MEA Monday Message

Tuesday, Oct. 4

• Make up Picture Day 8-10 Auditorium
• Coop Group 9:30-10:15 Chicken Coop area (Grades 6-12)
• Music with Mr. Johnson
• Covid Testing (8-11am)
• Elementary Art with Ms. Sink 12:30
  

Wednesday, Oct. 5

• Cosmic Yoga with Ms. Sink 8:30-8:55 Auditorium (Elementary)
  

• PALS Tutoring 9:30-11:30 Auditorium
• Hispanic Heritage Month Kahoot competition 12:00-12:30 Auditorium (all grades)
• Open Coop Hour 11:30-12:30 at the Chicken Coop area

Thursday, Oct. 6

• Cosmic Yoga with Ms. Sink 8:30-8:55 Auditorium (Elementary)

• PALS Tutoring 9:30-11:30 Auditorium

• Junior Meeting (11th grade) 12-12:30 Room 6

• Jam Band 12:30-1:45 Bungalow next to Food Court

• Kitchen Science 12:30-1:30 Maker Space (Grades 2-5)

• Math Counts 2:00-3:00 Parent Lounge (Grades 6-8)

Friday, Oct. 7

• San Diego Dance Theater Workshop 11-12pm on the blacktop (Grades 4-12)
• Library Closed

Upcoming

10/10 Library Closed

10/11 Elementary Art & Middle School Lego Robotics starts (more info coming soon)

10/11 School Site Wellness Council Meeting 2pm Rm. 3

10/12 PSAT at MEA for 11th graders 7:45am Auditorium

10/17 Charleston Wrap Fundraiser Ends (New Deadline!)

10/24 Parent Workshop: Leader in Me Curriculum Training (K-6)

10/25-10/27 Spirit Week

10/27 Student Night at the Opera (7-12)

11/3 Fall Festival

Please be sure to stop by the office and give Ms. Ikeuchi a warm Mt. Everest welcome!

Today was my first day at Mt. Everest Academy and I am excited to be part of the team with all of you! I previously worked at Hawthorne and Ross Elementary schools in SDUSD.

I am originally from Japan and moved to San Diego in 2000 after living in Australia for one year to learn English. I attended college in Japan and graduated with a degree in Philosophy. In the United States, I have studied Office Management and Accounting. I live with two high school age daughters and three cats in Clairemont. I enjoy the process of learning and am grateful for the opportunity to grow together with MEA students and families.

Help ASB with a schoolwide fundraising campaign this year that starts now. Link to Generic Shopping Site for MEA!

We are 25% to our goal of $2,000!

The online catalog contains over 2,500 great products you can be confident that everyone you know will find something they like. (This is not just wrapping paper, but nice, quality products.)

Our fundraising sales only last until 10/17! So do these quick, easy things today and let’s get our momentum going!

1. Register your participant online and enter our Organization ID 24500
2. Invite friends and family to shop and support! Send emails, share on social media, and text the fundraising link to your friends & family to quickly spread the word!

Click here for an instruction letter that you can use to ensure you are registered properly for the fundraiser and that all of your purchases are linked to Mt. Everest Academy.

• Tuesday, October 4
• 8-10am

Student IDs

For those that missed picture day, please be sure to come to make ups. If students do not have a photo taken at picture day, they do not get a school ID card!

Parent IDs

Parents, please come to make up picture day if you would like a personalized MEA ID to use when you are on campus.

Ally Action is planning an upcoming event to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month: an educational Kahoot competition about various aspects of LatinX heritage. Ally Action is organizing these and other activities for the various history months to uplift underrepresented stories and center education on marginalized identities. (If you would like to help organize future events, please join Ally Action!) There will be prizes and possible extra credit in Social Studies and History classes for those who attend the Kahoot event. It is open to all grades, though the content might be around the level of 5th-12th grade knowledge.

• Wed, Oct. 5 from 12-12:30 in the auditorium
• All grades and families welcome!
• Prizes!

San Diego Dance Theater will provide a FREE one hour workshop focusing on making site-specific dance choreography, led by the Teaching Artist Lilian Ibarra.

• Friday October 7th from 11:00-12:00 PM at MEA
• Students should wear clothes that facilitate movement and athletic shoes
• California VAPA-standards based
  

Sign up for the dance workshop here!

