Administration & Office Principal

Reese Weirich

Asst. Principal

Valerie Sosa

Asst. Principal

Stacey Dowd

Counselor

Dana Sanchez

Instructional Coach Nurse

Brooke Bradford Ashley Carse

Sr. Admin. Assoc.

Kelly Guzzi

Office Assistant

Kate Visciani

Student Records

Paula Hayden

Jingle all the way... Even though we just got back from our Thanksgiving break...in a few short weeks it will be time for our winter break! We have a lot of study and a lot of fun to cram into the next few weeks and need a lot of hands to make the magic happen. Holiday parties and PTO hallway decorations are underway...so make sure to volunteer in the workroom, see how you can help your teachers and make the best of the season upon us. We wish you all the very best for your holiday and safe travels as you visit family and friends. Blessings to everyone!

“A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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PTO Meeting Music Program Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night Early Release Holiday Student Holiday

Staff Birthdays... 6 Becky Schrowang 8 Nwando Clyburn 21 Nicole Berard 22 Dee Nickel 22 Erendina Moreno 30 Emily Clifton

Join us in the MES Library at 6:30pm to be informed about school activities or to get involved. Helping hands are always appreciated! 1

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It is super easy to fill our yearbook with your favorite Murchison Memories! Step 1: Download Balfour’s Share app

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Step 2: Share your pictures of Murchison events with the yearbook team! School ID: 718223 Password: mustangs Was your 3rd or 5th grader in a music program? If so, make sure to send your best photos to the yearbook

Got some creative energy and want to help create and/or decorate the stage for our upcoming holiday programs? Mrs. Deaton would really appreciate some volunteers to work on the stage for both our Thanksgiving and Christmas programs. Then the 5th Grade Christmas program will be on December 8th and is titled “Jingle Bell Jukebox”. It is set in a 50s-60s diner and the kids will be dressed in 50s-60s attire. Regarding props, we’ll need to create a diner “counter/bar” for a student to serve shakes from behind, and then we’ll also need a jukebox, which is the focal point of the show. We will have an entire grade level on the stage for both programs, so it will be packed up there, but we’ll make it work. And, we will have a ton of fun while we do it!

To volunteer, email Mrs. Deaton at [email protected]

Assisting teachers and staff is what PTO is all about! Want to volunteer this year ? Apply online at pfisd.net and email us at [email protected] We’ve created a Facebook group page for parents who might be interested in helping out with the MES workroom (helping teachers get stuff done for their rooms/projects.) Check it out at: www.facebook.com/

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There are so many ways to give to the school! Our fundraising efforts support many of our activities as well as field trips and supplies...much, much more! AmazonSmile, Target’s RedCard, Box Tops, Labels for Education and Shoparoo all contr ibu te to ou r school. We appreciate all of our families that participate in making the education of your children that much RICHER!

Grants that passed at our last PTO meeting! An email was sent home with the details of the grant requests. Ms. Mendoza presented the grant requests. Questions were asked and answered by the requesting parties. A paper ballot was given to the parents present. Here are the results... Music Spring Programs & Bean Bags ($258) – PASSED 4th Grade Literary Backpacks ($500) – PASSED 1st Grade Flocabulary Hip Hop Membership ($96) – PASSED 4th Grade Flocabulary Hip Hop Membership ($96) – PASSED Murchison Elementary PTO Professional Development Teacher Lunches ($750) – PASSED 1st Grade Magnetic Ten Gram Boards ($180) – PASSED Pre-K Center Equipment ($682.45) – PASSED Staff End of Year Party ($500) – PASSED Kindergarten Califone headphones ($392.88) – FAILED 4th Grade Writing Camp t-shirts ($1040) – PASSED Traveling Museum ($3500+) – FAILED Fish tank routine maintenance ($2,388) – FAILED Kinder Fine Motor Stations ($520) – PASSED Ms. Clark Clip Boards ($40) – PASSED Ms. Clark Yoga Mats ($96) – PASSED Jr. Inflatable Seat Cushions ($620) – Item removed from voting Student Author Celebrations ($1529.50) – PASSED 2nd Grade Scholastic Weekly Readers ($693) – PASSED Assistants for COMM field trip during STAAR tests ($320) – PASSED Manipulatives for COMM students ($415) – PASSED 1 year subscription to Tynker.com ($4,800) – FAILED

December 15th!!! 5-8pm.

Make your purchase and let them know that you are with Murchison and we reap the benefits! Our last Spirit Night, at Jersey Mike's, raised $181.22 for the PTO. Thank you to everyone who participated! 3

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Find out what our Murchison Mustang MOVERS are working on in Physical Education class. SHOEKENS will be earned! http://www.pfisd.net/ domain/744

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The School Health Advisory Council, (SH AC), com pr ised of parents and community stakeholders, collaborates to establish health behaviors in children. Through the SHAC, effective health education, age-appropriate behavior interventions and injury prevention strategies are created which can: Increase academic performance Decrease absenteeism and drop-outs Reduce the risk of premature death Decrease healthcare costs Improve economic productivity Feel free to join us at the PfISD Administration Board Room (1401 W. Pecan) from 6-7:30pm . Our next meeting is Jan 10, 2017.

Murchison PTO will donate $100 to Hendrickson HS's "FitFest". Hendrickson has set a goal to raise $12,500 to purchase wrist heart rate monitors for our students to use in their P.E. classes.

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Murchison Deposit Days Open a free account for your child to help them learn healthy money and budgeting skills.

At Round Up we raised $3,500 with one of these spots and unfortunately the person has only been able to park there maybe twice in 20 days that “earned it”. Same thing for the teacher spot, we are awarding it to one teacher each week, and unfortunately, the teachers are not able to park in their earned spot because of someone parking in these designated spots. Out of respect for our teachers and staff, please do not park in these spots. These are marked with a sign and reserved for these people alone.

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