MPA Weekly Update - 10/10/2013

In This Issue Dates to Remember Submit to the Newsletter BROWNS & The Cleveland Foodbank Browns Volunteers Needed Young Rembrants Picture Day Fall Festival and Pumpkins Halloween 2013 21st Annual Young Astronaut Day Kudos Korner Box Tops Update One Call Now! October 10, 2013 Newsletter  FYI: Dates to Remember   October  10/15 - Tuesday - Taco Plate hot lunch 10/17 - Thursday - Pasta hot lunch  10/18 - NO SCHOOL - inservice day 10/22 - Tuesday - Young Rembrandts after school program begins 10/25 - Picture Day; Fall Festival for MPA families November 11/1 - Friday - NO SCHOOL - parent/teacher conferences 11/2 - Saturday - NASA Young Astronaut Day 11/4 - Monday - NO SCHOOL - parent/teacher conferences 11/14 - Thursday - MPA parent book club, 4:30 11/18 - Monday - Scholastic Book Fair beginsQuick Links Menlo Park Academy Website MPA on Facebook Report your volunteer hours School calendar Classroom Websites (click on Classroom Websites tab) Have Something for the Newsletter? Information can be submitted via email to: communications@menloparkacademy.com for review and inclusion in the weekly update. Submissions are subject to Director approval. Browns Visit MPA to Kick Off Food Drive Students learn about the importance of breakfast, and giving back to the community Our thanks go out to the members of the Cleveland Browns organization who took time to visit MPA on Tuesday.  If you weren't on hand to see the event, you can see highlights from the event on the Browns' website here.  This event was designed to promote the November 3-15 "ceREAL" Food Drive for the Cleveland Foodbank.  Schools earn points for all donations: 1 point for each box of cereal donated, and 4 points for each $1 donation.    At the end of the drive, the top point-earning school will select 100 students to go an an exclusive trip to FirstEnergy Stadium, Home of the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday, November 26!  Watch this space in future newsletters to learn more about how you can donate to this worthy cause! Want to get in some volunteer hours this weekend? Speaking of the Browns, they have a home game this Sunday, 10/13.  The video from Tuesday's ceREAL Browns/FoodBank kickoff is to play on the big screen, so what a great day to be in the MPA stand!   Thanks to everyone who worked the last game.  Our gross sales were over $18k!  This is directly related to the fact that we had a fully-staffed stand.     For this week, we have 12 volunteers signed up so far.  We need 4 more to set us up for the best success.  Click here to volunteer: https://menloparkacademycleveland.bringit.bz/public/c464a5    All the details, as well as links to sign up for future games can be found on the MPA web site here.  Just contact our team lead, Chris Harrison, at 216.375.2117 or cjharrison68@ gmail.com, if you have any questions.  Thank you for your continued support of MPA! Young Rembrandts K-6th After School Program Popular program returns; session begins Tuesday, October 22nd Young Rembrandts teaches drawing with a see-touch-do method that all kids can succeed with, learn from and love! Watch your child reach a brand new level of confidence and potential with this engaging, award-winning program.  Classes will be held Tuesdays, from 3:20-4:20pm, beginning October 22nd.  The session runs for 6 weeks, and costs $57.  More information on the program can be found here. Enroll your child at www.youngrembrandts.com/neo or call 440.979.1ART (1278).   Picture Day is Friday, October 25th Flyers on picture day will be coming home today (Thursday 10/10).  Can't wait to order? You can order directly online by 1.  going to: mylifetouch.com 2.  You will enter picture day ID: WP903171Y0 3. Order and print the receipt to give to the photographer on picture day. If you do not want to order online you may still order using the order envelopes that will come home next week Thursday 10/17. Please remember to send your child to school in MPA standard uniform attire. No dress down allowed on that day! Pumpkins The week leading up the to Fall Festival and the week prior to Halloween, 8th graders will be selling pumpkins in school for $5.00 each! Be on the look out for more information. Proceeds will help support the Washington DC field trip.  Halloween 2013 - Schedule of Activities   Are you ready for a spook-tacular celebration?  MPA's Halloween events will be held on Thursday, 10/31/2013.  