For LatinX Heritage Month, Mr. Spiegelberg and Mrs. Mullen will be hosting a Student Night at the San Diego Opera!

El último sueño de Frida y Diego

by Gabriela Lena Cruz

(sung in Spanish with English and Spanish text above the stage)

• For students in grades 7-12
• FREE
• Thursday, October 27, 2022
• 5:45 – 9:00 P.M.
• San Diego Civic Theater (Downtown)
• Students must have their own transportation to and from the event. Drop off will be at 5:45 and pick up will be at 9pm.

There are a limited number of tickets so please don't wait! Permission slips can be obtained from the front office. Sign ups will be on a first-come, first serve basis with signed permission slip.

Please contact Mr. Spiegeberg of Mrs. Mullen if you have any questions. dspiegelberg@sandi.net / nmullen@sandi.net

Every school is required to have a School Site Wellness Council (SSWC) that includes staff, students, and parents. Ms. Sink is leading the Mt. Everest SSWC this year and seeks your input and collaboration. If you are interested in joining this team, please contact Mrs. Sink at vsink@sandi.net. There first meeting will be Oct. 11 at 2pm and the agenda for the first meeting can be found here.

Health and Wellness encompasses:

• Health Education
• Health Services
• Physical Education
• Physical Activity
• Nutrition
• Social-Emotional Wellness
• Healthy and Safe School Environment
• Staff Wellness
• Family & Community Involvement

Please check out the October SDUSD Health and Wellness Newsletter!

Thank you to all of the excellent candidates this year!

The Mt. Everest ASB Officers for 2022-2023 are:

• Co Presidents - Nicole Lee and Liberty-Belle Garza Omae
• Vice President - Fayyad Hassan
• Secretary - Emma Baxter
• Treasurer - Mark Steel

Students who are in grades 10-12 are welcome to apply for the Mt. Everest Academy Chapter of the National Honor Society. Applicants must have been enrolled for a full semester at MEA prior to the application deadline and have a current GPA of 3.5 or higher. There is no cost to apply, but students who are inducted may gain access to scholarship opportunities through the NHS.

Please make a copy of the application found here and return to Dr. Rodenberg by 3pm on 10/21.

All students who would like some extra help can come to the Auditorium every Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30-11:30. All grades are welcome, as WE HAVE TUTORS FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS! PALS is a great way to build community and academic skills!

Parents, K-5 students attending PALS must arrive with a check-in form so tutors know what to work on with your child and you receive a report about the session.

Check the PALS website for updates and process.

New at the library: “READ FOR A PRIZE” Year-long campaign

What kind of prize? For the joy of reading, eating, reflecting, or trying something new? Try it and find-out!!

Recent Read-aloud books: K-2

“If the Dinosaurs Came Back” By Bernard Most

“What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?” By Steve Jenkins

**We have over 50 fiction and non-fiction books about dinosaurs and more than 300 books about animals!! Come check them out after class 😊 Parents can sign-in at the front office for coming on campus to go to the parent room or the library too!

SDUSD will offer the PSAT for all 11th graders free of charge. MEA 11th graders wishing to take the PSAT should go to the front office to sign up and get a Student Guide with Practice Test. The test will be at MEA on October 12 at 7:45am for 11th graders only.

Non 11th graders wishing to take the PSAT will have an opportunity to take it at a district sponsored site on another day for an $18 fee. Those interested should sign up at: PSAT sign up for non-11th graders.

Junior Meeting - Thursday - 10/6 - 12-12:30 - Rm. 6 - Free pizza!

This presentation will cover the college application process and SAT/PSAT information. There will be pizza for all Juniors in attendance. All juniors are encouraged to attend.

Need to meet with Mr. Rubin?

His door is always open, but to ensure he is available when you can meet, make an appointment at the link https://calendly.com/mt_everest_counseling/meeting

College/Career Opportunities

The link below has some great opportunities for students in grades 9-12.

https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/ccte/student-opportunities

The MEA Foundation is looking for a few volunteers during 2022-2023 school year. Here's a quick overview of some key positions for the Foundation. Looking forward to serving Mt. Everest Academy.

• Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/84-2089378 and set your charity to "Mount Everest Academy Foundation".
• Then, always start your shopping at https://smile.amazon.com and shop as usual while supporting our school!

