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| Issue: #11 | October 30, 2012 | |
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Mustang Trot - Coming to Meadows on November 9th!
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 Calling all Mustangs! The Mustang Trot will be on November 9th. Look in your child's Tuesday envelope for their pledge cards and all the great prizes they can win -
prizes for the most laps run, prizes for the top fundraisers in each grade. Plus tons of raffle prizes to win the day of the trot!! So...how do we get started?
1) Collect pledges on your donation form and then collect those pledges after the Trot. Have your sponsor write a check, payable to Meadows PTA, and please note "Mustang Trot: [Student's name]" in the memo line, and bring to the office or put in the Tuesday Envelope.
2) GO GREEN!! Tell all your family and friends to donate online with a credit or debit card! Visit the website at www.meadowsschool.org - click on STORE, then click on MUSTANG TROT (Please note: there is a small fee ($2) added for online donations. We recommend using the online option for donations of $20 or more.)
So start collecting those pledges today!!! And see you on the 9th! |
You took your family portraits, now to order the holiday cards.... | | |
Holiday Cards through CardRaising.com: New this year! Meadows families can now order high quality photo greeting cards online through our partner at www.CardRaising.com. Great design selections and competitive pricing make this an easy fundraiser for everyone to join in on! Thirty percent (30%) of all sales return to Meadows. And any orders placed between Oct. 15th and December 31st qualify participants and classrooms for special prizes. Please check out the flyer in the Tuesday envelope and log on to order your cards today!! (Sample cards are on also on display in the front office.) Anyone can participate so please send the link to family, friends and in particular businesses who order cards as well. Questions? Contact Carol Gerken at cgerken@gmail.com Thank you Meadows!! |
Thank you for a successful Halloween Haunt! | | |
Thank you to everyone who made the Halloween Haunt such fun - especially to Leasa Ireland who planned and orchestrated the event and Dave Swartzlander and his crew who made the Haunted House come alive! (There were so many volunteers that we could not list them all here, so please take a look at the document on the website!) The kids - young and old(er) - had a blast and it was so nice to see our whole community come together to make it a success. We had several former Meadows kids come back to help out at the Carnival and Haunted House and some neighbors who don't even have kids in the district worked a couple booths! What makes this event special is the memories it creates for our kiddos and I know we were all successful in creating a highlight of their elementary years. |
Congratulations to the Teacher Raffle winners! | | |
 Thank you to everyone who supported the teacher raffle and to all the teachers who are planning the fun outings! The lucky winners are:
Mrs. Radl: Dillon Wrye & Jack Spencer
Mrs. Opfer: Ryan James & Noelle Paden
Mrs. Beiting: Maddie Friedlander & Blake O'Gorman
Miss Ames: Zach Berkes
Mrs. Legaspi: Hailey Tucker
Mrs. Granberg: Sophia Alonso
Ms. Blumberg: Bella Blackman
Ms. Gregorio: Nicole Macias
Mrs. Kajiya: Lily Zwicki
Mrs. Sokol: Sara Shannon & Rowan O'Hara
Mrs. Jones: Sofia Atallah & Josh Cochran
Mrs. Nishida: Ashley Nakawatase & Carina Hurok
Mrs. Yates: Brett McCalla & Alina Skolarus
Mr. Barakat: Katherine Halkias
Mrs. Kostan: Emma Paulsson
Mrs. Mascari: Hudson O'Hara
Mr. Chao: Thomas Carmona
Ms. Franceschi: Celine Flaig
Mrs. Cubillos: Katelyn Lowry
Mrs. Reed: Connor Milstein
Mrs. Primm: Maggie Gerken
Mrs. Michael: Hudson O'Hara
For more information on the outings won, please see the website. Congratulations! |
| Grocery Club Cards - Please register by November 1st | |  Many of you have registered or re-registered your Vons and Ralphs cards. However, we know that over 60 families have not! Please make sure you take 10 minutes and register your cards on eScrip.com or at Ralphs.com. Detailed instructions on how to register your cards can be found on Meadows' website by clicking here. And remember, family can register and support Meadows as well. Thank you! Don't let these basically free funds slip away - please take 10 minutes to register today!! |
| MBEF Pledge Week will kick-off Monday, November 5th! | | 
Did You Know... District-wide 5th grade Science Star test scores increased an average of 53% in advanced placement after hiring science specialist at every elementary school! Thanks to MBEF and all the parents who donate to the Annual Appeal.
Durning the week of November 5th, MBEF representatives will be on campus with lots of MBEF goodies to pass around. Monday morning we will be passing out free coffee on campus and some fun MBEF goodies. Wednesday afternoon we will be on campus after school passing out yard signs, cookies for the kids, and again more fun MBEF swag! Come, collect goodies, ask questions and do your part to keep Meadows in the top 1% of all public K - 12 schools in California! Meadows needs MBEF and MBEF needs YOU!
Go to MBEF.org to help keep our schools strong. |
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Winter Program - Deadline to sign up is Nov 2nd! | | |
 Meadows PTA is proud to present our annual holiday choral concert..."Magic, Love, Mystery" - Featuring songs from the Beatles and directed by Chad Scheppner.
Please check the Meadows website for the online registration form and information. The deadline to sign up is Nov. 2nd so sign up today! Donations to cover materials and supplies: $30 per child or $50 per family payable to Meadows PTA. |
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Don't forget to vote next week! | | |
 Please educate yourself on two important Propositions that will impact our education funding from Sacramento - Propositions 30 and 38. Both raise funds for education but go about it in different ways. California State PTA endorses Proposition 38. Go here for information about both - Proposition 30 and Proposition 38 or here to see a comparison between the two propositions. Don't know where or how to vote? Click here: www.vote411.org.
