Grazie! Muy Bien! Danke! Domo Arigato! Merci Beaucoup! ... thank you. Thank you for coming, thank you for donating, thank you for bidding, thank you for listening. It was a great party, a great auction, and it will be a great year! Auction items you won online or at the party Friday night will be available to pick up at 2100 Harkness Street Wednesday or Thursday. Winners will be contacted directly with more details. MeadowsParentParty@gmail.com

The raffle winners from Friday's Parent Party are:

-Round Table Pizza Party for 15... Tricia Morphew!

-Off the Cuff Leather Bracelets ... Emily Macias!

-23rd Street Jewelers $500 Gift Certificate ... Brigitte Baker!

-Principal for a Day ... Zachary Doyle!

Congratulations winners! You will be contacted to pick up your prizes with any other auction items you may have won in the next few days. Thanks for participating! MeadowsParentParty@gmail.com

It is not too late to sign up for one of these great soirees or experience packages hosted by fellow Meadows families to benefit our children. Please email MeadowsParentParty@gmail.com if you can make it to one or more of these interesting and fun activities.

Confused by Indian spices? Let Sharmila demystify Indian cooking and cuisine with this introductory class. She will introduce you to the basic Indian spices while making a delicious dinner comprised of four dishes that are simple and easy to replicate at home. Dinner will be served at the end of the class. Cost $70 per person - 5 openings available.

Our next Meals for Meadows fundraiser is at Pitfire Pizza on Wednesday, March 27th from 4-10pm. 10% of ALL sales that night (excluding deliveries) will be donated to Meadows. And you don't need to bring a flyer! Tell all your friends, family and neighbors to come support Meadows! Pitfire is at 401 Manhattan Beach Blvd.  See the flyer for more information.

Save the Date! The Meadows Volunteer Fair will be on Friday, April 19th from 1:45-3:15 outside the Meadows cafeteria. Our school needs you as we plan for next year! Say you will.... volunteer! There are many choices for a small commitment or a bigger one, for working parents and at home parents. No matter how much time you have to give, there is a project that can use your help! Come meet other parents, get involved and make a difference in your child's life!

 We are thrilled to announce that Meadows PTA has been awarded a grant for $2500 from the Kinder Morgan Foundation for our cultural arts programs. Thank you so much to Becky McCalla who took on grant writing for Meadows this year! Her hard work is paying off . . . stay tuned as we hope to receive another cultural arts grant for 2013-14.

The 2013-14 MBUSD budget reductions will be discussed in a board workshop on Wednesday at 5:30pm at the district office. This is an opportunity to see what cuts are being proposed and to have a chance to speak on the topic. This session is open to the public and they will be taking public comment. This is the next step in the process of setting the budget for next year. A final budget is not due to the state until June. Please continue to stay informed!

On March 13th, fourteen parent leaders headed off to Sacramento to advocate for public education and Manhattan Beach schools. Three school board members - Ida VanderPoorte, Ellen Rosenberg and Penny Bordokas - and several MBEF board members and PTA leaders, including Meadows PTA President, Jennifer Cochran, sojourned on the annual Capital Convoy, as part of a Manhattan Beach annual PTA tradition of advocating for public education and MBUSD. But this years' trip was more critical than ever, due to changes proposed by Governor Brown.  Click here to read more about the trip....

Help design the patch for Mrs. Michaels and the rest of the team's reduced gravity flight! It's a NASA tradition to create a patch to signify each mission. The team designed the patch at left as part of Team Kennedy Advanced Space Academy activities last summer. Now we need your help to make an awesome new patch for this experience!  Entries are due Friday, April 5, 2013.  For all the details, click here to see the flyer.

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!

Come join the FUN and walk with the Meadows Team! Please register for the 26th annual Richstone Pier to Pier walk on Saturday, April 27th at Manhattan Beach Pier. Start time is 8am at the MB Pier, walk to Hermosa Pier, then back. Meadows has formed a team because it's more fun to walk with friends, classmates, and families. Jim Mora, UCLA Football Coach will be joining us as chair of this event this year. Let's walk together and make a difference! The Richstone Family Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and treating child abuse, strengthening families and preventing violence in families, schools and communities. For more info about Richstone familiy, please click on the links below:

Stop 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.