Eagle Updates

Meadow Wood News:

• From Mrs. Barry
• Family Math Night
• Solar Eclipse
  
• Blood Drive
• MWE Calendar of Events
  
• MWE Master Schedule
• MWE One-Pager

PTA News:

• All Things PTA
• Spring Auction
• Luncheon & Style Show
• Mia's Table Spirit Night
• Tiff's Treats

As we prepare for next year, I wanted to give you an update on our staffing projections for 2024-2025. We will have the following classes in each grade level:

• PreKinder - 1
• Kinder - 5
• First Grade - 5
• Second Grade - 4
• Third Grade - 5
• Fourth Grade - 5
• Fifth Grade - 5

You will notice that this means additional classes in Kinder, First, and Fifth, and reduced classes in Second and Third. We are excited to announce that Jacque Pollpeter, our current primary Literacy Instructional Specialist, will be joining our Kinder team, and Ms. Tobin, current 3rd grade ELA teacher, will be moving down to First. We will begin interviewing for other open positions very soon!

Our Special Education Resource team will be reduced from 6 teachers to 5. Our AIM and Medically Fragile units will remain the same, as will our Resource paraprofessionals. Ms. Sattler will be moving from Resource into AIM.

In specials, we will have one Art teacher, one Music teacher, two Health Fitness teachers, and one health fitness assistants. Ms. Waggenspack, Ms. Holder, and Coach Harvey all plan to return.

Unfortunately, as you have heard, per district budget cuts, we will be losing our counselors, Ms. Luberger and Ms. Waldrop, and our ESL support personnel, Ms. Holub and Dr. T. Librarians (Ms. McCracken) have also been cut. The district will have 6 counselors that support 8 schools, including MWE - as I know more about what this will look like, I will share. We will have a media assistant in the library. This is a paraprofessional position that will allow students to continue to check out books, etc. In addition, PTA will be voting on a budget for the upcoming year that includes funding for two additional positions - Community in Schools (CIS) (Mr. Wolf) and a campus interventionist (Ms. McCracken). The proposed budget also included funding for our two part-time tutors, Ms. Koster and Ms. Burdick.

If you have any questions about our staffing situation for the upcoming year, please do not hesitate to reach out. And if you know any great teacher or paraprofessional candidates, please send them my way!

We are better together.

SOLAR ECLIPSE OVERVIEW

Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The solar eclipse will begin in Houston around 12:20 pm., with the deepest point of the eclipse with the Sun most hidden, around 1:40 pm. This is a unique experience/learning opportunity for our students. Following the 2024 eclipse, the next total solar eclipse seen from the United States will be on Aug. 23, 2044.

The district has planned some meaningful experiences for students to engage in during this valuable learning opportunity. Parents can opt out of this activity if they do not want their student to participate. Alternate indoor opportunities will be available. All students who participate will be required to wear ISO certified eyewear. However, we will have glasses for students to use. We ask that all parents review eye safety when looking at the Sun with their children prior to April 8th, 2024. Links to a safety video and additional information can be found on the SBISD Solar Eclipse Document.

SOLAR ECLIPSE SAFETY

• Students wearing approved eclipse glasses can safely observe the eclipse as it happens, as long as they are wearing the glasses at all times. Sunglasses will not work.

• If a student’s eyewear is not properly certified or is scratched or wrinkled, the student could experience permanent retinal damage from looking directly at the Sun.

• The school will do its best to supervise students, however, please review eye safety when viewing the Sun with your child prior to April 8th, 2024. Eclipse glasses should be kept on at all times.

Date of Event: Monday, April 8, 2024

Opt Out Permission Slip

Please sign the Opt Out Permission Slip that was sent home with your student if you would NOT like your child to view the eclipse.

Blood Drive- Be a Hero. Donate Blood!

MWE is proud to host a blood drive to support the vast needs of our community. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 16 from 1:30 to 5:00 on a Donor Coach in front of the school. One donation can save 3 lives by providing plasma, platelets and red blood cells. Donate blood with a friend, colleague, or a loved one and spend an hour of quality time saving lives! Please sign up to make an appointment.

