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Murray Avenue School Newsletter 4-26-22
MA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month
Yearbook Ordering Deadline is May 6th
MA PTA Ultimate Challenge
MA PTA Ultimate Challenge returned! Thank you to our PTA for organizing and sponsoring this event. Thank you also to our staff members who bravely played against our 8th grade students. Gavin Blumhart did a great job as our student coach.
LionVoice Members Prepare for Competition
On Friday, April 29th, LionVoice (Murray Avenue's select a cappella group) will perform at AcaTamaJam - a middle school a cappella competition at Tamanend Middle School in Central Bucks School District! They will get the chance to perform for a large audience, while also seeing other high quality middle school a cappella groups perform. This will be a memorable night and a wonderful experience for our LionVoicers! Good luck!
Music Department Honors
Congratulations to the LMTSD Music Department who received the 2022 Best Communities for Music Education Award from The NAMM Foundation. Lower Moreland Township School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 23rd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.
The designation for Best Communities are based on qualifications regarding funding for music education, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and community music-making programs. The NAMM Foundation recognizes Lower Moreland for the outstanding efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who are making music part of a well-rounded education for every child in the community.
Reminders from the Office
Please plan accordingly so students can arrive on time in the morning.
Instruction begins at 8:00 am and arriving after 7:50 am will not allow your child to arrive to class on time.
Information from our Cafeteria
The Universal Free Meal program is set to expire on the last day of school unless the bill is extended by Congress. Lower Moreland students will return to a paid, free and reduced meal program for the 2022-2023 school year. The price for a reimbursable breakfast at Pine Road and Murray Ave is $1.65. The price for reimbursable lunch at Pine Road is $2.60 and the price for lunch at Murray Ave is $2.75. Lower Moreland High School will return to an A la Carte breakfast and lunch program. For more information about the free and reduced program or to see if your student(s) qualifies, please click the link.
Counselors' Corner
Here are two resources you may find helpful in supporting your child related to the crisis in Ukraine.
Talking with Youth about Ukraine
How to Talk to Kids About the Ukraine Invasion
If you feel like your child needs additional support, please feel free to reach out to one of our counselors:
Ms. Linda Helm
Mrs. Peg Kreutzer
Mrs. Lauren Sileski
Information from the School Nurse
Here is the required Physical Form.
Grade 7 students are required to submit dental exam documentation.
Here is the required Dental Exam Form.
These forms are also available in the Virtual Backpack
These are state requirements. Please submit this information to our school nurse, Mrs. Melissa Huber at mhuber@lmtsd.org
Information from the Foundation for Lower Moreland Schools
As we move into Tax Season, we invite you to learn more on how you can decrease your Tax Liability while investing in your school. If you own a business or work for a company in the state of Pennsylvania, now is the time to act. Through Education Tax Improvement Credit Program, businesses can donate up to $750,000 each year to EITC-eligible organizations, and then claim 75 percent of that donation as a credit that offsets their state tax bill. For more information please visit our website: www.lmtsdfoundation.org . You can also email us at flms@lmtsd.org
The Foundation for Lower Moreland Schools is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to improving public education in the Lower Moreland Township School District. Originally established in 2009, the foundation's mission is to raise major gift funds from the private sector to expand and enhance our current programs, all for the benefit of our students and faculty.
Invest in us to file these donations with your taxes by April 15, 2022
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Location: 2551 Murray Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Phone: 215-938-0230
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