Meadows Message from Mrs. Krz

Dear Meadows Community,

Next week, things will be amping up with picture day, an author visit, a Spirit Rally, and Movie Night! Buckle up, Mustangs, because this is a rodeo not to be missed!

A special note about picture day - please be sure NOT to send your child in a GREEN shirt or dress. Our photographer uses a green screen. If your child wears green, what ends up happening is that your child looks ready for Halloween as a floating HEAD!

Please be sure to see the events below so that you don't miss anything!

To ensure that you don't miss any school communication, please do the following:

• Subscribe to our weekly PTA Communication: “Mustang Minute” weekly newsletter HERE
• Subscribe to Mrs. Krz's safety text messages. Text TO:67587. In the text message, type: Y
• Get the MBUSD App - Manhattan Beach Unified School District (select Meadows)
  
• Instagram for Meadows - @meadowselementaryschool
• Instagram for MBUSD - @manhattanbeachusd

Here's to a great week of school!

Warmly,

Michelle Krzmarzick

For events in BOLD, please be sure to learn more about the event in the Mustang Minute:

• Emergency Contacts - Please update on Aeries!
• Tue., 9/24 - Picture Day
  
• Tue., 9/24 - Author Visit for Grades 3-5 - Stuart Gibbs
• Thu., 9/26 - Join our Meadows Health and Safety Committee - meets at 2:30 pm
• Thu., 9/26 - Spirit Rally - 8:30 am - All are invited!
• Fri., 9/27 - Movie Night at Meadows! - Save the date
• Thu., 10/3 - No School
• 10/5-10/6 - Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair
• Wed., 10/9 - Save the Date: Walk and Roll to School Day
• Fri., 10/11 - Make up Picture day
• Mustang Parent Handbook
• No Place For Hate Pledge
• Meadows - Voted Best Public Elementary School in the South Bay!

Please be sure to have several people who we can call in the case of emergency for your child. There are cases when parents are out of town or on vacations, and we must be able to reach an adult when emergencies arise at school. If you have a caregiver who picks up your child, they must be listed in the emergency contacts. Please understand that this is in the best interest of your child. Thank you.

Your student will receive on-line ordering information from the photographer on photo day. Please make sure you student does not wear green since they will be photographed against a green screen. Photo questions can be directed to Karen@jwpartypictures.com or 310-640-7212.

Meadows Elementary School and {pages} a bookstore will be hosting a visit for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders with New York Times bestselling author Stuarts Gibbs to share his twelfth book in the Spy School Series, Spy School Goes Wild on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.

You can purchase signed copies of Stuart’s new book and previous books to be delivered to the school on the day of the presentation. When checking out, select ”School Pick-up for Author Visits." Do not forget to include your child’s school, name, and classroom. For delivery to the school, orders need to be received by Sunday, September 22nd.

Click here for information about ordering books

About the book:
In the twelfth book in Stuart Gibbs New York Times bestselling Spy School series, superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley gets lost on a perilous mission with one of his greatest enemies.

Ben Ripley is recruited for a top secret mission to bring down his nemesis, Murray Hill, once and for all. But when things go horribly wrong, Ben ends up lost in an extremely dangerous wilderness with Murray—and confronting a new, devious enemy—with none of his friends to help him. Now, Ben must figure out how to survive and deduce what evil plan his new enemy is plotting in time to thwart it.

About the author:

Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Charlie Thorne series, FunJungle series, Moon Base Alpha series, Once Upon a Tim series, and Spy School series. He has written screenplays, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows, been a newspaper columnist, and researched capybaras (the world’s largest rodents). Stuart lives with his family in Los Angeles. You can learn more about what he’s up to at StuartGibbs.com.

Fill out this form to join our committee.

Our Spirit Rally will be combined with an assembly for United Against Hate Week, which begins during the week of September 23. Among other things, we will be re-establishing our Peace Pole, planning our pledge to be a No Place For Hate School, and more! Come join us!

The Hometown Fair is set for the weekend of October 5-6. You can start the festivities with the Saturday morning opening day parade. Then watch artists, bands and performers throughout the weekend on three separate stages. Later you can win prizes at game booths and enjoy more than 200 fine arts and crafts booths, delicious food and beverages booths from local non-profits, Civic Corner and Community Place area.

This newly updated Parent Handbook has everything you'll need to have the best year ever! It includes calendars, information, resources, policies, and more. Click here to check it out!

Here's to a great school year, Mustangs!

Warmly,

Michelle Krzmarzick

Principal, Meadows Elementary

mkrzmarzick@mbusd.org