HELP US REACH 100% PTA PARTICIPATION...AND HELP YOUR CLASS GET $100! | | 
Thank you to everyone who has already Joined & Donated to the Meadows PTA! The PTA funds everything from curriculum support to computers, pencils to playground equipment, cultural arts to classroom supplies. These are not "extras"--these things are essential to an excellent education!
As of today, 60% of our families have joined & donated to the PTA. Our goal is 100% participation. Come on Mustangs! We can do this! Even the smallest amount helps our kids. Please join & donate at the amount that is right for your family. And remember: every class that reaches 100% participation receives $100 to spend in the classroom! Questions? Email Carrie Gilmer & Jeanne Mayer at meadowsmembership@gmail.com. |
In Manhattan Beach, only ~ 20% of our local property taxes come back to our schools. | | |
 So while other top-ranked school districts pass parcel taxes to make up for the shortfall, we rely on tax-deductible donations to MBEF to maintain high quality schools. Please help us maintain that excellence with a donation that is right for your family.Mbef.org/givetoday
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134 AND COUNTING...BE ONE OF OUR EXTRA SPECIAL SUPER STANG FAMILIES! | | |
 What fabulous families we have at Meadows! We're up to 134 Super Stang families--will you be next on the list? Super Stang families: 1) Join & Donate to the Meadows PTA; 2) Pledge/Donate to MBEF; 3) Buy SCRIP; 4) Submit their Volunteer Form; and 5) Visit the Meadows Website to stay up to date on important Meadows dates and news. In return, they get a cool Super Stang car magnet, their names posted outside the school, and our great thanks for their exceptional support.
Big thanks to these families, and big congrats to the Young Family, the winners of our Super Stang iPad Mini drawing at Movie Night!
Aboutanos, Alexander, Alexander-Zitske, Allen, Ames, Baldocchi, Barile, Bayiz, Becker, Berkes, Blackman, Blanchard, Boyer, Brennan, Bridwell, Brockmiller, Cardenas, Carey, Chang, Chien, Cho, Chow, Cochran, Cohen, Contesini, Corr, Court, Crow, Cruz, Damborg, De Baets, DeFrance, Denton, Dickinson, Doyle, Driscoll, Eastman, El Faye, Flynn, Frankel, Friedlander, Galbreath, Galins, Gerken, Gerrans, Gilmer, Gordon, Graham, Halkias, Hankus-Biggs, Hedges, Helmers, Hertlein, Hiatt, Horiguchi, Hory, Hunter, Hurok, Hymowitz, Inoue, Ip, James, Jutabha, Kalle, Kaplan, Kim, Kingston, Kiznis, Komatinsky, Kraus, Kubitz, Kupiec, Lam, Lane, Laurita, Launsbach, Lee, Lewin, Lin, Liu, Lizarde, Lowenberg, Lowry, Luis, Macias, Manabe, Marcu, Martinez, Matsuoka, Mayer, McCalla, McCracken, Melnick, Miller, Miner, Molter, Mullins, Nelson, Panaro, Park, Pecorini, Pell, Pennino, Prince, Quevedo, Reyes, Riethmiller, Rokosky, Rosenfeld, Salles-Spar, Schlehuber, Shamaly, Shintaku, Skolarus, Spanos, Spencer, Stevens, Stone, Stuart, Summers, Sun, Sweet, Szkolnik, Torres, Torres, Toyooka, Trout, Tucker, Vena, Watts, Winckler, Yakubik, Yip, Young |
| Drumroll please.....And the Teacher Experience Raffle Winners are.... | |  Congratulations to the following winners of the Teacher Experience Raffle!! Details from your teachers will be coming soon....
Kindergarten "Pizza Party and Cookie Making"
Ames: Cole Kubitz & Lexi Blanchard
Opfer: Taylor Saypack & Lainey Peel
Radl: Reese Snyder & Ali Aita
1st Grade "First Grade Skyzone Adventure"
Granberg: Maggie Gerken
Legaspi: Giselle Hory
Pahl: Kristyn Kim
2nd Grade "Creative Session at Color Me Mine!"
