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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
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September 10th - Back to School NIght (1st - 5th Grades) - This is a Minimum Day!
September 10th - PTA Meeting. 6:15pm
September 14th - No School (Local Holiday)
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Upcoming Events
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September 14th - No School (Local Holiday)
September 15th - Library volunteer training
September 17th - School Picture Day
September 18th - YAA Docent Orientation Meeting
September 18th - Meadows Movie Night
September 23rd - No School (Local Holiday)
September 29th - Running Club Begins
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Back to School Night
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Back to School Night is Thursday, September 10th - your opportunity to meet the teacher, check out the classroom, and hear all about what is in store for your little Mustangs during this academic year.
Then stick around for the first PTA meeting of the year! Principal Whitt will be giving a State of the Union, as well as introducing new staff. Also, come hear a Mira Costa student speak about MBEF; he spoke at the Kinder Back to School night and it was very impactful! We will also present the 2015/16 PTA budget, as well as provide updates on upcoming programs and fundraisers. Schedule is below - and don't forget that it's an early dismissal day (12:30pm for Grades 1-5). There will be no regular lunch served that day, so please send a larger than normal snack for your child! And if you plan on purchasing a sack lunch - especially for those in EDP or after school care, please order in advance here!
Back to School Night Schedule:
Grades 4 & 5: 5pm - 5:35pm
Grades 1 - 3: 5:40pm - 6:10pm
6:15 PTA Meeting in the Cafeteria
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Movie Night Update & Volunteers
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Just like in theaters, our movie changed overnight... Get ready for G-Force! An action adventure starring talking spy animals! Coming to a playground near you on Friday, September 18th.
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Picture Day
|  Meadows Picture Day is coming up on September 17th. We need some volunteers to help this day run smoothly. Here are the shifts (we would like 2 volunteers per shift): 8:15am - 9:20am (Classes: Yates, Mascari, Opfer, Legaspi, Granberg, Dusevic) 9:20 - 10:30am (Classes: Kluklinski, Radl, Sokol, Kajiya, Barakat, Kostan) 10:30 - 11:45am (Classes: Oie, Morris, Blumberg, Trpin, Jones, Cubillos) Please email Jenni Tucker ( JenniTucker123@gmail.com) if you are able to help for one of the shifts. It is really fun to get to see all the great smiles of all the kids at Meadows. Thank you! |
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Meadows Backpack
|  The new Meadows backpack is here! Youth and standard backpacks are available. Each backpack comes with the BOLDFACE interchangeable "face" feature which allows you to change the look of the backpack by creating a new face and swapping out the cover. BOLDFACE donates 30% of each sale to Meadows. So show your Meadows pride and put on your BOLDFACE! |
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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 look for the Meadows gear table at the upcoming Movie Night.. Go Mustangs!!! |
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Volunteer Opportunities - Rowell Drop Off Zone, Ice Cream Social Helpers - We Need You!
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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.
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Become a Walking School Bus Volunteer ONLY ONE HOUR a week!
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What is a WSB?
WSB is a group of children walking to school with one or more adults.
Volunteer Responsibilities:
Walk a designated route at a scheduled time/day, picking up pre-registered children along this route and walking them to school safely. The time commitment is only a minimum of 1 hour/week. You get to decide your schedule!
Where are the routes?
A route can start anywhere (even at your house), as long as it is a designated Safe Route to School.
INTERESTED? Attend the Walking School Bus volunteer training!
DATE: September 16, 2015
CHOOSE A TIME:
Morning Session: 9:30am
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Afternoon Session: 12pm
LOCATION: 514 N. Prospect Ave.
Beach Cities Room, Lower Level
Redondo Beach 90277
Please register for the training HERE
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Calling all library volunteers...
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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!!
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Math Olympiad at Meadows!
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Does your 4 th or 5th grader really enjoy math? Does he or she want to try out problems that are not usually covered in school? If yes, then he or she should try out for the Math Olympiad. We will meet for an hour each week (on Mondays from 3 to 4) to practice challenge math starting on September 28th. We will be taking monthly in-class Math Olympiad contests (see http://www.moems.org/ for more info on contests). Your child does not have to be a math wiz, but it is very important that he or she has a positive attitude - the kids will have to work hard, be patient and be good team players. Supervised and taught by Shon Hiatt, USC professor and Meadows parent, along with several other parents and Mira Costa mathletes. If your child is interested in joining the team, the try-out will be held Wednesday , 9/16, during lunch. Please have your child bring their lunch directly to Mrs Jones' class, Room 4, at 12:25. (Last year we were able to accommodate all the kids who wanted to join the team, and we are hoping to do the same this year). The registration is through the MBX after-school program - https://www.mbxfoundation.org/meadows/meadows . The cost for the first nine weeks is $180.
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Why Is It Important To Donate to MBEF?
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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.
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FUN-Raising
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We collect Box Tops for Education - Box Tops are worth 10¢ each and
earn money for Meadows! 
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.
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Meadows After School Enrichment Program (MAP) is back!
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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.
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Community Corner
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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.
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