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Hi Mustangs! Take a minute to find out what's happening at Meadows Elementary!
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Week at a Glance
|  January 27 - Running Club Resumes - Update - Canceled Due to Rain - Will Resume on Wednesday!
January 28 - Parent Ed (Nutrition Speaker) at MBMS
January 29 - Zumba in Meadows Cafeteria
January 30 - School-wide Assembly "Imagination Machine" Writing Show
January 30 - Daddy Daughter Dance
February 1 - Last day to order a Meadows Yearbook |
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Upcoming Events
|  February 16th - 20th - Ski Week Break (No School) March 5th - Room Parent Mid-year Meeting March 14th - Camp Expo & Bike Safety Event March 16th - Staff Development (No School) March 20th - Mother Son Event March 26th - Open House March 27th - Meet Your Lawmakers, Education Roundtable 2015 |
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MBEF Annual Appeal
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Thank you to the 72% of Meadows families that have participated in the MBEF Annual Appeal. It takes a village to support our strong schools. Many of the programs that you have come to depend on would be eliminated without parent donations. If you have not yet donated, please do your part and make your contribution today at www.mbef.org
To see how your classroom is doing in the Classroom Participation contest, click here.
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Daddy Daughter Dance This Friday - Volunteers Still Needed
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This Friday night is the Daddy Daughter Dance, from 6:30-9:00 at MBMS. We'll have Country Line-dancing, delicious viddles (mini hot dogs and hamburgers) from Johnny Rockets, a professional photographer, delectable desserts, and raffle prizes such as A gift card for Ocean Diner to have another Daddy Daughter Date night, a gift card for Sweet XO, a gift card for the American Girl Doll Store, a nail polish pamper basket, and more! Please buy your tickets now so we can plan for food numbers. Look for the Daddy Daughter Dance order form flyer in your students' Tuesday envelope or print it here.
Also, we are still looking for more cow hands to volunteer with food service, set-up and tear down.Please sign-up at:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0E4FACAF2BA46-daddy. The password is: daddydaughter.
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Running Club Resumes January 28th
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Set your alarm and lace up your sneakers, Meadows Running Club starts back up today!! We will be back on the field Tuesday - Friday through May 15th from 7:40am - 8:00am. All students 1st - 5th grade are welcome! Please go to the Meadows website to fill out the permission slip if you have not done so already. We will see you on the field!
UPDATE - Today's Running Club canceled due to Rain....will resume on Wednesday!
And don't forget....the Redondo Beach Super Bowl 5k and 10k are right around the corner! Mark your calendar for February 1st and be sure to register soon. Bring in your bib and all participants will get lap credit for Running Club!
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Y'All need to buy your tickets for the 2015 Meadows Parent Party!!!
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Yee Ha!!! The 2015 Meadows Parent Party will be on Saturday, March 7th from 7 pm - 12 am at American Martyrs O'Donnell Hall and it will be a Western Hoe-Down. We will have a hip DJ spinning cool tunes, dinner, drinks, a live auction and a mechanical bull but most importantly, this event raises money for all our amazing PTA programs. Tickets are on sale now for $90/ticket and you can buy tickets for the party by going to the following link: http://www.meadowsschool.org/content/2015-parent-party-tickets.
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MakerSpace is coming to Meadows!!
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We are hoping to offer MakerSpace to all 1st-5th grade students who are interested in making/tinkering during lunchtime. In an effort to appeal to students who are genuinely interested and who are willing up give up their lunch hour once a week for four weeks, we ask that students apply on their own.
Forms: Grade 1-2 Application, Grade 3-5 Application, Liability Waiver
For February's session at lunch in Room 22 (bring a lunch to maximize your time building): Mondays: 3rd Grade, Wednesdays: 1-2 grade, 4-5 grade.
More information about when MakerSpace will be available to your child's grade level to follow shortly.
In the meantime, we are in need of donations! Please click here for our MakerSpace wishlist.
Please click here for more information about MakerSpace. http://mbusdmakerspace.weebly.com/ If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Roger Spencer at roger90266@yahoo.com
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FUN-Raising
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Box Tops - It's Easy to Earn Money for Meadows! All you have to do is clip
out Box Tops for Education -
SHOPPING 4 STUDENTS is an easy way to help Meadows earn money. 
