Tuesday, May 7

• 8:05-3:05 Music with Mr. Johnson - B-15
  
• 8:00-9:00 Native Garden - Outside B16
• 9:30-10:15 Coop Group - Chicken Coop
  
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium
• 12:00-12:30 Clothing Swap - B-15

• 7:45 AP English Lit Exam - Cafeteria
• 11:30 Creative Club - RM 3
  
• 12:00-12:30 German Cookie/Spanish Treat Festival
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium
• 12:00-12:30 Clothing Swap
• 12:30-2:30 PALS - Room 6
• 12:30-1:45 Jam Band - B15
  
• 12:30-1:15 Elementary PE 2nd-5th
  
• 1:50-2:40 ​Secondary PE

• 7:45 APES Exam - Cafeteria
• 9:30-11:30 PALS - Auditorium
• 11:45 AP Psychology Exam - Cafeteria
• 12:00-12:30 Clothing Swap
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Serenity Garden
• 12:00-12:30 Key Club - RM3
• 12:00-12:30 Rocketry Club - RM7/8

• 7:45 AP US History Exam - Cafeteria

• 9:00-11:30 PALS - MakerSpace

• 12:30-2:30 D&D Quest Club

Upcoming Events:

• May 14-16 AP Exams (see schedule below)
• May 14-16 Create and Connect
• May 14-16 Mini Olympics
• May 17 Prom
• May 20-23 CAASPP/SHEP
• May 24 Family Picnic
• May 28 Kindergarten Promotion
• May 29 5th/8th Grade Promotion Luncheon
• May 30 Senior Graduation Rehearsal
• May 31 Senior Graduation

1. Advanced Placement (AP) Exams:

• Dates: May 8th - May 16th
• Details: AP exams will be administered according to the schedule provided below. Please ensure that you are well-prepared and arrive promptly for your exams. Note that the AP Spanish exam will be administered at another school site.

2. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Testing:

• Grades: 3rd-8th & 11th
• Dates: May 20th-May 23rd
• Details: CAASPP testing is a crucial component of our educational program, providing valuable insights into student proficiency in various subjects. Students in grades 3-8 and 11 will participate in these assessments, which include English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science (grades 5, 8, and 11).

3. Student Health and Education Plans (SHEP):

• Grades: 8th-10th
• Dates: May 20th-May23rd
• Details: The Sexual Health Education Program's (SHEP) mission is to empower students to feel comfortable with their bodies and make informed decisions about their sex and sexuality, including whether or not to be sexually active. For more details visit https://www.sandiegounified.org/departments/sexual_health_education
  
  

We kindly ask for your cooperation in ensuring that students are present, well-rested, and prepared for these assessments. They play a crucial role in our commitment to providing high-quality education and personalized support for every student.

If you have any questions or require further information about the testing schedule, please don't hesitate to reach out to mteverest@sandi.net.

To subscribe to the Mt. Everest Event's Calendar, please visit our website.

For a full list and calendar for MEA extracurriculars please visits MEA Clubs & Extracurriculars.

Celebrate our wonderful MEA Staff with our week long activities!!!

All week teacher bins will be located by the front office and by the elementary entrance, with blank cards for parents and students to send a thank you.

Thursday, May 2nd students and parents are invited to write words of appreciation with chalk around campus.

• Monday - MEA Foundation is sponsoring a breakfast.

• Tuesday - All parents and students are asked to bring items for a potluck (sign up sheet).

• Wednesday - Room Service of Coffee, Tea, and Snacks. Punch Prize Cup for staff.

• Thursday - Dessert (see sign up sheet) and Flower Day.

Link to sign up for Potluck and Dessert, includes list of MEA Staff.

Link to staff survey with ideas of what they like.

Ally Action will be hosting the annual Clothing Swap on May 7, 8, + 9 from 12:00-12:30 in Room B-15 (green room/jam room/testing room)!!
This week we will be accepting clothing donations, boxes will be located in Mr. Nielsen’s room (Room 6) or in the parent lounge. Time to go through and see what you have grown out of or maybe you just don't wear anymore. You don’t need to donate to swap!
We will be accepting items in relatively good condition (no stains, no unintentional holes, no underwear/undergarments).

There will be a German and Spanish Cookie Festival on Wednesday May 8th from 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM. (Lunch Time) Location: In front of Room 8 (Mr. Spiegelberg's Room), across from the Library, and next to the MakerSpace. Parents, Relatives, Students, and Staff are invited! Come learn some German and/or Spanish to earn a cookie!

We are thrilled to introduce the dynamic duo who will lead our Associated Student Body (ASB) into the next exciting chapter of our school's journey: Jody Huege and Ray Pickenpaugh!

Jody and Ray bring unique perspectives, diverse talents, and a shared commitment to fostering a vibrant and inclusive school community, and we have every confidence that they will excel in their roles as ASB Presidents.