Jam Band (Secondary)

Jam Band is back! Mr. Fisher is returning for his third year leading the MEA house band. Practices will be Thursdays at 12:30 in the the bungalow next to the food court, except for turn-in week. Please join us if you are interested in performing, singing, playing an instrument, writing your own material, being a sound technician or playing cover songs. We've got guitars, drums, basses, keyboards and microphones. So, bring your instrument or just show up ready to rock! First session is on September 29th.

Ally Action (Secondary)

Ally Action will kick off this Thursday in the auditorium! We will be meeting Thursdays, Sept 29 and Oct 13 (weeks one and three) from 3:05-3:50. All middle and high school students are welcome! Ally Action is dedicated to making Mt. Everest an inclusive environment for everyone.

Kitchen Science (2nd-5th grade)

Indicator art! MakerSpace "Kitchen Chemistry Science"

Emmi Olson parent of 4th and 6th graders, is leading fun chemistry experiments using pH indicators (vegetables). Thursdays 10/06, 10/13 and 10/27 (not during a turn in week) from 12:30 to 1:30pm. All lessons must be attended. Open to 2nd-5th graders. Please use the Kitchen Science Form, space is limited.

Math Counts (Middle School)

Students enrolled in grades 6-8 who enjoy math and challenging problems are welcome to come and join the MATHCOUNTS Club on Thursdays from 2-3 in the Parent Room. (No meeting during turn-in week.) The club will conclude with the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series which will be held online in early 2023 (it usually happens at the end of February.) For more information feel free to check out mathcounts.org

Elementary Cosmic Yoga

Every Wednesday and Thursday all elementary students are invited to join Ms. Sink at 8:30 in the Auditorium as we wake up our bodies and brains with Cosmic Yoga! Parents are welcome to join.

Students who attend elementary class on those days will be walked to class after yoga. Students without class those days will need to be picked up by 8:55am.

Wear comfortable clothes. Yoga mats will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own.

Elementary Art

In Elementary Art class last week, students learned about texture and created a hippo with texture using markers and glue. This week they will paint their creations!

Art website: https://mrssinkmea.weebly.com/elementary-art.html

Music with Mr. Johnson from VAPA (All Grades)

• Please see the music schedule.
• Please join the Google Classroom for your class(es):

Do you like creepy crawlies? (K-8)

Do you want to be a mealworm farmer? Mrs. Sink needs help taking care of the mealworms we are raising for the chickens. If you are interested in helping, contact Mrs. Sink at vsink@sandi.net

Coop Group (6-12)

Coop group leads the upkeep the coop area and serenity garden . Although they are 3 1/2 years old and aren’t laying eggs anymore, the chickens still appreciate the care and attention they receive from students. Come join us!

• Tuesdays 9:30-10:15 at the Coop area

Open Coop Hour (all grades - K-5 must be supervised by a parent/guardian)

Miss Shannon will open the coop for secondary students and K-5 students with a parent/guardian to come and go as you wish. Get to know the chickens and new students!

• Wednesdays, 11:30-12:30

*This is an open time without cleaning or structured topics.

Parents visiting on campus must sign in at the front office and wear a visitor ID badge at all times. (Personalized ID badges will be made available soon). Parents frequently volunteering will be required to complete volunteer paperwork. Thank you for your help!

Parent Lounge is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for parents.

Join a local Boy Scout Troop!

Troop 271 is a High Adventure Troop! For more information:

1) Check out the Web site at:

https://troop271.godaddysites.com/

You will find lots of photos of adventures here and a calendar of events.

2) Attend a meeting

We have weekly meetings every Tuesday starting at 7 PM at Curie Elementary school. The address

is 4080 Governor Dr, San Diego, CA 92122. Introduce yourself to any adult leader and they will provide more information about the troop.There is no commitment.

3) Consider going to Rocketry Camp Nov. 11-13.

This event is our main recruitment activity. It is a car camping event out in the desert and both potential scouts and family members are welcome. There is no charge or commitment to attend.

The potential scout will join a group of other scouts and cook and camp with them. Other family members will meet other adults within the troop. All meals will be provided and we have some camping gear for families that may need it.

For more information, email George Papen (also the father of an MEA student) at gpapen@sandi.net

Please send any information for the Monday Message using the Google form by end of day Wednesday for upcoming message.