Daily Self-Certification Reminder!
Parents must self-certify their child each morning by 7:55 am (6th-8th Grade) and 8:20 am (Kindergarten-5th Grade).
*If your child is exhibiting any symptoms, you must call the main office to report their symptoms and absence.*
*Parents can access the link via the Powerschool portal:
https://district54.powerschool.com/public/home.html
Boys Braves Baseball ended their season at the Regional championship today falling to Ottawa Shepherd despite the strong 7th inning rally. The boys played hard all season and we congratulate them and thank them for all their hard work. Great Job & GO BRAVES!
CONGRATULATIONS Lady Braves!!! Regional Champs!!!
Congratulations to the Braves Baseball Team on making the IESA Regional Championship!! The game will be held at Ottawa Shepherd Middle School, 711 E. McKinley Road at 11am on Saturday 9/26. So come on out and support the team! Good Luck and Go Braves!
Congratulations to the Lady Braves Softball team on making the IESA Regional Championship! The game will be held at Prairie Central Junior High, 600 South 1st St, Fairbury at 11am on Saturday 9/26. So come on out and support the team. Good Luck and Go Braves!!
If a student causes damage beyond normal wear and tear to a Chromebook, this is the consequences for getting it repaired:
First Offense: Damage of chromebook device is covered (doesn't include charger which is a $30 charge for replacement)
Second Offense: Damage of chromebook is the leased service cost- $100
Third Offense: Damage of chromebook is full replacement cost - $400
Please contact the office if you have any questions regarding Chromebook Damages. Thank you.
Huge Win tonight for the Lady Braves at the IESA Regional Semifinal vs Peru Parkside! After a 4th inning lull the Lady Braves really picked it up in the 5th, scoring 9 unanswered runs and a 2 run shot over the fence by Macie Ferguson as they post a 13-9 victory. The Braves will be playing for the Championship this Saturday 11am at Forrest Prarie Central. Great Job Go Braves!
Congratulations to the Morris Runnin Braves XC team as they competed in Manhattan at the Round Barn. Multiple PRs were made, Kensie Martin placed 2nd, Nikki Hovious placed in the top 10, and all runners ran their best. Great Job and Go Braves!!
Great Games with Great Crowds tonight as the Braves and Hawks played in the B team Cross Town Baseball and Softball Classic. The Lady Braves posted victory against the Hawks in a 9-7 shootout while the Boys baseball played tough but in spite of a final inning rally, lost 8-11. Great Job all around tonight! Go Braves!
Braves Baseball and Softball Parents! Come join us at Roth Baseball and Softball fields today as our B teams take on cross town rival Saratoga at 4:30pm. Due to the situation and stipulations from the state we will not be able to host an awards banquet, so instead we will be holding a brief awards ceremony prior to games tonight for the B teams to recognize and celebrate our student athletes, so please join us!! And likewise, the A team awards ceremony will be next week prior to their games vs Saratoga. Good Luck tonight and Go Braves!!
Congratulations to the Braves Baseball team as they defeated Streator 6-3 in the semifinal game. They will play Ottawa Shepherd this Saturday for the IESA Regional Championship!! Great Job and Go Braves!
Big win tonight as the Braves Baseball team takes a first round victory 15-0 in three innings vs LaSalle Lincoln in the IESA Regional. The Braves play at Streator Northlawn in second round action Tues night. Great Job and Go Braves!!
XC, Baseball, and Softball Parents. Just a reminder that we will be holding our fall sports pictures today at West Side Park. Athletes are to report at 3:15. Also a reminder that ordering this year will be completely online and there will only be individual shots done. Please see the attached form for directions. Thank you and Go Braves!
A great night for both the A baseball and A softball teams as they took solid victories against Coal City. The Lady Braves posted a 13-3 victory while the A Baseball team took a 8-1 victory. Great Job and Go Braves!
Tonight the Braves took on Channahon and the Lady Braves pulled out a big win 7-6. While the boys lost a tough one. Great Job Ladies and Get'em next time Boys. Go Braves!!
Check out these great activities for kids being offered by the University of Illinois Extension of Grundy County:
http://4-hgrundykankakeewill.weebly.com/
We are so excited for our very first Food Truck Friday! 🤗 This month we will have BBQ and Baker here on Friday, September 18th, from 10:30 am - 2:00 pm! See below for more information!! 😋🙌🏻
The Runnin Braves saw victory tonight vs Pontiac and O'Dell with multiple PRs made. Niki Hovious placed 1st with a 13:20 2 mile and Makensi Martin placed 2nd with a 13:12. Congratulations to all of our runners. Great Job and Go Braves!!
Breakfast/Lunch Form for the Week of September 14th:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfB6ZgyUvGyStv1JcNEKC8hTdxWeg6r73kN6HLAflQvN18YvQ/viewform
Attention Baseball and Softball players and parents. Due to poor field conditions both the A and B baseball and softball games are canceled for tonight.
What a Day!! Both the B softball and B baseball games were cut short due to weather and poor field conditions but the XC Running Braves "Braved" 😁 the weather to victory tonight in a meet vs GSW and Sandwich. Nice job, Go Braves!
Attention Morris Grade School XC Runners and Parents. Tonight's XC meet at Seneca has been cancelled due to weather and poor course conditions. Please reach out to your coaches for any questions.
Attention Morris Grade School Baseball and Softball Players and Parents. Tonight's Baseball and Softball games vs Saratoga, both A and B, have been cancelled due to weather and poor field conditions. These games have been rescheduled for this Friday September 11, same place same time. Please reach out to your coaches if you have any questions.
REMINDERS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7TH:
There is no school on Monday, September 7th for the Labor Day Holiday.
There is no school on Friday, September 11th for our first Remote Learning Professional Development Day.
Good Afternoon,
The attached link is for the Morris 54 Breakfast/Lunch Order Form for the week of September 8th. We were notified last week that the USDA is allowing schools to provide free meals to all families regardless of economic status. These meals are also available to all children age 18 and under. These free meals are available until the end of the calendar year.
Students enrolled in Morris Grade School must fill out the form to receive the meals. If you have other children in the household that need lunches and are not enrolled students, you must pick up those lunches during our Grab and Go Pick Up time from 1-1:30 pm. We will only send one meal home per student. Siblings cannot take multiple sack lunches home for other family members. The additional lunches must be picked up during pick up time for our record keeping. Thank you for your cooperation. We hope this is a helpful service as we work together to get through these unique times.
http://bit.ly/d54lunch98
Big Win tonight for the Morris Braves A baseball team as they defeat Reed Custer 6-3, making up for an early season loss. Great Job Go Braves!!
Tough loss for the Lady Braves tonight as they fall to Reed Custer after a 7th inning rally 7-4. Keep working hard, Get'em next time. Go Braves!
What a beautiful day to get outside! ☀️
Happy Wednesday from some of our Kindergarten cuties! 🥰
We are still missing several students in our Specials/Electives Google Classrooms. ALL students need to be enrolled in these courses regardless of if they are Hybrid Learners or Fully Remote Learners.
Please take a moment and be sure your child is signed up for all the appropriate classes here: http://bit.ly/d54specialselectives
Remember that these course also receives grade marks on your child's report card in grades K-5.
Questions? Please contact the corresponding teacher:
K-5 Art: lalderman@morris54.org
K-5 Music: amandel@morris54.org
K-2 Physical Education: mlafond@morris54.org or ckilgore@morris54.org
3-5 Physical Education: mhood@morris54.org or bguilinger@morris54.org
We have scheduled our first two Remote Learning Planning Days for the 2020-2021 school. These are Teacher Institute Days given to districts by the Illinois State Board of Education specifically geared to provide professional development and time for teachers to increase their ability to deliver effective remote learning lessons.
The dates are Friday, September 11, 2020 and Friday, October 9, 2020. There will be not student attendance or remote lessons on these days.
The other three days will take place later in the school year and will be announced once they are planned.
Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.
XC Parents and Runners. Due to poor weather conditions, practice has been cancelled for tonight. Please contact your coaches with any questions.
Dear Parents and Players,
Baseball and Softball games vs Coal City tonight, both home and away, have been Cancelled due to weather and poor field conditions. The games have been rescheduled for tomorrow at their same respective venues and times. Please contact your Coaches with any questions. Thank You and Go Braves!
Breakfast & Lunch Order Form for Week of August 31st:
This form is for ALL STUDENTS who wish you access our school lunch program. PLEASE NOTE: Free lunches are only available to families who have applied and qualified for this program. If you need financial assistance, please contact Chris Lines (Food Service Director). Otherwise, your account will be charged for the breakfast and lunches ordered on this form.
You will need to fill out a form for each student needing meals. All orders must be submitted by 9 am the day you request lunch.
http://bit.ly/d54lunch831
The Lady Braves A Softball team lost a close one tonight vs Chanahon 9-8. Get'em next time!!
Congratulations to the Braves XC Team as they opened up their season at Chanahon tonight
Congratulations to the Lady Braves B softball team as they hit their stride in a 17-7 victory vs Chanahon. The boys B baseball lost a tough one vs Chanahon. Get'em next time. Great Job and Go Braves!!
Hello Everyone, I just wanted to share an update regarding the IESA position on spectators wearing face coverings.
From now on the IESA will be following the guidelines set forth by the ISBE and DCEO which states the following on page 8 of the document...
"Spectators should wear face covering over their nose and mouth
at all times except for when eating, drinking, or when outside
and able to maintain a safe social distance."
You may view the full document at https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/sfc/servlet.shepherd/document/download/069t000000CyCndAAF?operationContext=S1
2019-2020 Yearbooks have arrived...FINALLY! We will send them home with Hybrid Students on Friday, August 28th.
For Remote Students and last year's 8th Graders we will have a Yearbook Pick-Up on Monday, August 31st from 2-4 pm. You will pull up by Door 2 and give your name and we will check you off the list and give you your Yearbook.
We have about 50 extra Yearbooks. We will sell them during the pick up time on a first come, first serve basis. The cost is $15 and you may pay with cash or a check.
Please follow this link for important information regarding an incident at school today.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/884041/Trespass_Letter__1_.pdf
The Morris Braves B ⚾️ team lost a tough one tonight 8-5 to Wilmington. Get'em next time Boys. Go Braves!
A nice comeback try for the Boys A Baseball team tonight but ended the game with loss against Wilmington 13-6. Nice Effort Boys! Go Braves!!
A great night for the Lady Braves A softball team who defeated Wilmington 18-3!! The B team had a valient effort but lost 8-6. Good Effort 👍 Go Braves
Please follow this link for new IESA Face Mask Requirements for players and spectators!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/880961/IESAFaceCoverings.pdf
If you did not have a chance to pick up you supplies on Friday, the next pick up date will be Tuesday, August 25th from 2-4 pm. Parents should enter Door 28. If you have any questions, please contact the office.
A Message and reminders for Students:
Fully Remote Learners-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN-3ruumyoA&feature=youtu.be
Hybrid Learners-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrIcpqaRtaE&feature=youtu.be
Breakfast & Lunch Order Form for Week of August 24th:
This form is for ALL STUDENTS who wish you access our school lunch program. PLEASE NOTE: Free lunches are only available to families who have applied and qualified for this program. If you need financial assistance, please contact Chris Lines (Food Service Director). Otherwise, your account will be charged for the breakfast and lunches ordered on this form.
You will need to fill out a form for each student needing meals. All orders must be submitted by 9 am the day you request lunch.
http://bit.ly/d54lunch824
Self-Certification
Parents must self-certify their child each morning by 7:55 am (6th-8th Grade) and 8:20 am (Kindergarten-5th Grade).
*If your child is exhibiting any symptoms, you must call the main office to report their symptoms and absence.*
Parents can access the link via the Powerschool portal:
https://district54.powerschool.com/public/home.html
Click the Health Ed Check tab on the top left-hand side. Fill out the questions on the page. To do additional student(s), they would need to return to Powerschool, click the other student, and then click the Health Ed Check tab again. Fill out the questions same as above.
Attention Bus Riders! Please follow this link to view the password protected bus route spreadsheet and to obtain the Self-Certification Form! The password was communicated to parents via email/text communication from us.
http://morris54il.apptegy.us/o/district/browse/162237
This is a reminder that we will have a supply pickup for all Kindergarten Students and all Fully Remote Students tomorrow, Friday, August 21st. Families should come in the following order:
Last Names:
A-F - 9-10 am
G-L - 11am-12 noon
M-R - 1-2 pm
S-Z - 3-4 pm
Makeup Time - 4:30-6 pm
Parents should enter through Door 28 and MUST wear a mask. This is only for Parents, since they must sign out the materials.
Thank you for your cooperation as we prepare for the upcoming school year!
Big wins for both the Braves A Softball and A Baseball teams tonight!! The Lady Braves defeated GSW 15-0 and the Boys baseball team defeated Seneca 13-5. Great job and Go Braves!!
Dear Dist 54 and Morris Families, at this time we are cancelling the scheduled tryouts and indefinitely postponing our Cheerleading season. This decision is based on the guidance from the IESA and its designation as a high contact sport. Sideline Cheer is a possibility, however is contingent on the other sports that Cheer collaborates with, being able to move forward as well. Any new information from the IESA regarding our athletics will be posted. Please see the following link for the IESA Alternative Plan https://www.iesa.org/temp/IESAAlternativePlan.pdf
Win, lose, or draw, it was a great day for your Morris Braves as we were able to get out and start our Softball and Baseball seasons with the Lady Braves A softball team and Braves B baseball team achieving victory against RC. Great Start! GO BRAVES!!
