Murray Middle School

🎉WELCOME BACK!🎉 Welcome back, Teachers! This new academic year holds the promise of new visions, new pathways, and new possibilities. Together, we'll embark on a journey filled with endless opportunities to ignite curiosity, foster creativity, and empower the leaders of tomorrow. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to educating our students. #ALLINMartin #BetterTogether #PublicSchoolProud #BacktoSchool

📣DISTRICT OFFICES CLOSED📣 Attention MCSD families: All school and District offices will be closed the morning of Friday, August 4, while staff attends the Superintendent's Back-to-School Kickoff. Offices will reopen at 1 p.m., and any messages will be returned at this time. #ALLINMartin👊

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Murray Middle School student Gabriel and his sister Aliana, a Crystal Lake Elementary School student, got to fly high and enjoy a fantastic view of the Great Smoky Mountains during a helicopter ride in Newport, Tennessee! Did you know that the “smoke” from the Smoky Mountains is fog that comes from the area’s vegetation? Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen, but plants also exhale something called “volatile organic compounds,” or VOCs, which cause fog. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🎒TAX-FREE HOLIDAY🎒 It's time to get your back-to-school shopping on! Florida's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday starts TODAY and goes through August 6th! Head to our website for a full list of what is tax-exempt: https://www.martinschools.org/page/summer-break-resources #ALLINMartin👊

🍽️SCHOOL LUNCH INFO🍽️ The Martin County School District will cover the costs of meals for all students for the first two days of school (August 10th and 11th) for the schools NOT listed in the photos. After August 11, the regular price for breakfast for all students is $1.50. Lunch for grades K-5 is $1.85, and for grades 6-12 is $2.10. The District will cover the cost of meals for students who apply and qualify for reduced-price meals. All students attending the school sites participating in the Community Eligibility Provisions will receive free breakfasts and lunches with no income restrictions. Those schools are listed in the photos. For questions, please email the Food Nutrition and Services Department at askFNS@martinschools.org or call 772-223-2655. #ALLINMartin👊

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Murray Middle School student Samual Echols explored the Bahamas for one great summer adventure! Fun fact: the Bahamas consists of 700 tropical islands, but only about 30 of them are inhabited by people. ☀️🌊🐠 #ALLINMartin👊

🎒TAX-FREE HOLIDAY🎒 Didn't finish all of your back-to-school shopping during Prime Days? Not a problem! Florida's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday starts on Monday, July 24th and goes through August 6th! Click the for a full list of what is tax-exempt: https://www.martinschools.org/page/summer-break-resources #ALLINMartin👊

🎒TAX-FREE HOLIDAY🎒 Didn't finish all of your back-to-school shopping during Prime Days? Not a problem! Florida's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday starts on Monday, July 24th and goes through August 6th! Click the for a full list of what is tax-exempt: https://www.martinschools.org/page/summer-break-resources #ALLINMartin👊

📚BOOK OF THE MONTH📚 Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. just announced his picks for Commissioner’s Book of the Month for July! Commissioner’s Book of the Month is a monthly reading challenge to promote literacy and reading engagement in K-12 schools. Books of the Month for July: 📙Pre-K: "Good Night America" by Adam Gamble 📕Grades K-2: "You're a Grand Old Flag" by George M. Cohan 📗Grades 3-5: "The Bald Eagle" by Norman Pearl 📘Grades 6-8: "George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War" by Thomas B. Allen 📙Grades 9-12: "D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944 (The Young Readers Adaptation)" by Rick Atkinson #ALLINMartin👊

Murray Parents & Guardians - the 2023-24 Recommended Student Supply List is now available. It can be found HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lswNt8eQxhtkrWt0vFEYf0bYsKdAHSsxL3y-OKPoX50/edit?usp=sharing

🍽NOURISHING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍽 Summer school is nearing an end, but the Martin County School District will continue to nourish all students for success! Several Summer Breakspot locations will remain open for breakfast and lunch through the end of July or the beginning of August. For a list of locations still serving after June 30, click here: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1125714 All sites will be closed on July 4. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 Sharpen your math skills this summer and complete this week’s set of Math Review Monday practice problems! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. Middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! A new set of questions will be posted here every Monday. See below for one of the math problems for this week. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MathReviewMonday

🎨AN ARTIST'S LEGACY🎨 "How do you want to be remembered?" Murray Middle School eighth graders answer that question through their legacy tiles! These photos show the final installation of eighth-grade Legacy tiles from 2019-2023 students. The tiles are now hanging in their art room for everyone to see 🎨 #ALLINMartin👊

This is the final installation of eighth grade Legacy tiles from years 2019-2023. These are now hanging in our Art room. It's wonderful to see them on the walls! 😍

🍎AVID ENTHUISIATS🍎 Ninety educators from the Martin County School District recently attended the AVID Summer Institute in Tampa, Florida. Our educators learned the most up-to-date AVID techniques and school site teams collaborated daily, setting goals for the 23-24 school year to ensure that ALL students are college, career, and MARTIN ready! #ALLINMartin👊 #AVID4Possibility

Summer break?? What's THAT!?? A team of Murray educators are at the AVID Summer Institute in Tampa. AVID is a system of approaches and strategies to help every child become college and career ready! #AVID4Possibility #AllinMartin

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 Sharpen your math skills this summer and complete this week’s set of Math Review Monday practice problems! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. Middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! A new set of questions will be posted here every Monday. See below for one of the math problems for this week. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MathReviewMonday

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 4th quarter report cards for middle and high school students are available in the FOCUS Parent Portal. Students who were enrolled in a course requiring an End-of-Course (EOC) exam will receive their grades once test results have been received from the Florida Department of Education. Access your child's grades in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ Register for access to the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️SUMMER RESOURCES YOU CAN USE☀️ Can you believe we are already nearing the end of the first week of summer?! As a reminder, summer school for the Martin County School District starts Monday, June 5. We have gathered all the resources you need to know over the summer to help your children continue to learn and prepare for the next school year, all in one convenient location! Please click the link to check out bus schedules, summer feeding locations and more: https://www.martinschools.org/page/summer-break-resources #ALLINMartin👊

The Martin County School District held its oath of office ceremony for Superintendent Michael Maine this afternoon. Superintendent Maine’s family joined school district staff for the occasion, allowing many of the employees in attendance the opportunity to meet and greet while enjoying delicious refreshments provided by our Food & Nutrition Services team. The Martin County School Board named Mr. Maine the Martin County School District’s Superintendent of Schools in April 2023, approving a four-year initial employment contract as part of the measure. #ALLINMartin👊