Dear Meadow Point Families, Have you ordered your 2014-2015 Meadow Point Year!! Attached you will find instructions on how to order the yearbook through TreeRing. It is getting down to the wire so if you want a yearbook, you need to get it ordered. Be sure and check out how you can do your own personal pages in the year book!! If you have any questions, feel free to call Dustin Vick at 720-886-8659 or email him at [email protected]. We are looking for volunteers to help shelve books in our library. If you have even a few hours in your week and would like to help out, please get in touch with Rebecca in the library. Kindergarten Round-Up is starting February 1st. If you have a child or know a child that turns 5 before Oct. 1, 2015, you may go to District Admissions after the 1st and register them for next year. Student Drop Off Lane: Parents using this area must drop their child off along the curb. This area is a single lane wide so that parents can stop along the curb and then pull forward when exiting. Students should only exit the car on the passenger side. Parents using this area should always drive as far forward in the lane as possible before stopping. When picking students up in this area, parents SHOULD NOT double park NOR leave the car unattended. Students should, again, only enter the car on the passenger side from the curb. There is to be NO PARKING in the drop off lane as it is an emergency vehicle access lane. We are going to a new morning procedure on bad weather days. On those days, from 8:25 to 8:35, students will come into the door they usually come in. That door will be watched by a staff member and the students will walk to their classroom. If students are eating breakfast, they will be dismissed when they are ready and go to their classroom. At 8:35, all students should enter through the front door. A few details to know about this procedure:    Students will not be allowed in the building before 8:25 unless they are eating breakfast or are part of a club (choir, inter murals). Parents and students will know that it is a bad weather day because the staff members at the door will invite them in. Parents wishing to visit on bad weather days must still come to the front office and follow our sign-in procedures. Only students will come into the building during this process. Reminder: Students may not be at school before 8:10 if they are eating breakfast and they should enter through the cafeteria door.If they are not eating breakfast, students should not be here before 8:25 for morning line-up. No students will be allowed in the building before 8:35 unless they are attending choir or on Safety Patrol. If you need your child to come earlier than that, please sign them up with our Kidz Klub. Calendar of Upcoming Events: Mar. 2-5 Scholastic Book Fair Mar. 2-5 Conferences Mar. 5 No Students Mar. 6 No School SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 2/26 2:00-4:00 Book Fair setup-volunteers needed 2/27 Classes Preview Book Fair 3/2 7:30-8:30 Teacher Book Fair preview/wish list 8:30-7:00 Book Fair 3/3 8:30-4:00 Book Fair 3/4 8:30-7:00 Book Fair 3/5 8:30-2:00 Book Fair 2:00-4:00 Book Fair pack up-volunteers needed PTO Update Like us on Facebook! Meadow Point Elementary PTO has a Facebook page. Click here to access and like the page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Meadow-Point-Elementary-PTO/868545943157367 Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Why Do Kids Act That Way? Parent Coaching to Replace Strife with Peace in Your Home Being a parent is a wonderful, yet sometimes daunting task. Join PIN to hear developmental psychologist Nancy Buck tackle the challenges facing families today using the science of choice theory psychology. Buck will explain the factors that motivate all behavior (including yours!) and will explain new, highly-effective strategies to make family life more peaceful. Parents of kids of all ages will learn about:     The “instruction manual” all children are born with The inherent conflict between parent and child, and how to cope A new model of ages and stages and how to parent effectively through it all Strategies to make parenting more joyful Nancy Buck, Ph.D., is a parenting coach and expert in children’s motivation and behavior. She is also a registered nurse, author and national key-note speaker. Buck founded Peaceful Parenting Inc® to teach parents the skills necessary to navigate the push-pull relationship between themselves and their children. Parents, school administrators and community members are welcome and encouraged to attend PIN’s free presentations. No need to RSVP—just come! Presentations are FREE and are held the first Tuesday of each month at: Student Achievement Resource Center (SARC) 14188 E. Briarwood Avenue, Centennial (South of Arapahoe Rd., between Potomac and Jordan Roads) Visit www.PINccsd.org for Podcasts and Meeting Highlights MARK YOUR CALENDARS April. 7 th Deal with it! Coping and caring for your child with mental health issues May 5th Annual Brunch (held offsite): Kids are Worth It! with Barbara Coloroso CHERRY CREEK COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE NETWORK DAY AT THE CAPITOL FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 Members of the Cherry Creek Community Legislative Network Invite parents, teachers, administrators, and community members to participate in our annual Day At The Capitol. 8:30 a.m. Bus leaves ESC parking lot (SE corner of Yosemite St. & Union Ave.) for the capitol building. Riding the bus is optional, but strongly encouraged as parking is limited. 9:00 a.m. Meet in old Supreme Court Chamber, 2nd floor of the Capitol, for a guest speaker. 11:30a.m. Legislators will join us for lunch to answer questions. Lunch will be served at the First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street (across the street from Capitol). 1:00 p.m. Bus departs First Baptist Chapel for the return trip to ESC parking lot. DAY AT THE CAPITOL RSVP FORM PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND MAIL IT WITH YOUR $12 PAYMENT BY MARCH 13TH CCSD/CHERRY CREEK LEGISLATIVE NETWORK ATTN: SUSAN MARKER 4700 S. YOSEMITE STREET GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 NAME_________________________________________ PHONE________________________EMAIL___________________________ NO. OF REGISTRATIONS__________AMOUNT ENCLOSED @ $12/PERSON__________ PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: CCCLN (CHERRY CREEK COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE NETWORK) FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Metoyer Moore ([email protected])