Marie Murphy Principal Message
November 8, 2026
11th Annual IDATS!
Veteran's Day Planning
Our Student Council will be hosting our annual Veteran's Day event at Marie Murphy on November 11th. Breakfast for our community will be served from 8:30-9:00 and our assembly will be from 9:00-9:30. We want to provide plenty of time for our community to add family veteran's to this google slide show. Slides 3-10 are blank for new entries. Past community entries can be viewed and edited after slide 10.
This is a centerpiece to our assembly and we hope you choose to add your veteran to our slideshow! If you plan to attend please RSVP here.
Thank you!
7th Grade Only: Signs of Suicide Assembly
On December 2nd Seventh-grade students will attend a required Signs of Suicide (SOS) presentation. The presentation will help students recognize warning signs and know how to reach out to a trusted adult if they are concerned about themselves or a friend.
If you would like your child to opt out of the assembly, please contact Jill Silverman, Marie Murphy Social Worker (silvermanj@avoca37.org/ 847-251-3138
High-Five Friday! November 13! Welcome first responders to MM!
📍Important Reminders📍
Absent & Tardy Notifications
If you are signed up to receive alerts from PowerSchool, you may also get notifications when your child is marked absent or tardy in the system. Our protocol is to go through the sign-in list and edit accordingly, throughout the month. If you notice an error, please email parkm@avoca37.org and broadcrawfordl@avoca37.org and your student's attendance will be edited per state guidelines.
If your child will be absent, please call the nurse at 847-728-4110 or email mmnurse@avoca37.org
Please refer to the handbook here for more information on our attendance policy.
Marie Murphy Parent Dues
D37 & Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Charge those devices!
Nurse/Attendance
📆 Upcoming Dates
November 7 and 14: 8th Grade New Trier Placement Testing
November 11: 🇺🇸 Veteran's Day Breakfast and Assembly; 8:30-9:20am
November 11: High-Five Friday! 👮♀️👩🚒
November 13: 🌎 IDATS (Intercultural Dinner & Talent Show); 5:00pm
November 18: (6th only) New Trier Math Test Part Two; 3:30-4:40 pm in Mrs. Allen's Room 280
November 23-27: 🦃 Thanksgiving Break
December 2: Elyssa's Mission SOS Signs of Suicide (7th grade)
December 9-16: 📚 Marie Murphy Book Fair
December 14: Band Concert at Pope John XXIII; 6:30pm
Early Release at Marie Murphy: 1:20pm
Half Day Release at Marie Murphy: 11:00am
Marie Murphy School
Email: ryane@avoca37.org
Website: https://avoca37.org/schools/marie_murphy_school
Location: 2921 Illinois Rd, Wilmette, IL 60091, USA
Phone: (847) 251-3617
Twitter: @MarieMurphySch