Home and School Association
The LSAT (Local School Advisory Team) will hold its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 5 at 5:45PM. The LSAT is composed of Murch staff, parents and community members who advise the principal on matters of school policy. All members of the community are welcome to attend.
Event: October LSAT Meeting
Date: Wednesday, October 5
Time: 5:45 PM
Location: Zoom
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.
Event: October HSA Meeting
Date: Tuesday, October 11
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Murch Library
Support Murch and get a tasty treat at Confetti, an ice cream and treat shop in Tenleytown, on Friday, October 14! Stop by anytime and mention “Murch”, and the Murch HSA will receive 20% back from the proceeds.
Confetti is located at 4545 42nd St. NW, Suite 109.
The Green Scene is seeking donations of 6-10 potted fall mums to plant in the planters around the pollinator garden and by the main entrance to Murch. If you would like to donate a potted mum plant (easily found at local hardware and grocery stores this time of year), please drop off at the pollinator garden shed (36th St side) after school Monday 10/3 or Wednesday 10/5. They will be planted by Ms Paty and the Murch Plus group!Support Murch and take a night off from cooking dinner! Order from Potomac Pizza on Oct. 19 from 4pm-8pm. All dine-in and carryout orders earn 20% back to the HSA when you mention Murch while ordering.
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Please join us for a meeting of the Green Scene Monday evening, October 3, from 6:30-7:30.
The Green Scene works to develop and enhance the grounds at Murch ES; we host clean up and planting days 4 times per year and work with the faculty to bring outdoor learning opportunities to the students. Ongoing projects include raised bed vegetable plantings, maintaining and enhancing the pollinator garden, and Fall bulb planting. New projects for the 2022-2023 year include incorporating a sensory garden near the “big bear” on the 36th St. side, introducing the newly tagged trees around the grounds, adopting tree boxes, and litter patrol!. We welcome new volunteers and new ideas!
The Green Scene will meet on Zoom at 6:30 on Monday October 3.
Zoom Details:
Please email Alma Paty and/or Kirsten Metzger Gilbert with questions.
The HSA has two important fundraising goals to meet for this SY2022-2023:
A gift of $500 or more per child can make the difference in meeting our financial goal, but any gift will help us move closer to our goal so that we can continue to provide our children resources above and beyond those budgeted for by DCPS.
Donate to the SOS Campaign by Thursday, October 20 and be entered into the raffle to win 100 tickets to spend at the Murch Fall Fair! Can’t you imagine how happy your child would be? Make an investment in the Murch community today!
The Fall Fair is October 23 from 12pm-4pm, and key to its success are parent volunteers at the class booths!
Please consider volunteering for a shift – opportunities are available before, during, and after the Fall Fair.
Click here for more information about the Fall Fair and to sign up for volunteering. Thank you!
Sign up for Lafayette Afterschool Tennis!
The Lafayette Tennis Association’s 2022 Fall Season is kicking off – classes are filling up but we still have openings, so register now! Our COVID-safe afterschool program will start Tuesday, September 6 (the day after Labor Day) and run through November 11. During our 10-week Fall season, we are offering one-hour classes Monday through Friday at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 pm (for all levels and ages, 5-16). We’ll teach your child how to play basic tennis or help them improve their skills while having fun and getting lots of exercise!
We are also offering PODs: If you want to have a group of friends/family play in a class together (a POD), email Kate or Erin. (If you see a class that already has “POD” in the title that means that particular class is full.)
Click here to register.
Are you interested in doing more to support your student’s classroom? Then sign up to be a Room Parent!
Room parents are needed still in the following classrooms:
–Kindergarten: Fisk (3) and Pyle (1)
–2nd: Esche (1), Buza (1) and Walton (3)
–3rd: Crabtree (1)
–4th: Brady (1), Davis (1) and Sessoms (1)
–5th: Deegan (1)
–Specialized Classrooms: Dresbach (1) , Hairston (1) and Hisuler (2)
–Library (1)
Room parents assist teachers in organizing classroom activities and celebrations, getting volunteers for HSA events, and sharing information about school/community events. This is a fun volunteer opportunity that requires approximately 1-2 hours monthly, with extra time when planning special classroom events.
Please sign up here if you would like to be a room parent.
ROOM PARENT ORIENTATION
Tuesday, September 20, from 7:00-8:00pm via Zoom
Questions? Email the Room Parent Coordinator, Bhavna Lee.
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