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UPCOMING EVENTS

March
3/25 Group Picture/Spring Portrait Day
3/27 School Spirit Day and School-wide Morning Meeting (1st grade leads)

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TALENT SHOW UPDATE

Hi Murray Families - Due to the Albemarle County response announcement on 3/11/20 about coronavirus, we will be cancelling the Talent Show scheduled for March 20th. We are working with the school to explore creative alternatives for the kids to still share their performances, or postpone the event until May. As we explore alternatives, we will be sure to let you know. Thanks for your understanding!

THANK YOU TO OUR BINGO NIGHT VOLUNTEERS
Thanks to all for a fun and successful Bingo Night! Thank you to organizer Ruei-Jen Fan and gym bingo volunteers David Abraham, Silvia Blemker, Wes Blemker, Truitt Cooper, Christy Cormons, Joe Park, Erin Tracey and Lindley Stakem. Thank you also to our student volunteers who ran shape bingo in the cafeteria - 5th grader Julia Hill, and Murray graduates and Henley students Laine Cooper, Graham Hill, Chelsea Moonah, Olivia Moore, and Lark Steinberg. Thank you to Allie Hill and Suzanne Sturman for organizing the fabulous dinner and bake sale 5th grade fundraisers and all of the 5th grade parent volunteers who helped with those fundraisers. Thank you to everyone who contributed prizes and came out to make it a fun event!

3 WEEK MINI M3
Girls’ Volleyball with Mrs. Tillar-Hughes
Cost $25.

We are going to offer a mini M3 in March for 3rd-5th grade girls. Come learn, experience and enjoy volleyball with your Murray classmates. Classes are Tuesdays March 17, March 24, and March 31 2020 from 2:35-3:35PM.

Enroll now by returning the backpack mail form before 3/11/2020 or simply e-mail the enrollment information to vlmurraym3@gmail.com. Financial assistance available.

VL MURRAY YEARBOOK ADS AND SPECIAL MESSAGES
Just a reminder to submit your personal message or business advertisement for the Murray yearbook!

Messages/Photos
Write a simple note and/or provide a photo or image with a message to Murray staff or your child. See the link below for ideas and details.

Business Ads
Display your business name/logo/accompanying text, and feel free to include any other message (including a note to your child or Murray staff).

Click here for the details!

ZINBURGER FUNDRAISER

Tuesday, March 24th from 11am-10pm at Zinburger Barracks Road

In partnership with Virginia L Murray Elementary, Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar will be donating 20% of the sales (excluding alcohol, tax, and gratuity) when this flyer is presented for the benefit day. All proceeds will go to Virginia L Murray Elementary PTO.

So, come in anytime between 11am-10pm and help raise money for the PTO. Remember to bring the flyer (electronic version is okay)!

OWNING OUR WEAKNESSES - EQUITY REPORT FINDS AS THEY RELATE TO HENLEY

We invite parents of rising 5^th graders to join the March 24 Coffee with Costa which is a Call to Action on the results of the ACPS Equity report as it relates to the Henley Community. Significant disparities remain between race, culturally diverse and socioeconomically disadvantaged students in our school system, which cannot be ignored. While Albemarle County Public Schools rank in the top 10% in the nation academically, it ranks poorly in many other indicators of diversity and equity so that not all its students are receiving the same quality education they deserve. The discussion will dip into potential reasons why and how we as a community can address these inequities. Please join us for a lively discussion along with guest speaker Dr Hairston who heads up the Culturally Responsive Teaching program, aimed at addressing these inequities by embracing diversity to enrich both the teaching and learning experience for all students. Please join us at 6:15 pm on Tuesday March 24 in the Henley Cafeteria. Child care will be provided along with food and refreshments so please RSVP here http://coffeewithcosta.rsvpify.com with whether you will be bringing children and how many. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on March 24.

LUMINARY IS LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS!

It’s that time of year again…

V.L. Murray’s literary magazine LUMINARY is looking for works of art, poetry, and stories from our creative kids for this year’s magazine.

If you’ve spotted an interesting piece of work from your child, submit it to the office for possible inclusion in LUMINARY! Include your child’s name, grade and teacher along with it. LUMINARY will choose one piece of art from all the submissions to decorate the cover of the magazine. No need to include the LUMINARY name on art as we will add that ourselves.

Submissions are due to the office by April 30 at the latest.

Feel free to email any questions to Caroline Hirst at carolinevt2000@yahoo.com. We can’t wait to see what our talented, unique, fun children
create!

*Please submit items for Murray Matters to Mary Jamison Rutherford at maryljamison@gmail.com by Monday for the weekly Wednesday newsletter.

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Murray Elementary School
3251 Morgantown Road, Charlottesville, Va 22903
Phone 977-4599

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