Meriwether Matters
Meriwether Matters is a weekly digest of top news items from the MLS PTO.
Click through to mlspto.org for all the most up-to-date information!
 
In the Spotlight

Sign up now for our second Kids Night Out on November 20! Kids Night Out is a fun night of activities organized by our beloved MLS Teachers. For a reasonable fee, kids have loads of fun being active and engaged with their friends, and then things wind down with a movie in the gym. Click here to register online to reserve your spot early!  

Donate to the Annual Fund and our 2015 magnet will be sent your way! Your participation and donation of any amount makes a difference. Twenty-one percent of our Meriwether families have already made a donation. We hope you will join them! Click here to donate now. Thank you!

Upcoming Events & Deadlines
  • Kids Night Out: Friday, November 20, 6-9 pm. Registration now OPEN! Click here for details and to register.
  • PTO Board Meeting: Monday, November 23, 6:30-8 pm, MLS library. All are welcome to attend.
  • No School for Students: November 25 - November 27. Happy Thanksgiving!
  • Kids' Market: December 4, 6-8 pm. More details to follow.

 

mlspto.org Highlights for the Week

Thank you to organizers Jen Breyerton and Tim Kelsey, and to all who attended MLS PTO Family Game Night on November 6!

The MLS PTO is launching a new initiative this year called "Bluebirds Care" to foster a greater sense of empathy and community in our students. With recent projects at Halloween parties, Bluebirds Care is off to a great start! Click here to visit our new Bluebirds Care page on mlspto.org.

Click here to see Betsy Bell sharing about an important conference she can attend this year with funding provided by the MLS PTO Professional Development Fund. Your contributions to the MLS PTO Annual Fund  make this possible. Thank you!

2015-2016 Yearbooks Available for Pre-Order
MLS Yearbooks are available for pre-order at the cost of $15.00 each. Please fill out the order form your child brought home and return it with a check made payable to MLS PTO, or simply order online at www.balfour.com. Order by December 18, 2015 to ensure your child receives a yearbook. The quantity of yearbooks for purchase thereafter will be limited. 

Community Event: CACHY (Charlottesville-Albemarle Coalition for Healthy Youth) is celebrating National Adoption Day on November 21. Click here for details.

Laurel Geis and Holly Stancil, Communications Coordinators
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