Muraski Tribune 22-23: Issue 14

Good Morning Muraski Families,

I hope you were able to enjoy the weekend, as colder temperatures have arrived, the holiday season is upon us. I was a very PROUD PRINCIPAL on Friday, as our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students honored those men and women that served or are serving our country for Veterans' Day. We had an incredible turnout and it was a pleasure to be able to provide this opportunity for the heroes that fought for our country. A special shout out goes to Mrs. Dykstra, who organized the event, the PTA, for planning a preparking the breakfast for our guests, as well as Mrs. Moon and Mrs. Herron, for providing some decorations for our Atrium to welcome our guests. It was very well done, special event.

November has been a month of Gratitude for Muraski, where we are spending each day talking about things we are grateful for in our lives.

In this newsletter we have:

• PRIDE Winners for the Week
• Information from PTA and other District Events
• Repeated Links for the District

Let's have a great week,

Mike Griffen & Sam Lawrence

The following students were recognized as PRIDE Ticket Winners in the following weeks. We appreciate their commitment to demonstrating PRIDE in our classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, and playground, as well as throughout the school.

Kindergarten: Stella Healey, Alexandra Young, Lyla Marshall, Duke Hula, Jordan, & Bryson

First Grade: Shashank Satish, Jack Quinlan, Skylar Edmondson, Analice Rosas, Eve Salloum, Brandon Evcic, Griffin Kruszewski, & Deklan Powell

Second Grade: Ethan Ross James, Cayden Stanley, Charlie Cline, Kourtney Waters, Thaddeus Young, Olivia Emery, Audrie Deimling, & Natalie Pavlinsky

Third Grade: Weston Lambert, Natalie Trizio, Gia Schneiderhan, Marshall Ray, Marcella Guadiz, Kiera Flynn, Lina Bland, & Hadi Yaghmour

Fourth Grade: Joey Tucker, Brooke Farkas, Kate Krabec, Allie Santa Domingo, Jovanni Rice, Violet Terlizzi, Aulani Hookano, Isaiah Horne

Fifth Grade: Harvey Lamovsky, Carveah Rouse-Fomby, Jason Olszen, Adam Darmetko, & Olivia Foy

Do you enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Then join us and have fun unleashing your inner artist with PTA Project Reflections! This year’s theme - “Show Your Voice” - calls for your own unique interpretation through the arts. Please come out to a parent/student informational meeting this Monday October 3rd at 7pm at the Strongsville Library in the Conference room. This meeting is for elementary students and their parents. Questions? Feel free to contact Katie Drake at drake4jc@gmail.com

For the 2022-23 school year, we will be returning to our normal school breakfast / lunch program. The free program has been discontinued by the Federal government. To determine eligibility for free / reduced lunch, as well as various additional state and federal program benefits inclusive of possible district student fees being waived, an application must be completed online. The 2022-23 Free / Reduced Meal Application is currently available to complete.

PaySchools Central is an online payment platform to help make managing breakfast and lunch and fee payments easier for families. Click below to set up your portal to be used both online and via the mobile app.

As a reminder, all school fees that have not been paid are now considered past due. To check the balance and pay outstanding school fees, go to Pay Schools Central by clicking HERE. In addition to Pay Schools Central, school fees can be paid by cash/check to your student’s building secretary or with the Treasurer's Office. If you have questions related to this, please contact the building secretary or Dawn Evangelista (devangelista@scsmustangs.org) within the Treasurer's Department. As we are approaching a new school year, as well as the start of fall sports, per Board of Education policy, the consequences for outstanding prior year school fees will prohibit students from participating in any school extracurricular activities (i.e., athletics, student council, school clubs, etc.), field trips, and school sanctioned dances / events that require a purchased ticket. For additional information on District Fee Collection Procedures and Consequences CLICK HERE.

The “Back to School” online SCS Team Shop is now open through Sunday, August 28. Shop for lots of great Mustangs gear, including personalized items! Visit https://mustangs-fall2022.itemorder.com/shop/home/ for the complete selection of items. A portion of sales will be donated back to Strongsville City Schools.

Main Line: (440) 572-7160

Attendance Line: (440) 572-7160 *choose #2*

Bus Transportation: (440) 572-7060

If your student has any medical needs or if they will be taking medication during the school day, please complete the appropriate linked forms and return to our school nurse, Jean Mahoney (jmahoney@scsmustangs.org) in person or via email.

Nurse Jean will be in the in the clinic August 17 beginning at 8:45 am. We also have Nurse Jana servicing our building on Thursdays and Fridays.

Principal: Mike Griffen- mgriffen@scsmustangs.org

Assistant Principal: Sam Lawrence- slawrence@scsmustangs.org

Email: mgriffen@scsmustangs.org
Website: https://muraski.strongnet.org/
Location: Muraski Elementary School, Royalton Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
Phone: 440-572-7160
Twitter: @MuraskiPrin