Rocket Review
Week of September 20, 2019
Last Week of Summer
This week truly was the last week of the summer season with fall starting on Monday. Morgan has had another busy week, including the Book Fair and Open House. It was so nice to see so many Morgan parents attend our annual Open House/Curriculum Night on Tuesday. If you were unable to attend Open House, please email your child's teacher to receive any updates or information you may need for the 2019-2020 school year.
NWEA is winding down for our 4-6 grade students and most of our K-3 classes have completed mathematics and science (3). They will complete the reading portion of NWEA in early October.
Fall Festival is tonight at Morgan, sponsored by the Morgan Volunteers PTO. Our PTO continues to offer events that will bring our Morgan families together outside of the school hours. This is a chance for parents to meet each other and our kids to play together outside of school. It is supposed to be a beautiful evening tonight, so come enjoy with your family!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Lasky
Ga-ga Ball
Students will be able to use the Ga-ga ball pit during lunch recess, when there is adequate supervision, and during second recess when teachers are present. Our PTO is in the process of added a second pit to the upper elementary section of the playground.
- Have students wear an old pair of gloves from home so they don't get scrapes on their hands.
- Younger grades probably need a referee or lunch volunteer to watch. Even with supervision, there were tears and frequent disagreements.
- Watch out for Bugs in the grass.
- The game is FUN and the students love it. However, it can get dirty! Be prepared to deal with dirty clothing/shoes coming home.
Color Run--October 10
Last year, Morgan Elementary raised $30,000 in just under two weeks for our Color Run! Those funds were utilized to purchase robots and iPads for the media center, classroom stipends for additional support materials, field trip transportation, playground equipment (soccer goals, Ga-ga ball), and much more. Due to the success of the fundraiser, this was the ONLY fundraiser for school year.
This year the Morgan Volunteers are looking to surpass the $30,000 goal to provide additional playground equipment, field trip transportation, classroom stipends for teachers, technology support, and much more. Students who raise funds can receive awards and special privileges. Should our Morgan learning community reach the goal of $30,000, this will then be the ONLY fundraiser for this school year! That means no pizza kits, cookie dough, magazine, or bed sheet sales! All the details are in the link below.
Goal: To raise $30,000 or more for Morgan Elementary students!
Why: To fund additional activities and materials for Morgan students, such as: Learning A-Z/Raz Kids, Mystery Science, classroom stipends for support materials, field trip busing costs, assemblies/presenters, Literacy support materials, playground equipment, family fun nights and more!
More information can be found in the link below:
Looking for Lunch Monitors!
If you would be interested in helping in the lunchroom, please fill out a lunch monitor application with EduStaff. A link to the application can be found below. You will need to create an account, enter your information, complete some online training modules, and have a background check with finger prints. Then you can work as many lunch days as you would like and be paid for your help!
Several of our lunch monitors also complete additional training in EduStaff to serve as substitute paraprofessionals in our building. If you are interested in becoming a substitute paraprofessional, please use the EduStaff application process below.
If you have questions about becoming a lunch monitor or the online process, please contact Melissa Roth in our main office at 586-797-5800.
Mark Your Calendar!
Calendar Dates
Friday, September 20: Fall Festival, sponsored by our Morgan Volunteers PTO
Wednesday, September 25: School Picture Day
Friday, September 27: First Bagel Day
Thursday, October 10: Morgan Color Run 12:30 - 3:00 PM--see information above
UCS News and Updates
Now Hiring Bus Drivers
Starting at $16.50 per hour w/paid training
Call 586-797-7100
Tuesday, October 15, 6:30 PM
All Morgan parents are welcome to attend!
Box Tops are Going Digital!
Morgan Elementary
Mission: Morgan is dedicated to developing lifelong learners through the working relationship of students, staff, and community.
Email: sue.lasky@uticak12.org
Website: http://morgan.uticak12.org/
Location: 53800 Mound Road, Shelby charter Township, MI, USA
Phone: (586) 797-5800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ucsmorgan/
Twitter: @MorganElementa3