IRPS & TMCE Newsletter

January 2012 School Day: 9:00-3:30 Jill Iwasaki – Principal Stacy Thomas – Vice Principal

Website: www.meridian.wednet.edu IRPS MISSION STATEMENT Office Phones: IRPS 398-2111 TMCE 398-8018 Bus Garage: 398-2707 It is the mission of the IRPS staff to If you are picking your student up after school, please send a note to the promote a community of educational teacher, or call our school offices no later than 2:30PM. Thank You. excellence.

IRPS IMPORTANT DATES IRPS STUDENT MONITORS Our third grade students are our hall monitors. They monitor the 1/27 Early Release – 1:15PM playground and hallways. The monitors wear a safety vest for Kindergarten: identification purposes. These students are a great asset to our school Tuesday/Friday Class attends 9-1:15PM and we appreciate their assistance. Our hallway monitors for the past Monday/Thursday Class – No School month were: Paige TeVelde, Makenzie Belik, McKenzie Julian, Caymen 2/2 Book Fair Early Event – 8-8:45AM McCormick, Emily Halverson, Sophie Driediger, Dominick Bash, Tiffany IRPS/TMCE IMPORTANT DATES Prado, and Allison Terpsma.

1/9 PTA Mtg. 7PM @ IRPS Room 17 IRPS GOOD WORKERS 1/13 Site Council @ IRPS Room 17 Casey Bender and Tayah Lieu are our good workers for 1/16 Martin L. King Day NO SCHOOL December. Good Worker papers are displayed on the 1/19 PTA Skate Night 6-8:30 @ Lynden Achievement Wall in the front lobby of school. 1/25 School Board Mtg. @ MMS 7PM 1/27 Early Release – 1:15PM 1/30-2/3 Book Fair – 9AM-4PM TMCE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER GOOD CITIZENS 1/31 Book Fair Family Night – 5:30-7:30 Every month students are chosen by their classroom teachers for this special honor. The following students received this recognition: Josie Gilmore, Bianca Tovar, Trevor Pagnossin, TMCE MISSION STATEMENT Ellie Lukes, Spencer Ross, Emma Schoen, Iris Wong, Kyla Ingram, Anna Nieuwendorp, Mali Mack, Guneek Kaur, Raveen Kaur, Jaden Hansen, We will work together to provide a Emily Schneider, Anika Watson, Lindsey Moore, Lexi Groen, Jeremy Holz, safe and positive learning Alexis Jones, Crystal Lee, Aline Salcido, Zeke Thompson, Mikhayla Boyd, environment where the success of all Jesus Pereia, Dante Castaneda, Emelia Frederick, Charlotte Bosche, Tyler individuals is the shared responsibility Anderson, Taylor Snook, Marina Ghaly, Marley Schiavone, Madison of students, parents, staff and Homes, Alex Yelfimov, and Abby Martin . community members. Students will be challenged with achievable learning BOOK FAIR HAWAIIAN STYLE Aloha. goals and will apply their knowledge The Scholastic Book Fair is coming January 30 th -February 3 rd from and skills to become responsible, 9AM-4PM. Join us for a Reading Celebration, Book Fair Luau respectful, and self -motivated theme. Wear your Hawaiian wear if you like! (no actual food citizens. being served). A Family Night for both schools will be Tuesday, January 31 st from 5:30-7:30PM. IRPS will host an early morning TMCE IMPORTANT DATES event on Thursday, February 2 nd from 8-8:45AM. When sending 1/26 Mother Daughter Book Club checks with your students, tax must be included and checks made 1/26 Guys Read Book Club 6:30PM payable to IRPS (for both schools). If sending cash/coin it is very helpful to 1/26 Good Citizen Awards @ 1:05 have it counted before it comes to school. Mahalo. MERIDIAN BOOSTER AUCTION IRPS BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION 3/24 at the Silver Reef Casino. Tickets Our Box Top collection is almost at the finish line! Mrs. Updike’s class are $40 each which includes a is at the finish line with 1,236 box tops! The last day for collection for wonderful dinner buffet. A couple of this 1 st race is January 20! Your class could still beat Mrs. Updike’s auction items up for bid: Sun Peaks class for the pizza party!! Collect those tops and turn them in to the Condo, Mariner tickets, dinner gift collection area in each classroom. Collection so far has raised $1,089.50. cards, $200 auto detail. Gather your Thank you to Mrs. Pappas for collecting and counting each week. friends for a fun eventful evening.

