MLS PTO

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

Annual Fund Campaign Kicks Off!

The MLS PTO Annual Fund is underway!  As you heard at back-to-school night, our successful Sell No Stuff campaign of the last two years has evolved into the Annual Fund, a sustainable source of support for MLS to address the most pressing strategic initiatives and funding gaps.  Dr. Irani and his staff have identified funding priorities for this year: 1). a set of tablets for use in classrooms; 2.) a professional development fund to allow our teachers to learn and grow as educators; 3). a playground fund to begin improvements to the 3rd-5th grade playground.  Your gift can help us work toward all three initiatives!

Our goal is 100% participation in the Annual Fund by MLS families. A huge thank you to the 19 families who have already made their gift!  Your donation of any size directly benefits the school, and our participation as a whole demonstrates our commitment and unified support of our children's education. Your letter should have arrived in your home mailbox last week, with complete instructions on how to donate via US Mail or backpack mail, or click here to donate now online!  If you have questions about the Annual Fund, contact Bryce Harris, brycebharris@gmail.com, or Samantha Hartog, samhartog@gmail.com.  Thanks for your support!

Mark your calendars for the MLS PTO FALL FUN FAIR!  NEXT FRIDAY - OCTOBER 17 6:00 - 8:00pm.  Try your hand at the DUNK TANK and watch your teachers (and principal?) SPLASH into the water! Be amazed by an incredible juggling team! Ride ponies!  Pet adorable farm animals! Play fun-tastic carnival games like Potty Toss, Bobbing for Donuts, Skeeball, Carnival Bingo and get your face and hair painted by a talented team of carnival make-up artists!  

Don't forget to bring cash for a fabulous meal from the Hunt Country Market ($7), pizza ($5) or a la carte items, the Kona Ice truck, and the Sweet Shoppe!  Raffle tickets are on sale now! Avoid the lines! Buy your game tickets now at http://mlspto.org/committees/funfair.html

Questions?  Please contact Kristen Jamison (kjamison@me.com) or Julie Chung (juliec_28@yahoo.com) or Rebecca Martin

(mubecks@hotmail.com) for further information.

Calling all creative pumpkin artists!  The MLS Pumpkin Decorating Contest is here!!!

All MLS students are invited to participate. There will be contest categories of grades K-1, 2-3, 4-5 with prizes for the winner of each category. Pumpkins cannot be carved; pumpkins can be any size; child's name and grade should be written on the bottom of the pumpkin; pumpkins will be moved so please secure decorations appropriately. Students will vote for favorite pumpkins during the Fall Fun Fair. Pumpkins will be collected from Monday, October 13th through Friday, October 17th on a table in the MLS foyer.  Questions: E-mail Holly Stancil (hollymstancil@gmail.com).

The MLS PTO is happy to introduce Coffee & Conversation with Dr. Irani!  These monthly "coffee dates" are a chance for parents to learn about and share thoughts on current trends and initiatives that will impact MLS.  Our first meeting will be Wednesday, October 15th from 8:15 - 9:00 am at the school; the topic will be "Assessment for the 21st Century," with a focus on the Lifelong Learning Competencies and the need for non-traditional assessments (e.g., projects, performance tasks, portfolios, etc.).  In addition, part of the time in this first meeting will be spent identifying topics of interest for future meetings.  

So, join us on Wednesday, October 15th at 8:15 am, and mark your calendar for subsequent sessions on November 19th and December 17th!

Box Tops For Education

Don't forget to clip and save Box Tops for Education this school year!  You may want to have your child designate and decorate a small container or Ziploc bag specifically for collecting Box Tops.  You can click on this link for a list of participating products: 

http://www.boxtops4education.com/participating-products.  

Box Tops turned in any time will benefit Meriwether Lewis, or you can wait and turn them in for credit during our classroom contest in early 2015.   Get creative and ask grandparents or other family members, friends, and neighbors to collect with you!   Please contact Brooke Reid at jandbreid@aol.com with any Box Tops questions. 

Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Irani

Wednesday, Oct. 15th

8:15 - 9:00am

PTO Fun Fair

Friday, October 17th

6:00 - 8:00pm

E-Zone Fall II Registration Ends

Monday, October 20th

PTO Board Meeting

Monday, October 20th

6:30pm  MLS Library

End of 1st Quarter

Thursday, October 23rd

No School

Friday, October 24th

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.