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Yearbook
You can still order your yearbook at Josten's online for $30.
Only students who preorder a yearbook will be able to receive one.
Talent Show-
The Morton Cheerleaders are hosting a school talent show, The Spring
Follies, on March 18th. If interested, please pick up an application
from Ms. Herrington in room 300. All applications must be returned
no later than February 28th. Continue to check out the Tuesday memo for
any more details.
Penny Wars-
The winners of the pizza party were Mrs. Cahill's and Mrs. Hall's
classes, both turned in filled containers along with Ziplock bags
full of change on Wednesday morning. Another AL also filled up their
containers before the week was over and it was Ms. Miller's.
Box Tops-
The annual competition is underway and will end Friday, February
12th. Keep those Box Tops coming!!!
Order Your Yearbook
With
a credit card you can order your 2009-2010 yearbook ($30) online at
www.jostensyearbooks.com. Payment is due by Friday, January
29.
Dance
Change-
The winter
DANCE scheduled for last Friday which had to be canceled due the snow
has been rescheduled for Friday, February 19th.
Free Tax
Preparation
FREE TAX PREP-
CKEEP –The Central Kentucky Economic Empowerment Project provides free
tax preparation and filing services to qualified taxpayers. If you
earned less that $49Kin 2009, you
may qualify. Henry Clay High school will be a CKEEP site on Feb 22 and
23. Call Mrs. Blackman at the Cassidy/Morton FRYSC
381-3539 for an appointment time or
call 211, United Way of the Bluegrass,
for additional site information.
You may also visit
www.kyplc.org/ckeep/html
Volunteers
in the School
Be sure to fill out the online
Volunteer Form
so that you are approved to volunteer in Fayette County Public Schools.
It's quick and easy and the schools appreciate your help!!
Meal Pay
Plus - Pay Online!!
Parents, please send money for you child’s/children’s account(s).
You can also check the accounts on the internet at
www.mealpayplus.com .
The
district wellness plan continues to drive menu selections.
Make Money
For Morton With The Click Of Your Mouse!
Click here:
Goodsearch
Enter Morton Middle School as the charity of your choice. Searches
are powered by Yahoo and yield the same results. Our school will receive
a check in December for every time we search or shop the Internet
through this link.
Save Box Tops
Help our
school earn money by clipping Box Tops for Morton all year long! We’ll
have our next contest again in February.
Contest winners earn gift certificates to shop at Morton’s Winter Book
Fair!
Kroger
Cards
Remember to use
those Kroger cards for Morton to help with our equipment and technology
needs! Don’t have a Kroger card? E-mail
Ms. Carpenter
to arrange getting one.
Recycle printer cartridges for Morton Send in your empty
printer cartridges and help Morton's technology fund!!! There is a box
for the empty cartridges in the front hall by Mrs. Roach's reception
area.
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Saturday
School-
Any child earning an F
for the 2nd nine weeks grading period in Language Arts, Math, Science,
or Social Studies must attend Saturday School for Plato credit recovery.
The dates are January 30th, February 20th & 27th, March 13th, April 10th
& 17th, May 8th, 15th, & 22nd.
If you have any questions, please contact your child's counselor at
381-3540 or Jenny Andrews at 381-3533, extension 2217.
Breakfast Book Club-
Breakfast Book Club meets Thursday,
February 18. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Students arriving before 8:00 a.m.
should be prepared to attend Study Hall in Room 108 (cost three
dollars). Please do not line up outside the library before 8:00 am.
BookFlix
Try this
colorful, exciting way to read books online.
BookFlix can be accessed either at school or home. This is
available through a collaborative effort between the Lexington Public
Library and our schools. Anyone who has a LPL library card and enter it
via that. You just need to know your library card number and pin
number (last four digits of your home phone number).
Accelerated Reader
Morton
now has Accelerated Reader Quizzes. To see the titles we own,
click on this link.
All County Band-
It has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 24th from 6:00-9:00 pm
and Thursday March, 25th from 8:00 am to 4:00 with the concert at
7:30 pm at Henry Clay High School. Selected members please let Mr.
Chamberlain know if you are not able to go.

Boys Basketball
Congratulations to the
2010 Boys Basketball team.
If you have any questions, please contact
Coach Jones.
Girls Basketball
Morton's Girls' Basketball A-Team became the
City Basketball Champions for the first time in school history.
They were the runner-up in the season league play, with a season record of 15 -
2. Congratulations to the Girls' Basketball B-Team who were the
season league play champions, with a seasons record of 13 - 3, and the runner-up
in the City Basketball B-Team Championship. In addition, the team
won the Academic Award for 2009-2010. Congratulations, girls and
Coach Mack and Coach Gill!! (Roster for the team is available
below.) Watch the
Championship
Game on Channel 13.
Sports Schedules
Girls Basketball, 2009-10
Boys
Basketball, 2010
Sports Physicals
All students wishing to try out for a sport, cheerleading or dance
team must have a completed sports physical physician form on file before
they will be allowed to try out.
Sports Physical
Physician Form.

Chorus
Please refer
to
Ms. Sogin's website for
more information regarding chorus, speech team, or play productions.
Band
New Info!!!
Please refer to
the band website
for more information regarding band events.
Orchestra
Please refer to
Ms. Williams' website
for more information regarding orchestra events.
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