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4/6/21 Update:  Per the Chancellor’s email update (sent the evening of 4/5/21), Murch has updated this post to include DCPS’s recent guidance around spring break travel. Spring Break Travel Guidance  As you consider plans for DCPS Spring Break during the week of April 12, please note DC Health discourages non-essential travel outside of the District, […]

**Please note that this distribution event is for students who are remaining virtual.  Students who are coming into the building for in-person learning (IPL) or CARE classrooms will receive their materials directly from their homeroom teachers or classroom supervisors.  Thank you! Art Supplies for Kdg through 5th grade students who will take art during Term […]

Murch will host another distribution event for Kids Ride Free cards on Thursday, April 22nd from 4:30-6:30 PM in the Murch gym, while supplies last (we will request more once we deplete our initial batch).  Kids Ride Free cards are SmartTrip cards that allow students to take Metro to and from school throughout the 2020-21 […]

Every month, Murch focuses on different themes to help promote social/emotional learning.  Students are asked questions each week on the monthly theme and lessons are presented on that theme throughout the month.   In April, the Murch community will be focusing on inclusion.  In class, your student will be exploring questions around this theme.  Here are […]

Our School is Heart Healthy! Join us in our three-week campaign to learn about heart health and raise funds to protect all hearts – especially other kids’! Through fun activities we’ll discover ways to take care of our hearts and brains while practicing kindness, gratitude and learning ways to de-stress. Plus, we have the chance […]

Dear families, If your student is returning in person and you need to drop medications off for them in the Murch Health Suite, please schedule an appointment in advance of your visit with Nurse Gebre.  Nurse Gebre can be reached at 202-282-0354 or via email. Nurse Gebre will schedule appointments during the following hours: Monday, […]

  In December, we asked the Murch Community to contribute to the Murch Staff Holiday Gift Fund. On behalf of the Murch staff, they say THANK YOU for the gifts given from Murch families towards the holiday gift fund! It brightened their day and was much appreciated. Thank you for your generosity and appreciation,  Murch […]

Below are some of the notes from parents and students in appreciation of Murch teachers and staff. To add your own, send a copy of your card or note to MurchTeacherHonorRoll@gmail.com. Let’s give them some love! “To Mrs. Carney Hagen, Mrs. Webber, Mrs. Pines, You have gone above and beyond this year to support me. […]

Congratulations to Murch Mustang, Amy Tesfaye, who was one of the D.C. area students selected by the Washington Post‘s KidsPost to ask Jill Biden, our next first lady, a question. Click HERE to watch the video montage (Amy is the first student to ask a quesetion!) Way to go, Amy!  Murch is proud of you!

Thank you, Murch families! The 2020 SOS Campaign raised approximately $62,330 from 139 families — with 34 families contributing in the December challenge. Together we reached nearly 80% of our goal.

This post is an email sent by Chancellor Ferebee to the DCPS community on January 10, 2021. Click here to read it on the DCPS website. Term 3 Update: In-Person Learning Expands to All Grades Dear DCPS Community, Last week, we bore witness to a dark moment in our nation’s history, in the town where we live and work and raise our […]

To Be Well Fed a non-profit organization started and run by a Murch family, is organizing a coat drive for homeless and at-risk students from Southeast Academy and Eagle Academy charter schools in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast DC. Both schools are located in Ward 8 in Anacostia, and struggle with a variety of […]

    Thank you to the Murch Community for your amazing generosity! As a result of your efforts, we were able to donate over 100 bags of canned goods and non-perishables to the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB). About a two-thirds of your donations were donated directly to the CAFB distribution center maintained at St. […]

Murch’s librarian (Ms. Bell) is going to start offering book check out from the Murch Library.  Please follow the steps below to place books on hold. Parents will receive an email notification with pick up times. Please contact Ms. Bell if you have any questions.  Happy reading! ——— Please follow the steps below if you […]

 As a community, Murch Elementary School has risen to every challenge in 2020. Teachers, students, and parents + caregivers have adapted in ways that were just unthinkable in 2020. At this time of year of celebration and reflection, please consider making a donation to the HSA’s Murch Staff Holiday Gift Fund by Dec. 20, 2020. This fund […]

The Online Murch Book Fair is open!  A huge selection of books for readers of all ages, along with learning resources, puzzles, and fun gift items will be available. SHOP THE MURCH BOOK FAIR You’ll find: Books that match your child’s reading level Teacher requests for classroom books Activity books for the cold winter days […]