No SCRIP table this Friday, but please help us clear out our SCRIP Inventory before the school year ends!

Please turn in your reimbursement request for all PTA expenditures that you may have incurred this year by June 20, and put your address on the form. Drop off in the office workroom and leave in 'Financial Secretary' file. Any questions e-mail LorenaPusateri@aol.com - thank you!!!!!

If you ordered a 2012-13 Meadows yearbook, please look for it coming home today in your child's Tuesday envelope.  If you do not receive a yearbook, and you thought you had ordered one, please contact the yearbook team at meadowsyearbook12@gmail.com.  We have a few extra copies, too, so please contact us so that we can put you on the waiting list!  See you at the signing party on Thursday!

Please join us to celebrate Mrs. Beiting as she begins her retirement. Come by the Meadows cafeteria on Wednesday, June 19th at 1:30 to wish her well and share a story. She will be greatly missed!! 

Gather up all those gold cards!  The last Student Store of the school year is on Thursday during the lunch hour.  Parents - remind your students to bring in all those gold cards as this will be their last chance to use them this year!

Please join your fellow Meadows classmates at the annual Yearbook Signing Party - to be held this year at Union Pizza Company. Come between 4-8pm for some pizza and to sign your friends' yearbooks!! See you there!

Mark your calendar and come see the Meadows Mustangs Wave of Talent!! The talent show is Friday, June 14th in the Meadows Cafeteria. The 4th grade talent show is at 5:30 and the 5th grade talent show is at 7:00. Definitely not a show that you want to miss!! Come see the hard work that our kids have put into this fabulous show!!

With MBEF's new 12-month installment plan, we can ease that pocketbook a bit by spreading your generous donation over a whole year - in twelve easy-to-swallow bites. Click here to participate and get one thing crossed off that Back-to-School list already. You'll be ahead of schedule. 

If you did not order your school supplies for next year, please note that the school supply list is now on the Meadows website.  Click here to download it.  Please be sure to take this list with you as you do your back to school shopping! 

If you missed the information table on Friday, you can still come check out the Meadows Cub Scouts!  Please come to our last pack meeting of the year on Wednesday, June 12th, at 6:30pm in the lower field.  It is our Scout Olympics meeting.  The entire family is welcome to attend.  Boys going into 1st through 4th grade in the fall of 2013 are welcome to join Meadows Cub Scout Pack 275 where our goal is to have "Fun with a Purpose." Annual Scout activities include camping, hiking, community service, Pinewood Derby, leadership development, bike rodeo and much more!  Questions? Contact Sue Skolarus at sudello@yahoo.com. Thank you! Hope to see you there!

The PTA is in need of volunteers to lead the effort on two fantastic fall programs. Positions and details are below. Please contact Lisa Becker with questions or interest at lisawbecker@gmail.com.

• Hometown Fair - Lead our fundraising efforts with a fun game booth during the Manhattan Beach hometown fair. The booth can be as simple or elaborate as you decide and the PTA board will work with you to staff with volunteers.
• Grades of Green- Are you concerned about the environment? If so, we need you to lead our school's environmental efforts. The Grades of Green website has many resources for building a program that works for Meadows such as periodic trash free lunch days, recycling efforts, etc. You will have the ability to develop a program that fits your interest and time availability.

 Last year, corporate America gave Meadows thousands of dollars to fund school programs. We are at risk of losing these valuable dollars because we don't have someone or a group of people to oversee the Scrip program, where we get rebates from retailers and companies for doing the shopping we already do. We are looking for 4-5 people who can take small pieces of the program such as picking up gift cards around town on a weekly basis or manning the Scrip table on Fridays (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly depending on your availability). Please contact Lisa Becker with questions or interest at lisawbecker@gmail.com.

Each year, Meadows hosts a spring auction in conjunction with our parent party.  The dollars raised (a significant portion of our annual PTA budget) pay for programs that our children enjoy.  We are in need of a small group of people to oversee the auction this year.  Key areas including procuring items, cataloging items online and administrative support.   Please contact Lisa Becker with questions or interest at lisawbecker@gmail.com.

Grades of Green is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Youth Board of Advisors! The Youth Board of Advisors gives students the opportunity to build leadership skills, participate in public appearances, and learn how to effectively work in their communities to protect the environment. Grades of Green is looking for a diverse group of outstanding students who have shown a passion for helping the environment. No experience is necessary, but Youth Board Advisors will be required to implement, or help implement, at least one Grades of Green or other environmental education activity at their school. They also will be asked to orchestrate or participate in one community outreach event (e.g., a Beach Cleanup or Earth Day booth). The Youth Board is open to kids of all ages, assuming they are old enough to handle these responsibilities. Applications are due July 1st.  Contact Carol Paden at carol@teampaden.com to learn more how your child can be part of this great leadership experience or click on the Grades of Green link to their website.

 Presented by the High School Coaching Staff
and Boys Varsity Basketball Team. 

When: July 8-11th, 2013,  Monday - Thursday afternoon from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Mira Costa High School Gym
For Whom:  Incoming 2013 5th-8th grade
Four days of Basketball Instruction, Fun-Filled Drills, Refreshments, Camp T-Shirt, and team picture in our fabulous basketball program.  Click here for more information.

Day Camp available through Manhattan Beach Parks and Rec.  Must be 5 1/2  but less than 14 years of age.    Activities will vary each week by theme. See the flyer for more information.  For more information on the camps themes, please contact Diana Payne, Art Adventure Camp Coordinator, at (310) 802-5444 or dpayne@citymb.info, or visit our webpage at www.citymb.info

 Join Music Rhapsody's puppet friends and founder Lynn Kleiner to meet the instruments you

hear on our CDs. FREE musical FUN for ALL AGES!  See the flyer for more information.

When?  Friday, June 21st, 5:30 - 6:30pm

Where?  Joslyn Community Center, Ocean Banqut Hall

For more information, please contact Music Rhapsody at (310) 376-8646.  Website: www.musicrhapsody.com