Murwood Weekly eNewsletter
No School November 20th - November 24th
What's Happening This Week:
Nov. 17th- Pajama Day!
Nov. 20th-Nov. 24th- No School - Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 27th-Dec. 1st- Warm Glove Drive
Dec. 1st- Report Cards will be available
Dec. 14th- PTA Festival of Lights
Principal's Message 📝
As we head into our Thanksgiving break, I want to wish you all a safe and healthy holiday. I am so grateful for all of our Murwood students and their families. Our students come to school each day ready to learn and excited to join their friends and teachers. We have wonderfully supportive parents and an amazing school staff. Together as a community we have created a safe and supportive place for children to learn and grow.
I hope you take time this break to connect with loved ones and recharge. Even though our schools are closed, you will continue to have access to services provided by Walnut Creek School District. I encourage you to bookmark these resources for easy reference should you or a family member need help during the break or beyond.
First trimester report cards will be available Friday, December 1st. It is wonderful to see the growth that students have made over these last few months. Today we celebrated mathematical thinking with a school wide gallery walk of our Problem of the Month performance tasks. These tasks require students to use their math skills to demonstrate their understanding of the standards in real world problems. Check out some of their work below.
Sending you all peace and joy this Thanksgiving.
Monifa
Notes From the Office
Brunch Continues!
Our brunch service during snack recess has been very successful. We will continue to offer brunch as part of our morning meal service. Students that arrive for breakfast service will continue to be able to access that meal as well. Our goal is to provide a morning meal to as many students as possible. As with breakfast and lunch, the first meal continues to be free to all students. There will be a charge for a second meal i.e. if a student has breakfast and brunch.
WCEF needs a Murwood Site Rep, or two! Did you know the state does not fund our weekly art, music and science lab classes at Murwood? Donations to WCEF do, and WCEF needs you! We are looking for 1-2 Site Reps to help build awareness of what WCEF donors make possible (Art, Music, and Science Lab) at Murwood and support events like Back to School Night, the Read-a-thon and Turn Up the Heat. You get to work with your principal, and hear directly from district superintendents at WCEF Board meetings. It's a great way to support your child's education, your school and our community! Please reach out to Tricy at tricyotten@sbcglobal.net or WCEF at jgrossman@wcefk12.org.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Kaye, Office Manager
Festival of Lights
The fourth annual Murwood Festival of Lights is next month! This is a beloved evening in wich families sign up to show off their twinkly lights, blow-ups, and all the other fun seasonal decor. To feature your home, please sign up here.
Murwood Auction - Save the Date!
The auction is on! Please save March 23rd, 2024 in your calendar, so you can be sure to join in on all the fun. Stay tuned - lots more details to come. And a big thank you to everyone who volunteered to make this fun event happen!
Holiday Spiritwear Sale
November 6th through December 8th, get 20% off plus guaranteed delivery by December 23rd. Click here to order!
Gott’s Day of Giving is today!
Today’s the day! Grab your family, friends, and neighbors for a meal at Gotts - 10% of every order, ALL DAY, goes back to support our schools and WCEF. Grab a bite from 11am - 9 pm.
$5 Off the Forma Gym Turkey Trot!
Home for Thanksgiving? Add Forma Gym’s 31th Annual Turkey Trot to your holiday plans. Start the morning off right and gather your friends and family for a morning run/jog/stroll through downtown Walnut Creek. Or sign up for the energetic Kids Fun Run! The Turkey Trot donates $10,000 to WCEF and is a BIG supporter of our public schools. Use code WCEF and register here!
Deck the halls with Honey Bear Trees!
The always popular Honey Bear Tree lot is back and supporting WCEF. Located across from Acalanes High School in Lafayette, Honey Bear Trees has beautiful trees, wreaths, and garlands straight from Oregon—and free honey! Mention WCEF and show this ad when you check out and 20% goes back to our schools. Delivery available. Please note: Cash or check only.
Open from 9am - 9pm, 7 days a week, November 17 - December 24.
Recycle and giveback to WCEF! Save the Date - Dec. 2
Time to do your end of the year purge! On Saturday, December 2, swing by the WCSD parking lot from 10am-4pm to recycle your e-waste and get old documents (securely!) shredded. You’ll support our schools while cleaning up. Recycling fees are based on size/weight and shredding is $12 per bankers box. A percentage of fees collected come back to WCEF.
City of Walnut Creek Recognizes WCEF’s 40th Anniversary
On Tuesday, November 14 the Walnut Creek City Council recognized WCEF’s 40th Anniversary and the impact more than $15 million raised has had on our community since 1983. We thank the community members, donors, parents, faculty & staff who spoke on behalf of this exciting milestone. Join us in supporting our schools at wcefk12.org.