Hello all Morris Grade School Families,
Despite everything involved with Covid-19, the Music Department is very committed to giving your students the best musical experience possible. As we prepare for the beginning of the new school year next week, I want to invite all of you to attend our Music Booster meeting. The new meeting will be held virtually on Google Meet, you may enter using the code ahj-jsvg-cci. Due to this change, the meeting day will also be changed to Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 6pm.
If you cannot attend this meeting, but still want to know more. Please email me at mwozniak@morris54.org.
I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible!
Matt Wozniak
Band and Choir Director
We're hiring! Morris Grade School is currently accepting applications for an Interventionist! Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Support+Staff
Dear Morris 54 Parents,
School is right around the corner. Class Lists are available on Powerschool. Linked is information specific to Remote Learners or Hybrid (In-Person/Remote) Learners. Please look over the information to prepare for next week.
https://bit.ly/54hybrid
https://bit.ly/54remote
Thank you for your patience as we plan a safe return for the upcoming school year.
Supply Pick-Up Schedule FOR FULLY REMOTE LEARNERS (1st-8th) AND ALL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS Friday, August 21, 2020 Enter through Door 28- You MUST have a mask and please follow social distancing guidelines. Families with the Last Name: A-F- 9-10 am G-L- 11am-12noon M-R- 1 pm-2 pm S-Z- 3pm-4 pm Anyone who could not make their earlier time: 4:30-6 pm Make-Up Day- Monday, August 24th- 2-4 pm
Morris Grade School Parents,
We are continuing to prepare for the upcoming school year and appreciate everyone's patience as we get ready for school year like no other. There are a few things we need from you:
1. Please double check your house for any school textbooks or Library Books. We are still missing some that were not returned at the end of last year. If you have any of these books, please drop them off at the school between 9 am-3 pm Monday-Thursday. We needs these back ASAP in order to prepare to pass them out for the upcoming school year.
2. Most of you have filled out the Return to Learn form for your child. We still have a large number of families that need to complete the registration paperwork in Powerschool. Your child will not be placed on a class roster if these forms are incomplete. We hope to have class rosters complete and available by August 17th. If you need help filling out the online registration forms, please call the office between 9am-3 pm Monday-Thursday.
Thank you for your help in these areas that will help us continue to get ready for the 2020-2021 school year!
Attention all Girls from 6th 7th and 8th grade. Just to let you know it is not too late to tryout for the Lady Braves Softball Team! Tryouts will continue tomorrow Friday August 7th from 10-11:30am at West Side Park next to the school. Just have an up to date sports physical and be registered on 8to18 (https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/) Join the Lady Braves and join your team's Journey to Victory!! Go Braves!
The Morris Community YMCA will be teaming up with Morris Grade School District 54 to provide onsite care for kids in grades K-8 through its new Kid Zone PLUS program this fall! The Y will provide onsite care before and after school. Registration is underway. To learn more, click here!
https://ops1.operations.daxko.com/…/…/ProgramsV2/Search.mvc…&!
Attention 6-8 parents! Please use this form to choose electives for your student! Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15p-0QHhfH0Anabnqd8zoNxHuShizSefAmIIsIqCguNk/viewform?ts=5f2ace52&edit_requested=true
Just a reminder that we will be hosting a Pre Season Athletic Parent Meeting Tuesday night at 6pm via google meets. Press on the following web link to join meet.google.com/kyd-ebog-kck
I highly encourage all parents who have children who are wanting to join a sport this year to attend especially those who are new to our athletic program as we will be going over the safety procedures, registration process, and portions of the Athletic Handbook. If you have questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Go Braves!
Dear District 54 and Morris Families,
Unfortunately, due to Soccer being placed in the medium category by the Governor's office, which does not allow for competitions, we will be suspending the soccer season at this time. Right now we are trying to remain flexible and work within the directives put forth from the state to provide all the opportunities for athletics that we can. I will keep you posted with any updates. Go Braves!
XC Practice - 9am - 10:30am August 10th at the front lawn of Morris Grade School
Softball Tryout Date - 10am-11:30am Aug 6th and Aug 7th West Side Park next to Morris Grade School
Baseball Tryout Date - 9am-10:30am Aug 6th and Aug 7th at Roth Field
Registration on our athletic website, https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/ , has been opened for Baseball, Softball, and XC. Please remember that all athletes must be registered, have liability forms verified, and have a current up to date physical turned into our nurse prior to any participation.
Dear District 54 and Morris Families,
It looks like we are back in action for most early fall sports. The IESA has just released a statement reversing their decision to cancel some early fall sports. At this time Morris Grade School will move forward with Baseball, Softball, and XC. These sports were allowed to move forward as they have been classified as sports with low contact by the Governors office and IDPH. Please see the weblink for the official statement from the IESA https://www.iesa.org/
Congratulations to our Graduating Class of 2020. Watch the ceremony on Youtube, https://youtu.be/U5ByI-i1Dzs
If you have not done so, please take a moment to select your preferred Learning Environment for the upcoming school year. This must be completed by returning families by Friday, July 31st at 4 pm.
https://bit.ly/d54return2learn
Once you have made your decision, you must make sure you have completed the registration form in Powerschool.
Postponing Fall Parent Sports Meeting...Due to the current situation and the decision of the IESA to cancel early fall sports, tonight's fall parent sports meeting will be postponed until a later date when an update or proper guidelines have been released from the ISBE, IDPH, and IESA which will allow us to safely commence our sports programs. Information and updates regarding athletics will continue to be posted via our social media outlets. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. As always Thank You and Go Braves!
Dear District 54 and Morris Families,
I just wanted to give you an update on the current decision that the IESA has made with regard to early fall sports. At this time they have decided to cancel regular seasons and state series of boys and girls golf, boys baseball, girls softball, and boys and girls cross-country for the 2020-21 school year. They have also stated that there will not be any modifications to the schedules or timing of these seasons. With regards to Soccer and Cheer we are still waiting for clarification and I will post that information when a decision is made. Although this is not the news that we wanted to hear, the IESA has held off on cancelling anything else at this time in hopes that we will still be able to hold our other sports. All those that have completed the registration process and paid will have their money refunded.
I will keep you updated with any new information. See here to read the entire statement from the IESA https://www.iesa.org/
Given that this is an unprecedented time that we are living through, especially in regards to athletics, there may be some modifications to the game play, schedule, seating, season etc... But know that we at District 54 believe in the importance of our interscholastic athletic programs, and that we are working diligently in order to create a safe environment for our athletes to compete.
Stay Safe and I will keep you posted with any new information
Thank you and Go Braves!
As for now, some important upcoming dates...Softball Tryouts will be Tuesday and Wednesday July 28-29, 9-10:30am at West Side Park across the street from Morris Grade School. Baseball tryouts will be held on Monday-Tuesday August 3-4, 9-10:30am at Roth Field. The first Cross Country practice will be held on Monday August 10th, 9-10:30am. A starting date for soccer has not been settled on at this point, however I will post that information when it becomes available.
In order to ensure everyone’s safety at this time I will be hosting a parent meeting online via "Google Meets" on Monday July 27th from 6-7pm. If you have a google account use the following code: qdk-eadw-uhs. If you do not have a google account enter the following weblink to enter the meeting: meet.google.com/qdk-eadw-uhs. I highly encourage all of our families with athletes to join in this meeting, especially those with incoming 6th graders, as we will be going over the Return to Play guidelines, registration processes, verification forms as well as other important information.
Update on Fall Athletics...Dear District 54 and Morris Families, Due to the current situation with COVID 19, the IESA is currently in a holding pattern with Fall Athletics. They will be releasing information regarding Athletics this Friday July 24th. Hopefully at that time we will have the protocols and processes needed to commence our fall athletics as safely as possible. Until that time we will proceed with our athletic sign ups as usual on our athletic website (https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/). Just click on "Registration" on the grey bar and follow the prompts.
A few reminders…Remember that all athletes must be registered on our athletic website (https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/) with all forms read and verified and have an up-to-date physical on file with our nurses at District 54, PRIOR to participation in either practices or tryouts.
A Message to the Students of Morris 54 from Mr. Raffel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrXBygNuUAI&t=4s
Please take a moment to vote on your preferred Learning Environment for the upcoming school year.
https://bit.ly/D54surveypart2
Morris 54 Back to School Survey:
https://bit.ly/D54back2school
Please take a moment to provide us with the valuable feedback we need to make decisions for our return to school this Fall!
We are currently accepting applications for a 6th grade English/Language Arts Teacher! Follow this 👇link for more information and to apply! 😁
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx…
Please follow this link for important information about the 2020-2021 school year!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/765087/School_District_Closure_Letter_6.24.20__3_.pdf
The June 15, 2020 Board Meeting will be held electronically via the link below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Y5JNSPwlLbRakofly7XVg
(please copy and paste the link in your browser). The meeting starts at 6:00.
Any Public Comment must be submitted by 5:45 p.m. via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDOg-C7-CV-zVg3vuuvJOwT_FB0ROw64A0a4Osx8etUfnFkQ/viewform (please copy and paste the link in your browser). Any Public comment submitted will be read into the record.
Back-to-School Applications are now available online at
https://www.wecareofgrundy.com/back-to-school-assistance-2020?fbclid=IwAR1mAU1h7tCLxYhF32HAYHteBcxdWuYyBMoyhlcjKPYMlJV1sHZbjwjYQgY
People in need of assistance with clothes and school supplies for back to school this year can print out the application, fill out and email back to We Care at school@wecareofgrundy.com or fax to 815-942-4556.
Assistance will be in the form of a per child voucher to Walmart for school supplies or clothing.
The deadline to apply is July 24th, 2020!
Summer feeding information
We are now accepting applications for a 1st Grade Teacher! Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackJobID=360&ref=
Sorry for the delay! Morning Announcements for May 22, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aDJIIpFMgg
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance519thru522
Morning Announcements for 5/21/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dXtAuezTDE
D54 Attendance Forms:
https://bit.ly/attendance519thru522
YEARBOOK UPDATE.....
Unfortunately because of Covid-19 Lifetouch has been working at limited production. Therefore the yearbook delivery from Lifetouch has been delayed. We will keep you updated as we receive more information from Lifetouch.
As for distribution of the yearbooks that has yet to be decided until closer to the time of arrival. We will keep you posted on that as well on our FB page. Thanks for your understanding during these uncertain times.
Morning Announcements for 5/20/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqZaR4N89c8&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance519thru522
Morning Announcements for 5/19/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IKdDhzKt44&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance519thru522
Morning Announcements for 5/15/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buGpP5hW9Fo&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance511thru515
Morning Announcements for 5/14/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIdgJ-egr1k&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance511thru515
Morning Announcements for 5/13/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIR_YfQRIQw&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance511thru515
The May 18, 2020 Board Meeting will be held electronically via the link below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Y5JNSPwlLbRakofly7XVg/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=1 (please copy and paste the link in your browser). The meeting starts at 6:00.
Any Public Comment must be submitted by 5:45 p.m. via https://bit.ly/MGSMAY2020BOE (please copy and paste the link in your browser). Any Public comment submitted will be read into the record.
Morning Announcements for 5/12/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZSz3gyTns8&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance511thru515
Morning Announcements for May 11, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMMOSl78ioo&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance511thru515
Parents! We are looking for Remote Learning feedback to help guide our future decision making. Please take a moment to share your thoughts and insight on this educational system we have been forced to use during these unprecedented times. Thank you!
https://bit.ly/remoteparentsurvey
Morning Announcements for 5/8/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Dw5yjr58w&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance55thru58
Morning Announcements for 5/7/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdSAksDNXF0&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance55thru58
Morning Announcements for 5/6/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qvyeH2fFRw&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance55thru58
Morning Announcements for 5/5/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-q2gLHsWAc&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form for May 5-8:
https://bit.ly/attendance55thru58
Reminder that today is another Planning Day for teachers. There are no lessons today, Grab and Go Lunches will still be available. Lessons will resume tomorrow, May 5th!
Remember that it is Teacher Appreciation Week! Take time to let your teachers know how much you appreciate all they do for the children of Morris, IL!
Student Remote Learning Spaces! #teachmorris
Morning Announcements for 5/1/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o2AeKwpcws&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance427thru51
Morning Announcements for 4/30:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag0sf9oa8Ps&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance427thru51
Morning Announcements for 4/29/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDl4T7L8GyM&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance427thru51
Morning Announcements for 4/28:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSnuh8-dsPA&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance427thru51
Congratulations to Mrs. Jackie Stoltz, our Morris Grade School “Teacher of the Year” to be honored by the Rotary. We are so very proud of her and all that she does in our District! We are grateful to her husband, Staff Sergeant Andrew Stoltz, for joining our virtual meeting from overseas to share the news with his wife! What a wonderful moment! Congrats Mrs. Stoltz!!!
