Posts by Elizabeth Mettler
May 10, 2016 Minutes
Co-President Maggie Gumbinner called the meeting to order at 7:08 pm on May 10, 2016 in the library of Murch Elementary School. Executive Board Members present: Maggie Gumbinner (co-President), Martha McIntosh (co-President), Brendan Holland (Secretary), Alicia Garfinkel (Teacher Representative), Manolis Priniotakis (VP), JoAnna Graham (Treasurer), Lisa Stone (Budget Chair), Melissa Hawkins (Personnel), Ron Eckstein (VP),…
Read MoreMonday, April 11, 2016 LSAT Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 5:35 PM Attendees: Chris Cebrzynski, Jackie Hines, Emily Kallaur, Bethany Little, Lauren Miller, Richard Nugent and Vicki Otten Minutes from the February 29, 2016 were unanimously approved Emily Kallaur reported on the recent Ward 3 EdNet (a group of Deal Middle School feeder schools) meeting with David Grosso. …
Read MoreFebruary 29th, 2016 LSAT Minutes
Attendees: Rosanna DeMammos, Jackie Hines, Emily Kallaur, Bethany Little, Lauren Miller, Richard Nugent, Vicki Otten, Manolis Priniotakis, Leslie Scott Ms. Scott called the meeting to order at 5:35. Minutes from previous meeting approved Mr. Cebrzynski discussed budget numbers and thoughts on staffing. He will be submitting the budget the week of March 1st. The main…
Read MoreReminder: Murch Renovation Community Meeting Wednesday at 7pm
DCPS needs to hear from you! What: Come find out more about the renovation and ask DCPS your questions! When: 7pm, Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Where: Murch Gym (babysitting will not be provided, but kids welcome) Why: Construction on our long-awaited construction project is supposed to start in June. But suddenly DCPS says the project…
Read More"Paws and Claws" Donation Request—Extended to March 18
The 4th grade Community Service Club is partnering with the Humane Society on a project called “Paws and Claws.” This is an effort to collect many items for pets that are in shelters. They need items such as: new and used towels, pet food, new pet toys, paper towels, powder laundry detergent, dawn ultra dish…
Read MoreSOS – Final Plea
With winter break upon us – we are still short of our goals! Please contribute to SOS today so that we don’t have to cut funding for next year including: teacher aides extra teacher supplies and aides like laptops iPads teacher grants And its in perfect time to help out your your taxes WHY CONTRIBUTE?…
Read MoreNovember 30, 2015 LSAT Minutes
Leslie Scott announced that Richard Nugent, a former Murch parent with previous LSAT experience has agreed to be our community representative on the LSAT. PARCC Chris discussed initial readings of PARCC scores that have been released to principals. PARCC is rated on a 1 (lowest possible score) to a 5 (highest possible score) scale. He…
Read MoreMurch Wins GeoPlunge Tournament
Under the tutelage of Ms. Bell, a group of Murch students has become rather obsessed with the geography of the United States. They learned all kinds of details about the 50 states -population, size, capitol and more. They took this knowledge with them to the GeoPlunge Tournament on Tuesday, November 18th at the National Portrait…
Read MoreSOS Time is Here!
Do you love your child’s classroom instructional aide? Did you know that the HSA funds the enrichment coordinator to ensure your kids get extra academic challenges? That your child has access to iPads and other technology at school? Do you like being able to provide extras for our teachers? Then show your appreciation by donating…
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2015 LSAT Minutes
Attendees: Emily Kallaur, Bethany Little, Manolis Priniotakis, Leslie Scott, Chris Cebrzynski, Tashima Hawkins, Jackie Hines, Lauren Miller and Vicki Otten. LSAT meeting dates will be the last Monday of the month. Meeting notes and “conversations” will be available on Basecamp. Mr. Cebrzynski reported on: Accumulation and use of testing and assessment data: already staff has…
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