Morningside STEM Elementary School -

Reminder: Tomorrow October 3rd is school spirit day. Wear your orange and black.

Such fun -- Principals were invited to morning preschool connection time to share about our role in the school this past week. Such an energizing way to start to our SOARing Mside day!

Reminder: Tomorrow, October 2nd is silly sock and hat day.

Reminder: Tomorrow, October 1st is class color day. Preschool and Kindergarten wear purple. 1st grade wear blue. 2nd grade wear green. 3rd grade wear yellow. 4th grade wear orange. 5th grade wear red. Staff wear black.

Reminder: Monday, September 29th is pajama day. Also for those who plan on walking in the East High homecoming parade and have turned in their permission form, plan on meeting at the Morningside Branch library at 6:00 P.M. for parade line up.

Hello Eagles -- Reminder for those planning to walk in Monday's Parade: o 6:00 p.m. – Line-up begins at Morningside Library o 6:30 p.m. – Parade begins o PTA permission slip required o All students must be accompanied by a parent **Parade concludes at the Elwood Olsen Stadium

Hi Eagles -- Homecoming for 2025-26 is growing near. Get ready to dig out your dress-up and Raider spirit gear!

Hello, We are calling to let you know that the monthly drive-thru food pantry will be at St. James Church at 2032 So. Cypress on Tuesday September 23rd from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thanks!

Big smiles, thumbs up, greetings at the door -- so grateful for how all Eagles are energizing one another to SOAR!

Meet the counselor connection lessons with our courageous, Mrs. Mendenhall continue across each grade. Today she received a warm welcome from Eagles in 2nd grade!

Wanted to give a big thank you to REACH Youth and Family Theater for taking some time to perform Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for our 5th grade students! Each student also got the book that correlates with the play!

Our Eagles being SOARing leaders, energizing eager readers! Love'in our intentional connections between classes and Character Strong Buddy Rooms!

Just over two weeks and already finding our SOARing flow -- engaged Eagles of all ages! Can't wait for more!

Mside Eagles launched our SOAR expectations in a new way this year with our Character Strong buddy rooms! Our 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade Eagle classrooms are each paired with a younger Kinder, 1st, or 2nd grade room to strengthen leadership qualities through "SOAR with" connections. We are excited to see their collaborations grow across the school year!

Hello,

The high school football season starts tonight. We would love for you to cheer on the Black Raiders starting at 7 PM. Here are a couple reminders for students and families attending the game at Olsen Stadium. Go Black Raiders!

Good morning, and thank you for your support Eagle Families! 🌟 --

Please review our building processes -- Morning Drop-off Arrival & Dismissal Pick-up Reminders

Thank you for your partnership in making our arrival and dismissal times smooth, safe, and positive for all this year and years past. We truly appreciate the intentional awareness of our processes as well as the patience, understanding, and cooperation you’ve shown as we launch the 2025–26 school year. Please see below or review additional details in your printed Back-to-School-Night Letter that we will re-share via email today.

As a reminder:
✅ The fastest way to get help with a parking or arrival need (such as a blocked lane or an unsafe parking situation) is to call our office right away at 712-274-4048.

✅ Please share helpful details—such as the vehicle’s location, type, color, or license number—so we can make outside announcements to alert drivers and provide direct support as quickly as possible.

We also work to support staff and guest follow-up conversations to ensure clarity and understanding of our building processes -- we appreciate our "SOAR with" conversations with you ! Thank you for sharing this information in a "SOAR with" and respectful way for our newest Eagles learning processes, too!

✅ Continue to use our drive-thru safely with pauses as directed, choose legal parking spots in our lot or nearby streets, and help model safe routines for all of our Eagles. Drivers MUST find a legal parking spot, support handicap parking access, keep all crosswalks clear, and remain with vehicles when not in these locations.

Your efforts—whether following safe practices, sharing awareness with others, or modeling patience for new and visiting families—make a real difference in keeping every child safe during busy arrival and dismissal times.

Do review our Back to School Arrival & Dismissal Information in BTSN packets for quick reference. Please reach out to your child’s teacher with classroom needs or contact the office at any time for building questions.

We’re so proud of our Eagle community and grateful for the way we all work together to ensure every drop-off and pick-up ends with safety first.

Let’s keep SOARing together, building awareness respectfully and responsively together, and continue a great start to our "energized" school year!

Have a wonderful Day 2 Eagles—we can’t wait to see you! 🦅

—The Morningside Team

Hello Mside -- what a wonderful gathering of our "ready to SOAR" Eagles on the first day of school! We missed you and are so happy tomorrow is day two! High-fives today and see you soon!

Hello Eagles -- we hope summer has been wonderful for all and that July is starting well! We are continuing to expand our programming and have remaining paraprofessional positions to fill. Please spread the word and consider applying for all interested in joining our Eagle team!

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