Murwood Weekly eNewsletter
Let's Read, Read, Read!!!
Upcoming Events
Oct. 2nd-Oct. 6th- Parent-Teacher Conferences- Shortened Day Schedule (M,T,Th, F)
Oct. 4th- Walk and Roll to School
Oct. 11th- Campus Gun Safety Event 7pm @ LLHS
Oct. 14th- Community Service Day
Oct. 16th-21st- Book Fair
Oct. 17th- PTA General Meeting
Oct. 31st- Halloween- Parade and Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Nov. 1st- No School- Staff PD Day
Principal's Message
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Next week is very busy as we begin parent/teacher goal-setting conferences. We appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedules to connect with us! Goals will not cover every area of student learning and development, but will help to focus on targeted areas. Conversations include what we can collectively do to help support students to make progress and meet their goals.
*Note that next week's Wednesday schedule is normal, but the other days are on a shortened day schedule.
If you would like the support of a translator for your conference, please contact your child's teacher or Mrs. Kaye in the office.
WCEF Read-a-Thon
We are so excited for WCEF’s 4th Annual Read-a-thon to read, read, read and raise funds for our school. So far, we have read 80,510 minutes and raised $18,816! Way to go Mustangs! There is still time to get your reading minutes logged and raise much-needed funds for our school's art, music, and science lab classes, as well as our library and additional classes at WCI! wcefk12.org/readathon. Reading minutes close Friday at midnight, but donations are accepted through Oct. 1!
September is Attendance Awareness Month
We don’t want your student to fall behind in school. Here are a few practical tips to help support regular attendance:
Maintaining consistent daily routines, especially when it comes to bedtime/sleep
Encourage your student go to school every day unless they are truly sick
Avoid scheduling vacations or doctor’s appointments when school is in session
DELAC Meeting:
The District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC) is meeting virtually on Thursday, Sept 28th from 6-7 p.m. to celebrate our multilingual students and review the English Language Learner Program. See this flier for more information and the Zoom link.
Happy Fall!
Monifa
Save the Date!
Meet Mrs. Allison
We are so excited to have Tiffany Allison join our Murwood Mustang Team this year. Tiffany joins us with vast teaching, professional development, and leadership experiences in WCSD and in Colorado with 17 years working in education. She will be operating as Administrative Support at Murwood, and her primary role is to support students, families, and teachers. Tiffany will be on site a few days each week, so if you see her, be sure to give her a Mustang hello!
Here are some facts about Tiffany:
Family: Seth (husband), Sophia (11 years old daughter, 6th grade), and Blake (13 months old son)
Favorite Color: blue
Favorite Foods: chile rellenos or a BLT
Favorite activities: enjoying California (hiking, camping, skiing, spending time on the water), reading, and cooking
She participates in the 40 Book Challenge each school year (and is on book 16 at the end of September) and loves discussing what she’s reading.
Notes From the Office
Tile expert needed
We are looking for a person (or two) with experience in tile installation who would be willing to donate their time and expertise. We have a collection of beautiful tiles painted by our own Murwood students that we would like to have installed on a wall of the school. Please contact the office if you are interested in helping with this project.
Clothing Donations
The office is looking for donations of the following gently used clothing items to stock our borrowed clothing bins:
Girls size small, medium, large elastic waist leggings, sweatpants or shorts.
Boys size small, medium, large elastic waist sweatpants or shorts.
You can drop off clean items to the office.
Thank you for your support.
Mrs. Kaye
Campus and Gun Safety Event: Wednesday, October 11, 7-8:30pm
All Walnut Creek parents with students in grades K-12 are invited to join an important
presentation and panel discussion on campus and gun safety on Wednesday, October 11,
from 7-8:30pm in the Las Lomas High School Theater.
We will hear from Walnut Creek Mayor Cindy Silva, Police Chief Jamie Knox, AUHSD
Superintendent John Nickerson, WCSD Superintendent Marie Morgan, WCSD Director of
Operations/Safety Committee Ruben Fernandez, and Las Lomas Principal Heather Thorner
about our city’s work to keep students and families safe from gun violence. Parents will learn
how they can stay informed and do their part to keep our community safe.
Walk & Roll to School Day - October 4th
Wednesday, October 4th is national Walk & Roll to School Day! Students who walk or roll to school will earn a water bottle sticker and a prize!
Fall Festival - Volunteers Needed
Auction Survey
WCEF’s 4th Annual Read-a-thon ends September 29!
Just a few more days left to log your student’s minutes for WCEF’s read-a-thon! There’s still plenty of time to join in the fun and raise money to help WCEF ensure all students have access to a comprehensive education, open libraries, and a vast array of enrichment opportunities. Our goal is to raise $180,000! We can do this.
DID YOU KNOW? Only 9% of schools in California benefit from a credentialed librarian and 50% of library funding comes from the community. It's up to us to support our libraries!
Exciting prizes include gift cards to the students with the most sponsors, top readers per school, and we even have principals willing to be silly stringed—all in the name of reading!
Order Extreme Pizza and support WCSD schools!
September is for Extreme Pizza! Every time you order Extreme Pizza and mention WCEF, Extreme will donate 10% of the bill back to WCEF. There are just a few days left to support our public schools with this fantastic offer!
Call ahead or order online in advance to schedule your pick-up—genius! (Phone, online, in-person orders. Pick-up, to go, or outdoor dining. Mention coupon code “WCEF10” or add it to the Coupon Code for online orders. Not valid for orders placed through third party apps such as DoorDash.)
Murwood
Email: monifam@walnutcreeksd.org
Website: https://www.walnutcreeksd.org/Page/1182
Location: 2050 Vanderslice Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Phone: (925) 943-2462
Twitter: @MurwoodWC