PTA
News  and Updates

IN THIS ISSUE:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
 

February 2017

2/20 - President's Day, schools and offices closed

2/24 - Spirit Day

March 2017

3/10 - Art Fair
CONTACT US:

President

Vineet Nigam
Vice President-Fundraising

Vice President-Volunteers

Treasurer

Corresponding Secretary

Recording Secretary

OPEN POSITION
Longview Representative


REMINDER: Spirit Day is Coming on Friday, Feb 24th

Show your school spirit on Friday! Dress in your favorite Matsunaga or Longview spirit wear OR simply wear school or grade-level colors:

Blue or Green for Matsunaga and Red or Yellow for Longview.  All MES spirit wear (including grey Gecko shirts), even if not fully green or blue, "counts"! Grade-level colors are as follows:

K-GREEN
1-ORANGE
2-YELLOW
3-PURPLE
4-RED
5-BLUE
LV-RED o r YELLOW 

The top TWO  classes from each grade level at Matsunaga will win a prize! The top  TWO
 classes at Longview will win a banner for their classroom!

Still in need of a class shirt? Additional shirts in all sizes (including adult sizes for the green and blue shirts) are arriving this week. Also available the Ladies Blue "Football" Tees.

Class shirts are $15 and the Football tees are $25. 
To order, please send cash or check(made payable to MES/LV PTA) and indicate the color and size needed in an envelope marked PTA President.
Questions or concerns contact


Girls on the Run REGISTER NOW! Season begins 3/14!
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Girls on the Run is for 3rd-5th graders, helping them prepare for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living using interactive and creative running activities, games and discussion. 

Each meeting includes an introduction, warm-up, a workout for girls of all ability levels. The season wraps up with a  5K Fun Run celebration on May 21st. For safety reasons, each girl is required to have a designated adult running buddy for the race. (Running buddies must register and pay a $25 race entry fee.)
 
  • Participants: 3rd-5th grade girls
     Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays at Matsunaga from 4:00pm - 5:15pm.
  • Season dates: Begins March 14th, Ends May 25th. We do not meet on 1/2 days or when school is closed. 
  • GOTR MOCO 5K: Sunday, May 21st 
  • Program Fee: $160, however financial assistance is available.  A CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY!
 
If you have any questions, please contact Dana Ni at  [email protected] or Kim Summers at  [email protected].
Let Me Run REGISTER NOW! Season begins 3/14! 
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 with it.
  • Participants: 4 th  and 5th grade boys
  • Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at Matsunaga from 8:00am - 9:15am.
  • Season Dates: Begins Tuesday, March 14th and runs for approximately 7 weeks. 
    We do not meet when school is closed. 
     
  • 5K: Sunday, May 7th
     
  • Program Fee: The fee is $115 per student. Register online at www.letmerun.org
     
If you have any questions or if you are interested in being an assistant coach,  contact Maria Nicholas at [email protected].

Spring Soccer Clinic at MES- March 1- April 19


Purchase Our Discount Card
Purchase the Matsunaga/Longview 2016-2017 Discount Card for just $10 and SAVE ALL YEAR!   In most cases the card pays for itself with 2 uses!  (Valid through 8/31/17)
 
To order please email Alida Kodkanian at [email protected] then send $10 per card (cash or check payable to MES/LV PTA) to school attention: Alida Kodjanian with your child's name and teacher and we will send the card(s) home. Thank you for your support!
 
  • Beers & Cheers/Beers & Cheers Too - 10% off (excludes tobacco, lottery, & kegs)
     
  • Black Hog BBQ - Urbana/Frederick - $1 off any sandwich
     
  • Bonefish Grill - Kentlands- $5 off when you spend $30 dine-in only (excludes alcohol) 
     
  • Carrabba's Italian Grill - Germantown - 1 free kid's meal with purchase every adult meal (dinner only)
     
  • Coal Fire - Kentlands - 10% off
     
  • Firehouse Subs - Germantown - Free chips & drink w/ purchase of regular sub (1 per person)
     
  • GrillMarX - Clarksburg - 10% off before 4PM Tues.-Sat. (excludes holidays & alcohol; cannot be combined w/ other promotions)
     
  • Jersey Mike's - Germantown/Kentlands - Free chips & drink w/ purchase of regular/giant sub (valid for only 1 per day)
     
  • Longhorn Steakhouse - Germantown - 10% off full check (excludes alcohol)
     
  • Milano's Pizza - 15% off (cannot be combined with other coupons; no online or delivery orders)
     
  • Monkey Joe's - $2 in tokens w/ purchase of Regular Admission
     
  • Music & Arts - 10% off a single item
     
  • Nalley Fresh - Kentlands - Buy 1 meal, get 1 free
     
  • Nantucket's Reef - Free Wicked Mussels (1 per table)
     
  • Not Your Average Joe's - Kentlands - 10% off entire purchase (excludes alcohol, tax, & gratuity)
     
  • Old Town Pour House - 10% off (1 per table per visit; cannot be combined)
     
  • Paisano's Pizza - Germantown - 30% off regular menu price (cannot be combined w/ other coupons/offers; no online or delivery orders)
     
  • Surf House Island Cantina - Urbana - 10% off the entire check
     
  • Toyko Sushi - 10% off every purchase
     
  • ZavaZone - 10% off
     
Disclaimers: All discounts subject to change. Valid only at participating locations. Not valid with any other sale or promotion and is limited to one discount per visit. Merchant reserves the right to deny discount for misuse of card or errors/omissions. Other restrictions may apply.
Yearbook Candid Photos
camera.jpg Do you have a great picture from the first day of school, recent field trip, or the Fun Run stored on your phone or in your camera? Don't let that great shot go to waste. Share it!
Mrs. Dawson is already starting to collect photos to make this year's yearbook the best ever.
You can e-mail your photos to her at She is also seeking volunteers to assist with the preparation of the yearbook. If you are interested, please contact her via e-mail.
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