MEA Monday Message

Re-enrollment & Book Return (click here for more info)

May 16-June 8

Tuesday, May 16

• 9:00-9:45 Parent Input Mission and Vision - MakerSpace
• 9:30-10:15 Coop Group
• 12:00-1:00 eSports - MakerSpace
• 12:00-12:30 ASB Presidential Speeches
• 3:30-4:15 Parent Input Mission and Vision - Zoom

Wednesday, May 17

• 8:30-9:00 Cosmic Yoga - Auditorium
• 9:30-11:30 PALS Tutoring - Maker Space
• 12:00-1:00 eSports - MakerSpace
• 12:00-2:00 Community Paint & Plant Day
• 12-12:30 Student Input Mission & Vision (Pizza Provided)

Thursday, May 18

• 8:30-9:00 Cosmic Yoga - Auditorium

• 9:30-11:30 PALS Tutoring - Maker Space
• 11:00-2:00 Community Paint & Plant Day
  
• 12-12:30 Student Input Mission & Vision (Pizza Provided)

• End Month 9

Upcoming Events:

May 24 & 25 Community "Paint and Plant" Days

May 22-25 CAASPP

May 22-26 SHEP

May 25 MEA Film Festival

Last week the staff at MEA was overwhelmed with delicious food, gifts, and kind words of appreciation. Thank you to the MEA Foundation, MEA families, and MEA students for making the week so special for all of us. Mt. Everest has the best community!

MEA's Literary Magazine 2023 issue is hot off the presses! The Literary Club has spent much of the year curating submissions for students, from poems to articles to visual art. Click the link below to view the newest issue of the Literary Magazine.

The race for next year's ASB Presidents is on! Candidates will be out on campus campaigning this week. The candidates for next year's ASB Presidents are:

• Alex Papen and Scott Ruth
• Kyra Boyd and Mai Meltzer
• Mark Steel and Rashad Hassan

• May 16: Speeches in the auditorium during lunch
• May 17 - 22: Voting - Cast your vote here

Hey MEA! Students will be planting succulents in the lunch area on our Community Paint and Plant Days as part of The Lighthouse Team's plan to make the lunch area more vibrant. We need your help in the form of donations of succulent plants! These can be potted or non-potted. Please make sure to cut the succulents no more than two days prior to the planting day. Thank you!

Students in 3rd and 4th grades presented their final projects (San Diego Famous Place and California Travel Journal) at the last Publishing party of the year. The presentations were shared with family members in Room 12 and models were on display at the Art Show. Stop by the library to admire the models and dioramas if you missed the show.

Next Week (the final week of classes!)

For our last week of classes, we hold the Elementary Mini-Olympics.

We do not have the Mini-Olympics on Wednesday, however, so the Kindergartners are invited to join the 1st and 3rd graders on Tuesday, May 16th, 9-11 a.m. And 5th graders are invited to join the 2nd and 4th graders on Thursday, May 18th, 9-11 a.m. Wednesday Kinder and 5th grade classes will be held as usual on May 17th.

Please send a snack and have your child dressed ready for some fun sports activities!

Tuesday, May 16th …….. Mini-Olympics for grades K, 1, 3 (K: 9-11am; 1st, 3rd: 9-12pm)

Wednesday, May 17th.…Class as usual for grades K, 5

Thursday, May 18th …….Mini-Olympics for grades 2, 4, 5 (5th: 9-11am; 2nd, 4th: 9-12pm)

Tues, May 16…..11:30-12:30... 1st & 3rd grade (by back parking lot)

Wed, May 17…..11:30-12:30... K & 5th grade (by back parking lot)

Thurs, May 18...11:30-12:30... 2nd & 4th grade (by back parking lot)

There will be more opportunities to return textbooks/school materials that you are not done with yet, but please do complete your reenrollment on these days.

We are in the process of updating our school’s Mission and Vision statements, along with our Student Learner Outcomes. We will be offering input sessions for both students and parents. Please join us!

Student input sessions

• Tuesday, May 9 at lunch time in the auditorium (pizza provided)
• Wednesday, May 17 at lunch time in the auditorium (pizza provided)
• Thursday, May 18 at lunch time in the auditorium (pizza provided)

Parent input sessions

• Tuesday, May 16, 9am, MakerSpace
• Tuesday, May 16, 3:30pm, Zoom https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/5177169155

The Student Lighthouse Team (through Franklin Covey’s Leader in Me Program) has taken on a campus beautification project in the lunch court. We will be planting new plants, painting a mural on the cement boarders, and adding a few other "surprises" to help create a more inviting area that brings students together. All MEA students and families are invited to help. We hope you can join us! Please sign up here for one or more hour long sessions. Students in grades K-5 must be accompanied by an adult. Once completed, the official unveiling/celebration of the space will be held on June 8.

It is almost time to return your books and say goodbye to this academic year! In order to make the transition easier, we have linked below a schedule for families to come in to complete the necessary re-enrollment paper work and to return student's library & text books.

Videography is hosting a film festival of student films on May 25th at 11:30. Please join us in celebrating our student work! We'll be premiering multiple films and showcasing animations, dramas and documentaries. We hope you can make it!