Please join us in congratulating Jody and Ray on their well-deserved appointment. We can't wait to see the positive impact they will undoubtedly make as they represent the student body and champion initiatives that enhance the student experience for all.

This year, MEA has implemented a new tool enabling us to send text messages to families, ensuring a secure and rapid means of communication. Initially, this system was exclusively available for communications with parents/guardians. However, for the remainder of the year, MEA will be participating in a test group, extending this communication channel to include students. To facilitate this expansion, we kindly request that students with cell phones complete the following form.

End of the Year Library Book Campaign! We would like to purchase or replace some books in the library. If you would like to help, please follow the link to join in the campaign.
Keep on reading together and inspire a new future for your children! Our campaign ends on May 10th, 2024 Thank you!

Today through May 10th https://shop.scholastic.com/viewCampaign?campaignId=c2678298-661e-47e1-9ee1-ee8b07cef2fd

MEA will be welcoming a new mural later this month, painted almost entirely by MEA students (teachers are also invited to help)! You are invited to help paint this new mural on Wednesday, May 22nd and Thursday, May 23rd from 11:30 to 1:30 on the wall outside the Maker Space. Please fill out the form so we can have an idea of how many people to expect at which times/days.
ATTENTION SECONDARY STUDENTS: if you are interested in helping to paint the mural beyond student paint days, please indicate that on the Google form or email emmabaxter376@gmail.com.

Missed the deadline to purchase a yearbook to be sent to the school? No problem!

You may still purchase a yearbook and design your customized pages to be shipped directly to your home.

Link to Purchase Yearbook

For those who did purchase a yearbook by the deadline, we will let you know as soon as the school yearbook order has arrived!

Thank you for your orders!

Hello, young artists at MEA. If you are looking to publish your work in a magazine, this is the place for you. Heights is MEA's literary magazine that offers a platform for young artists to amplify their voices and share their work. We are accepting submissions of original work for our spring issue now. There is no theme this year, so feel free to submit written, digital, and artistic work about anything. Just something to keep in mind, people of all ages will have access to each issue, and though we want people's content to be true to their original intent, we do ask that you keep in mind the level of maturity of your work so all readers can appreciate it! Heights is a magazine that publishes lots of mediums, so feel free to submit your photography, sketches, paintings (pictures of them), and any other visual medium! Your work will featured in our issues on the Heights website.

The submission deadline is May 6th! Please submit your works here.

Thank you and Happy Writing!

We are fast approaching the end of the year! Many fun activities are yet to come as well as due dates during months nine and ten. Watch for updates on the following information as we approach the Mini-Olympics and CASSP testing in May.

All kindergarten through 7th graders may return any/all materials except for Chromebooks on:

May 14th through the 17th

@9-10 a.m., 11-1 p.m. 2-3:30 p.m.

Location: outside by the elementary back gate under canopies

All 8th through 11th graders may return any/all materials except for Chromebooks on:

May 20th through the 22nd

@8-11 and 12-3 p.m.

Location: outside room 4 (Book Room) on tables; not at the library

Parents: On the 24th due to our off-campus all school picnic, there will not be any material collections. All staff will be at the picnic! Check your Monday Messages for more news!!

May 23rd ONLY SENIORS @8-11 and 12-3 p.m. Seniors must complete their graduation checklists on May 23rd and turn in your Chromebooks.

May 24th All-school off-campus picnic 😊 School campus is closed.

Seniors, please look for your calculators, etc. now or be prepared to cover any lost material expenses on the 23rd. If you’ve lost anything, ask about replacing items ahead of the 23rd for an easy sign-off process required for graduation. Check your items in Destiny.

Leftover Returns: Kinder through 11th grade

June 4-5th: all remaining materials outside room 4 (Book Room) on tables

Please see the list of tasks below that need to be completed to secure your spot for your student's return to MEA in the 2024-25 school year. If your student is not returning to MEA in 2024-25, kindly email Ms. Mihoko at mikeuchi@sandi.net with your student's name and the name of the new school.

Join parent Sarah Aghajanian and create a weaving project to hang on your wall and beautify any space. Try your hand at this relaxing and therapeutic art form using a simple cardboard loom. This event will be held on May 14, 15, and 16 from 12-12:30 at the tables in front of the elementary classrooms. All ages are welcome, though parent assistance is required for kindergarten and first graders.

This event is co-sponsored by MEA’s wellness committee in our continuing efforts to “create and connect” or “gather and grow” off a device or screen.

As part of Mental Health Matters Month, San Diego Unified is recognizing mental health all week with the 3rd Annual Mental Health Matters Spirit Week from May 20 - 24, 2024.
Monday 5/20: Wear Green for mental health awareness!
Tuesday 5/21: Inside Out Day Wear your clothes inside out to show that what we see on the outside might not always reflect what's going on inside!
Wednesday 5/22: Jersey Day Wear your favorite team or player's jersey or your own!
Thursday 5/23: Twin Day Twin with a friend or group of friends that you're thankful for
Friday 5/24: Pajama Day Wear your favorite comfy pajamas

MEA FAMILY BBQ - Sponsored by the MEA Foundation

Friday, May 24th / 11:00-1:30pm

Mission Bay Crown Point Shores North

The MEAF will provide hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, buns, and condiments.

