Friday, November 20, 2015
Kinder Pizza!
Next Friday we are doing our first Pizza lunch for Kinders! If all goes well, this will become a regular event. Please get your forms in before Tuesday 24 November. If you (or your child) have misplaced the form, you can download the Kinder Pizza form here.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Pizza Forms
Next Pizza Lunch is set for Friday 27 November, and we are hoping to include the Kinders as well - stay tuned for details.
Meanwhile, here is a blank Pizza Lunch form for those who occasionally misplace it, or find it has gotten too crumpled in your child's backpack. Download it or bookmark this page so you can find it later!
Please note: the form must be submitted no later than the Tuesday before the date of the official Pizza Lunch, and refunds or credits are not available if your child does not participate that day.
Meanwhile, here is a blank Pizza Lunch form for those who occasionally misplace it, or find it has gotten too crumpled in your child's backpack. Download it or bookmark this page so you can find it later!
Please note: the form must be submitted no later than the Tuesday before the date of the official Pizza Lunch, and refunds or credits are not available if your child does not participate that day.
Monday, November 2, 2015
9th Annual Parent Involvement Makes a Difference Conference
This full-day event offers a variety of workshops, opportunities to network with other parents, free childcare, and even a free lunch!
Find out more, including how to register, here.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
The Bully and the Beanstalk
The McMurrich School Council Enrichment Committee has booked Michael McMurtry for Tuesday morning on November 17th for children in grades 1 through 6. He will be doing a one man show called "The Bully and the Beanstalk."
Michael McMurtry performed "Cinderfella" at McMurrich two years ago, and was a big hit. He's great at interacting with the audience, and does a good job of speaking to all the different age groups. We are pleased to be able to bring him back! Thanks to the McMurrich School Council Enrichment Team for organizing, and to the Fundraising Team for all their hard work to make this possible.
You can learn more about Michael at www.mikemcmurtry.com.
"On his first day at a new school, Jack gets bullied. Fearful for his safety, Jack decides to leave and spend the day at home doing chores. But when Jack goes to the market to sell their only cow, an adventure begins that leads him to confront the biggest ‘bully’ of them all. The Bully and the Beanstalk is a compelling exploration of the bullying cycle, seen through the lens of the fairy tale classic. The play teaches a valuable lesson about empathy, self-assertion and ‘inner’ strength, and features McMurtry’s signature parade of colourful characters, clever staging and more audience participation than ever before. A magical coming-of-age story that will captivate audiences of all ages."
Michael McMurtry performed "Cinderfella" at McMurrich two years ago, and was a big hit. He's great at interacting with the audience, and does a good job of speaking to all the different age groups. We are pleased to be able to bring him back! Thanks to the McMurrich School Council Enrichment Team for organizing, and to the Fundraising Team for all their hard work to make this possible.
You can learn more about Michael at www.mikemcmurtry.com.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Pizza Lunch Pizzazz!
Friday, October 30 is our first Pizza Lunch for grades 1-6! Forms have gone out with the kids, so check your child's backpack. Just in case, there are extra forms in the office. This is a Parent Council Initiative aimed at raising funds for the students.
As you know we are in a work-to-rule situation, so volunteers are taking on more of the form distribution/collection duties as well as the money collection. Please return your form by the deadline of TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27.
Late forms make planning and ordering pizza difficult - so we cannot accept any forms/payment after this date. Don't forget to SIGN your child's form authorizing them to have the pizza!
If you would like to volunteer at PIZZA LUNCH we always welcome a spare set of hands or two, and it is great fun handing pizza out to hungry children. Email Alison at alimer1012@gmail.com. If you're only available once in awhile that's great too!, we always need an on-call list.
PIZZA LUNCH AND KINDERS
There has been interest in starting a pizza lunch for the kinders. In order to do this we need a set of kindergarten parents to oversee it. We already have some interest but we need one to two people to run the admin (form distribution), and an extra 1-2 to have on site at the lunch itself. Time commitment is about 5 hours a month when there is a pizza lunch. The existing Pizza Committee will train and support as needed. If you are interested, email Alison at alimer1012@gmail.com.
As you know we are in a work-to-rule situation, so volunteers are taking on more of the form distribution/collection duties as well as the money collection. Please return your form by the deadline of TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27.
Late forms make planning and ordering pizza difficult - so we cannot accept any forms/payment after this date. Don't forget to SIGN your child's form authorizing them to have the pizza!
If you would like to volunteer at PIZZA LUNCH we always welcome a spare set of hands or two, and it is great fun handing pizza out to hungry children. Email Alison at alimer1012@gmail.com. If you're only available once in awhile that's great too!, we always need an on-call list.
