Primary Pride Sept. 7, 2021

Quick Notes

Lost and Found: Jackets, water bottles, and lunch boxes (oh my!) get separated from their young owners each day. We place them in the lost and found station to the left of the entrance to the primary cafeteria. Have your student check there for lost items; you can also check in at the primary office to look yourself.

The Secure drill originally scheduled for last week will take place this week. It will be repeated during After School.

Our whole community works together to keep our campus clean. Please remind students to secure empty wrappers and snack bags in their backpacks so that the trash doesn't blow away while they wait outside for pickup. Where possible, use re-usable containers to cut down on plastic waste.

Principal's Coffee Sept. 16

Join us for the first Primary Principal’s Coffee of the year on September 16 from 8:30 am – 9:30 am!

This is a time to meet with school leadership (principal, assistant principals, IB coordinator, and counselors), hear what is going on in the primary school, and ask questions.

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 85037194841

Passcode: 0lBhz24J

All participants need to be logged in under their name to be admitted, so please make sure that you have registered yourself for a Zoom account (it’s free) prior to attending.

Tardies and Absences

The school began counting tardies today, September 7. Please make sure your children are dropped off and in their classroom by 8:05 am.

Attendance is important to us as a school and to your child’s education. Please make sure your child attends daily, and if they are out, that you turn in a note to attendance-primary@mwschool.org to account for their absence. If a child is counted absent for ten days, an attendance meeting will take place.

Attendance checks and letters go out next week and you will receive one If your child is at or over nine absences. We will take into account days for COVID and school related quarantining.

Household Close Contact? Quarantine now required

Per TEA guidance, Meridian requires students to quarantine if they are a close contact of someone testing positive for COVID-19 within their same household (for example, a sibling or parent). Read full quarantine/isolation procedures on page three of our COVID-19 protocols.

Last Years' Yearbooks for Sale

We have some extra 2021 Yearbooks for Sale for $60! This is a great keepsake from our 2020-2021 school year. We will deliver to your student to take home this week! No trip to school required! Fill out this form to order your yearbook and pay via MySchoolBucks.

Now I know: Blue Lane Dismissal

Do you use the Blue Lane? Please arrive as close to 3:30 pm (or later) as possible. If cars back up enough so that they're consistently parked in the left turn lane on Mays before dismissal begins at 3:30 pm, it could cause the City to once again close that lane to afternoon Meridian traffic.

Traffic parked in that middle turn lane also prevents our neighbors at Ferguson Plumbing Supply from exiting. When stopped there, make sure you're not pulled up so far that you prevent traffic from exiting Ferguson.

Upcoming Events and Contact Information

Events At-a-Glance

Safety Drills weekly through Sept. 24
Primary Principal's Coffee Sept. 16
Yearbook Picture Day Sep. 20

Helpful Emails

Melissa Reese, Primary Principal

Ashley Larkey, Assistant Principal, Grades K,2,4

Brooke Knight Assistant Principal, Grades 1,3,5

Nancy Spence, Counselor 3-5

Staci Louth, Counselor K-2

Susan Mais, Primary Special Education Coordinator

Leah Lieurance, PYP Coordinator

Campus Nurse

Emily Murray, Primary Attendance

Giving (Annual Fund & Car Decals)

After School Enrichment - Triple A

Leslie Sterzinger, Chef & Food Services Director