Morning Announcements for 4/27:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwHhUfgbKxg
D54 Attendance Form for 4/27-5/1:
https://bit.ly/attendance427thru51
Morning Announcements for 4/24:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxDxm-THL0&feature=youtu.be
D54 Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/d54attendance420424
Morning Announcements for 4/23:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOP_JlVS3Zc&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/d54attendance420424
We are blessed to have the 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 Administrative Assistants! ❤️ Happy Administrative Assistant’s Day to these 🅕🅤🅝 and 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 girls! 🥰
Morning Announcements for 4/22:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BayRoHELnwk&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/d54attendance420424
We are loving all of the beautiful artwork showcased in Mrs. Alderman’s Virtual Art Show! 🥰 Great job! 🙌🏻
Here is Fifth Grade!
https://youtu.be/7tYHfnZYHbE
We are loving all of the beautiful artwork showcased in Mrs. Alderman’s Virtual Art Show! 🥰 Great job! 🙌🏻
Here is Fourth Grade!!
https://youtu.be/RJebNNs1_K4
We are loving all of the beautiful artwork showcased in Mrs. Alderman’s Virtual Art Show! 🥰 Great job! 🙌🏻
Here is Third Grade!
https://youtu.be/R2ER6sjrYwk
We are loving all of the beautiful artwork showcased in Mrs. Alderman’s Virtual Art Show! 🥰 Great job! 🙌🏻
Here is Second Grade!
https://youtu.be/SdIh0idLheU
We are loving all of the beautiful artwork showcased in Mrs. Alderman’s Virtual Art Show! 🥰 Great job! 🙌🏻
Here is First Grade!
https://youtu.be/TOMYz5uNnpo
We are loving all of the beautiful artwork showcased in Mrs. Alderman’s Virtual Art Show! 🥰 Great job! 🙌🏻
Here is Kindergarten!
https://youtu.be/cp-oje3wLg8
Morning Announcements for 4/21/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSPXnwf3cUo&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form for April 21-24:
https://bit.ly/d54attendance420424
VIRTUAL SPIRIT WEEK STARTS TODAY!!
Today is a Remote Learning plan day. It is also the perfect day to stay in your Pajamas ALL DAY!
Send your pictures to spiritweek@morris54.org
by 6:00 pm #teachmorris
IMPORTANT UPDATE!
Remote learning in Illinois will be extended through the end of the 2019-20 school year. Please follow this link for more information!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/672179/School_District_Closure_Letter_4.17.20.pdf
The April 20, 2020 Board Meeting will be held electronically via the link below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Y5JNSPwlLbRakofly7XVg/videos (please copy and paste the link in your browser). The meeting starts at 6:00.
Any Public Comment must be submitted by 5:45 p.m. via https://bit.ly/MGSAPRIL2020BOE (please copy and paste the link in your browser)
Any Public comment submitted will be read into the record.
Morning Announcements for 4/17/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cktTBmdcGs8&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance414thru417
We’re not sure about you, but some of us are getting a little stir crazy! 🤪 Let’s have a little FUN from home next week!!
𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕥 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜-ℚ𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕪𝕝𝕖!
Send us your best pictures of the fun themes below 👇🏻 starting Monday, April 20th! We miss you all! Have fun!! 🤗
Morning Announcements for 4/16/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BrXbXRUpME&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/attendance414thru417
Morris 54 Students "Rocking" Their Remote Learning Classrooms! #teachmorris
Morning Announcements for 4/15/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz5EvQXk6Bc&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form for April 14-17:
https://bit.ly/attendance414thru417
Morning Announcements for 4/14/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9DPMSBZy70&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form for April 14-17:
https://bit.ly/attendance414thru417
We are currently accepting applications for a middle school English/Language Arts Teacher! Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Middle+School+Teaching
Morning Announcements for 4/9/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3lUl2CN3QM&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/d54attendance4720
Morning Announcements for 4/8/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiCzPDYawlk&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/d54attendance4720
The link below is the new form to sign-up for Grab and Go Lunches on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Lunches WILL NOT be provided on Friday, April 10th or Monday, April 13.
https://bit.ly/d54lunch4820
Morning Announcements for 4/7/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG6nlWSPyo4&feature=youtu.be
Last Call for Martha shirt orders. We will accept orders until April 24th and you can drop the form off at the school office drop-box between 9 am-12 noon or mail the order form to:
Martha DesLauriers
716 Fulton Street
Morris IL 60450
Ｋｅｅｐ Ｓｈｉｎｉｎｇ! ☀️
We are currently accepting applications for an Elementary Music Teacher. Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Elementary+School+Teaching
“ROCK”
By Lucy Cook
I tripped on a rock outside
Then fell to the ground with a cry
My head cracked open and I died
Tears ran from people’s eyes
At my funeral I got out of my casket
Everyone screamed and made a racket
Then I woke up from my sleep
I was so very confused
Track Parents and Athletes. Unfortunately, due to the evolving situation, the IESA has decided to cancel the 2020 Track season. Refunds of registration and volunteer fees will be issued. Please know that the safety of all students is our primary concern. Be Safe!
Morning Announcements for 4/3/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mENWKVkHKLg&feature=youtu.be
Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/d54remoteattendance
Please fill out the attached form IF your family is in need of a Chromebook for Morris 54 Remote Learning. The form will only be available until 3 pm on Friday, April 3rd to allow our staff to prepare for pick-up. Please fill out 1 form per student in need.
bit.ly/d54chromebook
Morning Announcements for 4/2/20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRIFTrmkYTY&feature=youtu.be
Daily Attendance Form:
https://bit.ly/d54remoteattendance
Please fill out the attached form IF your family is in need of a Chromebook for Morris 54 Remote Learning. Please fill out 1 form per student in need. Pick Up is tentatively set up for April 6 from 9:30-10:30 am & 5-6 pm.
bit.ly/d54chromebook
Track athletes who have ordered spirit wear for the track season. As the order has not been completed yet, due to the current situation, if you would like to make an order or would like to cancel your order and have a refund contact Coach Guilinger at bguilinger@morris54.org.
We will continue to keep you updated as information is given to us from the IESA and ISBE. Should the IESA track season be canceled, full refunds of registration fees will be provided. Please continue to follow shelter in place guidelines and be safe!
Track parents and athletes. Just an update on the current situation regarding athletics. Keeping in compliance with the Governor's extension of shelter in place, the track season, practices, and meets will be postponed through April 30th.
We are currently working on a plan to get devices to our families in an safe and effective manner. We will share this plan once it is complete. Here are some links for free internet:
https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19
https://www.att.com/shop/internet/access/#!/
Morning Announcements for April 1, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LYooV185f8&feature=youtu.be
Today is National Paraprofessionals Day! District 54 has the BEST Paraprofessionals! Every day, they go above and beyond to support our students, staff and families! We are very grateful for all that they do!
Due to the new ISBE requirements of Remote Learning, we are asking that students (or parents) please fill out the following attendance form each day to check in. It is also available on the landing page of the school website.
bit.ly/d54remoteattendance
POSTPONEMENT OF KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP!
As we have announced our school closure until April 30th, we are also required to postpone our kindergarten roundup (originally scheduled for April 3, 2020). As soon as we have more information we will post it on our website and send emails to those who have completed the needed forms. Thank you for your continued patience and flexibility during this time of uncertainty!
ATTENTION: Remote learning has been extended through April 30 in order to slow down the spread of COVID-19.
Please follow this link for more information about our school closure extension. Be safe!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/644148/School_District_Closure_Letter_3.31.20__2_.pdf
Remote Learning Check-In will start tomorrow, April 1st. A form will be shared and posted on our website by 9 am tomorrow. Thank you for your patience.
Good Afternoon District #54 Families,
Please follow this link for important remote learning updates and guidelines. We will continue to keep you updated with any new information we may receive. As always, thank you for your continued support during these uncertain times.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/641489/School_District_Remote_Learning_Letter.pdf
Welcome Back from Spring Break! Here are the morning announcements from Mr. Raffel for the week of March 30th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2KEkaBsE0E&feature=youtu.be
Grab and Go Lunch Form. Please fill out the attached form for 3/31-4/7. If you cannot fill out the form, you may call our office by 10 am. Lunch Pick-Up will be from 11am-12 noon. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRmpNZtinXn5zO3VZ4woaXmtcWUKUbj4aEPZuSyJ8Y2JvN_g/viewform
Please be safe and follow these guidelines from the IDPH!
Morris Grade School friends, WE MISS YOU! Please be safe, enjoy your extended time home with family/loved ones, be POSITIVE, and remember that we will get through this! ❤️
Dear District #54 Community,
Please follow this link for an important update regarding our school closure.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/628663/School_District_Closure_Letter_3.20.20.pdf
Letter to Morris 54 Families:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RAiqUKVpawoT52rCOg0_t93CrAcSMG-EPf5rf97boT0/edit?usp=sharing
Here is an updated link for "Where in the Building is Mr. Raffel?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFUmR4MnLJM
Here is a message and story from Mr. Raffel.
http://bit.ly/problemraffel
Procedures for lunch pick up for the Grab and Go Program have adjusted slightly. We are asking that cars pull up to the front of the school in the circle drive. Employees will come to your car, check your names off the list and hand you your ordered lunches.
Here is a document to help you access your child's Google Account from home:http://bit.ly/d54goggleloginhelp
A Parent's Guide to Google Classroom
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PDVZvie0DnFbFEVFB8U3j89o1mD5BCUXTE6ymbb9y_k/mobilepresent?slide=id.g4f60ec15fb_1_0
Dear Morris Community Families:
We have decided to provide free lunches for ALL children in Morris (18 years of age and under). If you would like to receive a lunch for your kids, please fill out the attached form. YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FORM SEPARATELY FOR EACH CHILD YOU ARE REQUESTING A LUNCH. If you cannot fill out the form for any reason, you may call our office (815) 942-0056 to place your order. All orders need to be in by 10 am in order to be ready for that day's pick-up. You may order for multiple days on the form or on your phone call. Lunch Pick-Up will be each day from 11am-12 noon at Morris Grade School. Please come to Door 24 to pick-up the lunch. If you have any questions or additional needs, please contact your school administrator. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_nlbML8glnmdKUouIQdc-Ibdx-Z0swhXkU9a3qD_QIwTM0A/viewform
Internet Essentials from Comcast- Affordable Internet at Home for Eligible Households:
https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19?fbclid=IwAR2Lfn-WAp1d2HgPMsg5q2WuCzxnVdU5WSPnewMELxIgOLZDe2EHEU8xj2s
Please see the attached letter with updated information regarding the upcoming school closure:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m1UMKtvM0lT0-FuGlq5pd7MaPbuuGyd6caWJ2vfI_9w/edit?usp=sharing
Dear District #54 Community,
Effective immediately, and until further notice, Morris Elementary School District #54 is closed. Please follow this link for more information regarding this closure.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/617961/School_District_Closure_Letter__2_.pdf
Please remember that visitors need to bring their driver's license/photo ID to pick up their student or enter the building. Students will not be allowed to leave unless a Photo ID is present. Thank you for your cooperation as we implement our procedures to keep our students safe.
Unfortunately, District #54 PTO has to share the news of the postponement of our Fun Day Carnival, originally scheduled for this Saturday, March 14th. We will have updates soon for those of you who have already purchased wristbands, and/or wax hands. We will also announce our new date as soon as we have it. Thank you to everyone for your support. When available, updates will be posted on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/District54PTO/
Please follow this link for important information regarding the Coronavirus.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/615614/Coronavirus_Community_Letter__1_.pdf
Volleyball Parents, due to an IESA directive, the Volleyball regional championship game at Saratoga has been cancelled for tonight.
Congratulation to Cadence Kent who placed last night in the IVC Spelling Bee. She was one of 39 8th grade students in the competition and took home 3rd place. Great Job Cadence!!
Congratulations to the Morris Grade School Lady Braves Volleyball Team for defeating Richland in 2 games in the IESA Regional Semifinals and advancing to the Championship where they will play crosstown rivals Saratoga @ Saratoga tonight at 430. Great job Ladies and Go Braves!
We were recently invited to a “ℙ𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪” in Mrs. Olsen’s and Miss Vavra’s classes! These talented 1st grade authors sure impressed us with their amazing writing and reading skills! Great job! 👏🏻 📚😊
Mrs. DesLauriers and her amazing Sit! Stay! Read! program was recently featured on Northern Public Radio! 🤗
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/meet-reading-specialist-her-team-therapy-dogs-teachers-lounge-podcast
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 to our 🅢🅤🅟🅔🅡 🅢🅟🅔🅛🅛🅔🅡 7th grader, Shelby Doss, who competed in the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee this past weekend and made it through Round 6! She was one of the last four standing in the bee, and we are so very proud of her!
Track Parents and Participants, just a reminder that there will be an informational meeting about the Track season tonight at 5pm in the Morris Grade School cafeteria. Please enter through door 28 or 24. Thank you and Go Braves!
Reminder that there is no school on Monday, March 2nd for Pulaski Day.
Congratulations to the Morris Braves Wrestling team for finishing 2nd place overall as a team at the iesa regional this weekend. 10 wrestlers will advance to the sectional next Saturday! Great job and Go Braves!!
Cheer Parents! Just a reminder that the banquet for the 19-20 Cheer season will be this Thursday 2/27 5pm in the Morris Grade School Cafeteria. Please park in the north lot and enter through door 24.
{ｔｈｅ ｓｌｅｅｐ ｂｏｏｋ}
ᗪᖇ. ᔕEᑌᔕᔕ ᗯEEK!
"ᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻ" ᴶᴬᴹᴹᴵᴱ ᴰᴬᵞ!
This is a reminder that we will have an Early Dismissal Day on Wednesday, 2/26. Students in grades 6th-8th will dismiss at 11:30 am and students in grades K-5th will dismiss at 12:15 pm. Please have pick up arrangements for our younger students at the adjusted bus drop off time.
