The Falcon Zone Flyer

Please join the Falcon Zone at Chipotle on Saturday, May 11th from 5-9pm to raise money for the FZ Community Closet & Pantry. They will donate 25% of sales back if you mention the fundraiser!

D49 will be hosting a Backpack Bash at Sand Creek High School on July 27th and we are in need of Balloon Animal balloons and Face Paint donations.

We are also looking for a few local businesses to collect backpacks.

If you would like to contribute or collect, please reach out to me.

In Partnership

~Cari Muresan

FZ Community Liaison

Bulldog Nation recently competed in the 38th annual Pikes Peak Regional Battle of the Books Competition at Colorado College. Nearly 700 5th grade students from 78 different schools across Southern Colorado compete. Students are tasked with reading 40 novels and participating in 3 rounds of questioning. Meridian Ranch Elementary entered two 5-person teams, which is the maximum number of teams allowed.

Our Bulldogs worked through weekends, vacations, school hours, during lunch, and after school.

They also participated in monthly "BOB Breakfasts" where staff members from across the school would sponsor a book and hold discussions with 4th and 5th grade students while enjoying breakfast together. Initially, 60 students signed up to try out for a spot on the team. Both a semi-final and final round competition occurred to determine the final competition teams.

At the competition, one of our Bulldog teams received 3rd place, which is the first time we have received this accomplishment for Meridian Ranch ever! MRES Team 1 won each of their three rounds, and we are anxiously awaiting the final results to see where they finished (likely in the top 10). MRES Team 2 won two of their rounds, and overall received 3rd Place!

Congratulations to the Meridian Ranch Bulldog Teams! The efforts that have taken place by our students and the Teacher Sponsors (Ms. Gibe, Ms. Beadles, and Ms. Welch) have been exceptional! It truly was a team effort and overall collaboration that helped this awesome group represent Meridian Ranch Elementary School. The list of books that the students had to read was incredibly rigorous and it is awesome to know how well they read, comprehended, and understood all that these books had to offer. We are so proud of you and your accomplishments here. Keep up the awesome work and Keep Reading!

Thank you to everyone that attended our Dine to Donate event at Slim Chickens on Friday! I am excited to see how much money was raised for the pantry. Don't forget....Chipotle is coming up at the end of the week!

A huge shout-out and thanks to students in Mrs. Balk's and Ms. Clay's mini courses last week. Students helped to move furniture out of the pantry modular and build 10 clothing racks, enabling the expansion of the FZ Community Closet & Pantry in the near future!

Choir students attended the CHSAA show choir festival recently under the direction of Bethany Meyers.

In the Falcon Zone we pride ourselves on having the most incredible staff! We want to give our community a chance to recognize those people that make a difference in our schools and for our students every day! Please let us know who is making a positive impact for your student. Let us know who has gone above and beyond to enhance your experience in our zone. Let us know who is doing an outstanding job!

Every staff member that is recognized will receive a note of recognition and a shoutout in our community newsletter. Staff members include not only teachers but secretaries, administrators, custodial & kitchen staff, paras, etc.

We want to know who is making a difference! Thank you for taking the time to fill out this quick form!

Thank you to everyone that took the time to recognize some of our amazing staff members. Below are the recognitions gathered from last week!

Leah Nielsen (FES) - Leah goes above and beyond to make these students feel special, heard and loved! We appreciate her kind soul!

Mrs. Sinnot (FMS) - I would like to recognize Mrs. Sinnott for believing in my daughter, and encouraging her to strive for a better future, and better opportunities. Like they say, all it takes is for one teacher to believe in you to change your life, and you are THAT TEACHER!

5/6-5/10 - Teacher Appreciation Week

5/7 - WHES PTA Meeting @ 4 & FHS Academic Awards @ 6

5/9 - D49 Board Meeting @ 6:30

5/10 - No School (District PD Day) & FZ Community Closet & Pantry Dine to Donate @ Chipotle, 5-9

5/14 - FHS Dine to Donate @ LaMission