Morehead City Primary

Morning News- Tuesday, February 10, 2026
https://youtu.be/JLv6YmksR6Q
Reminder to get all of the pop tabs in for the Ronald McDonald House by Friday and TOMORROW...wear yellow in support all of our bus drivers.

Welcome back! Morning News- Monday, February 9, 2026
https://youtu.be/h6a8oPJDFXI

Tune in for a fun recap of our families enjoying the rare snow event!

We may be living our best lives during these remote days but we couldn't let the week continue without a shoutout for National School Counselor Week!

Big thank you so Whitney Johns for all you do for the Sandcastle!
This ChatGPT trend came along just in time to provide us with a FABULOUS caricature of all things you!

Parents! Today was our final day of reading for MCPS Reads One Book--Big Foot and Little Foot. We encourage you to read with your child at home and to complete the final Padlet question. Additionally, we will have a virtual author visit with Ellen Potter next week! That's so exciting.

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Friday, January 30th News:
https://youtu.be/P1iUMS43vMQ

Happy last Friday of January! We welcome a new news team today who rocked it! Check out our Big Foot and Little Foot padlet for day 11 and the special segment featuring our Coast Guard visit yesterday that connected to our reading. Enjoy!

Thursday, January 29th News:
https://youtu.be/yaDtNbPAEsU

Lots of great stuff on the broadcast this morning. MCPS Reads One Book update, Padlet responses from last night, and a SUPER EXCITING announcement about an upcoming author visit! Tune in for the latest!

Wednesday, January 28 News:
https://youtu.be/46kKPuvp4bg

Happy Wednesday! Lots going on in the broadcast today. We have the Padlet responses from Day 9 of "MCPS Reads One Book" as well as a new mystery letter of the week. Additionally, there's a 3 month update about Ms. Fairley's Fancy the Cow who they adopted. Finally, it's the day for Mystery Doug. Shew...have a great Wednesday!

Mystery Science:
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/squirrels-acorns?code=4db6fd5efce25eb20c1d1ffaf051bb28

Morning News- Tuesday, January 27, 2026
https://youtu.be/2_9wpcJYZ0g
Tune in today for "Big Foot and Little Foot" talk along with a few pictures from our 3rd graders visit to the Police Station and Town Hall.

Monday, January 26 News:
https://youtu.be/LXtlZ9W1hNU

Welcome back from a chilly and dreary weekend! Today's news broadcast highlights the next "MCPS Book of the Month" club as well as some updates from our reading of Big Foot and Little Foot. Enjoy!

Morning News- Friday, January 23, 2026
https://youtu.be/2rYRlPN_xbg
We have more family conversations around "Big Foot and Little Foot." You will not want to miss out! Have a safe weekend.

Morning News- Thursday, January 22, 2026
https://youtu.be/63ClDPZfJtQ
Tune in today to hear some of our family conversations with "Big Foot and Little Foot", some fun games that were created at home this weekend, and our 2nd quarter PE STARS!

This week we started our “MCPS Reads One Book” and boy are we loving the story, “Big Foot and Little Foot” by Ellen Potter ! Check out the recap of some of our activities teachers completed with students to accompany the reading each day. Can’t wait to see where this story goes next!
#ReadersAreLeaders

https://youtu.be/IbeY039MXXQ

Morning News- Friday, January 16, 2026
https://youtu.be/lRmdXyhfs9M
It has been a busy week in the Sandcastle. Tune in for a MCPS Reads One Book week 1 recap, a day 4 padlet conversation, and TONIGHT PARENTS- We have a family STEM project coming home, Perfect for a long cold weekend!

See everyone back on THURSDAY!

Morning News- Thursday, January 15, 2026
https://youtu.be/9WOMRDYjtLI

Tune in today for a recap of Chapters 3-4 of our "Big Foot and Little Foot" discussion. We love seeing all the family interaction at home..keep them coming!

Morning News- Wednesday, January 14, 2026
https://youtu.be/-tAlzrJ3kEw
As our first day of reading "Big Foot and Little Foot," check out some family interactions last night and our Mystery Science question..."Why do our teeth chatter?"
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/teeth-chatter?code=83fa8e677b352e79d0494d5d7ffa7cdb

Morning News- Tuesday, January 13, 2026
https://youtu.be/KCm7sIvD1yA
Tune in today for a busy newscast. We have: our first "First MCPS Reads One Book," Padlet interaction, the first graders learn about bees and making honey, and a reminder to bring in "pop tabs" for Ronald McDonald House.

Morning News - Monday, January 12, 2026
https://youtu.be/SIPSIfgnlvg
Today we begin our "MCPS Reads One Book" and we have an announcement about a new "Sandcastle Keepers" club.

Friday, January 9th News:
https://youtu.be/xgVOvM9qlKo

We made it to Friday! Lots on the morning news today. Check out our January Readers of the Month, an introduction for our fundraiser beginning Monday, and...an introduction for the "MCPS Reads One Book" that also begins on Monday! Shew...have a great weekend!

Thursday, January 8th News:
https://youtu.be/jrgr4_Q-0dg

This is the last day for Newsteam 6! Thank you for all of your hard work. Check out our "Book of the Month" reminder in today's broadcast.

Wednesday, January 7 News:
https://youtu.be/KOB4oiD7afw

We have made it a full week in 2026! Tune in today to check out our first Mystery Science in the new year as well as a segment featuring Mr. Vanzant from Hammocks Beach State Park with some of our third graders.

Mystery Science:
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/new-year?code=188f303ed32ff3d30039a320add4de7a