Gregorio: Carson Jackson
Kajiya: Ellie Penczar
2nd Grade "Pizza and Pets"
Sokol: Sophia-Marie Sibley & Sophia Alonso
3rd Grade "Third Grade Beach Adventure"
Jones: Ellie Chien & Clara Paden
Mascari: Clio Salles-Spar & Julia Barile
Nishida/Ford: Curran Hedges & Olivia Becker
Yates: Nicole Macias & Emilie Miner
4th Grade "Afternoon Stroll and Cookie Making"
Barakat: Josh Cochran
Blumberg: Sofia Atallah
Kostan: Kaylee Cruz
5th Grade "Dinner and a Movie"
Chao: Ethan Aboutanos
Cubillos: Fiona Okida
Trpin: Devon Meidl
Library "Afternoon Fun in the Library"
Primm: Sara Shannon |
| Movie Night Appreciation | | 
Thank you to those who came out to volunteer on Movie Night! It was a huge success, and it would not have happened without your help. Thank you to Heather Kim, Mike Hertlein, Cynthia Milstein, Martice Kouwenhoven, Shelly Summers, Kristin O'Hara, Tikneshea Hicks, Mindy Garvey, Kristal Lane, Teresa Hymowitz, Jennifer Cochran, Becky McCalla, Cynthia Hedges, Deidre Brennan, Emily Macias, Shwetha Reddy, Deb Doyle, Amy Hageman, Rick Hankus and Tim Biggs of JAVA man for the hot coffee and cocoa, Cub Scouts Pack 275 and all the parents and scouts who sold cold drinks, Krishna Berkes, Carol Gerken, David Gerken, Thomas Gerken, Tasman Mullins, Olivia van Doornewaard, Lisa Becker, Brett Swartzlander, Rachel Gerrans and the entire 4th grade class for providing and selling baked goods, Megan Shinataku, Michelle Toyooka, Samantha Dickinson, Malcolm Cutler, Hudson O'Hara, Hayden Lin, Sammy Torres, Camille Court, Damian Court, Debbie Tran for organizing all the food, Jeff Yakubik and Dave Swartzlander for providing and setting up the screen, projector and lighting...and to those who stepped in when help was needed. |
| Mustang Trot Update | | |
 MUSTANG TROT T-shirt design contest deadline extended to FRIDAY, OCT 4th at 3pm! Get your design to the office with your name and room number in pencil on the back.Click here for the rest of the details.
Check your Tuesday Envelope for details to SPONSOR the TROT! Or click here for details |
| FUN-Raising Updates: | |  October is Full of FUN Parties!
October 22nd @ 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Hosted by Kristal Lane & Kimberly Rosenfeld
October 17th @ 7 pm to 9 pm Hosted by Katie Driscoll, Sally Peel & Kristal Lane
November 17th @ 3 pm to 4:30 pm
Hosted by Dr. Steve and Lisa Becker
*Only a few spaces left!*
Stay tuned, more parties are on their way.... October Meals For Meadows is BOOked!
October 16th at Rubio's in Manhattan Beach Enjoy a night off of cooking dinner and take your family out to dinner!
MUSTANG TROT T-shirt Design Contest
The deadline extended to Friday, Oct. 4th at 3pm! Get your design to the office with your name and room number in pencil on the back.
Thank you to everyone who participated & volunteered in the September FUN-raiser's:
- Scrip
- Teacher Raffle & Bake Sale at Movie Night
- Bake Sale
- Registering your Loyalty Cards & Keeping Manhattan Village Receipts
- Attending the Meals for Meadows at Johnny Rocket's & Yoguftland!
Kristal Lane and Anne Stuart 2013-2014 FUN-raising Co-Chairs |
| Meadows Gear - Order by October 31st! | | |
 Still need to get your 2013-2014 Meadows t-shirt? And other Meadows gear, including the new sweatshirts? They will be on sale this Friday at the cafeteria from 2-3pm. Check the flyer here to see what awesome items we have for sale!!
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| 2013 Reflections Art Contest | |
 Celebrate your talents... Do you express your creativity through dance, music, film, photography, art or literature? Participate in the PTA's Reflections program...2013-2014 Theme "Believe, Dream, Inspire" Due Friday, November 8th, in the Meadows front office. For more information contact Charo Badhwar at cbadhwar@yahoo.com. See the flyer for more information. |
| Rowell Drop Off Zone | | |
 As you may know from last year, we made some changes to our procedure for morning drop off in the Rowell drop off area. We have consulted with the Manhattan Beach Police Department and also checked what is working well at the other elementary schools. We are confident that the new plan will make the drop off zone safer, all we need now is your help to make it happen! Each class has been assigned one or two weeks over the remaining weeks of the year. We need two parents each day to volunteer and take a shift (7:45 - 8:15) during the assigned week for your class.
The link to sign up is http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AEAD22A02-rowell3 - Password meadows. Click on the link and find the assigned week for your class, then choose the morning that works best for your schedule. The procedure and rules are listed on the sign up genius site.
Thank you for your support and for your help to make the Meadows drop off zone safer for all!
For more information, click here. |
| Shopping for Students - MV Mall Crawl this weekend! | | |
 Please don't forget, this weekend is the Manhattan Village mall crawl. If you check into the concierge, Meadows receives 250 points PER PERSON and any same day receipts logged in this weekend earns our school TRIPLE POINTS. Please see flyer for details.