PIZZA LUNCH AND KINDERS
There has been interest in starting a pizza lunch for the kinders. In order to do this we need a set of kindergarten parents to oversee it. We already have some interest but we need one to two people to run the admin (form distribution), and an extra 1-2 to have on site at the lunch itself. Time commitment is about 5 hours a month when there is a pizza lunch. The existing Pizza Committee will train and support as needed. If you are interested, email Alison at alimer1012@gmail.com.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
School Council Meeting Wednesday October 28th
Please come out to our next School Council meeting, Wednesday, October 28, at 7 o'clock, in the McMurrich Library.
There will be updates from council, a discussion on the 2015-2016 budget and an up from the principal.
Additionally, there will be a presentation on IEPs. Our Principal Nicole Lee and Vice Principal Susie Stamatopoulos will draw on their Special Education expertise and provide parents with an overview of Individualized Education Plans or IEPs including:
• When does a student get an IEP?
• How does the assessment process work?
• What are the components or sections of an IEP?
• What does the teacher consider when drafting an IEP?
• What’s the difference between accommodations and modifications?
• What’s the annual cycle?
• What is your role as a parent?
There will be refreshments available, and free childcare provided across the hall in Room 103.
Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you!
There will be updates from council, a discussion on the 2015-2016 budget and an up from the principal.
Additionally, there will be a presentation on IEPs. Our Principal Nicole Lee and Vice Principal Susie Stamatopoulos will draw on their Special Education expertise and provide parents with an overview of Individualized Education Plans or IEPs including:
• When does a student get an IEP?
• How does the assessment process work?
• What are the components or sections of an IEP?
• What does the teacher consider when drafting an IEP?
• What’s the difference between accommodations and modifications?
• What’s the annual cycle?
• What is your role as a parent?
There will be refreshments available, and free childcare provided across the hall in Room 103.
Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Backpacks for Malawi
Musician Leslie Feist and the organization Dignitas need our help to help children in Malawi.
Kids and teens living with HIV/AIDS walk for miles to get to Dignitas clubs to get their medicine for the following month, and learn about how to lead long and healthy lives despite their illness. But there is a lot of stigma against people with HIV/AIDS in Malawi, and most of the children have no backpacks to carry their medicine, so it gets lost. Some children try to hide their medicine outside so no one will see it.
Dignitas is looking for a variety of backpacks - each one different - so the kids aren't all carrying the same "medicine bag."
So bring in your old backpacks! There will be a donation box set up at McMurrich until Friday October 9. Big or small, old or new, for kids or adults, every backpack helps!
Kids and teens living with HIV/AIDS walk for miles to get to Dignitas clubs to get their medicine for the following month, and learn about how to lead long and healthy lives despite their illness. But there is a lot of stigma against people with HIV/AIDS in Malawi, and most of the children have no backpacks to carry their medicine, so it gets lost. Some children try to hide their medicine outside so no one will see it.
Dignitas is looking for a variety of backpacks - each one different - so the kids aren't all carrying the same "medicine bag."
So bring in your old backpacks! There will be a donation box set up at McMurrich until Friday October 9. Big or small, old or new, for kids or adults, every backpack helps!
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Annual Potluck coming up on Thursday October 1st
The Annual McMurrich Community Potluck is on Thursday October 1st from 6-8pm in the school gym. Bring your tasty treats/dishes to share and reacquaint yourselves with your McM Community friends and get to know new ones as well. Do not miss out on this great opportunity to meet you children's friends and classmates. Love Mother Earth and bring your own dishes and utensils.
Please remember that all food MUST be NUT-FREE.
We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Please remember that all food MUST be NUT-FREE.
We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Monday, September 21, 2015
School Council Meeting Thursday September 24th
Please come out to our first School Council meeting of the year, Thursday, September 24, at 7 o'clock, in the McMurrich Library.
Agenda items include Council elections, Committee updates and sign-ups, and an update from Principal Nicole Lee.
There will be refreshments available, and free childcare provided across the hall in Room 103.
Agenda items include Council elections, Committee updates and sign-ups, and an update from Principal Nicole Lee.
There will be refreshments available, and free childcare provided across the hall in Room 103.
Monday, August 31, 2015
See you next week!
Summer is almost over, and a new school year is about to begin!
Join us for a cup of coffee and a muffin when you drop off your kids on the first day of school, and find out more about how you can get involved in the McMurrich School Council.
Join us for a cup of coffee and a muffin when you drop off your kids on the first day of school, and find out more about how you can get involved in the McMurrich School Council.
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