Menlo Park Academy Manuscript: Weekly Update

In this edition

Important Announcements

School Events

Volunteer Central

Student Council

Upcoming Dates

January

1/16 - Lower School Winter Festival

1/20 - MLK Day: No School
1/21 - Teacher In-service: No School
1/23 - Science Fair

1/31 - Career Day (school hours)
1/31 - Upper School Winter Dance

Save the dates....

2/10/14 - Group Photo Day for Yearbook

2/21/14 - Invention Convention

2/22/14 - MPA night @ the Lake Erie Monsters

3/14/14 - MPA K-4 Math/Pi Night, 6:30 pm

Important Announcements

The latest news from MPA

Severe Winter Weather

Winter Weather is here to stay, and there promises to be much more on the way this weekend. Important school closings and delays will be communicated through the One Call Now system. If you have not signed-up, please do so immediately.

School closings or delays will also be sent to the local news networks by 6:30 a.m., with Fox News 8 reporting first.

School Events

There is always something wonderful around the corner!

Awards Assembly

Friday, January 10, 2014

Please join the MPA community on Friday, January 10th, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the cafetorium for the 1st Trimester Awards Assembly. MPA students have a lot to be proud of, and we hope you will consider being a part of recognizing their successes and achievements.

Volunteer Central - MPA Needs You!

Volunteer Training in the New Year

MPA requires that all volunteers interested in working directly with or around the students to have completed a 30 minute volunteer training session hosted by the school and have a B.C.I. report on file.

B.C.I. reports can be done at any local BMV for a modest fee, and can be sent directly to Menlo Park Academy.

Volunteer Training sessions will be offered several times throughout the semester.

Thursday, January 9 at 8:15 a.m. (No sign-up required for this session)
Monday, March 10 at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (sign-up will be posted shortly)
Friday, March 14 at 7:30 a.m. (sign-up will be posted shortly)

Student Council Update

Lower School Winter Festival

The Student Council sponsored Lower School Winter Festival on Thursday, January 16, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., will be here soon!

The Winter Festival is geared for MPA kindergarten through 4th grade classes, and will feature fun activities, crafts, and games. Parents are welcome to attend but not required.

If you would like for your child to attend the festival, a signed permission slip must be returned to the school by January 13, 2014.

Download Permission Slip

If you have time, please consider volunteering for this fun event! Please contact Ms. Nicole Yousef to sign-up and for additional details.

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