Michelle Cohn

Little League Signups

Posted January 21, 2022 by Michelle Cohn

Interested in Little League Baseball or Softball?

Capitol City Little League (Cap City) offers Spring and Fall baseball and softball recreation leagues for kids 4 to 14 years old. Cap City is open to kids who reside in and/or attend school within specific boundaries of NW DC, including Murch Elementary School.

Spring 2022 registration is open until Feb. 27. The Spring season begins in mid to late March. Click here for more information and to register.

Questions? Contact us at registration@capcityll.org

The Book Fair May Be Over, but You Can Still Shop @ the Online Bookstore!

Posted November 21, 2021 by Michelle Cohn

Check out the Murch Online Bookstore!

There are customized book recommendations as well as teacher wish lists with plenty more to explore! We are excited to offer titles from beloved authors along with books that match your child’s reading level and interests, plus games and fun items.

Enjoy great additions to your home library, purchase gifts for others and help our students build their home libraries through our book drive. Order by December 11 for delivery by December 25.

Thank you for supporting Murch!

Stay Informed!

Posted November 15, 2021 by Michelle Cohn

Do you receive the Murch Weekly Newsletter? Do you follow Murch on social media? Are you a member of the Murch Forum?

Make sure you are not missing out on any important communications by reviewing how to stay up-to-date on Murch Events here: How Do I Stay Informed?

Help the Murch HSA Through Amazon Smile!

Posted November 15, 2021 by Michelle Cohn

You can contribute to the Murch HSA just by shopping at Amazon through Amazon Smile!

Register your existing Amazon account by going to smile.amazon.com. Choose Murch Elementary HSA as your charity. Then simply bookmark and shop through the address smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Murch. Most of the things you already buy from Amazon are eligible. Remember to ask friends and family to consider registering as well!

If you use the Amazon App on your phone you can set it to automatically give credit to your charity when shopping.

To set Amazon Smile automatically on the Amazon App on your phone:

Open the app and find ’Settings’ in the main menu (☰). Tap on ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.

These donations are tax-deductible and support the HSA’s efforts to improve our children’s education and experience at Murch this year. We have already raised $600 this year for the Murch HSA using Amazon Smile!

Happy Shopping!

Looking for Used Magazines

Posted November 9, 2021 by Michelle Cohn

Families: Do you have old, gently-used copies of children’s magazines lying around? If so, I would love to have them!

National Geographic Kids, Ranger Rick, Zoobooks, Lego Magazine, SI Kids, Highlights – or any other magazines for children – would be great. Copies can be dropped off at school in the marked box near the main entrance (across from the security desk).

Please email with any questions. Thanks and happy reading!

–Rebecca Burton, Murch Librarian

November HSA Meeting – Nov. 9th

Posted November 4, 2021 by Michelle Cohn

Please join us for our monthly HSA Meeting! It is always so important and valuable to have members of the community at the HSA meetings, so we hope to see you there.

We’re meeting in person in the Murch gym. Remember to wear your mask.

Event: November HSA Meeting
Date: Tuesday, November 9
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Murch Gym – please use the Davenport St. main entrance

You can access the meeting over Zoom to listen to the proceedings. Questions and comments can be made via the chat feature.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 880 3565 4483

Passcode: 309909

Please email Murch HSA if you have any questions.

Volunteer for the Auction

Posted November 1, 2021 by Michelle Cohn

We Need Your Help to Make the 2022 Murch Auction a Success!

The auction is Murch’s largest fundraiser of the year as well as a celebration of our great school and community! It will be held in-person this April. We are looking for one more person to help lead the charge. Working on the auction is a great way to get to know the Murch community and there are a handful of Auction Alumni ready to help guide you and share all the best practice and wisdom they learned in prior years.

Please contact Jennifer Bonnette or Jonathan Reff if you are interested in one of the following roles:

Marketing / Communications Lead - ROLE FILLED!
Communications via Murch Website and Newsletter. Marketing - posters, flyers, invitations, digital catalogue, physical catalogue. Night of Event Signage (e.g. registration table, check out, etc.) and Auction Signage (e.g. displays of catalogue items such as classroom art, etc., numbers for physical items, and visual displays for live items); Night of and Live auction PowerPoint. Recruitment of volunteers.

Fundraising Lead
Manage Online Catalogue Database (entry and maintenance). Oversee solicitations team and recruitment of volunteers for the following teams: Murch Mustangs/class art team, kids corner team, dining out team, sign up parties team, getaway team, entertainment and experience team, sports team, online request team, sponsorship team and live team.

Events Logistics Lead - ROLE FILLED!
Secure catering, entertainment, and MC/Auctioneer. Oversee the following teams – décor team, whiskey club team, alumni outreach team, setup/breakdown team, and A/V team. Manage paperwork and forms with DCPS, etc. Recruitment of volunteers.

X-Day Camps in October and November

Posted September 30, 2021 by Michelle Cohn

X” Day is now open to all Murch students for our upcoming Camps on Teacher and Conference days!

October 7- X Day has Skate Zone open just for us!
October 8- trip to Cox Farms
Nov 5 is an in house program day.

Each day is 8:30 - 6 and is $85.
The deadline to register for the October days is Wed Oct 6, at 9 am (or earlier if program fills).
Register on: murchxday.org

Murch HoopEd Camps in October and November

Posted September 30, 2021 by Michelle Cohn

Full Day Outdoor Fun at Murch on student off days (October 7, 8, 11, November 2, 5, 11, 24)

Join HoopEd for All Sports and Games where girls and boys of all abilities are welcomed and included in a wide variety of active games! This is an outdoor camp with indoor access for bathrooms and inclement weather, masks required.

Ages 5-13, 9:00-3:00 with aftercare until 5:30.

$75 or $95 with aftercare.

Email chris@hoopeducation.com or call (301) 933-0398 with any questions.

Interested in Little League Baseball or Softball?

Families: Do you have old, gently-used copies of children’s magazines lying around? If so, I would love to have them!

We Need Your Help to Make the 2022 Murch Auction a Success!

Full Day Outdoor Fun at Murch on student off days (October 7, 8, 11, November 2, 5, 11, 24)

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