Mustang Minute

Spend a Minute to Learn What's Happening at Meadows!
Issue # 2                                                                                September 1, 2015
In This Issue
Week at a Glance
Upcoming Events
Minimum Day Lunch
PTA Membership
Meadows Gear
Family Movie NIght
Library Volunteers
MBEF
MAP
Community Corner
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Hi Mustangs! Take a minute to find out what's happening at Meadows Elementary!
Week at a Glance
September 4th - Ice Cream Friday, plus Meadows Gear Sales and Scrip table
September 2nd - Early Dismissal (1:20pm)
September 7th - No School (Labor Day)

Upcoming Events
September 7th - No School (Labor Day)
September 10th - Back to School NIght (1st - 5th Grades) - This is a Minimum Day!
September 10th - PTA Meeting (evening)
September 14th - No School (Local Holiday)
September 17th - School Picture Day
September 18th - YAA Docent Orientation Meeting
September 18th - Meadows Movie Night
September 22nd - Running Club Start Date
September 23rd - No School (Local Holiday)

Minimum Day Lunch
Parents - Please note that there is a Minimum Day coming up on Thursday, September 10th (Back to School Night).  This is a 12:30pm dismissal for all 1st - 5th grade students - which means there is no regular lunch on that day.  If you want to order lunch for your student (especially EDP students), please fill out the attached form and return it to Patty in the Meadows Office.  The form must be turned in at least 3 days prior to that day. Thank you!
PTA Membership
Thank you to the 50+ families who joined the Meadows PTA and became Super Stang families on Pride day! Wow!!! If you haven't had a chance yet, please look out for your PTA membership and Super Stang materials that came home in the first white envelope last week. We're off to a great start! 
Meadows Gear
Looking for some new Meadows Gear?  We have lots of new designs to choose from this year - including hats and crazy socks!  If you have not yet purchased your 2015 Meadows Gear - your student is going to want a new shirt for Friday Spirit Days! - you have a few choices.  Turn in your order form to the front office, purchase online, or come by the Meadows Gear table on Friday during the ice cream social.  Go Mustangs!!!
Volunteer Opportunities - Rowell Drop Off Zone, Ice Cream Social Helpers - We Need You!
Rowell Drop Off Zone   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.  Thank you!

Friday Ice Cream Social! We are currently looking for multiple parent helpers to help sell Friday ice cream. This is a very fun, social job! Sales go from about 2:00-3:00pm on Friday afternoon and parents can pick their Friday to work via Sign Up Genius. Please contact Stephanie Molter at floresmolter@yahoo.com or JJ Corr at jjcorr1@yahoo.com.

For more information about how to get involved, please contact the Meadows Volunteer Coordinators -  JJ Corr or Stephanie Molter .
Calling all library volunteers...
Interested in volunteering in the library this year??  There are over 1,000 books that need shelving every week, plus scholastic flyers to separate, tables to scrub, and students to assist so Mrs. Primm would love to have you!  All volunteers MUST attend training to work in the library.  Training will be held on Tuesday, September 15 at 8:15.  It will last about 30 minutes. Teachers will have volunteer signups in their classrooms on back-to-school night or you can contact Mrs. Primm directly at cprimm@mbusd.org.  THANKS!!
Why Is It Important To Donate to MBEF? 
Are you new to MBUSD or just still unsure of why it's important to support MBEF? Simply click here for a quick video on the ways MBEF benefits children in all our schools, K-12!

Thank you to all the families who have already donated to MBEF this year! If you are interested in making a donation and/or learning more about how your child will  benefit for mom you donation, click here.

Please contact Kimberly Rosenfeld at kimberfeld@aol.com or Kristal Lane at lane.kristal@gmail.com with any questions! 
FUN-Raising
We collect Box Tops for Education - Box Tops are worth 10¢ each and  
earn money for Meadows!   box tops for education
 
Meadows participates in the Box Tops for Education™ program!  Please look for the pink Box Tops on select products (BTFE.com/products), clip them, and send them to school.  Box Tops can be turned in by:
  • Placing the clipped Box Tops in the front office collection box or
  • Completing a Box Tops submission form (your child will earn a SKORR card for each completed form).  Forms can be returned in a Tuesday envelope or to the front office collection box.  Extra Box Tops forms are in the front office.
Support Meadows by signing up for the Box Tops email newsletter and we will earn 5 bonus Box Tops (BTFE.com/signup our ID is 225829). Thank you for supporting Meadows!
 
Don't toss them ...clip them and return them to school.
Meadows After School Enrichment Program (MAP) is back!
Parents, give yourselves the gift of extra time and your children the gift of fun and enrichment!
The flyer for the 2015 Fall session of MAP will be coming home in your child's Tuesday envelope on September 1.  Enrollment will open at 9am on Thursday September 3.  Classes will begin on Monday, September 28 for a 9 week session.
  
Questions contact Marina Trachy at (310) 947-2078 or mbtrachy@yahoo.com.
Community Corner
DEA - Take Back Your Meds Initiative

It's a great time to clean out your medicine cabinet! Protect our kids, families and environment by properly disposing of your unwanted and expired medicines. Medicines in the home are a leading cause of accidental poisoning and flushed or trashed medicines can end up polluting our waters.

Turn in  your unused or expired medication for safe disposal on Saturday, September 26th from 10am - 2pm at the Manhattan Beach Police Department, South Lobby Entrance.  See the flyer.

For more information, please visit www.dea.gov.