MLS PTO

Serving the children, families, teachers, and staff of
Meriwether Lewis School.  

Thank you MLS families for supporting this year's PTO Bingo Night.  The event was well attended, LOTS OF FUN and incredibly successful, raising over $500 for MLS.  This would not have been possible without support from the MLS community and help from a fabulous team of volunteers.  Thank you to the following staff and parents who volunteered for this year's event:  Mrs. Parmelee (definitely the best bingo caller EVER!), Dodie Chavez, Jennifer Billingsly-Gibson, Leigh Myers, Lori Toms, Carey Gibson, & Melissa Hoover. A special thanks to Dawn Cleveland (and her boys) for staying late to help with clean up.

We would also like to thank Mr. Fred and the night custodians for help with set up and clean up of the cafeteria, Mr. White for the use of his AV equipment and all the families who provided the awesome Bingo prizes. 

You can be sure the fun will "CON-TIN-UE" next year!

Peggy Williams and Loretta Willis, Bingo Night Co-Chairs

• MLS Principal Search survey will close Feb. 14th. Find it here or you can pick up a copy in the front office.  

• PTO hosted gathering: Tonight, February 12th 6-7pm (weather may impact this meeting - stay tuned)

• The ACPS Assistant Director of Educator Quality, Clare Keiser, is looking for a handful of MLS parents to serve on a school level interview committee. The committee will meet for a full day sometime during the week of Feb 24th.  If interested in serving on this committee, please contact Clare at ckeiser2@albemarle.org with your name, email, grade level of your students at MLS, the number of years you have been a MLS parent, and the reason you would like to serve on this committee.

SOL Testing Dates - Volunteers Needed!

PARENTS NEEDED!  Six parents are needed to monitor halls during the 5th grade SOL testing on the mornings of March 18th and 20th.  The parents monitor the halls to keep them quiet and conduct students one at a time to the bathroom as needed. They do not go in with the student, but they make sure that students do not talk to other 5th grade students during testing.  It is a low-action job and a good opportunity to catch up on reading or computer work. The volunteers are critical to helping testing to run smoothly.  Please sign up here if you are able to help.  Mrs. Geraty can answer questions about the process. 

Mark your calendars for the 2014 SOL testing dates now:

Kids Night Out - Feb. 21st

Step out of the cold and into a little south of the border sunshine at this year's Fiesta-themed Scholastic Book Fair. Returning to Meriwether Lewis on February 25 - 27, the book fair will serve up a zesty concoction of adventure, mystery, humor, fantasy and fable for readers of all ages!

Watch backpack mail later this month for a brochure showcasing many of this year's new books. In the meantime, be sure to save the evening of Wednesday, February 26 for Family Book Fair Night, featuring a pizza dinner starting at 5:30 and story time with a mystery reader at 6:30.

Volunteers are needed to help children with their book selections and purchases. To learn more about volunteer opportunities, please visit our sign-up page. 

Questions? Contact Mary Chinn at marychinn@comcast.net or Jane Jackson at mcqueen@pobox.com.

Put on your party pantalones people. This is NACHO typical book fair!

The Box Tops Classroom Contest at MLS continues through February 21. 

Let's keep those Box Tops coming in!  The winning classroom will get a reward. 

Spring Session I courses began February 3. If you have not submitted payment for Spring 2014 courses, please do so. Payments may be made by cash or check (payable to "MLS PTO") and should be returned via backpack mail, ATTN: Enrichment Zone.

Spring Session II course registration will remain open until Monday, March 10th and you can sign-up online now at Spring 2014 EZ Registration. Visit the MLS PTO Enrichment Zone webpage for the complete spring schedule, course descriptions and additional program details. Thanks for your continued support of the MLS PTO EZ Program!

Activities include:

Drive a robot

Have your picture taken with a winning robot

Play active games in the gym

Build with Legos and play board games

Watch a movie (Wall-E)

Have pizza

Decorate your cookie

See the flier for more information.

Golden Apple Award Nominations

Dana Quist, Communications Coordinator

Meriwether Lewis School PTO

please email mlsmatters@gmail.com. 

Community events are listed by request as space is available.  The MLS PTO does not endorse or have any additional information regarding these events.