MEA Monday Message
October 28, 2024
Calendar
Month 3 Week 4
Tuesday, Oct. 29
- 8-8:45- Choir - B15
- 8:50- 9:35- Strings - B15
- 9:40-10:25- Band - B15
- 12:30-1:15 Elementary Art - MakerSpace
- 12:30-2:30 PALS - Rm 6
- 12:30-1:00 Ukulele Workshop - B15
- 9:30-11:30 PALS - Auditorium
- 11:00-11:45 Coop Group - Chicken Coop
- 12:00-12:30 Elementary Book Club
- 12:45-2:45 Fantastical Fall Festival
- End of Month 3
- 9:00-11:30 PALS - Room 1
- Nov 25- 29 Thanksgiving Break
Clubs & Activities
Check out the week's club calendar below. For more information about clubs, check out the MEA Campus Life.
This Week's Events
🎃 Get ready for a spooktacular time! 🎃
🎃On Thursday October 31, from 12:45-2:45 pm, the ASB is proud to present the Fantastical Fall Festival. Please come join us for an afternoon of community fun! Students will be facilitating a variety of games and booths for children of all ages including Teacher Dunk Tank, Cookie Decorating, Musical Chairs, Fortune Telling, Face Painting & Tattoos, Cornhole, Pumpkin Painting and Frankenstein operation.
Booth Passports can be picked up at the Ticket Booth. Each passport is redeemable for a prize after booth participation.
A $5 wristband gets you unlimited play! Purchase wristbands here. Snacks will also be available for purchase including $3 for Root Beer Floats & Nachos, $2 Minute Maid Frozen Lemonade, $1 Chips and Rice Krispy Treats so please bring cash if wish to purchase. Parents are welcome and parents should accompany students in grades K-5. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
ASB is requesting a few donations. Please sign up for cookies, ice cream, frozen minute maid pops, sunscreen and pop up canopies. If you have any questions please contact Karen Krampe.🎉👻
Ukulele Workshop
Attention 2nd through 5th graders! Please join us for a Ukulele for Beginners workshop on Wednesday, October 30 from 12:30-1:00, in B15. We'll be learning a few basic chords and a simple song or two. This workshop will be limited to 10 students. For any questions, please contact Kara (MEA Parent) at karacamden777@gmail.com. Here's the link to sign up:
Fall into Fitness
Join our school team to track your activity over 3 weeks starting on 10/15! Choose Mt. Everest on the sign up and the track your progress by Wednesday each week. Win prizes and get active! This information will run the in Monday Message and be shared with PE classes.
FALL INTO FITNESS 2024- CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO GET MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE THIS FALL!
- A free physical activity challenge for the SDUSD community.
- Track your minutes of movement and compete with other teams across SDUSD (and the nation) for a chance to win fun prizes!
- Challenge kicks off on October 15 and runs for three weeks ending on November 4.
Support Buttons
Show your support for your school, club, hobbie, favorite book or character, people, group, cause, pet, class, volunteering, organizations and more by designing a button!! All buttons will be posted in the library on the “Brief but spectacular” door. Go MEA!
Buttons are often worn to show support for a person or group’s favorite cause(s) or to make change in our society. In the past, women for example, fought for the right to vote and wore beautifly designed buttons in 1904. In the library we have posters for “vote for books” and “elect to read” for this year’s fall season 😊 which are like very LARGE buttons.
Give it a try and turn in your button through the end of November (Nov. 22nd) before Thanksgiving Break.
Open Gaming
All students are invited to Open Video Gaming sessions during lunch! Whether you’re a pro gamer or just want to have some fun, come join us in Room 1 for an awesome time with friends.
When: Wednesdays 12:00-12:30
Where: Room 1
What to Bring: Your favorite games and a good attitude!
Grab your lunch and head over to enjoy some gaming sessions. Let’s make lunchtime epic!
