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Issue: #8
| October 11, 2011
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| State of Our Schools | | | Please join Dr. Mike Matthews, MBUSD Superintendent and Ben Dale, Mira Costa Principal, to discuss the state of MBUSD, Mira Costa and all the new programs in the 2011-2012 school year on Monday, October 17 from 6:30-8:00pm. The Meet & Greet will be held at Meadows' family and school board member Karen Komatinsky's house. Please RSVP to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/state49 . |
PTA Membership Drive
| |  Earn $100 For Your Classroom!
Only 3 weeks left to join the Meadows PTA! For each classroom that gets to 100% participation, your teacher receives $100 for classroom purchases! See standings outside your classrooms. You can find membership forms in this Tuesday's envelope, the front office and www.meadowsschool.org. Questions? Contact Krishna Berkes at ak.berkes@verizon.net or Trudy Marschall at trudy.marschall@mattel.com. |
The Super Stangs Need You!
| |  The Super Stangs are our involved and supportive Meadows families. We are fortunate to have maintained programs, events and facilities despite the state cuts to education. We count on our generous community both financially and with volunteer hours. Have you become a "Super Stang" family yet? It's easy to do your part and help support our Meadows community with these 5 steps: 1. Join the PTA. Last year the Meadows PTA spent approximately $400 per child to keep our programs and specialists in place. We ask that you join the PTA at $150 per child/$250 per family. Make your minimum contribution by Oct. 31 and receive a FREE Meadows t-shirt for your child(ren). 2. Volunteer at Meadows 3. Make your MBEF Pledge. Visit http://www.mbef.org 4. Participate in our SCRIP/eSCRIP or other community fundraising programs. 5. Attend a PTA meeting. Our next PTA meeting is Thursday, Oct. 13 in the Meadows cafeteria. Please join the Super Stangs and do your part to support our children! Information and forms are available on the Meadows website at www.meadowsschool.org. |
Grades of Green Update
| |  Walk to School and Bring a Trash-Free Lunch
Trash Free Lunches are Tuesdays. Please talk with your kids about how important this is to our environment; every trash free lunch we have at Meadows decreases our trash output by 80-90% for that day. Email carol@teampaden.com to volunteer at lunchtime. Just an hour of your time a month can make a big difference to the amount of waste we contribute to landfills.
Walk to School Wednesdays are in full swing too. Look for the Grades of Green volunteers stamping hands and handing out bandana bracelets. Walking to school cuts down on carbon dioxide emissions from our cars, and we get some exercise too! Email maroun88@gmail.com to volunteer or learn more about the program.
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| MBEF Lecture Series | |  MBEF is kicking this school year off with a unique and intriguing parent night! Dr. Melanie West, Educational Psychologist (Meadows parent) and author or The Right Side of Learning, will be presenting "Tackling Homework and Tests" for elementary parents on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7:00pm at MBMS. She will be sharing her understanding of the learning process as it relates to our elementary students (grades K-5). We hope you can join us for the informative evening. RSVP by Oct. 14 to h.family@verizon.net or lw@cia3.com. For more information about Melanie and her techniques, visit www.therightsideoflearning.com. |
| Meadows Night at Veggie Grill | |  Our next restaurant community event will be on Wed, Oct. 19 from 3-10pm at the Veggie Grill in El Segundo. This is a HUGE fundraising opportunity for us because the Veggie Grill has generously agreed to give us 50% of the profits from the night!!! If you have never been to the Veggie Grill let us bring you up to speed...they offer comfort foods like fries, wings and hearty sandwiches, all with a healthy makeover. Nothing on the menu is over $10! It is vegan, but it is for anyone who wants delicious high quality food. Meet some friends for dinner while supporting our school. Just present the flyer (click on the logo above to find a flyer on the Meadows website) at check out. |
| MBEF TEDx Event | | |
The Manhattan Beach Education Foundation and TEDxManhattanBeach are thrilled to invite you to the extraordinary event: Transforming Learning. A day to think about education differently, a day to share ideas openly...a day you cannot miss on Saturday, October 22, 9 am- 5:30pm at Manhattan Beach Middle School. Collaborate with international leaders in the fields of education and technology discussing a variety of topics and participating in inspiring breakout sessions. We hope to see you at this visionary event! Space is limited, RSVP here.
