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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
|  March 3-6 - Running Club, 7:40-8am (weather permitting!) March 5th - Room Parent Mid-year Meeting, 8:15am, Room 22
March 6th - Jamba Juice Friday, 2-3pm
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Upcoming Events
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March 14th - Camp Expo & Bike Safety Event
March 16th - Staff Development (No School)
March 19th - PTA Meeting, 8:15am
March 20th - Mother Son Event @ Adventureplex, 4-7pm
March 21st - Spring Pride Day
March 26th - Meadows' Open House (Minimum Day schedule)
March 27th - Meet Your Lawmakers, Education Roundtable 2015, 9:30am
April 6th-10th - Spring Break
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Giddy Up - Buy your tickets for the 2015 Meadows Parent Party soon!
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Yee Haw!!! The 2015 Meadows Parent Party will be this 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.
Ticket price will be $100/ticket at the door so make sure to buy your tickets today!
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Facilities Master Plan Community Forum - March 5th, 6:30 - 8pm
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Please join district leaders, school administration and PTA for a Facilities Master Plan Community Forum: Thursday, 3/5 from 6:30-8pm in the Meadows Cafeteria. You'll hear about the ongoing process to put together an overall MBUSD school facility improvement master plan, and it's a great opportunity to speak up for what we'd like to see the Meadows campus become in the future!
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Jamba Juice on Friday, March 6th!
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Don't miss another opportunity for a delicious and refreshing after school treat on Friday, March 6th! Jamba Juice smoothies will be on sale for $2/each. 20 percent of the sales go to Meadows PTA!
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Running Club
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Congrats AGAIN to Ms. Jones's 5th grade for having the highest percent participation the last 2 weeks of Running Club! Way to go!!
This year we will again be throwing a TOP RUNNER field day party for all students that run a cumulative 2 marathons for the school year. We have 8 runners that have already achieved this milestone and we hope there will be many more. Come on out and run, it is never too late to join the fun!!
Here are some local events coming up that can earn you lots of laps!
Wear your Running Club tee to running club (or Meadows gear if you don't have a Running Club tee) and get double laps this Friday!
See you on the field! |
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PTA Needs You!
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Meadows Parents: We are in much need of a parent volunteer to assist the PTA Board for the 2015-2016 school year with some financial matters. A background in finance or accounting and understanding of Excel are needed. Scheduling is flexible and you don't need to be a stay-at-home parent to help us out. Please contact Jenni Tucker at jennitucker123@gmail.com or 310.367.2247 with interest or questions.
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Help Celebrate the LAUNCH of MakerSpace
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Build and launch your own air powered rocket at Summer Camp Expo 9am-1pm March 14th at MBMS. Click Here to build your own rocket. Click here to volunteer (IT'S EASY & FUN). Children of volunteers get priority access to the next MakerSpace session (children are not allowed to repeat MakerSpace until the wait list clears). Contact Roger Spencer with questions roger90266@yahoo.com or 310-293-5188
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Now Accepting Donations!
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This year's Online Auction is now accepting donations. The auction runs from April 17-24. Donations can be made directly through the website or by contacting Roger Spencer at roger90266@yahoo.com or (310) 293-5188.
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So many educational funding decisions for our district are made at the state or federal level. Take an hour and come hear more from your CA
 Lawmakers on this critical topic. Please join Superintendent Michael Matthews, MBUSD School Board, Manhattan Beach City Council and Moderator Paul Silva in welcoming U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu, California Senator Ben Allen, and California Assembly Member and MBUSD parent David Hadley to discuss the impact of federal and state legislation on our schools. For more information, please see the attached flyer and letter. |
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Young at Art Gallery During Open House
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While you are on campus for Open House, visit the Young at Art Gallery, Bake Sale and Dinner. Salads, hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled cheese and shakes from Johnny Rockets will be available for sale from $6-$8 with a portion of proceeds benefiting Young at Art. There will also be homemade treats for sale brought to you by our Young at Art docents. Tour the gallery in the cafeteria to see incredible artworks representing all classrooms and all grades. And, take a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork home through our annual auction. Look for more details in your Tuesday envelope. For more information, contact Lisa Becker lisawbecker@gmail.com.
