The BULLetin
October 7th, 2021
Upcoming Events and Reminders
Please read the information in The BULLetin in it's entirety. This is our weekly communication to bring you up to speed on all important information.
Important information, upcoming events, and details can be found further in the Bulletin.
The BULLetin Information:
- **NEW** Murphy Celebrations
- **REMINDER** Murphy Spiritwear- DEADLINE EXTENDED-OCTOBER 11TH
- **NEW** Tik Tok Challenge Student Reminder
- **NEW** LRC Great Pumpkin Contest
- **NEW** Grande Park Trunk or Treat volunteering
- Math Competition Team Tryouts
- Yearbook Club
- Maverick Makers Art Club
- Oswego Public Library Writing Contest
- Restaurant Night! PANERA
- ALICE Parent/Guardian Letter
- FASTBridge Information
- KCCFP Food Drive Information...Help out Murphy!
- TDL and Absences
- **NEW** General Updates and Information
- Student Support Time plan for students
- PTO Support Form
- Murphy Yearbook
- Picture Day Information
- **NEW** Student Services Information
- 8th Grade SOS Consent (included in the Student Services Information)
- HS Credit Opt-Out Form due October 28th (included in the Student Services Information)
Important Upcoming Dates:
- October 8- School Improvement Day: 3.5 hour Students Attendance
- October 11- Columbus Day- No student Attendance
- November 1- Winter Athletic Pictures (boys basketball, wrestling, poms)
Murphy Celebrations!
Murphy Cross Country
This week, both the boys and girls teams won their races, and the girls had a perfect score! Check out the Cross Country Results against Plank here.
Great job everyone!!
Mrs. Miller's Meet and Eats
Start With Hello Week!
We look forward to keeping the positive moving forward! The door decoration contest was a huge success!...ALL participating classrooms did an AMAZING job!
Start with Hello - Homeroom Door Decorating Winners!
1st place - Ms. Miller
2nd place - Ms. Fell
3rd place - Ms. Calvillo
4th place - Ms. Borg
Congratulations! The creativity from all participating homerooms was awesome to see!
Murphy Spiritwear
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY, OCTOBER 11!! Orders will be delivered to first period classes by October 29th. Please include your first period class when you check out.
Order here: http://www.fritschscreenprinting.com/murphy
Questions?... email fritschscreenprinting@gmail.com
Student Reminder on Tik Tok Challenges
Student Reminder Regarding Tik Tok Challenges: In order to help keep students and staff safe, we are sending a reminder to students about the risks involved in participating in certain Tik Tok challenges. We always want to recognize and thank the many students who greatly contribute to campus safety by using a “see/hear something, say something” approach by reporting tips and information to a trusted adult or directly to school administration. Through the social media outlet Tik Tok, students are being encouraged and influenced to partake in damaging and criminal behaviors. Some students have already participated in Tik Tok related vandalism which resulted in damage to school property and disciplinary consequences for them. We are aware that the next upcoming “challenge” includes inappropriately touching and/or calling out to teachers. Before making a poor decision, please consider the potential consequences of assaulting a staff member, We want our schools to be safe places of learning for all students and staff. Please continue to work with us toward reaching that goal together. Again, please encourage one another to make positive choices, and to report to a trusted adult when things don’t seem right- see something, say something. Thank you for your help!
The LRC Great Pumpkin Contest
Grande Park Elementary Truck or Treat
Trunk or Treat- Teen Volunteers
Math Competition Team Tryouts
The Competition Series is ideal for students who have a talent and passion for math and need to be challenged. Students will engage in exciting, "bee-style" contests in which they will compete against and alongside other bright, motivated students. At the local, state and national level, students win hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships and prizes every year.
On October 12 from 3:15 – 4:30 we will be holding a school competition to select 10-12 students who will represent Murphy Junior High at the Marmion Junior High Math competition ( November 13) and the chapter MathCounts competition (usually in February). It is the hope that some of our students will qualify to compete in the state and national competitions again! Dates of the competitions will come soon.
If you are active in a fall sport at Murphy and cannot attend the School competition please see Mrs. Borneman and we can work something out. Math team meetings will be on Tuesdays and are required to qualify to compete.
Yearbook Club
Are you interested in designing the yearbook pages for the 2021-2022 Murphy yearbook? Can you meet on Thursdays after school? If you answered yes, you should join the Murphy Yearbook Club! The club will meet two Thursdays a month from 3:10-4:30 pm. Please see the linked permission slip below for details and to join. Can't wait to see you!
