Morenci Elementary School

🎈 Balloons Over Broadway Project 🎈Our 3rd graders had a wonderful time studying Balloons Over Broadway! After reading the story, they put their creativity to work by designing and building their very own parade balloons.

They wrapped up the project with a school-wide parade, proudly showing off their imaginative creations. They worked hard, collaborated beautifully, and brought so much joy to our hallways! 🐾✨

Our Jasper Johns art project is officially complete! Students studied the Army veteran and artist’s iconic American flag collage, learning how he layered newspaper, hot beeswax, and oil paint to create his famous work. Using his techniques as inspiration, our young artists created their own newspaper American flags from start to finish, and they look incredible! 🎨✨❤️🤍💙

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Beaks, food, and lots of curiosity! 🐥Our 1st graders learned how animal traits help them survive by trying out different “beaks” to see which ones could pick up which foods. Science is so much fun! ❤️🧪

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🧲 Mrs. BV’s students are busy building, designing, and discovering with new magnet manipulatives funded by the Morenci Education Foundation grant!
The grant’s purpose is to support number and letter building skills, giving students hands-on tools that enrich learning and promote fine motor growth. ✨ Thank you, Morenci Education Foundation, for helping our students learn by doing!

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🎉 Let’s give a round of applause for these outstanding MS/HS students! These Bulldogs had zero tardies and zero absences during the first third of the school year, an incredible achievement and a true reflection of dedication and responsibility. 🐾
👏 Congratulations! Keep up the amazing work!
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🍂 Our 2nd graders have been busy creating one-point perspective fall landscape paintings! 🎨 Their creativity shines through in every colorful detail. 🍁 #MorenciBulldogs #BulldogArtists

A special thank you to Phil McCaskey (USMC) for visiting Mrs. Decker's 5th grade class and presenting each student with their very own American flag. We appreciated his service and the time he spent helping our students understand the true meaning of Veterans Day. ❤️🤍💙

🐾 Congratulations to our Elementary Bulldogs who achieved Perfect Attendance for the 1st marking period! 🎉 Your dedication and commitment to showing up every day make a big difference — keep up the great work! 💪📚

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DK was all smiles during the clothespin game for Letter C! This fun activity helps strengthen fine motor skills while encouraging teamwork and focus. 🐾

The fifth graders took on The Empire State Building Challenge! 🏗️ During STEAM class, students engineered and built their own mini versions of the iconic skyscraperlearning about its history, the “Sky Boys,” and how teamwork and resilience shaped this symbol of hope. 🌆💪

Our 2nd graders are learning to think like coders! 💻🎃 This week, students practiced computational thinking skills through a fun and festive Trick-or-Treat coding game. Working in pairs, they used logic, sequencing, and teamwork to solve challenges — proving that learning can be both engaging and spooktacular! 👻 #MorenciBulldogs #BulldogPride #STEMLearning

Our students explored radial yarn art designs while learning how to use tapestry needles! 🧵 This group worked incredibly hard and showed amazing resilience throughout the process. 👏

Today’s science lesson was delicious! 🌍 Students built edible models of Earth’s layers after converting each layer’s thickness (1,000 km = 1 cm) and marking their cups to show the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.

We had a busy and creative week! 🍎✂️ We read Too Much Glue and Scissors on Strike to learn about using our classroom tools safely and responsibly. Then we explored stencils and warm colors in art to start our Autumn apple masterpieces! 🎨

Nothing says fall fun like pumpkin painting! Mrs. Grieder’s first graders loved showing off their creativity. 🍁

Learning About Perspectives in 4th Grade 🧠💬
Our fourth graders have been exploring how people can view the same thing in different ways! In Mrs. Miller’s SEL activity this week, students shared some of their favorite and least favorite things, like school subjects, and discovered that everyone’s opinions are unique. They wrapped up the lesson by interviewing classmates to compare their likes and dislikes. What a fun way to learn about empathy, understanding, and individuality! 💛🐾

Our 5th graders had an incredible day at Providence Park! They explored history through the Canal Experience and toured Ludwig Mill, diving into hands-on learning and discovery. So much curiosity, and learning happened throughout the day. What a great adventure for our young Bulldogs! 🚌📚💧

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📚 Thank You, Morenci Kiwanis Club!
A big thank you to the Morenci Kiwanis Club for their generous donation of dictionaries to each of our 3rd graders! Your continued support helps foster a love for learning and literacy in our young Bulldogs. We appreciate all you do for our students and community! 💙🐾

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📸 Our 4th graders had a busy and exciting week full of learning and discovery! They toured the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, enjoyed a special visit from Doug Spade, and took a trip to the Stair District Library. From government to community connections, it was a week packed with hands-on experiences and fun. 💙🐾 #MorenciBulldogs #BulldogPride

🎓 Graduation Day Information 🎓 We’re excited to celebrate our Kindergarten and 5th Grade graduates on Wednesday, June 5, in the High School Gym! 🕧 Kindergarten Graduation – 12:30 p.m. 🕑 5th Grade Graduation – 2:00 p.m. 🎉 Attendees should enter through the High School Activities Entrance. We can’t wait to honor our amazing students and all they’ve accomplished this year! 💙🐾 #BulldogPride #GraduationDay #MorenciBulldogs