{Oᕼ, TᕼE ᑭᒪᗩᑕEᔕ YOᑌ ᗯIᒪᒪ GO!}
Dr. Seuss Week!
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɢʀᴏᴡ ᴜᴘ?
👮♀️ 🚒 👩⚕️ 👨🏫 👸🏽
Morris Grade School Parents and Athletes, March marks the beginning of the Track Season!! There will be a parent meeting at 5pm on Thursday March 5 in the Morris Grade School Cafeteria to discuss the specifics of the season. Please enter through door 24.
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to ROBBY BATES, Morris Redskins wrestler and former District #54 student/Braves wrestler, on being named the IHSA 2020 Class 2A Wrestling State Champion!
We are so proud of you!!! 🙌🏻🏆 🤼♂️
We are currently looking for staff for the 2020-2021 school year! Please view our open positions online at www.morris54.org.
6th-8th grades participated in 🅷🅾🅼🅴🆁🅾🅾🅼 🆀🆄🅴🆂🆃 on Friday afternoon! Students participated in these fun games for earning good behavior! Good job!! 🙌🏻🤗
{ᑕᗩT Iᑎ TᕼE ᕼᗩT ᗪᗩY!}
ʙᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇᴀʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀᴛ!
Happy #fistbumpfriday everyone!
Enjoy your weekend! 😊
Popsicles with the Principal, “Where’s Waldo Style”! Where’s Mr. Raffel? 👀
Braves Boys 6/7/8 Basketball parents and players. Just a reminder that the basketball banquet is tonight at 4:30pm in the Morris Grade School Cafeteria. You may park in the north parking lot and enter through door 24. See you there!!
Braves VB 8th Grade Night
Great job tonight as both the 7th and 8th grade Lady Braves Volleyball teams defeated crosstown rivals ICS both in 2 games. A great win to celebrate 8th grade night and acknowledge the accomplishments of this 8th grade team. Great Job Ladies and Go Braves!!
Young Rembrandts Drawing Club Information!
The Scholastic Bowl Teams strike again! Varsity and JV both win at Wilmington! Congratulations!
The JV Team beats Saratoga...180-110! Congratulations, Scholastic Bowl Team!
Victory! Our Scholastic Bowl Team beat crosstown rival, Saratoga, 145-70. #quizmorris
Our Lost and Found Area is overflowing. Please have your child take a look this week! All items not claimed by Friday, February 14th, will be donated to charitable organizations.
#futurepoliceofficers 💙🇺🇸👮♂️
We are currently accepting applications for a kitchen support staff member! Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/
Good Luck to the Morris Grade School Scholastic Bowlers as they open the 2020 season with a match vs Reed Custer. Good Luck and Go Braves!
Great job Mrs. Auwerda and Mrs. McDonald’s 1st grade classrooms on a terrific performance of the 2019-2020 Snowman Parade. If you missed it, you can watch it here;
https://youtu.be/ZeeuRluDISc
Lost and Found Items! We have a lot of items in our Lost and Found area. Please have your child check it out. All items will be donated after Friday, February 14th.
It’s #fistbumpfriday!!! 👊🏼
Happy Friday Everyone! 😃
For your Friday enjoyment....first grade brings you the Snowman Twist! ⛄️ Great job to everyone in Mrs. Auwerda and Mrs. McDonald’s annual Snowman Parade! 🙌🏻
4th grade parents were recently treated to a comedy show, courtesy of budding young stars in Mrs. Johnson's class!! Great job!
7th grade students are rocking the Bill of Rights! Mrs. Phillis challenged her students to study and take The Bill of Rights test on their own, anytime, and on any day they chose. The first 20 students who took and passed the test won a pizza party! 🇺🇸
8th grade Volleyball team had a big win tonight defeating Ottawa Shepherd on 3 games. Great job girls and Go Braves!!
We have Early Dismissal Today...January 29th. 6th-8th grade students will be dismissed at 11:30 am and students in grades K-5th will dismiss at 12:15 pm. Have a great afternoon!
Big Win tonight for the Morris Braves Wrestling team on 8th grade night vs Seneca. Great Job and Go Braves!!
Don't Forget...Tomorrow, January 29th is a half day for our January Teacher Institute Day. 6th-8th will dismiss at 11:30 am and K-5th will dismiss at 12:15 pm. Please have pick up arrangements for our younger students at their earlier bus drop off time. Thank you!
Braves Wrestling fans, just a reminder that the Braves will be celebrating their 8th Grade Night at tonight's match vs Seneca!! and as an added bonus the Little Redskins will be joining in the fun with a match vs Little Coalers. Matches will begin 4:30 at Shabbona Go Braves!
{1-27-20}
100🅣🅗 🅓🅐🅨 🅞🅕 🅢🅒🅗🅞🅞🅛!
Can you believe it’s already here?!? Kindergarten and first grade celebrated this fun tradition with cupcake counting and 100 year olds! 🎂 👵🏼👴🏼
Good luck to our Braves Cheerleaders as they head to State tomorrow! They performed their awesome routine for everyone this morning! 📣
Congratulations to the Lady Braves 7th grade Volleyball team for a big win in 3 vs Richland! Great Job!
Braves Fans! There will be an Assembly Friday morning 7:40am to celebrate the Cheer squad as they compete at the IESA State Tournament on Saturday Jan 25th. Parents, you are welcome to attend but please enter the front doors and check in at the front office. Go Braves!
Family Fest 2020
Golden Tickets Galore!!
Congratulations are in order for another student ours, Alaina Close! She was also chosen as a winner of the Grundy County Sheriff’s contest, Santa’s Extra Nice List. Kids were nominated and chosen for all of the good deeds that they do! Deputy Roach escorted her home from school Friday. Her 3rd grade class also participated in some of the fun!
The Morris 54 PTO's Jr High Lock-In will take place at an adjusted time due to the weather. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. The event will last until 9:30 pm. All students must be picked up by 9:30 pm. This will allow everyone to get home before the worst part of the storm.
A few more of our students ended up on the EXTRA nice list and recieved a ride to or from school with a Grundy County Sheriff. #teachmorris
GOLDEN TICKETS #teachmorris
Spirit Week and Jazzercise!! 🤗 Check it out! 👇🏻
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bcQOrgaKs/?igshid=1fdbdhpaavun0
We are currently accepting applications for a Technology Support Specialist. Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Technology
Mrs. Esgar's class had a lively debate regarding exploring Mars. #teachmorris
Big win in the home opener for the 8th grade Lady Braves Volleyball team defeating Channahon in a 3 game barn burner. Great job and Go Braves!!
Parents,
Please take a minute to fill out the 5 Essentials Survey to give our school some feedback.
https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/login/
It’s not every morning that your school is at the end of a rainbow! 🌈
Happy Thursday Everyone!! ☺️
The Braves Wrestling team saw victory last night at Peotone with a victory over Peotone 46-42 and a close loss to Bradley 50-56. Great Job Braves!!
The 8th grade boys Braves Basketball team had a big win last night with a 52-51 victory over a tough Manhattan team. A big win as the Braves head into the IVC tournament this weekend. Great job and Go Braves!!
One of our students landed on the “Extra Nice List” and recieved a special ride home with one of our very own Grundy County Sheriff’s!! #teachmorris
We had a great combined Institute Day with other Morris Schools! Many of our great D54 staff share their expertise during breakout sessions! #teachmorris
We hope everyone had a great Holiday Break! Enjoy your last day off and we will see all of our students back at school on Tuesday, January 7th!
Congratulations to the Wrestling Braves for their 3rd place finish at the Dawson Duals today. They posted dominant wins over Seneca, Warrensburg, and Olympia. Great Job and Go Braves!!!
Our very own Principal on a Shelf was back today! He made his rounds throughout the school to check up on our students and make sure they were behaving. We think Santa will be pleased with the results! 😊🎄🎅🏻
Nice win tonight for the 6th grade Braves basketball team over Braidwood 34-14!
Congratulations to the Wrestling Braves for a big win tonight vs Lukancic 66-33 in their home opener!! Great job boys and Go Braves!
3rd and 4th grades had a thrilling time on their field trip to the Chicago Wolves game today! Five kiddos were lucky enough to be chosen to go out on the ice during Intermission! 🙌🏻
Check out the video footage here! 👇🏻
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6MFpqsAP0n/?igshid=kbnksyh89x0k
Big win tonight for the 8th grade Braves!! Winning 41-36 against Ottawa Shepard as we celebrated the hard work and dedication of our players to the program at 8th grade night. Great Job and Go Braves!!
With hard work and motivation from their coach, Mr. Provancal, the 6th grade boys basketball team made it to the Championship and play in the Jim Feeney Tournament tonight at ICS! All Coach had to do was offer to wear this one-of-a-kind suit to the tournament-if the boys made it! Good luck to the boys tonight! 🏀
Preparing for Mrs. Lindenborn’s history tests has become more fun in December! In this fun twist, every 8th grade team’s correct answer granted them a snowball. When they finished studying....SNOWBALL FIGHT!!! #Funlearning #teachmorris
{ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴛᴛᴇs ᴄʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs ᴏᴘᴇɴ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ 2019} 🎄
Students in Mrs. Stoltz’s Life Skills class really know how to throw a good party for staff! There were plenty of snacks, drinks, and holiday music Friday for everyone to enjoy! The company was pretty great too....thank you! ❤️
The 6th grade boys basketball team got another tournament win on Saturday against Channahon 22 to 15 to advance to the final round at the ICS invitational!! The boys take on Minooka tonight for the Championship!!
PTO Donuts with Dad Event is TOMORROW, December 14th! 9-11 am
6th grade Boys Basketball squad saw victory tonight over Minooka in the first round of the Jim Feeney invite at ICS 22-4. Great job!
Great win tonight for the 8th grade Braves basketball team as they defeated the Richland Eagles. And a special thanks to the Braves Cheer team for hyping the crowd up the entire game! Great job and Go Braves!!
Our 5th-8th Grade Band and Choir Students did a great job at tonight's Holiday Concert!
A pair of big wins tonight for the Braves 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams over the Seneca Raiders. Great Job boys and Go Braves!!
The Braves Cheer team competed at the Reed Custer invitational last Saturday and won First Place in their division!! Great job!!
Congratulations to the Lady Braves Basketball players as they celebrated their season tonight at the banquet. Thank you to the players and parents for your hard work and dedication to the program. Great job and Go Braves!
District #54 is raising money for our families in need! Next week on Tuesday, 12/10, students will be allowed to wear pajamas to school if they bring in $1. On Thursday, 12/12, students will be allowed to wear hats to school if they bring in $1. Thank you for your generosity to our District 54 families during this holiday season!
(Please note: All students are welcome to participate. The donation is purely optional!)
Welcome to Noun Town! Miss Vavra's 1st grade class is very proud of their recent project! Great job!
6/7/8 Girls Basketball players and parents, the banquet is tonight at 5pm in the grade school cafeteria. See you there!
Parents, come check out the Braves intersquad Wrestling match tonight at 4pm at Shabbona and parent meeting to follow afterwards.
Congratulations to the 6th grade boys basketball A and B teams for defeating cross town rival ICS. Great job boys and go Braves!
Golden Tickets!! #teachmorris
Congratulations to the Lady Braves 8th grade Basketball team as the capped off a successful season last night falling to a tough Rockford Marshall team 18-35 in the second round of the IESA regionals. They finished the season with a 10-10 record. Great Season girls and Go Braves!
Great Win Tonight for the Braves 8th grade basketball team as they defeated IVC conference rival Minooka 39-35. Great job boys and Go Braves!!
Fannie May pick up will be from 3:30-6:30 pm on Monday, December 9th through Door 28. Please contact the office if you are unable to make the pick up time. Thank you.
A few of our awesome Golden Ticket Winners!! #teachmorris #kindness
Great day for Golden Tickets!
The Kindergarten/1st Grade/2nd Grade concert will be December 18th at 5:00 pm in the big gym. Kindergarten students are to be here at 4:30. 1st Grade students should be here at 5:30. 2nd grade students should be here at 6:30. Parents are to drop them at Door 24 by the Gym.
Upcoming Braves Tryouts
7th Volleyball - Dec 9,10 in the Whiteoak Main Gym 3:30pm-5pm
8th Volleyball - Dec 9,10,11 in the Whiteoak Main Gym 3:30pm-4:45pm
Big wins tonight for both the 7th and 8th grade Braves basketball teams as they defeat Cross town rivals ICS 28-19 and 50-16! Great Job and Go Braves!
Congratulations to the 6th grade Braves Basketball team for a big win vs Pontiac 23-16
Just a reminder that students who wish to tryout for a sport must have a valid sports physical turned into our nurse prior to being able to practice.
Upcoming Braves Tryouts (dates, times, places)
Wrestling - First Practice Dec 2 at Shabbona wrestling room - 3:30-5pm
More November Golden Tickets!! Keep up the good work! #TeachMorris
Great Job to the Braves 7th and 8th grade Boys Braves Basketball teams as they got the sweep vs Gardner tonight!! 7th graders won 33-14 and 8th grade won 40-23! Great games boys and Go Braves!!
So many Golden Ticket Winners this past week!! #teachmorris
Tough loss for the Braves 8th grade boys basketball team tonight 26-28 in a barn burner vs Channahon. Great game, great effort from both teams!
