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Science Fair is Friday, May 17

Posted May 13th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

The 2013 John Muir Science Fair will be held this Friday, May 17.  Family viewing will be from 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Announcements 5/20

Posted May 12th, 2013 by Mrs. Mangano

Pledge  http://youtu.be/aIaEOX73j6oAnnouncements

Announcements  http://youtu.be/rB2KdLIk6uY

Talent Show Tryouts – May 7th or 9th

Posted May 6th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

May 7th & 9th-Tryouts in the gym from 3:00-4:30 pm.

Students are required to attend ONE of the tryouts and must BRING their permission slip with them.

Science Fair reports due by Monday

Posted April 25th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

Science Fair reports will be accepted until Monday, April 29.  Please make sure that you look at the rubric when you complete your report.  The Science Fair is coming soon.  Good luck.

Food drive ends next week

Posted April 25th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

Congratulations on the food that you have donated so far.  We will continue to collect food at Muir until next Friday, May 4th.  Keep an eye on the graphs that show which classrooms have brought in the most food.

Last Call for Science Fair Applications

Posted April 5th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

Monday, April 8th will be the last day we will accept applications for this years Science Fair.  Links to the parent letter and application are included at the bottom of this post.  Good luck.

Parent Letter     Science Fair Application

Community Celebration 3/21/13

Posted March 20th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

We are having a Community Celebration at John Muir Literacy Academy on Thursday, March 21st from 7:45 am to 8:30 am.  We will be celebrating John Muir’s students being on time and ready to learn.  Students must be accompanied by an adult.  Raffle prizes include a Kindle, an iPad, and gift cards from local businesses.  We hope to see you there.   Community Celebration

Read to Succeed

Posted March 10th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

We had over 140 students complete the Read to Succeed challenge.  Together they read for more than 55,000 minutes (more than 900 hours).  Congratulations and keep up the good work!  All students that completed the challenge will receive one ticket to Six Flags Great America with their report card.

ISAT practice websites

Posted March 4th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

Here are some sites you can use for practice:

www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html

http://resources.oswego.org/games/

Please dress for the weather

Posted February 25th, 2013 by Mr. Doerpinghaus

With a winter storm in the forcast, please remind your children to dress properly for cold temperatures and wind.