Upcoming Events
Dodgeball
Attention MEA students! The lighthouse teem is excited to announce that we will be hosting dodgeball games Tuesday - Thursday during lunch on the blacktop the Second Week of Month 4! Please spread the word and we can't wait to see you there!! November 12, 13, 14 at lunch on the blacktop
Marie Curie Birthday Kahoot
Celebrate Marie Curie’s birthday with a Kahoot organized by the STEM Club on Thursday, November 7, during lunch. She progressed the fields of STEM so much through her groundbreaking research! Learn more about her contributions to science through this fun Kahoot! Trivia questions will be for all ages, and lunch may be eaten during the Kahoot. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 winners and will include science stickers! Make sure to stop by to try your hand at these fun questions, earn a super cool prize, and learn more about Marie Curie on her birthday!
Learn Sewing Machine Basics - Gr. 6+
Secondary students are you ready to learn some basic sewing skills with a sewing machine? Makerspace is hosting an open house on Wednesday, November 6th & 13th from 12:45 to 4pm and Thursday, November 7th & 14th from 9am to noon, come by when you can. Learn how to use a sewing machine and make a tote bag. 🧵
Email kkrampe@sandi.net if you have any questions. Please complete the google form so we have enough sewing machines ready.
Announcements
See’s Candy Fundraiser
Our annual ASB See's Candy Fundraiser is starting! Please help support Mt. Everest Academy and the ASB by participating in this MEA tradition.
New this year is Online Ordering! You can place orders online to be delivered to friends and family or you can share the Online Order link for others to order their favorite See’s Candies treats.
Paper Order forms are available from the supervising teacher, in the office or select the link See's Winter Fundraising Order Form. Thanks for helping us raise money to support school events like dances, festivals, and clubs!
Return all paper orders and money to the MEA office by Tuesday, December 3rd. Paper orders will be available to MEA the week of December 9th so families can pick up prior to winter break. Checks should be made out to MEA ASB. Prizes will be awarded to the top three sellers.
If you have any questions please contact Karen Krampe.
Yearbook Cover Contest
Students in Grades 6-12 are invited to enter their art in our yearbook cover contest. The winner will receive a free yearbook and their artwork will be displayed on the front cover! Even if your entry is not used on the cover, it may still be used in other places throughout the book.
You may submit a design that is for the front cover only or a wrap-around spread for both the front and back. Keep in mind that there is a spine roughly half an inch wide that will cut through the middle of a wrap-around design. All entries must be in digital format.
Yearbook Theme:
This year’s book doesn’t have a specific “tag line,” but the cover art should reflect the uniqueness of this school, which is unlike any other.
Tips for a Good Entry:
All entries must include Mt. Everest Academy and the school year 2024-25.
Use lots of color, including the background. Don’t leave much white space.
Do not add text too close to the edges of the page. Leave 1 inch of space around the outside edges with no text, just color/design. This will avoid print issues when the art is applied to the cover.
Submit Your Digital Art:
See this link for the specific dimensions for creating your artwork in programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator or others: size, dimensions and resolutions
Use the specs and templates for an 8 ½ x 11 Hardcover book with 92 pages (Photoshop and inDesign templates available)
Email your file to rfinney@sandi.net
All Entries Due By: January 31, 2025 (end of Month 6)
2024-2025 Yearbook
We have a great yearbook staff ready to record the year for you in this year's yearbook!
Purchase your copy by October 31st and receive a 10% Discount!
Elementary Families
Classics 4 Kids - FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP
Be sure to sign up for the Classics 4 Kids concert by Friday, Nov 1, 2024. Use the link to purchase your tickets today!
Classics 4 Kids:
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 9:45 AM (program 50 minutes)
Sound Waves: Water Music
Joan B. Kroc Theater
$7.38 students/adults
Set sail on a STEAM journey as the Classics Philharmonic Orchestra explores music inspired by the ocean and its inhabitants. With guest educators from Wildcoast, students dive into an integrated learning experience where the power of music fosters a deeper understanding of the crucial role oceans play on our planet.
