Murphy News February 2020
Family STEM Night
Spelling Bee 2020
The 2020 Murphy Spelling Bee was held in the afternoon on Monday, February 10 with 7 fifth grade participates. On behalf of the Murphy Staff, we are very proud of our fifth graders who participated. It was obvious the students studied hard for this event. In the end, Gavin Miles became our first place champion! He will go on to represent Murphy Elementary at the Lapeer County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, March 20th at 6:30 p.m. at the Lapeer County Education and Technology Center (690 N. Lake Pleasant Rd., Attica). Our second place winner was Alyssa McLaren. She will act as an alternate at the county spelling bee if need be. Thank you for a great competition spellers!
We would also like to say a special thank you to Mr. Downey for being our pronouncer this year. Thank you to Mr. Hutton for taking care of the furniture set up and equipment needs. Thank you Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Withey and Mrs. Babbit for volunteering their time to be our spelling bee judges.
BRAVE Spelling Bee participants: Wyatt Burns, Trinity Carpenter, Olivia Hayes, Lillyanna Poulin, and Tatum Southern
Laser Skating
News from Mrs. Nowak
Spanish Games and Activities
Duolingo is a free website (https://www.duolingo.com/) and app that students can use to learn and practice Spanish (and other languages). Students can also access videos and games on Senorita Nowak's website: https://senoritanowak.weebly.com/
Good Job Stella
Stella English’s story, Lost Dog Ozzy, has been selected for publication in the Michigan Reading Association’s annual Kaleidoscope publication! Her work as an author will be recognized through this publication which showcases student writings from across the state. She is also invited to attend the Student Authors’ Luncheon at MRA's Annual Conference, to be held Sunday, March 15, 2020.
Lost Dog Ozzy
One cool summer day my naughty dog got lost. Mom, me, and Selina yelled loud “Ozzy Ozzy” but he did not come. We called again and again. We called in the front and back yard we called in the house. Mom said “get in the car”. “Don’t get your shoes on.” We said “why?” Just listen. So we got in the car and we drove in my subdivision without my seatbelt. Then mom said “get your seatbelt on” and we got on the road. We looked in another subdivision. We looked and looked but we couldn’t find him so we went home. Selina almost cried. I looked out the window. We did not see anything. I got blue but … we remembered he loves going under my bed and me and Selina looked under Selina’s bed and he was under the bed the whole time. He wasted a whole afternoon but we were just happy he was okay. I will never forget the time that we thought my dog Ozzy ran away.
By: Stella Ann English
Mother/Son and Daddy Daughter Dance
No School - End of 2nd Trimester
Mark your Calendar - Spring Break
Kindergarten Round-up
If you have a child that will start Kindergarten in the fall of 2020 you will want to come to the Kindergarten Round-up. It will be Wednesday, March 18th and Tuesday, March 19th from 1:00-7:00 pm at the Administration Building. This is located at 250 Second Street, Lapeer.
You will need to bring your child, 2 proofs of residency, which includes your driver license and another proof like a utility bill and your child's birth certificate and immunizations.
There will be a representative from every department to help answer any questions you may have. If you have any questions please call the school office at 810-538-2345.
Hope to see you there!
Reading Night
5th Grade Band Concert
Technology News
In Technology class, your students are learning about coding, keyboarding, and digital citizenship. Part of digital citizenship is learning how to find a balance between technology and the rest of our lives. Check out the following link that has tips for families about media balance and well-being for kids. https://www.commonsense.org/education/family-tips/k-5-media-balance-and-well-being
Check out Mrs. Coffey's website to find out more about what your child is working on once a week during Technology class: https://mrscoffeytech.weebly.com/
Heather Coffey
Lapeer Community Schools
K-5 Technology Teacher
Murphy & Schickler Elementary
http://mrscoffeytech.weebly.com
"Technology will not replace great teachers but technology in the hands of great teachers can be transformational."– George Couros