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Category Archives: Upcoming Events
Louisville Leopard Percussionists
We are excited to welcome the Louisville Leopard Percussionists on Thursday, April 4th. Visit their website to learn more about our talented guests: http://www.louisvilleleopardpercussionists.com/.
Varsity Boys’ Volleyball- Conference and Tournament Champs!
The Marie Murphy Boys’ Varsity Volleyball Team finished their season 14-0! They came in 1st in the Conference and were the Tournament Champions! Please congratulate this undefeated team. We are very proud of this boys!
Please help us congratulate the team:
Allen L., Arif A., Brandon M., Chase T., George R., Jack F., Joe L., Louis S., Matthew T., Michael N., William M.
Dodgeball Event-This Friday! 6pm-9pm
This Friday March 1st, Marie Murphy will be holding our annual Dodgeball event! All students at Marie Murphy are welcome and fun will be had by all. Hopefully your child has already shared details about the event, but in case they haven’t please read on…
Teams of 6-9 can be formed, the only limitation is that teams must be of the same gender. Students of any grade can be on a team, but no co-ed teams. If your child is not currently on a team, they can come and join the fun and can be put in open slots on teams. There is no pressure, it is meant to be a night of activities and fun! All students must register when they come in and can determine from there if they would like to play. The registration cost is $10/player.
There will be prizes awarded at the end of the night for teams with most wins and teams with best designed t-shirts. If you child, or child’s team did not create a team t-shirt, please have them wear a white t-shirt that can be creatively designed on at the event.
We will have food available for purchase at the event, with a “meal deal” of a hot dog, chips and a drink for $3. All items and additional goodies (including ice cream bars) will be available for purchase ala carte as well.
Lastly, we will be having a raffle at the event. We have 9 great items that we have already begun selling tickets for. Each Raffle item will have it’s own ticket box. Raffle tickets are $1/ticket/chance to win! Your child can put as many tickets as they would like into the box for the items they want, in order to increase their chances to win! Winners of items do not have to be present at the event to win. Our Raffle items are below:
- Signed Blackhawks Hockey Stick
- 4 Cubs tickets to game on May 31st (day game)
- Manicure/Nail Basket – worth over $100
- 10 Pound Toblerone Candy Bar
- Assorted Candy Basket
- Pool Party at Middlefork Tennis Club for winner and entire homeroom – during school on May 30th
- Lunch with Mr Palcer for winner and 2 friends
- $100 Gift Certificate to Runners Edge
- “Eat Your Heart Out” Basket – $20 gift cards from each: Subway, Five Guys, Panda Express and Irvings Hot Dogs
We would love to see everyone’s child at the event. It will be a night of friendly competition and a lot of fun!! Should you have any questions regarding the event, please contact Christin Thomas at 312 961 7723.
Dodgeball Tournament – March 1st at MM
MARIE MURPHY DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT – March 1st
SAVE THE DATE!
Friday, March 1st
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Marie Murphy Gym
Friday March 1st, the annual Marie Murphy Dodgeball event will will take place from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. There will be food, music, competition, raffle items and prizes for the best teams and t-shirts! Please register your teams of 6 as soon as possible. Registration forms can be downloaded, or obtained from the office. The cost per player is $10. Please come and enjoy a great night out with your friends!.
Varsity Basketball Scrimmage Girls and Boys – Friday, February 8, 2013 5:30-7:30
We will be having a “Varsity Basketball Scrimmage” featuring the Girls and Boys Varsity basketball teams playing together on Friday, February 8th at 5:30 – 7:30! All grades, parents and teachers are invited to this “Fun” raiser to watch the coEd varsity basketball teams do battle on the court! Fun games and prizes during half time with pizza being served in the MPR after the game. Join us and cheer on your friends at this exciting event!!!!! Go Gold!!! Go Maroon!
MARIE MURPHY BOOK FAIR – February 8th – 14th !!
Once again the Marie Murphy ITC will host a book fair featuring a wide selection of books for kids and adults of all ages. The Book Fair will take place during school hours February 8th – 14th, with special evening hours during conferences on Wednesday and Thursday (2/13 & 2/14) from 3 – 7pm.
If you’d like to volunteer at the Book Fair, or have any questions, please contact Kara Hughes (mommyhurry@yahoo.com) or Martha Pollak (drpmwp@comcast.net).
Spirit Wear will also be on sale during the Book Fair, and we have many new items! Any questions about Spirit Wear can be directed to Louise Dechovitz at Louise111@gmail.com.
We’ll also be hosting a used book drive supporting Bernie’s Books the week of the Book Fair and the following week!
Book Fair Sale Hours:
Friday 2/8; Monday 2/11; Tuesday 2/12: 8 am – 4 pm
Wednesday 2/13 & Thursday 2/14: 8 – 11 am and 3 – 7 pm
Reminder-Parent Teacher Conferences Sign Up
The online sign up period for all parent teacher conferences is between 09:00am on 01/28/2013, and 4:00pm on 02/08/2013.
8th Grade Conferences: Click the link below to sign up for the all-important 20-minute parent-teacher-student advisory conference. Read the letter from Mr. Palcer about 8th Grade conferences. 8th Grade parents ONLY meet with 1 core teacher for this conference.
Sign up link for 8th Grade Conferences: http://www.ptconferencemaker.com/mariemurphy8thgrade/
6th-7th Grade Conferences: Click the link below to sign up for 6th and 7th Grade Conferences. (This link is also for 8th Grades conference sign up for Allied Arts, PE, and Foreign Language conferences) Read the letter from Mr. Palcer about 6th and 7th Grade conferences.
Sign up link for 6th and 7th Grade Conferences: (This link is also for 8th Grades conference sign up for Allied Arts, PE, and Foreign Language conferences)
http://www.ptconferencemaker.com/mariemurphy/
SIT-Students Involved With Technology Conference
Attention Students
What are you doing on Saturday, February 23, 2013? Why don’t you attend the SIT Conference? It is being held at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL! It is a conference for students…presented by students!
MINECRAFT CHALLENGE-Do you play MineCraft? There is a challenge to participate in as well!
Read more from their website below…
The Students Involved with Technology Conference is an annual conference occurring at several sites throughout Illinois. It originated in Bloomington-Normal and has since expanded. It is a conference for 3rd-12th grade students. So what makes the SIT Conference stand out? It is also completely presented by 3rd-12th grade students. While adult volunteers from local schools and the community help the day run smoothly, all presentations are prepared and presented by the students! If you’d like to be a part of the SIT Conference, as a student presenter or attendee, or as an adult volunteer, contact us or visit our Registration page!
Winter Choral Concert-7pm Thursday, January 17
Thursday, January 17 7pm!
Marie Murphy and Avoca West students will join together to put on a beautiful winter choral concert. The students have been working hard to prepare for this annual event. Please join us in person or online at 7pm!