Edward W. Morley School
Encyclopedia
Edward W. Morley School is an elementary school
in the West Hartford Public School
District. The school is named after Edward W. Morley, a professor of chemistry at Case Western Reserve University
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(CAS). The CAS program recognizes an outstanding principal in each state who has made a difference and brought about positive change in their school. These principals must demonstrate leadership and organizational skills that have reached beyond their buildings and instill in others a sense of purpose. Under Dr. Stokoe, Morley was the first elementary school in the district to introduce and implement professional learning communities and individual student improvement plans.
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Every year Morley school holds a "Backpack Brigade." Teachers and students collect school supplies for needy families and deliver them, packed inside backpacks that will also be donated, to West Hartford's town hall for distribution.
Morley school also holds an annual "Red Wagon Food Drive" to benefit the West Hartford Food Pantry. Students in kindergarten, first and second grades pull wagons containing donated food items from the school to town hall.
The Morley school holds a special annual celebration to mark the Chinese New Year
, a 15-day celebration that emphasizes family and reunion.
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
in the West Hartford Public School
West Hartford Public Schools
West Hartford Public Schools provides education for West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.- Middle schools :* Bristow Middle School* King Philip Middle School* Sedgwick Middle School- Elementary schools :* Aiken* Braeburn* Bugbee...
District. The school is named after Edward W. Morley, a professor of chemistry at Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
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Recognitions
Dr. Ellen Stokoe, principal of Morley Elementary School, was named 2010 National Distinguished Principal by the Connecticut Association of SchoolsConnecticut Association of Schools
The Connecticut Association of Schools and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is the governing body for secondary school athletics and other interscholastic competition in the state of Connecticut.- History :...
(CAS). The CAS program recognizes an outstanding principal in each state who has made a difference and brought about positive change in their school. These principals must demonstrate leadership and organizational skills that have reached beyond their buildings and instill in others a sense of purpose. Under Dr. Stokoe, Morley was the first elementary school in the district to introduce and implement professional learning communities and individual student improvement plans.
Special Activities
Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, students at the Morley school took up a collection in honor of Dr. Anton Alerte, the husband of fifth grade teacher Heather Alerte, who did part of his residency in Haiti. The funds raised were sent to Doctors Without Borders for use in HaitiHaiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
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Every year Morley school holds a "Backpack Brigade." Teachers and students collect school supplies for needy families and deliver them, packed inside backpacks that will also be donated, to West Hartford's town hall for distribution.
Morley school also holds an annual "Red Wagon Food Drive" to benefit the West Hartford Food Pantry. Students in kindergarten, first and second grades pull wagons containing donated food items from the school to town hall.
The Morley school holds a special annual celebration to mark the Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
, a 15-day celebration that emphasizes family and reunion.
MEDC
Morley Extended Day Care Inc. (MEDC) is an extracurricular program for students attending the Morley school. The summer and vacation camps are open to any elementary school students in the West Hartford Public School District as well as students from other towns.External links
- http://www.whps.org/school/morley/
- http://www.whps.org/whps/
- http://morleyextendeddaycare.com/