Bismarck Parks and Recreation will hold elementary cross country meets as usual. These events are free to participate in. Here is the link for further information for those who are interested.

First meet is Sept 8^th @ Cottonwood Park.

https://www.bisparks.org/programs/youth-programs/cross-country/

Murphy School Pictures

Tuesday, September 29th 

Wednesday, September 30th 

Please help us welcome our new staff to Murphy

Specialist    Mrs Tidd

Specialist    Ms Lingle

Specialist    Mrs. Sparrow 

Music         Miss Long

P.E.            Mrs. Niebuhr

5th Grade   Ms Olson

2nd Grade   Mrs. Petrik

Murphy Families~

Check out our new Murphy Bulldog Instagram page!

Keep up to date with all the great things going on at Murphy.

We love our students & staff! And there’s no better way to share our love for learning.

Check us out @ murphybulldogs

School attendance is very important. If your child needs to be absent or tardy for any reason, please notify the school prior to 8:30. For safety reasons, we need to account for all children.

Students arriving after 9:30 AM or leaving school before 2:00 PM will be counted absent for half a day.

Students arriving to school after 8:35 AM are counted as tardy and need to check in the office before going to class.

If your student needs to leave school before dismissal, it is expected that a parent or guardian come into the building to sign out the student in the office.

Whether due to illness, a family trip, or any other reason, a district letter will be mailed to parents when students have missed 5, 10, 15, or 20 days

of school. It is required by law for the school to report absences that are excessive.

We are asking for donations of diapers, wipes, tampons, and feminine pads. These donations will help serve children 0-18 that receive support from the BPS Students in Transition program, BECEP, South Central High School, all BPS social workers working with families in need, Healthy Families of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, and the Adopt-A-Block program.

We have seen an evident need to help people in our community with basic items such as diapers, wipes, and feminine hygiene products. This underlying need in our community is now exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting rising unemployment. WIC and SNAP benefits help with food, but do not help with these items or other personal hygiene items for children and families in our community. A group of organizations along with faith leaders are working with families and have come together with the goal of meeting the current above-mentioned needs and building relationships between churches and organizations to continue and increase the scope of support into the future.

Our first goal is to collect and build resources so the above organizations can distribute to families in need. Donations can be dropped off at:

Century Baptist Church (205 Colt Dr.) Monday & Thursday 11:00 am-1:00 pm.

Evangel Church (3225 N 14th St.) Wednesday 12:00-1:00 pm.

J&R Vacuum (223 E Main Ave) Monday-Friday 9:00 am-6:00 pm. Drop off at loading dock and call 258-5619 at time of delivery.

To have donations picked up, call Becky Matthews at 701-220-5271. To learn more about the Needs Nook, contact her at rebecca239@bis.midco.net or 701-220-5271.

Donate to Family Assistance Fund
The Bismarck Public Schools Foundation (BPSF) has established a COVID-19 BPS Family Assistance Fund.  Those that wish to donate may do so through the foundation website or by mail. To donate online, go to https://www.bpsfoundation.com/donations/cv19bps-faf/. To donate by mail, send checks to the BPS Foundation at 806 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 and write “COVID-19” in the memo line. Families seeking assistance are encouraged to reach out to their counselor or social worker who will connect them to established community resources as well as submit requests for funding needs that cannot be met within existing resources. The BPSF thanks those who have already reached out to volunteer and/or provide monetary donations to help those within our community who are struggling.

Donate to Student Feeding Efforts
BPS has had many kind offers to help with student feeding. If you want to make a monetary donation to help feed students in need, go to www.bpsfoundation.com/meals. 

Bismarck Public Schools will not have school Monday, Sept. 28 for staff development day.

The Bismarck School Board will meet at 5:15 pm at the City-County Building at 221 N. 5th Street. The public is invited to attend the meeting or watch it LIVE on cable channel 2.

The Bismarck School Board will meet at 5:15 pm at the City-County Building at 221 N. 5th Street. The public is invited to attend the meeting or watch it LIVE on cable channel 2.

Bismarck Public Schools will not have school Thursday, Oct. 22-Friday, Oct. 23 due to the school administrators’ convention. Classes will resume on Monday, Oct. 26.

The Bismarck School Board will meet at 5:15 pm at the City-County Building at 221 N. 5th Street. The public is invited to attend the meeting or watch it LIVE on cable channel 2.