Magazines are a great gift Idea

Having trouble thinking of a gift to give for Christmas? Why not a magazine from QSP.com? You can gift magazines to your special person and 40% of your purchase goes to Muir Parent Council. You are gifting Muir students also with your purchase. Type in Parent Council's promo code 425007594 when you link below:

QSP Magazine Sales

Paper Recycling

This is catalog month. Please recycle your catalogs in out recycle bin located at Baker Elementary. Muir is paired up with Baker elementary to recycle paper. The yellow and green Abitibi bin take catalogs, paper, and newspaper. The funds raised are split between the two schools.

Tower of Toys

Parent Council is collecting toys to be auctioned off for the Taste of the Valley fundraiser in February. These toys can be dropped off in the office at Muir where Principal Lizzet will create a beautiful basket for the auction. If you see a deal, pick up a toy to donate or give your duplicates to us if the return lines are too long. Thank you in advance for you generosity.

Parent Council Meeting December 9th

This is a great month to reunite with friends and catch up on the community. I encourage you to come and visit with us on Tuesday, December 9th. We will discuss upcoming events and school happenings. Join us and help us plan for what you want to see from Parent Council next year! See you at 1:00 in the Teacher's Lounge.

Give to Muir Parent Council

Do you know the purpose of Muir Parent Council? It is a community of parents that collectively get together to support Muir Middle School and their teachers. We raise money to pay for assemblies, the student agendas, teacher appreciation, and student assistance when times are rough. This year is especially rough and donations are down. Please help Muir PC by gifting a magazine this year. Muir receives 40% of the price of the magazine. This can be done all year round! Visit QSP and type in promocode 425007594

QSP Magazine Sales

Recycle and Muir Benefits!

Abitibi paper recycling program has come to Baker Elementary. Muir was invited to participate. Through this program you can help Muir make money by recycling your newspaper, junk mail, catalogs, magazines and colored paper. Simply drop it off into the yellow and green bin located in the south parking lot at Baker elementary. Parents and community are encouraged to pull up and fill the bin. Please no garbage, plastics or phone books. In order for us to maintain this program, we need to fill the bin once a month. Thanks for participating with us.

Tower of Toys

Muir PC is helping Mrs. Lizzet on the youth assistance fundraiser. We will be collecting toys to be put in a basket for a raffle in February. Please drop off your donations at Muir's front Office! What a great time to give. We will collect toys until February. So instead of waiting in lines to return unwanted toys, gift it to our tower! All donations are greatly appreciated.

Parent Council Meeting this Tuesday -1:00

Hey everyone,
November's parent council meeting is tomorrow, November 11. I look forward to seeing you again. We'll be meeting in the teacher's lounge at 1:00 pm. See you there.

Volunteers needed for Honor Roll Popcorn Day

Maureen Heilman is needing volunteers to help with popcorn day. If you are available this Friday morning, November 7, email Maureen and tell her you want to be there!

Email Maureen Here!

We still need Halloween Dance Volunteers

This is a great opportunity for parents to help Muir and our kids. Mrs. Johnson (art and leadership teacher) is requesting volunteers for the Halloween dance on Oct. 31st. From set-up to ticket sales, parents are needed to make our kids first dance of the year a fun and safe one. If you are interested, please email Mrs. Johnson.

Email Mrs. Johnson Here!

A Big Thank You to the Conference Dinner committee

Thank you Becky King and the dinner committee! This committee has provided dinners for the teachers on both conference nights. Becky has chaired this committee for several years. It is known that due to her organization and creativity, Becky makes belonging to this committee a joy. A big shout out also to her volunteers. Your commitment and time is greatly appreciated by parent council and school staff. Well done!

Halloween Dance Volunteers

This is a great opportunity for parents to help Muir and our kids. Mrs. Johnson (art and leadership teacher) is requesting volunteers for the Halloween dance on Oct. 31st. From set-up to ticket sales, parents are needed to make our kids first dance of the year a fun and safe one. If you are interested, please email Mrs. Johnson.

Email Mrs. Johnson Here!

Parent Council Meeting Tomorrow

Council meeting Tuesday, October 14 at 1:00 PM in the Library. We will be discussing upcoming events like the Halloween Dance and Parent teacher conferences. Mrs. Lizzet will also be giving her annual report! So we hope to see you there.

Magazine Sale Results

We finished our magazine kickoff with great success. I want to thank all the parents and students who participated. Muir Parent Council tries to make this the only fundraiser of the year. So your participation is so appreciated.

It is never too late to buy, gift, or renew a magazine and have the proceeds go to Muir! Go to QSP.com all year round and punch in our code 425007594. The parent council will get 40% of your purchase price. Thank you parents for your support.

