Good evening, Meadow Park families. This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

Our mid year assessments continue this week. As long as they are healthy, please make sure your child is at school all day every day. Our tardies and early releases have been increasing lately. Remember school begins at 8:20 and ends at 2:50. Please schedule doctor appointments and other activities outside these times to make sure your child doesn’t miss important instruction.

Let’s look at our club schedule for this week. The recycling team will meet on Tuesday. Our gardening, literacy, and newsletter clubs will all meet on Wednesday.

Our Family Center will be open Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, and we’re ending our week with our annual Science Fair and STEM night Friday from 5:00-7:00. Please join us to view your child’s science fair project. They all worked really hard and are excited to showcase their efforts.

Those are all of our announcements for this week. We hope everyone has a great evening, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning!

Good evening, Meadow Park families. This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders. I hope you all had a restful 3 day weekend. We’re ready to see our gators tomorrow. Let’s take a look at our week.

On Wednesday, we’re going to hold our monthly safety drills. Students will practice active threat procedures as well as fire drill procedures. Bus riders will also be practicing evacuation drills. Please remind your student to take these drills seriously and follow all staff directions.

After school on Wednesday, the literacy club will meet. Our coin collecting club will meet on Thursday. Our clean up crew will be working Friday after school.

Our Family Center will be open Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Mrs. Underwood has some great books for students to check out, and remember that every time you visit, you get to select a keeper book as well. We hope you see you there this week.

Students are continuing with their mid-year assessments this week. Please help your student get a good night’s sleep so they’re ready to shine on these assessments. Teachers will use the results of these assessments to help plan their instruction for the rest of the year.

Those are all our announcements for now. We hope you have a fantastic week. We’ll see all our gators in the morning.

Good evening, Meadow Park families. This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders. We’re so happy to be back with all our gators. Happy New Year, everybody. We have a fun week ahead, so mark your calendars.

Starting this week, our students will be taking mid year assessments. Different classes test on different days, but remind your students to try their best and have a positive attitude. Teachers will use these results to help them plan their instruction for the rest of the year.

On Tuesday, our recycling team will meet after school, and at 6pm we’ll be having our monthly SAC and PTO meetings. We hope to see you in the media center.

On Wednesday, our gardening club will meet after school. Wednesday also begins our 2nd quarter awards ceremonies. 2nd grade will have awards at 9am followed by 3rd grade at 10am. Thursday awards will be Kindergarten at 9am and 1st grade at 10am. On Friday, we’ll celebrate 4th grade at 9am and 5th grade at 10am. All students receiving awards should have already been notified by their teacher.

Last but certainly not least, our Family Center will be open at its normal times on Thursday after school and Friday before school. Remember that all students that attend the Family Center with their grown up will be able to check out a book for the week as well as select a keeper book to add to their home libraries. This is a wonderful resource for our families, so Mrs. Underwood would love to see you there.

 Attached to this message are some arrival and dismissal reminders. We still have some parents entering the parking lot from the wrong direction. Please make sure you follow all the traffic patterns. We also have students arriving too early. We don't provide supervision until 7:45, so please make sure students stay in cars until then. If your child is a biker/walker, they must bike or walk the entire way to school. Parents are not allowed to park on side streets in the neighborhood and walk their students up. If you're arriving in a car, you must use the parent pick up lines.

Those are all our announcements for this week. I hope everyone had a restful weekend, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning.

Good evening, Meadow Park families! This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders. It’s the last week before our holiday break. Our staff and students are ready to have a strong finish to quarter two. We have a few events going on this week.

First off, on Tuesday we’ll be holding our monthly safety drills. Please remind your students that although these are just practice drills, it’s important to listen to staff directions and take them seriously so we can all be prepared for any unexpected emergencies. Also on Tuesday, our recycling team will meet after school.

On Wednesday, our gardening club will meet, and on Thursday our coin collecting club will meet after school.

Friday is pajama day. This is another fundraiser for our 5th graders, so please bring in $1 and your child can wear pajamas to school. All pajamas must still follow our CCPS dress code, and student must still wear tennis shoes. No flip flops or slippers please.

Mrs. Underwood will be off campus this week, so our literacy club will not be meeting, and our Family Center will be closed this week. She’s looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year.

Those are all of our announcements for this week. I hope everyone has a great week, and a safe and healthy holiday break. All students have off from Saturday the 18th through January the 5th. School will resume on Thursday, January 6th, 2022! Have a great night, everyone, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning.

Good evening, Meadow Park families! This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

Our Girls on the Run won’t be meeting this week. They have finished their curriculum, but can’t wait for their 5K on Dec. 11th.  Keep practicing, girls! We can’t wait to see you reach your goals.

The recycling team will meet on Tuesday afternoon and the literacy, gardening, and newsletter clubs will meet on Wednesday. The decorating club and the coin collecting club will meet on Thursday.

