Murwood Elementary
eNewsletter
Wednesday
, February 27, 2019
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Calendar
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March
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PTA Executive Board Meeting, Library, 6:30 PM |
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MAC Committee Meeting, Library, 3:30 PM |
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Short Day: TK/K dismissed at 11:30 AM; Grades 1-5 dismissed at 12:30 PM |
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3rd Grade Shadelands Field Trip |
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5th Grade WCI Visits, MPR, 9 AM |
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Science Fair |
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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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5th Grade Panoramic Picture |
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Principal's Message
Murwood Families,
Crab & Pasta Feed Auction
Thank you to everyone who donated, volunteered, attended, and purchased items from our Auction. What a fantastic night! Special thanks to Jen Barnes, Jamie O'Reilly, and Yannick Edwards for all their extraordinary efforts on behalf of our school.We were so happy to have a fun night to celebrate our school, right in our backyard. Thanks for a great time!
Crab Feed is over but the Auction is NOT!
https://murwood2019.ggo.bid
From main menu, click on "Currently Open" to see what can still be yours!
Soul Shoppe
Last week was our final Soul Shoppe assembly of the year. Aptly named "True Friendship," this workshop had two important components "The Friend-O-Meter" and "The Rumor Replacer." This comes at a perfect time, because we have been experiencing some exclusion, hurt feelings, and humor at the expense of peers on campus lately. Please
read the attached letter from Soul Shoppe with your child and ask them how they perceive their friendships at school. Are they leading? Are they following? Are they an ally to someone in need? Your partnership matters, because we want everyone to feel they belong here. Please take a moment to talk with your child about this important topic.
Carol Nenni
Murwood Principal
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News From the Office
Parents, you received an electronic form yesterday titled "Returning to Murwood". We ask that you take a moment to fill out the form and submit it as soon as possible. We are already beginning to plan our enrollment for next year, so your feedback is very important. We will also have a paper copy of the form available in the office for your convenience if you prefer. Thank you in advance for taking a moment to fill out and return the form.
Nancy Kaye
Murwood Office Manager
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Save the Date!
First day of school 2019-2020 school year is WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019!
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From the Library
Book Swap March 1-7
In celebration of Read Across America, we will be having our first Murwood Book Swap. Beginning this Thursday, students can bring in gently used books that are no longer wanted. For each book they donate they will receive a ticket that they can exchange for other donated books. The swap will be held in the library and will open this Friday. Students can shop during lunch, class library time and after school. Please contact Kelly Durflinger if you have any questions.
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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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Nominating Committee Update
Thank you again to our wonderful Nominating Committee including Mrs. Sicotte, Mrs. Nenni, Samantha Balboni, Mustapha Ghoumi and Jamie O'Reilly. These volunteers put together a full slate for the 2019-2020 PTA Executive Board which was presented at the PTA meeting last week. Join us at our next general association PTA meeting on March 19th at 6:30 to vote on the slate and have a say in next year's executive board.
If you still wish to get involved we can partner you up for Co-VP positions or find a committee chair position that would be perfect for you. Contact Andrea Slavet (
aslavet@gmail.com or 415-632-9786) if you are interested in becoming more involved in the PTA.
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Thanks to all those who attended last Saturday, participated in the online auction, donated, and volunteered. It was a really fun event with an abundance of delicious food and dancing. Stay tuned for the final fundraising results as we continue to tally up our numbers with more auction purchases and donations coming in this week because...
THE AUCTION IS NOT QUITE OVER YET!!!
POST-AUCTION FIRE SALE IS GOING ON NOW!
There are
still items up for bid including additional spots to Mrs. Wikander's Teacher Treat, Punchline Comedy Club tickets and free registration up to $400 for ANY ASE class in the Fall 2019 session! Also, all the Class Projects and Sign-Up Parties are still open for purchase. Click on the Main Menu and choose "Currently Open" to view the items available for bidding. All auction items close on Friday, March 1.
For those of you who won auction items, please check your email inboxes for your itemized receipt. If it looks correct, please reply with an approval to charge your card on file or bring a check into the school office made out to Murwood PTA. Email us at
fundraising@murwoodpta.org to arrange a time to collect your winning auction items.
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Remember that Murwood can earn money from e-scrip if you sign up your credit/debit cards at
www.escrip.com
. Eat at participating restaurants, and a small portion of your bill will come to the school - every bit helps. Thanks!
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Walnut Creek Education Foundation (WCEF)
"The hot and the cold are both so intense
Put 'em together - it just makes sense!" Olaf
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We called and you answered! Despite the cold temperatures and frosty mornings, we felt the
heat
and the
love
for WCEF during
Turn UP The Heat
. Thank you for upping our overall participation and moving us closer to our $1.2 million goal! We're still counting, but we've collected as of early Friday over $60,000 in less than two days!
P.S. Don't despair, maybe you misplaced the beautiful red envelope or just forgot to donate, that's ok! Head on over to our website and donate today (or tomorrow, we'll still be here)! Warm hugs for everyone!
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It might be cold outside - but summer will be here soon
WCEF's first Summer Camp Guide is here! These are camps that support public education and have partnered with us to be included in our Summer Camp Guide. And guess what? These are also camps our kids have attended so we know of what we speak! Something for 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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eNews Submissions
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Sunday, 5pm, to:
murwoodpta@yahoo.com
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