Here's the schedule of everything that's going on that day: 8:15-12:05 pm Pumpkin carving contest voting 8:30-9:15 am Group and Upper school costumes judged in the gym 9:30-10:50 am Scheduled visits to lower school classroom for costume judging 10:50-12:30 normal lunch periods; special lunch with Mrs. B-W 12:30-1pm Upper school room parents setup for party in gym - all things to the edges to accommodate assemblies 1-1:25pm K-4  Lower school assembly in the gym, costume contest awards pumpkin carving contest awards. Lower school room parents setup classrooms. 1:25-1:30 K-4 Lower school exit gym and parade through upper floor ending into their classrooms. Lower school parties start. 1:30-2pm 5-8 Upper school assembly in the gym; costume contest awards, pumpkin carving contest awards 2-2:45pm Upper school party in the gym. Lower school parties continue in each classroom. 2:45-3pm Clean up and get ready for dismissal Costume Guidelines:   Students may wear their costumes to school but please keep in mind that they are required to function in their normal activities (walk up and down stairs safely, sit in their desks, use the bathroom independently)   No weapons or anything that could remotely be used as a weapon, no violent or gory costumes, no masks, no lewd or revealing costumes. Keep in mind that we have younger students in the building so no scary costumes please. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Historical figure Contemporary figure Literary figure Invention or technology Animal (real or legendary) Group costume (two or more students involved in the same costume idea) Best artistic merit Remember, our judges will be looking for creativity, interesting use of materials, artistic merit ... And great ideas of course!  21st Annual Young Astronaut Day at NASA Glenn Saturday, November 2 NASA Glenn is offering a hands-on science and engineering program from 10:00am to 3:00pm on November 2.  Kids will have an opportunity to team with their fellow MPA students to compete in events such as: Wind tunnel Aerodynamic Design Challenge  Shuttle Repair Mission Specialist  Launch Challenge  Robotics  Remote Sensing  There will be 2 divisions for teams to compete: Pilots (grades 1 - 6) Commanders (grades 7-12)   MPA has one team for each division.  Twelve children will be allowed to compete in Pilots and Twelve in Commanders.  We will accept names until Wednesday, October 16th.  On that date, we will draw names to select the groups.   If your child is eager and available to participate or if you have any questions please contact Bobbi Kibbey:  kibbeyb@yahoo.com.  Provide your child's name and grade.  Kudos Korner 5th grader Lillian R. makes her medium-stage theatrical debut in an ensemble production of School House Rock Jr. - Live! at the TrueNorth Cultural Center starting on 10/18/2013. Tickets are still available if you'd like to see the show. Check out the flyer or head to the website. Fall Festival The 8th Graders of Menlo Park Academy invite you and your family to a FALL FESTIVAL Fundraiserto Help Raise Money for Our Trip to Washington, D.C.   Friday, October 25, 2013 5:30-8:30 pm St. Mel Hall   ADMISSION: $5.00 -Includes dinner of pizza, popcorn and unlimited drinks.  $25.00 max/family and Game tickets will be available for sale at the festival. Check out the flyer here.   Girls Rocket to the Lead in Box Tops Battle What a week it was for submitting Box Tops for the girls! As of October 4th the girls have sent in 1,909 Box Tops. 1,269 of those Box Tops were sent in last week. Way to rally, gals! The boys' total is 1,226. The Minions are full of excitement wondering what will happen this week. Minion Carl wanted to give an extra "Ba ba ba ba ba Banana" shout out to Amy Z. who submitted 481 Box Tops last week and to Alex L. for having the best trimmed Box Tops a few weeks ago. At the end of October the Minions will have to ship all the Box Tops collected since June in order for MPA to receive a rewards check. Rewards checks are only sent to schools twice a year so it's important to send in as many Box Tops you have saved up at home by the end of October. Last Friday the Minions received a large amount of Box Tops from the St. Mel's church collection bin. These Box Tops are still being trimmed and counted but once that is complete we'll let you know how either the Boys or Girls could win this total to add to their tally. Please send clipped Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or sealed envelope with your child's name, their teacher's name and grade. It would also help if you wrote "Boy" or "Girl" as some children have gender-neutral names. There is a collection bin on each floor at school. Please help us out by trimming the Box Tops as best as you can. The 5 minutes this takes you at home saves the Minions hours of trimming time. MPA Boosters are also collecting: - Labels For Education, which earns items for MPA - Tyson Project A+ Labels, which gives MPA 24 cents per label   One Call Now!  