MEA Tuesday Message

TURN-IN WEEK

Tuesday, Sep. 3

• 8-8:45- Choir - B15
  
• 8:50- 9:35- Strings - B15
  
• 9:40-10:25- Band - B15
• 12:00-12:30 MEA eSports Informational Meeting - Room 1
• 12:30-1:15 Elementary Art - Rm 4
  

• 12:00-1:00 MEA Farmstand - Front of School
• 12:30-2:30 PALS - Rm 6

• 9:30-11:30 PALS - Auditorium
  
• 11:00-11:45 Coop Group - Chicken Coop
• 12:30-1:30 Tech Exploration - Rm 1
• 12:00-12:30 Elementary Book Club - One and Only Ivan by K. Applegate

• 9:00-11:30 PALS - Rm 1
• End of Month 1

• Sep. 4 MEA Farmstand
• Sep. 10-12 Club Fair
• Sep. 12, 13 League of Amazing Programers
• Sep. 12 Elementary Book Club - The Twits by R. Dahl
• Sep. 13 MEA Summit (Required for All 6th-12th)

The school year has ignited with an electrifying energy! This week marks the beginning of some thrilling extracurricular activities, while others will shine at the upcoming Club Fair. Don't miss out—check out the links below to discover amazing opportunities to get involved on campus!

• Elementary (K-5) Extracurriculars
• Secondary (6-12) Extracurriculars

If you are looking to start a club, check out the Club Leader Orientation and fill out the Club Request Form and Google form. Forms are due this Friday, Sep. 6th.

Join us for the first MEA pop-up farmstand of the new school year! We will be at the front of school from 12 to 1 on Wednesday, September 4. The newly formed Green Team will be running this farmstand! Help support the sustainability of our prolific garden spaces! Donations are greatly appreciated. See the flyer for information!

During our pop-up farmstand, we will have a local honey vendor offering her products. Portions of the proceeds will go directly back to the MEA gardens!
Come meet April and her amazing honey, and support local, small businesses that support local schools.

Are you interested in outdoor activities and hands-on work? Do you want to contribute to maintaining our campus as a beautiful garden oasis? Ms. Shannon is seeking volunteers for September 10th, between 9:00-11:00 am, to assist with preparing the garden for the fall season. All are welcome, elementary students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

If you are interested please sign up here: https://forms.gle/qhs4xHUYUSj4aX1V7

Save the date! On Friday, September 13th, we will be hosting our second annual MEA Summit. This event aims to foster a sense of community among our secondary students. Throughout the day, participants will engage in team building activities and critical thinking challenges, coordinated by Believe It. Achieve It., a local San Diego 501C3 organization.

MEA Summit Schedule

• Grades 6-8: 9:30-12:00
• Grades 9-12: 12:00-2:30

Please note that this event is mandatory for all students in grades 6-12. Please reach out to Principal Browne with any questions.

The LEAGUE of Amazing Programmers is a San Diego-based nonprofit organization that teaches coding to kids and teens in 5th-12th grade. They have partnered with Mt. Everest Academy to offer free 1 hour introduction courses to a variety of STEM fields. Pick one, or choose a variety of the courses to see what where their passions lie.

• Wednesday, Sep. 11 - Python (Grades 4 and up)
• Thursday, Sep. 12 - Java (Grades 5 and up)
• Wednesday, Sep. 18 - AI (Grades 5 and up)
  
• Wednesday, Sep. 25 - Robotics (Grades 5 and up)
  

Courses will be held after school from 3:15-4:15.

If interested please sign up with the League. Space is limited for these courses. Attendees will be notified ahead of the course, all others will be placed on a wait-list.

If you are seeking opportunities to connect, engage, and with other families in the MEA Community, we invite you to explore the private electronic bulletin board. We encourage you to share any local activities or events that you and fellow MEA students and families may enjoy together. Please note that these activities are not sponsored by Mt. Everest Academy.

We are excited to introduce the new Humans of MEA YouTube channel! Future videos will now be posted on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HumansOfMEA/featured. Please check this channel for new videos and don't forget to watch any you haven't seen yet. Enjoy!

Are you handy? Perhaps a DIY kind of person? We would love some new Pickleball courts painted on our large playground area! If you are a painter/handyperson/DIYer, or know someone who is, can you find some time to draw the court lines? We will supply the paint! Please reach out to Ms. Browne and Ms. Battin so we can coordinate.

We have a great yearbook staff ready to record the year for you in this year's yearbook!

Purchase your copy by October 31st and receive a 10% Discount!

Our 8th grade humanities class is reading I Am Malala and doing a fund raiser for Malala's Foundation.

Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai founded Malala Fund in 2013 to champion every girl’s right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Together our board, leadership council, staff and champions are creating a more equal world by making sure all girls can go to school. Malala Fund invests in education advocates and activists who are challenging the policies and practices that prevent girls from going to school in their communities.

We raised $200 dollars last year. Let's see if we can beat that this year!

Students who are in grades 10-12 are welcome to apply for the Mt. Everest Academy Chapter of the National Honor Society. Applicants must have been enrolled for a full semester at MEA prior to the application deadline and have a current GPA of 3.5 or higher. There is no cost to apply, but students who are inducted may gain access to scholarship opportunities through the NHS.

Please complete the NHS Application by October 25th. If you have any question, please see or email Mr. Cate.

Students enrolled in a Mesa Math class through MEA (Math 150 or Math 254) need to email their professors and introduce themselves as soon as possible. The professor will contact the class regarding startup procedures and accessing the material.

• Brad Bolton is teaching Math 150 [bbolton@sdccd.edu]
• Laura Maki is teaching 254 [lmaki@sdccd.edu]

• Valri Nesbit is teaching PS 101 [vnesbit@sdccd.edu]

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.