Saturday is our annual One Stop Shop from 9am-noon. Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the Grinch will be here. IHOP has donated breakfast for the first 100 people. We’ll also have a number of local vendors set up to help you cross items off your shopping list. It’s sure to be a great event put on by our wonderful PTO, so we hope to see all our families there.

Those are all of our announcements for now. I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Enjoy your evening, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning.

Good evening, Meadow Park families! This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

We’re still collecting food items for our Thanksgiving Food Drive. Please consider donating a few items to your class’s donation box. Many items at stores right now are buy one get one, so if you pick one up for your family, consider donating the other. All items collected go right back to our very own MPE families in need during this holiday season.

Tomorrow, we will be practicing our monthly safety drills. These consist of an active threat drill followed by a fire drill. Please remind your students that these are only practice to be sure we’re prepared for an emergency.

Let’s look at our activity schedule for this week. Good News Club is meeting tomorrow after school. Girls on the Run will meet Monday and Wednesday after school. Tuesday is recycling day. The literacy club will meet Wednesday and the clean up crew is meeting Thursday.

Thursday night our PTO is hosting another Spirit Night. This time we will be at 3 Pepper Burrito on Peachland Blvd from 4-8pm. Please make sure to bring your flyer and let them know you’re there to support Meadow Park. A portion of your bill will come right back to our PTO.

Looking ahead to next week, students still have school Monday and Tuesday next week. Our Thanksgiving Break begins on Wednesday, Nov. 24th.

Those are all of our announcements for now. We hope you all have an awesome week! We’ll see all our gators in the morning.

Good evening, Meadow Park families! This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

Please remember that parent pick up concludes around 3:20. All students should be picked up on time. Another reminder is about our student dress code. All students should wear tennis shoes every day. Crocks, flip flops, and other open footwear does not fall under our dress code. We know shorts and jeans with tears are popular right now, however, please be aware of where the tears fall on your child's leg. If they are above fingertip length, students should have something under them so their skin doesn’t show. Rips and tears below fingertip length are fine. We appreciate your support while shopping for school clothes.

Let’s take a look at our weekly calendar.

Our Girls on the Run will meet on Monday and Wednesday until 4:15. Good News Club is also meeting on Monday. On Tuesday, our leadership recycling team will meet. Wednesday is gardening and newsletter clubs.

Our SAC and PTO is meeting Tuesday night at 6pm. We’d love to see you there.

Our Family Reading Experience is Thursday after school and Friday morning before school. Mrs. Underwood has a special Veterans Day presentation on Thursday.

Those are all of our announcements for this week.

I want to end this message with a special thank you to all our staff and families who have served our country. We appreciate your hard work, and we will honor you this Thursday on Veterans Day as we remember your sacrifices for us.

We hope you all have a fantastic night, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning.

Good evening, Meadow Park families! This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

We have a great week coming up. We’re having award ceremonies for the first quarter. Students receiving awards should have been notified last week.

Monday: 2nd grade awards are at 9:00 and 3rd grade are at 10:00.

Tuesday: Kindergarten awards are at 9:00 and 1st grade are at 10:00

Wednesday: 4th grade awards are at 9:00 and 5th grade are at 10:00

Other important announcements for this week… Report cards will be sent home with students tomorrow. Square One art orders are due tomorrow. Tomorrow is also the day to pick up your fundraiser orders. They will be available for pick up between 3:00-6:30. These items need to be frozen, so you must pick them up tomorrow. If you aren’t available, please send someone to pick up your order in your place. We do not have enough space to freeze all these items at school.

We have quite a few clubs meeting this week.

On Monday we have Girls on the Run and Good News Club.

On Tuesday we have Recycling Team.

On Wednesday we have Girls on the Run and Leadership Newsletter.

Later in the week, our Family Center will be open on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Ending the week, we have 2 fun events for Halloween. On Friday morning at 9:00 we’ll be having a Storybook Character parade around the building. Students can come dressed as their favorite book character and parade around the school holding that book. Families are welcome to join us in the cafeteria to watch the students come across the stage. Please carpool if you can since parking will be a challenge.

Finally, on Saturday, our PTO is hosting our first ever Trunk or Treat from 5-7pm. Families can come in costumes to trick or treat in the bus loop. We’ll also have food and games. It’s going to be a lot of fun. We can’t wait to see all our gator families. We could use some candy donations. If you could send it in with your child this week, we’d really appreciate it.

Those are all of our announcements at this time. We hope everyone has a fun week! See you in the morning!

Good evening, Meadow Park families! This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

On Tuesday night, we will have our monthly SAC and PTO meetings. Our SAC meeting will be held virtually beginning at 6pm. Here is the link to join us.

Google Meet joining info:

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Our PTO will meet live in the media center. They will join the SAC meeting virtually, and then continue with the PTO immediately after. Please join us to discuss upcoming events and plans. All are welcome.

