MEA Monday Message

Tuesday, Oct. 31

• 8:00-9:00 Mathcounts - Parent Room
• 8:00-3:05 Music with Mr. Johnson - Auditorium
  
• 8:00-9:00 Native Garden - Outside B16
• 8:30-10:30 Make-up Pictures - Cafeteria
• 9:30-10:15 Coop Group - Chicken Coop
  
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium
  
• 12:30-1:15 Elementary Art

• 11:30 Creative Club - RM 3
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium
• 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
• 2:00-3:00 SSC/SGT Meeting

• 9:30-11:30 PALS - Auditorium
• 11:30-12:30 Academic League - RM9
  
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium
• 12:00-12:30 Key Club - RM3
  
• 12:00-1:30 Rocketry Club - RM7/8

• 9:00-11:30 PALS - Rm. 6
• 12:00-2:00 D&D Quest Club - Auditorium

Upcoming Events:

• Nov. 7 Coffee with the Principal
• Nov. 9 End of Month 3
• Nov. 10 Campus Closed in honor of Veteran's Day

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.

Make up photos will be this Tuesday, Oct 31st from 8:30-10:30. If your student has not taken a photo for the 2023-2024 school year, please sign up here.

Walk-ins will also be welcome.

All month long we are celebrating with themed spirit weeks. Show your creativity and fun spirit with the for the following weeks:

This week: Costumes

W4: Jammies

Participants are asked to stop by the Auditorium during lunch to get their photo taken and get entered into a raffle.

The School Site Council (SSC) and School Governance Team (SGT) will be meeting this Wednesday, Nov. 1st, at 2:00 pm, in Room 2.

Thank you to all the students and families that came out to the Fall Festival. It was a fun afternoon of playing games, sipping root beer floats, making crafts, and of course soaking staff members.

Thank you to the families that have already submitted their LCFF and Federal Impact Aid Surveys, your participation makes a positive impact at MEA . However, we are still have quite a few outstanding forms. If we haven't collected the form from your student, a hard copy of the form will be sent home with them this week. Kindly fill out the form and return it to the front office.

Or, both forms can be completed through the Parent Portal in PowerSchool and will take you just minutes to complete. Simply click on the LCFF Data Collection icon located on the left side to answer two questions. For the LCFF form, please click on the LCFF Data Collection icon also located on the left side. If you need assistance with registering for the Parent Portal, please feel free to email Mihoko Ikeuchi at mikeuchi@sandi.net.

These forms are particularly important as they help to secure additional funding for each student at Mt. Everest Academy.

Come and connect with Principal Browne and other parents. This is a great opportunity to discuss how the year is going. There will be coffee, tea, and light refreshments.

Tuesday, Nov. 7th
9:00-9:30

Congratulations to Mr. Gough, who was awarded a $500 grant from North Island Credit Union, for MEA's ceramics program. Mr. Gogh will be utilizing the funds for his ceramic students to create a tile mosaic on campus.

Order forms are going home with students, please check with your supervising teacher. Additional forms can be picked up 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!

All orders and money must be returned to MEA office by Friday, December 1st. Orders will be delivered to MEA no later than December 8th 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.

Our native seed library is now stocked! Please help yourselves to informational pamphlets and seeds to begin a native plant garden at home. The library is right outside the front office door. Thank you to Jenny Jilka (parent of Justin) for providing even more seeds from their home garden. If you have seeds you’d like to share, we have extra envelopes in the library for you to use. Please label the envelopes with the name of the seed and any other information you’d like to share.

The pamphlets, seed envelopes, and initial seed inventory came to us from the San Diego Audubon Society, and our library will now be registered on their site.

This school year our whole school will be focusing on Leader in Me and the 7 Habits of highly effective kids and teens. Check the Monday Message each month for the monthly focus and what you can do at home to support your child.

During month 3, we are zeroing in on Habit 2, Beginning with the End in Mind. Students will be able to describe their personal values and create a long term goal and short term steps needed to accomplish their goal.

The elementary classes and the AVID classes are doing lessons with your students in class and assigned at home.

Here is a link to family activities you can incorporate into your home.

Our elementary students are invited to participate in our annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat Parade during their weekly classes, 11:30-12:00, Oct. 25-Oct. 31. Students are encouraged to dress up. Trick-or-Treat bags will be provided or students may bring their own.

Hello MEA families!

We are lucky to have been awarded complimentary tickets to a student matinee of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park! We would like to extend an invitation to our elementary students to attend. Basic details:

• Friday, December 1st from 9-12:30.
• Students with school employee chaperones will be traveling by school bus. We will meet at MEA at 9 and will return by 12:30. Please send a lunch to be stored at school and eaten after the play.
• We have a limited number of chaperone spaces to accompany our student seats. Mrs. Finney and two more staff members will be chaperoning the children.

If you want your student(s) to attend, please:.

1. Fill out the field trip form, one for each student attending. First come, first serve. Get forms from the front office or from your elementary teachers. They are due in the main office no later than Friday, October 27th. Returning the form secures your spot. (There are thousands of students on the wait list, so we will release unused tickets after this date.)
2. Agree to attend a pre-show workshop in November with the artists via Zoom (date and time to be announced).
3. Agree/disagree to have your child be photographed during the event (for Old Globe promotional purposes). We hope your child can experience the excitement of Whoville at this holiday event!

**Reminder***

If you want to borrow SAT/ACT/AP Subject Matter STUDY MATERIALS, please visit the library, and ask for assistance to find the material to match your needs.

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.

Please welcome two tutors from UCSD to our school!

Sarah began last Wednesday, 10/11. She is a Computer Engineering major and a first-generation college student. Sarah will be on campus on Wednesdays:

​12:30 - 2:30 PALS lab
2:30 - 3:00 HS AVID class

Martin will be returning to us on Wednesday, 10/18. He is a Psychology major. He can help with English such as Essays, General College Prep, and Resume Building. Martin can be found in PALS lab on Wednesdays in room 6 from 12:30 - 2:30.

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

Please see the October health and wellness insights from SDUSD and Health Corps.

September Family Wellness Newsletter

Also check out the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for additional resources.

Please note, community events are not sponsored by Mt. Everest Academy

The San Diego Symphony along with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony announced their participation along with 95 other statewide musical arts organizations in the California Festival. Presenting some of the most innovative and compelling music from around the world for two weeks, the festival will take place from November 3-19. Participating organizations include symphony orchestras, chamber music groups, jazz ensembles, choirs and more.

Check out the schedule at: https://www.cafestival.org.

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.