Please help us get those last, great auction items in before Friday, March 8th. Friday is also the last day to get discounted entrance & drink tickets. Don't delay, click HERE to conveniently get your tickets and pledge your donations online. See you there!! Questions? Contact party central at MeadowsParentParty@gmail.com.

Exercise your Right to Vote TODAY, the Election Day for the City of Manhattan Beach to vote for City Council and City Treasurer. If you are not registered or don't know your polling location, click here. Busy parents can always submit an Absentee Ballot.  To learn more about the local candidates that are running, click here.

Saturday, March 9th, our new local Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi is hosting a "Community Meet and Greet" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Manhattan Beach Library Courtyard. In Sacramento, he is a member of the state's Education Finance Committee. This group is reviewing Governor Brown's Local Control Funding Formula, a measure which will impact MBUSD and potentially drastically reform how California schools are funded in the future. We would love all concerned parents to be there and ask questions. RSVP is not necessary butif you want to join a group of other concerned parents at this event, please email your PTA Advocacy Team at lpyott@yahoo.com.

It is time to start thinking about summer already! Don't miss the Summer Camp Expo on Saturday, March 16th from 10-2 in the MBMS Gym. Meet representatives and learn about summer camps and classes from over 50 organizations. It is a FREE, fun event for the entire family. Grab lunch from one of the great food trucks and check out the silent auction. This event is sponsored by the Meadows PTA. For more information, please click here.  If you have questions or are interested in exhibiting, please contact Kristal Lane: lane.kristal@gmail.com!

There are still opportunities for you to volunteer in your child's science lab.  Please go to the Science Lab page on the website to volunteer during your child's science lab.  If you are unable to volunteer during the time that you have previously selected, please switch with someone else or let your child's class know so that someone else can fill your spot.  Thank you!

Parents!  We need you!  If you have not yet signed up for a day to help in the Rowell Drop-off Zone, there are still plenty of open slots.  Click here to sign up!  If you cannot sign up during your classroom's assigned week,  you can volunteer during another week.  Or if you want to volunteer twice, three, even four times - please feel free!  Thank you so much for helping to keep our students and teachers safe!

Check out the flyer to see all the happenings at Manhattan Village. Also, please remember to save your receipts from any shopping that you do at MV - including Ralph's. Meadows receives points for every dollar spent. You may turn them into the box in the office! Thank you!

Mira Costa High School Aquatics - Junior Lifeguard Conditioning Program

Train to Pass the Jr. Lifeguard Swim Test or

Conditioning Workout for Returning JGs

2 Sessions: 

Session 1 April 15-May 2nd - Mon/Wed/Thurs 4:30-5:30 -$120

Please consider donating your gently used children's books (Ages 0-13) to Children's Bureau's Book Fair to help promote and celebrate literacy for all children. Your books will be part of a free Book Fair at Magnolia Place (Downtown L.A.) on Big Sunday (May 5th) which will benefit hundreds of families which would not otherwise have access to such a wide variety of reading material. Books can be dropped off in the Meadows front office or library.

Don't forget to come by the SCRIP table on Friday!  Return your order form from the Tuesday envelope or stop by our Friday SCRIP table. We'll be there from 2-3pm this week! Any questions, contact Alissa at MeadowsScrip@gmail.com.