Lion Pride Community Update 9/1/23

Community Walk 8/26

Thank you to all the families who joined us for our community walk. We loved meeting new Muir families and connecting with returning families!

Meet the Teacher 9/5

Please join us on September 5th for Meet the Teacher Night! Come and see your classroom, meet your teacher, get information from our PTA, and have popsicles on the playground. We’ll see you from 5-6pm!

Schools Supplies

All your student needs to bring to school is a backpack (and a home lunch if preferred).  Otherwise, school supplies are provided by the PTA. If you’d like to donate to the school supplies, fund, click here.

Contribute to teacher’s Wish Lists to help our students thrive

Join the Muir Parent Teacher Association and/or the PTA newsletter by completing this form. The PTA is a great way to get involved with supporting the school.  All families are welcome and encouraged to participate!

Rainer Vista Playdate 9/9

Hosted by the PTA. Saturday, September 9th , 10 am-noon. 31st Ave S & Geneese St.  It’s a bit tricky to find, so use this link to find directions! https://goo.gl/maps/f9ocwVWCSiDnGc6u8Calling all John Muir families: We’ll bring the snacks and games, you’ll bring the whole family to the park for some fun! Special Guest: Principal Thomas and Assistant Principal Gardner.

First Day of School

9/6 for 1st-5th grade students. FULL DAY ends at 2:25pm9/11 for Preschool and KindergartenTips for getting the new school year started can be found on our Muir Website new families page. Info includes class-level WhatsApp links, how to make sure you don’t miss important communications, and more!Volunteer in the school. Talk to your students’ teachers about classroom help. In addition, the school is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to support lunch duty, and recess duty (monitor games, and to support transitions from lunchroom to recess and from recess to the building). Mon-Fri from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (90 mins each day). Contact the front office for more details, or visit the SPS website to learn how to be a volunteer.

Meet the John Muir Lion Staff!

Please click the link below to meet our wonderful John Muir staff!

Lion Pride Community Update 9.1 community update.docx 

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