Nice 2nd half comeback win tonight for the 6th grade A team vs Ottawa 29-19. Keep it up boys and Go Braves!
Golden Tickets for Hard work & Kindness!! #teachmorris
Great Job to the 8th grade Braves basketball team for posting a 41-39 victory vs cross town rival Saratoga at the inaugural Future Redskins Night. Great Job and Go Braves!!
Nice job to the Braves 6th grade B team who saw victory against cross town rival Saratoga winning 13-7!! Go Braves!!
Congratulations to the 6th grade Braves A basketball team for a victory in the crosstown classic vs Saratoga 26-7. Great job and Go Braves!
So proud of all Golden Ticket Winners!! #teachmorris
A new week, another round of Golden Tickets for these kiddos! So proud!! #teachmorris
6th grade boys pulled out a great victory tonight with a 42-11 win!! Great Job and go Braves!!
7th grade Lady Braves showed their stuff tonight with a great win over Dwight 20-3. 8th grade Lady Braves lost a close one tonight 21-23 to Dwight.
The Lady Braves basketball program celebrated their 8th grade night tonight. Thank you for your dedication to building a successful program!! Go Braves!
These student’s received Golden Ticket’s for Kindness!! So proud of all of them! #teachmorris
{ᗯOᖇᒪᗪ KIᑎᗪᑎEᔕᔕ ᗪᗩY 2019}
Our staff wore their best cardigans today to honor Fred Rogers and spread kindness!
“There are three ways to ultimate success:
The first way is to be kind.
The second way is to be kind.
The third way is to be kind.”
~Fred Rogers
Mrs. Stoltz’s class made and delivered special scones and a sweet note to staff yesterday in honor of World Kindness Day!
"ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ɪs ᴀ ʜᴇʀᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ."
~ᴍʀ. ʀᴏɢᴇʀs
Love seeing kiddos for positive behavior! Keep it up! #TeachMorris
Congratulations to your 8th grade Braves basketball team on a big win tonight vs Pontiac 41-38. Also congratulations to the Braves Cheer squad as they kept the crowd loud all during the game!! Go Braves!
Just a quick reminder that Picture ReTake Day is tomorrow, November 14th.
Great Job 8th grade Braves Basketball as they win the championship with a 4th quarter comeback 34-29 over St Mary's at the ICS tournament!! Go Braves!!
Parents & guardians - please remind your children to bundle up and dress warmly tomorrow morning. Unseasonably cold temps & windchills expected for Tuesday. Stay safe!
A great day for the Braves 8th grade basketball team as they defeat Cross Lutheran 37-33 to advance to the Championship game at the ICS tournament where they will play St Mary's on Tuesday Nov 12 at 6:30pm. Great Job and Go Braves!!!
Reminders:
Today- 11/7- Half Day of School- PT Conferences are from 4-7 pm
Tomorrow- 11/8- No School- PT Conferences are from 8 am-12 noon
Monday- 11/11- No School- Veterans Day
Nice win tonight for the Lady Braves basketball team as they posted a 30-19 score over Elwood. As we improve our record to 9-7 so far on the season. Go Braves!
8th grade Boys Braves Basketball kicked off their season with a big win over St Paul to advance in the championship bracket of the ICS tournament!
The 8th grade Lady Braves saw victory tonight with a win over MVK!! Great job and Go Braves!
Congratulations to the 6th grade Lady Braves as they capped off a successful season tonight with a victory over Herscher and ending with a 10-5 record!!
Golden Tickets Galore! Keep it up. We love seeing kiddos for positive office referrals. #TeachMorris #GoldenTickets #Positiveofficereferrals
First official day of Golden Tickets & no surprise our students are rocking it! #teachmorris #goldenticket #positivereferral
Don't Forget that today, October 31st, we have an early dismissal. Grades 6-8 will dismiss at 11:30 am & Grades K-5 will dismiss at 12:15 pm. Please be sure someone is at the bus stop for our younger students at the adjusted drop-off time.
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!
Congratulations to the Lady Braves 8th grade basketball team for defeating cross town rival Saratoga 30-19 at the first annual Halloween Classic hosted by Morris High School. Great Job and Go Braves!
Don't Forget that tomorrow, October 31st, we have an early dismissal. Grades 6-8 will dismiss at 11:30 am & Grades K-5 will dismiss at 12:15 pm.
Also, due to the predicted weather, our Halloween Parade to Park Point has been cancelled.
Kindergarten students in Miss Cheshareck’s and Mrs. Burke’s classes recently had the fun opportunity to work creatively with their buddies in 4th grade classes. Their very own “Forky’s” were created together!
“Being there for a child is the most noble thing a toy can do.” ~Woody (speaking to Forky) ❤️
The Greasers and the Socs were at it again Friday in 7th grade!
{Outsiders Day 2019!! } 😎😁
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Mr. Roach’s 3rd Grade with Mrs. Lindenborn’s 8th grade #Historybuddies! #teachmorris
Congratulations to the Morris Grade School Marching Band for a great performance at the Morris High School Football Game!
Congratulations to the 8th and 6th grade Lady Braves Basketball teams for posting victories vs Sandwich tonight. Go Braves!
Great Job to the Morris Braves Cheer team who came out to show their spirit at the girls basketball game.
XC celebrated there end of season banquet last night. Congratulations to a great team and excellent coaches. Thank you for you dedication to the program! Go Braves!
Fall is in the air at #54! 🍁
We are so proud to announce that another one of our students, Kaydence O’Neil, 8th grade, has been chosen as
Grundy County Corn Festival’s 2020 button box winner! 🌽 We can’t wait to see her artwork all over town next year at Corn Fest!
Haunted Hallways is THIS Friday, October 25th!
Highlights from the IPA Conference in Peoria: met Hamish Brewer and Michael Bonner. Had another great session with PJ Caposey in our Building Leaders Network. Took away some great ideas to take back to work. #TeachMorris #IPAFC19
Great Job to the 8th grade Lady Braves tonight defeating Richland 26-12 and to the 6th grade for winning vs Dwight. Good game 👍
IPA Conference. Learning, collaborating and growing. #TeachMorris #ipafc19
Fun in junior high classes this week. Mrs. Biernacki class worked on context clues and Mrs. Blatti’s class played a game of jeopardy reviewing for their upcoming test. Fun was had by all this week! #TeachMorris
Congratulations to Makensi Martin who finished 104 out of 234 with a 12:57.4 time at the 3a XC State Finals. Way to Go Makensi!
Ukulele Club Correction. The note that Jr High Students brought home regarding Ukulele Club is not correct. Please ignore this information. We will update you when and if this club can be offered to Jr High Students. We apologize for the confusion.
Congrats to our Sectional runners for running amazing today! Makensi Martin placed 5th overall earning her a spot to the state track meet in Bloomington next weekend! Great job this year, Go Braves!
We are loving these super cool “book” reports created by 4th grade students in Miss Vonderheide’s class! Great idea! 😍 📚
Mrs. Reeves' preschool students didn't have to go too far to pick apples recently! They had a beautiful day for it!
Morris District #54 Parents and Guardians (Grades K-8),
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3rd Grade classrooms had a special delivery of dictionaries from the Morris Rotary Club. Every student received their own personal dictionary! Thank you to the Morris Rotary Club, we really appreciate you!
Mrs. Walrath’s class did a great job during math today! They made scary monsters to help them practice skip counting! #2,4,6,8,10 #teachmorris
A barn burner for the Morris Grade School Lady Braves 8th grade Basketball tonight as they lose a close one to Channahon 20-21. 6th grade B team found Victory 8-4! Go Braves
State Representative Welter joined us today for a discussion on promoting literacy at Morris Grade School. He was able to enjoy a little time with our therapy dog Martha! #TeachMorris
8th Grade Graduation Picture Day is Thursday, October 31st! Students will have their pictures taken in their gowns. No order forms or payment are required on this day, proofs will be sent home at a later date and orders can be placed then.
Kindergarten classes were so excited to meet several community helpers last Friday! An EMT, veteran, nurse, police officer and zoning officer graciously donated their time to talk to our kiddos about their professions! 😊
Mrs. Miller’s 8th grade science classes recently created atom models. Pictures are the top models from each of the classes. Great job! 😃
Amazing day for the Morris Braves at the Yorkville Fox Trot invite. Makensi Martin took 1st and Danica Martin took 4th out of 120 runners for JV. Our JV girls made history and brought home a 3rd place trophy out of 27 teams. We had 31 PRs from our runners!
Great Job! Go Braves!
Great win for the Lady Braves 8th grade basketball team tonight as the defeated Seneca 30-18. Great Job and Go Braves!
Our great group of XC 8th graders ran their last home race tonight. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to the program!! Go Braves!
8th grade Social Studies is pretty cool, but even cooler when you have a #historybuddy to learn with! 🇺🇸
Students in Mrs. Dunn’s, Mrs. Allen’s, and Ms. Mancuso’s classes enjoyed celebrating their personal narratives!! #TeachMorris
Great way to start the day!! Love the shirt! Positive vibes for the day! #TeachMorris
Braves Soccer team celebrates a great season at the Banquet tonight. Thanks to the coaches and players for all your hard work and dedication to the program this season. Congratulations and Go Braves!
Sit! Stay! Read! Fall 2019! 🐶
The pups and the kiddos enjoyed their special story time together last Friday!
Parents of Morris Grade School 8th Grade Students-
You were sent a diploma name verification and graduation gown payment form in the mail a few weeks ago. They are due back to the office tomorrow (October 1st). If you have questions, please contact the office.
Back for the 2019-2020 school year... Popsicles with the Principal! #TeachMorris
Don't Forget! School Pictures are Monday, September 30th.
We just received an email informing us that the Queen's Parade has been cancelled for tonight. The band will not be marching, but will perform at Sunday's Parade as scheduled.
Ms. Murdie's Class had a couple of special "community helper" visitors today...Officer Vanderploeg and Niko from the Morris Police Department.
Happy Corn Fest 2019 from Mrs. Burke’s class! 🌽
Due to the threat of inclement weather tomorrow, the 3rd Grade Field Trip will be postponed to next Friday (10/4). If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher for more information.
Don't Forget...we have an early dismissal day today! Jr High will dismiss at 11:30 am and K-5 Students will dismiss at 12:15 pm.
Students in Mrs. Zima's class are beyond excited about their new Scholastic books! Generous friends and family of our 3rd grade teacher have each sponsored a child in her class, donating money to her at the beginning of the year so that she is able to buy every one of her students a new Scholastic book every month. The huge smiles on their faces show how thankful they are!
Congratulations to our 7th grade student, Grace Mennenga, for having her beautiful artwork chosen to be on the 2019 Grundy County Corn Festival button box. 🌽
Happy Corn Fest Week!
The Lady Braves get a break on a great win tonight vs Lukancik 28-7. Great Job and Go Braves!
Braves Baseball ended their season today losing a hard fought battle vs Ottawa today in the IESA Regional. The Braves end the season with an incredible 13-4 record and as IVC Conference Champions!! Great Season Braves!
Great Job Runnin Braves XC today running in the rain at the Saunamin Invite. Multiple personal records made and 12 medalists!! Great Job!
Eleanor and Wesley Englert enjoyed their ride to school today!! #TeachMorris #UnitedWayCampaign #ExxonMobil
Morris Braves soccer pulled out the Victory tonight 4-3 in a heated battle vs Sandwich. Great job and Go Braves!
Opening night for the Lady Braves Basketball team vs Manhattan. 6th grade won 20-7, B team lost 2-8, 7 grade lost, 8th grade big win 19-8. Great Job! Go Braves!
Mrs. Burke’s class learned about sorting shapes and color’s during Math today. They did AWESOME!!
Mrs. Melrose’s math class having fun at math stations. #TeachMorris
Everyone loves Tuesday’s with Thelma
Great night for soccer as the Morris Braves work for a Victory and celebrate the contributions their 8th graders have made to the program!
At last nights home XC meet the Morris Braves had 27 personal records (PRs) on our team. T.J Rzasa took 1st in boys and Kensi Martin took 1st for girls. The MCHXC team came out to show their support as well. It was a great night for the Morris Runnin Braves!
The Girls' Softball season came to an end tonight in the Regional Championship Game with a loss to Troy. One of the umpires who officiated five of our games said our girls, coaches and parents showed the best sportsmanship of any team he saw this year! We are very proud of their great season!
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIANS AND SUBSTITUTE LUNCHROOM MONITORS! If you are interested, please contact Amy at aaldrich@morris54.org. Please share!
The Lady Braves defeated Ottawa Shepard 9-5 today to advance to the Championship game of the IESA Regional where they will play Troy. The game will be played at Ottawa Shepard middle school at 4:30pm on Monday. Great Job Girls and Go Braves!
Congratulations to your 2019 IVC baseball Champion Braves for winning the Morris Cross Town Classic 4-0 vs Saratoga!! Great Job Boys and Go Braves!!
Great Job to the Braves Baseball team with a 13-3 victory over Seneca. Go Braves!
Don't Forget tomorrow, September 13th is "Dress" the Principal day!! We'll be "Dressing" Mr. Raffel in various condiments! Donations for this event can be made online: https://squareup.com/store/district54-pto or cash can be sent in with your child.
Great Job Braves Baseball with a big win 11-0 vs Peotone to improve their record to 10-2. Great Job and Go Braves!
