Home and School Association
Questions? Email info@hoopeducation.com.
Are you a girl who is interested in trying flag football? FlagStar Football is hosting promo days around the DC area throughout the next few months.
What is a promo day? It’s FREE and works similarly to a typical FlagStar flag football practice. By attending, you can see if you like the experience. If so, you can then sign up for the FlagStar spring season!
Who can come? Girls in 2nd – 8th grade.
Interested? Email Murch alum, Zoya Anderson, at zoya.anderson31@gmail.com with your child’s name and grade.
If you’ve registered for winter after-school programs with Chess Academy, Amore Learning, or Kaizen Karate, they will begin the week of February 3.
All after-school programs will run from 3:30-4:30PM.
All students will be dismissed from the Library. Please arrive promptly at 4:30PM to sign your student out.
Here’s the weekly after-school program schedule:
Monday: Chess (K-5)
Tuesday: LEGO Engineering (PK4-1), Acting 101 (2-5)
Wednesday: Chess (K-5)
Thursday: Karate (K-5), Curious Minds Lab (PK4-1), Spanish (K-5)
Tuesdays & Thursdays: Write Away! for 3rd & 4th Graders (4 Weeks Only)
Please note that the HSA-sponsored Murch Plus program will return in Spring 2025.
To view the September 3, 2024 HSA meeting minutes, please click here.
Luisa Palloni, LICSW is a Murch mom and DC-based clinical social worker who specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Through her telehealth-based private practice, Behavioral Sleep Services LLC, she provides convenient and effective treatment to adults who are looking for a solution to their sleep problems. CBT-I is a short term, research-based treatment that is specifically designed for people who have trouble falling and staying asleep. It’s also widely considered to be the gold standard for insomnia treatment by organizations such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
If you would like to learn more, check out the practice website at behavioralsleepservices.com or reach out to Luisa directly at lpalloni@behavioralsleepservices.com.
For the third year, Murch is partnering with DC Food Project to provide students easy access to non-perishable food and toiletries on an as-needed basis. Items are distributed to students from the School Pantry throughout the school year and are given away free of charge to program participants. For more information about Murch’s Pantry Program, please contact Lauren Miller, Murch’s School Counselor.
DC Food Project is seeking volunteers for its distribution days. Volunteers will help transport meals to support the organization’s Pantry Program, which provides assistance to over 35 schools across the District, including Murch.
If you are interested in volunteering, please visit the sign-up genius.
Murch student portraits are now online for viewing and ordering! You should have received an email from Freed Photography with your student's private gallery information. If you have not received this email (check your spam too), please contact Freed Photography at support@freedphoto.com or call 301-652-5452.
Murch students will stage and perform James and the Giant Peach Jr on the main stage at
UDC this May!
On November 20, Sarah Frances Williams and Jen Jacobs led a Zoom information session to go over details of auditioning and the role of the student tech crew as well as how parents a get involved. A recording of the meeting can be found here.
Students interested in designing sets, helping with costuming, and the overall running of the show should consider joining the Tech Crew. Any student interested in Tech should complete this Tech Interest Form here. Tech duties will begin in March and carry through to the final performance of the show mid-May. Students have until February to decide if they would like to join the Tech Crew.
There are more ways than ever for parents to get involved and help make this an unforgettable and successful theater experience for our students. From snacks, to organization, to set production and videography, we need parents! If you would like to help, please fill out this Parent Volunteer Form.Here are a few more key pieces of information:
Questions? Please send Allison an email. Thank you!
Circle Yoga is your neighborhood mindfulness and yoga studio for kids and adults. Their classes for kids, teens, and families are designed to teach yoga and mindfulness through the playful use of yoga poses, breathing techniques, relaxation practices, and meditation. Circle Yoga is offering one free class for new students. For more information, please click HERE.
Alice Deal Middle School invites feeder school families to join for their next virtual and in-person open house events. Prospective families can come learn about Deal, meet our team and community!In-Person
5th Grade Families – HERE WE GROW! Join Alice Deal Middle School in one of our open houses! Come by to visit Deal’s campus, meet with Principal Neal, and participate in student guided tours. We look forward to meeting you!
