Home and School Association
Murch alumni, Saara Lee and Sophie Katz, who are current Deal MS 8th grade students, have organized a 5K on Sunday, March 9 to support STEM For Her. All proceeds from the event will be donated to STEM For Her, whose mission is to promote education to create awareness, excitement, and opportunities amount girls and young women to launch successful STEM-related careers.
Click HERE to Register!
On your marks! The kick-off meeting for Spring Track & Field will take place on Thursday, February 27 at 3:30PM in the Pre-K Commons. All fourth and fifth graders (and their parents) are welcome and encouraged to attend. Practice will take place after school every Tuesday and Friday, rain or shine, beginning on Tuesday, March 4th.
Murch students will train and compete in events including sprints and relays, middle distance running (up to one mile), shot put, long and high jump. Don’t worry if your son or daughter has little or no experience in any of these events. Murch has a fantastic team of parent coaches to help train the athletes every step of the way. Our goal is to build a passion for running, jumping and throwing that will continue long into the future.
We hope to see as many of you as possible at the kick-off meeting. If you or your student are unable to attend, you can find a list of FAQs here. For follow up questions, please reach out to Coach Paul (pauldjacobs@gmail.com).
To register your child now, you may go to the following sign-up form: https://bit.ly/MurchTrack
Let’s make 2025 a Track & Field season to remember. Get Set! Go Murch!
This year’s theme is Murch Madness!
Feel free to dress in your favorite March Madness team gear or:
Or you can represent and cheer for your child’s grade!
Each grade has been allocated a color which you can see below!
Have more than one child? Wear more than one color!
AND If you get to the Auction early, you will receive a free accessory so you can represent your child’s grade’s color.
Questions? Email our auction team at murchauction@gmail.com
Can see the image above?
The colors are:
Pre-Kindergarten - Red
Kindergarten - Orange
First Grade - Yellow
Second Grade - Green
Third Grade - Blue
Fourth Grade - Purple
Auction Tickets are on sale now for their cheapest price for one week only!
The Auction has been a long standing tradition of Murch Elementary school for decades. It is the largest fundraiser for the Home and School Association (HSA) which is a non-profit parent led organization created to help support the students, staff, and teachers of Murch Elementary School.
Through donations, sponsorship, the silent and live auction, and ticket sales, we are able to raise funds that benefit our children by paying for additional resources that aren’t covered enough in the DCPS budget including a range of items from additional books, afterschool programs, supplemental field trips, student programming and performances, extracurricular activities, science materials and more.
The Live Auction Event
This year’s Live Auction Event’s theme is Murch Madness!
Buy your ticket today at the lowest price of $75 per ticket.
FLASH SALE: Tickets are $75 per ticket until Feb 21.
Hosted By: Murch Elementary Home & School Association
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Time: 7PM to 11PM
Location: Murch Elementary School
What to Wear: Murch merch (buy now to get it in time https://apparelnow.com/murch-merch-apparel/), your favorite team merch, or dress as your favorite sportsperson.
This event is MURCH MADNESS! We want everyone to come along! Please email Ms. Miller lauren.miller@k12.dc.go to request tickets at no cost.
For those people that can afford an extra ticket, please buy a spare ticket for a teacher or for another Murch parent.
While you are getting your tickets, why not pick up a “Best of LIVE” Raffle Ticket. You will have a chance to win and pick any item that is up for auction at the live event. Yes - if you win you can pick whatever Live Auction Item you want.
There are only 100 tickets available so you want to be in the running!
Remember the Auction is more than just the Live Event!
Even if you can’t make it to the Auction event you can still be involved:
Find out more about the Auction here: https://murchschool.org/hsa/2025auction/
The Murch Librarian, Ms. Burton, is looking for
experts in American History and various sciences to help remove outdated books from the library shelves.
Any amount of time is appreciated!
Interested? Please contact Ms. Burton via email at rebecca.burton2@k12.dc.gov.
Thank you!
Murch’s Black History Month Committee, made up of teachers and staff, have planned many exciting and educational events this month!
Each school day during the month of February, Mr. C and students will share information to the entire student body about African Americans who have contributed to humanity.
Murch will celebrate Read for Black History on Friday, February 21 from 8:30-10:30AM. Guest readers will be invited to each class within our school community. Murch’s librarian, Ms. Burton, has selected books that speak to the empowerment and celebration of African Americans.
On Friday, February 28, Murch’s Resource teachers will lead the Black History Month Strong Start Morning Meeting. Each grade level will share a short presentation about their focus on Black History during the month of February. There will be a special HSA-sponsored performance, too!
In addition to auction sponsors, we're also looking for donations of items and experiences from businesses (concert and sports tickets, gift certificates, etc.) to include in our auction. Promote your business, your favorite restaurant, or community group!
We do a great job of providing a return on investment to our supporters. We've also found that Murch families are loyal patrons of organizations that support the school. All proceeds from the auction will help to provide vital resources to our students. So, please consider donating an item or experience to our auction!
To donate an item or experience, please click HERE!
Questions? Email our auction team at murchauction@gmail.com
The Kids Heart Challenge comes to a close at the end of the month, and the Murch community has already surpassed our $12,000 goal with over $16,438 and counting! Wow! We’ve also crushed our participation goal with more than 131 students registered. Well done, Murch!
Current Leader Board:
By participating in the Kids Heart Challenge, you and your child can help raise money for the American Heart Association, learn how to perform two-handed CPR, and get tips on how to have a healthy heart.
To sign up, visit: Murch Kids Heart Challenge. The challenge ends on February 28.
Looking to advertise your business? Here’s your chance!
As a sponsor of the Murch 2025 Auction, your company’s name will be visible to more than 700 families through our posters, fliers, newsletters, and email blasts.
Your sponsorship (and all auction proceeds) will help buy books, computers, and supplies for our students and staff, as well as provide teacher trainings and other resources above and beyond those budgeted for Murch by DCPS. So, please consider sponsoring Murch Madness!
Take a look at our sponsorship packages HERE!
All Pre-K through 5th grade students are invited to participate in the Murch Lip Sync Show! A lip sync is an individual or group of students who mouth the words (lip sync) to a song while developing a choreographed dance and wearing appropriate costumes to accompany the lip syncing. This is a fun activity open to all students.
Interest Meeting: February 6 at 3:30PM in the Pre-K Commons
Tryouts: February 18 and February 20 at 3:30PM in the Pre-K Commons
Dress Rehearsal: March 4 at 3:30PM in the Murch Gym
Lip Sync Show: March 6 at 6:00PM in the Murch Gym
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Miller. We hope you’ll come cheer on our students and teachers participating in this fun event!