Halloween for Hunger

The Be the Change Student Committee is organizing a Food Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank for families in our community who need access to the food bank.  We are hoping that every McMurrich student will bring in 1 or more non-perishable food items to school on Monday, November 1 - Tuesday, November 2.  Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Dates to Remember

November 11th - Please join us as we remember our veterans for a Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:30 am in the Gym.

Missed the first Picture Day?  Egg on the face or messy hair?  Picture Retake Day is coming November 12th!

Report cards go home November 17th - please note there is a new format for the report cards with the first report being a progress report only with no grades.  Parent/teacher interviews will be November 18th and 19th.

Inidgo Fundraiser Night - Nov 22nd!

Please join us at the Yorkdale Indigo store on the evening of November 22nd from 6 - 9 pm. It will be a night of shopping with 10% of sales going to our School! There will be door prizes, Starbucks coffee, and a display of books selected by our teachers.

Buy a book, grab a coffee and stock up for the Holiday Season!

Please note: Discount cards will NOT be in effect during our fundraiser event. (Purchases can be made with these discounts but will not count towards our fundraising totals).

Swimming Classes for Grades 2-6

Thanks to Winona School, our students in Grades 2 - 6 will participate in swimming at the Winona Senior School.  Swimming classes will begin with the EQAO classes.  Please refer to the detailed schedule that is being sent home with your child.  A brief summary of the dates for each class is listed below:

Rooms 200 & 309:  Nov 2, 15, Dec 1, 6

Room 213:  Nov 5, 15, 22, Dec 1, 15

Room 212:  Jan 3, 12, 27, Feb 1, 10

Rooms 203 & 201:  Dec 15, Jan 12, 17, 27, Feb 10

Room 308:  Feb 15, 28, Mar 21, 24, Apr 4

Room 301:  Feb 28, Mar 3, 21, Apr 4, 7

Room 300:  Apr 18, 21, May 4, 18, Jun 3

Room 202: Apr 18, May 4, 9, 18, Jun 17

Rooms 209 & 210 (Grade 2s only):  May 25, Jun 3, 8, 17, 22

Happy Halloween - Costumes at School Friday!

On Friday, October 29th, children will be allowed to wear costumes to school.  Please do not wear masks or carry props of any kind!  If you would like your child's photo to be taken with their mask (and you have chosen to have a photo taken), they may wear the mask for the photo.

Please note due to our food policy and the large number of children with food allergies, please do not send treats to school with your children.  Thank you!

Update for the Family Photo Day Fundraiser

Beverley Daniels is working with McMurrich to provide family portrait fundraiser!  All sittings will be 20 minutes in length with 10 sittings on each day available (November 6th and 7th).  As the session times are limited, the sessions are for single families only without pets (sorry Fido!)  If you are interested, please contact Beverley Daniels directly at 416-458-6254.  Payment methods are cash, cheque or Visa.

Thank you for supporting McMurrich Home & School Association!

McMurrich Movie Night

We are holding our first ever Movie Night on Friday, November 12th!  Come at 6:30 pm and join us in the gym for FREE to watch "How to Train Your Dragon"!  Pizza, popcorn, cupcakes and drinks will be available for purchase - all proceeds will go to the McMurrich Home & School Association.

Feel free to come in your pajamas and bring a sleeping bag to sit in!

McMurrich Knights - Football!

Congratulations to our Football Teams!

Grade 5 Girls Football

Grade 5 Boys Football

Grade 6 Boys Football

October Golden Shoe and PE Students of the Month

Congratulations to the October PE Students of the Month!

Primary -- Maryanne (Room 208) and Michael (Room 209)

Junior -- Bernadette (Room 300) and Jericho (Room 309)

The October results for the Golden Shoe Awards go to the following classes for Lunges with Curls:
Primary - Room 213
Junior - Room 309

For November we will be doing Jumping Jacks!!

September Golden Shoe Award!

We are back with fierce competition for the Golden Shoe! The great news this year is that there are TWO Golden Shoes - one for the Primary classes to compete for and one for the Juniors!

For September our students ran laps and the Golden Shoes went to:

Primary - Room 213
Junior - Room 301

Congratulations!!!