The Muraski Tribune: Issue 3

Well, summer vacation for our children is finally coming to a close and the school year is upon us. I hope your families found time during the time off to enjoy time together, be outside, and create memories that last a lifetime. A few memories that I experienced this summer with my family were our children's first plane ride, some incredible hikes, my daughter, Emily, jumping off of a 12 foot high diving board (way out her comfort zone), an amazing trip to the beach with my wife, Rachael, and a few different campfire nights with our kids making smores.

The summer is always so much fun, but I can't tell you how excited we are to start a new school year with your children. Our custodial staff has done an amazing job of getting the building ready for our staff and students, our educators are planned and prepped for the start of school, and I know you all are experiencing all sorts of emotions, as your children may be entering their last year at Muraski or just starting out, in kindergarten. Wherever your are at with your children in their educational journey we are ready to promote their growth, progress, and well-being at our school.

Please take some time to review the links, procedures, and information in this newsletter. It is lengthy as we start the year.

Have a great weekend! We will see you on Monday, August 18th.

Sincerely,

Mike Griffen

We want to see pictures of students celebrating their first day of school! To help with your first day pictures, we have created printable signs for your students. CLICK HERE for signs for all of our grades and schools. No matter how you are documenting the memories of the first day of school, make sure you tag your social media posts with #MustangsFirstDay. Good luck to all of our students on this very special day of the school year!

Fax Line

Attendance Line

Bus Transportation

Counseling Office

Clinic

Arrival

Above, you will see a map of our parking lots and drop off circle. Cars will turn right into the playground parking lot to drop off their students. We ask that you use a loop in the lot, circling around against the curb to drop your child off.

Busses will used the loop that is directly parallel to the school. All students will enter Door A unless specified because of specific needs.

IMPORTANT - Through the first week of school we will permit parents to park in the car drop lot and walk children to the door (not inside the building), however we ask that after the first week you use the car loop and drop your child(ren) at the curb. There are several adults that will meet them at the door and assist them in getting to where they need to be.

Dismissal

All students will be dismissed from DOOR A, unless otherwise noted. Parents are asked to find parking either in our staff lot or our playground parking lot and walk up to Door A. Students will be released out of Door A and find their parents/guardians to go home. We will assist children with this at the start of the school year.

Important: Once you have your child, we ask that you leave the DOOR A area as quickly as possible, so we can begin calling busses.

If you choose to take your child to our playground after, please know that you are responsible for supervising your child, as the school does not provide supervision for students in that location.

If your child will go home using a different mode of transportation than the bus or they will walk, please fill out the form below.

Please know that if you call after 3:15pm to request an alternative method of transportation our office staff will not be available to respond to your request, as they are preparing for dismissal. We understand emergencies happen, but we request that you call prior to this time, so we can be organized.

Most up to date information should be finalized as of today, August 16th.

Below, you will find information related to everything you need to know about Food Services, Breakfast & Lunch at Muraski and links that you will need to access.

Breakfast Prices: $2.00

Lunch Prices: $3.00

IMPORTANT: If you are a family that could utilize assistance for free or reduced lunch, please see that link below and fill out the necessary forms.

Policy for Free & Reduced Lunch

Free & Reduced Lunch Application Instructions

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

Pay Schools Parent Guide

Pay Schools Link

Shared Food Guidelines

📢 Chromebook Reminder
Please remind your student to fully charge their Chromebook before coming to school on Monday. A charged device helps them start the day ready for learning and minimizes classroom disruptions. Thank you for your support in keeping our students prepared!

The District continues its partnership with Blocksi to support student content filtering, monitoring, and alerts. CLICK HERE to access an updated informational flyer about the Blocksi Parent Portal. This tool allows you to view your student’s online activity through their scsmustangs account and set parental controls outside of school hours. For questions, please contact Dave Binkley, Director of Instructional Technology, att dbinkley@scsmustangs.org.

Aligned to Board Policy 5136, listed below are the restrictions to cell phones and related devices during the school day. The policy details disciplinary measures that will be taken if the policy is violated.

Returning families should log into powerschool and make sure they complete the Student Information Update for this school year. Reminder: Strongsville City Schools does not support the use of the Powerschool mobile app. Families must log into a web browser to gain access to all of the features of Powerschool for Strongsville City Schools.

https://www.scsmustangs.org/departments/technology/powerschool

Don't miss the Strongsville Baseball Youth Camp for ages 10 & up! Camp will be held from Tuesday, September 2 - Saturday, September 6 at the Strongsville High School Baseball & Softball Fields. Participants will receive baseball training from SHS players and staff and some great SHS Baseball gear. Click HERE to register. Questions? Contact Coach Pecoraro (440.539.4849 / cpecoraro@scsmustangs.org)