Primary Pride Jan. 4, 2022

Primary Campus News

Carline/drop off Reminder

When next semester begins, the Kindergarten door will close at 8 am to allow our staff to get to their classrooms. All students will enter through the front after 8 am. Remember that tardies start at 8:05 am.

Triple A Updates

Primary Orchestra classes resume January 12 for currently enrolled students.
Mandarin Chinese classes resume January 12. Register your student.
Spring Hip Hop Sweat Dance classes begin January 14. Save your student’s spot.

Triple A - After School conducts themed enrichment activities throughout the week, leading to a two hour celebration of activities every Wednesday. See the upcoming themes below:

January 5: Glow Stick Dance Party to celebrate fall birthdays
January 6-11: Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 12: MLK March)
January 13-19: Group Leader’s Choice
January 20-25: Art Enrichment (January 26: Inspire Your Heart with Art Celebration)
January 27-February 1: Chinese New Year (February 2: Chinese New Year Celebration)

District News

Welcoming our new Coordinator of Student Culture Initiatives

Meridian School welcomes Terri Johnson, our Coordinator of Student Culture Initiatives. The new position assists in creating a welcoming and positive school culture, cultivates community liaisons and partnerships, creates safe spaces to have open dialogues, builds trust within school communities, reviews policies and procedures for equitable practices, and provides training/opportunities for building a culture of community, justice, care and belonging. Read on for Terri's bio.

COVID-19 Health and Safety

An email went out to families regarding COVID-19 safety protocols as we head into the new semester. If you missed it, or if you need to reference the steps to take if quarantining or isolating, you can find it in the news section of the website.

Note: there will be no change to quarantine and isolation protocols for students at this time.

2020-2021 Federal Report Card Issued

The Texas Education Agency recently released the 2020-2021 Federal Report Card for districts across the state. Families may read more, including links to Meridian's report, here.

Spirit Wear Opportunity: Celebrating Black Culture

Celebrate Black Culture all year with this new spirit wear t-shirt approved for students and staff to wear at school on Fridays.

Purchase youth and adult sizes through the MySchoolBucks store January 6-20, 2022.

Siblings new to Meridian next year: Applications for lottery open Jan. 1 – Feb. 28

Applications are being accepted for prospective students for the 2022-2023 school year. Currently enrolled students do NOT need to complete an application, but they will need to complete returning registration in the spring.

However, if a currently enrolled student's sibling will be new to Meridian in the 2022-2023 school year (in Kindergarten or any grade), please turn in an application for the sibling between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28. Siblings receive priority in the lottery.

Choir Opportunity

Songs: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and "It's Time"

For the second year in a row, Meridian students (grades 1-12), staff, and alumni have the opportunity to join a choir in celebration of Black History Month.

This year, the choir will perform two songs live in late February. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900 and composed by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, in 1905. "It's Time" was released in 1990 by The Winans, an American gospel quartet from Detroit, Michigan.

All Meridian students in grades 1-12, staff, and alumni are invited to participate. Submit one interest form per person. The choir is led by Sal Stow and Monique Swain. Sign up by Monday, Jan. 10.

Save the Date: Parent Book Club with Counselor Nancy Spence

January 25, noon – 1 pm

Primary Conference Room

The Parent Book Club returns to in-person in January! If interested in joining, over the break, you can start reading, "Hunt, Gather, Parent," by Michaeleen Doucleff, Ph.D. Readers can compare/contrast parenting cultural practices and delve into what they find interesting in the book and the author's perspectives on parenting. Questions? Email [email protected]. Please RSVP here so that we can gauge number of participants.