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| Issue: #14 | November 27, 2012 | |
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Mustang Trot 2.0 - December 14th at 8am! | | 
THREE WEEKS TO ...
Get your pledges in for GOLD CARDS!
TRAIN to be the TOP LAP RUNNER and win a movie night on campus!
Be the TOP FUNDRAISER and HIT the JACKPOT!
PARENTS... please confirm with your
Room Parents that you can still volunteer or please email us at Mustang.Trot@yahoo.com.
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Thank you Thank you!! | | |
Katie and I, Meadows MBEF liaisons would like to offer our personal thanks to every family who has pledged their support to MBEF (62%of you!). Each year, two of us are tasked with the job of spreading the word about the good things MBEF does for us. The bottom line is this- Manhattan Beach schools provide what our kids need because every one of us stands up to support them. It isn't your neighbor, it isn't those "other" families down the street or closer to the beach. It is each and every one of us doing what we can. Please join the 62% of Meadows families who already have and join today. You will be glad you did. Visit the MBEF site at:
www.mbef.org/givetoday
As a token of our thanks, we will be providing a pizza party to Mrs. Yates' class who achieved a whopping 91% participation by the end of pledge week. That is some serious Mustang spirit going on over there!! Thank you thank you for making our job easy!!
If you would like to see how your class is doing, click here!!
Sincerely,
Johanna Kraus and Katie Driscoll
johannakat@gmail.com |
| Holiday Teacher/Staff Gifts | |  Wish our wonderful teachers and staff at Meadows "Happy Holidays" through our annual group gift collection. Contribution forms are in today's Tuesday envelopes or you can submit your contribution online via http://www.meadowsschool.org/forms/meadows-teacher-staff-appreciation-gifts. For questions please contact Carol at cgerken@gmail.com. |
Great Cards for a Great Cause | | |
Help support Meadows by ordering your holiday cards through Cardraising.com Thirty percent (30%) of your order goes directly back to Meadows (wow)! Cardraising has a great selection of designs and card styles so you are sure to find something you like! Don't need holiday cards? You can order graduation, birth announcements and other types of cards there as well. If you have any questions please contact Carol at cgerken@gmail.com. Thank you!! |
"The Adventures of Meadows Elementary"....Order Your Yearbook Now! | | |
Order your 2012/2013 Meadows Yearbook now before it's too late! You must Pre-Order now to receive a book in June!
Last year we "SOLD OUT" - Don't be left out! Go to the Meadows' website Store and select Order Yearbook. Then simply click on the Click to Order Your Yearbook icon. Or simply go here: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09855326 .
Online orders only! Personalize your book with your child's name so it won't get lost. For questions, email: meadowsyearbook12@gmail.com. |
Abracadabra Alakazam! The "Books are Magic" book fair raised over $3800 to help support our library! | | |
Thank you very much to everyone who came to the book fair. It was so nice to see the students, teachers and parents get so excited about reading! A very special, heartfelt thank you goes out to our volunteers- the book fair could not have happened without you. Carol Gerken, Thomas Gerken, Maggie Gerken, Heather Kim, Vivienne Kim, Kai Stewartson, Soren Stewartson, Zachary Chien, Ellie Chien, Gail Szkolnik, Tiffany Sweet, Anne Torres, Rachel Gerrans, Madeleine Court, Kathy Yakubik, Stacy Mayeda Lin, Theresa Panaro, Vickie Matsuoka, Emily Macias, Amy Hageman, Jada Hong, Leslie Kim, Jennifer Vena, Deb Doyle, Cynthia Hedges, Alissa Hurok, Nancy Van Doornewaard, Olivia Van Doornewaard, Grace Van Doornewaard, Lori Eastman, Eelean Oh, Amelia Damborg, Jennifer Cochran, Lara Flynn, Florentina Marcu, Jeanne Mayer, Becky Prince, Jason Freelin, Robyn Miner, Karina Moneymaker, Sharmila Arora..and to Chris Primm for her help, support and wonderful company! Kari Stewartson and Yuri Chien, book fair chairs |
| HAIRCUT for the HOLIDAYS?! | | |
Local hair salon, STELLA AND MAX, offers haircuts for boys, girls, men and women.
For the month of December, they will give Meadows PTA 50% back from each haircut...
Conveniently located at 806 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Suite 111, at Pacific Avenue... you'll find plenty of parking.
Call for an appointment 310/318 -1080
Hours: Monday through Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am - 5pm
Appointment Necessary ... Mention MEADOWS PROMO
When making your appointment and bring in this flyer!
$15 kids ~ $18 men ~ $25 and up for women
Shampoo and other services additional |
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Fathers and Daughters...Save the Date! | |  Friday, January 25th, from 530-830pm will be this year's Father Daughter Dance.
This year's theme...Meadows Goes to Hollywood! Don't miss this glamorous, red-carpet event. Details coming soon! |
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Meadows Gear This Friday! | |  Didn't order any Meadows Gear this year and now you wish you had? Come on by the table outside the cafeteria this Friday from 2-3pm and pick up some 2012 Meadows Gear....including sweatshirts!! But hurry before they're all gone!! |
| What does the passing of Proposition 30 mean to our schools? | | 
The passage of Prop. 30 means MBUSD averted a $448 per pupil mid-year trigger cut. After several years of cuts, this measure certainly brings relief. However, it remains to be seen if our district will receive any additional funding in the future or will funding remain flat. According to the State's Legislative Office, Sacramento owes schools and universities a record $9.5 billion so at least one-third of the initial funds raised by Prop 30 will go to pay back deferrals owed. Remember that Manhattan Beach Education Foundation (MBEF) funds are entirely separate and do not effect our state funding in any way and are much needed to augment inadequate funding. |
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