*Featuring Conductor Dana Zimbric & The Classics Philharmonic Orchestra *Designed for Pre-K – 6th Grade *Social-Emotional Learning & Diverse Music
Old Town San Diego Field Trips
Calling all K-6th graders: The Old Town San Diego field trips are back!
Join us on the Explore the Past and Blacksmithing activity. Pre-registration is needed! The final cost is dependent on the number of students. Should be about $10-$15 per person for both activities. Please email bkielty@sandi.net or leave a comment on the Elementary Meet-Ups electronic bulletin board if you are interested. Be sure to indicate the number of people in your group.
Digital Meet-Up Board
Calling all Elementary Families! We now have our own digital bulletin board for sharing our Meet-Ups each month! Click on the link to see the places we plan to visit! You are welcome to plan your own meet-up, large or small, or join one that has already been organized. Be sure to give your contact information in the comment section so the organizers can reach those families who are interested in attending.
https://padlet.com/bkielty/mea-elementary-meet-ups-bm0xc8x7lp3pdjn
High School
SDUSD's Environmental Literacy Task Force
SDUSD's Environmental Literacy Task Force is looking for new student members! The Environmental Literacy Taskforce is a coalition of highly driven student activists from schools all around SDUSD. Designed to educate, aid, and elevate every student's activism, ELT provides valuable knowledge and support to its members as they set, execute, and complete a tailored/customized set of environmental goals for their school site. Through educational workshops, team meetings, and real-life activism, the environmental literacy task force will increase environmental action and literacy within the SDUSD and empower student activists to push for the change they want to see.
A member's role within ELT will be as a change maker, and a student.
Responsibilities will include
- Attending our bi-monthly / weekly (pending on availability and needs) meetings
- Coming ready to learn about topics such as professionalism, communications, grassroots activism, and environmentalism.
- Fostering a collaborative community with your fellow school site representatives and members from across the district. These collaborations will include working on selected projects at your school site, submitting progress-check assignments and contributing to our districts supportive network of students preparing for their professional career.
If interested, the link to sign up is in the ELT Instagram bio (@sdusdenviroleaders)! Please access through personal account.
Community Events
Community Events are not sponsored by Mt. Everest Academy
Sky Zone Trampoline Park!
Get ready for an adrenaline-pumping adventure at Sky Zone Trampoline Park! Join us on Wednesday, October 30th at 4 PM for an epic afternoon of bouncing, flipping, and soaring – you won’t want to miss this thrill-packed event! This event is open to the entire K-12 MEA community.
Wednesday, October 30th
4 PM - 6 PM
Sky Zone Trampoline Park
8190 Miralani Dr, San Diego, CA 92126
Little Women
Come support MEA Theater Director Rebecca Myers who is starring in Little Women the Musical at MOXIE Theatre in the College Area. We are going to the preview on November 10 and tickets for this date are pay what you want pricing. The show will be two and a half hours with intermission. Hope to see you there! For any questions, please contact MEA parent Kara at karacamden777@gmail.com
Here is the link to buy tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35605/production/1205575?performanceId=11489430
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
GreeneTree Theatre presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory November 15, 16, 22, 23. Evie Wuornos, Amanda O’Barski (MEA 8th graders), plus a few former MEA students are in the show. Ticket sales at door. Time and Dates are as follows:
- November 15 @ 7pm
- November 16 @ 3pm & 7pm
- November 22 @ 7pm
- November 23 @ 3pm & 7pm
Connect and MOVE Bulletin
If you are seeking opportunities to connect, engage, and with other families in the MEA Community, we invite you to explore the private electronic bulletin board. We encourage you to share any local activities or events that you and fellow MEA students and families may enjoy together. Please note that these activities are not sponsored by Mt. Everest Academy.
Please send any information for the Monday Message using the Google form by end of day Thursday for upcoming message. If you have any question please contact Mrs. Keck at mkeck@sandi.net.