Murray Avenue School

Dear Families,

It has been an absolute joy to welcome back our amazing students to another exciting school year! Seeing all the bright faces and eager energy on the first day truly reminded me of what a wonderful learning community we have!

We successfully navigated the first week with lots of smiles and even conquered those locker combinations! A big shout-out to all our students and staff for being so adaptable and enthusiastic. We are asking families to assist us in ensuring a safe arrival and dismissal. Please make sure to help us by ensuring the following:

• No cars should be entering the bus loop during arrival and dismissal, all car riders should go to the lower lot for pick up and drop off.
• Please do not cut across the parking lot during arrival and dismissal.
• Please be mindful of walkers at both arrival and dismissal. Please drive slowly on all roads surrounding the school (especially Murray Ave) and be sure to pay extra attention to keep our students safe!
• Please avoid parking/stopping on Murray Avenue during arrival and dismissal. Blockages on Murray Avenue can significantly slow our arrival and dismissal as it delays buses. No students should be dropped off along Murray Avenue.

This coming week, we'll focus on reviewing our behavior expectations at lunch, recess, and on the bus. Please take some time to chat with your children about these guidelines at home.

Lastly, don't forget to mark those calendars! We have some important back-to-school events coming up, and we'd love to see you there. You can find those dates below!

Here's to a fantastic year of learning and growth!

Warmly,

Scott Cole

Principal

September

• 13th- Picture Day
• 18th- Back to School Night (6:30-8:15 pm)
• 18th & 19th- 5th Grade Trip (Camp America)
• 24th- PTA Breakfast
• 26th- Title 1 Breakfast

We recognize that many students bring tech devices to school from home for multiple valid purposes. Please remind your students, however, that they are not to use phones or smart devices during the school day. Thank you for your assistance.

This is a reminder that Lower Moreland will utilize the Talking Points platform again this year. This will allow families to communicate with the district using whichever language they are the most comfortable with! You will receive communications via text message, however the experience is even better if you use the app, available for all platforms!

Lunch menus are posted on a new interactive website, Nutrislice. Our innovative and interactive site and mobile app make our school menus more convenient and informative than ever before! Download the Nutrislice App from the App Store or get it on Google Play and search Lower Moreland.

Friendly reminder that the universal free lunch has ended, however free breakfast will be continuing! Students that would like a free breakfast in the morning will walk straight to the cafeteria upon arrival. Students can eat breakfast in the cafeteria and granola bars, muffins, and cereal bars are also available if your student would like to save their breakfast for snack time.

Additionally, for the 2024-2025 school year, all students who are designated to receive “reduced” meals, will also be automatically qualified for free meals. There will be no reduced prices charged for the 2024-2025 school year.

The District is strongly encouraging families to fill out the Free and Reduced Applications if you believe your family will qualify. Information on income qualifications and paper applications can be found at : https://www.lmtsd.org/services/food-services-cafeteria-information

As field trips are scheduled, if you are unable to afford field trips, please reach out to your student's counselor, as assistance may be available.

Website: https://murrayave.lmtsd.org/
Location: 2551 Murray Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Phone: 215-938-0230

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