Dear Murdock Parents and Students,

Welcome back to another exciting year!!!! For 2008-2009 our theme will be "Celebrating Excellence".  We know we have lots to celebrate!

Our mission and promise to you is “to create lifelong learners by establishing a balanced foundation based on character, creativity and achievement”.   Our mission is shared by the leaders of the Cobb County School District in the values of safety, civility, maximum learning for all, and effective and efficient use of resources.  We are guided by these principles with every decision we make at Murdock Elementary.  We are clearly focused on our school goals of written communication, mathematics achievement and school collaboration.

We are always more successful with parental and community involvement. There are many volunteer opportunities through PTA and our Murdock Elementary School Foundation (MESF).  WE WANT YOU!  Research tells us “When families become involved in their children’s education, students, schools, and communities all benefit because strong home-school partnerships help all stakeholders focus on the real issue of high student achievement (Caplan, 2000).  Please don’t hesitate to ask how you can help!

As always, we are looking forward to a school year filled with excitement and success!

Sincerely,

Natalie Richman, Principal
Peggy Fleming, Assistant Principal