Murwood Elementary
eNewsletter
Wednesday
, March 13, 2019
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Calendar
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March
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5th Grade WCI Visits, MPR, 9 AM |
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Science Fair, MPR, 6-7:30 PM |
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PTA General Meeting, Library, 6:30 PM |
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New Kinders Parent Tour, 10 AM |
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Multi-Cultural Night, MPR, 5:30-7 PM |
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5th Grade Panoramic Picture |
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Principal's Message
Murwood Families,
Our team is committed to improving attendance through our Every Student, Every Day campaign. We have redesigned our Murwood Motto to include the Every Student, Every Day message. Students took the Every Student, Every Day pledge in their classroom, and signed our banner which will hang on the Murwood fence to remind us of the importance of seeing Every Student, Every Day.
Carol Nenni
Murwood Principal
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News From the Office
- If you are the parent of a TK or K student and you arrive late, we ask that you please park and walk your child into the office to sign them in and obtain a late pass. Office staff will then walk your child to their classroom or other location. Classes run on a tight schedule, especially on Wednesdays, and often leave their rooms soon after the morning bell and are not in the classroom when a late student arrives. Also, the Kinder back doors and gates are locked promptly after the bell. Please help us to ensure that students always arrive safely to their classrooms.
- A request once again from our residential neighbors to please not block the driveway to the house right next to the school entrance or the entrance to Kayser Ct. during morning drop off and afternoon pick up. Thank you for your cooperation.
Thank you!
Nancy Kaye
Murwood Office Manager
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Returning to Murwood?
Parents, please remember to take a moment to fill out the
"Returning to Murwood" form sent to you last week. The information we obtain from it is important in helping us plan for next year.
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ART TO REMEMBER FUNDRAISER FOR NEXT YEAR'S SCIENCE CAMP
The 4th graders are participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember! Right now, our 4th graders are busy creating colorful, fun art work that will be transformed into keepsake products of YOUR choice. Most products are
$15 or less. 33% of the profits come back to Murwood and will help with the costs associated with the Science Camp. Be on the lookout for more information coming in the Wednesday envelopes and further communications from 4th grade parent, Dawn Greenaway. This is a super FUNdraiser. The kids are excited to see their art come to life in the products you choose. Any siblings of current 4th graders are welcome to participate too. Please contact Dawn Greenaway at
[email protected] if you'd like your younger child to participate. Thank you for your support of our soon to be 5th graders!
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Science Fair
March 14, 6-7:30 PM, MW MPR
Rubber Eggs! Flying Peeps! Sailboats sailing! Penguins! Burning money! Slime! Butterfly habitats!
The Science Fair has it all! Everyone is invited to attend the Murwood Science Fair, Thursday, March 14th from 6-7:30. Science will be everywhere and our Catapult STEM participants may be seen showing off the distance the peeps can travel. The other STEM participants will be testing a sailboat or an apple container. Caterpillars MAY be climbing around the butterfly habitats! Come enjoy dinner and dessert from Rosie's food truck and explore the science fair projects. Parents, please keep your children with you as there is no adult supervision on the playground or in the MPR.
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Multi-Cultural Night
Please join the Murwood PTA and the 5th Grade class on March 28th from 5:30-7 for our Multi-cultural Night Celebration. We invite everyone to prepare a dish to share with the room, something traditional or a family favorite (please label, including your name, dish name, and ingredients). Our diversity is what makes Murwood the beautiful, inclusive community that we are, and we'd like to take a night to celebrate together. Students' Heritage posters will be displayed.
This is a terrific, family-fun filled, community evening. We are looking forward to seeing all of you there.
Entertainment:TBD
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Crab and Pasta Feed Auction
The results are in!!! The Crab & Pasta Feed pulled in almost $60,000, profiting just under $45,000 for the PTA and the benefit of our kids. Thank you again for all your support and participation in our annual fundraiser!!!
Quick reminder that you can still sign up for the Sign-Up Partys such as the Daddy Daughter Dance, Mother Son Kickball, Hikeapalooza and any of the super fun adult & family get togethers posted on the PTA board just outside the MPR. Special note that the Wine Tasting Party has been postponed to a Saturday (TBD) in August.
Last chance to make any changes to your auction invoice or to let us know if you will be paying by cash or check. Any open invoices as of Thursday, 3/14 will be billed to the credit card on file. Please contact Jamie O'Reilly and Jen Barnes at
[email protected]
if you have any questions.
Jamie O'Reilly and Jen Barnes
3rd VPs -
Fundraising Chairs
Murwood Elementary PTA
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Murwood PTA received $74 from Amazon Smile for the Oct-Dec quarter. That is free money to the school that comes from making your Amazon purchases through the
smile.amazon.com website - it doesn't cost you any more than ordering through the regular Amazon website, and a small percentage of your purchase comes to Murwood PTA! Remember to "smile" when ordering from Amazon.
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Walnut Creek Education Foundation (WCEF)
You Turned it Up!
Wow! More than 600 red envelopes were turned in to raise $85,000 during
Turn UP the Heat! We have now raised 75% of our $1.2 million goal with an end date of June 30. Will your family be one of the 300 new donors we need to reach our goal? Visit
DONATE NOW to make a tax-deductible gift and help create great schools and well-rounded students.
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Join Our Team!
If you have a few spare hours a month to volunteer and help WCEF grow (which also means more resources and programs for your child!!), we would love to have you join our team. Check out our
list of open volunteer positions
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Save the Date! Taste & Toast to Education
The always popular Taste & Toast to Education is on May 8 from 5:30-9:00 pm. Enjoy a fun evening strolling around downtown with our specialists, our community and other Walnut Creek families. It's family-friendly, mom's night out friendly - absolutely something for everyone.
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Summer Camp Guide
We're all scrambling for ways to keep our kids occupied this summer. Check out our
Summer Camp Guide
for a list of camps that support WCEF and public education.
There is something for everyone ages 4 and up!
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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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