Sparkle Awards Nomination Date Extended!

Be A Meadow Brook Hero!Safe. Respectful. Responsible.

Due to the number of recent snow days the PAC has decided to extend the nomination deadline for the 2019 Special Education Appreciation Awards, to Monday March 4th, 2019.

Please forward this information onto the school(s) you represent.

Nomination Form: Sparkle Awards Nomination Form 2019

Sparkle Awards Website Live Link: RCS Sparkle Awards 2019

Email Live Link: SparkleAward@Gmail.com

The Buffalo Wild Wings’ Spirit Bracket Challenge – We’re In!

Printable BW Spirit Bracket Challenge Flyer: MBE BW Fund Raiser

Meadow Brook Elementary has been selected to participate in Buffalo Wild Wings’ Spirit Bracket Challenge! 

Our first round is Monday, February 11th. That day, our PTA will receive 20% of all sales from those who bring in the flyer. You can dine in for lunch or dinner or get carryout; it all counts toward our total (only valid at the Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills location)! 

If we are the highest earner in our round, we move on. If we win the final round we will receive an additional $2,500 above and beyond what we earn during our rounds. 

Flyers are coming home (feel free to share one with a friend)!

Thanks!

Your MBE PTA

The MBE Week At A Glance (WAG) 12/9/18 -12/15/18

Sunday, December 9

  • No Special Events

Monday, December 10

  • Officer Ludd visits Mrs. Schroeck’s class at 9:30 AM
  • Office Ludd visits Mrs. Piechalski & Mrs. Czarniowski’s classes at 10:35 AM
  • New Pedagogies For Deep (NPDL) Learning Cohort (Berg, Nazione, & Lyons) 9 AM – 4 PM
  • RCS BOE Mtg at 7 PM (Admin: Harrison Room)

Tuesday, December 11

  • No Special Events

Wednesday, December 12

  • Anti-Racist Leadership Institute 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Berg – session 4/4)
  • Skating Night at The Rink from 6:00-8:00 PM

Thursday, December 13

  • Building with Mr. Berg from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Friday, December 14

  • ECSE – Breakfast with Santa at RCS Admin from 9 – 11 AM
  • Fiona Turrett to speak about NASA & Space Exploration to 3rd – 5th graders at 9:15 AM in the Cafeteria (please wear your MBE “BE A Hero” t-shirts for this event!)
  • Fiona Turrett to speak about NASA & Space Exploration to K – 2 graders at 10:05 AM in the Cafeteria (please wear your MBE “BE A Hero” t-shirts for this event!)

Saturday, December 15

  • No Special Events

Thank you for Generously Donating Gifts to Rochester Area Neighborhood House MBE!

Safe. Respectful. Responsible.

Thank you Meadow Brook families for your generosity again this holiday season in supporting the Rochester Area Neighborhood House’s annual Holiday Giving Tree program.

With your help we were able to fill 49 tags and provide dozens of family card/board games to RANH who will help approx. 400 kids this holiday!  Thank you!

If you missed our deadline but would still like to donate, RANH has an urgent need still for teen and middle school board games such as  Guesstures, Jenga, Telestrations, Gotcha, or 5-second Rule.

Also, needed are hats and mittens or gloves for elementary and teen girls.  These additional items can be dropped off Monday, 12/10 at First Congregational Church located at 1315 N. Pine, Rochester, MI 48307.

You are all Meadow Brook Heroes!

Thank you!

Planning For Our Annual MBE Spring Carnival Is Underway…We Need You!

It might seem far off, but planning for our annual MBE Spring Carnival is already underway and we need your help.

For those who might not know, the Spring Carnival is the top fundraiser for MBE’s PTA, and a wonderful family event! 

It takes many volunteers to make this event both successful and fun for our students and families.

This year’s carnival will be held on the evening of Friday April 12th at West Middle School.

Our first planning meeting will be held on Tuesday December 18th at 6:00 p.m. in the Meadow Brook Media Center. 

At this meeting we are looking to finalize the coordinators for the various carnival committees, get a start on classroom baskets, brainstorm great ideas to make the carnival even more successful, and more.

This is a great meeting to attend to learn more about what carnival really is and how it benefits our school. There are all kinds of ways and involvement levels to help with carnival! 

If you have been contemplating becoming more involved in our fantastic PTA, this is a great and worthwhile cause to test the waters and have some fun with lots of wonderful people!

If you are interested in helping with the carnival but are unable to make the December 18th meeting, please contact Emily Perez at esawdon@gmail.com.

Box Tops For Education Update

A big thank you to all who have turned in Box Tops.

Thanks to you, in December, our PTA will receive a check from Box Tops For Education in the amount of $803!

We still have time to earn more money for Meadow Brook.

Watch for the December/January collection sheet (included in this newsletter and sent out with the Message from the Meadow.  

The next due date will be January 31st.

However, you may turn in your Box Tops at any time and you don’t need to glue or tape them to the collection sheet.

Just place them in a Ziploc bag and don’t forget to include your child’s name and teacher.

We will not be conducting a book give-away in January due to the holidays.

Any child who submits any number of Box Tops in December or January will be entered into the book drawing in February. 

Keep on clipping!

Congratulations to our Talented Reflections Artists!

Congratulations to all who participated in the the Reflections program this year.

Meadow Brook held its Art Show/Award Ceremony on Monday, November 26. There were 33 awesome works of art, created by 25 very talented MBE students.

A list of participating students is below.

Those who won 1st or 2nd place are now entered in the RCS District Level of the competition.

That RCS District ceremony will take place on the evening of Monday, March 4th, 2019. Location TBD.

DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY

Grades Pre-K-2

No entries

Grades 3-5

1st Place: Ryleigh Hubbard

No other entries

LITERATURE

Grades Pre-K-2

1st Place: Brooke Bolash

2nd Place: Rishab Balaji

3rd Place: Vivan Shukla

Other Entries: Daniel Nowak

Grades 3-5

1st Place: Reagan Hays

2nd Place: Gabby Wilkerson

No other entries

PHOTOGRAPHY

Grades Pre-K-2

1st Place: Daniel Nowak

No other entries

Grades 3-5

1st Place: Abbey Meyers

2nd Place: Aiden Gumz

3rd Place: Ryleigh Hubbard

Other Entries: Ryleigh Hubbard, Abigail Mitchell, Amelia Nowak

FILM PRODUCTION

Grades Pre-K-2

No entries

Grades 3-5

1st Place: Olivia Gralewski

2nd Place: Harper Miesch

3rd Place: Bryson Haubert

Other Entries: Abigail Mitchell

MUSICAL COMPOSITION

Grades Pre-K-2

No entries

Grades 3-5

No entries

VISUAL ARTS

Grades Pre-K-2

1st Place: Sage Peasley

2nd Place: Josephine West

3rd Place: Claire Freels

Other Entries: Saesha Gujarathi, Perina Vicini, Elizabeth West, Keira Wiegand

Grades 3-5

1st Place: Greyson Miesch

2nd Place: Nicholas Flaker

3rd Place: Saachi Dahanukar

Other Entries: Christopher Donnellon, Olivia Gralewski, Amelia Nowak, Gabby Wilkerson