Maverick Makers Art Club
Oswego Public Library Teen Writing Contest
Restaurant Night- PANERA
ALICE Parent/Guardian Letter
Parents/Guardians- Please read the SD308 ALICE Parent Letter linked below for information regarding ALICE and safety drills this year.
FASTBridge
Access to FASTBridge Scores Via TylerSIS
FASTBridge Parent/Guardian Assessment Score Information-EnglishFASTBridge Parent/Guardian Assessment Score Information-Spanish
FASTBridge Benchmarking Assessment Parent/Guardian Letter
FASTBridge Parent/Guardian Letter-English
FASTBridge Parent/Guardian Letter-Spanish
Understanding Your Student's FASTBridge Scores
Kendall County Community Food Pantry Food Drive 2021
Temporary Distance Learning and Absences
Temporary Distance Learning and Absences
Remember, Temporary Distance Learning is not available for students who are absent from school for various reasons. Temporary Distance Learning only applies to students who are put on quarantine by the school/district. If your child is absent from school, he/she/they still have access to Google Classroom to obtain assignments, however, they are not able to log into the Google Meet for live instruction.Quarantine Process
If your child is sent home from school for COVID-19 symptoms, or, you choose to keep your child home from school due to COVID-19 symptoms and contact the office to report the absences and symptoms, you will receive a letter from the nurse/school with quarantine procedures and the information on Temporary Distance Learning. Students are not able to return to school until the information on the letter from the nurse/school has been addressed (this could include a signature from a parent supporting an alternate diagnosis or a negative COVID test). If your child is coming back prior to the end date of the district/school issued quarantine, based on your signature on the bottom of the letter that was sent home supporting an alternate diagnosis or negative COVID test, your child will need to report to the Main Office or Health Office with the signed form and/or additional paperwork (negative test) to receive an orange pass that allows them to return to their classes early. This orange pass will need to be carried through the day to show each of their teachers.
If your child is in quarantine for the entire period of time listed in the letter sent by the nurse/school, they are able to participate in Temporary Distance Learning each day. If your child in quarantine will NOT be attending TDL, please contact the attendance line to report their absence.
Murphy Attendance Line: 630-608-5101
General Updates and Important Information
**NEW**- After School Activities and Athletic Events: This is just a reminder, students need to stay in the front of the building to wait for their rides after activities and sports events. Parents- please pick up your students in the front of the building. Thank you for your cooperation!
**NEW**- Crossing Guard and School Safety Reminder: To help ensure our students, staff, and families get to and from school safely, please be sure to utilize the crosswalks before and after school.
Free Lunch: Remember, school lunches are free again this year. Students are allowed one free school lunch each day. If students prefer to eat more than just one school lunch, they should bring extra food from home to eat in addition to their school issued free lunch so Aramark has enough food for the rest of the students.
Temporary Distance Learning: Please remember that Temporary Distance Learning is only applied to students who are in quarantine. If a student is able to return to school based on a complete quarantine, alternate diagnosis, or a negative COVID test and stay home from school, it would be considered an unexcused absence, unless called in, and they are not able to access the Google Meet for classrooms.
Temporary Distance Learning Work Expectations: When students are on Temporary Distance Learning, they are expected to attend their classes remotely and complete work through the Google Meet link, Google Classroom, or anything the teacher provides. If a student is expected to be on TDL and does not attend classes remotely, they will be marked absent/unexcused from class unless they are called into the attendance line. (If a student does not feel well while out on quarantine, they will need to be called into the attendance line if they are not able to attend remotely in order to be marked excused). Work that is not completed may be entered in the gradebook as missing.
Student Support Time
PTO
Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! Typically our PTO doesn’t host traditional fundraisers, instead we request a one-time annual family donation to help support our various programs. During these extraordinary times, these donations are more important than ever!
There are three ways you can donate this year:
- Mail a check (made out to MJHS PTO) to the school (26923 Grande Park Blvd Plainfield, IL 60585). Please fill out the form below and include in your sealed envelope.
- We now accept Venmo and Zelle!
- To use Venmo, search for Murphy-PTO-1 or 630-263-2633 (four digit code is 2633).
- To use Zelle, search dschmu@gmail.com (will show up as Deanna, our treasurer) or search MurphyPTO.
Thank you so much for your donation! We greatly appreciate your
generosity and support!
If you have any questions, please email us at:
Murphy Yearbook
ORDER YOUR MURPHY 2021-2022 YEARBOOK TODAY!
