PTA
News  and Updates

MES/LV PTA MEMBERSHIP - JOIN TODAY & SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL!
  The Parent Teacher Association (PTA, website meslvpta.org) provides information & outreach to encourage involvement of all parents, teachers, & students in the educational, financial and volunteer support of our classrooms.
Return the PTA Membership Form ( pdf form , word form) along with cash/check payment (checks made out to MES/LV PTA) in your child's backpack to school.  
IN THIS ISSUE:
Spirit Day Winners
MES/LV Fun Run
Let Me Run
Required Volunteer Training
UPCOMING EVENTS:

September

9/27 - Register for Let Me Run
 
9/30 - Early Release Day for Students
 
October
10/3 - No School - Non Instructional Day for students and teachers

10/4 - MES/LV Fun Run FUNdraisder Kickoff

10/4 - MES/LV PTA Meeting 
 
10/12 - No School - Non Instructional Day for students and teachers
 
10/14 - MES/LV Fun Run

10/19: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night 
 
10/27 - Halloween Parties K-2
 
10/28 - Halloween Parties 3-5
 
CONTACT US:

Alida Kodjanian
President

OPEN POSITION
Vice President-Fundraising

Elissa Erhenstein
Vice President-Volunteers

Ann Gordon
Treasurer

 Helen Qiao
Corresponding Secretary

Carolina Drobenak
Recording Secretary

OPEN POSITION
Longview Representative

SCHOOL HOURS:

9:25 am - 3:50 pm

Spirit Day Winners
Congratulations to everyone who showed their school spirit on Friday!  We had an amazing show of spirit school-wide, including teachers and staff!  The Spirit Day winners were:

K-Kim and Barber
1-McLeod and Price
2-Bennett and McCloskey
3-Brown and Ramirez
4-Purkey and Fitch
5-Brunn and Bruning
LV: Wentzel and Pierce

MES 1st place classrooms won a popsicle party, MES 2nd place classrooms won a sweet treat, and the 2 Longview winners earned a banner for their classroom!
MES/LV Fun Run - 10/14
Matsunaga/Longview ARE YOU READY?
YOUR PTSA is bringing back the FUN RUN putting the FUN in FUNdraising! MORE FUN, NO SALES!
 
This year's main fundraiser is the MES/LV Fun Run! It's a 9-day program that kicks off with a Pep Rally on Tuesday, 10/4. Then families will have time to get pledges for every lap your student runs (30-35 laps), and we'll celebrate at the Fun Run on Friday, 10/14! With our big goal to raise funds for new books for the media center and for document imaging cameras for our classrooms, we asked the Fun Run experts at Boosterthon to power our Fun Run and make it more profitable, easier, and fun. All students may participate regardless of fundraising and EVERY student will receive a Fun Run T-shirt!
REMINDER: This is our MAJOR FALL FUNDRAISER!
 
Students will also experience an amazing character theme, BACKYARD BOX OFFICE! It's a movie theme all about making a difference by getting into character. Our students will learn from five REAL kid difference-makers. From inventors, to world-class speakers, to business owners, to world-record holders, these five kids will inspire our students to practice the five "Character Acts" and make a difference in our community.
 
So please help our school by reaching out to sponsors. Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer on your student at the Fun Run! Thank you for your support!
 
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER!  
 
Fun Run Date: October 14, 2016 (Rain or shine)
MES Grades K & 1: 9:45am - 11:00am
MES Grades 3 & 5: 11:15am - 12:30pm
LV: 12:45pm - 1:45pm
MES Grades 2 & 4: 2:15pm - 3:30pm
Register for Let Me Run - 9/27
Let Me Run Registration NOW OPEN for Let Me Run at Matsunaga!
 
Connecting Boys Sole to Soul - Let Me Run is much more than a running program for boys. The trained coaches combine running with fun activities and lessons to help boys learn teamwork, build relationship skills, create friendships, grow emotionally, amplify their self-esteem, empower themselves and others, and live an active lifestyle. We nurture and celebrate every aspect of what it really means to be a boy and we let them run.
  • The LMR program is for 4th and 5th grade boys.
  • The program runs for 7 weeks and meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings before school from 8:00am-9:15am.
  • Let Me Run fee is $100 per student.
  • Season begins Tuesday, September 27th and culminates with a 5K on Sunday, November 13th.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in being an assistant coach,  contact Maria Nicholas at 240-355-7397 or  [email protected] .
 

REQUIRED Volunteer Training
Referenced at Back to School Night
As part of this ongoing effort for the 2016-2017 school year, MCPS has developed training for all volunteers in the district to learn about recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect.  While we encourage all community members to engage in this important, informative training,  currently we only require individuals who regularly support schools as well as all field trip volunteers to complete the Child Abuse and Neglect training. 

The online training can be accessed through the MCPS website at:

Once completed, please forward the Confirmation of Completion email with your confirmation code to Mrs. Clark at [email protected] and Mrs. Salvino at  [email protected].
  
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