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Hi Mustangs! Take a minute to find out what's happening at Meadows Elementary!
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Upcoming Events
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March 26th - 5th Annual Toy Drive
March 28th - CYRM Reading Challenge Deadline (4th & 5th Graders)
April 4th - 8th - Spring Break
May 6th - Science Night
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Father Daughter Dance - Catch You on the Flip Side
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Our cool cat dads and groovy girls boogied the night away! What a far-out, wonderful night to remember. Thank you Johnny Rockets (parent Kourosh Khaleghian) for all the great food! And a big thanks to the awesome moms who made it all happen: Kathleen Paralusz, Monique Atkins, Erica Miranda, Ellen Klein, Jenni Tucker, Michele Graeler, and Alex Murphy. You are all dreamy!
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Parent Party & Raffle Tickets Sales - Fri, Mar 11th
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Don't forget to purchase your tickets for the "Fly Back to the 70's'" Parent Party and your raffle tickets: 1x Ticket $5, 5x Tickets $20, 15x Tickets $50. Tickets will be on sale again this Friday after school outside of the cafeteria. They will also be on sale at the party!
Raffle Items:
- (4) Disneyland Park Hopper Tickets
- (4) Knott's Berry Farm tickets
- (2) Tickets to LAKER's game Friday 3/25 vs Denver Nuggets
- (2) Tickets to LA GALAXY game Saturday 3/19 vs San Jose Earthquakes (+goody bag)
- (1) Case (12 bottles) of assorted wine
- Veev Vodka VIP Gift basket
- Art Piece from M Street Artwork
- (3) class passes for Green Yogi with cute towel
Live Auction Items:
- Dad's Live Auction Package: Valued at $2,480
- Mom's Live Auction Package: Valued at $2,283
- Kids' Live Auction Package: Valued at $1,820
- El Gringo Taco Truck
- Braces: Summer Orthodontics
- Braces: Gimlen Orthodontics
- Condo in Maui for one Week
- Meadows Parking Spot
- Aquamarine & Diamond Ring in 14K White Gold: Valued at $2,000
You do not need to attend the party to win raffle prizes!!!
Get's psyched to dress in your coolest bell bottoms and disco threads for the grooviest fundraiser of the year! Attend a super cool party and raise money for our fabulous school!
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Meadows Parent Party - Fly Back to the 70's
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 The totally awesome PARENT PARTY is Saturday, March 12th!
(at MotoArt, a super cool factory in El Segundo that makes furniture out of airplane parts, they rent out their space for fun parties!)
Mark your calendars and get ready to "FLY BACK TO THE 70's"
Tickets include:
- Appetizers from Mendocino Farms
- Taco bar dinner: chicken, beef & pork tacos, rice & beans
- Desserts provided by Gelsons Market
- Late night pizza from Fresh Brothers
- Full Open Bar (cocktails and wine!
- Live Auction
- Groovy DJ to boogie down (plus spinning disco ball!)
$90/person until 3/5/16
$100 3/6 until event date
Buy your tickets on-line here.
Be there or be square!
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Joseph Hiatt (5th Grade) got 2nd place in the individual competition at the Math Olympiad Tournament in Culver City on Saturday!
Congratulations to Joseph and a big thanks to Elizabeth Hiatt for coaching all the Math Olympiad students!
Our students are creating a legacy at the Math Olympiad Tournament. Two years in a row they've placed in the top 2! Go Meadows!
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Meadows school has Kicked-Off Jump Rope For Heart! Our Jump Rope For Heart event will take place the February 29th - March 4, 2016. Through this community service project our students learn about the importance of taking care of their hearts and how they can help kids with special hearts through making a donation to the American Heart Association.
Please help us by registering your child online:
- Just visit www.heart.org/jump to join our school's team
- Select CA and Manhattan Beach
- Select our school and join team
- Once you are registered you can personalize your webpage and click on the PUPPIFY ME button to create your child's puppy e-card with a special heart health message. Email this cute card to family and friends and they will be able to donate to your child's page.
- TOP THREE STUDENTS RAISING THE MOST ONLINE DONATIONS RECEIVE A PAIR OF CLIPPLER TICKETS AND THE HALFTIME TUNNEL EXPERIENCE-HIGH FIVE THE PLAYERS.
- Students from the 10 most western states raising 10 or more online donations will be entered into a drawing for an iPad!
- If Meadows reaches our goal of $6,500, Mr. Arnold's head gets SHAVED!
The American Heart Association is also here to help us all create healthier homes! Please explore the Jump Rope For Heart website for different ideas for building a heart healthy home, and you can also meet some of the children who are helped by your donations. Thank you for your support!
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Mother Son Game Night PRE-SALE TICKETS ONLY
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Only 1 more week to buy tickets* -- on the Meadows website or return your check and order form in your Tuesday envelope. $15 per person or $40 for a family of 3 or more. *Must purchase by 3/15.
