Murphy Minute
For the Week of October 14-18
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
Office Hours:
- 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, Oct 14 -
- 5th Grade to Skinner Lake - Nugent
- PTC/Student Council Spirit Week - Twin Day
Tuesday, Oct 15 -
- 5th Grade to Skinner Lake - Short
- PTC/Student Council Spirit Week - Beach Day
Wednesday, Oct 16 -
- PTC/Student Council Spirit Week - PJ Day
- PTC/PAC meeting at 8:30
- LEAF Kindergarten Parent Meeting at 6:00 in the gym
Thursday, Oct 17 -
- PTC/Student Council Spirit Week - Color by Grade (K red, 1st, purple, 2nd green, 3rd orange, 4th black, 5th blue)
Friday, Oct 18 -
- PTC/Student Council Spirit Week - Crazy Hair Day
Kindergarten Families (does not include E5)
A savings account for your child will automatically open on November 1st for all kindergarten students in Lapeer County. These accounts are provided by LEAF in partnership with ELGA Credit Union. Each student's savings account will open with a $25 deposit from the Lapeer County Community Foundation.
More information will be provided at a Kindergarten parent meeting on Wednesday, October 16th at 6:00 in the Murphy gymnasium. Information will include instructions on how you can view the account online at the LEAF portal and contribute to and grow your child’s account.
Please visit: LapeerCountyCF.org/LEAF Like/Share at: Facebook.com/LEAFLapeerCounty Lapeer County Community Foundation, ELGA Credit Union, Lapeer County Intermediate School District for more information.
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2019, 06:00 PM
Murphy Gymnasium
Parent-Teacher Conferences are Coming Up Soon!
- Wednesday, October 23rd
- Monday, October 28th
An email message through School Messenger will be sent out Tuesday afternoon on Oct 15th with instructions on how to sign up online.
Read at Home Tip
Town Hall Forum Coming October 17 at Zemmer
Lapeer Community Schools will host a town hall forum on the 2019 School Bond Proposal at 6 p.m. on October 17, 2019, at the Zemmer 8-9 Campus.
The forum is open to the public. This is a great opportunity to learn about the proposal that will appear on the November 5th ballot and to ask questions of Superintendent Matt Wandrie.
For more information on the bond, visit the District website at LapeerSchools.org. To register to vote or to receive an absentee ballot, visit Michigan.gov/sos.
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.
Download the 2019-2020 Student Handbook
Did you know that the district has a catalog of intervention supports that are provided to students of Lapeer Community Schools? While not every intervention is available at every building (due to staff training), the list includes interventions that are offered at the buildings across the school district.