Murray Middle School

📚BOOK OF THE MONTH📚 Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. just announced his picks for Commissioner’s Book of the Month for May! Commissioner’s Book of the Month is a monthly reading challenge to promote literacy and reading engagement in K-12 schools. Books of the Month for May: 📙Pre-K: "I See Summer" by Charles Ghigna 📕Grades K-2: "The Little Butterfly That Could" by Ross Burach 📗Grades 3-5: "Charlie & Frog" by Karen Kane 📘Grades 6-8: "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank 📙Grades 9-12: "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhhà Lai #ALLINMartin👊

Congratulations to Logan Hendrix! We have selected him as our MMS Teacher of the Year for 2023-24. 🦁

🩺CELEBRATING NURSING STAFF🩺 It's National School Nurses Day! This morning, we are celebrating Murray Middle School's Certified Nursing Assistant, Alma Soberanis! "Alma is amazing in the clinic! She is compassionate, independent and patient. Under pressure, she handles the day effectively and with grace. She has built a welcoming environment for all," MCSD Health Services Team shared. Thank you, Alma, for being a part of our team here at the Martin County School District! #ALLINMartin👊

Florida's 2023 History Day is underway. This year's theme - "Frontier in History: People, Place, & Ideals."

Congratulations to MMS student, Nicolette Coleman! She is the Florida History Day winner for an individual performance - Laura Ingalls "Little House on the Prairie!"

🍎CELEBRATING TEACHERS🍎 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Without our amazing teachers, the Martin County School District couldn't educate ALL of our students for success. Thank you, teachers, for everything you do each and every day to help our students achieve their dreams. "Every day, you come to school with a passion for teaching and a desire to help our students reach their full potential," said Mr. Michael Maine, Superintendent of Schools. "You inspire them to learn, to grow, and to achieve their dreams. You provide them with the tools they need to succeed, both academically and personally. You create a safe and nurturing environment where they can thrive and be their best selves." We appreciate you! #ALLINMartin👊 #ThankATeacher

Congratulations to thE students from MMS & HOMS that will be representing Martin County this week at the State History Fair: Kaleb S, Gabriel P, Levi T, Nicolette C, Gabriel Q, Toby A, Morgan R, Ian R, Claire R, Yaritzel P, Lydia V, Owen D, AJ T, Mackenzie S, Katalina V, Jett Z, Mason S, and Manuel A!

Congratulations to Hunter DiGioia, recipient of the Michael Chatham Scholarship for a summer camp experience at the Environmental Studies Center. Hunter was nominated by his Science teacher for his enthusiasm about local aquatic ecology and how it related to the standards taught in class. A big THANK YOU to the Chatham family for the generous funding of this scholarship program. Michael Chatham was a Science teacher here at MMS before his 15 years as Environmental Studies Center director. 🦁 ❤️

🎉CELEBRATING PRINCIPALS🎉 Administrator. Leader. Teacher. Friend. Substitute. Difference maker. These are just a few adjectives to describe a school principal. We know our school principals wear many hats. We know that no matter which hat they must wear at any given point of the day, they are determined to help every student and teacher succeed. On this School Principals' Day, we can't thank ours enough. Thank you for everything you all do for our students and our community ❤️ #ALLINMartin👊

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our awesome crew at Murray Middle! 👨‍🍳 ❤️ 🦁

📝ACADEMIC SUPPORT📝 Homework help, writing feedback, study support--all in multiple languages. Paper is a one-stop shop for tutoring needs! Plus, it's completely free and available 24/7! Go to app.paper.co or log in via ClassLink! #ALLINMartin👊

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 Fourth quarter interim reports for students enrolled in grades 6-12 are now available in the FOCUS Parent Portal. Please click the following link to view your child's grades and attendance data: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/Modules.php?modname=misc/Portal.php #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🎲GAME CHANGERS🎲 Five Martin County School District students headed to the AGLOA National Tournament in Orlando this past weekend! In Academic Games, students try to outthink each other in the areas of mathematics, language arts, and social studies. Murray Middle School 6th grade students Daphne Dupuis, Deven Chauhan and Landon Kodare, along with Crystal Lake Elementary School 5th grader Lew Barski and Palm City Elementary 5th grader Brian Wang, did an amazing job competing amongst the country’s smartest kids. We are so proud! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Our very own Zamarian Clemon is a district math Kahoot Champion! Zamarian was the highest-scoring sixth grader in the district on one of the Daily Math Challenges from MCSD's 2023 Math Week! Way to make Murray proud! 🦁🏆 #MCSDMathWeek #AllinMartin

Murray Middle Honor Roll Students enjoyed an ice cream treat and some music this afternoon! Keep up the good work, students!! 🦁🍦 🎶

Students at Murray Middle School getting books for the "Love for Reading" program from the Education Foundation! Thank you to the Ed Foundation, MMS Faculty, and MMS ELA Coordinator (Amanda Carroll). #ThankYouEdFoundation! #ForTheLoveOfReading! #MMSLions

SFHS' Carillon Choir joined the MMS Choir for our Spring Chorus Concert tonight! It was musical magic! 🎶 🪄

Yearbooks are now on sale. Students can bring $35 cash or check to Mrs. Jerrells in the morning or to Mrs. Wiley from 2:30 to 3:30. They are going fast so don't miss out. Be sure to take advantage of the special price, it will go up to $40 in May!!

✖️➕➖MATH WEEK FESTIVITIES✖️➕➖ That's a wrap to a wonderful first MCSD Math Week! Today's theme was "Math Can Take You Places!" You can see our students and staff nailed the tacky tourist look! We had a total of 4,728 Daily Math Challenge Kahoots completed during Math Week 2023 😎🤩 Prize patrol will be out at schools next week, delivering prizes to our grade-level champions! 📸 Citrus Grove Elementary School 📸 Hidden Oaks Middle School 📸 District Math Coaches Denise Harrison and Nicole Golden with Deputy Superintendent Michael Maine #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDMathWeek

Here is just a small sample of the awesome creations available this Saturday in the cafe for the Lion's Pride Planter sale. Doors open at 10am, so get there before these incredible works of art are all snatched up!