Mother & Son Game Night is on Friday, March 18th, 5pm-7:30pm at Meadows. There will be mom/son laser tag, obstacles courses, foosball, and more. Wear your favorite team gear and fastest sneakers! Rinaldi's Deli will provide sandwiches for the boys and salads for moms. Krispy Kremes for desert. Win cool raffle prizes. Ready, set, game on!
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Summer Camp Expo - March 19th
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Scheduled for Saturday, March 19th from 10 am - 2 pm
Food, Activities, Fun, Silent Auction and
over 40 Summer Camps to explore!
Get your summer off to a great start!
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March 17th PTA Meeting - CANCELLED
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The PTA meeting scheduled for March 17th has been cancelled. Our next PTA meeting will be on May 19th at 8:15am in the cafeteria. We will vote on the proposed 2016-2017 PTA Board slate as well as a proposed 2016-2017 budget at the May 19th meeting. Any questions, please contact Jenni Tucker, PTA President (jennitucker123@gmail.com)
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Grades of Green Tip/Green Ribbon Award Communication
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Last week State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that Manhattan Beach Unified School district was selected as one of five honorees in the state of California to earn the prestigious Green Ribbon Schools environmental award. With the statewide honor, MBUSD will advance to compete nationally in the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) recognition program, which honors schools that conserve resources while promoting health and environmental literacy.
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Mrs. Michael & Meadows on KTLA
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Did you see Mrs. Michael, Dr. Whitt, and the Meadows students on TV on Wednesday? Thanks to KTLA Weatherman Kaj Goldberg for visiting Meadows on Wednesday morning. He discussed the weather, El Niño, and the MBEF-sponsored weather balloon project at Meadows - led by our own Mrs. Michael! In case you missed it, watch it here...
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CYRM 4th & 5th Grade Challenge Update!
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Meadow's fourth and fifth grade readers continue to rock the CYRM Reading Challenge. Twenty-seven readers have finished all three books!!! But, the clock is ticking. All books must be read and forms completed by Monday, March 28. Our voting lunch party is tentatively scheduled for March 30.
If you are interested in helping with the voting party, please email Chris Primm cprimm@mbusd.org in the library.
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Mustang Socials: Ladies' Night at Sadies
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Ladies' Night at Sadie's 
Date: Thursday, March 31 Time: 7:00-9:00 pm Location: Sadie's Gym/3645 Inglewood Ave., #11, Redondo Beach It's a Sexy (hip-hop) Dance Class. Wear comfy workout clothes and shoes. Red Lipstick optional, but encouraged.
Meet at 7:00pm for nibbles and bubbly, then for an hour dance class from 7:30-8:30. After the class, snacks and drinks will continue, and we will learn some basics of pole dancing and can try a spin or two on the pole for anyone who is interested. 20 people max $50 per ticket
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Science Night - Save the Date!
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Friday, May 6th, 5-9pm at Meadows
Bring your whole family to this educational and entertaining event! There will be hands-on experiments, incredible animals, amazing science fair projects, computer coding and more. All funded by the PTA, so it's free for you!
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2016-2017 PTA Executive Board Slate
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Thank you to all of the wonderful parents who have volunteered to serve on our PTA Executive Board next year! Listed below are the board positions and the nominees who have stepped up to fill them. This slate will be voted upon at our PTA General Meeting on May19th. (Note: We do have two positions which are still open--Executive VP and Auditor. These are appointed positions that do not require a vote for approval.)
2016-2017 MEADOWS PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD SLATE
President
| Katie Driscoll
| EVP
| TBD-appointed position
| VP Membership
| Jenni Tucker & Kate Pennino
| VP Programs
| Nancy James & Christy Kubitz
| VP Communications
| Alex Murphy (Mustang Minute) &
Andrea McCracken (website)
| VP Fundraising
| Lori Cedergreen & Mitzi Henry
| VP Volunteers
| JJ Corr & Carrie Frankel
| Leg. Rep
| Kathleen Paralusz
| Secretary
| Michele Graeler
| Treasurer
| Becky McCalla
| Auditor
| TBD-appointed position
| Financial Secretary
| Kristin Gentry
| Historian
| Monique Atkins
| MBEF
| Kristal Lane & Kimberly Rosenfeld
| Parliamentarian
| Carrie Gilmer
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Questions or comments? Please contact PTA Parliamentarian Carrie Gilmer: ckngilmer@gmail.com
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Our runners are working hard! We can tell that they have been moving because we added Mustang Trot laps to our runner's totals this week. Mrs Yates' class had the highest number of runners in the past two weeks while Ms Kuklinski and Mrs Granberg's classes followed closely behind. Everyone is welcome to join us Tuesday through Friday from 7:40-8:00 on the lower playground. See you there!
