September 2025
Dear Murray Avenue Families,
We are very excited to welcome you to Murray Avenue School for our 2025-2026 back-to-school night on Wednesday, September 17th at 6:30pm! This communication will outline the evening and provide some specific guidelines.
We will not have any whole-group presentations. The information traditionally covered during this period is all captured in our Handbook and can be reviewed at your leisure here.
We ask that adults only plan to attend.
We will open the doors at 6:00 pm. At this time, we will have various voluntary information stations (PTA, Nutrition Group, etc.) set up for interested parties in the cafeteria. Mr. Stroup and Mrs. Spraggans will be in the cafeteria. Please know this is voluntary; if you are not interested in this portion, you are not required to attend.
We will send guardians to visit classrooms promptly at 6:25 pm so classes can begin at 6:30. Classroom visitation will conclude at 7:40pm. Please remember this evening is not intended to serve as a parent-teacher conference. Student-specific concerns or questions should be communicated to teachers separately through an email or phone call.
The schedule for that evening is as follows:
Students in 4th and 5th Grade- Parents should report directly to your student’s homeroom. You will hear from both switch partner teachers, as well as have time to visit the cafeteria to meet the Encore team.
4th Grade
6:30pm-6:55pm Homeroom presentation
7:00pm-7:10pm Encore visits and/or switch to PM classes
7:15pm-7:40pm PM Class Presentation
5th Grade
6:30pm-7:20pm Homeroom/Afternoon Class Presentations
7:25pm-7:40pm Q and A/ Encore visits in cafeteria
Students in 6th grade- Parents will follow their student’s schedule starting with 1st period. (*Note to skip periods 6, 7, and 8) Please ensure you have a copy of your student’s schedule and start the evening in 1st period (not homeroom).
6th Grade
Period 1 -6:30pm-6:38pm
Period 2 -6:40pm-6:48pm
Period 3 -6:50pm-6:58pm
Period 4 -7:00pm-7:08pm
Period 5 -7:10pm-7:18pm
Period 9 -7:20pm-7:28pm
Period 10 -7:30pm-7:38pm
I will be available during the entire evening and will also be visiting classrooms. We cannot wait to see you on Wednesday, September 17th!
Sincerely,
Erin B. Stroup
Principal