Eagle Updates
February 11, 2024
In This Issue:
- Congratulations, Kristine Bennett - Meadow Wood's Teacher of the Year
- From Mrs. Barry
- Random Acts of Kindness Week
- Valentine's Day Party Pre-Registration - DEADLINE MONDAY!
- Chick-Fil-A Tray Fundraiser - DEADLINE MONDAY!
- Campus Improvement Team - We need you!
- MWE Calendar of Events
- MWE Master Schedule
- MWE One-Pager
PTA News:
- All Things PTA
- Next PTA Membership Meeting
- Yearbook Reminders
- Cane's Spirit Night
- Tiff's Treats
- Yearbook
Congratulations, Ms. Bennett! MWE Teacher of the Year!
From Mrs. Barry
This week reminded us of the reason for all of our safety and security procedures. Thankfully, the individual of concern remains incarcerated; however, that doesn't alleviate the feelings associated with his threats. I am very confident in our processes and in our police department. They have kept us up to date and have been more than willing to listen to concerns and answer questions.
On that note, SBISD Police Department Chief of Police Larry Baimbridge will be a guest at our PTA meeting this Wednesday, February 14th, at 8:15 a.m. in the cafeteria. Chief Baimbridge will give an update and answer any questions you might have. If you are unable to attend, or if additional questions come up, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or to contact Chief directly.
I love how our community always comes together, not only for our students, but for all of our neighbors. Thank you for partnering with me!
We are better together.
Random Acts of Kindness Week
MWE Students are Communicators and Collaborators!
February 12th through 16th is Random Acts of Kindness Week at Meadow Wood Elementary!
Throughout the week teachers and parents will encourage students to demonstrate acts of kindness through their actions, words, and behavior. Activities for the week are all aimed at encouraging students to display acts of kindness both at home and school.
Our theme this year is Be a Good Friend! We will have a “Be a Good Friend” bulletin board on display as a reminder that Being a Good Friend should become our norm.
Below are the planned activities for the week:
Monday: Our Secret Mission envelope will reveal which class we will extend kindness to during the week. We will also get our Secret Agents of Kindness bracelets to wear as a reminder to be kind to everyone.
Tuesday: We will use a strip of construction paper to write about or draw a picture of a kind act that we plan to do during the week. We will link our slips of paper to make a classroom Kindness Chain that will hang in the MWE halls.
Wednesday: We will receive a small bag of Skittles for use in playing the Skittles Kindness Game.
Thursday: On Secret Agents/Friend Day we will reveal ourselves to the class which we were assigned to treat with kindness for the week. We may even surprise them with one final act of kindness on this day.
Friday: We will participate in a Kindness Exercise during Health Fitness. We will search for a ball with our name on it. If we don’t find it we’ll be given more time to just choose any ball and give it to the person whose name is on it. This exercise will lead us to discover that by taking the focus off of ourselves and putting the focus on others, everybody wins! This is an illustration to help us understand that when you’re only thinking of yourself and not others, kindness cannot spread.
We hope you will save this information to encourage conversations with your student(s) when they return home each day. Ask them to share more about each activity and what actually took place. At the end of the week, inquire about which activity was their favorite and why they enjoyed it. If you’re visiting during the week, please use the bulletin board as a background for pictures. Finally, let’s
remind each other often to Be a Good Friend!
Pre-Registration for Valentine's Parties
Our Valentine's parties will be Wednesday, February 14th, at 2:00 p.m. Parents are welcome to attend. If you would like to skip the line, you may pre-register for this event. As a reminder, you can only pre-register if you have already visited MWE and scanned your ID school this year. If you have not already had your ID scanned, you can either come to MWE on a day prior to the event and have it scanned (then pre-register) or sign in on the day of the event. Pre-registration will close at noon on Monday, February 12th. Pre-register using the link below:
https://forms.gle/KQcJzJiF8Cd8D2t46
Your child's teacher will give you specifics on their class information for the party. Please reach out to him/her with any questions.
Chick-Fil-A Tray Fundraiser
For Valentine's Day, why cook? Order a chilled nugget tray from Chick-Fil-A for all of your loves! This fundraiser benefits MWE and includes the tray of nuggets and an 8-oz sauce. Orders are open now until February 12th, and trays must be picked up on February 14th. Questions? Call Ms. Olvera at 713-251-6209.
Campus Improvement Team - We need YOU!
For 2024-2025, Meadow Wood has the following open positions:
- 3 Parents
- 1 Business Representative
If you are interested in serving in this capacity, please fill out the form below and return to Yvette Olvera (yvette.olvera@springbranchisd.com) by February 26, 2024. The lottery will be held March 5, 2024.
If you know of someone in the community or a local business who would be interested in serving, the forms are also included below.
MWE Calendar of Events
Reminder: Every week we have T-2-4 Tuesday - students are encouraged to wear their favorite college or military shirt. Fridays are MWE Spirit Day! Wear your Eagle attire!
February 12 - 16
Random Acts of Kindness Week
February 12
Last day to order Chick-Fil-A tray
February 13
5th grade to BIZTown
February 14
PTA Meeting
Class Parties
February 15
Reflections Participant Breakfast
CIT Meeting
February 16
Hands on Science - 1st
No lunch visitors, please!
February 19
Student HOLIDAY
February 20
Practice STAAR Reading/Language Arts (3rd-5th)
No visitors, please!
February 21
Character Without Question breakfast
Hands on Science - 2nd
February 22
3rd grade field trip - HMNS
Hands on Science - 4th
February 23
Go Texan Day
February 27
Practice STAAR Math (3rd-5th)
No visitors, please!
SFMS Band Instrument Preview - 3 p.m.
February 28
AYAM traveling show - 1st grade
February 29
Practice STAAR Science (3rd-5th)
No visitors, please!
MWE Master Schedule
MWE One-Pager
ALL THINGS PTA
Are you receiving our weekly MWE PTA Newsletter? Make sure to create an account on our website: www.mwepta.com. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
- PTA Chair positions are still available – if you are interested in becoming more involved, please reach out to info@mwepta.com
Watch D.O.G.S. sign-ups are open – sign up HERE!
Hands on Science sign-ups are open – sign up HERE!
Purchase your ’23 - ’24 Yearbook HERE. · Calendar is updated. Check it out HERE.
Next PTA Membership Meeting
Join us on Wednesday, February 14th @ 8 a.m. in the MWE Cafeteria for our next Membership Meeting.
*Membership Meetings will be held the 2nd Wednesday of the month in October, February, March and May.