August 8, 2018 Edition
MEADOW LAKE COMMUNITY UPDATE
August 8, 2018

Dear Parents,
We are getting closer to the start of the school year. The custodians have the school sparkling and ready for the school year. Yes, the teachers are already in getting the classrooms ready (so much for summer break). But, it is great to see the smiling faces back in the school and hear the laughter in the hallways. The eagerness of getting prepared for the school year shows the dedication of the staff to the children at Meadow Lake Elementary.

Ms. Macauley, our new school secretary, is working hard to get the school up and running, the copies for Open House, and entering new students into the school database. We are excited to welcome our new students!

NO SHOTS, NO SCHOOL - Please make sure that your child's shots are up to date. There is information below for clinics that are helping us with the NO SHOTS, NO SCHOOL ruling.


Sincerely,
Ms. Benz, Principal
Mr. Purvis, Assistant Principal
NO SHOTS, NO SCHOOL - PARK NICOLLET CLINICS
Park Nicollet has contacted us with information on the support they can provide with children's shots and the NO SHOTS, NO SCHOOL ruling. Please contact the following local clinics if you need any assistance:

Brookdale - 952.993.4900
Brooklyn Center Health Resource Center - 763.572.6999
Golden Valley Clinic - 952.993.8300
Plymouth Clinic - 952.993.8900
Plymouth Bass Lake Road - 763.268.0400

You can also contact any Park Nicollet Clinic and they can inform you of other clinics participating in the NO SCHOTS, NO SCHOOL program.


FREE PARENT INFORMATION MEETINGS
Please see the attachment on FREE parent courses for parents with children between the ages of 4 - 8 years old. These courses have themes for every meeting. Register online at https://rdale.ce.eleyo.com or call the Early Childhood Family Education office at 763-504-4170.

Parent Connection Courses (Click this link)


PAST IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH
Did you know that you can complete your Free and Reduced Priced Lunch Online Application Follow this link and complete an online application for the 2018 - 2019 school year:

It is important that your Free and Reduced lunch form is done before the school year as it helps with the accounting process.

Online Application (Click this link)
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
If you have a new neighbor or friend that plans on attending Meadow Lake, please encourage them to register for school EARLY.

The Registration Office is located at the Robbinsdale Education Service Center (4148 Winnetka Avenue, New Hope - across from the McDonalds)

Please help promote our wonderful school and registering new students. This helps us also plan for the new students attending Meadow Lake for the upcoming year.
MEADOW LAKE OPEN HOUSE
Mark your calendars - Open House Night is coming up and is:

Thursday, August 30th
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

This is a time for you to receive school and classroom information. We will have you complete and update your child's personal information, complete field trip forms, bus badges (Grades K - Gr 2), Chromebook Information (Gr 5), Eagle Committee Information and other important items.

You will also receive your teacher name and classroom information at the Open House! This is a great time to reconnect with friends and meet new friends.

See you there!
ATTENTION KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES
IMMUNIZATIONS: Kindergarten students must have their immunization records updated and brought to the school by September 1st. You may fax (763.504.7709) or drop off your records at the Meadow Lake office between the hours of 8:30 am - 3:00 pm.

September 4 or 5 - Kindergarten students and their parents will be contacted to make an appointment to meet 1:1 with their classroom teacher. The teacher will use this time to get to know your child and also do some basic assessing on reading and math skills. This will be a 30 minute time slot. Therefore, students do not come to school these days other than the 30 minute time slot.

September 6 - Students with the last name between A - K will come to school. This allows the classroom teacher to work with a small group of students to prepare them for the school year.

September 7 - Students with the last name between L - Z will come to school. This allows the classroom teacher to work with a small group of students to prepare them for the school year.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
We do provide a Parent Calendar in the fall for your planning. However, there are some great events coming up quickly that we want you to be aware of for your September planning:

September 4 - First Day of School for Grades 1 - Grade 5 (Kindergarten Parents - see above)

September 5 - Orchestra Presentation to the Grade 4 students - Grade 4 and Grade 5 students have the opportunity to be in orchestra.

September 6 - Band Presentation to the Grade 5 Students - Grade 5 students have the opportunity to be in the band.

September 10 - Eagle Committee, 6:00 pm - Media Center (This is the Meadow Lake PTO Meeting - everyone is welcome)

September 13 - Orchestra Instrument Display, Robbinsdale Middle School, 7 pm

September 18 - Band Instrument Display, Neill Elementary, 5 pm

September 22 - Plymouth on Parade, 10:30 am - The City of Plymouth has a parade and we love for Meadow Lake families to walk in the parade to represent our school.

September 27 - Meadow Lake Walk-A-Thon and Ice Cream Social, 7:00 pm - This is a great family event sponsored by the Eagle Committee. We encourage ALL families to attend this event.
SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
The school supply list was sent home in the end of the year Report Card envelope.

Please see the attached school supply list for Meadow Lake Elementary:

MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY | ROBBINSDALE SCHOOLS
763.504.7700 | 763.504.7709 | http://mle.rdale.org
PRINCIPAL: Nancy Benz