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| Issue: #12 | November 5, 2013
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November 13th PTA Evening Meeting:
Common Core - A Major Shift In Education
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Carolyn Seaton, the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Manhattan Beach, will share the new direction California's Common Core Standards are taking educators, parents, and students. The biggest shift in educational philosophy and practice is on our door step and presents an exciting opportunity to better prepare our students for the 21st Century and success beyond K-12 education. Join us at 6:30 pm on November 13th in Room 21 for a thoughtful presentation and discussion of what the new standards contain, how testing will be different, and the steps MBUSD and Meadows are taking to implement this exciting change. PTA meeting to follow. We will also host bingo in music room 22 for the kids, card-making for soldiers hosted by the Meadows' cub scouts, and the library will be open for evening hours of our book fair. Definitely a night you do not want to miss! See you there!
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| THE BOOK FAIR IS OPEN!
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Our "Dive into Books" book fair is open through 11/15 at 10:15. There are still spots available if you would like to volunteer. We especially need a few more hands for our evening hours on Wednesday. Please follow this link to sign up. www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948ABA728A20-dive
Abbey Allen, a 5th grader at Meadows, needs our help. Abbey is a junior ambassador at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. CHLA has a program called "Literally Healing" that enables every patient and their siblings to receive a brand-new book to take home with them after their hospital stay. Please visit this link to learn more about Literally Healing. We will have a basket set up at the book fair if you are interested in donating a book to this group.
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PLEDGE DAY A HUGE SUCCESS!
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Thank you to all the families, teachers, kids and volunteers who participated in MBEF Pledge Day. The yard signs decorating Meadows are for your yards, so please pull one up, take it home, and show your support for our outstanding public schools. |
| Parent Party - Buy Your Tickets Now! | | |
Tickets On Sale Now! Buy your tickets online for the Meadows Parent Party Back to Prom! Saturday, January 25th at 7pm. Dinner, Dancing and Open Bar! The band is Wayward Sons!! We expect a great turnout with this fantastic band so please buy your tickets soon! First 50 families to purchase tickets will receive 4 free kids meals to Johnny Rockets (a big thank you to the Nobari family!) Any questions? Contact Jenni Tucker or Kate Pennino.
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| MUSTANG TROT A SUCCESS - THANK YOU! | | |
 The Mustang Trot was a success! Be sure to turn in your pledges this week. Thank you to the almost 100 parent volunteers who made the event happen. Walk! Run! Trot!
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| Help the Cub Scouts Say 'Thank You' To Our Soldiers |
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Meadows Cub Scouts will be at Wednesday(tomorrow!) night's PTA meeting with Soldiers' Angels. Please stop by and make a card for soldiers fighting overseas. We are also collecting non perishable food items for needy families for our annual Scouting for Food campaign. You may bring donations to the PTA meeting. |
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New Party Book Event for Kids - Basketball Skills Clinic
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Two new Party Book Events just added. Get your kids ready for the MBYB season starting in January! Coach Kit McCalla will lead a fun basketball skills clinic on the family backyard court, including dribbling, passing, shooting and footwork plus some time for free play afterwards. A healthy, hearty snack and lots of water provided to refresh these little athletes. $30 per child. Sign up here for the boys and here for the girls.
If you have a party you would like to host, go here to submit your party idea or contact Kristal Lane. Thank you!
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Meadows Gear
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 Didn't get your Meadows Gear in time? Need to replace something? There is still limited inventory left for purchase. Please contact Krishna Berkes at meadowsgear@gmail.com.
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| TEDx is Coming to Manhattan Beach - And Needs You! | | |
There is a need for more volunteers for the November 16th TEDx Manhattan Beach event - Imagine That! It's going to be a great event! Please click the SignUp Genius link for the event (www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054EAFAD2CA20-signup/374575) and sign up for what you can. Be sure to invite friends too - it's always more fun to volunteer with friends. As a TEDx volunteer you are admitted to the Exhibit Hall for free where there is a live stream of the talks. You also can purchase a discounted ticket to hear the speakers.
TEDxManhattanBeach Informationhttp://www.tedxmanhattanbeach.com/
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Winter Program - Save the Date!
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Save the date! Our winter program is scheduled on Wednesday, December 11th at Vistamar High School, so please mark your calendars. Our theme is "Hip Hop Holiday" and it will be a show filled with high energy music and dancing. We hope your child/ren will participate! Check your Tuesday envelope for details on how to sign up!
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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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| Shopping for Students - Help Us Earn $500 for Meadows | |
 Earn 500 Points When You Vote For Your School on Facebook. The school with the most votes will win $500! Like Manhattan Village's Facebook page and visit the Shopping for Students tab to enter your school in the "School of the Year" promotion. By entering, your school will automatically receive 500 bonus points. School of the Year wins a $500 prize. Offer ends on April 30, 2014. Limit one vote per Facebook fan.
There are lots of opportunities this month for points for Meadows. See the flyer for more information or view more bonus offers on the Shopping 4 Students website.
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