Congratulations to your Lady Braves for defeating cross town rival Saratoga and advancing to the next round of the IESA Regional Tournament. Great job and Go Braves!
{ℙ𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕥 𝔻𝕒𝕪 9.11.2019} 🇺🇸
Preschool classes thanked our Hometown Heroes today! They were even lucky enough to explore the emergency vehicles! Thank you for all you do to keep us safe!
We will NEVER forget! 🇺🇸❤️
8th Grade night for the Lady Braves
Awesome 👍 job for the Lady Braves B softball team as they defeated crosstown rival Saratoga 12-0 and finished the season with a 6-4 winning record. Great Season Braves!
Great Job to the runnin Braves as they conquered a new course in Seneca. Great Job Go Braves!
Congratulations to the Lady Braves A softball team for winning the cross town classic vs Saratoga and improving their record to 11-3 on the season
Learning Lab for Jr High Students is available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:05 pm-4:00 pm. Students may get help with homework. Students not using good behavior will not be allowed to return. Please be sure to arrange transportation at 4 pm.
Congratulations to the 2019 Illinois Valley Baseball Conference Champions. Your very own Morris Braves!! Great Job 🥇
IVC baseball tournament update. The Braves defeated Minooka 3-0 in the Semifinal and now advance to the Championship to face the winner of CC vs Channahon. Great Job 👍 Go Braves!
Congratulations Lady Braves for a 10-0 shutout against Lukancik. Great Job Go Braves!
Great Job to the Braves baseball A team for edging out a win against Wilmington 5-4 to advance to the Semifinal round of the IVC tournament to be played on Saturday. Great Job boys and Go Braves!
Congratulations to the Morris Braves Soccer team for a 5-3 VICTORY over Ottawa today!! Great Job! Go Braves!
Good Luck to our A and B Baseball teams for the IVC A and B team Tournament first round tonight. The A baseball team takes on Wilmington 4:30pm at their place. B baseball takes on Channahon 4:30pm @ Channahon. Go Braves!
Sporting cancellations for tonight
A team Baseball vs Coal City - Cancelled, Practice at Shabbona Main Gym
B team Baseball vs Seneca - Cancelled, No Practice
Soccer vs Sandwich - Cancelled, No Practice
A team Softball vs GSW - Cancelled, Hitting at the Cages
Congratulations to The Lady Braves Softball team for finishing 2nd in the IVC tournament.
Congratulations to the A softball team Lady Braves defeating Coal City 9-5 in the IVC tournament semifinals!! They will play Reed Custer in the Championship at 2pm. Go Braves!
IVC Softball Tournament schedule for today. At home A team will take on Coal City in the semifinals at 12. In Coal City the B team will take on Channahon in the semifinals. Championship games will follow. Go Braves!
Ms. Ringo's class ended the week by reading the story, "Interrupting Chicken!"
Morris Grade School is looking for someone to work as our Print Room Specialist. This job entails filling copy, laminate, and print requests from District Staff. They will work with Administration and the District Tech Director to ensure that jobs are created in a timely manner and that all equipment is in working order. This employee works 5 hours per day during the school year and a few weeks prior to the start of school (maximum of 200 days).
Interested candidates may email their resume to Mr. Raffel at draffel@morris54.org
Congratulations to our XC runners who are taking care of business at the Plano Invite Great Job! Go Braves!
Awesome win tonight for the Lady Braves A team as they posted a 22-1 score vs Richland to advance to the Semifinal round of the IVC tournament to be played on Saturday
During our Institute Day on Wednesday, our staff had FastBridge Training from our amazing Dr. Terry. #TeachMorris
Congratulations to the Lady Braves A softball team on their 10-3 victory over Manhattan. As they roll into the IVC tournament the Lady Braves will take on Richland in the first round on Thursday at home.
Congratulations to the Lady Braves softball team for posting a 12-8 victory over Coal City improving their record to 4-3. Great Job!
7th and 8th Grade Curriculum Nights will be Thursday, August 29th at 7:00 pm. Parents may enter through Door 24 or 28. We will start the evening in the cafeteria before heading to your child's classrooms in an Open House format. We hope to see everyone there!
5th Grade Curriculum Night will be Thursday, August 29th at 5:30 pm. Parents may enter through Door 24 or 28. We will start the evening in the cafeteria before heading to your child's classroom. We hope to see everyone there!
This is a reminder that we have early dismissal, today. Grades 6-8 will dismiss at 11:30 am & Grades K-5 will dismiss at 12:15 pm. Please be sure someone is at the bus stop for our younger students at the adjusted drop-off time. Thank you for your cooperation.
Tough loss tonight for the Lady Braves B softball team. Dropping a heartbreaker to GSW. Keep your heads up Go Braves!
The Braves get a Break on a great Victory vs Richland 15-0
Don't Forget that tomorrow, August 28th, we have an early dismissal. Grades 6-8 will dismiss at 11:30 am & Grades K-5 will dismiss at 12:15 pm. Please be sure someone is at the bus stop for our younger students at the adjusted drop-off time. Thank you and have a good evening.
Morris Elementary School District 54 has an immediate opening for a Middle School Paraprofessional. Please go online and apply at www.morris54.org.
3rd and 4th Grade Curriculum Nights will be Tuesday, August 27th at 7:00 pm. Parents may enter through Door 24 or 28. We will start the evening in the cafeteria before heading to your child's classroom. We hope to see you there!
1st and 2nd Grade Curriculum Nights will be Tuesday, August 27th at 5:30 pm. Parents may enter through Door 24 or 28. We will start the evening in the cafeteria before heading to your child's classroom. We hope to see everyone there!
Cross Country @ Channahon has also been cancelled for today.
The City of Morris is conducting a traffic study along Dupont and Route 6 tomorrow (8/27/19). If you see people standing along the road or in cars that seem to be watching the kids, they are supposed to be there. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.
Due to weather and field conditions the A softball game @ Ottawa Shepard, B softball game vs Minooka, and the A Baseball game vs Coal City are all canceled for today. We are working on makeup dates for all of those games and they will be posted on our 8to18 athletic website.
Mrs. Blatti's Class worked on some creative writing today! Students added sentences to stories around the room and then rotated. The stories were very interesting to say the least!
Mrs. Lines' Class made an "official document" for their room about Being Safe, Being Responsible, and Being Respectful! Just like the Constitution. The class all signed it, as well as some Morris Grade School "celebrities."
8th grade students recently learned the proper way to fold our United States flag in Mrs. Lindenborn’s class. 🇺🇸 ❤️
It’s a great day to be a Kindergartener!!!
Mrs. Lanahan’s class is dancing to “if your happy & you know it” and learning about the color Red! #teachmorris
The Lady Braves showed great heart but lost a close one to MVK 2-4. The Lady Braves take on Reed Custer tonight at their place. Good luck tonight and Go Braves!
Tough loss tonight for the Braves A Baseball team. Losing to Minooka. They take on Coal City on Monday. Go Braves!
The Softball B Team strikes a pose after a 16-10 win over Seneca!
Also remember...Cheerleaders must have a valid sports physical to participate in tryouts. If they do not, they may still watch. Make sure to register them on our athletic website https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/. Go Braves!
Reminder Cheer Parents...Cheer Tryouts are (8/21, 8/22) today and tomorrow 3:30pm-5:30pm at the Shabbona Main Gym. For the tryouts, transport from MGS to Shabbona will be provided. Please plan to pick up your child after tryout practice time.
Our 4th Graders were hard at work learning about place value! Keep up the good work! #TeachMorris
Congratulations to the Lady Braves B softball team for their 16-10 victory over Dwight! Great Job!
B team Softball is still on for their game today vs Dwight
Girls A team Softball vs Reed Custer has been cancelled due to weather and rescheduled for Friday 8/23. Make sure to check out 8 to 18 for the updated schedule.
Check out this great event for kids on Saturday, August 24th!
Win vs Richland!
Congratulations to the Lady Braves for winning 21-2 vs Richland and improving their undefeated streak to 4-0! Go Braves!
Tough loss tonight for the Braves Baseball team. Losing 3-6 to Channahon.
Tough loss for the Braves Soccer team tonight! Losing 2-3 against Lisbon. Good Hustle tonight. The Braves Soccer team takes on Minooka on Wednesday.
Congratulations to the Lady Braves Softball team for continuing an undefeated season and posting a 10-5 victory over Minooka. Great job Ladies! Go Braves!
Congratulations to the Braves A baseball team for posting an 18-1 score against GSW. Great job boys! Go Braves!
Tough loss for Braves Soccer tonight losing to Minooka in a 2-1 barn burner. Great effort Braves, keep it up! Go Braves!
A Great Start to the Braves baseball B team! Posting a 15-0 victory over GSW. Congratulations!! Go Braves!
Behavior Bootcamp today at district 54. Grades K-5 did great at bus expectations and following the bus evacuation drill. Keep it up kids! #TeachMorris
Congratulations to the Braves baseball team! A spectacular start to the season with a 3-0 victory over Ottawa. Great Job boys. Go Braves!
Just a Reminder to our Cheer Parents...there will be a parent meeting for all those interested in being part of the Braves Cheer Squad this Thursday August 15 at 5pm in the Morris Grade School cafeteria. Please enter through door 28. Go Braves!
PreSchool Open House will take place on Wednesday, August 14th for those students currently registered for the 2019-2020 school year. The AM session is at 10:00 and the PM session is at 1:00.
Congratulations to the Lady Braves A softball team with a 10-5 victory over Channahon making them 2-0 for the start of the season. Go Braves!
Congratulations to the Lady Braves B softball team with a 20-6 victory over Wilmington. Go Braves!
Parents of 6th Grade Students! On Tuesday, August 13th we will have our 6th Grade Orientation Night. We will start at 5:30 pm in the Cafeteria. You may enter through Doors 24 or 28. Remember this is for Parents and 6th Grade Students.
School starts this week! We will have supply drop off on Tuesday, August 13th from 2-4 PM. Students may drop off supplies to their Homeroom Teacher and say hello. This will be an open house format, so you may stop by anytime. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 14th.
All is quiet now...but Teachers and Staff report today! Getting ready for a great 2019-2020 school year! #TeachMorris
Parents of New Kindergarten Students! On Monday, August 12th we will have our Parent Orientation Night. We will start at 5:30 pm in the Cafeteria. You may enter through Doors 24 or 28. Remember this is for PARENTS ONLY. We look forward to seeing everyone!
The Lady Braves started the season with a boom, defeating Coal City 9-5! Great Game and a Great start to the season!
The Lady Braves are opening the 2019 softball season against Coal City today in Morris and it's shaping up to be a great game!
The 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Schedules have been finalized. Please log-on to PowerSchool to see your child's schedule. If you have trouble doing this, contact the office next week and we will be glad to help you. Have a great weekend!
I would like to welcome our new Cheer Coach Cassie Kilgore to the district and let everyone know that we will be having a Cheer Parent Meeting on August 15 at 5pm in the MGS cafeteria. If you have any questions please contact me at kanderson@morris54.org.
Go Braves!!
K-5 Class Lists have been completed! Please log on to PowerSchool to see your child's teacher. Lists will not be on the doors due to privacy issues. These lists are final and changes will not be made. If you have trouble accessing your account, please contact the office.
Please be aware that student schedules and class placements are not finalized. What you are seeing on Powerschool may change prior to the first day of school. We will update once all student schedules and class placements are complete. Thank you for your understanding!!
Reminder: Cross Country tryouts will be Monday 8/5 7:30-9am at Morris Grade School, and Baseball Tryouts will be 9-11am at Shabbona Roth Field. Remember that in order to tryout and practice every participant needs to have an up to date sports physical. GO BRAVES!!
Update 7/31/19: We apologize for any confusion from our earlier post! Registration Day is for all new students AND RETURNING STUDENTS who still need to complete the online forms and/or make payments. You may also complete fee waiver forms, pick up your pre-ordered PTO school supply kit, turn in any health forms, make payments to your lunch account, complete free and reduced lunch forms, and more!
Class lists will be released next week following this process. Returning families who have not registered through Power School will not be placed on a list. Please contact the office after August 2nd if you have further questions. Thank you!
Please join us for our Supply Drop Off/Meet & Greet on Tuesday, August 13th, from 2-4 pm!
Welcome back! Please read for important back to school information!
The Fall Parent Sports Information Meeting is tonight at 6pm in the cafeteria. Please enter through door 28.
Softball Tryouts for today (7/29) have been cancelled due to weather and field conditions. Tryouts will resume Tuesday and Wednesday from 9-11 am.
Morris Grade School is seeking a 3rd Grade Special Education Teacher. Please go online to www.Morris54.org to apply! Be a part of our story!
Reminder: All athletes MUST have a physical on file prior to participating in any tryouts or practices. Students without a physical will be excluded from participation until it is received. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Anderson at kanderson@morris54.org
Marching Band Camp will be August 5th-9th from 12:30pm-3pm. The camp fee is $20.
There will also be a Beginning Band camp from August 5th-9th from 8am-11:30am. This beginning camp will be free for the incoming 5th grade students.
Follow Up: The Fall Parent Sports Meeting will be in the Morris Grade School Cafeteria at 2001 Dupont Ave. on Monday, July 29th...6pm.
The Fall Parent Sports Meeting will take place on July 29th at 6pm in the cafeteria. Parents with children who are participating in Baseball, Softball, Cross-Country, Soccer, and Cheer should be in attendance. Contact Mr. Keith Anderson with any questions kanderson@morris54.org
BUS DRIVERS NEEDED!
