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Murray Avenue School Newsletter 4-9-24
MA Students View 2024 Eclipse
Science Teachers Prepare Students for Eclipse
Lower Moreland Police Department Training Opportunity
Congratuations to our Music Department!
The LMTSD Music Department received the 2024 Best Communities for Music Education Award from The NAMM Foundation. Lower Moreland Township School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 25th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.
The designation for Best Communities are based on qualifications regarding funding for music education, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and community music-making programs. The NAMM Foundation recognizes Lower Moreland for the outstanding efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who are making music part of a well-rounded education for every child in the community.
Grade 7 Students Participate in Engineering Unit
Seventh grade students recently completed a unit in Mr. Kelly's Computer Science class exploring the principles of engineering. To explore the design process, students worked in teams to design and build a model of ankle foot orthosis to help a patient with cerebral palsy. This hands-on experience sets the stage for subsequent lessons about how engineers design all sorts of things to address a wide range of problems. The Design & Modeling Gateway unit is part of the Project Lead the Way curriculum introducing middle school students to engineering.
Grade 8 Math Classes Enjoy Guest Speaker
Mrs. Hertrich’s Algebra class participated in a presentation from Dr. Bojeong Kim, an earth and environmental scientist and professor at Temple University, Dr. Kim expressed the importance and usefulness of scientific notation in her research and teachings.
MA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month
Click HERE to learn more about the assembly scheduled for the end of the month.
Counselors' Corner
A Message from our School Psychologist Ms. Kornelia Balough
Teens are more sensitive to the effects of blue light than adults are. Click here to learn about ways to help your body rest better at night. Pinging devices, body clocks that make us feel awake at night, homework, distractions, and early school start times can be a recipe for feeling sleep deprived.
Blue light is just one of the ways tech devices can interfere with sleep.
Light from electronic screens comes in all colors, but the blues are the most impactful. Blue light fools the brain into thinking it's daytime. When that happens, the body stops releasing a sleep hormone called melatonin. Melatonin is nature's way of helping us wind down and prepare for bed. The body starts releasing it a couple of hours before bedtime. Darkness helps trigger the release of melatonin; blue light delays it.
Here are some tips to better manage blue light:
iPhone: Go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift. On the same screen, you can schedule a time for Night Shift to turn on automatically and adjust color temperature.
Android: Settings-->Display-->Night Mode. You can set it to enable the feature manually or pre-set a time of day that you want the feature to turn on automatically.It might be called Dark Mode, depending on the device you have.
Remember, it’s best NOT to use screens during the last two hours before sleep!
Information from the School Nurse
Here is the required Physical Form.
Grade 7 students are required to submit dental exam documentation.
Here is the required Dental Exam Form.
These forms are also available in the Virtual Backpack
These are state requirements. Please submit this information to our school nurse, Mrs. Melissa Huber at mhuber@lmtsd.org.
MURRAY AVENUE PTA NEWS & EVENTS
MA PTA is providing the staff with a hot, catered buffet. We are asking families for donations of salads, drinks, etc. Please sign up if you are interested in sending something in for the luncheon: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4CABA923AAFA7-48951939-staff#/
Upcoming Events for Students:
**Altitude on May 16th @6-8pm
**Pickleball/Ping Pong Social (afternoon event)
Look for Cheddar Up to come out soon to register for both.
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Website: www.lmtsd.org
Location: 2551 Murray Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Phone: 215-938-0230
Twitter: @LMTSD_MAS