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| Pier-to-Pier Friendship Walk | |  The third annual SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is a 3.4-mile event that brings thousands of friends and families together every year in support of children with special needs and education. This year the walk takes place on Sunday, Oct. 30. Join the Meadows team and walk for a great cause! The whole family (even the dog) can participate. Click here to register for the Meadows team. |
| Halloween Costume Fundraiser | |  Save $$ on Your Costumes and Support MeadowsOrder your kid's Halloween costume and save 20-40%! We've partnered with WholesaleCostumeClub.com, the only website that sells costumes at wholesale prices (with no minimum orders) to raise money for our school. Anyone can use our code and support Meadows PTA. It's easy: go to www.WholesaleCostumeClub.com and find your costume(s), select check out as "New Member," (unless you ordered last year) at checkout enter your shipping and billing info, enter promo code FUN507 in the promo code box. You will receive the member pricing ($5 membership fee waived). Questions? Contact Julie Misch jjmisch@live.com. |
| Reflections 2011-2012 | |  Reflect on the theme. Create original work. Be recognized.
This year's Reflections theme is "Diversity Means...." Students in kindergarten through grade 5 are encouraged to create and submit works of art in six areas: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and visual arts. Grade divisions: primary: preschool-grade 2; intermediate: grades 3-5. Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted. Entry forms, general rules and category rules are available on the Meadows website. Student entry forms are available in the Meadows office. Each entry requires a completed student entry form. Entries due by Thursday, Nov. 3. Questions? Contact Shubhee Gokarn-Dave at shubhee@gmail.com or (310) 465-9806. |
| One Warm Coat Drive | |  Meadows Girl Scout, Brownie and Daisy Troops are at it again...helping the community! Collectively, Girl Scout Troop 11635 (5th grade), Brownie Troop 3605 (3rd grade), Brownie Troops 7575 and 8895 (2nd grade) and Daisy Troop 7585 (1st grade) are collecting clean and gently used jackets, sweatshirts, sweaters and coats of any size to donate to the needy through the One Warm Coat Organization. All items will be given to the Los Angeles Mission to keep adults and children in need stay warm this winter. Please look through your closets and donate to this worthy cause. Donation bins are located in front of the office and near the Rowell side entry gate. We will be collecting until November 4. Thank you for your support! |
| Mustang Trot 2011 | |  Last week, we sent home our newly updated (but still bright yellow!) 2011 Mustang Trot donation forms. Please hold on to them for the next few weeks, and try and collect as many donations as you can! Ask friends, relatives, and neighbors to support our student "Trotters" with flat donations or per lap pledges! Donation forms should be returned to the Meadows office the first week of November. If you need a new copy of the donation form, you can find it on the Meadows website. This year, we also have an option to donate ONLINE!! Please visit www.mustangtrot.bbnow.org for more information, or to process a donation online through PayPal. This is the perfect option to share with out-of-town relatives! If you have any questions about Mustang Trot, please email Mustang.Trot@yahoo.com. |
| Earn Money for Meadows and Get Free Ice Cream! | |  Register Your Grocery & Credit/Debit Cards
Register (or re-register) your Ralphs Rewards card at www.Ralphs.com (it resets every year) and your Vons Club and debit/credit cards (MC, Visa, AmEx, Discover) at www.eScrip.com -OR- turn in your completed eScrip/Ralphs sign up sheet and upon confirmation of your family's card registration, you'll receive an ice cream voucher* for each Meadows student in your family! Please send an email to Linda Nelson, eScrip/Ralphs Coordinator at lknelson@me.com letting her know which cards you've registered. Please include your children's names and teacher/room numbers. *Families that have confirmed registration will be receiving ice cream vouchers in the Tuesday envelope. A square envelope will be sent home with the youngest sibling. |
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