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Save the Date - Mother Son Event on March 20th
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The 2015 Annual Meadows Mother-Son Event will be Friday, March 20th from 4pm-7pm at Adventure Plex. We've got the whole place to ourselves for 3 full hours. Activities include play structure, rock wall, and games on the sports court. The sign up form will be in an upcoming Tuesday envelope. $10 per person. Please contact Dana Bagdasarian if you can donate a raffle prize or can volunteer at the event at danabag@gmail.com. We can always use dads to help sign in!
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Valiente Charter School Book Drive
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Meadows 5th Grade Girl Scouts are working towards earning their Bronze Award. They are excited about their project, which is helping to build a library for a new charter school in an underprivileged part of Los Angeles. It is their goal to collect as many new or gently used books as they can, and need your help to do so! They would appreciate your donations very much and will be placing collection bins at the Rowell drop off zone and at the front office. The book drive at Meadows will begin March 2nd and end March 13th. The girls will also be collecting books at Camp Expo on March 14th. Along with the book drive, the girls will have a lemonade stand at Camp Expo from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The kids at Valiente College Preparatory Charter School would love it if you could donate books! If you think about it, books are the reason we are smart so please donate your used and new books for kids and teens. Please contact ronda.ferguson@verizon.net if you need more information.
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Camp VIP this July: Inquiring Minds Want to Know
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As summer planning gets underway, please save a week or more for Camp VIP at Pacific School and our two partner camps Planet Bravo at MBMS and Camp Galileo at Robinson. Enrollment is open now for Galileo and Bravo at mbxfoundation.org, and our usual July VIP schedule will be available by March 14 at the Meadows Summer EXPO at MBMS, and by distribution at all schools. Official enrollment for Camp VIP will begin by March 30. The VIP schedule will offer exciting enrichment opportunities for students entering grades K-8 in the fall, with our "oldies but goodies" and some new options in art, science, dance, performing arts, and cooking. For questions or more info at this point, please contact Nancy at 310 503-1771 or nsrosenb@aol.com.
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FUN-Raising
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Amazon Smile is a program through Amazon where they donate 0.5% of the purchase price of all items to the charity of your choice (Meadows Elementary!).
If you are a prime member your purchases are still eligible for prime just like before and you can use your existing Amazon account. Sounds easy! How do I sign up?......  - To shop you go to smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com (and not the app).
- The first time you visit Amazon Smile you will need to select Meadows Elementary as your chosen charity (find us by searching Meadows Elementary and then select "Meadows Elementary PTA").
- Every time you shop remember to use smile.amazon.com NOT amazon.com.
Send this on to friends and family!
Box Tops - Box Tops are each worth 10¢ each and Earn Money for Meadows!
So far this school year we've raised $740 for Meadows in the Box Tops for Education™ program. Our goal is $1,000 so please continue to look for the pink Box Tops on select products, clip them, and send them to school. Box Tops can be turned in by either simply dropping them in the front office collection box or by completing a Box Top submission form (your child will earn a SKORR card for each completed form). Forms can be returned anytime in a Tuesday envelope or to the front office collection box. Extra Box Top submission forms are in the front office. Thank you for helping!
SHOPPING 4 STUDENTS  Shop and log receipts from Manhattan Village between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015 to support our school. Bring your original cash register receipts to the Concierge Booth, located near Macy's Men's and Home Store, to earn at least five points per dollar spent. Receipts will be noted for your school and returned to you. Or simply drop them in the Shopping for Students box in the Meadows front office. Don't forget to please check out the website and sign up to receive bonus points for our school. |
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Help Celebrate the LAUNCH of MakerSpace
We need volunteers to help at our MakerSpace LAUNCH celebration. We're hosting an Air Powered Rockets demo at Camp Expo this year. It's really fun and easy. Volunteers get priority access for their children to the next MakerSpace session - remember that we need to give everyone a 1st chance before we give anyone a 2nd chance at MakerSpace.
