The 2015 PTA Online Auction is OPEN! Go shopping and feel good knowing that the money you spend is going back to Meadows PTA. Meadows PTA supports a variety of programs including: Running Club, MakerSpace, Growing Great and Classroom Technology. 

Remember to go to Corner Bakery on Wednesday, April 22 from 7am - 9pm and support Meadows. 15% of your purchase will be donated back to our school when you show the attached flyer. A hard copy of the flyer will also be in your child's Tuesday folder. Please remember to sign the guest book to earn a SKORR card. 

Come grab a cup of coffee and a breakfast treat while you learn about what is happening at Meadows.  We will be electing the PTA Officers for next year and talking about some new and exciting events coming up at Meadows.  Come hear how you can be involved!

Please note the new deadline for submissions to the Mustang Minute.  Please have your requests in by Sunday evening at 9pm.  If you do not have your requests in by that deadline, your request will not be included in the Tuesday newsletter.  Thank you for your cooperation!!

Attention all 3rd & 4th grade Mustangs!
Meadows will be launching our brand new Earth Club as part of Grades of Green for the 2015/16 school year. If you are passionate about the environment and want to make a difference, then this club is for you! Please submit your name, grade, and a brief statement on why you'd like to a part of Earth Club to the front office. If you have any questions please email reese@runreeserun.org.

Announcing Meatless Mondays! 
In honor of Earth Month, Grades of Green will be spreading the word on Meatless Mondays. Look for links in your Mustang Minute for delicious meat-free recipes that you and your family can prepare on Monday (or any day of the week). 

Here's your first recipe:

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/squash-and-ricotta-pasta-bake/#9SbRv4qt8BzQJ1Xk.97 

and to find out more about how Meatless Mondays is making a difference, please visit www.meatlessmonday.com
 

Calling all Mustangs! Are you ready for Earth Month?
Show our planet a little love by participating in our annual Go Green Challenge. This year, our top Green Warriors in each grade will win a special prize. Get your green on and join the challenge!

Click on the link below to download the form

http://www.gradesofgreen.org/sites/default/files/attachments/activities/Go-Green-Challenge_Form.pdf

Go Mustangs!!

If your child is already enrolled in the program and participates on April 22, they will receive the giveaway pictured here.

Visit http://bchd.org/wsb to check out the "bus" routes near you and enroll your child today!

Already Walking Your Kids to School?

Become a Walking School Bus Volunteer one hour a week and help other kids walk to school too!

If interested, please contact Jazmine Peetz at jazmine.peetz@gmail.com

Mrs. Jones's 5th grade has done it AGAIN with the highest percent participation the last 2 weeks of Running Club!  The two classes in a close second are Ms. Blumberg, and Ms. Sokol!!

MEADOWS CUB SCOUT PACK 275 is looking for new members? Interested in learning more or signing up? Please stop by our booth outside the kindergarten area on Wednesday, April 29th!

Bring the whole family to Meadows for science fun on Friday, May 1st from 5-8:30.  Cub Scouts will be selling pizza and raffling off SpaceX tours and gear and Jamba Juice will be there with smoothies.  We are very excited to have been able to book the Segerstrom Center's highly entertaining Icky Yucky Gross Bug show (in the cafeteria at 5:00 and repeating at 6:15).  The Roundhouse Aquarium, UCLA's Archaeology department and UCode are all back and Mad Science debuts brand new workshops including "the Science of Candy" and "Bouncy Balls"  Last year's break out hit "Trash for Teaching" is back with a new workshop "Reach for the Sky" which  challenges kids to build the tallest earthquake-proof tower they can out of recycled materials.  Workshops will run from 5-8 and the evening will conclude with the ever popular Mad Bob and his new show "Spin, Pop, Boom!" at 8:00.  Meadows Students check in at the info kiosk on the upper playground to receive a wristband; complete three workshops and be entered into a raffle for cool science prizes (winners announced the following week).  Please note: the lower playground will be off limits to unsupervised children throughout the night and will be open for parking.  Look for the official program with all the details to be sent home soon so you can map out your night!

Meadows Mom's Night Out is on the calendar and it's going to be a BLAST!

Coming up on May 2 is the 20th annual Murad Family Foundation Gator Run 5k. All proceeds from this community wide fun go to MBEF. Not only is the race a fundraiser for MB schools, it is also fun for the whole family. Don't miss out. Click here to register today. Need more information? Go to gvpta.com/gatorrun. 

Enrollment is open on the website www.mbxfoundation.org and will remain open for all classes through Thursday, April 23.  After that date, classes with insufficient enrollment will be canceled, but enrollment will stay open for all other classes. 

Do you have old baseball jerseys or hats from your kids' little league teams of years past, or a glove that is too small now and just taking up space in your garage?  We have a perfect solution!

 A Pacific parent has been traveling to Cuba this past year delivering baseball gear to poor neighborhoods. Your donations of new/used baseball gear will go to needy kids here locally and in Cuba.  A catcher's glove, for example, is worth 8 months salary in Cuba!  The details:

Where: Marine East field

Camp VIP

Enrollment is underway for the summer enrichment program at Pacific School. All info is available at mbxfoundation.org. Check out the unique options for this July. VIP gets rave reviews every summer. There is truly something for everyone. New this summer is our partner Camp Galileo being held at Robinson. The link is on the mbx website.  Questions or help in choosing, contact Nancy at nsrosenb@aol.com or (310) 503-1771.

Mira Costa Girls Volleyball Camp

Presented by the Mira Costa High School Coaching Staff and National Champion Girls Varsity Volleyball Team - "National Champs" 2006 & 2007

Who: Girls aged 8-12 (Grades 4-7) Welcome!

When: Aug, 10-13 2015  (Monday - Thursday afternoon) from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Where: Mira Costa High School Gym

Be part of the internationally recognized Volleyball tradition of excellence!

$275.00 for four days of Volleyball Instruction, Fun-Filled Drills, Refreshments, Camp T-Shirt, and Team Pictures in our fabulous Volleyball Program.

JULY 13-17 FROM 1:30-4:00PM for 6-13 Year-Old Girls at Manhattan Village Field

Soccer, friends and fun all in one! Run by Mira Costa Head Coach Patty Perkinson and her coaching staff with the Mira Costa girls soccer team as counselors, this camp provides a safe and fun environment for your daughter to learn essential playing techniques and improve her soccer skill sets! Campers enjoy a unique low girls-to-counselor ratio. Proceeds benefit the Mira Costa Girls Soccer program.
Come join in the fun and learn from some of the best girls soccer coaches and players in Manhattan & Hermosa Beach. The Camp will be held July 13-17th, 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm at Manhattan Village Turf Soccer Field in Manhattan Beach. For more information and to register visit the Mira Costa girls soccer web site at: http://www.miracostagirlssoccer.com/summer-soccer-camp/.
After July 10th, the registration fee will increase from $185 to $220.
If you have any questions, please email Leslie Whittet at lw@cia3.com.

Dodd Volleyball School

Patty Dodd is a former Olympian and one of the first real stars of beach volleyball.  She has camps throughout the year, and it is an excellent way for kids to learn volleyball the "right" way. She teaches the basics through advanced.  See the attached for information on upcoming volleyball summer camp!