Muir Magazine Sale

Is underway!

Be sure to place your new order or re-new a previous subscription! This is our only fundraiser of the year so we need everyone's participation! Please visit the following link for easy ordering:

QSP Magazine Sales

Yearbook Information!!!

Your summer break pictures are needed for the yearbook. The yearbook staff would like to use your pictures from your summer vacation in the yearbook. If you went on a vacation, attended a summer music camp, sports camp or just hung around town with friends - they want your pictures for the yearbook!

Here's how to submit photos online:

Log onto: images.jostens.com

Enter Login ID: 1176763

Enter your password: muir

Browse to select the photo's you wish to upload

Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.

Click "Save Details".

You can also order a yearbook on line at www.jostensyearbooks.com for $30 each. You can also go the the Muir website and click on the link that says "order your yearbook now".

Parent Teacher Conferences

October 9th - 3 - 7:00

October 16th - 3 - 6:00

March 5th - 3 - 6:00

September 9, 2008 Meeting Minutes

Muir Parent Council
September 9, 2008
Meeting Minutes

Attending
Kelly Martinez, Amporn Digiuseppe, Robyn Masrouri, Therese Merrifield, Chloe Tingley, Helen Adams, Trina Selles, Cheryl Hawes, Isla Rose, Lisa Andrud, Robin Caterina, Anne Erikson, Beth Hasely, Jennifer Dismuke, Jennifer Bell, Cindy Bonnen, Erin Welsh, Gayle Lizzet, Kym Reed

Meeting called to order by Kym Reed at 12:33 p.m.
Opening Thoughts (Kym Reed)
Kym welcomed everyone to the first 2008-2009 Parent Council Meeting and attendees introduced themselves by sharing thoughts about Muir.

Secretary’s Report (ErinWelsh)
Lisa Andrud motioned to accept the Secretary’s Report and Isla Rose seconded the motion.

Treasurer’s Report (Cindy Bonnen)
Cindy shared an overview of the budget and answered any questions. Erin Welsh motioned to accept the Treasurer’s Report and Trina Selles seconded the motion.

District Parent Council (DPC) Report
None at this time.

Current Council Events (Kym Reed)
• Cheryl shared update on website/blog (MuirPC.com). It is accessible from the Huron Valley Schools website.
• Anyone interested in signing up for listserv can do so via the MuirPC.com website.
• The magazine sale begins this week! It is our one big fundraiser (although there are other fundraisers for individual groups within Muir – i.e. Band). You can order magazines on-line at QSP.com or via the turn in process that will be shared during the assemblies. Kym needs parent volunteers.
• Parent/Teacher Conference Dinner will be coordinated by Becky King. Those interested in contributing can sign up and will be called by Becky closer to the date(s) which are October 9th and October 16th.
• Kym shared that all PC event sign-up sheets are in the back of the room and welcomes anyone to sign up to help.
• If you’re not sure what area you are able or interested in helping in – you can sign up on the general volunteer list.

Principal’s Report (Gayle Lizzet)

• Gayle shared that there are approximately 600 students enrolled at Muir. Over 400 students (combined with Highland Middle School) attended Teen Night held at Milford High School.
• New kid orientation had a great turn out.
• MEAP begins in October. Changes were explained.
• “Seminars” were explained – they take place one day a week (Wednesday) for 1/2 hour. Five minutes is taken off of each class that day to allow for “Seminar”. It has been very well received.
• Homework club is $25 per student per term. It is held on Tuesday’s & Thursday’s for one hour following the end of classes. Kids can complete homework with assistance as needed.

New Items
• A question was asked if there will be an International Academy (IA) meeting this year and did one occur last year? One did occur last year prior to the test – it was felt that the timing worked out fine from the parents that had kids involved last year. IA shadowing is available and the student shadowing will get credit for being at school. It will not be considered an absence.
• It was discussed that the Leadership Club will go off site for team building exercises.
• The family access forum, per Kym, doesn’t appear to have teachers email addresses linked. Gayle will look into this.
• Curriculum night was discussed.
• Helen brought up missing assignments (students that turn in their assignments but find that they receive an incomplete or ‘E’ for it not being turned in to then find that eventually the assignment is located). Gayle will mention to the staff.
• Intramurals will have a new teacher taking it over for Ms. Greenless (who retired) so it may take a while to get everything in order.

Next Meeting Date & Time: Tuesday – October 14, 2008 at 1 p.m. - Library

Meeting Adjourned at 1:31 p.m. by Kym Reed

Minutes Typed & Submitted By: Erin Welsh