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| Issue: #3 | September 3, 2014
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Hi Mustangs! Take a minute to find out what's happening at Meadows Elementary!
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| Join & Donate to the PTA | | 
Thank you to all the families who have already stepped up to join and donate to the Meadows PTA--especially our magnificent Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze donors listed at the bottom of this email! The PTA is vital to our school's success, funding everyday essentials like pencils, paper and library books, as well as enriching programs like Science Night and Cultural Arts. If you have yet to join and donate, please do so today at the level that is right for your family. Each and every amount helps our kids. Click here to print a form or join online. Questions? Contact Carrie Gilmer or Jeanne Mayer at meadowsmembership@gmail.com.
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| Are You a Super Stang Family? | | 
Super Stang families help our school in a HUGE way, and in return, get a cool Super Stang car magnet, their names posted on our Super Stang charts at school, and they're entered to win an iPad Mini!
To become a Super Stang, simply...
We'll be posting new Super Stang family names on our school charts every week...keep an eye out for yours! FYI: We have yet to process the Super Stang packets that were turned in at the end of last week, but we'll get you up on our chart ASAP! Questions? Contact Carrie Gilmer or Jeanne Mayer at meadowsmembership@gmail.com.
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| Hooray for Our Latest Medal-Level PTA Donors! | | 
Join & donate at our Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze levels today, and look for your name in this list next week! (FYI: We have yet to process the PTA Membership forms that were turned in at the end of last week.)
Platinum Donors
Hall, Hankus-Biggs, Inoue, Kingston, Kleinberg, McCalla
Gold Donors
Bayiz, Becker, Carey, Chien, Dickinson, Ferguson, Gentry, Gilmer, Hory, Hurok, Jackson, Kaplan, Komatinsky, Lane, Lin, McDonald, Macias, Martin, Mayer, Pazzia, Pennino, Renner, Robin, Schlehuber, Towsley, Tucker, Vena
Silver Donors
Blanchard, Driscoll, Friedlander, Ibarra, James, Kalra, Kubitz, Prince, Winckler
Bronze Donors
Alexander, Baker, Braunstein, Champ, Chang, Hedges, Novikova, Popov, Powell-Wrye, Quevedo, Schmidt, Shannon, Sweet, Torres, Watts, Zhang, Zhang
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| Emergency Kits - Order Your Child's Today | |  Be prepared: Every child needs an emergency kit for storage at school that meets the California Emergency supply requirements. More Prepared is offering school survival kits which contain food, water, and other essentials, and will give a portion of each kit back to our PTA. To order your child's kit go to: http://www. More prepared.com/meadows.htmlThe shipping is free!
If you have any questions contact Robyn Miner at robynminer@yahoo.com. |
| Family Portrait Fundraiser | |
 Most families talk about getting a family portrait done - kids change so fast. Now is a great opportunity to have a fabulous family photo taken at the beach or at a local park. You'll also help raise funds for Meadows PTA. Book a sitting with JW Photography this fall! The sitting fee is $45, half of that fee goes back to Meadows and 15% of your total portrait order goes back to Meadows too! You can call JW Photography directly (310-640-7212) to book your appointment or mail back a request to them w/payment. Information on sitting locations/times comes home in your child's white "Tues" envelope today (Thursday) or you can find it on the website. There are also copies in the office. Appointments under the MB Pier book fast, so don't delay! (If you have questions, send emails to jjcorr1@yahoo.com.
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| Ralph's Community Contribution Program | | |
Starting September 1, 2014 we need all of our Meadows families to register & re-register with Ralphs. Even if you are already a current member, as of September 1 st you will have to re-activate your membership in order for Meadows to get credit. In your child's Tuesday envelope you will have a copy of a scan bar. All you need to do is take it with you the next time you shop and hand it to your cashier OR you can register at www.ralphs.com
Stay tuned for more fundraising information and don't forget to visit our website for more updates.
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| Be Green and Go Green - Lunchboxes for Sale | |  Does your child need a new lunchbox or perhaps a replacement part for your Go Green lunchbox? Place your order now via the attached form. You may go to www.GoGreenLunchbox.com to view the available patterns. |
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Shopping for Students
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Hi Meadows Families,
Welcome back! If you did any Back to School shopping at the mall, please bring your receipts to the office and place in the Shopping for Students box in the office or the concierge which is now located in front of Macy's Men. The Shopping for Students is year round now, so if you have any receipts dated May 1, 2014 to current, they could be converted to points for our school!! There are a lot of opportunities for bonus points, so please make sure you save those receipts. Also, if you join "The Scoop", Meadows will receive 1000 bonus points. If you have any questions, please contact Theresa at poohster68@gmail.com.
Earn Triple Points On Restaurant Receipts Now through November 30:Brickworks Roast House & Grill, California Pizza Kitchen, Chili's Grilll & Bar, China Grill, Coco's, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Corner Bakery, East Coast Bagel, Island's Fine Burgers & Drinks, Johnny Memphis' Smokehouse BBQ, Olive Garden Restaurant, Sesame Moe's and Tacone Flavor Grill.
Receipts must be logged at the Concierge by Sunday, November 30 to earn triple points.
Free $15 Voucher Now through October 31
Spend $50 at any Manhattan Village restaurant during the week, Monday - Thursday, and receive a FREE $15 voucher to use anywhere at Manhattan Village. Limit one voucher per $50 meal receipt. Voucher valid through November 26.
The Manhattan Village Concierge is now located near the Macy's Men's and Home Store.
Visit the Shopping 4 Students website to learn about these special offers and more.
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Running Club
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Attention Meadows Runners!
Mark your calendars, the Meadows Running Club season for 1st - 5th graders will begin Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:40am. More information and permission slips to come in the Tuesday envelope and on the Meadows website.
See you on the field!
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| Scrip Table on Friday | |
 Don't forget....the Scrip table will be outside the cafeteria after school every Friday this year!
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| Young at Art Docents | |
 Looking to make an impact on your child's education? Want to help improve motor skills, language development, decision making, critical-thinking skills and inventiveness? Consider submitting a request to be a docent (or co-docent) for Young at Art. Studies show a correlation between art and other achievement. Requests for docent placement are due no later than September 5. Be on the lookout for the form today or find on the Meadows website.
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| SAVE the DATE! | |
The Meadows PTA will be hosting a movie night  for all Mustangs on Friday, 9/19 at 5:30 on the lower field. More details to follow!
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| YMCA Adventure Guides | |
 The Y Adventure Guides South Bay Voyagers program is for dads and their children in Kindergarten through 2nd grades. Dad/daughter or dad/son pairs join a larger group for activities, community service, and campouts. Highlights include local traditions like the Hometown Fair Sponge Toss, Adopt a Family, Yucaipa, and Catalina. There will be an Orientation and Recruitment night on Monday, September 22nd at 7pm at American Martyrs O'Donnell Hall (15th & Laurel in Manhattan Beach). No sign up necessary. Just show up at 7pm. There will be plenty of volunteers to answer questions and to help you form circles. A program overview and Adventure Guides registration information is here. Sign up for our mailing list here.
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