Volunteers will:
- help kids pump air into the launcher with a bike pump
- help kids make rockets HERE'S HOW
- Keep the kids from hurting themselves
PTA Needs You, Meadows Parents:
We are in much need of a parent volunteer to assist the PTA Board for the 2015-2016 school year with some financial matters. A background in finance or accounting and understanding of Excel are needed. Scheduling is flexible and you don't need to be a stay-at-home parent to help us out. Please contact Jenni Tucker at
Looking for Volunteers for the Parent Party...The Meadows Parent Party will be on Saturday, March 7th. There is a lot of work that goes into making this a fun event to raise much needed funds for the PTA. Please see the sign up genius link below and sign up to help where you can. Thank you!!!
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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March 7th - MB Parks and Rec Summer Camp Expo, 10am - 1pm at American Martyrs School -
 The fifth annual City of Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation Department Summer Camp Expo will be held at American Martyrs School from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, following the Manhattan Beach Little League Parade. There will be fun games and raffle prizes! Please see the website for more details.
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.
March 15th - Mini Mustang Relays - 1st Annual Mini-Mustangs Youth Track Meet Fundraiser
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Grades: K - 8th ONLY
Location: Waller Stadium, Mira Costa High School
Cost: $15 entry (includes free T-shirt)
** Registration closes on Thursday, March 12 **
This is an "All Comers" meet open to one and all! All you need is a pair of shoes and a desire to compete. Kids can enter up to 3 events - for one low price. This a great way to introduce your child to Track and Field, and just have some fun. Compete with and against your school mates. Form your own relay teams. Show us what you've got!
Info flyer is attached. Registration can be found here:
Spring Break Youth Tennis Camp, April 6-10, 2015, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Campers: Boys & Girls, Ages 8-14 
Location: Mira Costa High School Tennis Courts (corner of Artesia & Meadows)
Camp Director: Head Coach, Joe Ciasulli
Camp Counselors: Members of the Mira Costa Boys & Girls Tennis Team The deadline is March 27, 2015! Checks must be received by this date. Download and fill out the registration form, and mail in with your payment.
2015 Mira Costa High School Aquatics - Junior Lifeguard Conditioning Program
This is a training program held at the Mira Costa High School pool that is specifically designed to help participants pass the required LA County Junior Lifeguard (JG) swim test. There will be 3 Sessions at the Mira Costa High School Pool - Space is limited. Sign up by March 1.
Session 1 (3 week, excluding Spring Break April 6, 7, 9): March 23 - April 16 (Mon/Tues/Thurs) 5:30-6:30 pm - $140
Session 2 (3 week): April 20 - May 7 (Mon/Tues/Thurs) 5:30-6:30 pm - $140
Session 3 (2 week Conditioning - Designed for returning JG's): May 11 - May 21 (Mon/Tues/Thurs) 5:30-6:30 pm - $90
Saturday, April 18, 2015 - Culver City Plunge
Saturday, May 9, 2015 - Mira Costa High School Pool
Sunday May 31, 2015 - Palisades Charter High School Pool
Please make check payable to MBX Foundation, mail check and application form to: Joe Anderson American Capitol 2121 Rosecrans Ave.,6th Floor El Segundo, CA 90245
All participants must be at least 9 years old by July 1, 2015, and are expected to have mastered basic swimming skills. The program is designed to refine basic skills, condition, and improve swimming times. All classes are taught by Mira Costa High School Aquatics Athletes under the supervision of Coach Jon Reichardt. This is a fundraiser for the Mustang Aquatics Boosters. Go to mustangaquatics.org or email Joe Anderson at joe@54joe.com or call 310-252-7236 for more information.
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