Students working hard to develop strategies to attack text and become fluent.
Dear Parents/Guardians of Morningside STEM Elementary Students:
Starting on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, we are challenging students at Morningside STEM Elementary to read 216,580 minutes. To prove that we have read these minutes, each student will be bringing home reading logs for the challenge along with this letter. Please keep track of how long your child reads each night while at home. (Younger students can count the time that someone reads to them.). Only minutes of reading that happen outside of school will count. In order to reach this goal, all students 3rd grade and above should read a minimum of 15 minutes every night. Kindergarten through 2nd grade students should read for a minimum of 10 minutes every night. Please have your student return the correct reading log each Wednesday to their classroom teacher. We will total the minutes each week and post them in the cafeteria for all students to see.
There will be special prizes throughout the 4 weeks for students helping in meeting this goal of 216,580 minutes!
As an additional incentive for the students, the class that has the highest percentage of students meeting their goals at the end of the four weeks will receive the grand prize. For more information, check out the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-R2yfW9DQ4
Thank you for your support with our reading challenge.
Congratulations to CJ for winning the drawing for the prize package from 3-5 family math night! Thank you to our PTA for providing the prize!
Check out our March Reading Challenge below!
Kindergarten students working hard in literacy today.
Next week we will be holding optional dress up days for Read Across America Week! These are days that all students and staff can participate in to spread a love for reading.
Due to the weather, the Sioux City Community School District will have a two-hour late start tomorrow, Thursday, February 23. Thank you.
Due to the weather, all SCCSD schools will have a two-hour early dismissal today, Wednesday, February 22.
Downtown offices will close at 1:30 PM.
Congratulations to Genni Paul-Fetterman on being Morningside STEM Elementary's teacher of the year.
Valentine's Day parties in 3rd grade!
Some pictures of first grade students working during Skills Based Small Group Instruction.
4th graders using vertical surfaces in math to increase collaboration.
Beebots & math games today in kindergarten
Students working on developing reading skills
Some snapshots of Ag in the classroom in first grade today!
Students using vertical surfaces in math to collaborate on problem-solving.
Small group math and collaborative turn and talks taking place to individualize instruction and promote engagement.
UPDATE: Our phone systems are now functioning normally. Thank you for your patience.
Our buildings are experiencing an interruption in phone service this morning. Buildings are not able to receive outside calls or calls between buildings. The District is working with our phone service provider to resolve the issue. Thank you.
Second graders engaged in two digit subtraction with collaborative groupings.
