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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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March 25th - 50's Dress-Up Day & Assembly
March 28th - CYRM Reading Challenge Deadline (4th & 5th Graders)
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Upcoming Events
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April 4th - 8th - Spring Break
May 6th - Science Night
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What a fun night for Meadows Moms and Sons! We had record breaking attendance last Friday night when 230 moms and sons came dressed in their favorite sports team gear ready to play! Everyone enjoyed basketball, foosball, other games and of course epic rounds of laser tag!
A big thank you to our two Co-Chairs of the event: Cynthia Hedges and Dana Bagdasarian.
Rinaldi's supplied yummy food plus we had tasty donuts from Krispy Kreme. A shout out to Ann Lundy/Mattel for donating many great raffle prizes and to Becker's Bakery for the free cookie raffle prizes. Thank you too to the various parent/family volunteers who helped with check-in, served dinner, made popcorn, took photos etc. Overall it was a super fun night! Go Team Meadows!
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Summer Camp Expo
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The 2016 Camp Expo was a huge hit! This past Saturday, hundreds of South Bay families visited booths from 40+ camps to get information on fun and educational options for the summer. Meadows Elementary hosts this event every year and it is a wonderful resource for the community. We also featured Bike Safety Training, a bicycle skills course and a Happy Wall! Thank you to the Beach Cities Cycling Club, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition as well as the Manhattan Beach Police department. Yummy food was provided by El Gringo, Fresh Brothers Pizza and Kona Ice. The mayor of Manhattan Beach even stopped by!
A huge thank you to Andrea McCracken and her team of volunteers for organizing a great Camp Expo for 2016 - your hard work is much appreciated.
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Meals for Meadows - Fresh Brothers on 3/23
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Raise funds for Meadows by going to Fresh Brothers on Wednesday - March 23rd - from open to close. 20% of your bill will be donated to Meadows PTA. Present this flyer - and don't forget to sign the book to get your SKORR card! See you there, Mustangs!
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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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50's Dress-Up Day & Assembly
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This Friday, March 25th, all students will see a wonderful assembly by 1950's-inspired doo-wop group, "The Alley Cats." Let's have fun with this and dress up like cool cats! Girls: poodle skirts, saddle shoes, bobby socks, capris and flats, neck scarves. Boys: letter sweaters, greaser jeans and jackets, fedora hats and skinny ties. Mustangs will rock around the clock!
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Grades of Green Earth Tip!
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Get Outside! Hitting the beach (and noticing the amount of trash that's everywhere), going to Polliwog Park or hiking in the mountains is a great way to help your kids connect to Mother Nature and remind them why it is so important to go green every day.
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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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Save the date- April 16, 9 AM, Goodyear Airfield in Carson- High Altitude Weather Balloon launch!
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Mrs. Michael was awarded the Teachers Driving Innovation grant in January to do a high-altitude weather balloon (HAB) launch with Meadows students. The "ground crew" team of K-5 students have been working hard, and it's time to launch! We would like to invite the Meadows community to our balloon launch on Saturday, April 16th. We will begin readying the payload around 8:30 AM, to release the balloon promptly at 9 AM on the Goodyear Airfield (where the Goodyear Blimp is moored, just off of the 405 freeway).
What is a HAB launch? A weather balloon will be inflated with helium, and attached to a "payload", which is a Styrofoam box with cameras, GPS, and student created experiments. A HAM-radio transmitter will be included to show precise locations, to assist in recovering the payload hours later. Our goal is for the payload to reach 100,000 feet, allowing for some absolutely incredible video and still camera footage, before the balloon bursts and falls back to Earth.
Once the balloon is off of the ground, we are planning some "viewing parties" to watch the balloon's GPS transmitter move across Southern California. You'll be able to see exactly where the balloon is, and where it has landed, from the comfort of your own home or neighborhood. Some of our ground crew students will be available to answer questions and tell stories for those not able to make it to the launch. Make a full day of it, surrounded by Meadows families, and watching science unfold in front of you! If you are interested in hosting a party in your home/backyard/street, let Mrs. Michael know at jmichael@mbusd.org, stop by the science lab, or leave a note in her box.
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CYRM Reading Challenge - 4th & 5th Grade
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The library is getting ready to celebrate our incredible readers who have conquered the CYRM book challenge. We now have 50 students who have read all three books!!!
A voting lunch party is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30. An email with the details will be sent out soon. The party will have far more students than originally anticipated so we could use another adult or two in the library to help supervise. If you are free 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, March 30, and would like to help, please let me know at cprimm@mbusd.org
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Below are some upcoming community races. Please remember to let us know if you participate in any race so we can add laps to your runner's total!
Go, Mustangs!!
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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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Summer Opportunities
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Camp VIP and MBX partner camps (Planet Bravo, Performing Arts Workshop, and Steve and Kate's) are OPEN for enrollment at mbxfoundation.org. Check our and register on the Summer Camps/ Overview Page or the Register for Camp VIP link for VIP.
Questions? Contact Nancy at nancy@mbxfoundation.org or (310) 503-1771. Current fifth graders, take a look at the ARC camp for outdoor field trips!
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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: Morris, Kajiya, & Sokol. 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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 April is National Poetry Month! All Manhattan Beach Elementary School students in grades 1-5 are invited to celebrate by entering the Manhattan Beach Library's first annual "Haiku Hullabaloo"! The theme is "Celebrating Manhattan Beach" and original entries are due by March 31st. Poems will be recognized throughout April and all participants are invited to an "Open Mic" event at the MB Library on Saturday, April 16th from 2- 4pm. Please see the attached flyer & entry form for more information.
Get Connected MB
An interactive, hands-on workshop for all community member to learn about the City's new and exciting tools and how to use them. Among areas to be discussed are the new MB mobile app (available for download on any app store), the Govt Q/A Public Records Portal, and Open City Hall. All attendees are urged to bring their own devices for this workshop (tablets, smart phones or laptops) and to RSVP by Friday, March 25th for this even as space is limited. Any questions can be directed to Matthew Cuevas or for additional information, please click on this link. When: Thursday, March 31 @ 6:30 PM
Where: Joslyn Community Center, 1601 N Valley Dr
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.
MBsand Volleyball Club Camp
4-Day camp for boys and girls ages 10-17
Monday, April 4th - Thursday, April 7th
10 AM - 2 PM
Early Bird (expires 3/28/16): $260
Starting 3/29: $280
MB Pier - South Side
Use Activity #26073
For questions or for more information click here or please contact Patty at (310) 227.6628
2016 MCHS Spring Break Youth Tennis Camp
Ages: 8 - 14
Location: MCHS Tennis Courts (corner of Artesia and Meadows)
Cost: $225/week, $200/4 days, $150/3 days, $100/2 days, $60/1 day (includes t-shirt and snacks)
Camp Director: Head Coach - Joe Ciasulli and Assistant Coach - Mark McGuire
Camp Counselors: Members of the Mira Costa Girls & Boys Tennis Teams
Click here to download and complete the Registration and Waiver of Liability Forms and mail per the instructions on the Forms.
City of Manhattan Beach Summer Camps
The city of Manhattan Beach offers a variety of summer camp options. Check out their new brochure or go to their website for more information.
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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