If you are interested, please call 815-942-2128 TODAY! All training will be provided! The entire process can be completed in as little as three weeks. Drivers get paid for a minimum of two hours regardless of how long the route is. The starting hourly rate is $16.50 per hour – the two hour minimum for morning and two hour for afternoon routes is $66.00 a day! This is a great job for retirees, as well as mothers with young children, as small children are allowed to ride on the bus (not babies).
Below are the steps to get a CDL (in no particular order).
Call Saratoga School at 815-942-2128
Take 8 hour initial class
Fingerprint background check
Physical and drug test
Three computer tests at DMV – there are many sample tests on the internet and we provide the curriculum to study
Two weeks behind the wheel training
Driving test
CALL TODAY!
Soccer tryouts will take place on Wednesday, July 31st, from 9:30-11:00 at Morris Grade School! Soccer is open to grades 6-8. Please remember that a sports physical is needed to tryout.
We are currently accepting applications for a Physical Education Teacher! Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Elementary+School+Teaching
2019-2020 School meal applications are now available in the documents folder on Morris Elementary School website and app.
Morris Grade School is looking for a 3rd Grade Special Education Teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. Please go online and apply at www.morris54.org.
We are currently accepting applications for Kitchen Support Staff. Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Food+Services
We are currently seeking a cheerleading coach for the 2019-2020 school year! Please e-mail Mr. Raffel at draffel@morris54.org for more information!
RETURNING STUDENTS REGISTER ONLINE NOW!
Summer break may have just started, but REGISTRATION time is here! Returning students must register online by June 30, 2019 at https://district54.powerschool.com/public/
Please note that registration can only be completed on a computer, not on a phone.
Registration Packets for the 2019-2020 school year have been mailed out by the District Office. Please be sure to open the letter and follow the instructions for registering your child for the next school year. Transportation cannot be guaranteed unless your online registration has been completed. Students WILL NOT be placed on a class list until this has been done. You may also click on the following link to register your student. https://district54.powerschool.com/public/
Please complete the online registration by June 30, 2019. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the office during our June/Summer hours (Mon.-Thurs. 7 am-3 pm and Fri. 7 am-12 noon).
New Student Registration will be held on August 1st.
Retiring 5th grade teacher, Sue Farber, was surprised today by many former students of her first fifth grade class! These students were 5th grade students in the 2012-2013 school year and will be entering their senior year of high school in the fall. Mrs. Farber has taught several grades in the district since 1986, was a PE teacher for many years, and went back into the classroom teaching fifth grade in 2012. She has made an impact on so many and will be missed! ❤️
After the kids left today, we celebrated our amazing and dedicated retirees! Fran Rosa, custodian for 19 years, Susan Farber, teacher for over 33 years, and Karin Weaver, teacher for over 18 years, were honored by fellow teachers and staff! We can’t thank you all enough for your love and dedication to District 54! You will be missed! ❤️
That’s a wrap! Two of our lovely retirees, Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Farber, waved the checkered flag...giving the all clear for buses and students to roll out! Have a safe and energizing summer! See you in the fall! ❤️
We are currently seeking a soccer coach for fall of the 2019-2020 school year! Please email Mr. Raffel at draffel@morris54.org for more information!
Thanks to the Community Foundation of Grundy County, our 6th graders were able to go to Feed My Starving Children in Aurora today. It was a great way to help the less fortunate. We were able to pack 206 boxes which contained more than 44,000 meals and will feed one hot meal a day to 122 kiddos for a year. It was a great feeling to be a part of this project! #teachmorris #fmsc #communityfoundationofgrundyco
Congratulations to our Graduating Class of 2019. Watch the Commencement Ceremony on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/fifGOWpCd2I
Good things come to those who work hard and never give up! Field Day is the highly anticipated year end event that celebrates our students' hard work throughout the year!
Dunk the Principal! 🙌🏻 😆
{Field Days 2019}
Congratulations to our super cute preschool graduates!
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Attention cheerleaders: tryout dates for this upcoming year are TBA until we have a cheerleading coach in place. Parents stay tuned for an announcement as soon as we can.
Tryout/ practice information for this upcoming year! Cheerleading: June 5, 6, 7th 9-11am @Shabbona Softball: July 29&30th 9am-11am @ Morris Grade School Baseball- Aug. 5&6th 9am-11am @ Shabbona Cross country: Aug. 5th 7:30-9am @ Morris Grade School
1st grade Camp Week 2019! 🎶 🎸 🥁
We were treated to a musical parade!
Every year the PTO holds a breakfast for our 8th grade graduates. The PE teachers also create a memory slideshow of their years at Morris Grade School. This year several students and teachers surprised their fellow classmates with a special song as well, “Just the Way You Are”, by Bruno Mars. ☺️
“The best way to predict the future is to CREATE it.” ~Abraham Lincoln
Congratulations to the Morris Grade School Class of 2019! You are off to great places! Enjoy every moment along the way! ❤️🎓
Golden Tickets keep coming in. Love seeing students for positives!
Our Kindergarten Students had a COLORFUL Day!!!
5th Grade Battle of the Books was a success! Great job to all the participants!
More photos of our 4th/5th Grade Show!
4th/5th Grade Musical was a success! Our students put on a great show!
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”...wonderfully said by Benjamin Franklin. We are so proud of the hard work and dedication so many of our 8th grade students have upheld during their years at Morris Grade School. They were honored along with other area school students at the Honors Banquet, held at Saratoga School Tuesday night. Congratulations!
1st grade surprised staff last week with special gifts! They made balls of sunshine to fill our gray days with happy ones when needed! Thanks to first grade for making our days brighter!
Congratulations to 7th grader Patrick Stroup who will be representing D54 at State next weekend in Discus
No act of kindness goes unnoticed...from the first grader who smiled and said hello this morning, brightening our day, to the refreshing glass of lemonade made with love from our Life Skills class, amongst many others!
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” ~Princess Diana
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We are currently accepting online applications for an 8th Grade Science Teacher. Please follow this link for more information and to apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Middle+School+Teaching
Congratulations to Mrs. Bridget Burke...Morris Grade School's Rotary Teacher of the Year for 2019!
Friday was an amazing day for staff and students with our visitors. Thank you to the Illinois Army National Guard's Company G, 634th Brigade Support Battalion. Another memorable day in the books for Morris Elementary School. #TeachMorris
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Many thanks to the Illinois Army National Guard's Company G, 634th Brigade Support Battalion and everyone else involved in bringing the Blackhawk Helicopter to our school today! Our kids and staff will never forget this!
Tomorrow, May 3rd, a Blackhawk Helicopter will visit our school. It will be arriving around 8:45 am. The car lane will be closed at approximately 8:35 am. Cars arriving after that time will be directed to the front of the school.
Friday was Career Day for Third Grade. We had many special visitors, here are a couple guests we had!
We are so very proud of our amazing Administrators for recently being awarded special honors! Mr. Raffel was surprised at our recent Board Meeting for being recognized as the Illinois Principals Association Elementary Principal of the Year! Mrs. Stover, Special Populations Director, was recognized as a 2019 recipient of the James V. And Dorothy B. Moon Scholarship!
The track meet scheduled for tonight, April 29th, has been cancelled! Practice has also been cancelled!
CANCELLATION! THE TRACK MEET SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
Spring has sprung and our annual 1st grade insect projects remind us of that!! We are so proud of our fabulous first graders for their hard work in creating their insects, preparing and delivering their informational speeches about their chosen bug! Great job to all!!! 🐜 🐛 🕷
Our 4th Graders had the opportunity to learn how glass art is made! Thank you to Miss Terry for your help with this project!
Move Over! Slow Down! Save a Life!
We love our SRO and want him and all officers, emergency vehicle drivers, tow truck drivers, and utility and construction crews to go home to their loved ones each and every night! ❤️
#MOVEOVER #SCOTTSLAW #SLOWDOWN
Tonight’s track practice has been cancelled.
Good luck to our track team at today’s conference meet!
Yesterday was the blended sound “-ar” day in 1st grade and we sure had a lot of pirates roaming the halls!
ARRRRRRR! 😄
THE TRACK MEET FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED! THERE WILL NOT BE PRACTICE AFTER SCHOOL!
Tonight’s track meet has been cancelled. The makeup date for this meet will happen on May 2nd at 4:15. Track practice has been cancelled for tonight as well.
The Scholastic Bowl Team made it to the Championship Match at the IVC Tournament! They lost a tough final match and ended up with 2nd Place! Great Job, Team!
Kudos to the cast of Schoolhouse Rock Jr. They did a great job. Come out and see their next performance on Saturday (4/13) at 3 pm.
Way to Go Aniston, your kindness does not go unnoticed! #TeachMorris
#choosekind ❤️ An anonymous student decided to build fellow students up today by posting uplifting notes throughout the school! ☺️
Sit! Stay! Read! April! ❤️
Our pups were back today to embrace reading time with our 1st, 3rd, and 4th graders!
It was the perfect afternoon yesterday for our first track meet! Great job to everyone! 🏃🏼♀️ 🏃🏽
Congratulations to our Math Team for placing 2nd overall at the IVC Math Contest at Richland last night! The 6th grade team placed 3rd, 7th grade placed 3rd, and 8th grade placed 2nd overall. Haven Perdomo placed 2nd for 7th grade, Abby Henson placed 4th and Jack Mills placed 3rd for 8th grade in the individual competition. In the team portion, 6th grade came in 2nd, 7th grade came in 1st, and 8th grade came in 1st. Congrats on an amazing job representing Morris Grade School!
In honor of Autism Awareness month, For the Love of Lattes once again hosted an Autism Open House: There’s a Latte to Learn, last Friday. They prepared over 90 drinks for staff, who showed support with their Autism Awareness shirts. Thank you for supporting this great program!
Great Morning at the Morris 54 State of the District!
Positive Office Referral = Golden Tickets! Love seeing students setting good examples for others! Keep up the good work! #TeachMorris
Dudes Day in Kindergarten was a big hit yesterday for all!
Yesterday was a busy day at Morris Grade School! Not only were students and staff excited to begin their week of Spring Break, they were busy preparing for the much anticipated 2nd Grade Wax Museum and Kindergarten Dudes Day! Enjoy these special moments of the day!
Positive Office Referrals, keep up the good work. Love seeing so many Golden Tickets!
“Rockin’ Our Socks” to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day!!!! #TeachMorris
Morris Grade School is currently accepting online applications for Dean of Students/Activities Director. Please visit this link to learn more and apply!
https://www.applitrack.com/morris54/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Administration
Preschool Family Fun! All about Transportation! Construction, Fire Department, Police, Garbage, Mail, and Pilot! Lots of playing, learning and laughing! #TeachMorris
TOMORROW WE WILL BE CELEBRATING ROCK YOUR SOCKS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY. THIS IS A GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY. SINCE THE CHROMOSOMES LOOK LIKE SOCKS, YOU CAN "ROCK YOUR SOCKS" BY WEARING MISMATCHED, COLORFUL, ZANY SOCKS. HELP US RAISE AWARENESS FOR DOWN SYNDROME.
5th Grade Rock Stars! Keep being positive role models!
While lower grades were celebrating Dr. Seuss last week, upper grades celebrated Pi Day! 🥧
6th grade students in Mr. Ridgway’s classes presented their Ancient Greece projects today. They were able to choose from many different types of inventions, architecture, and mythical feats of construction. They did an impressive job!
Fabulous First Graders earning Golden Tickets! #TeachMorris
Congratulations to Owen Sater, our 5th grade wrestler who went to State last weekend!! Owen was honored Friday with a Walk of Champions throughout our school hallways! Great job, Owen! 🤼♂️
Congratulations to our 6th grade student, Merek Klicker, for recently receiving 3rd place at the Conference Spelling Bee competition! Awesome job! 🙌🏻😄
Many thanks to First Christian Church of Morris for recently holding a school supply drive to collect much needed items for our students! This is the second year FCC has graciously organized this drive. Thanks to all involved for your generosity and support!
It’s the highly anticipated, most memorable week of the year....Dr. Seuss Week! Today, his characters crashed our classrooms! That mischievous Cat in the Hat made some huge messes with his friends! Students were left to deal with the aftermath! 🌪 😂
Our phone lines are currently down please email lhovious@morris54.org OR kmann@morris54.org if you need to get a hold of the office. We will update you once they are working.
“When I Grow Up...” at Morris Grade School in celebration of Dr. Seuss Week!
It’s Crazy Hat Day here at Morris Grade School!
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Kindergarten Roundup and Screenings are just around the corner! Register your child today at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1W0NFGzdxJrmOllz4kDyadaOzZ_x0msNxlCBR2RhCy6I/edit?usp=sharing
3rd graders in Mrs. Melrose’s class exploring today with snap circuits and Dash from Wonder Workshop. #TeachMorris54
Mrs. Olson's class just help make sure I never mispell Because again...by singing me a song called B-E-C-A-U-S-E (to the tune of She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain).
Congratulations Scholastic Bowl Teams! Two more wins versus Elwood!
National School Breakfast Week March 4-8
Congratulations to
Carter skoff
Owen Sater
Brady Brown
On qualifying for IESA state for wrestling !
Good luck to our wrestlers who are competing today in Sectionals! Let’s make state!
Good luck to our lady Braves 8th grade volleyball team on their opening round of regionals today at Saratoga!