Top Reasons To Order
- Printed pictures of all the things.
- Your future self will thank you.
- Signing day is the best day.
- So. Many. Memories
- It's the lowest price of the year.
Order yours today!
Questions? Contact Ms. Fell - efell@sd308.org
School Picture Ordering
ABSENTEE & NEW STUDENTS:
To place an order, please visit our website at www.ordervgil.com. Select before picture day and enter School Code 20074502.
RETAKE STUDENTS:
If you are unhappy with your original photo, please go to the camera on retake day. If a picture package was purchased, please return the package to the photographer on retake day and we will print the original order with the new image. Be aware that the retake photo REPLACES the original image.
Forgot to Order the Original Photo?
Visit our website at www.ordervgil.com, click on After Picture Day and enter the Ticket Code located on the proof card which will be handed out at school next week.
Student Services Information
Signs of Suicide - 8th Grade Presentations October 19th, 2021
Murphy Junior High partners with Elyssa’s Mission (a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention) to provide depression awareness and suicide prevention training for our students as part of the Signs of Suicide® Prevention Program (SOS).
The SOS program will be presented to 8th grade ELA classes on Tuesday, October 19th. Our SOS teacher volunteers will be delivering the lesson which will take approximately one class period of the ELA block. Please view the SOS Parent/Guardian link below for additional information about this program at Murphy.
The SOS® program teaches our students the ACT message if they hear someone talking about hurting themselves or others: Acknowledge, Care, Tell. Please talk with your students about the importance of reaching out to a trusted adult in those situations.
Elyssa’s Mission Website: http://elyssasmission.org
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, these free, confidential resources are available 24/7:
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the U.S. about any type of crisis
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Start with Hello - Homeroom Door Decorating Winners!
1st place - Ms. Miller
2nd place - Ms. Fell
3rd place - Ms. Calvillo
4th place - Ms. Borg
Congratulations! The creativity from all participating homerooms was awesome to see!
High School Courses: Credit Opt-Out Process - DEADLINE OCTOBER 28th!
If you have a student enrolled in Algebra I, Honors English I, or Spanish I and do not want your student to receive high school credit for the class (Algebra I or Honors English I only) or wish to drop the course, please click the “Opt-Out Form” link below for further information. Opt-out forms must be completed and returned to your student’s counselor by Thursday, October 28th, 2021.
High School Credit Opt-Out Form
Service Hour Information
Current 8th graders will be recognized at promotion night for turning in any service hours during their 3 years at Murphy. Current 7th graders will need to turn in 15 hours by the end of their 8th grade year to be recognized at promotion night. Current 6th graders will need to turn in 25 hours by the end of their 8th grade year to be recognized at promotion night.
Please use the form below to track your service hours and turn them into your counselor by Friday May 6th 2022.
Service Hour Verification form 21/22
Virtual Office Links
Mrs. Zawacki - virtual office (Counselor, Last Names A-K)
Mr. Falli -virtual office (Counselor, Last Names L-Z)
Mrs. Noll -virtual office (School Social Worker, Last Names A-K and Instructional Skills Program)
Ms. Thompson -email (School Social Worker, Last Names L-Z and FBI Program)
Ms. Brilliandt -email (School Psychologist)
Health Office Staff
Mrs. Tindall, Health Clerk
Nurse Trish; prodarte@sd308.org
SD308 Community Resource Page
Please visit the district’s website for community based-agencies and services for families. There are many different services listed to assist families including financial, healthcare, housing, mental health/wellness services.
Click Here: SD308 Family & Community Resources Website
The Maverick Way Outside of School
Murphy Junior High students are doing amazing things in the classroom as well as demonstrating “The Maverick Way” outside of school. If any student is demonstrating “The Maverick Way” outside of school we want to know about it! Please contact Brian Falli at bfalli@sd308.org or Brandi Zawacki at bzawacki@sd308.org.
*Don’t forget to include some pictures in your email.
Upcoming Events/Important Dates
Use the "Murphy Building Calendar" link below to see all the things going on at Murphy Junior High.
Contact Us
Mission Statement
Murphy Junior High School is an inclusive and supportive community that promotes student success by ensuring ALL students are college and career ready.
Vision Statement
Every student. Every day. Grow. Inspire. Empower.
Email: lbingham@sd308.org
Website: www.sd308.org/murphy
Location: 26923 W. Grande Park Boulevard, Plainfield, IL, United States
Phone: (630) 608-5100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/murphy308/
Twitter: @murphy308