Upcoming Events

Memorial Day Program:  We are encouraging all members of our community to wear red, white, and blue on Friday.  We look forward to honoring Francis J. Muraco and all the other brave women and men who sacrificed their lives so that we can enjoy the many freedoms we have.

Family Literacy Morning:  The Muraco students are excited to celebrate literacy with you on Friday, June 2.  This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to share their love of literacy and for you to get another glimpse into our literacy program.  All of you are invited to visit your children’s classrooms. Also, the reading, library media, and technology specialists will be offering a workshop in the library with tips on fostering a love of reading, Internet safety and helpful resources. Below please find the schedule for the morning.

Please consider donating a NEW book to Pages From Patrick.  The donation boxes are in the front hallway.

8:45-9:15

• Grades 3-5:  Parents will begin in the classroom
• Grades K-2: Parents will begin in the library where the Reading, Library Media, and Integrated Tech specialists will be making a presentation.  

9:25-9:55

• Grades 3-5:  Parents will be in the library where the Reading, Library Media, and Integrated Tech specialists will be making a presentation.  
• Grades K-2: Parents will be in the classroom

Homework Survey Results:  I want to thank you for participating in our homework survey.  Your feedback is helpful as we continue to improve upon our practices.  Below please find the results.

Common Themes (Listed in the order of frequency):

• More time for family moments
• Less stress
• More time for reading
• On average 86% of our students are reading every night
• Parents of students in grades 1 and 2 are more likely to read aloud to their children
• More time for independent exploration
• Feel less connected with what child is learning
• Concern over transition to McCall

Natural Next Steps:

• Improve communication to parents
• Better utilize the scheduled calendar events and classroom updates to clarify homework expectations (Welcome Back Coffees, Curriculum Night, PTO meetings, blogs, newsletters…)
• Staff will consider how to better communicate student progress throughout the year
• More opportunities for parents to visit classrooms
• Workshops for parents
• Curriculum
• Social/Emotional
• Technology
• Ongoing conversations with staff, at Muraco and across the district, to reflect, share and improve practices
• District-wide conversations to better align homework practices with research
• Investigate project based learning

Fourth Grade Mathematicians at Work!

Second Grade Students are getting a Spanish Lesson!