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| Issue: #9 | October 15, 2013
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PTA General Meeting - Today!
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Don't forget about the PTA General Meeting today! Come grab a cup of coffee and a breakfast treat and hear all about what is going on at Meadows. And find out how YOU can get involved! See you TODAY at 8:15am in the Meadows Cafeteria!!
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WHEN LOWER NUMBERS MATTER
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Thanks to parent donations to MBEF, elementary classes in grades K-3 average just 24 kids. Compare that to most California schools. Some have as many as 45. Please ensure small classes next year by giving to the Annual Appeal. Take advantage of monthly installments.Mbef.org/Givetoday
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| Family Portraits - It's not too late! | |  Don't pass up the opportunity to have the photo of a lifetime! There are still many appointments available to get your family portrait taken on the beach or at the park. For $45 you can have a fabulous photo taken by a professional photographer (8x10 included in price). A portion of your sitting fee and portrait order goes to our PTA. Call JW Photography at 310-640-7212 and book your appointment (last appointment day is 11/10). For any questions you can email JJCorr1@yahoo.com. Fliers are avilable in the Meadows office. |
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Grand Opening of the Math and Science Building - Today!
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 Come celebrate with us! Join us for the Grand Opening of the new state-of-the-art Math and Science Building at Mira Costa. Park in the student lot at Peck Avenue and Artesia Boulevard. The ceremony will begin at 5:45 p.m., with an open house from 6-7:30 PM. Please see photos of the building as it progresses from groundbreaking to completion, at the link provided.
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| Spooktacular Halloween Haunt - October 25th | | |
 Bring your ghouls, ghosts and goblins to Meadows for the Spooktacular Halloween Haunt on Friday October 25th from 5.30-9.00pm. For the spookiest spook around, join us if you dare in the Haunted House (5:30-7:00 for the "happy" house, and 7:00-9:00 for the scary haunted house). You'll never believe it's the Meadows Cafeteria!! The lower field will be bubbling with activities including a hair and nail booth, 6 in 1 sports complex, Robo surfer, rebounder and did we mention a mechanical bull? No tricks, just treats bake sale, popcorn, cotton candy and delicious food plates from Hennessey's ($8) will be on sale so bring LOTS OF CA$H (cash sales only). Entry is $15 & includes ALL rides & the Haunted House. Parents and kids under 3 = FREE!! If you're batty over Halloween, buy your tickets at Friday ice-cream sales or on the night.
We need your help to make this event run smoothly! Please consider volunteering a couple hours of your time, especially in the areas of construction, decorating and tear down.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AEAD22A02-halloween1
Please contact Yuri Chien yyamad2000@yahoo.com or Madeleine Court mad_mccormack@hotmail.com with any questions.
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| Order Your Meadows Yearbook Today! | | |
Hey Mustangs! The 'Meadows School of Rock' is coming to our school in June! This year's book will be a hardcover (think a Shutterfly book)!! Basic presale price is $34 before December 2nd. But....get your book personalized with a name or phrase - so it won't get lost!! - and order by November 1st and you will get 4 FREE ICONS! After November 1st, you can still personalize, but the icons will be an extra cost. If you place your order after December 2nd, the price will be $40, personalization and icons are extra. Order directly from Jostens here. Questions? Email meadowsyearbook12@gmail.com
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| FUN-raising Party Book Updates! | | |
 Doctor in Training SOLD OUT! Thank you Dr. & Lisa Becker!
NEW PB!!
There is so much to celebrate and fun to be had! If you are interested in hosting a party please click here!
The next Meals for Meadows is this Wednesday, October 16th at Rubios *Kids will earn a Gold Card for participating!*
The next Scrip table is Friday, October 25th in front of the cafeteria
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| Mustang Trot Volunteers Needed | | |
The Mustang Trot is one of our biggest annual fundraisers and many volunteers are needed to make it a success. In addition to lots of hands on the day of the event, there is a lot of behind the scenes help needed. If you can help, please respond ASAP, accept our thanks in advance and know someone will be in touch with details.
Mustang Trot LABEL Mania
With a detailed spreadsheet and a mail merge, you will create and print a water bottle label for each student - roughly 400 labels. We have a form already built or you can create a new one. One person needed.
Data, Data, Data...
Two weeks before the Trot we remind students how many laps they ran last year. We need someone to mail merge the data onto a card. One person needed.
On the day of the trot, we need 5 people - preferable one per grade - to tally the lap cards, match them to pledge cards and prepare a "Pony Up" note to send home regarding payment. These five will also manage the data entry and payment entry (includes reconciling with the online transactions and making deposits of checks received). Not much time is involved but it can be spread over a few weeks. Five people needed.
