Murray Middle School

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 Mark your calendar: our Fall Conference Nights are coming soon! Please watch for additional details coming from your child's school. View our complete instructional calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🌊🐢OPEN HOUSE🐢🌊 Do you want to see the gem of the Martin County School District? The Environmental Studies Center is hosting an Open House this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.! 💎🐢🌊 Meet Coral the resident Sea Turtle and Joey the Alligator! Discover the newly renovated and famous Wet Lab! Create unforgettable memories and have a blast learning about Martin County's local ecosystem! #ALLINMartin👊 #escistheplacetobe #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Ms. Goens' 6th grade World History students are working hard towards developing their History Fair Project thesis statements! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Check out this week's events at Murray Middle School! For more info, check out our calendar on the MMS website: https://www.martinschools.org/o/mms/events

🍎REPORT CARDS🍎 Today marks the end of the first quarter! These first nine weeks have been full of collaboration, learning and growth! First quarter report cards will be issued on Monday, October 23. View your child's grades and attendance information in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

⭐SHOWCASING CAREER AND TECH EDUCATION⭐ Parents of 8th-grade students at Murray Middle School, Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School, Stuart Middle School, Hidden Oaks Middle School and Indiantown Middle School: mark your child's calendar for the annual Career and Technical Education's Explore My Future Career Academy Showcase! Starting November 9, 8th-grade students will have the opportunity to explore all the Career and Technical Education Programs our high schools offer. The showcase is during regular school hours. Students will network with industry professionals, connect with CTE and local work-based opportunities, interact with current CTE Academy student leaders, and plan for their future! An informational Zoom presentation will also be available for parents on Dec. 6. We look forward to showcasing these amazing opportunities for our students! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🧡BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH🧡 October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a time specially dedicated to raising awareness about and preventing childhood bullying while advocating for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Please join us next week, on Oct. 18, as we celebrate Unity Day and unite against bullying by wearing orange. The goal of Unity Day is to bring together youth, parents, educators, and community members across the nation to emphasize the message that we are united against bullying! The Martin County School District promotes bullying prevention all year round and has zero tolerance for any form of bullying or harassment. Please encourage your child to speak with any teacher, administrator or other trusted adult on their campus if they are in need of support. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Tutoring begins on Tuesday, October 17th, but you must be signed up by Friday October 13th so that we can prepare. We hope to see your child! https://forms.gle/oNEUuygoZ38PpMB76

🍎🎮LEVELING UP LUNCH🎮🍎 Let's get ready to level up with school lunch! Celebrate National School Lunch Week with the Martin County School District during Oct. 9-13! Our Food and Nutrition Services teams have been practicing their gaming skills and perfecting the menus for their schools. National School Lunch Week highlights the nutritious foods available daily at each school in the District. It's also a chance to bring awareness of the importance of healthy food choices at school. “School lunches offer students fruits and vegetables, whole grains and milk, and meet federal nutrition standards limiting fat, calories and sodium,” said Laura Holmedal, MCSD's Director of Food and Nutrition Services. “National School Lunch Week helps us educate parents and students about all the wonderful benefits of our lunch program.” Read more about how the District is celebrating National School Lunch Week here: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1264008 #ALLINMartin👊 #NSLW2023 #LevelUpWithSchoolLunch

🍎🎮LEVELING UP LUNCH🎮🍎 Let's get ready to level up with school lunch! Celebrate National School Lunch Week with the Martin County School District during Oct. 9-13! Our Food and Nutrition Services teams have been practicing their gaming skills and perfecting the menus for their schools. National School Lunch Week highlights the nutritious foods available daily at each school in the District. It's also a chance to bring awareness of the importance of healthy food choices at school. “School lunches offer students fruits and vegetables, whole grains and milk, and meet federal nutrition standards limiting fat, calories and sodium,” said Laura Holmedal, MCSD's Director of Food and Nutrition Services. “National School Lunch Week helps us educate parents and students about all the wonderful benefits of our lunch program.” Read more about how the District is celebrating National School Lunch Week here: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1264008 #ALLINMartin👊 #NSLW2023 #LevelUpWithSchoolLunch

🍎CELEBRATING INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES🍎 Join us in showing appreciation for our Instructional Coaches for National Instructional Coaches Day! These educational leaders are always working hard behind the scenes to elevate our teachers and staff and ultimately help our students succeed. Just like professional athletes, even the best educators benefit from coaching! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍎🌏CELEBRATING EDUCATORS🌏🍎 Happy World Teachers' Day to all the incredible teachers who inspire and educate our students for success every day! Teaching is one of the most impactful careers, as educators play a pivotal role in shaping the future by imparting knowledge to their students. Thank you for your dedication and passion in fostering knowledge, creativity, and compassion. #ALLINMartin👊 #WorldTeachersDay #MCSDBetterTogether💫

⚠️NATIONWIDE ALERT⚠️ Around this time tomorrow, the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission are planning to test both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). The test will occur Wednesday, October 4, at 2:20 p.m. It will be conducted in two parts, with one set to go to cell phones and the other to radio and TV stations. FEMA says the alert will have a unique tone and vibration to make the alert accessible to all recipients. Phones should receive the message only once in the 30 minutes after the test begins on Wednesday. #ALLINMartin👊

Murray Middle School athletics is joining the fight against cancer. 20% of ticket sales for our next two home volleyball games will be donated to the Cradle Cancer Foundation. Go Lions.

Parents, Staff, & Community members - join us for our next School Advisory Council meeting, Friday morning October 6th at 8:15am in our Media Center. We'd love to see you!

🧹CELEBRATING EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEES🧹 Join us in celebrating #NationalCustodianDay and recognizing our outstanding custodians, who we'd be a mess without! From keeping our classrooms sparkling to maintaining the cleanliness of our workplaces, custodians play a crucial role in our daily lives. Let's give a big shoutout to these dedicated individuals who go above and beyond to create a better and healthier environment for all of us. Give a shoutout to your favorite Martin County School District custodian below! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

If you are an eighth grader (or parent of one) and want to submit baby photos for the yearbook, email them to Mrs. Moreno: Morenos2@martinschools.org

Thank you, Judge Jennifer Waters of the 19th Judicial Circuit, for visiting Murray Middle School during Constitution Week! Here at the Martin County School District, students gain valuable information about the U.S. Constitution and learn how the courts work from the experts! #ALLINMartin👊

Murray Middle School 7th grade students welcome Judge Waters to their school during Constitution Week.

Murray Middle School 7th and 8th grade students celebrated Constitution Week with Judge Waters. Constitution Day, is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.