Morningside School

Kindergarten Opera: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Jacqui — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:21:56 +0000

Another year is winding to a close! Congratulations to our Morning and Afternoon Kindergarten Classes — the opera was absolutely marvelous!!! Thank You Teacher Marie and Teacher Gigi for all your hard work on the music and costumes!! You people are amazing!!

AM Performance

PM Performance

Morningside School Summer Camp 2013!

Jacqui — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:51:07 +0000

PSSST! PASS IT ON!!!

Logan’s best kept secret for entertaining young children throughout the summer!!! Morningside is offering 9 weeks of summer camp loaded with fun for children ages 3-6!!

Exceptional staff! Exciting Activities! Affordable Tuition!

Sign up and to add to the fun, invite your child’s closest friends to attend so they build great summer memories together!! The cost is $60 per week for the Monday-Friday, 8:30 -11:30 AM session. The registration fee is $15 for new families — fee waived for children already enrolled at Morningside . 15% discounts available for pre-paying for 6 weeks or more, just $51 per session!

Don’t miss out! Enroll today!

Week 1: June 3-7, Imaginarium

Week 2: June 10-14, “Camp Morningside’s Got Talent”

Week 3: June 17-21, Fiesta Week

Week 4: June 24-28, Art Adventure

Week 5: July 8-12, Goin’ Green

Week 6: July 15-19, Symphony of the 5 Senses

Week 7: July 29-August 2, Mad Science

Week 8: August 5-9, Wild About Water

Week 9: August 12-16, Fairy Tales and Monsters

“Friends Around the World” Unit & Cinco De Mayo Celebration!

Jacqui — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:55:24 +0000

This week the preschool classes made passports and traveled to Africa, Asia, Europe and Central America! Teacher Jenny and Teacher Marie truly brought the world to Morningside School with all kinds of international crafts, games and food! Preschool Mom, Christina Lesdema came to school today to help us wrap up the week with a Cinco De Mayo Celebration! She showed the children how to make tortillas, and read Frida, by Jonah Winter in Spanish and English. The kindergarteners joined in the fun by making maracas and dancing to latin music! Thanks to everyone who made a special effort this week to give Morningside School a truly international flavor. Gracias!

Morningside Kindergarten Class makes VOLCANOS!

Jacqui — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:10:08 +0000

The Kindergarten class learned about the chemical reaction that occurs when you mix vinegar and baking soda — Viola! VOLCANOES!

Registration for 2013-2014 School Year Begins

Jacqui — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:00:01 +0000

Now is the time! Register your child to attend Morningside School in 2013-2014. We offer an amazingly low teacher-to-student ratio, 1:8 for Preschool; 1:12 in Kindergarten and that does not count all of our terrific USU practicum students! Our small class sizes allow children of diverse backgrounds and developmental levels to thrive – but that also means it’s important to register early to ensure your child has a spot for fall. If you are already a Morningside family, just call 753-1001 or email me and we will get your child registered asap!

A Whirlwind of Announcements for Spring!

Jacqui — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:46:39 +0000

The winds of the changing season bring some transition to Morningside School. We are very excited for Teacher Jenny and Teacher Maren, who will both be having babies in the next couple of months! We are also thrilled for Teacher Jill, who has gotten a very special opportunity for her dental externship, but we are sad that this means she too will be leaving us. Friday will be Maren and Jill’s last day. Teacher Jenny hopes to continue until mid May. Morningside School’s Assistant Director, Teacher Marie will be back full-time to help us make the end of the year as wonderful as it started! It is hard to say goodbye to such sweet teachers, but we know that they have important business to attend to, and we send them off with our blessings!

Here’s a list of things happening in the next few months at Morningside School!

Enrollment for Summer Program and 2013-2014 are underway! We appreciate early bird registrations! Click here to register.
On Friday I will be sending home tuition statements that include April and May. You are not required to make a both payments in April but, please be aware that all balances must be paid in full by May 15th, unless you have spoken with me to make other arrangements. May Lunch Statements will be sent by mail after May 24th.
Spring Break is April 1-5. School will resume April 8th.
Save the Date! Morningside’s Annual Spring Program will be held Saturday April 2oth at 1pm at the LDS Church down the street from school, 294 N 100 E, Logan. More info will be coming soon.
On Tuesday, April 23rd and Wednesday, April 24th Friends for Sight will be providing free eye screenings for Amblyopia, a correctable vision problem in young children.
Lifetouch will be coming to Morningside for Spring Picture Days on Wednesday, May 8th and Thursday, May 9th. Every child will be photographed and you will have the option to purchase the photos or not upon viewing proofs.
The 2012-2013 Kindergarten class will be celebrating Kindergarten Graduation on Wednesday, May 22nd at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. Parents/Family are invited to attend and be treated to a Children’s Opera performance of Eric Carle’s, A Very Hungry Catepillar adapted and performed by the children themselves under the guidance of Teacher Marie!
The last day of school is Friday, May 24th.

Please call or email if you have questions about any of the upcoming events!

Jacqui

A Visitor from Cache Valley Center for the Arts

Jacqui — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:07:33 +0000

We had a wonderful visitor this morning! Dance Instructor Tessa Evans came to Morningside to provide an incredibly fun workshop in creative movement. Ms. Evans and her colleagues lead dance classes with three and fours year olds each semester at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts. In the classes, they explore coordination, locomotor steps, rhythm and music, body awareness, improvisation, and the joy of movement stimulated by props, stories, art, poetry, and music. Thanks so much for coming to Morningside School Ms. Evans! We all had such a great time! For more information about dance classes for children in the Valley Dance Ensemble click here.

A Kindergarten Year to Remember

Jacqui — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:23:43 +0000

Teacher Gigi has some terrific stuff going on in her classroom! The students in Kindergarten have worked very hard all year and they have accomplished so much! In Math, they are practicing counting and writing to 100, and many are adding and subtracting! In Science, they have done experiments all year, observing everything from how mold grows to the silly surprise that occurs when you combine certain ingredients to make “Elephant Tooth Paste”. The kindergarteners are looking forward to April, when they will be making volcanoes for Science Week! Teacher Gigi has also done a phenomenal job teaching these kids to read — we’ve got some serious star readers in Kindergarten and they are learning more everyday. They have made great progress with handwriting too! We are so proud of them.

In May, the kindergarten class will be performing an adaptation of Eric Carle’s, The Very Hungry Caterpillar written by the children with Teacher Marie’s help. Everyone is very excited to have our Assistant Director, Teacher Marie back at Morningside this spring. Teacher Marie has been at Morningside School for nearly 20 years and I’m pleased to announce that she will be back to teaching AM Kindergarten this Fall! We have missed her dearly and we celebrate her good health and her return to us! Hooray!!!!

Picture Post!

Jacqui — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:07:16 +0000

Here are a few pictures we’d like to share of our friends at Morningside School this Winter. Between the cold and the bad air days, we’ve been inside a lot. I think it’s safe to say that we are developing a bit of spring fever around here.

Morningside says Goodbye to Teacher Tina

Jacqui — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:59:58 +0000

Teacher Tina will be leaving to go on Mission this week. I can’t even begin to tell you how much we, staff and children, will miss her at Morningside. As I’m sure you know, Tina is the kind of young woman that brightens any room with her presence. Her obvious love and respect for children, her gentleness, enthusiasm and thoughtfulness have all contributed greatly to the preschool classroom. Teacher Jill will assist Teacher Jenny M-F during the AM session. The children are familiar with Jill because she has subbed for Tina in the past and has been the Assistant Preschool Teacher on the M/W/F morning schedule. If you have never met Teacher Jill, please stop in and introduce yourself this week.