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 Wear your Murch colors on Thursday to support the Murch girls’ basketball team as they represent Murch in the DC championship play-offs. Last week, under the leadership of Coach Shawn Berger and Asst. Coach Daniel Hayden, the Murch girls won the “B” regional city championship game and brought home a trophy.  On Tuesday, February 21, the girls defeated Ferebee-Hope Elementary 18-3. This Thursday at 4pm, the girls play Miner Elementary at Browne Middle School, 850 26th St. NE. If they win, they will play for the city championship, which will be held at Deal Middle School on Monday, February 27 at 3:30pm. Win or lose, their hard work, good sportsmanship, and dedication to the game is to be admired by all.
 Mark Your Calendars because Wed, Feb 22 is Murch Night at Potomac Pizza!
Enjoy a night off from cooking by ordering dinner at Potomac Pizza and 20% of your tab will benefit the Murch HSA. Good for dining in or carrying out, 4pm-closing, at the Chevy Chase location, 19 Wisconsin Circle, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.
Teachers are welcome — come have dinner with your students! Teachers who sign in at the register receive a $10 Potomac Pizza gift card for their next purchase!
The class with the highest percentage of receipts will receive a free pizza party, courtesy of Potomac Pizza!
Come out and join the spring session of NoteBUSTERS! This season’s show, “Greasy Feet,” will feature tunes from the musicals Grease and Footloose. The show will be held at Deal on May 20 and will showcase NoteBUSTERS from Lafayette, Horace Mann, Janney and Murch.
Practices will resume on Wednesdays after school beginning the first week of March. Additional details to follow. Register your child now at www.notebusters.org.
Wednesday, March 14 @ 7:00pm at Lafayette
Do you wonder what information about sexuality is age appropriate for your elementary school children? Are you nervous about starting the discussion or seeking information about what topics to cover at what age? Please join us on March 14 at 7pm in the Lafayette auditorium for a discussion about raising sexually healthy children. Lafayette is located at 5701 Broad Branch Rd, at the corner of Broad Branch and Northampton St, NW.
The speaker will be Deborah Roffman, a distinguished educator, author, consultant and leader in the field of sex education. Ms. Roffman is known for her wise, warm and practical advice. She is the author of two well-regarded books: Sex and Sensibility: The Thinking Parent’s Guide to Talking Sense about Sex, and But How Did I Get in There in the First Place?: The Thinking Parent’s Guide to Talking to Young Children about Sex. She has also written dozens of articles and commentaries on sex education and appeared in every major national newspaper and national network, including HBO and National Public Radio. Roffman teaches human sexuality education in the DC/Maryland region and has presented hundreds of workshops for parents and teachers on how to help young people develop into sexually healthy adults.
The 2012 Murch Talent Show is ON! All of you Mustangs who sing or dance or tell jokes or have other talents to showcase, this one is for you! Start getting your act together, keep your eye out for more information, and be prepared for the following important dates:
INFO SESSION: Monday, March 26th (Monday before Spring Break)
DAY ONE TRYOUTS: Wednesday, April 11th
DAY TWO TRYOUTS: Friday, April 13th
REHEARSAL: Monday, May 7th
DRESS REHEARSAL: Thursday, May 10th
THE SHOW: Friday, May 11th
If your child is going to participate in the Lip Sync, you need to turn in a permission slip. Print and fill out the permission form and bring to Ms. Otten, Lauren Miller, or Sabrina Finberg by rehearsals, which start Thursday Feb. 16.
Posted in All Grades, Fun!
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 Adventures with Robots is an after-school science-enrichment program that runs at more than a dozen schools in Washington, DC, and Montgomery County. Over the last year alone, Adventures with Robots have taught more than 1,000 kids, ages 7-10, how to write their first robotics programs or video game programs (or both)!
PLEASE NOTE: Class size is limited to a minimum of 11 students and a maximum of 12 students (i.e., if we do not get at least 11 students registered, the class will be cancelled). If more than 12 students indicate interest, a lottery will be held and you will be notified of the results by Monday, February 27, 2012.
- Dates: Tuesdays, April 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22
- Time: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Adult Leader: Matthew Stone
- Location: BEN3 (back of the teacher’s parking lot)
- Eligibility: All 2nd and 3rd Graders, as well as any 1st Graders who turned 7 by 10/31/11
- Cost: $90
- Registration due (email or completed form): Friday, February 24, 2012
How to Register: Registration consists of: (i) sending an email to murchrobotics@yahoo.com by February 24 providing the information requested below (preferred option); or (ii) completing the form below and returning it to your child’s teacher in his/her Friday folder no later than Friday, February 24. You will be notified via email by Monday February 27, 2012 if your child has a place in the class, at which point you will be notified of the procedure to pay the fee no later than March 2, 2012. Do NOT include a check with your registration. IF YOU FAIL TO PAY THE COURSE FEES BY FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012, YOUR CHILD’S PLACE WILL BE VACATED AND OFFERED TO ANOTHER STUDENT.
Please contact Matthew Stone at murchrobotics@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
PRINT AND SIGN FORM:
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Student Name:_________________________________________
Gender:______
Grade/Teacher:________________________________________
Child’s Birthday (if 1st Grade):____________________________Phone:________________________________________________
Parent’s name:________________________________________
Parent’s email:_________________________________________
I have read and understand the General Polices. Signature:___________________________GENERAL POLICIES: No food consumption during class: please pack a snack to be consumed after school before the robotics class begins. Once registered and confirmed, there are no refunds. We reserve the option of requiring the withdrawal without refund of any child whose behavior prevents the class from proceeding constructively despite the efforts of adult leaders and parents. Please pick up your child from BEN3 promptly at 4:30 pm.
Interested in learning specific techniques to manage stress and bring balance and ease into daily challenges, communications and relationships? Come to a free workshop to learn how stress is affecting you and your family.
RSVP Sally Seppanen for either date:
- Thursday, February 16 at 7:30am – 8:15am; or
- Wednesday, April 18 at 6:30pm – 8pm.
You can immediately begin using these new skills to handle stressful situations and begin to build resiliency within yourself and take some of these skills back to your children.
Participants learn simple and effective ways to shift into coherence, a state in which the heart, brain and nervous system are in alignment. Learn techniques to:
- Improve your health, well-being and relationships
- Self regulate your emotions
- Make clearer choices and decisions
- Consciously create more flow and ease
- Reduce stress and build resilience
In an effort to accommodate various schedules, this workshop will be offered once before school and once in the evening. The workshop is designed by The Institute of HeartMath, an international education and research organization and given by licensed HeartMath instructor Sally Seppanen. Contact her for more information.
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Wear your Murch colors on Thursday to support the Murch girls’ basketball team as they represent Murch in the DC championship play-offs. Last week, under the leadership of Coach Shawn Berger and Asst. Coach Daniel Hayden, the Murch girls won the “B” regional city championship game and brought home a trophy. 
On Tuesday, February 21, the girls defeated Ferebee-Hope Elementary 18-3. This Thursday at 4pm, the girls play Miner Elementary at Browne Middle School, 850 26th St. NE. If they win, they will play for the city championship, which will be held at Deal Middle School on Monday, February 27 at 3:30pm. Win or lose, their hard work, good sportsmanship, and dedication to the game is to be admired by all.