Murdock Elementary School will provide students with the foundational skills necessary to become productive citizens through the development of literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication and collaboration, and personal responsibility.
January 19, 2012
Picture Day
Wednesday, February 8th
Class and Individual pictures will be taken.
Everyone will have an individual picture taken and those will be sent home for parents approval.
If they like them they can buy all or part of a package. Otherwise they can be returned.
All Class pictures must be pre paid.
Picture envelopes will go home soon.
All individual pictures will be sent home for approval.
Class and Individual pictures will be taken.
Everyone will have an individual picture taken and those will be sent home for parents approval.
If they like them they can buy all or part of a package. Otherwise they can be returned.
All Class pictures must be pre paid.
Picture envelopes will go home soon.
All individual pictures will be sent home for approval.
January 18, 2012
January 17, 2012
Sugar Contest!
You are invited to help your child participate in our school wide health challenge!
Studies have shown that there is a strong relationship between sugar consumption and obesity. In order to promote healthy eating awareness, Murdock is having a contest based on the snacks that the children bring to eat each day.
Your child will write on a class recording sheet their snack name and the number of sugar grams the snack has. In order to help your child, if the snack they are bringing is not prepackaged with a nutritional label, please write the amount of sugar that the snack contains either on the container or baggy or on a slip of paper.
The contest will last for two weeks. The first week, beginning Tuesday, January 17th, is a trial week to give children and their families an opportunity to learn and discuss healthy snack choices. The second week is the week that counts!
Each day classes will report the average amount of sugar consumed for class snacks. The classes that keep their sugar values within the healthy snack range will receive an extra outdoor recess time.
The teachers of the top 3 classes that keep their sugar values the lowest will receive a monetary reward to use in their classrooms!
January 10, 2012
Science Fair and Technology Night
Technology and Science Fair Night!
Thursday January 12th, 2012
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Please come to see the amazing things involving Technology here at Murdock Elementary!
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See what your students have been learning in the Computer Lab with Mr Tener
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Listen to a presentation on Safe Internet Researching from Barbara Schmidt
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See how technology supports and enhances learning in your grade level model classrooms
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See all the impressive knowledge behind our first Science Fair!
If you are entering a project for the science fair, please bring it or have it delivered to the school on Thursday before 2:00. Any special instructions for display should be included.
Volunteers will work diligently to follow the instructions. Please ensure that your project is clearly marked with your Name(s), Grade, Classroom Teacher, and Project Title.
If your project involves electricity, please include a labeled extension cord.
Judging will take place in the afternoon, and students do not need to stay after school and will not "present" their projects.
The projects must be brought home that evening after the awards ceremony at 7:15.
Volunteers will work diligently to follow the instructions. Please ensure that your project is clearly marked with your Name(s), Grade, Classroom Teacher, and Project Title.
If your project involves electricity, please include a labeled extension cord.
Judging will take place in the afternoon, and students do not need to stay after school and will not "present" their projects.
The projects must be brought home that evening after the awards ceremony at 7:15.
If you volunteered to help with set-up, please arrive at school by 2:30.
If you volunteered for clean-up, please remain after the awards ceremony. Thank you!!
If you volunteered for clean-up, please remain after the awards ceremony. Thank you!!
3rd 9-Week Mathematics Objectives
Click below to download a letter to parents informing you what your child will be learning in Math during the 3rd Quarter of school. The 3rd quarter started today, January 9, 2012.
December 06, 2011
Murdock's Mitten Tree
The Media Center's tradition of decorating a Mitten Tree with gloves, mittens, hats and scarves for the children at Brumby Elementary continues this year. Bring your items to the Media Center through December 15th and hang them on our tree. Then they'll be taken to Brumby and distributed to children who need warm items for the winter.
They'll be warm on the outside and you'll be warm on the inside!
December 05, 2011
We Have a Very Busy Week This Week
Tuesday morning historical figures will be visiting our class:
James Ogelthorpe and Sequoyah.
Wednesday & Thursday: Checkpoint Testing (midyear tests) from 8:30 - 11:15 am
Wednesday: Ennglish & Language Arts
Thursday: Math
Please make sure your child has a good night sleep the night before. Also, please make sure your child has a nutritious breakfast on these two days.
November 28, 2011
Field Trip Reminder
Cobb Civic Center – Nutcracker
Date: Thursday, December 1
Departure: 10:45 a.m.
Return: 1:45 p.m.
Wear: Theater Attire (nice…but comfortable)
*We will eat an early lunch before leaving.
November 10, 2011
PTA & Ice Cream Party!
Attention Murdock Parents:
Murdock still needs approximately sixty (60) members to reach our target and for Murdock’s PTA to be recognized through the County. Classes with 100% participation will earn an ice cream party.
Please consider joining PTA if you haven't done so already. Thank you!
