Murwood Elementary
eNewsletter
Wednesday
, February 13, 2019
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Calendar
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February
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| 14 |
No School - Staff Development Day |
| 15-18 |
No School - President's Day Weekend
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| 19 |
PTA General Meeting, 6:30 pm |
| 22 |
Soul Shoppe |
| 23 |
Crab and Pasta Feed Auction Dinner Dance |
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Principal's Message
Murwood Families,
What an exciting time for all of us! Our auction is right around the corner and there are so many great opportunities to share with family and friends. Please buy your tickets now
https://murwoodpts.ejoinme.org/tickets
As always there are fantastic baskets and student art and the opportunity to make a difference here, but the best part is that we all get a night to gather as a community and socialize, right in our own neighborhood! Our deepest gratitude to Jen Barnes and Jamie O'Reilly for their creative and inspirational leadership around this event. Please join us!
Carol Nenni
Murwood Principal
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News From the Office
Wednesday's are late start. The start time is at 8:55am. Students may not be dropped off before 8:40am as we do not have supervision before then.
Also, Wednesdays are our worst day of the week for tardies. Please make sure your student is on time!
Nancy Kaye
Murwood Office Manager
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News From the PTA
Help select your 2019-20 PTA Officers
The Nominating Committee was elected and will develop a slate of candidates for the 2019-20 PTA Executive Board for the 2/19 PTA Meeting. Thank you Mrs. Sicotte, Mrs. Nenni, Samantha Balboni and Jamie O'Reilly for serving on the committee. Open positions include: Executive Vice President,1st VP (School Programs), 2nd VP (Communications), 3rd VP Ways & Means, Historian and Parliamentarian (an appointed position). If you are interested in being considered for an Executive Board role, please contact
Andrea Slavet
- PTA Parliamentarian.
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Spring After School Enrichment
ASE has started and will run through May 31st.
Please remember that ALL ASE courses need a waiver, which can be
downloaded here
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The following are the available spots for ASE:
Mondays:
CodeFu Upper Grade Dojo: 15 open spots
Origami: 4 open spots
STEM FUNdamentals using Legos: 5 open spots
Tuesdays:
Winter Cooking: 9 open spots
Wednesday Morning 7:50am-8:50am Spanish: 9 open spots
Wednesday Afternoon:
CodeFu Mini Dojo: 14 open spots
Speed & Agility: 3 open spots
Toyology: 16 open spots
Thursdays:
Basketball: 2 open spots
Fridays:
Chess: 8 open spots
Yoga: 14 open spots
Creative Writing & Presenting Skills: 17 open spots
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Saturday, February 23rd at the Elks Lodge
The long-awaited Murwood Crab & Pasta Feed is NEXT
Saturday! Besides a delicious dinner and dancing, there will
be a ton of AMAZING auction packages for you to bid on -
items ranging from simple restaurant gift cards to kid's
summer camps to complete vacation packages that could be
for your family, OR for you and your friends to bid on
together. There's a week in Vegas, a long weekend in Tahoe
BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY & WIN AUCTION CREDIT! All Murwood parents and staff that purchase an event ticket by Wednesday, February 13th will be put into a drawing for $50 credit to use towards any auction bids or to go towards this year's Fund-A-Need. Drawing will take place at the PTA meeting on Tuesday, February 19th.
Click here to buy your event tickets
, to sponsor a teacher.
Can't attend the event? You can still participate by making a general Cash Donation or a donation towards our Fund-A-Need by clicking here.
You can also have a Proxy assigned to you to bid on your behalf for any Live Auction item. Click here for the Absentee Bid form.
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Science Fair
Deadline Extended!!!
Turn in the Science Fair Entry form by Friday, Feb. 22nd. Forms are on the Murwood Website, look on the calendar for the link!
Presentation boards will go home this week. IF you turn in your form late, you may need to wait for the next shipment.
STEM kits for the butterfly habitat will go home this week. Look for it with your oldest child. You may start with watching video's on Butterfly habitats and life cycle. You will be building them a habitat out of materials Murwood PTA provides.
Other STEM kits will go with your student, after they complete the brainstorming stage and final plan. This can be done any day after school, 2:30-3:30, provided I have a signed permission slip. This is also available on the Murwood Website.
All students working on Science Fair projects are welcome to work in the science room after school with a permission slip. Please be pick them up no later than 3:30. --
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Fundraising for Next Year's Science Camp
It's never too early to start fundraising for our soon to be 5th graders who will be off to Science Camp next school year!! Please come support Murwood's current 4th Grade class at Ike's Love and Sandwiches on
FEBRUARY 14th! 50% of all sales goes back to Murwood's (current) 4th grade class.
Mark your calendars for:
Fundraiser Reminders
- Orders placed through Ike's app will not be included in the fundraiser total. Only in-store purchases will count.
- Make sure you show the fundraiser flyer (hard copy or on your phone) or tell the cashier at checkout that you are there for Murwood's fundraiser before you pay! If you don't tell the cashier, Murwood won't get credit for the sale.
Thank you for your support.
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Please remember that many companies will match your charitable donations. Check with your Human Resources department, and see about obtaining matching funds for Murwood Elementary PTA! PTA helps pay for activities such as Soul Shoppe and lunchtime walking club for the kids.
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Walnut Creek Education Foundation (WCEF)
We Need to TURN UP THE HEAT!
35% of our families have donated to WCEF and we're pushing for 50%!
Your participation means increased funding for salaries, STEAM programs, electives, literacy programs and databases, and technology.
So let's
TURN UP THE HEAT!
To the 35% of families who have donated almost $725,000 to WCEF, you're investing in our schools and students - THANK YOU! Participate. Donate. Make a difference @
www.wcefk12.org
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Community eFlyers and Events
These links are all Walnut Creek School District approved flyers that are electronic. Please use the links below to view the newest flyers or click on
Community Flyers
to view all electronic flyers on the Walnut Creek School District website.
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