Meriwether Matters

Contents

EZone

Bingo Night

Box Tops

Silent Auction

Bill Wellington

Golden Apple Awards

Talent Show

Girls Geek Days

Important Dates

Quick Links

MLS PTO

MLS

ACPS

Box Tops for Education

MLS PTO

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

Spring EZone

PrE-Zone is underway and Spring Session I EZ courses begin Monday, January 26.

You can still sign-up online for Spring Session II courses at Spring 2015 EZ Registration for your favorite EZ courses! Registration for Session II ends Monday, March 9th.

Visit the Enrichment Zone home page for the complete schedule. Now is a great time to put course dates on your calendar!

Questions? Please contact Emily Castle at ez@mlspto.org.

Bingo Night Prize Collection Going on NOW!

Ready to get rid of the toys your kids never seem to touch? Need to re-gift unwanted gifts that you received over the Holidays?

We are looking for donations for Bingo Night prizes: pre-school and school age appropriate gifts as well as gifts for adults, but we will appreciate everything you can donate.

Prize collection boxes are located under bulletin board near the pencils and in the front lobby. If you have any questions contact Loretta Willis at: willispups@gmail.com

Bingo Night: Friday, February 6, 6:00 - 8 pm

Box Tops

The MLS PTO BOX TOPS classroom contest has officially begun! The class collecting the most Box Tops will be rewarded with a special prize and all Box Tops turned in will help earn money for our school!

Box Tops can be placed in the white bin in the MLS front hallway. Please don't forget to label the Ziploc bag or envelope with your child's name, grade and classroom teacher. For those of you who are counting the Box Tops before you turn them in, it would be extremely helpful if you group them in small Ziploc bags of 50 each (with Bonus Box Tops grouped separately from regular Box Tops).

Any questions please contact Brooke Reid at jandbreid@aol.com. Thank you and happy collecting!

Silent Auction Update

Requesting Support for MLS PTO Annual Silent Auction...

... by hosting a "Meriwether Mixer" for KIDS!

Ever-popular items at the Silent Auction are "end-of-the-year" parties (aka "mixers") for the KIDS! We sell the slots on a first come, first served basis the night of the Auction. For more information, please see this link.

Past examples include: Kindergarten Afternoon of Magic with Freckles the Clown; 1st Grade Pool Party; and 3rd Grade Backyard Movie Night Under the Stars ... or feel free to come up with a new idea altogether! So, if you are willing to host or co-host a kids' mixer, Carleen Kupcis (carleenkup@gmail.com) would love to hear from you!

MLES Welcomes Bill Wellington: Tues, Feb. 3

Bill Wellington is a storyteller, folk musician, songwriter, and dance caller who has entertained audiences throughout America for over twenty five years.

He is performing on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd in the morning in 2 assemblies and presenting an evening program at 6:30 p.m. in the gym.

It is free and open to our school community - don't miss it!

Pennies for Patients Service Project

Ms. Kuhn's 3rd Grade class is very excited about their service project this year and hopes that you will join them in raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's School & Youth Programs.

The service project will run from January 9th - February 13th.

Donations can be made online here or via boxes placed in the classrooms.

Golden Apple Awards

Nominations are now open for the 13th Annual Golden Apple Awards, a program designed to honor outstanding teachers in public and private schools in Albemarle County and Charlottesville City. One winner is selected from each school, and eight winners also will receive a $1,000 Golden Apple Grant, which can be used for classroom materials or to support the recipient's professional development.

The Golden Apple Award program is sponsored by Better Living Building Supply & Better Living Furniture. Teachers from Pre-K through Grade 12, in any discipline, are eligible for the award based upon demonstrated excellence in teaching and in

community involvement.

Nomination criteria include creating a love of learning among all students, stimulating thought and dialogue in the classroom, raising student expectations for success, understanding and providing for individual student needs, and involving families in the education process.

Nomination forms are available at individual schools or online at

www.k12albemarle.org. The deadline for school principals to receive nominations from students, parents, school staff, and community members, is February 4, 2015.

Golden Apple Award winners will be announced in May.

Meriwether's Got Talent

Want to be part of the MLS Talent Show? Auditions will be help in late January. Click here for all the details.

Save the Date for the Talent Show:
March 6th, 2015

Girls Geek Days

The next Girl Geek Day will be on February 7 at BF Yancey Elementary School.

Registration is essential. You can get to the registration link by going to the Girls Geek Day page:
http://www.tech-girls.org/girls-geek-day.html

Important Dates

End of Marking Period

Friday, January 16th

Martin Luther King Day/No School

Monday, January 19th

No School/Teacher Professional Development Day

Tuesday, January 20th

Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Irani

Wednesday, January 21st

8:15am

Spelling Bee (3rd-5th)

Thursday, January 22nd

PTO Meeting

Monday, January 26th

6:30 MLS Library

EZone Classes Begin

Monday, January 26th

Bingo Night

Friday, February 6th

6:00-8:00pm

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Dana Quist, Communications Coordinator

Meriwether Lewis School PTO

To submit items for inclusion in Meriwether Matters,

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.