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Monday, December 12, 2011

Day Twenty - Updates...

Morgan County Families!  The Marcato Children's Choir is a new, free community program in offered to all children in grades 3 through 6 in the Morgan Valley. Registration is now open for all 3rd to 6th grade children who would like to be part of Marcato during the Spring 2012 season. More information about Marcato Children's Choir can be found at http://www.morganvalleyvoices.blogspot.com/ or by calling Heidi Farmer at 801-820-3000.

Next thing to know:  The Morgan Board of Education meeting was LAST Tuesday (Dec. 6th) rather than this Tuesday (Dec. 13th).  All Board meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of each month except for December.  ("Day Nineteen" info regarding the December Board of Ed meeting was in error -  appologies!)

Catching you up:  The Board of Education voted in October to have all Morgan Elementary School busses resume their original 2010-2011 pick-up times for children attending MES.  (In August and September, MES busses were picking up children 10 minutes earlier than the 2010-2011 school year.  Some MES parents had expressed concerns regarding this schedule change, the new MES school breakfast program, and the impact of these changes on families who provide breakfast for their children at home. See "Day Ten" for more information.)

If you have a freshman or sophomore at MHS:  SEOPs with MHS freshmen, their parents, and the MHS freshman/sophomore counselor are taking place this week through the beginning of February.  Appointment cards are mailed out to parents 2 weeks in advance from MHS, so look forward to receiving one in your mailbox if you haven't received one already.  Sophomores will have their only SEOP in April.  (SEOP = "Student Education Occupation Plan")

Coming up in 2012!  Morgan City is celebrating the 225th Anniversary of America's Constitution by sponsoring 12 "Forgotten American Family Night Stories"  for our Morgan Community residents/families.  There will be one story for each month of the year 2012 beginning  in January.  Each monthly "Forgotten American Family Night Stories" is an inspiring, patriotic, family-friendly story which is printed on the back of a full-page picture of the story subject.  They will be available via various participating Morgan County businesses in  front counter display-pockets.  (Look for the American Flag!)  Monthly themes:
  • January"The Star-Spangled Banner - Appreciation for our Flag and our National Anthem"
  • February"The Statue of Liberty - What Does 'Liberty' Mean to Us?"
  • March: "Ellis Island:  Why Did People from Other Countries Come to America?"
  • April: "Ellis Island (Part II):  Whay Did YOUR Ancestors Come to America?"
  • May"The 1st Ammendment to the Constitution:  Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assemble, Petition"
  • June"The Revolutionary War - Preparation for the Constitution"
  • July"Forgotten Stories of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence"
  • August"Principles of the Consitution - In Order to Form a More Perfect Union"
  • Septemeber"September 17th, 1787 - Birthday of America's Constitution!  Preserving It's Principles"
  • October"Preserving the Principles of the Constitution (Part II)"
  • November"Forgotten Stories of the Pilgrims:  The Lessons and Legacy They Left Us"
  • December"Forgotten American Christmas Stories:  The Battle of Valley Forge and the Crossing of the Delaware"
If you / your family would like to "adopt" a display pocket at a Morgan County business, contact Lydia Nuttall at lydiacnuttall@gmail.com .  (Responsibilities will include distributing copies of the monthly story to your "adopted" business by the first business day of each month in 2012, keeping the display pocket adequately supplied and orderly, etc.)

Blog-in again for Day Twenty-One!