Join the Alice Deal Community for two exciting events this Saturday, January 25!

First, Deal will hold their Annual Community Project Fair from 4:30-6:30pm. The Community Project focuses on service learning through community action and encourages students to explore their rights and responsibilities, and work towards creating positive impact in their communities.

Requested Donations: canned goods, dried beans and grains, used clothing items, athletic equipment, school supplies, young adult books, feminine products, travel sized toiletries, healthcare products, toothbrushes, deodorant, hairbrushes, baby clothes and food, animal toys, canned dog/cat food, harnesses/leashes

Next, join the Deal Community for International Night from 6:00-8:00pm! This time-honored event celebrates the many cultures and nations represented among the Deal student body. This is an exciting night of food samplings from around the world, live performances, and important fundraising for Deal’s 8th Grade Foreign Language Program. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here.

We hope to see you at both of these exciting events!

Capitol City Little League (Cap City) offers Spring and Fall baseball and softball for kids 4-14 years old. Register now through mid-February for the Spring 2025 season. Games and practices will start in mid-March. Learn more and register at: https://capcityll.org/

No experience is necessary—this is an outstanding league for all players from 4-14, from novices to travel team-level players. The league has pitching and skills clinics and a wonderful group of volunteer parent coaches. All Murch students are welcome to play with Cap City, regardless of where they live.

Questions? Contact registration@capcityll.org.

HoopEd Student Summer Camps

Registration is now open for HoopEd Summer camps and you can SAVE BIG when you register early. Use promo code SUMMERFUN and receive $75 off per week if you register by 1/15 and $50 off per week by 1/30. Register for 4 weeks or more at one time and get an additional $100 off of your registration

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.

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.

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!

• Saturday, March, 22, 2025 from 10:00am-12:00pm
• Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from 5:00-6:30pm
• Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10:00am-12:00pm
• Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 5:00-6:30pm
• Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 10:00am-12:00pm

Kristin Pillay, M.Ed, LICSW and Kim Palombo, PH.D, C-SLDS of  District Kids: Center for Minds and Hearts, a comprehensive child and adolescent outpatient practice made up of former school educators, are offering additional support for children and families through Comprehensive Psychoeducational Assessments, Academic Support for kids and teens, and Child and Adolescent Individual and Group Therapy (with after school and Saturday availability now!).

Also, don’t miss theirDyslexia Screening Clinic on Saturday, October 19th.  All families will receive screening results and reading resources.  Sign up at www.districtkids.org.

District Kids: Center for Minds and Hearts is conveniently located at 5506 Connecticut Avenue NW between Mamma Lucia’s and Parthenon restaurant.

For more information, contact them at info@districtkids.org or 202-455-0706.

Sticks + Bars is DC’s first and only African-style youth marimba band! Our ensemble is dedicated to shining a light on the vibrant music of various African countries including, but not limited to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, and Southern Africa. In addition to this we honor the musical stylings of countries worldwide, taking pride in providing our students with early exposure to cultural diversity through music.

Sticks + Bars has performed at the Kennedy Center on the Millennium Stage, at Strathmore Hall with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, at Ithaca College in NY, for the American Orff Schulwerk Professional Development Conference in Atlantic City, NJ as well as at various farmers markets and festivals in the DC area. DC students in grades 5-12 are encouraged to join us in our global musical exhibition! No previous musical experience is required.

For information about the Fall program, please click here.

The tutors at Kids Up Reading Coaches follow the Science of Reading and use the Orton-Gillingham approach to phonics.  We emphasize phonological proficiency, phonics and fluency, the foundational skills students need in order to become fluent readers and good spellers.

As kids become good at “decoding” (reading words) and “encoding” (spelling), their reading comprehension soars, they can express their thoughts and opinions in writing, their confidence grows, and homework battles decrease or even disappear.  Parents often tell us that their entire household’s stress levels improved dramatically.

For more information, visit our website and read feedback from the families we work with. Schedule a Meeting with our founder Daniela or Contact Us for more information.

Fluent Readers.  Good Spellers.  Confident Students.