Meriwether Matters
We've changed the format of Meriwether Matters to provide you with all the important headlines in a more succinct format. Click through to mlspto.org for all the most up-to-date news!
 
In the Spotlight
Registration is open for Enrichment Zone Fall Sessions I and II! E-Zone is an after-school program administered by the PTO, offering elective courses in arts, languages, recreation, and more! Click here for more information, or click here to go directly to the registration page.

Interested in volunteering with the PTO? Lots of events and committees could use your time and talents! Complete and return the form from your Open House packet, or click here to download a new one. Please return it by Friday, September 4.

Upcoming Events & Deadlines
  • PrE-Zone Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 26 (that's TODAY!). Visit our EZone page for more information or click here to register.
     
  • PTO Volunteer Form Deadline: Friday, September 4. Click here for a new form.
     
  • PTO Student Directory Deadline: Friday, September 4. Click here for instructions.

mlspto.org Highlights for the Week
PTO Landscaping Day Success: Thank you to the many families who came out last weekend to help. Click here to read more!
 
EDEP Waiting List: If you're a parent on the EDEP waiting list, click here for information on connecting with other parents exploring possible options.
 
Grocery Reward Programs: The MLS PTO benefits from some very generous reward programs but two of them require a "re-link" at the beginning of each school year. Please take a moment to re-link your shoppers card from Kroger and Harris Teeter to MLS by following the instructions here.

  • Cub Scout Ice Cream Social: If you have a son in first grade or older, please join Cub Scout Pack 114 at our annual Family Ice Cream Social and paper rocket-building event on Thursday, August 27, at MLS. For more information on this event, click here.
  • WeKids Orchestra: Fourth- and fifth-graders interested in playing a string instrument can participate in the WeKids Orchestra, a free program for students in the Western Feeder Pattern. Click here for information and enrollment forms.

Laurel Geis and Holly Stancil, Communications Coordinators
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