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MURRAY MATTERS

UPCOMING EVENTS

February
2/22 VLM Spirit Day, wear your green shirt!
2/22 School-wide Morning Meeting, 2nd grade leads, 8:00 am
2/22 PTO Meeting, 1:00 pm
2/23 PTO Adult Cocktail Party
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MURRAY LADIES TENNIS ROUND ROBIN

Saturday, March 23 – Boar’s Head Sports Club
6-9pm– including snacks, cocktails, and TENNIS

$45 per player – proceeds go towards the 5th grade Virginia Beach Trip

Join us for the third annual Ladies Tennis Round Robin Party Parade! The new twist this year is that we are promoting everyone to dress with a Tennis Theme! Whether that means that you dress as your favorite tennis player, or you have tennis stuff on your clothes, it will be fun for all!

All proceeds will go to the Murray 5th grade Virginia Beach end-of-year field trip ... Please write your check to "VLM" and send it in backpack mail to Traci Polk, or feel free to bring your check to the event. We will provide cocktails, lots of yummy snacks, and plenty of opportunity for fun/social tennis. All levels are welcome!!!

Hosted by Silvia Blemker and Carrie Cooper
ssblemker@virginia.edu or carrielcooper@gmail.com

Evite link: http://evite.me/QJy1hw52Y8

IT'S BINGO TIME!
Friday March 1, 6:00 –8:00 pm, Doors open at 6:00.

Play bingo in the gym and have a super fun night with our Murray community! The little ones will play “Color and Shape Bingo” for free.
 
Come earlier to get some Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, pizza, snow cones, a drink and a treat to support our 5th graders’ field trip fundraiser.
 
So, get ready to win some amazing prizes. Grand prize is a Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth Speaker donated by Crutchfield.

$5/per card. Cash and checks will be accepted.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE TALENT SHOW
Attention all Murray students and parents! We need a few parent volunteers to help the night of the talent show! Come join us on this super-fun night! Here is this year’s schedule in preparation for the talent show:
 
Virginia L. Murray's Got Talent! Schedule
March 1: Talent Show auditions; immediately after school in the library.
March 8: Talent Show rehearsal #1; immediately after school in the cafeteria.
March 15: Talent Show Rehearsal #2; immediately after school in cafeteria.
March 22: Murray’s Got Talent!!!!! in school cafeteria at 6:00 pm.

LUMINARY SUBMISSIONS
VLM's Luminary Magazine seeks your kids' best creations - in painted, written, comic, sketched, and verse format - for its 2019 issue. All submitted full color art will be considered for our annual cover contest, which earns a cash prize and a coveted spot on the morning announcements.

For art entries, please bring original pieces (we will take extra care and return it by spring) to Ms. King in the front office, or send high quality, 300 dpi scans or photos to the editors: cpkueter@gmail.com.

Written entries may also be dropped off in the front office, given to your child's teacher, or be emailed directly to us: cpkueter@gmail.com.

Deadline for entries is April 20, but there's no time like the present to submit!

Yours in creativity,
Christine Kueter and Caroline Hirst

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 6-10
It’s time to join the Teacher Appreciation Week team! Every year we host a week of recognition for our fabulous teachers and staff, including decorations, treats, and small surprises each day. This is one of the most fun and rewarding PTO opportunities of the year. Any amount of time you can offer will be appreciated, and there will be volunteer opportunities to fit any schedule. Much of the work is done in advance. No special skills required, just a desire to give back to teachers, have fun, and make new VLM friends! We look forward to meeting you. 

To join, please email Erin Tracey at ertracey@gmail.com by February 28.

MARKER RECYCLING AT MURRAY!
The school will now be recycling markers through the Crayola Colorcycle program!  Please send any old and dry markers (hi-lighters & dry erase too!) to be recycled at school. There are two recycling boxes: one in the lower hall art storage room and one in the upper hall art room.

Happy marker recycling!
Abbi  Pence

ARTFEST 2019
Artfest 2019 is happening on Friday, February 22 in the WAHS cafeteria from 6:00-9:00 pm. Admission is free!  Enjoy a night of live student performances, art demonstrations and artwork on display.  Bid on fantastic items in the Silent Auction, enjoy children's activities, local food, and a preview performance of the WAHS spring musical, The Sound of Music!  ALL proceeds support the visual and performing arts in our schools!


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

Our mailing address is:
Murray Elementary School
3251 Morgantown Road, Charlottesville, Va 22903  
Phone 977-4599

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