The Principal's Newsletter

Dear Parents:

COIN QUEST AT MEADOWS THIS WEEK!

Coin Quest is coming! May 5-7 (Mon-Wed). There will be a container in each classroom for the children to put their coins in. The room with the highest total will choose the movie for Family Fun Night. Each room also earns extra raffle tickets for the teacher in a special Teacher Appreciation drawing (1 extra raffle ticket for each $10 in coin). The drawing will be held at Family Night. Proceeds will go to Student Council, Teacher Appreciation and Shakespeare Week. If you need additional information, e-mail Mike Solis.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT—COMING MAY 9TH!

Family Fun Night is almost here!! Sit back with friends, eat, drink and enjoy the show! Featuring The Animal Guys,  Coin Quest winners and a movie. Guaranteed fun for everyone! Tickets are $17 ($22 the day of the event). Chicken Dijon (pre-order only), pizza, chicken tenders, Glacier Ice Cream, popcorn, treats, drinks and novelties will also be available at additional cost. Send in your orders before May 2nd and receive a $1 bonus ticket for every $10 ordered! If you need additional information, e-mail Mike Solis.  

MOTHER & SON NIGHT OF MAGIC & BUILD YOUR OWN SUNDAE BAR—FRIDAY, MAY 30TH!

Save the date! The Meadows PTA invites all Meadows Moms and Sons to Join us for a night of Ice Cream Sundae-making and Magic with John Abrams, the Animal Magic guy, on Friday, May 30th, in the Meadows Cafeteria from 7:00-9:00 pm.

Tickets will be $8 per person and will go on sale the week of May 12th. More details to come soon.

8th GRADE PROMOTION DECORATIONS NEEDED

Julie Limbach Jones is requesting the help of the Meadows Community in locating Meadows items that will support the promotional theme “Remember the past. Imagine the future.” Julie is part of the decorating committee for the 8th grade promotion at Manhattan Beach Middle School. If you have any Meadows memorabilia, especially mascots, the committee would appreciate borrowing them for this event. The committee needs the items on June 17 and will return them on June 19. Please contact Julie at jlimbachjones@yahoo.com. 

SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS AVAILABLE FOR ORDER ON MAY 5!

Supply kits by grade level will be available as they were last year, beginning May 5. Please look for information on the details in the electronic Tuesday Envelope in the near future. Teachers at each grade level have identified the supplies that their students will need for the coming school year and PTA has contracted with a company to supply these items in a kit. Purchase is optional and the kits are offered as a time saver for parents. Parents will also receive an electronic supply list from their children’s 0809 grade level teachers so that these items can be purchased separately if you wish. This is not a fundraiser.

Please note that if you purchase the kit, there sometimes is an additional item to purchase, which will be noted on the supply list. Special thanks to Fran Goore for chairing the Supply Kits responsibility this year.

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

The spring session begins Monday, April 28. There is still availability in most classes, so check with your onsite coordinator and submit your forms ASAP. Why not finish out the year with one of our unique enrichment opportunities? For general program questions, please call Nancy Rosenburg at 376-6115.

CAMP VIP: July 11 – August 1

Parents, be sure to take a good look at the Camp VIP materials for this summer and submit your forms ASAP so that you will be assured a spot in your child's favorite class. You may enroll online at mbathleticfoundation.org or by submitting a hard copy to your school office, or by mail.

CURRENT FIFTH GRADERS: There are several wonderful options just for you. Getting Ready for MIddle School is a great way to learn about what goes on at MBMS, engage in activities that will prepare you for the 6th grade year, as well as to meet new kids and to have a lot of fun while learning new skills. Also, Mrs. Daly's Summer Book Club is a great way to accomplish some of your required summer reading in small groups with skill-based activities that will give you a boost of confidence and preparedness for 6th grade Humanities class.

Three other unique activities for incoming 4-6th graders are Opening the Gate to Learning, MBPD Junior Leadership Academy, and Odyssey of the Mind: Capture your Creativity. Complete descriptions of these classes are available online.

For questions, please call Nancy Rosenburg, Program Director, at 376-6115.

MBMS AMBASSADORS’ CARNIVAL—FRIDAY, MAY 2

All fifth graders are invited to join in the fun at MBMS; annual spring carnival, which will take place from 3:15 – 5:00 pm. This event will feature a dunk tank, inflatable climbing slide, games, hot dogs, pizza, cotton candy and more.

Tickets are available at the entrance. Most food items and games cost $1. Our fifth graders always have a great time at this introduction to our middle school!

PLANET PALS EARTH TIPS!

If one million people vermicomposted for a year, 82,000 tons of food waste could be turned into fertilizer.

Do not underestimate the lowly worm; it is one of nature’s best recyclers. Give hungry worms access to your kitchen vegetable waste, and soon through the process of vermicomposting, your garbage will be transformed into nutrient-rich, nonpolluting fertilizer. Compost improves plant and root growth, helps soil hold moisture, binds nutrients in the soil and can help inhibit plant disease. Interested in learning more? Join Lisa Ryder Moore for a free one hour Compost Workshop this Saturday, May 3rd, at 10am at Polliwog Park. MB residents may purchase discounted Biostack Bins or Worm Composting Bins at the class or call Waste Management at (310) 830-7100.

Plastic bottles from water and soda pile up in our landfills and take 450+ years to break down.

Connie Harrington
Principal, Meadows Elementary School
1200 N. Meadows Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

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