Peek at the Week
Week of October 28, 2024
CALENDAR
- 7:50 am - Jag Choir Rehearsal in Music Room
- 8:55 am - Spelling Bee Practice (3rd, 4th & 5th grade representatives)
- 3:45 pm - After School Science Club "Bubbles" in Art Room
- String Fling Field Trip (5th grade orchestra)
Wednesday, Oct. 30
- Staff October Birthday Cake provided by the PTO
- 7:50 am - Jag Choir Rehearsal in Music Room
- 8:00 AM - Continental Math League (4th & 5th Grade)
- 3:45 pm - Sign Language Club (4th & 5th Grade)
- 5:00 pm - District Site Council Meeting at District Office
Thursday, Oct. 31
- Halloween
- Classroom Parties organized by Home Room Parents
- 7:40 am - Student Council Meeting
Sunday, Nov. 3
- Daylight Saving Time Ends
ELEMENTARY STUDENT REPORT CARDS
Available in PowerSchool October 24th
Your child’s report card is now available for view in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Below are instructions for accessing the report card. If you have questions or need help with access, please contact your child’s school. Please note that you will need to log into the Parent Portal. You will not be able to view report cards using the mobile app.
Elementary Student Report Cards
Parents can see all archived reports for their children in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Any current reports that are published to the public portal can be run by the parent at any time.
If you have more than one student, select the student tab for the student you want to view the Elementary Report Card
Click on Student Reports in the left navigation menu as seen below
Click on the Report you want to view under the Archived Report section
Elementary Report Cards will be Archived quarterly for parents to view or print
Veterans Day RSVP
We are excited to honor Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th. We are hosting a Veterans Day Parade beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Meadowlark Elementary. This will be a parade where the veteran gets to walk our hallways while students celebrate them. If you, a family member, or a friend is a veteran and can come to this parade, please RSVP by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/SWzy3qc2LLdQFGy69
Additionally, if you have pictures of family members who are veterans, please send pictures to Rhona Harvey at harveyr@usd385.org.
Per Family Handbook
For fall costume parties, participating students should bring their costumes to school in a sack. Costumes will be put on prior to each classroom’s party and should be something that is easy to put over the child’s clothing. Please use discretion when choosing your child’s costume. Students are not permitted to bring or wear masks, makeup, or any scary, or ghoulish costumes. Students are also not allowed to bring any type of play weapon. If you do not want your child to participate in a fall costume party, please notify your child’s teacher, so that they can plan an alternate activity for your child.
2ND GRADE ANNUAL PUMPKIN DESIGN CONTEST
These 2nd grade pumpkins will represent Meadowlark at Andover State Bank next week for their annual pumpkin contest.
Easton's pumpkin will represent Mrs. Loy's class
Ayden's pumpkin will represent Mrs. Rundus' class
Carter's pumpkin will represent Mrs. Carder's class
🎃Each pumpkin entry will be displayed in the Andover State Bank’s Main Lobby located at Central and Andover Road. You can vote in person by stopping by the bank starting on Wednesday, October 30th (between 9:00am and 5:00pm) or online by posting the NAME of which pumpkin you like on their Facebook page on Thursday, October 31st (between 9:00am and 5:00pm). Voting will end Thursday, October 31st at 5:00pm. https://www.facebook.com/andoverstatebank
Winners will be announced on Friday, November 1st 🥇
2024-25 SAFER, SMARTER KIDS
September 27, 2024
Dear Parent or Caregiver,
The Andover USD 385 Board of Education approved the purchase of a new elementary school counseling program called Safer, Smarter Kids to support our counselors in addressing the Kansas Social, Emotional, and Character Model Standards. This curriculum was created by educators, developmental psychologists, and experts in abuse prevention to teach personal safety with engaging age-appropriate lessons and activities. The Safer, Smarter Kids curriculum will provide your child with protective principles and the knowledge needed to identify and avoid unsafe situations, people, and behaviors - and how to access help.
The school counselor will teach these lessons during the regularly scheduled counselor class time. The lessons incorporate videos and in-class activities that address topics such as body boundaries, respecting yourself and others, the difference between safe and unsafe secrets, listening to your “Guiding Voice” and telling a trusted adult when a situation makes you feel confused or uncomfortable. You may view the lesson sequence, specific lesson topics, and related resources for each grade level using this link.
If you would like to learn more about the curriculum and see sample lessons, please visit www.SaferSmarterKids.org. For more information on ways to keep your child safe, teach personal safety lessons at home, and how to identify unsafe adults, visit www.SaferSmarterFamilies.org.
