
Check out these fun Cornfest Events for Kiddos! ๐ฝ๐ค




๐๐Friday, September 15th, was Dot Day, based off of the book, The Dot, written by Peter H. Reynolds. Prek-8th grade students as well as staff helped to create this colorful reminder at the front of our school - to be brave and to try new things! Many thanks to our lovely art teachers, Mrs. Alderman and Mrs. Olson, for creating the vision for this beautiful reminder. โบ๏ธ
โMake your markโฆ and see where it takes you!โ โฅ Peter H. Reynolds


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Miss Waideโs PreK class had a blast๐ฅrecently making Friendship Salad! โบ๏ธThe bowl was their โschool,โ the yogurt was their โnice friends,โ the blueberries were their โkind wordsโ and the strawberries were their โbest effort.โ ๐ค They decided not to add the rotten banana or โmean friends, mean words, and not tryingโ to the salad. ๐๐๐ป





Congratulations to our recent Golden Ticket recipients! Keep up the great work! ๐ซโญ๏ธ๐๐ป๐ฅณ๐๐ป





We had some cute guests welcoming students and staff this morning! ๐ฆ๐งก


We Care is announcing its Adopt-A Family program for 2023. Christmas can be a source of worry and stress if you are already struggling. We Care is here to help! ๐
See below for more information!


Morris Grade School Parents- At approximately 12:40 p.m., we received word that there was a strong gas smell in the kitchen area. Out of precaution, we evacuated the building and the Morris Fire Department did an investigation. They gave us the all-clear, and students have returned to their normal day. Our students and staff did an amazing job following instructions. We want to thank the Morris Fire Department for the quick and effective response.


Picture Day is coming up soon on Tuesday, September 12th! ๐Order online at
https://hrimaging.com/#shop ๐๐ป


๐WELCOME, MS. PAIGE KELLER! ๐
Ms. Keller is a Speech & Language Pathologist at MGS! ๐
She attended Eastern Illinois University and the University of Central Missouri. Her favorite subjects in school were English and History. FUN FACT: ๐ซMs. Keller is also a yoga teacher! ๐งโโ๏ธ๐


๐ผWELCOME, MRS. KIM HERZOG!๐ผ Mrs. Herzog is our 8th grade teacher at MGS! Her favorite subject in school was English/Language Arts and she attended Lewis University. Fun Fact About Mrs. Herzog: She is a twice published author and currently writing her 3rd book! ๐๐๐


Register today for the MCHS Poms fall dance clinic! ๐


Register now for the PTO's .5K coming up on 9/8/23! Register here! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐
https://district54-pto.square.site/


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๐ธWELCOME, MISS ALLISON WAIDE! ๐ธMiss Waide is our Preschool Teacher at MGS! She went to college at Kankakee Community College and Illinois State University.
FUN FACT:๐ Her Kindergarten time capsule stated that she wanted to be a teacher when she grew up! She is definitely living her dream. ๐


๐ถWELCOME, MISS CASSANDRA OSBORN!๐ถ
Miss Osborn is our Music Teacher at MGS.๐ผ She recently graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. ๐Her favorite subject in school was of course Music, but she also loved Math and History. FUN FACT:๐Miss Osborn performed in multiple college football bowl game halftime shows as well as the Macyโs Thanksgiving Day Parade!๐ฆ


๐WELCOME, MR. JETT WALKER!๐
Mr. Walker is our Physical Education Teacher at MGS. ๐ He graduated from Illinois State University and his favorite subjects in school were Physical Education and American History. FUN FACT: ๐ซ Mr. Walker has 3 brothers - they all share the same initials and all went to the same college. ๐๐


๐ปWELCOME, MS. JENNIFER MURPHY!๐ป Ms. Murphy is our Preschool Teacher at MGS. ๐ She graduated from Lewis University and her favorite subject in school was Math. ๐งฎ FUN FACT:๐Ms. Murphy grew up in Morris and also attended District #54 from Kindergarten to 8th grade!๐ฒ๐


โจWELCOME, MRS. LINDSEY METTILLE!โจ Mrs. Mettille is our School Counselor at MGS. ๐ She received her Associates Degree from Illinois Valley Community College, her Bachelors from Olivet, and her Masters from Governor's State.
Her favorite subjects in school were Band and English/Literature.
FUN FACT:๐ซ Mrs. Mettille plays a lot of instruments, including being classically trained on the piano since age 4! ๐น๐ถ๐


We want to inform you that we are canceling school for Friday, Aug. 25th, due to the continued HVAC issues and condensation throughout the school building. We will not have an E-Learning day and will make up this day at the end of the school year.
Our primary focus is ensuring a safe and conducive learning environment for everyone. This has been a difficult decision and one we hoped we didnโt have to make. Unfortunately, our HVAC system has had issues keeping up with the outside conditions over the past three days, and we aim to provide a more favorable environment for effective teaching and learning.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we put student and staff safety first in all of our decisions.