• Guests please bring a dish to share (complete the Sign Up Genius)

• Sign up to let us know you are coming, with your preference of Meat or Veggie.

• Bring reusable water bottles. Paper plates, napkins and utensils will be provided.

• Bring chairs and blankets to sit on.

Celebrate the completion of a terrific school year and welcome summer vacation!

Join in the activities and games, or sit on the grass, enjoy the food and chat with friends.

If you purchased a yearbook, pick it up at the picnic. Have your friends sign it, so don’t forget a pen!

Please note that the MEA campus will be closed Friday, May 24th as the staff and Foundation prepare for the picnic, funded by the MEA Foundation.

All High Schoolers are invited to attend MEA's 2024 Prom! Mark your calendars for May 17th, and purchase your tickets now!

Each MEA student may invite ONE non-MEA guest and purchase a ticket for the guest online with your ticket's purchase. The guest needs to complete his/her own permission. The permission slip for your guest is available at the office.

How to purchase tickets?

• Tickets are sold only online. No cash sale.

• Please sign in to your account or use QR code to purchase the tickets for students and guests. The item is available under the student’s name.

• All tickets are non-refundable.

• Please keep your receipt to show at the door. A screenshot of the ticket is acceptable.

• $65 3/25 - 5/12

• $70 5/13 - 5/16

• No ticket will be sold after midnight on May 16th.

Do you need a dress?

Princess Project may be a good place to find your perfect dress!

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) determines a pupil’s eligibility for financial aid to assist with a pupil’s attendance at a college or career school. California Education Code (CEC) § 51225.7 requires a local educational agency to confirm each 12th grade pupil’s completion and submission of a FAFSA or CADAA unless the pupil is determined to be exempt or an opt-out form is completed by a pupil who is a legally emancipated minor, a pupil who is 18 years or older, a legal guardian, or parent, or a local educational agency on a pupil’s behalf.

This opt-out form permits a pupil to opt out of the completion of a FAFSA or CADAA form.

We celebrate our last Tuesday and Thursday class sessions the week of May 14th with a student mini-Olympics.
Students rotate through fun outdoor events like the 50 m. dash and the long jump.
Please send in a water bottle with your child and have them wear appropriate closed-toe shoes.
We will have pizza and fruit at 11 a.m. If your child cannot have pizza, please send in another snack for them.

We do not hold the Olympics on Wednesday, so Kindergartners are invited to join the first and third graders on Tuesday, and the 5th graders are welcome to join the second and fourth graders on Thursday.
Wednesday classes will be held as usual.
Please complete this form if you would like your Kindergartner or 5th grader to attend until 11 a.m. that day.
Kinder or 5th Grade Mini-Olympics R.S.V.P. Form

• Tuesday, May 14th Mini-Olympics for grades K, 1, 3 (K: 9-11am; 1st, 3rd: 9-12pm)
• Wednesday, May 15th Class as usual for grades K, 5
• Thursday, May 16th Mini-Olympics for grades 2, 4, 5 (5th: 9-11am; 2nd, 4th: 9-12pm)

Looking forward to a fun day of physical activity!

For month 9, our school's focus is the 8th Habit: Find Your Voice and inspire others to find theirs. It is about fulfillment, passionate execution and significant contribution.

Voice is our unique personal significance which lies at the nexus of talent (natural gifts and strength), passion (things that naturally energizes, excites, motivates and inspires us), need (including what the world needs enough to pay us for), and conscience (that still, small voice within that assures us of what is right and prompts us to do it).

When we engage in work that taps our talent and fuels our passion – that rises out of a great need in the world that we feel drawn by conscience to meet – therein lies our voice, our calling, our soul’s code. - Stephen R. Covey

Click here for some Family Activities for the 7 Habits.

Mt. Everest Academy students have the opportunity to reschedule their tests, outside of scheduled class time, to be proctored by a staff member in B15. Students will require permission from their class teacher, before requesting to test in B-15. Requests should be made no later than 24 hours before your requested testing time.

To reschedule your exam, please visit MEA Testing Room Website.

UCSD Tutor information can be found at https://mrssinkmea.weebly.com/avid.html

Join us for PALS , peer tutoring and schoolwork collaboration, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at MEA! PALS is available to all students in grades K-12. Elementary parents need to complete the PALS Check-in form and provide it to the PALS supervisor. This form lets our tutors know what assignment or skills you wish your student to work on while attending PALS.

• Wednesday 12:30-2:30 @ Room 6 (Nielsen)
• Thursday 9:30-11:30 @ Auditorium
• Friday 9-11:30 @ Auditorium

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

San Diego Unified has released information regarding summer school and summer opportunities. To learn more about summer offerings, please click here.

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.