Morrill Elementary School

Press Release Morrill Public Schools – Community Focus Group Meeting Art Ferichs, President, Board of Education District Address: 508 Jefferson Ave, Morrill, NE 69358 Barry Schaeffer, Incoming Superintendent District phone: 308-247-3414 March 1, 2022 For Immediate Release MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION To host Community Focus Group Meeting Morrill, Nebraska March 1, 2022 – The Morrill Public Schools Board of Education has scheduled a community meeting for Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The public session will take place at the High School Gym, 411 East Hamilton beginning at 6:00 pm. This will be a 90-minute meeting. This community discussion is part of a larger Community Engagement process and will give the Board of Education and district administration the opportunity to listen to community stakeholders. The results will help formulate a vision of the future, and identify goals and strategies necessary to move the district forward to meet the challenges of the 21st century. We will be discussing the strengths, accomplishments, and challenges of our school district, the vision, and expectations for our schools and the goals and objectives necessary to design our future. Specific community members have been invited by the district for two reasons: to ensure that a broad cross-section of interests, backgrounds and perspectives are included and to ensure that board members are able to hear from all participants in a purposeful and efficient manner. We are inviting staff members, parents, students, community leaders and other interested members of the public to work together with us – so that we may effectively plan for the future of our district and students. Any patron wishing to attend the session or to submit written comments that will be considered as part of the process is encouraged to do so. Representatives of the Nebraska Association of School Boards will facilitate the community engagement process. For more information, please visit our school website at (www.mpslions.org) and look for Community Engagement.

Youth Volleyball Sign-Ups (Monday, February 28th)

ATTENTION - Lost and Found We have a collection of items that have been put in the lost and found since the beginning of the school year. Attached are some pictures of the items that we currently have. Please feel free to stop by the elementary office this evening from 3:00-8:00 pm to see if your student(s) might be missing something. Anything that has not been collected at the conclusion of Parent/Teacher Conferences tonight will be added to our clothing closet. Thank you!

Next week is Read Across America Week! Here is the Dress-Up Day schedule for the week:

Reminder for Parent/Teacher Conferences Just a reminder that Parent/Teacher Conferences will start on Tuesday, February 22nd this week from 3-8 pm. We will also have conferences on Thursday, February 24th from 3-8 pm. Both days will be an early dismissal at 1:50 pm for the elementary. We look forward to seeing you all there!!

Important Dates! Mark your calendars! Monday, February 21--No School Tuesday, February 22--Early out at 1:50, conferences 3:00-8:00 Wednesday, February 23--Regular Day Thursday, February 24--Early out at 1:50, conferences 3:00-8:00 Friday, February 25--No School Please sign up for conference times via Bloomz or message your child’s teacher.

The Morrill Lion Cheer Squad is pleased to announce that they will be, once again, representing the Morrill Lions and Western Nebraska in the Class C2 State Cheer Competition in Grand Island on Friday, February 18th, at the Heartland Events Center. Cheer performance time is at 10:28am & Cheer awards ceremony at approx 3:30pm Dance performance is at 4:56pm with awards ceremony at approx 8:00pm

Come have supper with the Morrill Lions Wrestling Team. Tuesday, February 15th @ 6:30pm in the High School gym. $5 per person (elementary students free) Soups, salads and cinnamon rolls.

Parent Meeting for COGNIA MPS Review Morrill Public Schools is accredited through the Cognia organization and the Nebraska Department of Education. In order to maintain accreditation, Cognia conducts periodic review visits. Morrill Public Schools will host their visit February 7th-10th, 2022. As part of this review, the visitation team will be interviewing different stakeholder groups. On Tuesday, February 8th at 3:00 pm at MPS central office/preschool, a focus group of elementary parents will meet with visitation team members. All parents are welcome to attend and provide insight into their view of Morrill Elementary School. Please plan to attend. Thanks!

Last Call for Valentine Pre-Orders Just a reminder that all Valentine Pre-Order Envelopes are due back to the elementary office by Thursday, February 3rd. The orders will be filled and delivered to the elementary on February 14th. If there are any questions, please reach out to Ashley Gompert with the Flower Den at (308) 925-1003. Thanks!

Here's the link to the 2021 Annual Report: https://5il.co/152tt

Here's the link to the 2021 Annual Report:

February 2022 Breakfast/Lunch Menu

We're Hiring! Applications are available in the District Office: 508 Jefferson Ave Morrill, NE 69358

School Lunch Accounts/Seconds

Valentine Pre-Order Forms/Envelopes Your students should be receiving a Valentine's Pre-Order Form Envelope that is coming home with them today. This order form is helping to support the Flower Den here in Morrill and is an easy way to order something special for your Valentine. All completed orders should be returned back to the Morrill Elementary office by Thursday, February 3rd in the envelope provided. The orders will be filled and delivered to the elementary on February 14th. If there are any questions, please reach out to Ashley Gompert with the Flower Den at (308) 925-1003. Thanks!

Paper Roller Coasters Forces, Motion, Physics, and so many other scientific factors went into creating paper roller coasters for their marbles. Several are bringing this home completed while others said they’d like to finish theirs at home. These do NOT need to be brought back to school. -Mrs. Lofink

Important Paperwork Please watch for the attached form that should be coming home with your student(s) today. The form is coming home on bright orange paper so it will be easy to spot. We would like to have all forms completed and returned to the elementary school as soon as possible so we can ensure we have current parent/guardian information on file. Thank you for your help!

On Friday, January 21, wear your Den shirt to earn some points for your Den!!!

Youth Wrestling Practice Hello Parents, We just wanted to let everyone know that Youth Wrestling has been canceled tonight. We plan on having practice again Thursday, January 20th. We also wanted to remind everyone that the Mitchell tournament will be Sunday, January 23rd. Thank you!