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Murphy Pie Throwing Event
On Friday, October 22, students at Murphy Elementary School were rewarded for their amazing fundraising efforts by throwing whipped cream pies at Mr. Hatch and Mrs. Dusenbery! The students were challenged by Mr. Hatch to reach a fundraising goal of $15,000 during the Murphy Fun Run Fundraiser and they didn't just reach it, they exceeded it by raising over $21,000!! If you would like to see the actual pie throwing event, please go to the Murphy Elementary webpage and click on the video links to each grade level!
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Murphy Ranked in Top 50!
Murphy Elementary School has been ranked as a Top 50 Elementary School in the state of Michigan by U.S. News & World Report. With nearly 3,200 elementary schools in the state, Murphy's #44 ranking puts the school in the 99th percentile! Rankings are based on factors such as student test scores, student-to-teacher ratio and diversity. Congratulations to the staff and students at Murphy Elementary School!
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Ralya Field Trip to MSU Children's Garden
Ralya 4th graders spent three separate days at the MSU 4-H Children's Gardens for a field trip focused on plant structures. Students participated in a variety of activities including growing lettuce, learning how plants protect themselves, and how bees and other pollinators help with the reproduction of plants. They even learned how to extract DNA from strawberries and then made observations of what the DNA looked like under a microscope. Read more...
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Haslett Homecoming!
Haslett High School celebrated Homecoming on Friday, October 1 with a number of festivities throughout the day including a pep rally at school, a community parade, and the Homecoming football game vs. Williamston. At halftime, the Haslett High School Homecoming Representatives were presented. The annual Homecoming Dance was held on Saturday, October 2, where each graduating class was brought together for a group photo with their graduation year balloons!
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Football Players Visit Ralya
Haslett Homecoming Week took place from September 27 to October 1. One of the highlights of the week was when the visit by the Viking football team to Ralya Elementary School! The week's festivities culminated with the Homecoming Parade and the Homecoming game between Haslett and Williamston on Friday night.
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Spirit Week at Murphy!
Students and staff at Murphy Elementary School have been enjoying a week of fun activities in celebration of Spirit Week and the Haslett Homecoming Football game on Friday, October 1. Each day features a different theme at Murphy, including Wednesday's crazy socks and hair styles theme. In addition to the Homecoming parade and football game, students will have an opportunity to participate in the Murphy Fun Run on Friday night! Click on the article to see pictures of the crazy socks and hats!
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Murphy Students Return to the Media Center!
Murphy students are back enjoying library time with Murphy's new Library Coordinator, Natalie Johnston. Mrs. Johnston, a graduate of Haslett Public Schools, has extensive experience working in a library setting. She is as thrilled with library time as the students and teachers are. Students can check out books and will be able to participate in the upcoming book fair in October! Welcome back, Murphy readers!
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Middle School Kindness Campaign
In the first 9 days of school, Haslett Middle School has invited over 600 students back into the school library. Students in grades 6-8 listened to a booktalk of Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden and were inspired to begin a chain reaction kindness campaign--Viking style! The students wrote small notes of encouragement and kindness and used them to create a mural on the window in the library.
