
Teachers and students at Morningside Elementary dressed in pink shirts in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Our MSE Blue Jays glowed with joy and pride at this year’s BBBS Bowl for Kids’ Sake event on Saturday, September 24th at Superplay USA! Fun was had by all at this neon/glow in the dark themed event. Our team raised $636.62 for the cause!
Mrs. Eibl and Mrs. Therrien’s class built derby cars and raced them down the hallway in their latest enrichment STEAM activity. The Race Is On At MSE!
Morningside Elementary’s fifth grade student-led conferences received high marks on evaluation forms. Write-in comments included feedback such as “very informative” and “it was great.” During the 30-minute conference, parents and students were shown how to access the St. Lucie Public Schools website; the MSE website; the Skyward site; and lastly, the 5th grade 2017 t-shirt, “Think Outside the Box,” was revealed. Then students shared their work, scores on Reading Counts, goals, and interactive notebooks with their parents and grandparents. Finally, all the students and parents signed garden pots as our 2017 contribution to the 5th grade garden. Students also took … Read More
Donuts for Dads was a great success at Morningside Elementary. Dads, grandads, uncles, and some moms brought their students to school from 8:15-8:45 am. They enjoyed doughnuts and coffee with their students in the cafeteria and in classrooms across the campus. .
Ronda Cerulli and Jared Farias from “Safe Kids” presented pedestrian safety to the students at Morningside Elementary.
Morningside Elementary’s grandparents were invited to have lunch with their grandchildren to celebrate Grandparents Day. Grandparents and family members filled the stage and front of the cafeteria throughout the last three days to celebrate the integral part that family has as part of the team that makes students well-rounded and successful.
Dr. Hillard presented the PBIS team and Morningside faculty and staff with the PBIS model school banner with bronze for the year 2014-2015. Congratulations!
MSE Blue Jay High School Seniors come back to the nest for a last visit! From left to right they are Julia Theiss, Syia Hill, Nicole Hernandez, Jessica Smith, Rachel Jones, and Maddie Sands. Syia, Nicole, Rachel, and Maddie were all in Ms. Williams-Johnson’s 5th grade class. Ricky Estrada joined them shortly after the picture. An inspiration for our current Blue Jays!!!!
Mr. Graff, the media specialist at Morningside Elementary, received a $500 check from the Port St. Lucie Rotary Club. The money will be used to support our Reading Counts Program.
Fifth grade students at Morningside Elementary learned all about body systems with hands-on activities including viewing how air expands real pig lungs, touching and seeing real animal organs, and learning where all the inner body systems are located. Finally, the students were shown how by tapping on the body, they could tell whether the body part was solid or hollow. The head sounded hollow much to the students’ surprise!
Students in third grade at Morningside Elementary each received a dictionary from the Rotary Club of Port Saint Lucie. Students were excited as they looked through the pages at pictures and new words in their very own dictionary. Thank you, Rotary, for your wonderful gift!
Over 300 students, parents, police officers and ROTC members participated in CSI night at MSE. The students “scientifically” tested clues (blood, finger prints, PH, hair, etc.) to find out who stole the candy jar. Mr. Graff was the thief! Thank you, Mrs. Jennings, for another successful CSI night!