Murphy Messages

I hope that you have all had an excellent weekend. It's hard to believe that May has arrived! We have a few updates for this week.

Please view this information regarding classroom placement for SY 2025-2026. If you would like to offer input, please send a hard copy back to school by May 9.

We have one more round of enrichment classes. If your child is interested, please sign up here.

Please find information regarding and informational evening for current 5th grade families here.

As part of the PBIS program, we continue our tradition of recognizing students from each room on a weekly basis for their demonstration of Respect, Owning actions, Achievement and Responsibility (ROAR). Here is our crew from last week!

Murphy community: The current playground has served us well, but this structure is getting "tired" and the Murphy school needs a new playground. We are forming a playground committee and can use community members past, present and future who are interested in helping with fundraising efforts. The faster we raise the money, the faster Murphy can have a newer and bigger playground for our kids and community to enjoy for years to come. Please scan the QR code on the flyer (below) and sign up if you'd like to be a part of this fantastic endeavor!

Please find info here regarding Weymouth Youth Cheerleading and Football.

***Additional events will happen throughout the spring. A calendar can be found here.

We plan to hold our 5th grade promotion ceremony on Tuesday June 17 at 1:30.

(The initial date of Wednesday 6/18 needed to be moved due to a conflict).

Weymouth families–let’s talk about raising kids in the digital age! There will be a community screening of Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age, the eye-opening documentary about how technology impacts youth and how we can help them find balance. Discussion to follow.

Monday May 19th, 2025– Screenagers: Elementary Edition
For families and students in grades K-5
Cameo Theater 14 Columbian St. Weymouth| 5:30-7:00p
Get your tickets here to ensure a seat!

For Weymouth families with students in grades K-5 (public or private). Adults are encouraged to bring their student(s) with them. Tickets are free but you must get a ticket to ensure a seat.

Please see the link here.

WECC shared this link for an upcoming workshop that may be useful to some families.

• May Lunch Menu: Here is the lunch menu for this month: WPS May Lunch.

5/2/25 was day 147 of instruction. If your child has been absent 14.7 days this year, they are on track for chronic absenteeism.

The 5th Grade Committee has scheduled two upcoming fundraisers to help fund the 5th grade end-of-year trip to Starland. The 2nd is today - Sunday May 4th - at Jake n Joes in Braintree. To participate, families simply need to dine-in or take out lunch or dinner on the day of the fundraiser. For dine-in or phone orders, make sure that you let your server or phone representative know that they should "Flag your check" with the fundraiser. For online orders, add the item "Fundraiser" to your cart and enter "Murphy Elementary School" as a special instruction. We earn 20% of total sales (before tax) from all participating checks, so this is a tasty way to support our 5th grade class! Thank you!

Chateau

Jake n Joes

Here are our remaining dates:

Math

3rd grade - 5/6, 5/8

4th grade - 5/7, 5/14

5th grade - 5/6, 5/8

Science

5th grade - 5/15, 5/20

** We really appreciate any and all parent support in preparing students to achieve to the best of their ability. Please take a look at this quick list of tips for how you can help.

Additional info here

At WPS, the safety and well-being of our students are our top priorities. We understand there are many concerns surrounding federal immigration policies and their impact on our schools and we would like to reassure you that our schools remain safe and inclusive for all of our students.

We strictly adhere to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy); we will not release any student information nor allow access to students without consent from parents or guardians.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Illness Guidelines

Stay Home Guidelines

Arrival: The process requires one lane of traffic at drop off. There is never an occasion for additional lanes or "passing" another vehicle. Please share this information with anyone who drops off your child to ensure safety for all in our community.

Dismissal: As a reminder, we have a one-way dismissal procedure. Please do not attempt to drive "out through the in door" as this compromises safety for others. Also, for the safety of all, please dismiss only from the provided line. (The staff parking along the front tree line is not part of our dismissal area.)

Thanks very much.

Murphy Parent Council

Town-Wide Parent Council

SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Committee)

Here is our WPS Health Services Fall information.

Current Health Advisory

We have added additional cones to reinforce a single line and we have repositioned staff in order to optimize student and family safety.

Important: If you have a concern with another driver on the lot, please alert school staff immediately. Please do not approach other drivers or speak to them about perceived procedural infractions in front of students.

Thank you all for your continued cooperation. It is greatly appreciated.

** Please share this message with anyone who may pick up your child.

As a reminder, during the afternoon pickup, it is important for traffic to flow in one direction. When car try to go "out through the in door" it creates a safety hazard. Thanks to everyone for helping with our efforts to ensure a safe experience for all.

Also, the parking along the tree line in front of the building is for staff. Please avoid parking there in the afternoon as it creates a potential safety hazard while backing into traffic and bus lines.

** Please share this message with anyone who may pick up your child.

Please take a few moments to view our Arrival & Dismissal information. If friends or family transport your child to or from school, please share these procedures with them.

EARLY DISMISSALS

Please send in a note when dismissing your child. This helps to remind the office and the teacher of the time during the day this will occur. Please do not dismiss your child early to avoid the traffic. This is extremely disruptive to the classroom when teachers are assigning homework, passing out notices, or completing other necessary tasks. When a child is dismissed by someone other than a parent/guardian, we require identification and a signature for release.

REGULAR DISMISSAL

Please send a note to the school if your child is changing their regular routine of dismissal. This includes walkers, after-school care, and the bus. Please do not leave this responsibility to your child. If a note is not received, staff will assume that your child's typical routine for that day will be followed.

The school day begins at 9:05 and ends at 3:15. It is very important that your child is here before 9:05 as structured learning time starts immediately after the second bell.

• First Bell 8:50 A.M.
• Late Bell 9:05 A.M.
• End of Day 3:15 P.M.

As a reminder, children should arrive at school no earlier than 8:50 A.M.

We will once again offer the free universal meal program. Additionally, it remains important for families to complete the free and reduced meals form in order to expand opportunities.

For those interested, breakfast is available each morning from 8:50 - 9:05.

• The Weymouth Public Schools Health Services Department encourages that medication is administered before and after school, if possible.

• When medication is needed during school hours, there must be a physician’s order and a parental permission form with the medication in the prescribed container, or it cannot be given.

• Medication must be delivered to the school in a pharmacy or manufacturer labeled container by the parent, guardian, or responsible adult. (Medications are not accepted in such things as plastic bags.) Children are not permitted to bring medication to school.

• Please contact Ms. Boland, our school nurse, for the proper forms, which must accompany all medications.

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