Peek at the Week
Week of October 18th, 2021
CALENDAR
Saturday, Oct. 16
- Greater Andover Days Parade (see information below)
- Boss's Day
Sunday, Oct. 17
- Greater Andover Days
Monday, Oct. 18
- 9:00 am - 4th Grade Music Practice @ ACHS
- 3:45 pm - After School Science Club
Tuesday, Oct. 19
- Report Cards in PowerSchool
- 9:00 am - 3rd Grade Music Practice @ ACHS
- 6:15 pm - 3rd Grade Music Program @ ACHS
- 7:15 pm - 4th Grade Music Program "Going Buggy" @ ACHS (see info below)
Wednesday, Oct. 20
Thursday, Oct. 21
- 9:30 am - Kindergarten Field Trip to Marietta Farm's Pumpkin Patch
- 4:00 pm - Site Council Meeting with South Central Health Therapist (see info below)
Friday, Oct. 22
- "It's ok to be Different" - wear mismatched clothes (see flyer below)
- Socktober Sock Drive Ends (see who's winning below)
- 8:50 am - Virtual Pep Rally
SITE COUNCIL MEETING - OCT. 21
We will be hosting a therapist from South Central Mental Health (SCMH) for our October Site Council Meeting on Thursday, October 21st at 4:00pm in the Meadowlark library.
SCMH has put together a menu of workshops under the umbrella of supporting Strong Communities for Trying Times. The 1 hour workshop, called Disorders Not Bad Behaviors, is for parents of elementary aged students and I felt like it might be a very good opportunity to hear from professionals in the field of mental health!
Please join us IN PERSON or on ZOOM!!!!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2312404770?pwd=VHB3Y0toSk9jbUMzMWtVZjlPbTZWZz09
ELEMENTARY LEVEL NOMINEE FOR KANSAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR!
GREATER ANDOVER DAYS PARADE
Saturday October 16th
Come walk, ride, or scoot the parade route with your fellow Meadowlark All-Stars!! Please no electric bikes or scooters. Please park at Cottonwood Elementary and gather with group in the Andover High School parking lot between 9:10-9:25am (exact location will not be known till that morning, follow us on Facebook for updates). Andover Rd will be closed off at 9:30am to secure parade route. Parade route end/pick up will be at Andover Central High School parking lot. You may bring your own candy to pass out, PTO is not providing this year.
KITCHEN COOK NEEDED
Meadowlark Has an Opening!
This is a great way for parents or grandparents to make extra money while the kids are in school!
Immediate openings are available. If you are truly interested in working with a great group of people, let us hear from you. Starting pay is $11.33 an hour. Experienced applicants may earn more.
Speed up the process by applying at www.usd385.org or call Lisa Smith at 316-218-4603.
ANDOVER CARING AND SHARING
Opportunities for Giving and Receiving
Andover Caring and Sharing is a non profit organization that started over 20 years ago. Volunteers from local organizations assist families in our community who are in need during the holidays. Age appropriate gifts or gift cards and warm clothing items are provided for children, teenagers, and senior adults, as well as food boxes for the family with ingredients for a holiday dinner, including a turkey.
School counselors are asked to provide names and phone numbers of families in need. This is where I need your help. If your family is currently in hardship or likely to go without food and gifts this holiday season, please complete the form at the bottom and return to me by Monday, October 25th. This information will be confidential. I will submit your name, address, and phone number. Then, someone from Andover Caring and Sharing will contact you to verify your desire to participate and make pickup or delivery arrangements.
Due to COVID, we will not have our Christmas Shop; this year, we will contact families in advance regarding their gift requests and shop for them. The shopping model actually worked well last year, we were able to shop specifically for families requested needs. The families will be invited to pick up their gift boxes between December 14 – 16 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The food boxes will be distributed at the Andover Fire Department on December 16. If transportation is not available, the Andover Fire and Police Department have volunteered to deliver.
We also encourage donations of food, gifts, gift cards, money, books, games, hand lotion, toiletries, etc. Volunteers are needed to help with food collection, gift sorting, gift wrapping, shopping, etc. Please let me know of any groups in your school that can help. It is also possible for a class or organization to adopt an entire family.
If you are interested in donating items or volunteering, please contact Michele Carlini at michele@svdpks.org or 316-733-1423.
Sincerely, Mrs. Brooke Holcomb, Meadowlark Elementary School Counselor
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Please email my name, address, and phone number to holcombb@usd385.org to participate in the Andover Caring and Sharing Traditional Holiday Program.
Parent Name____________________________Phone#______________________
Complete Address ___________________________________________________
SCHOOL WIDE "CREW" EVENT
At our "crew" meeting last week, students watched Read Aloud of The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, then played Rock, Paper, Scissors with each other. The winner of each Crew will meet at the next Virtual Pep Rally & compete live for the MES Rock, Paper, Scissors Champion!!
HOSTED BY WALSER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
Thursday, November 11th - Veterans Day
The school is honoring Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11th. If you or a family member are a Veteran, Firefighter, Policeman or Policewomen, please email a photo of them to Rhona Harvey, harveyr@usd385.org to include in our slideshow honoring these brave individuals. Include their name, rank, student's name, and their relationship to the student.
Thank you
Meadowlark Elementary School
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