Peek at the Week

• 7:50 am - Jag Choir Rehearsal
• 3:45 pm - After School Science Club "Bubbles" on playground
  
• 6:30 pm - Andover Board of Education Meeting @ DO
  

Tuesday, Sept. 10

• 9:00 am - PTO Meeting

Wednesday, Sept. 11

• 7:50 am - Jag Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, Sept. 12

• School Picture Day (see schedule below)

• 8:50 am - Crew Meeting

Sunday, Sept. 15

• 6:00 pm - Back to School Bash in the Meadowlark Playground

SCHOOL/SPORTS/CEREMONY IMAGE ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS

To view the school photo gallery, click on the link below. You will be prompted to enter your student's name and student ID. Email harveyr@usd385.org if you don't know your child's ID. This link gives you access to the current year school and sports gallery as well as all previous year galleries. Once you're logged in, you'll have access to all of their school portraits, sports images and ceremony images (if applicable for your student).

Click here to access: https://my.photoday.com/s/iseman/meadowlark

Use this link to check back throughout the year. As new images are captured they will be added to your gallery

SPECIAL OFFER to SAVE on your ORDER!

As in prior years, you can prepay your photo balance and create an AdvancePay credit balance that can be used toward your eventual orders. This is not required in order to purchase digital images or a print package, but it is a great way to save on your order. Purchasing a credit earns you a one time promotional code for free shipping to your home and 10% off your order.

To take advantage of this special, text PREPAY to 90738.

ALL INCLUSIVE DIGITAL PACKAGE

Did you know you can purchase a digital package to include all of your student's high resolution digital images from throughout the year? This offer is available for the current year or past years. If interested, contact Pete Iseman for more information.

Pete Iseman Photography
316-258-8852
www.isemanphotography.com

Calling all artists!

1. Click on the coloring page for your child's age group below. (If your child wants to work above his/her grade level he/she can, but they cannot work below. Example: if you have a 3rd grader and they want to participate in the 4th/5th grade level, they can, but they cannot compete in the Pre-k - 1st grade)

2. Print 2 sided so that the child's name and school information is on the back - hidden from the judges!

3. You can only submit ONE entry per person.

4. Entries for this year's coloring contest must be turned into City Hall by Friday, September 20, 2024.

The winner of each category will receive 3 wristbands to get into the carnival.

I want YOU to join my team of superstar readers. To get on the team, print out the Read for 15 follow along program and read for just 15 minutes a day for 15 weeks! There are some fun activities included that you can do throughout the program as well. There are so many cool benefits to reading, like discovering new places, learning new words, and expanding your imagination. We'll have some cool prizes throughout the program, so don't give up. How many books can you read in 15 weeks? I can't wait to hear about every last one of them!

Patrick Mahomes II

1. Create a "to-read" list that your child can check off
2. Read as a family - taking turns reading passages
3. Ask open ended questions about your child's books
4. Turn off the television and designate a set reading time
5. Try allowing 15 minutes of electronics AFTER 15 minutes of reading
6. Reading out loud helps build confidence
7. Give books as gifts and find a special place for your child to keep them
8. Make reading a privilege, not a chore
9. Encourage your child to point to the words as you read to keep their attention
10. Talk with your child about the pictures on the page
11. Talk as the characters would talk - use funny voices and facial expressions
12. Let your child see you reading for pleasure
13. Allow your child to read independently before falling asleep
14. Go to the library and let your child pick out their own books
15. Invite your child to read with you

School begins at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 3:45 p.m. Students should arrive no earlier than 8:30 a.m. All doors will remain locked until 8:35 and supervision can happen. There will be no direct supervision of students prior to 8:35 a.m., so for the safety and well being of your children, we ask that you make child care arrangements for your children. Neighbors or relatives may be able to watch your children before school, or the YMCA has a latchkey program at Meadowlark. Information about the program can be found at https://ymcawichita.org/programs/child-care-and-camps/before-and-after-school

Students who wish to eat breakfast at school may arrive as early as 8:15 a.m. and enter through the front entrance.

Students who arrive after 8:45 a.m. must check in at the office.

Due to our enrollment size and cafeteria capacity, we are not able to accommodate visitors during lunch. If you’d like to eat lunch with your child, you may check him or her out of the building and eat off-site.

Please call the Meadowlark office at (316) 218-4630 if you are picking up your children prior to 3:45 pm.

ARRIVAL

Please drive to the back of the school building (southeast end). Students need to remain in the car until school personnel signals students to exit the car. Doors will be locked at 8:45. ALL students must be dropped off in the back unless they are walking, cycling, arriving late (after 8:45), or eating breakfast (before 8:35)

DISMISSAL

Please drive to the back of the school building (southeast end). Students will be dismissed to your car. ALL students need to load the car from the passenger side. This is done for the safety of your child. We ask that you have a sign (8 1/2 x 11) visible on your front dash/window so that we can quickly identify which child goes with each vehicle. Please list the names of all the children whom you are picking up (WRITE BIG!). Click on the form below.

1. Students may ride a bike or scooter with parent permission.
2. Students must have a bicycle/scooter contract on file.
3. You must wear a helmet when riding!
4. When arriving on Campus, students must stop at the stop sign located at the south entrance intersecting 159th street, look both ways before crossing and walk their bike across the road. Students must walk their bike on the sidewalk all the way to the building.
5. When leaving campus, students must walk their bike on the sidewalk to the stop sign located at the south entrance intersecting 159th street, look both ways before crossing and walk their bike across the road.
6. Bikes and scooters must be parked in the bicycle racks and locked. (Meadowlark Elementary assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged items).

CONTRACT

Bicycle/Scooter Contract

Map for Bicycle Contract

In the morning, the buses should arrive at the school at approximately 8:35 am and will deliver students to the bus oval on the north end of the building.

In the afternoon, the buses should arrive at the school at approximately 3:35 pm and will pick up students from the bus oval on the north end of the building. This is NOT to be used by parents for pick up or drop off.

Email: harveyr@usd385.org
Website: http://meadowlark.usd385.org/
Location: 1122 N 159th St E, Wichita, KS 67230 USA
Phone: 316-218-4630
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meadowlarkelementary