IRPS & TMCE Newsletter December 2011 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 HOLIDAY PROGRAMS Mrs. Wright is preparing students at both schools for programs to 12/15 Holiday Program @ 9:45am for celebrate this special time of year. The schedule for these the following classes: Mrs. Sytsma, programs is listed in the important dates section and below: Ms Rosenberg, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Harris 12/15 9:45am IRPS Holiday Program Parents of the following 12/16 Holiday Program @ 1:30pm for classes are invited: Rosenberg, Beatty, Sytsma, Harris the following classes: Mrs. Updike, Mrs. Ballard, Mrs. Otten, Mrs. Rhodes, 12/15 2:15pm TMCE Holiday Program Mr. DePeralta, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Post , 12/15 7:00pm TMCE Holiday Program and Ms Rosenberg 12/16 1:30pm IRPS Holiday Program IRPS/TMCE IMPORTANT DATES IRPS STUDENT MONITORS 12/7 Early Release – 1:15PM Our third grade students are our hall monitors. They monitor the Kindergarten: playground and hallways. The monitors wear a safety vest for Tuesday/Friday Class attends 9-1:15PM identification purposes. These students are a great asset to our school Monday/Thursday Class – No School and we appreciate their assistance. Our hallway monitors for the month 12/14 School Board Mtg. @ MMS 7PM of November were: Steven Annette, Victoria Diaz, Nicole Halverson, Cody 12/17-1/2 Winter Break Thomas, Kayla Terpsma, Lowell Thoerner, Celso Santos-Garcia, Holly TMCE MISSION STATEMENT Bates, Jenna McCauley, Nala Bastnagel, Tarnvir Virk, Nicole Halverson, and Riley Magelssen. We will work together to provide a safe and positive learning IRPS GOOD WORKERS Matthew Andrushenko, Andy Mellema, environment where the success of all Ashton Hrabik, Kendra Lee, Viki Andryushenko, Tyler Graybill, Arjun Brar, individuals is the shared responsibility Kiana Ultreras, Kurt Frederick, Mike Goy, Nala Bastnagel, Mirza Alcon, of students, parents, staff and William Sharp, Levi Zender, Sairi Morales, Chase Sebastian, Mason community members. Students will be Knutson, Celso Santos, and Ricardo Camacho are our good workers for challenged with achievable learning November. Good Worker papers are displayed on the Achievement Wall goals and will apply their knowledge in the front lobby of school. and skills to become responsible, respectful, and self -motivated IRPS/TMCE DESIGN AN AD WINNERS Every year our citizens. schools participate in the Design An Ad contest with the Lynden Tribune. This year’s winners are: Jonathan Castro, Hannah Cabral, Karissa Benson, TMCE IMPORTANT DATES Alex McCormick, Jaden Hansen, Erika Merkulov, Irina Shkurat, Nichole 12/1 Mother Daughter Book Club MacMillan, and Charlotte Bosche. You can see their winning ads in this 12/1 Guys Read Book Club 6:30PM week’s Lynden Tribune. 12/15 Holiday Program – 2:15PM 12/15 Holiday Program – 7PM THE GIVING TREE IS UP AT IRPS AND TMCE Each year the Giving MHS FFA BOOSTER CLUB DATE Tree is set up to help some of the families from our community 12/3 Santa Breakfast 8-11am at the who may be having a tough time this holiday season. Stop by and select Laurel Grange Hall – 6172 Guide a tag or two. If you cannot come in, your child may bring in a permission Meridian. Adults $6 Kids 5-12 $4 slip and choose a tag from the tree. Once you have purchaesd a gift 4 and under FREE. All kids get a please return it, unwrapped and with the tag attached. The gifts need to picture with Santa. Proceeds will be returned by December 14 th . Monetary donations can be made also. benefit our FFA program. COMMUNICATION ∗∗∗ GREAT REASON TO SHARE YOUR EMAIL WITH SCHOOL HOLIDAY GIFT BASKETS Our annual Food Drive is in progress. The food collected helps needy families in our school district. We are collecting the following foods: canned fruits & vegetables, stuffing mixes, gravy mixes, instant mashed potatoes, soups and peanut butter. Any pantry item, toiletry, or paper goods are appreciated. 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. ☺Credit card processing is completed through a secure authorization process. MealTime Online does not retain or store Credit Card information and will never share your information with a third party. ☺Online payments are processed immediately and will be reflected in the student’s cafeteria account automatically, according to the district’s scheduled transfer process. ☺All student data that is transmitted is encrypted and authenticated every time you use the website. ☺You can associate multiple students, from multiple schools, with one parent profille. BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Our Box Top collection is going strong. Mrs. Updike’s class is well in the lead with 862. Mrs. Beatty’s class is in second and moving ahead of several classes. Mrs. Williams class has sped into 3 rd place with 325. It is neck and neck with the following classrooms, Mrs. Otten, Baeder, Harris, and Ballard. Collect those tops and turn them in to the collection area in each classroom. Collection so far has raised over $125. Thank you to Mrs. Pappas for collecting and counting each week. 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. IRPS P.E. CLASSES ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME WINNERS – MR. DEPERALTA AND MRS. WILLIAMS’ CLASSES Mrs. Arnold would like to congratulate the winning classrooms for this first trimester. Two classes tied for the win!!! So many children have been remembering to wear their tennis shoes every P.E. day that it made for quite a race to the finish! ACCESS STUDENT GRADES ONLINE Skyward Family Access will provide families with re al-time access to grades, attendance, and more. Each household was sent a letter with their login and password. IRPS families can also find their passwords on their home to school folder. Be sure to disable your pop up blocker in order to log in to Skyward. We encourage you to check out this fantastic way of staying connected to the classroom. Contact the school office if have any questions. A BIG THANK YOU Thank you to our wonderful PTA for providing wonderful snacks for the teachers during conference week. MATH WEBSITE – INTERACTIVE & KIDS LOVE THE GAMES – www.math-play.com 2010-2011 YEARBOOKS FOR SALE If you missed the chance to purchase a yearbook from last year you are in luck. We have 10 for sale for only $8.00 each. Call the school office if interested. MHS T-SHIRT AND SWEATSHIRT FUNDRAISER – FORMS AVAILABLE 12/5-12/12 .