UEA Excellence in Teaching Awards are presented every year to Utah public school teachers whose efforts in the classroom significantly impact the life of an individual child or group of children. Morningside Elementary teacher Leandra Bambrick is one of 10 educators statewide to receive the award for 2018. Here's a sample of her award ...
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Plethora of praise for Dual Language Immersion programs
Dual Language Immersion programs in Granite School District continue to receive acclaim from multiple organizations and individuals. The district currently offers Dual Language Immersion classes in 19 schools for Chinese, Spanish and French. This article in France-Amerique Magazine praises Utah’s advancements in dual language education and ...
Board Meeting Report – August 2016
Administrative Reports Don Adams, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services, gave a report on a YMCA Mill Hollow proposal. For more information, contact Support Services at 385-646-4597. Doug Larson, Director of Policy & Legal Services, gave a report on district wide Civil Rights Compliance Training. The board convened into an ...
Region 5 PTA announces annual award recipients
This year's PTA awardees may come from different backgrounds, but they all have one purpose in mind: to support students in Granite School District. Two GSD educators - Brent Nelson of West Kearns Elementary and Gene Bechtold of Churchill Jr. High - received state PTA awards in addition to their region recognition. Region 5 PTA leadership ...
Board Meeting Report – November 2015
Administrative Reports John Welburn, Assistant Superintendent of Educator Support & Development, gave a report on the School Improvement Grant process and application. Linda Mariotti, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning Services, gave a report on a possible relocation of the Morningside Elementary gifted program. For more ...
Customer Service Star – A human-computer with heart
This week’s Customer Service Star goes to a principal’s secretary who doubles as a therapist for students, parents and colleagues. “Lisa Turner has been at Morningside Elementary for 13 years. She knows the name of nearly every student and what class they are in and who their parents are.” “I was an aide in the office when the secretary at ...
Utah Symphony to feature fifth-grade artwork from Oakwood, Morningside
Fifth grade students from Oakwood and Morningside elementary schools will help thousands of their peers connect with classical music through colorful drawings. Under the direction of visual art specialist Eric Wangsgard, a handful of fifth-graders at both schools have created works of art to accompany a notable music number performed by the Utah ...
Educator of the Week – Tod Cracroft
Our Educator of the Week is Morningside Elementary Principal Tod Cracroft, who "does an excellent job engaging and communicating with the community," and "serves as a great instructional leader." ...
Morningside martial arts volunteer receives Teacher Feature award
Sleeping in has its advantages, but for several students at Morningside Elementary there’s something a lot more enticing in the early hours of the morning that compels them out of bed. For several years, Master Martin, as Morningside students and staff know him, has been teaching Tae Kwan Do twice a week before school begins. About 40 kids a year ...
Morningside Elementary student wins statewide piano competition
Sixth-grader Daniel Liu performed an “absolutely stunning performance” of Mozart’s “Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major” during the 2014 Utah Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition. Daniel’s expertise with the piano earned him the top spot in the elementary division, which included 15 participants from across the state. Daniel will perform at ...