MEA Monday Message

Tuesday, Jan. 30

• 8:00-9:00 Native Garden - Outside B16
  
• 8:00-9:00 Mathcounts - Parent Room

• 9:00-3:05 Music with Mr. Johnson - Auditorium
  
• 9:30-10:15 Coop Group - Chicken Coop
  

• 11:30 Creative Club - RM 3
• 11:45-12:45 Pop-up Farmstand - Front Entrance
• 12:00-3:30 Pop-up Art Show - Cafeteria

• 12:30-2:30 PALS - Room 6
  
• 12:30-1:45 Jam Band - B15
  
• 12:30-1:15 Elementary PE 2nd-5th
  
• 1:50-2:40 ​Secondary PE

• 9:30-11:30 PALS - Auditorium
• 12:00-12:30 Senior Meeting - Auditorium
• 12:00-1:30 Rocketry Club - RM7/8

• 9:00-11:30 PALS - Auditorium

Upcoming Events:

• Feb. 8 Senior Meetings via Zoom
• Feb. 8 Move-A-Thon
• Mar. 8 Talent Show/Silent Auction

To subscribe to the Mt. Everest Event's Calendar, please visit our website.

For a full list and calendar for MEA extracurriculars please visits MEA Clubs & Extracurriculars.

Seniors and senior parents the senior meetings are scheduled for Feb. 1st, 12-12:30 in the Auditorium and on Feb. 8, 6:00-6:30 pm via Zoom. The meetings will go over requirements for this year's graduation. Students and their parents must attend one of the two meetings.

Our second annual M.E.A. Pop-Up Art Show is happening on Wednesday, January 31st in the Auditorium from 12:00 to 3:30. Come on by and check out some of the great creations made by the students here at M.E.A. We will have work on display from several of our classes, and the illustrious M.E.A. Jamband will be performing. We’re looking forward to seeing you all then!

MEA pop up Farmstand, front of school from 11:45-12:45 on Wednesday, Jan. 31! We will have freshly harvested greens from the MEA gardens + high school student-crafted ceramic wall tiles and seeds for your spring garden (lettuces, root crops, flowers and more).

All items are offered on a donation basis (“pay how you feel”) and proceeds allow us to continue production in our garden spaces. We accept cash and PayPal (MEA Foundation account).

Adventurers! This week we will be taking a long rest. Quest Club is cancelled this Friday, as Mrs. Keck will be off campus. Sessions will resume on Friday, February 9th from 12:00 - 2:00.

GOT TALENT? The 2024 MEA Talent Showcase will take place on Friday, March 8. Applications are now open for performers and stage crew. If your talent cannot be performed live on stage, then you may enter a video as your act. Completed applications for performers and crew members are DUE February 15. Please direct any questions to Ms. Rice or Mr. Nielsen.

We welcome you to sign up for the MEA BAND to play exciting music Tuesdays at 8:05 am. Please contact Mr. Johnson if interested.
Mr.Johnson can also arrange to loan you a district instrument for the year.

Show your love by joining us for a Spikeball Tournament this Valentine's Day! Sign up here to join in the fun!

All Students, we’ve got fun Valentine's crafts for you! Come make some fun, easy, Valentine's card and paper hearts bouquet in MakerSpace. We will have the supplies ready to create. You just need to show up (K to 5th graders need to be accompanied by a parent/an adult).

Feb.01 Thursday 9am-1:30pm

Feb. 06 Tues 11am–2pm

Feb. 07 Wed 9am-2pm

Curious about our new feature in the lunch courtyard? Thanks to Ace Hardware and with support from the MEA Foundation, we have 3 Green Stalk garden towers growing several dozen strawberry plants—for student and staff enjoyment! AP Environmental Science students assisted in the assembly and planting of these innovative growing spaces. Stop by and admire the beauty (and eventually enjoy fresh strawberries)!

Habit 5 focuses on acting within your Circle of Influence — understanding the other person and expressing yourself. Those actions, in turn, can help you effectively influence other people, which can influence situations that impact you, which expands your Circle of Influence.

Communication is a critical aspect of productive interpersonal relationships. When truly effective interdependent people communicate, they first try to understand the other person’s perspective before expressing their own. On a larger scale, this principle holds true in many professions.

We discussed in Habit 4 that an essential step in reaching a Win/Win solution is to try to understand the other person’s perspective and concerns. The key to truly understanding people is empathic listening, which is listening with the intent to see their perspective. Empathetic listening is necessary to work on habit 5: seek first to understand, then to be understood.

Click here for some Family Activities for the 7 Habits.

It is time for students, grades 8-11, to plan their classes for the next school year.

Please note:

Current 8th graders – class of 2028

Current 9th graders – class of 2027

Current 10th graders – class of 2026

Current 11th graders – class of 2025

Students currently in Grades 8, 9, 10, 11 (class of 2025-2028)

• All current 8th -11th graders must make an appointment to meet with Mr. Rubin. Please reserve a conference time at this link to discuss courses for next year, graduation and college entrance requirements, and community college courses.
• Incoming 9th graders and their parents can meet with Mr. Rubin for a 4-year planning conference during their articulation meeting.
• Parents are encouraged to attend along with their student. If parents cannot attend, they should review the course options with their student at home.
• Students do not need to return an articulation sheet but should be prepared to share their course requests with Mr. Rubin during their appointment with him.
• For questions, please contact Mr. Rubin.

