Murray Centennial School Council

Keeping the school clean and safe for our kids. Thank you for all you do, Mr. Lukas!

Today is cheese day! If you selected the school pick up option, orders will be available for pickup between 10-3pm, today only. Please keep in mind social distancing measures when picking up - pull up to the front doors of the school and a member will come out to get your students name.

Artwork by Ms Duwyn’s class

This Murray Bear is just shy of his $10,000 goal! So proud of you, Bentley! #acaringschoolinacaringcommunity #murraybears

Get ready for Spirit Week!

Our Bears Strong fundraiser ends tonight! $15 shirts for the whole family! Order and pay through School Cash Online: https://www.schoolcashonline.com

Look at these Bears delivering some cheer to Long Term Care

A very big thank you to last years school council! You worked so hard in the short time we had. Your time, skills, and resources contributed so much to our students and school community. A very big thank you to our hardworking and dedicated staff - teacher rep Mrs Honeywell, and admin team Mrs Barrett and Mr Bishop! These 3 always had an open door for us, and worked hard to help us achieve our goals. Our newly elected 2020/2021 School Council is as follows:... Chair: Sara Rozema Vice-Chair: Grace Taylor Secretary: Amy Farrow Treasurer: Shannon Davidson Regional Rep: Katrina Myers Regional Rep: Louise Leighton Teacher Rep: Erin Honeywell Principal: Todd Bishop Vice-Principal: Jessica Scaletta Voting Board Members: Melissa Silverburg Alison Poirier Shane Taylor Stephanie Kench

FREE HALLOWEEN MOVIE We are so excited for Halloween this weekend that we have added 2 FREE showings of Its The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! To reserve ti...ckets please send us a message! Make sure to come dressed up in your Halloween costume as we will be having a costume contest and giving away fun prizes Showtimes: Friday October 30th @ 6:00pm Saturday October 31st @ 1:00pm

There are no better teachers than the team we have at Murray. Happy Teachers Day!

It’s Orange Shirt Day, Murray! #everychildmatters

Only 4 days left to purchase this limited addition Bear Wear! $15 dollar shirts for the whole family https://www.schoolcashonline.com

Murray Bear’s Care! Bentley’s been raising money in lieu of candy every Halloween. This year, all funds raised are supporting the Oncology unit at BGH. So proud of you, Bentley!

It takes a community to care for kids

You must screen for COVID-19 every day before going to school. Answer the following questions to help you decide if you should or should not go to school today. You can fill this out on behalf of a student.... Using this tool is optional and is not tracked or enforced. If your school board or public health unit has another screening process, you can use that instead.

*FREE APP* To help you get back into the swing of things, we've made Teach Your Monster to Read free to download! We know it's been a very challenging year and... we hope to help out a little by giving you the entire series of award-winning literacy games for nothing. Once downloaded, there's nothing else to pay. Oh, and if you want to play across a few devices, make sure you sign up for a free account at teachyourmonstertoread.com first. Offer ends on Tuesday September 22nd, so download your Teach Your Monster to Read app today. Shout this from the rooftops so we can help your friends' kids learn to read too. Please hit the share button now! Apple: apple.co/2RrozqX Google: bit.ly/2Fp3lYm Amazon UK: amzn.to/32ulkoI Amazon US: amzn.to/2Rp5iq2 Amazon CAN: amzn.to/3c35Zyy

Our Wreath & Planter sale is back! All profits support students at Murray Centennial! Wreaths are made with a base of greens, spruce, white cedar and pine. They’re decorated with either sumac or ilex (Ontario Holly). The size of the ring is 18 and finishes out to 24 wide and a thickness of about 5 deep. ... Planters are made in a plastic 2 gallon pot. They fit well into urns. They come with a variety of spruce, white cedar, white pine, and red pine. They are decorated with sumac, ilex, and dog wood (tall red sticks) in the center. Everything is cut and made fresh from local products. These products will stay green outside until spring! Orders can only be placed through School Cash Online. www.schoolcashonline.com Ready for pick up at Murray on November 19, 2020.

QUINTE WEST SUPPORTS HPE PUBLIC HEALTH'S HALLOWEEN RECOMMENDATIONS Yesterday, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Piotr Oglaz...a, made recommendations for families in the area to find alternatives to door-to-door trick-or-treating to reduce the possible spread of COVID-19. Today, The City of Quinte West supports this recommendation and encourages families in the City to plan safe alternatives to trick-or-treating this year. To read Dr. Oglaza's full recommendation, visit https://bit.ly/2HwjTOs. Need some inspiration for alternative Halloween fun? Check out our Virtual Halloween event happening now with three different contests running, meaning three different ways to win great Halloween prizes! For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3m4e75U.

Important messages are being sent from your child’s new teacher and school admin. If you don’t have Edsby set up, call the school today.

We’re not biased but we really do have the best of the best at Murray! Happy Child Care Worker and ECE day to our heroes!

Log in here using your child’s OEN to view 2020/2021 bussing information. You’ll find their Ontario Education Number at the top of their report card. If you’re new to Ontario, or just starting JK, follow the link for more information.

Here’s the information on our staggered start. This is for ALL Murray students.

Thanks for getting us there safe!

A message from KPR Director or Education, Jennifer Leclerc: Dear KPR Parents and Guardians: As the Labour Day long weekend draws closer, we want to take a moment to share with you our excitement in returning to what is our passion, and what we love to do the most educating your children....Continue reading

The deadline for the Support for Families program is Monday, August 31, 2020 at midnight. The Ministry of Education is providing financial support to parents to assist with the costs of educational resources during school and child care closures as a result of Ontario’s declared emergency to stop the spread of COVID-19. Parents are eligible for a one-time per child payment of:... $200 for children aged 0-12, or $250 for children with special needs aged 0-21. See more

2 of our Murray families supporting Belleville General Hospital Foundation

Clarification regarding staggered entry from KPR: As we have had some parents ask if the two-week staggered start plans we shared yesterday apply to both elementary and secondary students, we wanted to follow up with everyone to confirm: yes, both elementary and secondary students will have a two-week staggered start. The two-week period will be as follows:... September 8 September 11 Schools remain closed to students. Staff continue preparing school for the new school year. September 14 September 18 Student and class groups will attend school on different days to become familiar with classroom and school processes. All students will be attending school full-time on Friday, September 18. Finalized schedules will be shared with parents through their local school as soon as possible. The Learn at Home online program also will have a two-week staggered start. Families enrolled in online learning will receive further information as soon as possible.

Would you like one of the Halloween posters the government shared? Pickup your F R E E poster today! Available for pickup during our regular business hours (Mon-Thurs 8-5 & Fri 8-1) in our outdoor pickup bins.