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Your PTA Dollars at Work! | | |
 On Tuesday morning, October 8th, all Meadows students will see an assembly that will spark their imagination and inspire their creative writing!The Imagination Machine is a group of talented and funny improv actors who will act out story ideas from the students. The younger classes will learn about the basics of writing, while the older students will see how a first draft can be re-written many different ways. This assembly is a perfect compliment to our Writing Workshop program.
Assemblies like this could not happen without your support because they are entirely funded by PTA dollars. Thanks to your generosity, this will be the first of three assemblies in the 2013-2014 school year! Thank you and be sure to ask your children about the show! |
| Meadows' Halloween Haunt - Save the Date! | | |
 Get ready for a Spooktacular Eve!
Haunted House, Halloween Carnival & FOOD
October 25th @ 5:30 - 9:00
Volunteers Needed!!!!!
Details coming soon..... |
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SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES FORUM | | |
 The League of Women Voters of the Beach Cities and the Manhattan Beach PTA Council are co-sponsoring a candidates forum on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, for the upcoming Manhattan Beach School Board Election. Please join us, get informed and educate yourself on these 4 candidates who are running for the 3 open seats.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Mira Costa High School Auditorium
1401 Artesia Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Forum: 7:00 - 9:00 PM |
| Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk - Oct. 27th | | |
 Calling all Mustangs!!!
The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is Sunday, October 27th. Please click here for more information, and don't forget to join Team Meadows when you register!
Please follow these simple instructions to insure you join Team Meadows.
- Click webpage link : http://www.skechersfriendshipwalk.com/site/PageServer
- Click on 'Register' on top right of page.
- Select "Create a Friendship Walk Account"
- Fill in information then click "Continue"
- Click on box labeled "Join a Team"
- Type in 'Meadows'. A drop box will appear. Select 'Meadows Elementary'.
- Then continue as instructed.
To see a video about the walk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwyo7Jom62g#id=I0_1380547751133&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com&pfname=&rpctoken=61472832 |
| Educational Opportunity for Parents of 4th and 5th Graders | | |
 The MBMS PTA is happy to offer an educational opportunity for parents of 4th and 5th graders, as well as middle schoolers, as we kick off the school year. For this event, we have partnered with Diana Lipson-Burge, Registered Dietician. Diana is a local dietician and is the founder of The Energy Resource and co-author of the book, Un-Dieting, Undoing the Diet Mentality and Staying Fit Forever. Diana is recognized in Southern California as a leading expert in weight management, disordered eating and sports nutrition. In addition to being a local expert and dynamic speaker, Diana is also a parent of 2 children within the Manhattan Beach Schools.
Come join us on Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the MBMS multi-purpose room to learn how to start the school year right. Diana will present how to "Avoid The 5 Most Common Mistakes Well-Intended Parents Make Regarding Their Family's Nutrition". If you have ever wondered how to support your sons and daughters (or yourself) with self-esteem and self-image, focus and concentration during school and homework time, internal motivation to eat mindfully and be active in addition to ways to enhance endurance and strength in sports, this presentation is for you. |
| Mira Costa Football Cheer Clinic - Monday, Oct. 7th | | |
 Kids in 1st-5th grade are invited to join us for an EXCITING, FUN, and HIGH ENERGY one day
clinic. Campers will learn cheers, dances and simple stunts. There will also be games, Arts & Craft activities... PLUS a special performance with the Mira Costa Cheerleaders at the home football game on Friday October 11th. Partici-pants will cheer on the track at Waller Stadium! Only $65 per child and space is limited! See the flyer for more information.
Email Shannon at mchscheercamps@gmail.com for more information or to register. |
| 2013 COLA Public Library Bookmark Contest | | |
 County of Los Angeles Public Library
and Pentel Arts presents the 2013 Bookmark Contest!
Create your bookmark design about books or reading and compete in these categories:
Compete in these Categories!:
- Kindergarten through Grade 2
- Grades 6 through 8
- Grades 9 through 12
Deadline to enter is October 19th. For more information, please see the entry form. Grades 3 through 5 |
| Kindergarten Story Time | | |
 Nurture your kindergartener's or pre-kindergartener's love of reading and art. Manhattan Beach Express Library will provide copies of the same picture books and read them together through the art and the words, as we celebrate favorite author/artists. We will then have a simple art activity celebrating their art. Please contact Children's Librarian, Melissa Messner, if you are interested in this special program. For more information, click here.
For pre-readers and readers and for ages 4-6 years old.
Where? Sunrise Room @ Joslyn Center
When? Every second Wednesday from 3pm-4pm |
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