Raffle Prizes for the Trot
Armed with a budget of roughly $100 and some bargain shopping skills, you will secure sports and health-related items for our event raffle. We already have some freebies for the winner bags. Last year we had basketballs, soccer balls, hula hoops, a boxing set, a snorkel...you get the idea. We want to have roughly 30 raffled prizes to award and already have some Meadows gear, Round Table coupons and MB Frisbees. We are also hoping to secure one BIG item to increase raffle participation. Suggestions include a bike helmet or bike credit from Helen's cycles, or skateboard from Beckers. (Note: Sports Authority no longer has stock to donate to local causes and they gave us a lot last year.) One-two people needed
Top Fundraiser Lunch
Once the top fundraisers for each grade are identified, we need a team to plan a lunch for them with Connie Harrington. Responsibilities include:
- Schedule the date with Barbara in the office.
- Email the parents of the Top Fundraisers inviting them and a friend to lunch with the principal
- Order lunch (last year, we served pizza, fruit and water)
- Email or put a letter in the teachers' boxes to tell them whom to send to the office for the lunch.
- Attend lunch and be amazed at the lovely manners the children have in Connie's office!
One-two people needed
Top Lap Runner Movie Night
Once the top lap runners are identified, select a date to host the Movie Night in the cafeteria. Responsibilities include:
- Schedule the date with Barbara in the office.
- Email the parents of the Top Lap Runners and children of volunteers inviting them to movie night
- Purchase snacks (dinner is not provided; only movie-related snacks)
- Secure lap top and screen (Erin DeBaets provided last year) and conduct other event set up
- Supervise event
- Clean up
One-two people needed
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| 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 hav
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e for sale!! Or go to the Meadows website to order online. |
| Meals for Meadows - Rubio's - Wednesday! | | |
 Join your fellow Mustangs at Rubio's for our next Meals for Meadows event - Wednesday, October 16th from 2pm to close. Dine at Rubio's, take food to go, or pick up a Rubio's a-Go-GoŽ Catering order*, and Rubio's will donate 20% of your transactions to this cause. Kids get a gold card for attending, too! See the flyer for more info!
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| The "Dive into Books" Book Fair is Coming to Meadows, 11/8-15! | | |
The book fair will open immediately following the Mustang Trot on 11/8 and stay open until 11/15, so please swim on by. For all of you "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" readers, we will have copies of Book 8 "Hard Luck" for sale on 11/5, its national release date. More details to follow.
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| Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk - Oct. 27th | | |
Dear Meadows parents,
We are looking forward to your support for Team 'Meadows' for the Skechers Friendship Walk on October 27th. It will be so much fun to walk with your classmates and neighbors as a group.
We hope that you divide your registration fee to both the Friendship circle as well as MBEF. Last year MBEF received $71,000 from SKECHERS for our participation in this event!
Spread the word, and get your friends and other families to sign up for the walk too!
Please follow these instructions to register:
- Locate Register on top of page: Click!
- Select "Create a Friendship Walk Account" or log in if you are already registered in previous years.
- Fill in form and click "Continue"
- Click on box labeled "Join a Team"
- Type in "Meadows" A drop box will appear; select "Meadows"
- Then continue as instructed
We hope to see you on October 27th!
Shwetha Reddy
Friendship Walk coordinator for Meadows
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It's easy to earn money for Meadows! All you have to do is clip out Box Tops for Education!
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 The Box Tops are located on many of the products that you already buy. When you see Box Tops, clip them out and return them to school. There is a large collection box in the front office and also in your child's classroom. Every Box Top counts! If we all get in the habit of clipping out the Box Tops, we could literally earn thousands of dollars for our school! If you have any questions, please call Teresa Hymowitz 310-990-7665
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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 Charu 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. |
| Girl Scout Information Meeting - October 24th | | |
Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Calling all Parents of girls interested in Girl Scouts, Prospective New Girl Scout Troop Leaders, and All Current Girl Scout Troop Leaders!
The Meadows Girl Scout Troop Mentors, Jennifer Friedlander and Adrianne Laurita, are hosting an informational meeting regarding Girl Scouting at Meadows. Please join us for a school-wide Girl Scout information meeting on October 24 2013 in the Meadows Cafe at 8:15 - 9:30. Our Meadows Girl Scout Community is growing! Meet other Meadows Troop Leaders and join us as we discuss important Girl Scouting information for the upcoming year. We look forward to seeing you there!
- Potential New Leaders: How and when to start a new troop
- Parents: How to find a troop for your daughter
- Current Leaders: 2nd Annual Meadows Girl Scout Holiday Party
- Big Sister/Little Sister Troop Match Ups
We will also answer any questions you have!
Adrianne and Jennifer 5th Grade Troop 3605 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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