Automated Alert System Comes to MPA One Call Now! Menlo Park is going to utilize One Call Now to alert MPA families of late breaking news, school cancellations, and special invitations.  If you would like to update your information, please visit:  MPA Emergency Alert System  You will have the option to opt-in to receive text messages, and also the option to opt-out of all communications, at the end of the message. Please contact Lynn Wilson if you have any questions about the One Call Now emergency alert system. lynn.wilson@menloparkacademy.com

MPA Weekly Update - 10/3/2013

In This Issue Dates to Remember Submit to the Newsletter Bowling Event 3rd Grade Reading Assessments BROWNS & The Cleveland Foodbank UNITY/Anti-Bullying Day School Day Support Training Community Service Learning K-4 Behavior Supports Young Rembrants Fall Festival and Pumpkins Boys Basketball One Call Now! 21st Annual Young Astronaut Day Plan Ahead Box Tops Update October 3, 2013 Newsletter  October  10/6 - Sunday - Boosters' Bowl-A-Rama at Fairview Lanes, 3pm 10/8 - Tuesday - Browns ceREAL Food Drive Kickoff Event; Corn Dog hot lunch 10/9 - Wednesday - Unity/Anti-bullying day - students should wear orange 10/10 - Thursday - School Day Volunteer Training at 8:15am; Pizza hot lunch; MPA parent book club at 4:30pm 10/22 - Tuesday - Young Rembrandts after school program begins 10/25 - Picture Day; Fall Festival for MPA families November 11/2 - Saturday - NASA Young Astronaut Day 11/14 - Thursday - MPA parent book club, 4:30 Quick Links Menlo Park Academy Website MPA on Facebook Report your volunteer hours School calendar Classroom Websites (click on Classroom Websites tab) Have Something for the Newsletter? Information can be submitted via email to: communications@menloparkacademy.com for review and inclusion in the weekly update. Submissions are subject to Director approval. MPA Bowling Event Get to know the MPA community  MPA's Bowl-A-Rama is this Sunday, October 6th from 3-5 pm at Fairview Lanes! Please send in your RSVP form by the end of the school day this Friday! Tickets are only $5 per person and include 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental, snacks and good times! Please contact boosters@menloparkacademy.com with any questions. Click here for the full flyer and reservation form.   Third Grade Reading Assessments Reading OAA will be held October 7 and 8    Third grade parents, welcome to the world of mandatory testing!  Students in grades K-3 participated in the GRADE reading diagnostic in September.  This testing is required by ODE and helps us to determine specific learning needs of MPA students.  Your child's scores will be reviewed with you during Parent/Teacher conferences in November. Next the 3rd Grade Reading OAA will be adminstered Monday, October 7 and Tuesday October 8.  Please make sure that students are well rested and arrive to school on time. Browns to Visit MPA to Kick Off Food Drive Tuesday, October 8th    Menlo Park Academy has been selected as the kick off school for the Brown's ceREAL food drive with the Cleveland Foodbank. Browns players as well as the mascot will be on campus for an afternoon assembly. Wear your Browns gear to make the team members feel welcome and celebrate their winning games!   As part of the event at our school, all students and staff need to complete a waiver allowing the Browns to film and use the footage to promote the ceREAL drive. Waivers came home yesterday with students.  You may also click HERE for another copy. Any students without a signed waiver will be unable to attend the assembly.  We will have an alternate activity for them. Students in all grades will have a chance to participate in the assembly rather than just observing. Students in grades K-3 will all be placed in a random drawing to participate.  Students in grades 5-8 must write a two-paragraph essay about how the student demonstrates exemplary role model behavior (now or for improved performance).  Students who complete this essay and have teacher approval/signoff that all the students' assignments are up to date will be entered in the drawing to participate.  