October is National Bullying Prevention month and also our No Place for Hate Kickoff.

We had our Color Week sponsored by our Student Council. In addition, we had town hall meetings with each grade level where we reviewed important information related to bullying and harassment. We wanted to share this important information with our families so you could also reinforce these important messages.

Counselors: We gave students examples of different reasons that they might have for seeing a counselor. This year our counselors are assigned to a particular grade level.

Grade 6: Ms. Linda Helm

Grade 7: Mrs. Lauren Sileski

Grade 8: Ms. Rebecca DeLoach

Students can see a counselor about an issue they are having or if they are concerned about a friend. And, it doesn’t have to be something “big” to see a counselor!

Students can stop by their rooms or send an email to them asking to meet and our counselors will follow up.

Reporting Bullying:

An important step in addressing bullying is encouraging students to report when they are having an issue.

We encourage students to tell a trusted adult–a parent, a coach, or any staff member.

Students can email counselors or administrators or stop in the office to report in person.

Students who do not feel comfortable reporting in person or by email can report issues to us using our anonymous digital reporting system called MA CARES. When students use this Google form, it goes directly to principals and counselors to be investigated. The form is located on our website under Quicklinks. MA CARES can be used for any concern that a student has that they feel needs our attention.

We also reviewed the Safe2Say Something reporting system with our students. This system is used for a number of important purposes. We encourage students to use this system in emergency situations when they need to report instances of students threatening to harm themselves or making a threat to other people or the school. It can also be used to report bullying as well. Our students use this system effectively to support their friends and to report concerns. Parents can use this as well. If there are concerns about students in another school, this system delivers reports to all Pennsylvania Schools.

We always encourage direct reporting of concerns to administrators but in the event that this is not possible, this system should be used. These reports go directly to Lower Moreland administrators and the Lower Moreland Police. Click HERE for more information about this program and to see the video that we use to train our students.

Middle school is a challenging age for peer issues. Students often need adults to support them as they navigate some of these issues. When issues arise, we want to know about them, and we will support students as we work to address issues.

Students who were absent for the first picture day will also be photographed.

Here is the link for the retake information: Picture Retake Information

Here is the link to the online order form: Picture Retake Online Form

Please click HERE to RSVP for our Veteran's Day Breakfast!

The Murray Avenue Cross Country Club had an extremely successful season in its fourth year of existence, with 40 student-athletes coming out for the club! The girls’ squad finished their season undefeated, while the boys’ team only had one loss on the season! The team hosted two meets on Murray Avenue’s home course, and they were well attended by many parents and families! The high school cross country team also came down and cheered for us! The atmosphere was phenomenal, and the runners put on a show for all who attended! Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our program this season!

Click HERE to explore the collection of resources and activities that Ms. Grosso, our media specialist, has created for students.

Please take a moment to check out what's going on in our district libraries via the latest publication of our Library Newsletter:

https://issuu.com/lmtsdlibraries/docs/library_newsletter_fall_2022

Our Book Fair this year will be November 17-23 in the MA Library! Students will visit with their ELA classes. Families may visit during parent teacher conferences in the afternoons.

In our district, we are lucky to have students and families who are from diverse cultures. Did you know that in our district, we have over 30 languages spoken?

To better support our new families, we would like to invite you to participate in serving as a mentor. As a mentor, you would be responsible for explaining school routines and special events and answering any questions that arise.

For those families who do not speak English as their native language, working with a mentor family who speaks the same language could be very helpful in learning to navigate our school system.

If you are interested in volunteering your time, please complete THIS form. New families would contact you upon their arrival to the district.

Thank you for considering!