Some Facts:

• In order to meet the needs of the community, the blood center needs about 1.000 donations each day
• Every 2 seconds someone needs a blood transfusion
• Blood donations can help trauma victims, surgery patients, premature babies, individuals with anemia, cancer patients and many more
• 1 in every 7 people will need blood at some point in their lifetime, but only 1 in 20 will donate

Here is the link to sign up:

https://www.commitforlife.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/382223

Reminder: Every week we have T-2-4 Tuesday - students are encouraged to wear their favorite college or military shirt. Fridays are MWE Spirit Day! Wear your Eagle attire!

March 26

Family Math Night - 5:30 p.m.

March 27

Hands on Science - 2nd grade

3rd Grade STAAR Night

March 28

Read Across SBISD Day

Hands on Science - Kinder & 4th grade

PreK Egg Hunt

PTA Auction closes

No lunch visitors, please!

March 29

HOLIDAY

April 1

HOLIDAY

April 2

Online Registration opens for 24-25 school year

April 4

Toddler Story Time

April 5

1st Grade Field Trip - Minute Maid Park

Hands on Science - 5th grade

April 8

Solar Eclipse

April 10

School Store

Hands on Science - 3rd grade

April 11

5th grade to SFMS Moana, Jr.

PTA Style Show & Luncheon

CIT Meeting - 3:30; Library

April 12

Field Day

No lunch visitors, please!

April 16

Blood Drive

April 17

STAAR Reading (3rd-5th)

No visitors today, please!

April 18

MWE Spirit Night at Mia's Table

April 19

Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Hands on Science - 1st grade

April 24

STAAR Science (5th)

No visitors today, please!

April 25

Hands on Science - 4th grade

April 26

Progress reports go home

May 1

STAAR Math (3rd-5th)

No visitors today, please!

Use this document for schedules, phone numbers, holidays, early release days and more!

Are you receiving our weekly MWE PTA Newsletter? Make sure to create an account on our website: www.mwepta.com. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

• PTA Chair positions are still available – if you are interested in becoming more involved, please reach out to info@mwepta.com

• Watch D.O.G.S. sign-ups are open – sign up HERE!

• Hands on Science sign-ups are open – sign up HERE!

Go to: MWE Spring Online Auction

If you have an Account - Sign In

Or to Register Click on "Get Started"

Follow the prompts.

How to Register To Bid Instructions PDF:

https://www.mwepta.com/assets/03611/2023_Events_Photos_-_Newsletter/How_to_Register_to_Bid.pdf

Travel Packages:

Day Trip to Fredericksburg on a private plane

Galveston Beach House

Possum Kingdom Lake House

School Spirit:

Field Trip T-Shirt Sponsor

College Spirit Day

MWE Parking Spot

Bedtime Stories with your Favorite Kinder/PreK Teacher

Teacher of the Day -

Kinder, 1st, 2nd and 4th

Specials Teachers

Principal & Assistant Principal

SBMSA Football Registration & MMS Parking Spot

Stratford High School Sport Packages:

Spartanaire Birthday Ebtertainment

Swim Team Package

Football Ball Boy with a Friend (2 available)

Volleyball Ball Girl or Boy

If you are not interested I any of the items available for purchase, you can make a donation on the Auction Website.

You will still need to Register.

Our annual Meadow Wood Elementary PTA Luncheon and Style Show, She's In Her Element, will be held on April 11th at Royal Oaks Country Club. Tickets will go on sale with the Spring Online Auction on March 21st. Limited tables will be available for purchase. Individual Tickets will be available for open seating.

We are bringing back the Raffle to help raise more funds to support programs SBISD is no longer funding. Raffle Tickets are available for pre-purchase and will also be sold at the event. Anyone can participate in the Raffle.

Raffle Tickets are $25 for one or $100 for 5.

Raffle items include:

Katie Beckham Fine Art

Art By Ms. Waggenspack

Crawford Box Astros Tickets

interior Design with Lindsey Herod

Laura Beatty Aesthetics

Verbena Coffee For 1 Month

Chick-Fil-A For A Year

Miron Crosby Gift Card

Royal Oaks Country Club Round of Golf

and more!