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This is the last Tiger Talk for the 2009-10 school year.  It is not necessary to sign up again for Tiger Talk next year if you are currently receiving it.  Any questions about your Tiger Talk delivery status, contact Chris Hofstedt. Have a safe and wonderful summer!

  • PTA Volunteer Coffee and Meeting This Morning
  • Volunteers Still Needed for Next Year
  • Yearbook Sales
  • It's Time to Submit Outstanding PTA Expenses
  • A Message from the Nurse's Office
  • A Tip From the Green Tigers - Clean Out Your Desk Campaign
  • June Grade Level Meeting Posted to the PTA Website
  • Thank You of the Year
  • Link to Paws for News

PTA Planner Week of June 21st      
Mon 6/21 Tues 6/22 Wed 6/23 Thur 6/24 Fri 6/25

9AM 5th Grade Graduation

5-7PM 5th Grade Party

11:30AM Dismissal

11:30AM Dismissal

11:30AM Dismissal

9:15AM Dismissal

  • PTA Volunteer Coffee and Meeting This Morning

Please come to the Large Lunchroom on this morning at 9:15 AM for the PTA Volunteer Coffee - a chance for the PTA to say "thank you" to our hard-working parent volunteers -- and stay to hear Ms. Monaco's annual "State of the School" address.  We will also install the PTA Executive Board for next year.

  • Volunteers Still Needed for Next Year

Volunteers are desperately needed to co-chair the following PTA committees.  Without volunteers, we cannot continue to offer these programs, some of which provide important PTA funding for other programs.  If interested, contact Vicki Alcott, volunteer coordinator, at thealcotts@verizon.net or 833-2159.

  • Bake Sale
  • Lunchtime Activities
  • Murray Arts Festival
  • Murray Memories (yearbook)
  • Science Fair
  • Theatre Arts (musical)
  • Turn Off the TV Week
  • Winter Whirl
  • Welcome
  • Yearbook Sales

Every family should have the 2010 Murray Memories yearbook as a keepsake!  For those that have pre-purchased a yearbook, they will be distributed on Tuesday, June 22nd.  For those that did NOT pre-order the yearbook, copies will be sold on Wednesday, June 23rd and Thursday, June 24th after dismissal from 11:30 - 12:00 at the front entrance AND near the kindergarten playground.  Yearbook cost = $16.00 CASH

  • It’s Time to Submit Outstanding PTA Expenses

In order to plan for next year, we need all of this year’s expenses accounted for.  You can find the forms you need to fill out in order to submit expenses on this site under PTA Forms.  They are also available in the Treasurer’s mailbox in the main office.  For any questions or expense submissions, please contact our PTA Treasurer Meg Bausano.  Don't delay, submit today.

  • A Message From the School Nurse

If your child has medication in the nurse’s office, please pick it up by the last day of school or it will be disposed of.  All health forms can be downloaded by going to www.mamkschools.org and clicking on School Health Services and then Information for Parents.  For more information on any of the above, please contact the nurse’s office.

  • A Tip From the Green Tigers - Clean Out Your Desk Campaign

The Clean Out Your Desk Campaign is next week.  We are collecting new and used school supplies for students in need to be distributed to students through United Community Center of Westchester. Donations should be taken to the small gym.

If you would like your child to participate, please print, sign and return the below permission form to the student’s teacher.  Thank you for your support!

Student______________________________ has my permission to donate School supplies to Clean Out Your Desk Campaign.

Teacher/grade________________________

Parent signature_______________________________________

  • June Grade Level Meeting Posted to the PTA Website

A copy of the minutes of the June meeting can now be found on the PTA website.  Click on the Grade Level Meetings tab and scroll down to the meeting sate, June 9th.

  • Thank You of the Year

The PTA would like to thank all of our wonderful volunteers for the 2009-2010 school year.  From serving breakfast to selling books, from stuffing envelopes to coordinating parent meetings and countless other tasks, we couldn't have done it without you.  Together, we make things happen!

A special heartfelt thank you to Tracy Owen for her incredible leadership over the last two years as PTA co-president!

Special thanks also go out to:

Our supportive administration and building staff -- Principal Monaco, Vice Principal Soler, Deb Garriola, Sue Sparacino, and all the custodial staff

Lori Dente, Lizette Macaluso, Debbie Hilden and Meg Bausano outgoing executive committee members and Leigh-Ann Pieragostini who served as a teacher representative to the board for all of their leadership, hard work and dedication to Murray over the last several years

All of the very dedicated Daymon Terrace volunteers who opened and closed doors, helped out with the backpacks and musical instruments and said good morning all year long

Our webmaster Andrew Howse for working so hard to keep our website useable and up to date and for all his guidance on Tiger Talk and Murray Minutes

Rachel Goldman for making sure that all the news that was fit to print was actually printed

Patty Ramsey for getting out the urgent Murray Minutes

Jill Miller and Pam Anselmo for their work on Tiger Talk In Depth

Jen Nabi and Shari Levine for their efforts to provide us with our great School Spirit Merchandise

Murray Memories editors -- Pam Nodiff, Debra Schwartz and Rachel Goldman -- for their tireless hours working on the yearbook

Art Appreciation co-chairs -- Stacey Creem, Claudia Kandel and Kari Waddington for bringing an exciting program to Murray in conjunction with the Americana grant the Murray teachers received from the Mamaroneck Schools Foundation

The Grade Level Chairs, particularly our fifth grade chairs Trish Miller, Robin Plonsker and Mary Rodrigues who have been kept busy making this a memorable year and to everyone involved in planning the end of year celebrations for our graduates

Reminder: How to Receive e-Tiger Talk and e-Paws for News. Tiger Talk is now available two ways: as an email sent by Murray Avenue PTA, and on the PTA website, www.mamkschoolspta.org/murray.

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We hope that this electronic version of Tiger Talk is convenient and easy to read. If you have any difficulty with it, or any comments or suggestions, please let us know by sending an email to the editor at tigertalk@mamkschoolspta.org.

Paws for News is a weekly newsletter published by Principal Monaco which covers school and community events. To access the electronic version of Paws for News, click on the link below:
http://www.mamkschools.org/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=3213


Tiger Talk is Murray Ave PTA's weekly newsletter and the best way to stay informed on PTA happenings. Do you have an item for Tiger Talk? Submit your PTA-related notice, via email by 10 am on Wednesdays to Tigertalk@mamkschoolspta.org

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