If you have questions about the curriculum, or, if after reviewing the lessons you would like to “opt-out” of specific lessons for your child, please email Brooke Holcomb no later than Friday, October 4,, 2024.
Sincerely,
Dana Matheny, School Principal
Brooke Holcomb, School Counselor
PATRICK MAHOMES "READ FOR 15" PROGRAM HAS STARTED AGAIN
Join The Read For 15 Team
I want YOU to join my team of superstar readers. To get on the team, print out the Read for 15 follow along program and read for just 15 minutes a day for 15 weeks! There are some fun activities included that you can do throughout the program as well. There are so many cool benefits to reading, like discovering new places, learning new words, and expanding your imagination. We'll have some cool prizes throughout the program, so don't give up. How many books can you read in 15 weeks? I can't wait to hear about every last one of them!
Patrick Mahomes II
15 Ways To Promote Reading At Home
- Create a "to-read" list that your child can check off
- Read as a family - taking turns reading passages
- Ask open ended questions about your child's books
- Turn off the television and designate a set reading time
- Try allowing 15 minutes of electronics AFTER 15 minutes of reading
- Reading out loud helps build confidence
- Give books as gifts and find a special place for your child to keep them
- Make reading a privilege, not a chore
- Encourage your child to point to the words as you read to keep their attention
- Talk with your child about the pictures on the page
- Talk as the characters would talk - use funny voices and facial expressions
- Let your child see you reading for pleasure
- Allow your child to read independently before falling asleep
- Go to the library and let your child pick out their own books
- Invite your child to read with you
Attendance Hours: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
School begins at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 3:45 p.m. Students should arrive no earlier than 8:30 a.m. All doors will remain locked until 8:35 and supervision can happen. There will be no direct supervision of students prior to 8:35 a.m., so for the safety and well being of your children, we ask that you make child care arrangements for your children. Neighbors or relatives may be able to watch your children before school, or the YMCA has a latchkey program at Meadowlark. Information about the program can be found at https://ymcawichita.org/programs/child-care-and-camps/before-and-after-school
Breakfast
Students who wish to eat breakfast at school may arrive as early as 8:15 a.m. and enter through the front entrance.
Late Arriving Students
Students who arrive after 8:45 a.m. must check in at the office.
Lunch Visitors
Due to our enrollment size and cafeteria capacity, we are not able to accommodate visitors during lunch. If you’d like to eat lunch with your child, you may check him or her out of the building and eat off-site.
Early Pick Up of Students
Please call the Meadowlark office at (316) 218-4630 if you are picking up your children prior to 3:45 pm.
ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL
CAR RIDERS
ARRIVAL
Please drive to the back of the school building (southeast end). Students need to remain in the car until school personnel signals students to exit the car. Doors will be locked at 8:45. ALL students must be dropped off in the back unless they are walking, cycling, arriving late (after 8:45), or eating breakfast (before 8:35)
DISMISSAL
Please drive to the back of the school building (southeast end). Students will be dismissed to your car. ALL students need to load the car from the passenger side. This is done for the safety of your child. We ask that you have a sign (8 1/2 x 11) visible on your front dash/window so that we can quickly identify which child goes with each vehicle. Please list the names of all the children whom you are picking up (WRITE BIG!). Click on the form below.
Meadowlark Bicycle/Scooter Contract
- Students may ride a bike or scooter with parent permission.
- Students must have a bicycle/scooter contract on file.
- You must wear a helmet when riding!
- When arriving on Campus, students must stop at the stop sign located at the south entrance intersecting 159th street, look both ways before crossing and walk their bike across the road. Students must walk their bike on the sidewalk all the way to the building.
- When leaving campus, students must walk their bike on the sidewalk to the stop sign located at the south entrance intersecting 159th street, look both ways before crossing and walk their bike across the road.
- Bikes and scooters must be parked in the bicycle racks and locked. (Meadowlark Elementary assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged items).
CONTRACT
BUS RIDERS
In the morning, the buses should arrive at the school at approximately 8:35 am and will deliver students to the bus oval on the north end of the building.
In the afternoon, the buses should arrive at the school at approximately 3:35 pm and will pick up students from the bus oval on the north end of the building. This is NOT to be used by parents for pick up or drop off.
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Office: (316)247-1926
222 E King Street, Andover, KS 67002
firststudentinc.com
Meadowlark Elementary School
Email: harveyr@usd385.org
Website: http://meadowlark.usd385.org/
Location: 1122 N 159th St E, Wichita, KS 67230 USA
Phone: 316-218-4630
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meadowlarkelementary