February 21, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. will be Family Math and Science Night.  There will be activities for all grade levels including a presentation by the Science Museum of Minnesota, games and activities, and a free slice of Pizza Pi for anyone who participates!  Our first Swag Up to Add Up Walk-a-Thon will be going on, too!  Look in the Fundraiser section below for more information! Hope to see everyone here at Marcy for this fun family event!

The due date for Enrollment Request Cards is Wednesday, February 29.  Cards must be submitted for incoming kindergarten students, students new to the district, incoming middle school students and 8th graders going on to high school.  Please call Student Placement at 612-668-1840 with questions, or you can contact Sidney with questions about enrollment at Marcy 612-668-1023.  For questions about high school, call Eve at 612-668-1036.

The Minneapolis Public Schools offers classes for parents and community members to help adults help their students with school.  Classes include homework strategies, reading and math strategies and more.  Classes are free, offered at a variety of locations, and childcare is available.  More information available here.

Donna and Carl are challenging students to read at home through the Principals' Million MInutes Reading Challenge!  They challenge Marcy students to read a total of 3,00 minutes or more, and all of Marcy Open to read more than two million minutes by May 1.  Here's how it works!  Get a Reading Log.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 6:00 in the Media Center.  During the 2011-2012 school year, Parent Council will meet jointly with the Marcy Open Site Council (formerly called Leadership Council). Marcy Open Parent/Site Council Meetings are held in the Media Center or Multipurpose Room. Childcare is available.

Marcy School Patrols are on duty before and after school on the corner of 4th Avenue and 4th Street. Drive slowly and carefully through this intersection, especially during drop-off and pick-up times when the traffic is at its peak. Please obey all school patrol flags when signaling to stop to ensure the safetly of children, adults, and dogs crossing the busy streets.

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Marcy's first Walk-a-Thon for Math and Science programming will take place during the Family Night for Math and Science on February 21, 2012.  Gather pledges! Walk! Join in the Fun!  Click the title of this piece for details, including how to make on-line donations.

Buy a Brick, Build a Labyrinth Support the Marcy Open Community and Marcy Holmes Neighborhood in transforming the unusable space next to the playground with a 30 x 30 foot labyrinth as a focal point that will be a permanent Peace destination to all with a donation brick pathway leading to the sidewalk. Purchase a brick for $150, $400, or $1,000 to help us reach our $25,000 goal by spring 2012. Brick order form and information...