For our 5th and 8th grade families, we are excited to be hosting our traditional promotion luncheon again this year after a three year hiatus! Lunch will include sandwiches, chips, and salads.

• June 7, 2023
• 11:30-12:30/45

So we can best prepare food and seating for the event, please RSVP here.

Last PALs meeting will be May 18. One on one tutoring still available through Student Services. Please contact Ms. Starr (vstarr@sandi.net) if you would like to set up a time.

There are many ways for students to get extra academic support at MEA, on either on campus or via Zoom. Students can receive the support they need by attending PALS Tutoring, meeting with our UCSD Tutors, and/or attending their teacher's office hours. Please refer to the link below for further information.

Attention Seniors: As college acceptances are coming in, please follow the directions on the linked Google Doc to request your final transcript through Xello for the college you will be attending. Some schools may want a mid-year transcript now and a final transcript after semester 2 grades are in. After requesting through Xello, please send me a follow-up email at arubin@sandi.net.

If you will be in high school next year and would like to discuss next year's courses with Mr. Rubin, please email him at arubin@sandi.net or schedule an appointment at https://calendly.com/mt_everest_counseling/meeting

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

American Government and Economics is a five-week program, for rising seniors, beginning June 20 and concluding July 21. The program experience will meet daily, Monday - Friday at Clairemont High School.

Students must make the commitment to be in attendance for the five-week duration to earn credit. Because this course is intended for those students seeking first time credit, there will be additional academic requirements outside of class time.

If you are interested in this summer experience and earning credit for American Government and Economics, please fill out this form by Friday, June 2, 2023. Once you express interest, you will receive an email no later than Friday, June 9, 2023 with all information pertaining to this wonderful opportunity.

Interest form:

https://forms.gle/A4tmP681SB6BUj6R8

The Spanish 5-6 online course begins July 24 and concludes August 8. The program experience and expectations for online learning will be communicated to students and families once student is enrolled.

If you are interested in this summer experience and earning credit for Spanish 5-6, please fill out this form by Friday, June 2, 2023. Once you express interest, you will receive an email no later than Friday, June 9, 2023 with all information pertaining to this wonderful opportunity.

Interest form: https://forms.gle/yfyKCf8p2m8wRc7b6

We are excited to provide an opportunity for you to take AP courses through UC Scout during summer 2023.

AP Courses offered through UC Scout this summer are independent study, asynchronous courses.

The courses begin in June and conclude in August. Students work at their own pace, but must complete the course before or on the end date that is determined for August. Dates forthcoming.

Applicable credits will be recorded on students' high school transcript. AP exam testing will not be offered this summer; however, students wishing to take the AP exam may register to do so during the 2023-24 school year.

UC Scout Teachers facilitate the courses, grade the courses, and provide weekly virtual office hours. There are a limited number of AP seats available in each of the following courses:

*AP Human Geography-Semester 1 and Semester 2
*AP Statistics-Semester 1 and Semester 2
*AP Art History-Semester 1 and Semester 2
*AP Computer Science Principles-Semester 1 and Semester 2
*AP Macroeconomics-Single Semester

https://www.ucscout.org/courses/

This survey is to gather interest only. If you are interested in earning first time credit in one of the above AP courses, please fill out this form by Friday, June 9, 2023. Once the interest list is gathered, the Office of Graduation will correspond with students directly with regard to registering and enrolling through UC Scout. Please do not register/enroll on your own as the Office of Graduation will provide enrollment access codes.

Interest form: https://forms.gle/TLMeL6YoZJKwdThXA

The Cooking Club will be holding its final meeting this Wednesday, during lunch, in Room 1. We hope to see you there!

We did it! I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the friends and families at MEA who help to efforts raise funds for our eSports team. Your support has been crucial and enabling us to pursue our passion for gaming and open new opportunities for our students.

To celebrate, this Tuesday and Wednesday, from 12:00-1:00, the MakerSpace will be open to students (6-12 grade) who wish to try their hand at eSports. We will have both Nintendo Switch consoles set up, for a max of 10 players. We currently have 3 games in our library Rocket League, Super Smash Bros, and Minecraft Dungeons. All games are rated E+10 or E, for more information on ratings please check out the ESRB website.

5th graders who wish to participate, please contact Ms. Keck at mkeck@sandi.net.

Thank you to everyone for making the annual Spring Art Show such a success! Huge shout to the students who submitted some amazing pieces, the MEA Jam Band for providing music, and to teachers and staff for all their hard work and thought that goes into organizing such an event. It was so wonderful to see our community of all ages enjoying the artwork and the company of one another in a beautiful garden.

I am Luke Steel, a 9th grader at MEA. I, along with Project 25, am raising awareness of Lyme disease which I have personally battled with. Lyme disease affects about 500,000 annually in the United States and is often misdiagnosed especially on the West Coast. I have created a website with information, as well as personal accounts, of Lyme disease. My website is still growing and in the future I will be adding interviews with several specialists and doctors that are experienced in the field.
https://sites.google.com/view/lyme-disease-awareness/what-is-lyme

The following Family Engagement Workshops are being offered by San Diego Unified School District:

• Bullying: What Families Need to Know - Part 2 Zoom

• May 15th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm
• May 18th | 10:00am - 11:00am
• Contact: Pamela King Event Calendar

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.