Benny Bengal's News Brief

This week's important news you don't want to miss:

• 💰 Silent Auction CLOSES October 31 at 11:59 p.m. Get those final bids in!
• 📚 Book Fair is coming up! We need parent volunteers November 7, 8, and 11-15.
  

And a huge THANKS to everyone who attended and volunteered at our Fall Carnival! It was a ton of fun and a big boost to our school and PTA!

Thanks,

Bridgette Williams

Mom to Brandon & Nathan (3rd graders)

OCTOBER

• 28-1: Red Ribbon Week
  
• 30: Pickleball After School Program begins
  
• 31: LAST DAY to bid in our Silent Auction

NOVEMBER

• 5: NO SCHOOL - Student Holiday
• 6: Murphy Middle School parent info meeting (5:30 p.m., MMS Cafeteria, more details here)
• 7: Murphy Middle School parent info meeting (12:00 p.m., Zoom meeting, more details here)
• 8: Book Fair Preview Day
• 11: Veterans Day Assembly (8:00 a.m.)
• 11-15: BOOK FAIR WEEK! (website)
• 11-15: Lunch With A Loved One Week
• 14: Murphy Middle School parent info meeting (8:00 a.m., Zoom meeting, more details here)
• 14: PJ Night (5:30 p.m. Book Fair opens, 6:00-7:00 p.m. storytime)
• 25-29: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

NOVEMBER

• 16: Mrs. Higbee (office manager)
• 24: Mrs. Nam (dyslexia)
• 26: Ms. McDonald (SPED)
• 26: Mrs. Dodds (campus tech)
• 30: Mrs. Grubb (3rd)

Proceeds from the Fall Silent Auction FUND THE FUN, helping us support our 500+ students and our wonderful teachers, faculty, and staff. Your participation helps fund everything from student agendas and playground equipment to Teacher Appreciation events and Field Day. The dedicated parents of our PTA cannot do what they do without your support.

• PRE-K Block Building & Brownie Party
• KINDERGARTEN Ice Cream Sundae Party
• 🔥 KINDERGARTEN Reserved Seats to Year-End Show (5)
• FIRST GRADE Pizza & Movie Party
• SECOND GRADE Pajama Popcorn Plate Party
• THIRD GRADE Kickball vs. Teachers
• FOURTH GRADE Slime Making Party
• 🔥 FIFTH GRADE Graduation Reserved Seats
• 🔥 3rd-5th GRADES Front Office Helper For A Day
• 🔥 4th-5th GRADES Principal For A Day
• ALL GRADES Board Games With The Principals
• ALL GRADES Coach For A Day
• ALL GRADES Music Teacher For A Day
• ALL GRADES Art Teacher For A Day
• ALL GRADES Coding Party With The Specialists
• ALL GRADES Star In Nurse Mila's Medical Minute
• ALL GRADES Green Extreme's Super Assistant
• ALL GRADES Hang Your College Flag In The Gym
• ALL GRADES Crossing Guard For A Day
• 🔥 Boggess Parking Lot Reserved Spot

• ✨**NEW** HAPIK Family Pass
• 🔥 Perot Museum Membership
• Play Street Museum Murphy Admission Passes (2)
• Crayola Imagine Arts Academy Birthday Party
• Pinstack Allen Bowling Pass
• Peppa Pig World of Play Tickets (4)
• SeaLife Aquarium Grapevine Tickets (4)
• 🔥 Dallas Opera Family Show Tickets (8)
• Best Gymnastics Birthday Party
• Best Gymnastics Night Out & Camp Session
• 🔥 Lego Land Discovery Center Tickets (4)
• Monster Mini Golf Frisco Tickets (4)
• Crayola Experience Plano Tickets (2)
• Arcade 92 McKinney Tickets (4)
• 🔥 Immersive GameBox Experience (for 6)
• Heard Museum McKinney Tickets (4)

• ✨**NEW** TEXAS LEGENDS Reserved Home Game Tickets (4)
  
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOOTBALL 2024 Home Game Tickets (4)
• DALLAS WINGS 2025 Home Game Tickets (4)
• FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2025 Home Game Tickets (4)

• 🔥 Dallas Arboretum VIP Tickets (4)
• Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch Tickets (5)
• Southfork Ranch Tour Tickets (4)
• 🔥 Schlitterbahn Waterpark Tickets (4)
• Alamo Exhibit | Ralston Family Collections Tickets (4)

• ✨**NEW** Lakewood Brewing Company $50 Gift Card
  
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra Tickets (2)
• Dallas Opera "Orpheus & Eurydice" Tickets (2)
• 🔥 Pappas Restaurants $50 Gift Card

• ✨**NEW** Robertson Orthodontics Half Off Metal Braces & Game Night Bundle
  
• 🔥 MadFrog Volleyball Lesson & Camp Admission
• Emler Swim School Sachse Private Lessons
• Pure Barre Murphy 1 Month Membership
• Stretch Lab Murphy 25 Minute & 50 Minute Stretch Sessions
• 🔥 Workout Anytime Plano Premium Plus Membership
• Best Gymnastics 1 Month of Classes

• ✨**NEW** In and Out Burger Gift Cards (4) & Swag (2 available)
  
• Starbucks $25 Gift Card (2 available)
• Dutch Bros Coffee $20 Gift Card (multiple)
• Jason's Deli Murphy $20 Gift Card (multiple)
• Chuy's Tex-Mex Plano Dinner For Two (2 available)
• McAllister's Deli Lunch or Dinner For Two (multiple)
• Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant $20 Gift Card
• Chipotle Free Entree (2 available)
• Jolly Cookie Company Cookie Box (2 available)

• 🔥 Murphy Fire Station Tour and Ice Cream With Firefighters
  
• Edge Dance 1 Month of Classes
• Camp Homework 8 Online Tutoring Sessions
• Birthday Yard Sign
• James Avery Best Friend Charm
• James Avery Post Earrings
• Amazon $25 Gift Card (2 available)
• GAMER GIRL Gift Basket
• GAMER GUY Gift Basket
• Giant Teddy Bear
• ProSport Backpack (4 available)

CONTEST THEME: Accepting Imperfection

DEADLINE: Thursday, November 14

WHO: All students Pre-K through 5th may enter, including special artists. Student *must* have a PTA member in their household to qualify!

CATEGORIES: Visual Art, Dance Choreography, Music Composition, Literature, Film Production, or Photography

We need volunteers to help:

• Reshelve books in the library. This is an ongoing need so choose anytime that works for your schedule.

• Celebrate our Veterans. Help with the Veterans Day breakfast for our honored guests.

• Bring bookjoy at the Book Fair! If you loved Book Fair as a kid (I mean, who didn't?), this is the job for you. Help us set up and staff the fair in November.

Thanks to our grade level coordinator Kacey Miranda for spearheading the recess equipment drive. With your donations, we helped replenish supplies for every grade to enjoy. Thanks to everyone who contributed!

Shout out to our grade level shirt crew! Special thanks to Nermeen Louis for her help delivering shirts to classrooms and to our amazing Boggess Teachers for their help handing out shirts to their students.