Simply by logging your receipts, our school earns 5 points for every dollar spent at any Manhattan Village store or restaurant. Just bring your original receipts to the concierge booth located adjacent to the Macy's men store, or drop them in the Shopping 4 Students box in the main office. Please check out their website and sign up to receive bonus points for our school. |
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Grades of Green Earth Tip
|  DRIVE LESS By saving just one gallon of gasoline (20 to 30 miles of driving in most conventional cars) you will prevent about 20 pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere. To save that gallon, consider taking public transportation or carpooling to work one day a week. Plan a route to make running your errands more efficient. Start a program to walk or bicycle for part of the week. Take a step away from your car and plan your car use!
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Camp VIP Summer Program
|  Summer already? Well, not quite, but community summer camps are promoting their programs, and we want to make sure you have the information for Camp VIP at Pacific School. The finalized schedule of activities (June 29-July 26) will be available within the next few weeks, but we are excited to announce our partnership with Camp Galileo, an exciting option to supplement the VIP classes. You can see a brief description of both of these camps on the Overview Page of Camp VIP at MBXfoundation.org. There is a link to their sites where you will be able to enroll directly with them. You will receive ongoing information about Camp VIP in the coming weeks, so check your newsletters and school web sites. We will also have a table at the Meadows Summer Camp EXPO at MBMS on March 14. For any questions at this point, please contact Nancy at 310 503-1771 or nsrosenb@aol.com |
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Mustang Socials
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"Spin Party"
Thank you to everyone who participated in "Spin Party with PK" at Fit On Studio for our Meadows fundraiser. The event was a great success! Special thanks to Fit On Studio for sponsoring the fundraiser.
The raffle winners were:
1st Prize (Fit On Studio 1-month All Class Pass): Shelly Johnson
2nd Prize (Wash & Blow Dry at Bardot Hair Salon): Lora Penczer
Other Winners: Father-Daughter Dance Family Pass: Monique Atkins
Mom & Son Game Night Family Pass: Aimee Nelson
Congrats to all the winners! Keep on spinning and stay fit!
Upcoming Event: "Doctors in Training" (2/7) SOLD OUT
Looking for a social event to attend or want to plan one? Check out Mustang Socials! We offer a variety of great fundraising social events throughout the year. Anyone is welcome to attend or host these wonderful events! All the money raised from the events go directly to support our PTA. For more information or questions, please contact: mihoimanabe@gmail.com
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MAP is back!
|  MAP classes began this week, but it is not too late to sign up. Enrollment is open on the website www.mbxfoundation.org. Mad Science has been cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. For answers to questions contact Marina Trachy at mbtrachy@yahoo.com or (310) 947-2078. |
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Rowell Drop Off Zone Procedures - Click on the link here 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.
Trash Free Lunch - More parent volunteers are needed to help: Mon, Wed, Fri @ 11:40 - 1:00. We need 2 adults per shift each day. Contact Heather Kim at heathergothitched@yahoo.com for more information.
For more information about how to get involved, please contact the Meadows Volunteer Coordinators - JJ Corr or Stephanie Molter. |
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Community Corner
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South Bay Parent Ed Classes - See the flyer for more information. Classes are at Pacific School and enrolling now.
January 28th - The MBMS PTA has extended the invitation for Meadows parents to attend Diana Lipson-Burge's nutrition presentation onWednesday, January 28th at MBMS in the Multi-Purpose Room.
Please RVSP by 1/16/15 to Kamalamh@icloud.com. Flyer is attached. Diana, Registered Dietitian and founder of The Energy Resource, will present how to "Avoid The 5 Most Common Mistakes Well-Intended Parents Make Regarding Their Family's Nutrition". Diana is recognized in Southern California as a leading expert in weight management, disordered eating and sports nutrition.
March 8th - The 37th Annual Neptunian Art & Photography Contest for Manhattan Beach Students is here. Open to students in Grades K - 12.
Contest Rules & Entry Forms available at your school office or here. Or contact the Contest Chairman at maryessman@aol.com.
Submission deadline to your school office is Monday, February 23, 2015, by 3:00 pm. The Art Show & Awards Ceremony takes place on Sunday, March 8, 2015, 1:00 pm. |
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