Articulation Sheets:

Incoming 9th graders, Class of 2028

Incoming 10th graders, Class of 2027

Incoming 11th graders, Class of 2026

Incoming 12th graders, Class of 2025

Find all courses being offered next year and a tentative class schedule at the links below:

Classes 2024-2025

Class Schedule 2024-2025

Sign up for articulation meeting with Mr. Rubin (for next year's 9th-12th only).

🙌GET STARTED AND JOIN NOW🎉

Get ready for the Hero Move-A-Thon event on Thursday, February 8th 1:30 - 3:30 at Mt. Everest Academy. This will be TONs of fun and raise money to make our school even better for you. Joining will also get you some incredible prizes, like stickers, squishmallows, boba, and an ice cream party.

Here is what you need to do to start your fundraising page.

1. Join your class Team for the event. Simply click “Join a Team” on the event page. You’ll create your own fundraising profile and select your grade. You can enter your story, upload a photo and tell why you are fundraising. Then share your fundraiser link.
   
   

2. Check out the amazing prizes below and set yourself a fundraising goal. Even if it’s just to get your first donation.
   
   

3. Share your link with family and friends. It’s as simple as telling them that you are fundraising for your school programs, and if they’d like to donate you’d be very grateful.

Here are your fundraising prizes:

The more you raise, the more prizes you get. Each level you reach gives you the prize for that level, along with every single prize for all the levels before it.

• Your first donation: A fun sticker for your water bottle, computer, or phone

• Raise $15: A meal voucher for Chick-Fil-A

• Raise $30: A set of Pokemon Cards

• Raise $70: Chose a Disney, Star Wars, or Marvel themed squishmallow

• Raise $120: Get a gift card for a boba drink at Me𑇐Me Tea & Desserts

• Top two from each team: Sit in the splash chair for 5 minutes (weather permitting)

• Top winner can select a staff member to sit in the splash chair.
  
  Every team that collectively reaches their team fundraising goal will be treated to an ice cream party. Here are the team goals:
  
  Teams in K-5: $700

Teams in Middle School & High School: $1000

Heroes also needed for:

• Volunteers

• Supplies

🙌GET STARTED AND JOIN NOW🎉

Email info@meafoundation.org to get involved and for any questions or concerns.

📸The Yearbook staff needs your help! ALL STUDENTS are asked to complete the following form to help us ensure that we can provide you the best yearbook ever.
Seniors! This form will allow us to collect your baby photos, senior photos, quote, and any photos you would like to add to the graduation slideshow.
All other MEA students, if you missed taking school photos or maybe you didn't like your photo this form will allow you to upload your own.

If MEA has allowed you to "Pursue your Passion", we want to see those photos too!!!📸

The yearbook staff is pumped up about how the yearbook is coming together!

And, we think you’re going to love it, too!

Buy yours now, as April 30th will be here before you know it!

💡- You can customize two pages for FREE!

And, add more for only 99¢ a two-page spread!

Customize your copy of the yearbook with your own personal photos and text.

The first two custom pages are FREE but you can add as many as you want.

The charge is ONLY $0.99 per two additional pages (a one page spread).

Capture all of your child’s 2023-24 memories for years to come!

💡 - You can help raise school funds by purchasing a Student Recognition Ad!
This fully customizable page space can celebrate your child by being printed in all copies of the yearbook. Prices range from $25-$180, depending upon the size you choose.

Recognition ads are especially nice for those graduating seniors!

(Ads must be created through the full desktop version of Treering.com.)

For tech help, contact Mrs. Finney @ rfinney@sandi.net.

Purchase your copy now!

It's your time seniors! Now's your chance to answer various questions about your high school experiences and more. Please fill out the senior survey for the yearbook.

Calling all 9th-11th grade MEA students! Yearbook staff is asking for your help to answer a few questions. We want to know your opinions on various subjects that might make it into this year's yearbook!

Mt. Everest Academy students have the opportunity to reschedule their tests, outside of scheduled class time, to be proctored by a staff member in B15. Students will require permission from their class teacher, before requesting to test in B-15. Requests should be made no later than 24 hours before your requested testing time.

To reschedule your exam, please visit MEA Testing Room Website.

UCSD Tutor information can be found at https://mrssinkmea.weebly.com/avid.html

Join us for PALS , peer tutoring and schoolwork collaboration, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at MEA! PALS is available to all students in grades K-12. Elementary parents need to complete the PALS Check-in form and provide it to the PALS supervisor. This form lets our tutors know what assignment or skills you wish your student to work on while attending PALS.

• Wednesday 12:30-2:30 @ Room 6 (Nielsen)
• Thursday 9:30-11:30 @ Auditorium
• Friday 9-11:30 @ Auditorium

Need to meet with Mr. Rubin?

His door is always open, but to ensure he is available when you can meet, make an appointment at the link https://calendly.com/mt_everest_counseling/meeting

College/Career Opportunities

The link below has some great opportunities for students in grades 9-12.

https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/ccte/student-opportunities

Wellness Student Ambassador Emma Baxter has created these Wellness videos for students. Enjoy!

Elementary

Secondary

Student Wellness Ambassadors Kalyani and Max Bengs have created a Mindfulness video for you to follow along and help to calm your mind.

Amanda and Julia are starring in the theatrical performance of Anastasia in February under Greene Tree Theater. All are welcome. It's donation only at the door, which helps cover the costs of the sets and costumes.

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.