The Muraski Tribune: Issue 4

If your children were anything like me on Friday, they came exhausted and fell right asleep. It's always tough to start on a full week of school, but it was a great one, full of building routines, building relationships, and connecting with our children to set the tone for a great year. Please take a look at some updated information below.

JOIN US FOR MURASKI NIGHT AT THE FOOTBALL GAME ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th.

Sincerely,

Mike Griffen

This is also the Community Tailgate, which is a great night for all of Strongsville Families. Come enjoy all of the fun and vendors before the game, then join Muraski, as we cheer our football players onto the field on our Football Night! See flier for details about where and when to meet.

Our Arrival and Dismissal Process has gone very well through the first week of the school year. Thank you for your patience, attention to this matter, and time.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: DURING ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL WHEN YOU LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY YOU MUST TURN RIGHT ON TO Royalton Rd. (82). WHEN YOU WAIT TO TURN LEFT, IT PREVENTS EVERYONE FROM GETTING OUT SMOOTHLY.

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.

When looking at grades for these courses, please know that they are standards-based and NOT traditional percentages/letter grades.

M= Standard Met

P= Progressing to Standard

N= Standard Not Yet Met

In order for PowerSchool to show each student’s performance as a standards- based grade, we enter grades as a percentage, which is then converted into an M, P or N.. Each grade level and department has standards that students are working toward and this is what is being evaluated. Although you may see a percentage, please ignore the percentage and look at the progression toward the STANDARD (M, P, N). Grades/ percentages are not utilized in the sense that a traditional grading system uses them. You will see somewhere between a 50% and a 100%, but again, focus on the M, N, or P, as that is the official mark; the percentage is just a placeholder.

Fax Line

Attendance Line

Bus Transportation

Counseling Office

Clinic

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)