Morningside Elementary School

09/01/2026

💜 Congratulations to our 2026-27 Morningside Teacher of the Year, 4th grade teacher, Scarlett Howard!
✏️ Mrs. Howard exemplifies excellence in education through compassion, high expectations, and commitment to student success!
🐻 Cub Cudos also go out to our amazing finalists, PK teacher, Mrs. Michelle Beisley and Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Huddleston!
🏫 We are so thankful to have wonderful teachers at Morningside who care about our students and their success!

08/30/2026

We’ll see you on Monday at 5:30!

CALLING ALL PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS!

We will have our first PTA meeting of the year this MONDAY (8/31) at 5:30pm. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Not yet a member of the PTA? Join here: https://www.givebacks.com/causes/ptamorningside

08/28/2026

🏫 Thank you to everyone who attended our Back to School Night!
🌭 Families visited classrooms, met teachers, enjoyed a hot dog dinner, and celebrated the start of a new school year together. We are thankful for our partnership with our families!
🪴 Together, we are Growing Great Minds!

08/25/2026

08/24/2026

This Thursday night!
🏫 Annual Title I meeting
📕 Visit classrooms and see your students’ work
🌭 Enjoy dinner with the Morningside community
🏃‍♀️ Parking is limited - please walk or carpool if possible.
🚙 Park safely and legally. Overflow parking is available at Belmont Park

08/21/2026

08/14/2026

It’s been a great first week of learning and fun at Morningside!
🪴 We are Growing Great Minds! 🪴

08/12/2026

We had a great first day of school! 🐻 💜

08/10/2026

Stay connected with Morningside! 🐻 💜

Stay connected with mass notifications from Roanoke City Public Schools! 📱🔔

Later this evening, RCPS will send a call and text to all families and staff as a reminder that the first day of school is tomorrow. This is also a great opportunity to make sure you’re ready to receive important school and division updates throughout the year.

All RCPS families should automatically receive these messages using the phone number on file with their school. If you do not receive these messages today, please check that your school has your correct, most up-to-date contact information.

Additionally, we recommend all recipients save these numbers in your phone so your service provider does not block notifications by mistaking future calls and texts as spam:

📞 (540) 777-0876 — “RCPS Call”
💬 (540) 217-9134 — “RCPS Text”
⚠️ Short code 532-91 — “RCPS Alert”

To learn more about mass notifications, visit rcps.info/stayconnected. We're ready to stay connected with you for a great school year!