The Cupertino Education Endowment Foundation (CEEF) supports schools with Music, Arts and Technology. They are conducting a short survey of parents in the district.  Please take a few minutes to complete the survey.  Thank you! Click here for the CEEF Survey Penguin Press:  What's New? Parent Information Form Direct Donation Form Quote of the week: "The best thing to spend on your child is your time."     -- Louise Hart

Fun at Lunch on the Lawn Lunch on the Lawn on Tuesday, September 29th...What a great turnout! It was a great time to lunch with your student...and we had Campus Clean up after -- our next event at school will be our Halloween Parade, Thursday, October 29th at 3:30!  Thank you again, Penguins, for taking part in our fun school celebration. Julie Ales Principal Murdock-Portal Elementary School ales_julie@cusdschools.org Congratulations to Students and Staff          On Tuesday, September 15, 2009, California State Testing results were announced -- and here at Murdock-Portal, we celebrate our recent achievement! Here at our lovely school, we are fortunate to have such hard working, dedicated students, a great teaching and support staff, and very supportive parents – all who believe in the value of education. There are many qualities about our school to be proud of – and our recent achievement is just one of them. Murdock-Portal School focuses on community as well as teaching the whole child. We work collaboratively to instill the love of learning while exploring creativity. Each day is a good day to learn!