Our Family Center will be open Thursday after school and Friday before school at its normal times. On Friday morning, we will have specials guests join us from the Port Charlotte High Cheerleaders to read books with our students. Come join us to check out a book and pick a keeper book, too.

Friday night, we’re having a family movie night in the cafeteria. We’re going to be showing the Addams Family. Rated PG. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to spread out on the floor. Bring your own dinner or snacks and enjoy a fun family movie. We’re starting at 5:30. See you then!

Mrs. Klaholz wants to remind everyone about Square One art. Square one art orders are due on Monday, October 25th. Orders are taken ON LINE, over the phone, or by using the order sheet on the catalog sent home with your child.  If you order online or over the phone, you will have the option of having your order delivered directly to your home.  Information on ordering is on your students personalized catalog.

Make sure you mark your calendars for some upcoming events. We will have a Character Costume Parade at school on Friday Oct. 29th during the school day. Students can dress as their favorite book character. We are also hosting a Trunk or Treat event on Saturday the 30th from 4-7pm. There will be candy, games, food, and all kinds of fun, so save that date.

Those are all of our announcements for now. I hope everyone had a great weekend, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning.

Good evening, Meadow Park families! This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

We’re kicking off October with a new word of the month. This month, we’re talking to our students about having a positive attitude. Our attitudes have a huge effect on our success. Please reinforce this word at home as well.

Our Girls on the Run are practicing Monday and Wednesday after school. Students will meet in the back hallway at dismissal. Parents need to pick up all girls at 4:15 in the front parent pick up loop.

Our Family Center will be open Thursday after school and Friday before school. This is a great opportunity for students to check out new books and select a keeper book for students to add to their home library. Mrs. Underwood is also doing her first Family Engagement Learning Lab Friday morning from 8:30-9:30. This is open to all families that want to learn about how to set up a learning space at home.

Last but certainly not least, our Book Fair is open all week. Students can shop throughout the week when they go to media, but we’re also having a special family night Tuesday night from 5:00-6:30. All families are welcome to come shop together that evening. We’re also having a spirit week throughout the week to help support the Book Fair. Tomorrow is wear purple day! Check your child’s backpack or our Facebook page for the flyer with all our details. Students can bring in coins to donate throughout the week. These coins will be collected and used to purchase books for students that aren’t able to shop this week. We appreciate all your help with these donations.

Those are all of our announcements for now. I hope you all had a fun weekend, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning!

Good evening, Meadow Park families. This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

Our PTO and SAC committees will be meeting this Tuesday evening at 6pm in the media center. Our School Advisory Council will discuss school-wide progress and offer insight to Mr. Loge on decision making. Our PTO works together to support the school with supplies, services, and events to promote learning and fun on campus. All are welcome to join us for both events. We’ll see you Tuesday starting at 6pm.

Our 3rd and 4th graders will continue taking their APM assessment this week. This is a progress monitoring assessment given twice a year to help teachers plan their instruction. They took reading last week, and they’ll be taking Math this week. Remind your child to try their best and show what they know.

Beginning on Wednesday, the Health Department will be on campus to give dental sealants to our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders that returned their permission forms. These will take over a week to complete, so your child may not get theirs on Wednesday. Please be patient as they have many students to pull throughout this week and next.

Have you visited our Family Center yet? Mrs. Underwood will be welcoming families on Thursday after school and Friday before school to shop for books. Every time a child visits the Family Center, they get to check out a book for the week as well as select a keeper book to add to their home library. This is a great opportunity to spend time with your child talking about books and learning about what interests them. Please mark your calendars for Thursday after school or Friday before school each week for this amazing service.

Those are all of our announcements for this week. I hope you all have an awesome night, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning.

Good evening, Meadow Park families. This is Mrs. Elek with your weekly reminders.

Quarter 1 midterms will go home tomorrow for 2nd-5th grade students. Please review your child’s progress and help them set goals for the remainder of the quarter. Kindergarten and 1st grade students will not receive midterms for this quarter. If you would like to request a conference with your child’s teacher, please let them know.

Thursday is picture day. Please check your child’s backpack for information. Don’t forget to wear your best smile!

Our family center will be open Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Mrs. Underwood will be there to assist students in selecting a book to borrow for the week as well as a keeper book to keep at home.

As I close, please remember to look at the back of your parent pick up cards and remind yourself of our traffic patterns. We’ve had a few parents not following the routes correctly. As a general rule, you must always turn LEFT into our parking lot. Please do not enter the school from Lakeview during drop off or pick up. If you need to park in the parking lot for whatever reason, please follow the line, and once you’re in the parking lot you can park instead of coming up to the drop off lane. If everyone follows the correct route, it makes the procedures much safer and much more pleasant for everyone.

Those are all our announcements for this week. We hope you have a nice night, and we’ll see all our gators in the morning.