Go, Mustangs!!
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Camp VIP
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Please be sure to save a week or two for Camp VIP this summer. The schedule and registration will be available within the next week or so, but the schedule is finalized if you'd like to contact Nancy at nancy@mbxfoundation.org or (310) 503-1771. She will help you with the options or with a specific class you are interested in. MBX is also partnering with several other exciting camps. Please see the summer page at mbxfoundation.org for ongoing enrollment for Planet Bravo, Steve and Kate's, and Performing Arts Workshop. VIP will be offered for four one week sessions from June 27-July 22.
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Meet your local Lawmakers 2016
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After a hugely successful Meet Your Lawmakers event last year, our local legislators are returning to Manhattan Beach to update our community on the latest education-related legislation in Sacramento. Seating is limited, so register now to reserve a seat.
Be sure to take this opportunity to submit any questions you have for your legislators when you register.
Thursday, March 24th 6:30-8:00pm
Mira Costa High School Small Theater
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Volunteer Opportunities - Rowell Drop Off Zone, Science Lab - 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. Next up: Mascari, Kuklinski, & Morris. The procedure and rules are listed on the sign up genius site. Thank you!
Science Lab needs volunteers! Please sign up to volunteer in the Science Lab for your classroom. Sign up here!
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FUN-Raising
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Collect Box Tops for Meadows!
10 Box Tops = 1 SKORR card
This school year we've raised $675 from the Box Tops for Education™ program. Meadows earns 10¢ for each valid Box Top we collect! Simply buy products with the pink Box Tops on them (BTFE.com/products), clip the Box Tops, and send the Box Tops to school. Box Tops can be turned in by:
- Placing the clipped Box Tops or labeled baggie into the front office collection box or
- Completing a Box Tops submission form and returning it in a Tuesday envelope or into the front office collection box.
Don't toss them ...clip them and return them to Meadows.
Earn Points when you shop or dine at Manhattan Village
S hopping for Students is a program that awards our school with free money. If your family did any shopping at the mall from May 1, 2015 to present your receipts turn into points that in turn get money for Meadows. You may turn in your receipts into the box in the front office, use the e-receipts for receipts you receive via email or bring them to the concierge which is located in the front of Macy's Men store. Please see flyer for details or go to the Shopping for Students website for more information.
Attention Amazon Shoppers!!
Most purchases in that shopping session will earn Meadows 6% of your purchase.
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Community Corner
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Friday, March 18th from 4:45-9:00pm
MCHS Dance Room 81
1st - 5th Grade
Cost -$45 per dancer
Enjoy a night out while your dancer learns dances choreographed by the MCHS Dance Team Coach and spends the evening with members of the National Award Winning MCHS Dance Team! The evening will include dancing, crafts, games and a mock slumber party with movie.
Dancers should wear comfortable clothing and should bring a pillow and
blanket to watch the movie. Pizza, snacks and water will be provided.
South Bay United Water Polo
Come learn to play water polo in a fun, team focused environment. South Bay United provides an environment in which youth of all levels may develop to their fullest - in and out of the pool. Build skills, confidence and friendships that will last a lifetime! See the flyer for more info!
Super Sports Discounts for Meadows Families
Next time you shop at Super Sports, be sure to mention that you're a Meadows Family and you'll receive a 15% discount.
Camp VIP/MBX Summer Programs
As you start to plan for summer, please be sure to check out the variety of programs being offered by MBX on the MBX summer home page In addition to our traditional Camp VIP (always popular), MBX is partnering with Planet Bravo, Steve and Kate's, Performing Arts Workshop and ARC outdoor camp to provide a variety of exceptional choices for our families.Camp VIP will be open for enrollment within the next two weeks, so sure to save a week or two. The other camps are open for enrollment now. For information and to enroll go to mbxfoundation.org. For all questions, don't hesitate to contact Nancy Rosenburg, MBX Program Director at nancy@mbxfoundation.org or (310) 503-1771. When making choices for summer, remember that net proceeds from MBX camps go to MBUSD to benefit students K-12.
Tween Tuesdays Grades 5-8th
Join us for a book discussion of " The Strange Case of Origami Yoda," by Tom Angleberger. We will host trivia, munch on snacks, learn origami, and have a great time. Copies of the book are available at the Children's Reference Desk and most libraries. Tuesday, March 22nd from 3:30 - 5pm at the Manhattan Beach Public Library.
5th Annual Toy Drive
On March 26th from 8:30am - 3:00pm, donate your new and gently used toys, books, games, stuffed animals and dolls! Bring them to 1401 Artesia Blvd, at the turn-around in front of the Mira Costa Administration Building.
Benefiting the LA County Toy Loan Program. Brought to you by the Manhattan Beach Kiwanis and the Mira Costa Key Club. See the flyer for more information.
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