Good luck to our 7th girls volleyball in their regional semi final match tonight 4:30 in Peru Parkside!
Congrats to our 7th Grade Girls Volleyball team for defeating a higher ranked seed last night to move on to the regional tonight! Good luck tonight girls!!
Good luck to our Lady Braves 7th volleyball team as they head to Peru Parkside for the first round of regionals at 4:30!!
Congratulations to Shelby Doss, 6th grade, for representing our school in the Kendall/Grundy County Spelling Bee this weekend! Great job, Shelby!! 😊
The 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams beat MVK on Tuesday, and 7th grade beat GSW on Wednesday. The 8th graders also celebrated their 8th grade night on Wednesday and their last time playing at Shabbona! Both teams will start regional play next week!
Both Varsity and JV Scholastic Bowl Teams get wins over Channahon! Great Job!
Having a GOLDEN Wednesday!! #teachmorris #goldentickets
Varsity Scholastic Bowl wins again! They beat Wilmington tonight!
8th grade night for volleyball will start at 5:15 Wednesday vs GSW!! Come support the girls as they play their final home game. 7th grade starts at 4:30 followed by 8th grade game.
February 20th will be the 2/3 musical performances. 2nd Grade will start at 5:30pm. Students should arrive by 5:20pm. Doors will not be unlocked until 5 pm. 3rd Grade Students will perform at 6:30pm and should arrive no later than 6:20pm. 3rd Grade seating will be around 6:15pm
It’s a Friday tradition... #popsicleswiththeprincipal
The Varsity Scholastic Bowl Team stays undefeated against Seneca...180-90!
Happy Valentines Day 2019! ❤️💕❤️
Student lead learning in Mr. Provancal’s class. Working hard on variables and constants. Keep up the hard work. #TeachMorris
Golden Tickets Galore! So proud of our students here at Morris Grade School! #TeachMorris
1st grade students doing a great job & working hard in ELA today. #teachmorris
Kindergarten having fun learning about “Ellie the equal today” #teachmorris #ellietheequal
All this week we will be holding a Military Care Package Drive! Donated items will be delivered to Operation Care Package in Manhattan, IL.
Book Nook Tuesday-books, comics, coloring books, pencils, pens puzzle books, magazines, etc.
Squeaky Clean Wednesday-Wet wipes, floss, toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, deodorant, hand sanitizer, etc.
Cozy Wozy Thursday-blankets, twin size sheets, white tee shirts, travel size pillows, card games, slippers, etc.
Mail time Friday-Letters, drawings, cards to servicemen and women.
We are so proud of our teachers, administration and staff who will be participating in the St. Jude Chicago to Peoria Run in August! Thanks to generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food - because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
#goteamd54runstrong
7th Grade students in Mr. Lawrence's science classes recently competed in a Seismic Tower Challenge! Groups of "engineers" researched and developed building plans/structures using available materials. The kids had to follow strict guidelines for their structure as well as seismic testing to ensure a stable prototype and "win a building contract"!
GOLDEN TICKET FUN!!
The Scholastic Bowl Team got two more wins versus Richland!
The Grandfriend Valentine wall is up and ready for all of the Valentines K-5 will be making our special senior friends!
We had a "book mob" today in the library! Mrs. Garcia had to call in the "law" (AKA our substitute resource officer) to break up/partake in the excitement over a special book everyone is Mrs. Melrose's class wanted to read!
Great professional development day with presenter Grace Dearborn. We are bringing back some great strategies to share with our teams! #TeachMorris
It was a "Golden" Day in Mrs. Lines' class!
Congratulations to the Varsity and JV Scholastic Bowl Teams for opening the season with two wins over Reed Custer!
Ms. Cheshareck’s class was working hard during ELA today. #teachmorris
Attention: all after school activities for tonight have been cancelled due to predicted weather. There will be no games or practices tonight. Please stay safe if your traveling!
Student led learning in first grade in
Ms. Vonderheide’s classroom. #TeachMorris
More positive role models received Golden Tickets!! Keep it up. We love seeing you in the office! #TeachMorris
The Morris High School Recreation Center ( Mals) will be closed until Friday, February 1st.
We are loving the hard work with science projects in Ms. Salinas’ 8th Grade classes!
Happy 100th Day from 5th grade!
Please have a safe and warm two days off!
Happy 100th Day! #teachmorris
Happy 100th Day from our Kindergartners!
Due to the dangerous temperatures predicted for Wednesday and Thursday we will be cancelling school for January 30 and January 31. All after school activities and facility renters will be cancelled as well on these days.
Register now for early learning screenings!
Call 815-942-5780 for more information!
Our 1st graders are 💯 days smarter, and OLDER today!!!
All after school activities for Tuesday, January 29th have been cancelled. However, the School Board Meeting will take place at 6 pm as scheduled.
I love this tweet so much, and it is so very true! #TeachMorris
Local school district leaders are closely monitoring the forecasted record cold predicted for Wed- Thurs. We anticipate school attendance decisions will be made by early Tuesday afternoon.
Due to Weather Conditions, school is cancelled for today, Monday, January 28th. Stay safe and warm!
CAFETERIA NEWS!
*ATTENTION JR. HIGH STUDENTS*
Coming February 1st, ala'carte /snack items will be available for purchase during lunch.
Seeing lots of positive office referrals today! Golden Tickets Galore! Keep up the positive behavior! #TeachMorris
Mrs. Dzelil’s class working hard today during Math #teachmorris
The January School Board Meeting has been rescheduled to take place next Tuesday, January 29th at 6 pm in the cafeteria.
Tonight's Board of Education Meeting has been cancelled. We will let the community know when it has been rescheduled.
Due to the Winter Weather Advisory and worsening road conditions, we will be dismissing early today, January 22nd. 6th-8th Grade students will dismiss at 12:50 pm and K-5 students will dismiss at 1:20pm. K and 1st Grade car riders will be in the big gym rather than the cafeteria. Afternoon Pre K is cancelled as well. All after school activities are cancelled. Thank you for your cooperation in assuring all students will get home safe.
Students and Staff were loving on Martha today #teachmorris #bemoremartha #therapydog
7th grade boys basketball regional game scheduled for Saturday is now moved to Monday at 4:30pm at Saratoga due to predicted weather.
Mrs. Warren’s class was having fun getting their hands dirty recreating “slime mold” today. #teachmorris
Kindergarten and 1st grade had some special “mystery readers” today. Thank you Morris Kiwanis, our kiddos loved having you in their classrooms! #TeachMorris #literacyevent
8th grade graduation retake pictures will be held on Wednesday, January 30th!
Pleases visit our sports website at http://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/ for more information on our sports, games, schedules, and more!
Good luck to our Braves Cheerleaders as they head to State this weekend!
Another day...another group of Golden Tickets!!!
The GOLDEN TICKETS keep rolling in!! We are so proud of all of our students!! #teachmorris
Our middle school Fashion Club has been busy making fleece lap blankets for the nursing home!
2nd Grade had a fun time reading a story and then building scenes from the book out if Legos with their Grandfriends!
WELCOME BACK! 2019 is going to be fantastic!
Great way to start 2019! Positive Office Referrals & Golden Tickets! #TeachMorris
2019 is off to a great start here at Morris Grade School! #goldentickets #teachmorris
Good luck 8th grade boys basketball team as they play Coal City in the 1st round of the IVC
Our very own Elf on the Shelf surprised students and staff today!!!
Great win for the 6th Grade Boys Basketball Team over Manhattan...24-17! Congratulations!
7th grade enjoyed their field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry last Friday!
Our D.A.R.E. and VFW essay winners were honored at last night's school board meeting! Congrats to these kiddos for their hard work!
Carson earned a golden ticket today and was sent to the office for a positive office referral! Congratulations!
Santa traded in his reindeer to help Morris 54 students arrive to school today! #TeachMorris
Congratulations to the winners of the Exibit Youth Art Show!
K-1st Grade: 1st place - Arienne Medler
2nd-3rd Grade: 1st Place - Anslie Rink, 1st Runner Up - Shawn Miles
4th-5th Grade: 1st Place - Anna Williams, 1st Runner Up - Demi Davila, Honorable Mention - Jessica McCaughn
6th-8th: 1st Runner Up - Nichole Melville, Honorable Mention - Hector Ramos, Chemia Walton, Skylar Sparks, Grace Mennenga
Love of Lattes at Grundy Bank! Come warm up with some delicious coffee!
Morris 54 Love of Lattes is on the road this morning! Visit us at Grundy Bank from 9-10:30 am. #TeachMorris
Morris 54 Love of Lattes is on the road this morning! Visit us at Grundy Bank from 9-10:30 am. #TeachMorris
Golden Tickets Galore! Students receiving a positive office referral for good behavior. Keep it up kiddos l!
We always look forward to first grade Christmas caroling every year!!!
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Our band and choir performed many beautiful holiday songs for students in grades PreK-5 this morning! 🎄
Our Love of Lattes Group is going on the road! They will be serving coffee in the lobby of Grundy Bank on Monday, December 17th from 9-10:30 am.
Congratulations to Haven Perdomo, 3rd place winner of the VFW essay contest, “Why I Honor the American Flag.” Mrs. Stefanie Phillis, 7th grade Social Studies teacher, submitted the essay entries for her students. Haven received a cash prize and her essay was sent to the next level of the contest. She will also celebrate with a pizza party in January! Congrats!
We would like to introduce our newest “Reading Dog!” Welcome Thelma Lou and thank you to Mrs. DesLauriers for training her and bringing her to District 54!
Congratulations to Kaleb Miller in Mrs. Dzelil's class! He was selected by Vista Learning and the ROE to receive a computer! He was selected for his hard work and effort in the classroom!
ATTENTION
Volleyball tryouts today and Friday for 7th and 8th grade has been changed. Tryouts will take place at White Oak until 5:00 NOT at Shabbona!
Great seeing our Team show off the great things happening @54elementary #rsa2018ditchtheworksheet #TeachMorris
Raising Student Achievement Conference. Morris Grade School recognized as a featured district. #TeachMorris #ILRSA
Raising Student Achievement Conference. Learning about Trauma informed schools. #TeachMorris #RSA2018
Camp Invention is coming to Morris Grade School in June!
This is a great STEM based week long camp for students in K-5. More information will be forthcoming! Sign up now for the best deal!
Sit! Stay! Read! December! 🐶📚❤️
The pups were back this afternoon for some belly rubs, good stories, and great company!
Popsicles with the Principal on Friday’s are always a huge hit!
Students and Dogs...a perfect Friday afternoon!
The cafeteria can will be serving Monday's menu on Tuesday.
The Boys basketball game at Bishop McNamara and the 8th girls game in Peru have been canceled for tonight.
Due to the severity of the predicted weather, there is NO SCHOOL Monday, November 26. This includes all after school activities.
Playing Multiplying Mixed Number Bingo with 6th grade Math today! #teachmorris
1st grade celebrating Friendsgiving
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Morris Firemen visited Mrs. Weaver's kindergarten class today to read Thanksgiving at the Firehouse!
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The office has been seeing students for positive office referrals!! Students receive a positive note (Golden Ticket) from their teacher and an administrator checks in with them. Students get to place a feather with their name on it around our new brave head! Great job kiddos! Continue to be leaders! #TeachMorris #ilschoolstories
Our Enchanted Forest Book Fair is open! Come join us now through November 20th. We will also be open on Parent Teacher Conference nights!
We ❤️ our Veterans! Thank you for taking the time today to talk with students of your brave service! We cannot thank you enough for the sacrifices you have made for us and our country!
Thank you for the sacrifices you have made for our freedom!
Happy Veterans Day! ❤️
Mrs. Burke and Mr. Anderson’s class were working hard on cards for our Veteran’s today! #teachmorris
PLEASE NOTE THIS CALENDAR CHANGE!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 WILL BE A HALF DAY OF STUDENT ATTENDANCE!
Please note that this day was previously listed as a full day of student attendance. K-5 will dismiss at 12:15. 6-8 will dismiss at 11:30. As previously listed, the parent teacher conference days on November 15th and 19th will also be half days of attendance.
Students weren't quite in their classrooms yet this morning when announcements began, but that didn't stop our loyal Kindergarten and First Grade classes from standing in the hall and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance honorably as if our flag was in front of them. ❤️🇺🇸
Attention Boys and Girls Basketball teams: Pictures will be on Monday at Shabbona starting at 3:15 for all levels. 6th girls please ride bus over like you would with a game.
Happy Friday! Stay warm! ❄️
Q: What has 66 hoodies, 15 jackets, 4 sweaters, 2 flannels, 9 lunch boxes, 7 hats, 8 plastic lunch containers, two footballs and an assortment of gloves and mittens?
A: Our lost and found!!!
Please check it out during Parent/Teacher Conferences on November 15 and 19. All items left after November 20th will be donated.
Congratulations to our students who performed at the Speech Competition last weekend! The students performed memorized solos, duets, small group skits, and many also participated in group improv. Each Morris performer received one of the 2 highest ratings, and everyone had their judge and audience laughing throughout their entire performance! Many thanks to Miss Blatti and Miss Druszkowski for their hard work preparing the students for this exciting competition!
Ms. Sanders class was having fun reading and learning a new site word today! #teachmorris
Our Brave head is up and we are gearing up for our positive office referrals.
MTSS Conference today. Learning about Strategic Doing, TEAM Unity, and program Fidelity. #TeachMorris