Murphy Minute
For the Week of Sept 16-20
Mission Statement
- Lapeer Community Schools is a dynamic community organization embracing our students with a quality learning environment, developing independent and confident learners for the future.
We are the Murphy Lightning
Email: rdowney@lapeerschools.org
Website: murphy.lapeerschools.org
Location: 1100 Pratt Rd, Metamora, MI, United States
Phone: (810) 538-2345
Twitter: @MESPrincipalD
We know that we are all strong individually but we are even stronger when we work together.
Click below to download the 2019-2020 calendar
School Hours
Regular Office Hours beginning Monday, August 19 are:
- 7:30-4:00
Building Opens to Students for Breakfast
- 8:05
Bell Schedule
- 8:05 Bell signals entrance to the building for breakfast
- 8:20 Bell signals entrance to the building for all students
- 8:24 Bell signals the official beginning of the school day
- 3:20 Bell signals the official end of the school day
Nuts and Bolts for the Week:
Monday, Sept 16 -
- LEAF Kickoff for Kindergarten students
Tuesday, Sept 17 -
- Wear Red, White and Blue for Constitution Day
Wednesday, Sept 18 -
- PTC/PAC Meeting in the Literacy Center at 8:30
- 1st, 3rd and 5th grade Vision Testing
Thursday, Sept 19 -
Friday, Sept 20 -
PAC Meeting
Topics include:
- Review Mission/Vision/Beliefs Statement
- Share SIP
- Read at Home Plan
Wednesday, Sep 18, 2019, 08:30 AM
Murphy Literacy Center
Math at Home Tip
Town Hall Forum on the 2019 Bond Proposal
- September 26: Senior Citizen Town Hall - Marguerite de Angeli Library in Lapeer - noon
- October 17: Zemmer Campus Town Hall - 6 p.m.
Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2019, 06:00 PM
Murphy Elementary School
Absentee Ballots Go Out September 21: Request Yours Today!
Did you know that, due to the passage of the statewide ballot proposal 18-3, all eligible and registered voters in Michigan may now request an absentee voter ballot without providing a reason? You no longer have to drive to your voting precinct and stand in line in order for your vote to be counted.
That means, for the November 5, 2019, school bond election, any registered voter can vote in person or by absentee ballot, which will be made available by September 21. Absentee ballot requests must be received by your clerk no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, November 1. If you’re already registered at your current address, you can pick up an absent voter ballot in person at your clerk’s office anytime up to 4 p.m. on the day prior to the election.
Once you have received your absentee ballot, you have until 8 p.m. on election day to return it to the clerk's office. Your ballot will not be counted unless your signature is on the return envelope and matches your signature on file.
For more information on the 2019 School Bond, visit LapeerSchools.org and click the graphic on the main page. You can also download the absentee voter application.
For more information, contact Jared Field, Director of Communications, at jfield@lapeerschools.org.
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications Should be Completed by All Families
I’m writing to let you know how important it is to fill out the school meal application form by downloading it below and returning it to school if you haven't already done so. I am encouraging all of our families to complete the form.
Some parents are concerned about listing income amounts and social security numbers on the application. Any personal information you provide will not be shared:
- Free and reduced price meal applications are confidential. Your information will only be used to determine your child’s eligibility for the school meal programs. We cannot share your information without your written permission.
- Students who receive free and reduced price meals are not identified. No other students, staff, or teachers need to know who is receiving free or reduced meals and who has paid. All children that choose to receive a meal at school go through the lunch line the exact same way.
There is one very important reason to fill out this form: The more families that file applications with our district, the greater the possibilities of increasing our funding, which equates to greater educational services to you and your children.
Please take a few minutes to fill out this form to help us determine whether your child may qualify for these important benefits.
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
are available ONLINE!!
Complete After July 1st for the 2019-2020 School Year
This is a faster and easier way to apply.
- Enter your User Name and Password
- If you do not have/know your log in information, please contact the Food Service Department to receive.
Nikki Patridge, Food Services Secretary
810-538-1648 npatridge@lapeerschools.org
**Please note: Your application for the 2019-2020 school year must be dated July 1, 2019 or after. Your student’s lunch benefit from the 2018-19 school year will carry over for the first 30 attendance days of the 2019-20 school year. After 10-09-2019, the benefit will reset. IF we have not received and approved a new Free/Reduced application for your household, your child(ren) will be charged the full price for meals eaten after the above mentioned date. **
Download the 2019-2020 Student Handbook
The LCS Guidelines consider pupils to be “at-risk” if they meet any of the following criteria:
- Economically disadvantaged (includes free/reduced lunch, homeless, foster care, and migrant pupils)
- English learner
- Chronically absent
- Victim of child abuse or neglect
- Pregnant teenager or teenage parent, family history of school failure, incarceration, or substance abuse
- Immigrant
- Did not complete high school in four years and is still in school
- Did not achieve proficiency on ELA, mathematics, science or social studies state summative assessment
- At risk of not meeting the district’s core academic curricular objectives in ELA or mathematics based on local assessments
LCS also uses state summative assessments for reading, mathematics, social studies and science to include:
- Students scoring as non-proficient on ELA and Math M-STEP for grades 3-7
- Students scoring as non-proficient on Social Studies and Science (when available) M-STEP for grades 5, 8, and 11
- Students not meeting proficiency/College and Career Readiness benchmarks for PSAT/SAT in grades 8-11