Murray Middle School

📚🌍 CELEBRATING LITERACY🌍📚 The Martin County School District is proud to celebrate International Literacy Day! This year's #LiteracyDay theme is "Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies." Literacy is the foundation of education, empowerment, and progress. It opens doors to opportunities, fosters understanding, and sparks creativity. Together, let's celebrate the power of words, knowledge, and the incredible gift of literacy that connects us all. Take the time to read with a child in your life and help inspire the love of reading! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether

🍎PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE🍎 Martin County Families, IRSC - Indian River State College's Open House is just around the corner! On Sept. 30th at the IRSC Campus in Fort Pierce, learn more about the college experience that is closer to home than you realize! Questions about FAFSA? Want to know more about the more than 100 programs that can lead to Bachelor's degrees, Associate degrees, technical certificates, and Career Training? Stop by the Open House at IRSC! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." - Thomas Edison. Happy #LaborDay, Martin County! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether

🍎SCHOOLS CLOSED🍎 All District-operated schools will be closed on September 4 in observance of #LaborDay. View our complete instructional calendar for the 2023-2024 school year: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars We wish all of our Martin County families and employees a safe, relaxing Labor Day! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Hurricane Idalia is rapidly approaching the west coast of Florida and is expected to bring powerful winds and storm surge as it approaches Category 3 strength. While Martin County is not currently operating under any storm-related watches or warnings, our area is expected to experience heavy rains and wind gusts from the storm. Any time severe weather has the potential to impact our area, the Martin County School District works closely with national, state, and county management officials, including the Martin County Emergency Operations Center, to determine how operations may be impacted. Our top priority is to ensure the safety of our students, employees, and families. We will continue to monitor the path of the storm and will provide updates as needed through our mass notification (callout/text) system, website and social media channels. We encourage families and employees to make necessary preparations that will help ensure their safety during severe weather conditions, such as reviewing emergency plans and stocking up on essential supplies. We encourage you to take advantage of the Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, which began this past weekend. It lasts until Friday, September 8. We appreciate your patience, understanding and support as we continue to monitor local weather conditions.

🍎CURRICULUM NIGHTS🍎 Reminder: Martin County School District high school and middle school sites will host Curriculum Night for families starting tomorrow, August 30! Get a glimpse of the timetable, routine and curriculum breakdown of what will be covered throughout the year, and learn about homework and organizational expectations. Curriculum nights are very informative! You can find specific times and dates for your child's school on our comprehensive back-to-school webpage here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Please be seated in our cafeteria by 5:30 this Thursday night (8/31/23). We look forward to seeing you!

🌟ACHIEVING SUCCESS WITH AVID🌟 The Martin County School District's AVID program is growing! AVID stands for AVID stands for "Advancement Via Individual Determination. Murray Middle School is one of the schools implementing AVID, which is a program that focuses on preparing students for college and career success. It equips them with the academic, organizational, and critical thinking skills necessary for higher education or career readiness. AVID doesn't just focus on academics; it also helps students develop life skills such as communication, teamwork, and leadership, which are essential for success beyond the classroom. Murray Middle, Stuart Middle School and Warfield Elementary are in the planning phase of adding AVID to their schools. Next year, the program will be fully implemented! Check out these MMS students creating vision boards in their new AVID class! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Murray Middle has a new "AVID" elective. AVID stands for "Advancement Via Individual Determination," and it focuses on helping students become college and career ready. Here are some of our students creating Vision Boards!

🍎CURRICULUM NIGHTS🍎 Reminder: Martin County School District school sites will host Curriculum Night for families starting tomorrow, August 23! Get a glimpse of the timetable, routine and curriculum breakdown of what will be covered throughout the year, and learn about homework and organizational expectations. Curriculum nights are very informative! You can find specific times and dates for your child's school on our comprehensive back-to-school webpage here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Please join us for our first School Advisory County meeting of the year! We'd love to see you - Tuesday September 5th at 8:15am in our Media Center.

🏵️CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE🏵️ Martin County School District students have the opportunity to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month while also having a chance to win a college scholarship! The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida recently announced the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month art, essay and educator contests. This year's theme is “Celebrating Florida’s Hispanic Heroes and their Contributions to Freedom.” Head to our website for more information: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1205626 All entries must be received by 5 p.m. (ET) on Monday, September 18, 2023. #ALLINMartin👊

🎉FIRST FULL WEEK🎉 📚It's the first official week back, MCSD! Put your thinking caps back on and make it a great week. Everyday is a chance to learn, grow and create new possibilities. Here's to a week full of learning, curiosity and achievement. #ALLINMartin #PublicSchoolProud

🍎📚WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS🍎📚 🌟 The much-awaited day is finally here! 🎉 Let's kick-start this new journey with a new vision, pathway and possibility! 🕰️ Please remember to exercise patience and caution as our schools, staff and families navigate the challenges of a new school year. We are #MCSDBetterTogether! ❓ Need support? Connect with knowledgeable District staff here: https://martinschools.org/page/lets-talk We look forward to beginning our ascent to the top of Florida's educational accountability system this school year. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD

Does you student need a Sports Physical for Middle School Sports? On Wednesday, August 16th from 5-7pm students can get a sports physical for only $20 (Cash or check). This event will take place at South Florida Orthopedics & Sports Medicine located at 1050 SE Monterey Road, Suite 400, Stuart Florida. Students will need to bring the Martin County School District Sport Physical forms which can be obtained at MMS in Mrs. Simko's office (Building 102, Room 117). Contact Mr. Chasse at MMS if you need additional information. 219-1670 Ex: 34287 - chassep@martinschools.org

Thank you to Murray Middle School faculty & staff and especially the Social Studies team for the amazing gift of Red Sox vs Cubs tickets. Here we are enjoying the gift on July 15th. Thank you from your Teacher of the Year 2022-2023!

🍎BACK TO SCHOOL🍎 REMINDER: Meet the teacher and 6th and 9th-grade orientations will be held this Wednesday, August 9th, the day BEFORE the 23-24 school year starts! This is the perfect opportunity for families to get to know the amazing teachers guiding their students on their educational journey this year! 🌟📚 You can find specific times for your child's school on our comprehensive back-to-school webpage here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether

We look forward to meeting our new 6th graders! New-to-MMS-Parents - if your child is a car rider, the drop off & pickup happens in the front parking lot (single-file car line for drop off, double line for pickup). Please pull all the way forward to allow as many cars as possible to pull up behind you. We provide supervision a half hour before and up to a half hour after our student hours for your convenience.

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Murray Middle School student Chris traveled to Maine for his summer adventure! "One of the highlights of his trip was catching lobsters on Casco Bay with his Grampy," proud mom Sarah shared. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Families- are you looking forward to viewing your child’s teacher assignment/class schedule in the FOCUS Parent Portal next week?! Get a jump start NOW by completing all of your back-to-school forms in FOCUS! Reviewing/updating your family's emergency contact info and completing parental consent selections in FOCUS will eliminate the need for you to complete paper forms once your child begins school next week. Click here to sign in to FOCUS and get started: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ Have questions about accessing your FOCUS Parent Portal account? Click here for answers to FAQs: https://www.martinschools.org/page/online-registration