Our schools rank #3 in CA! Your donations help provide opportunities for our students that the state does not provide. Give to the MBEF Annual Appeal. Just $1250 per child and we are able to maintain small classes and excellent programs. Click here to donate today.

Don't miss out on the chance for your child to be recognized! The Reflections competition gives students the opportunity to express their creativity by creating a project based on a given theme. 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.

Please join us for our annual holiday choral concert at Meadows. This year the theme will be Winter Magic from Around the World, directed by Chad Scheppner. Forms can be found here. Limited space available and registration deadline is November 4th. Registration forms are available on the Meadows website. Questions? Please contact Suyen Pell at suyen.pell@yahoo.com ASAP.  

Get ready to trot Mustangs! The Mustang Trot will be held on Thursday, November 10th. Please 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 THIS week. 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. 

Book Fair Volunteers Needed 

Once a year Meadows turns out to support our fantastic gem of a library (and Chris Primm)! This year the Fair runs from Nov. 10^th thru 17^th (with set up on 11/8 & 11/9). If you can volunteer to help out in the library during the Book Fair please register online at http://www.jooners.com/guest?t=help&p=none&l=-1091e876:1330bf77290:-3f23. Also, please remember to have your child(ren) turn in their Book Fair coloring contest posters by TODAY.  Click here to print out a contest flyer.  Thank you Meadows!  Questions? Contact Carol at  cgerken@gmail.com.

As you know, we have made a big environmental and educational impact on the kids at Meadows in the last few of years. But we need help to do it again this year!!  Prior to Grades of Green we were contributing 9-10 bags of trash to the landfills per day just from the lunch program. Our Trash Free Lunch program reduces our waste to about 1 bag. Volunteering at lunch is a great way to see what your children are and are not eating at lunch, plus you get to meet other great volunteers.  You might be shocked to see how many kids take one bite and toss the rest.

Need more one-on-one time with your child?  Does your child have a test to study for?  Take a walk to school on Wednesdays. On the way there, you can practice the times table or even just have a good chat with your child. If you can get to school 15 minutes early, you can also help us pass out wrist bands to others who joined in on the morning stroll.  Next to coffee, it is a great way to start the morning. Can't make it to lunch or have too hard of a time just getting out the door in the morning?  We have plenty of other opportunities to help make our environment better for the next generation. Please contact Carol Paden at carol@teampaden.com or Maroun Aboutanos at maroun88@gamil.com to get involved.

This year's Classroom SCRIP Challenge if off to a great start! Congratulations to Mr. Chao's 5^th grade class for taking a quick lead. But Ms. Simon's class should also be commended for already having 15 families purchasing SCRIP! We'd love to get 100% participation this year so jump in and start supporting Meadows while you shop. The full challenge update will be posted outside the classrooms this week - check to see where your class is!! And remember, it is based on the amount earned for Meadows so choose those high rebate cards whenever possible. Questions on getting or using SCRIP? Contact Carol at cgerken@gmail.com. Thanks and Happy Shopping!!

Thank you to all the Meadows Participants that came out for the Pier-to-Pier Friendship Walk. It was a beautiful day and a great event! The number of participants almost doubled from last year at over 7000. The money made on this event will have significant impact on the Friendship Circle programs and all of the South Bay Education Foundations. Suyen Pell, our volunteer representative, did a great job rallying the Meadows community. We were out in force! Thanks Suyen!