Please check out Mrs. Armstrong's October 2025 newsletter. Thank you!
Mrs. Stumpff sent the attached Sing Around Nebraska (SAN) permission slip form home with our 4th-6th grade students. If you are interested in your student attending, the permission slip form needs to be returned by Monday, October 6th. If there are any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Stumpff. Thank you!
For the 3rd-6th grade students who participated in the Morrill Lion Jr Football season this year, you will have pictures on Thursday, October 9th @ 4:30 pm. The pictures will be taken at Beth Erdman's Photography studio which is located between the Morrill Post Office and the Morrill American Legion. If there are any questions, please reach out to Coach Lofink. Thanks!
Attached is the month-at-a-glance calendar that will be coming home with students to provide parents/guardians with a list of scheduled elementary events. Please remember that this calendar is not all-inclusive and is subject to change. Thank you!
Just a reminder that our Morrill PTO is putting on a Zombie Color Run on Saturday, October 11th. Registration for the event is currently open. Anyone registered by October 3rd is guaranteed a t-shirt; however, registration received after that date does not guarantee a t-shirt. Please scan the QR code on the attached flyer or use this link https://forms.gle/wymmueUYyCxTVwaV9 to register. Registration will remain open through the day of the event on Oct. 11th. All proceeds will help benefit the Morrill PTO. Thank you!
We are encouraging our Kindergarten - 6th grade students to walk to school on Wednesday, October 1st. We will have staff at both the Morrill Park and the Old Football Field to walk with students. Check out the attached flyer for details, thanks!
If you are the parent of a student in KDG-6th grade, please consider joining us for our monthly PTO meeting on Monday, September 29th starting at 5:30 pm. Thank you!
Just a reminder that our dental screenings for all KDG-6th, 7th, and 10th grade students will be done tomorrow, Sept. 23rd.
You can still return your consent form tomorrow if you wish for your student to receive any of the following services:
*Fluoride
*Dental Sealants
*Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF)
The consent form was sent home with students last week and is required to be returned before any of the above services can be completed. Thank you!
The Morrill PTO will be putting on a Zombie Color Run on Saturday, October 11th. Early registration for the event is open and will run through September 26th. Please scan the QR code on the attached flyer or use this link https://forms.gle/wymmueUYyCxTVwaV9 to register. You are guaranteed a t-shirt if you complete the early registration by September 26th; however, any registration received after that date does not guarantee a t-shirt. Registration will remain open through the day of the event on Oct. 11th. All proceeds will help benefit the Morrill PTO. Thank you!
Just a reminder that there will be no school on Friday, September 19th for PK-6th grade. Enjoy your extended weekend!
2025-2026 Morrill Homework Club
We will be starting homework club again this year on Monday, September 22nd for grades 2-6. It will run Monday-Thursday from 3:25-4:30 pm in the elementary school library. If you would like your child to attend, please complete the parent agreement form using the QR code on the attached note. Families are responsible for their own transportation.
We are also trying to secure staffing for the Lyman Homework Club, and we will provide more information to families regarding that site as it becomes available.
If there are any questions, please contact the school office at (308) 247-2176. Thank you!
Kendra Lauruhn, who is a Registered Dental Hygienist with PPHD, will be completing dental screenings on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd for all KDG-6th, 7th, and 10th grade students.
She is also willing to provide services such as fluoride, dental sealants, and/or silver diamine fluoride (SDF); however, a consent form is required to be returned to receive any of those treatments. The consent form will be going home with students and needs to be returned by Monday, Sept. 22nd. Thank you!
Lunch Menu Changes - Sept. 16-19
There are menu changes for this week. Please check out the attached flyer for details on what the main items will be each day. Also, please take note that we do not have school this Friday, Sept. 19th. Thank you!
2025-2026 Step Up To Reading Challenge - Home Reading Starts Sept. 15th
Dear Lion Families,
Beginning next week, Morrill Elementary students will be participating in the Step Up to Reading Challenge. We are encouraging our students to read a lot at school and at home!
The reason is simple: Research shows that students who read for over 30 minutes every day have a better chance for success in school and beyond. The more time your student spends reading at their level, the better reader they’ll become!
Every day, your student will bring home books or reading materials and a home reading log. Each 15 minute period of reading counts as 1 Step. Our goal is to read 4 Steps per day: two at school (30 minutes) and two at home (30 minutes). Teachers will help by tracking the amount of steps earned at school.
Please be a Home Reading Coach for your child! Help them establish daily reading habits and assist when needed. The reading can be a variety of things: picture & chapter books, sight words, reading aloud, or silent reading. The reading should be easy & fun for everyone involved. You can break up the 30 minutes into more manageable chunks each night for your family.
There are small prizes, rewards, and incentives for students who earn steps at school & home. Of course, the biggest reward is becoming a better reader!
Please fill out & return the attached note to help your student with this challenge. Students also need to sign and agree to STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE!
Be a Home Reading Coach:
*Turn off TV, computers, phones, and games.
*Guide your student to find a quiet, comfortable place to focus on reading.
*Help your student read for 2 Steps, which is 30 minutes, at least 5 days a week. (Read to them, listen to them read, read along with them, watch them read with a sibling.)
*Talk about the books your student chooses to read.
*Track minutes and sign the reading log every day your student reads.
*Help your student return their books and reading log to school each day.
Thank you for your support. We can’t wait to celebrate our Lion Readers!
~Morrill Elementary Teachers and Staff