Don't forget to vote on November 6th!
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Hocus Pocus...Poof! The book fair is coming! | | |
This year's theme is "Books are Magic!" We will be open immediately following the Mustang Trot, so come for a visit to see the hundreds of books we will have available. The book fair will be held 11/9-11/16 in the library, so please mark your calendars and get a head start on your holiday shopping.
"Books are Magic!" Coloring Contest. Watch for forms in your Tuesday envelope, or download here and here.
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Shopping for Students - Voting ends Wednesday! | | |
 Let's go Meadows!! Please place your vote for Meadows so we could win $250. Last day to enter is Wednesday, November 1st. Please be sure to tell your friends, family and neighbors to vote as well. Go here to vote!
Also, earn up to 350 Points when you qttend Fright Night at the Village, plus triple points on October 31, from 5-8pm.
Activities include Trick or Treating, a performance by Twinkle Time, costumed characters, photo opportunity and costume contest. For information about this event and all other Shopping for Students information, go here.
Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please contact Theresa at mbmomvolunteer@gmail.com.
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It's back......the Scrip Table will be back on Friday! | |  The SCRIP table will be back on Friday. Stop by to pick up your scrip for the weekend. Also, we are looking for someone to help out with putting together the weekly flyers. This is a great way to get involved since you can do it from your computer! If you are interested or if you have any questions (about helping out or just about Scrip), please contact Alissa at MeadowsScrip@gmail.com. |
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Reminder- Writers Workshop for 3rd-5th grade parents, this Thursday, November 1st | |  MBEF invites you to join us for the third in a series of Parent Education talks about the Writers Workshop. All 3rd to 5th Grade Parents: Thursday, November 1st at 7:00pm, in the MBMS Multipurpose Room. Come learn about:
1. What writing looks like in 3rd-5th grade
2. How to encourage more writing
3. How to help students with writing projects so they will enjoy writing
4. MBUSD Writing and Literacy Initiative and how it impacts how students are learning to write.
You will not want to miss this valuable information.
If you have any questions, please contact Leslie Whittet (lw@cia3.com) or Kamala Horwitz (h.family@verizon.net). |
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MBUSD - Parent Technology and Learning Night - November 15th | |  Save the date and plan to
attend the Districtwide Parent Technology and Learning Night Thursday, November 15th from 5-8pm on the Pacific Elementary campus. Choose from over ten, grade specific sessions, run by teachers, administrators and consultants. Learn how technology is being used in our schools, tools you can use at home, Internet safety, and more! Session information and Registration available shortly....watch for a link on the Meadows website soon! |
| One Warm Coat Drive - Ends this Friday! | |  Meadows Girl Scout, Brownie and Daisy Troops are at it again...helping the community! They are collecting clean and gently used jackets, sweatshirts, sweaters and coats of any size to donate to the needy through the One Warm Coat Organization. Please look through your closets and donate to this worthy cause. Donation bins are located in front of the office and near the Rowell side entry gate. We will be collecting until November 2nd. Thank you for your support! |
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Halloween Costume Reuse Drive -- Donate for Kids-in-Need | |  Drop off your used Halloween costume at the donation box outside the office. Waste Management will donate costumes to an LA shelter. We have already delivered two huge bags to kids in East Los Angeles. We will continue to collect after Halloween and deliver to the kids next year. For more information, see the flyer on the Meadows website. |
| Reflections - Due November 16th! | |  Celebrate your talents... Do you express your creativity through dance, music, film, photography, art or literature? Participate in the PTA's Reflections program...2012-2013 Theme "The Magic of a Moment" Due Friday, November 16 in the Meadows front office. For more information contact LorenaPusateri@aol.com or Shubhee@gmail.com For applications and specific category information go to www.meadowsschool.org/programs/reflections. |
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Pumpkin Drive: What to do with your pumpkins after Halloween | |  Don't want your rotting Jack-O-Lantern stinking up your trash until the following Wednesday? Grades of Green will compost your pumpkin for you. Just drop off your pumpkin in the bin in the Children's Garden, and we will take care of the rest. |
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Mira Costa High School Drama Dept Presents:
'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' | |  At the Mira Costa HS Auditorium: Nov. 2 at 7:30 pm; Nov. 3 at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm; Nov. 8 at 7:30 pm; Nov. 9 at 7:30 pm; Nov.10 at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm.
Adults: $12; Students and Seniors: $10
Pre-sale tickets available at these locations,Oct. 15 - Nov. 2:
Patterson Cleaners - 1904 N Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach
Dietz Brothers Music - 240 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach
Uncorked-The Wine Shop - 302 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach
Online tickets via PayPal: http://www.miracostadramaboosters.org
Adults: $13; Students and Seniors: $11
At the door: Adults: $15; Students and Seniors: $12
See the flyer for more information. |
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MBMS Blood Drive - Friday, Nov 2nd | |  The Manhattan Beach Middle School Annual Blood Drive is this Friday, November 2nd from 10:30am - 4;30pm in the MBMS Multipurpose Room. To make your own appointment on-line go to http://tinyurl.com/mbmsblooddrive2012. For questions, please email Julie Argue at j.argue@verizon.net or Chris Alexiades at jalexiades@verizon.net. All donors will receive an AMC Movie Ticket. |
| Meadows Website 101 | | |
 Did you know that you can find links to many of the MB district and local events on our Meadows website? Check out the Community Links page under the 'Students' menu item.
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