Murwood Elementary
eNewsletter
Wednesday
, October 10, 2018
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Calendar
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October
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| 10-Nov 1 |
Pie Sale Fundraiser |
| 22-26 |
Scholastic Book Fair - lunch time and 2:30-4 M-F in the Library |
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Night Owl Book Fair Family Event - 6-8 PM in the Library |
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Scholastic Book Fair - 1-3 in the Library
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Murwood Annual Fall Fest - 11 AM-3 PM on the Murwood Fields |
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Pumpkin Carving Contest and Costume Parade - During/After Drop-off- 9AM |
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Principal's Message
Murwood Families,
What an exciting week! We have professional developers from Teacher's College in New York here to help grow our skills and strategies around Reader's Workshop for 3rd-5th grades this week. Next week, it's K-2nd grades' turn!
If you are among the generous team who have signed up as a volunteer for our Fall Festival, Book Fair, Baking Brigade, or Room Parent, please check your email for an invitation to our volunteer coffee this Friday at 8:15 a.m. in the Multi Purpose Room. If you have always wanted to volunteer here, and don't know where to start, our Volunteer Coffee is the perfect place for you! Come connect with our friendly team and find a place that is just right for your talents in all our upcoming events! This is a great opportunity to connect with your team and receive guidance from our event coordinators. Coffee and pastry will be provided.
To continue our conversation from last week, I'd like to take a moment to address Unexcused Absences, Independent Study Contracts, and family vacations taken during the calendar school year. If you are unaware, school funding is based on Average Daily Attendance (ADA). ADA is calculated by taking the aggregate number of days of attendance of all students during a school year; divided by the number of days school is in session during that year. So, funding is based on attendance, not enrollment. When a student misses school for a vacation or reason other than illness, in addition to the loss of opportunity for your child to learn, it also impacts our funding. Independent Study Contracts (ISC) play into that because oftentimes, students do not complete the work agreed upon, making us ineligible for the funding promised by an ISC.
We cannot stress strongly enough the importance of your child being in school all day, every day. Dentist and ortho appointments are hard to come by, but now, with late start Wednesdays, you have an opportunity to do that without missing out on learning.
To put this in perspective, last year, students missed almost 400 collective days of school due to vacations. While we acknowledge some once in a lifetime opportunities, we also know that our school calendar provides ample opportunity and a year's advance notice with which to plan your trips around school. Hopefully, your message to your family about school aligns with ours: Students belong in school all day, every day, on time. It's what's best for all children.
Carol Nenni
Murwood Principal
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From the Office
Applications for Student Leadership (4th and 5th graders) are available on the Leadership Bulletin Board. They are due to the Office by the end of the school day, Monday October 22nd.
School Pictures are coming home in today's Wednesday Envelope.
Retake Picture Day is Tuesday, October 30th. Order Envelopes are available in the Office.
Thank you!
Nancy Kaye
Murwood Office Manager
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October is Creek Safety Month
In support of the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District's ongoing efforts to educate the public on creek and channel safety, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has once again declared this October as Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Month.
This annual campaign is to remind us that we must become aware of the seasonal dangers around us and take the necessary steps to educate ourselves and our children to avoid them.
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Enchanted Forest Scholastic Book Fair (Oct. 22-27)
Our Scholastic Book Fair will be open next week but you can start shopping on-line NOW and proceeds will benefit Murwood. Share this link with family and friends!
Volunteers make a difference and we need your help to pull off the best Enchanted Forest bookfair ever! Sign up here:
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J
oin us
Saturday, October 27th from 11:00-3:30 pm
for our Annual Murwood Halloween Fall Fest Carnival. This is a free Murwood Community event. There will be loads of fun activities for our students, including: Carnival games, food truck, face painting, prizes for students and a fabulous Magic Show at 3 PM to end the carnival. Remember to stop by the library for our book fair during the carnival.
We need your help to make this event happen! Please consider volunteering!
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Remember to check out
escrip.com! eScrip is a fundraising program that provides funds to Murwood School PTA. Sign up your credit cards, debit cards, and loyalty cards, and the restaurants and other merchants where you use your cards will contribute a percentage of your purchases to our school. This money can help pay for the fun events, such as the upcoming Fall festival.
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Murwood Elementary is selling pies for a fundraiser
to help support Murwood PTA.
This year, the Murwood PTA is partnering with the Bay Area Rescue Mission to provide dessert to hurting and homeless men, women, and children in the Bay Area. The goal of the Rescue Mission's Food Pantry & Distribution Center is to keep people from becoming homeless by distributing food, clothing, furniture and other household items. They provide over 750,000 meals annually for the homeless and their shelter guests. Approximately 75 of our Pumpkin Pies will provide for just one day of desserts. Please consider making this holiday season special for those less fortunate.
You can also check the
PTA website
and
can see all the flavors and will purchase pies online.
The
flyers
were sent on in the Wednesday folders on October 3rd.
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Crab & Pasta Auction Dinner Planning Meeting
Monday, October 22nd 7:00PM
Join a super fun committee to help plan one of the best nights of the year. We will be brainstorming and making a game plan. We want your input & need your help!
Location: the Neitz home - If you don't have the address, please RSVP via text to (650) 888-1887. Any questions or comments, contact Jamie O'Reilly or Jen Barnes.
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Walnut Creek Education Foundation (WCEF)
Too busy to cook on October 17, we've got you covered!
Join us at the new
Heritage Eats
in Broadway Plaza from 4-9:00 pm on October 17. Grab a taco, a rice bowl or a salad and enjoy a kitchen-free night. 20% goes back to WCEF.
Click here
for more information.
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Get Ready to run the Turkey Trot
With a kid run, 10K and 5K options, the
Forma Gym Turkey Trot
is an event the entire family will enjoy. No training required! A longtime supporter of our schools, did you know Forma Gym donated $21,500 to WCEF from proceeds last year?
Register here.
Maybe you're not a runner, but an excellent cheerleader?! We could use you (or your teenager) to volunteer leading up to the Turkey Trot and on Thanksgiving morning.
Sign up and volunteer!
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Calicraft beer and math homework - what a pairing!
This coming Monday, October 22 from 6-8:00 pm, join WCEF, WCSD Superintendent Marie Morgan and Math Coach Alexandra Thomas, as well as teachers and administrators from Las Lomas for a pint as we tackle math homework and Common Core angst. Let's make math fun (again)!!
Click here to RSVP
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Updated Cashometer
Our total donations thus far are on the rise! We thank all of you who have donated and matched your donation through corporation matching. If you haven't made your donation to WCEF, today is a good day.
Donate today!
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If you have a few moments to volunteer, WCEF could use your help
Do you have interest or skills in writing or graphic design? We are looking for a few volunteers in these areas to help us, as we continue to grow. Drop us a line and let's connect! Afterall, great school don't just happen.
[email protected]
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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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