A GIVING COMMUNITY IS WHAT WE CALL MERIDIAN A huge thank you goes out to so many community members. More than 60 THANK YOU monetary donations totalling over $3,000 was collected, and enabled us to give a Fred Meyer gift card to each of the 20 families for groceries or clothing. The gifts of clothing, gift cards, toys, and food, were provided for 88 family members. The families greatly appreciated the generosity. It is always heartwarming when a community comes together year after year to help those in need. Thank you again. We would also like to thank BP Oil Refinery and their Fabric of America Fund for donating $150 to the IRPS Grade 1. BP supports groups that make up the fabric of America and we thank them for choosing us.

IRPS IS FULL OF AMBITIOUS READERS! December 16 th marked the end of the 3 rd goal period for the Accelerated Reader program. We had 99% of 2 nd and 3 rd graders meet their goals! This is the first time students have met their goals this early in the school year. Way to go kids, teachers, and parents for encouraging and nurturing your students through this journey of creating lifelong readers. Here we go again with the next goal period which ends January 31 st . Let’s see if we can do it again! Look for the informative personal report that should have come home with your student. Any questions regarding our program, feel free to email Mrs. Holland at [email protected]

GUYS READ AND MOTHER DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB JANUARY 26 FROM 6:30-7:30PM Our reading groups are back in session. The girls are reading ‘Among the Hidden’ by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The guys are reading ‘Trackers’ and/or ‘Skeleton Creek’ by Patrick Carman. 4th and 5 th graders are welcome.

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY POVERTY ACTION MARCH AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS DRIVE JANUARY 16 @ 10:30 The march will begin at 10:30 at the county courthouse. There will be a program to honor Martin Luther King at noon at the city courthouse. Show up. Be heard. Bring something for a neighbor in need.

DENTAL CARE ~FREE Dental Screenings, X-rays, Sealants, & Fluoride, for children from low income families, Saturday, February 4 from 9AM-4PM. Location: Interfaith Dental Clinic @ 220 Unity St. Phone 714-9010 for an appointment. Leave a message and your call will be returned. ~Dental Van will be at TMCE Thursday, February 23 for children ages 1-18. More information to come.

GRADE 1 GOAL – KNOW THE FIRST 50 FRY SIGHT WORDS BY JANUARY 31 ST . Contact your child’s teacher if you need a new list.

MEALTIME ONLINE Meal Account Deposits, enables you to make prepay deposits and payments on balances for your student’s school lunch account, conveniently, safely and securely. You can also view your student’s account activity, including onsite payments, online payments, current balance and a detailed history of meal and food item purchases. ☺Deposits can be made with any Discover, VISA, or MasterCard credit or debit card. ☺Online payments are processed immediately and will be reflected in the student’s cafeteria account automatically, according to the district’s scheduled transfer process. ☺You can associate multiple students, from multiple schools, with one parent profille.

WEATHER In the event that it is necessary to close schools or delay opening because of weather conditions or other unusual circumstances, the following radio stations will be notified; KAFE-FM 104.1; KGMI-AM 790; KISM-FM 92.9; KIXT-AM 930; KPUG-AM 1170; KARI-AM 550; KWPZ-FM 106.5. TV stations KOMO Channel 4, KING Channel 5, and KIRO Channel 7 will also broadcast the most updated information. A decision will be made and conveyed to these stations no later than 6:30am. A message will also be posted on the district website at meridian.wednet.edu Buses will operate on the normal routes except in dangerous conditions. Parents should make alternate plans for their children in case of an emergency closure or early dismissal. When appropriate, the school should be notified in writing of such arrangements. Parents must make the final determination about whether their child will attend school during such weather events. In the event of a delayed opening, pre-school classes and Wednesday morning kindergarten will be canceled. CHECK OUR LOST AND FOUND FOR YOUR MISSING BELONGINGS