Students must turn these items in to Mr. Kennedy by Monday, October 7 to have their names added. This event kicks off the November 3-15 "ceREAL" Food Drive for the Cleveland Foodbank.  Schools earn points for all donations: 1 point for each box of cereal donated, and 4 points for each $1 donation.    At the end of the drive, the top point-earning school will select 100 students to go an an exclusive trip to FirstEnergy Stadium, Home of the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday, November 26!  UNITY/Anti-Bullying Day Wednesday, October 9th - show your support and wear orange! As part of our character education program, all MPA students will be celebrating UNITY/Anti-Bullying Day on Wednesday, October 9th.  Students and staff are encouraged to wear orange that day to promote school unity.  There will also be activities focused on anti-bullying throughout the day.   Also, that day students in grades 5-8 will participate in an interactive assembly with their advisory teachers with a focus on positive relationship building and standing up for others.  School Day Support Volunteer Training Additional session added Thursday, Oct. 10 at 8:15am Wanted: help with School Day Support - Lunch, Recess, Field Trips, Electives, and much more!    If you did not make it to one of the September meetings, but are currently volunteering or plan to volunteer before the November meetings, please plan on attending the next mandatory training session on Thursday, October 10th, 8:15-8:45 AM You can sign up to attend this session by clicking the link below.  October 10th - School Day Support Training *If you have already attended a volunteer training session this school year, you have satisfied the School Day Support training requirement and do not need to attend this sesssion.* NEW Community Service Learning Program Parent Volunteers Needed  Each MPA Middle School Advisory class has chosen a Community Service Learning Project to work on together. They are learning about their program through class instruction, guest speakers, and field trips. To make these projects successful, we need volunteers for the field trips. To sign up to volunteer for one of the filed trips below (You don't have to be a middle school parent to volunteer!!) please contact Jennifer Ingraham 330-441-1465. Help give back to our community! Thursday Oct 10th 9am-1:30pm Cuyahoga Valley National Park: help clear non-native plants from the park (2 still needed) Wednesday Oct 16th 10am-12:30pm Adopt-A-Beach: Edgewater clean up (1 still needed) Pizza and Prizes for Grades K-4 A positive behavior support initiative from Mrs. B-W and Mr. Kennedy Medallions are back for 2013-2014!  Students will receive medallions throughout the day to reinforce positive behaviors (kindness, patience, etc.).  These medallions will be collected in tally jars by homeroom teachers.  Every other Friday the class with the most medallions will earn a pizza lunch with Mrs. B-W or Mr. Kennedy where they will play bingo for fabulous prizes.  Students will then be able to add the medallions earned to their backpack chains. Young Rembrandts K-6th After School Program Popular program returns; session begins Tuesday, October 22nd Young Rembrandts teaches drawing with a see-touch-do method that all kids can succeed with, learn from and love! Watch your child reach a brand new level of confidence and potential with this engaging, award-winning program.  Classes will be held Tuesdays, from 3:20-4:20pm, beginning October 22nd.  The session runs for 6 weeks, and costs $57.  More information on the program can be found here. Enroll your child at www.youngrembrandts.com/neo or call 440.979.1ART (1278).   10/25/2013 - Fall Festival - Save the Date! The 8th grade class will be hosting a Fall Festival on October 25th! A pumpkin carving contest will also be a part of the festivities on October 31.  More information coming soon. Pumpkins The week leading up the to Fall Festival and the week prior to Halloween, 8th graders will be selling pumpkins in school for $5.00 each! Be on the look out for more information. Proceeds will help support the Washington DC field trip.  Boys' Basketball Team Rosters Announced A record 29 kids tried out for the MPA Boys Basketball program in our third season.  All of the prospective players showed heart, skills, and determination. Unfortunately, in the world of basketball, not everyone can make the team. So, without further ado, congratulations to the Varsity and Junior Varsity Team members for the 2013-2014 school year:   Varsity Team Members:  Zack P.(Team Captain), Marshall M., Sam Z., David McD., Jaylon O., Charlie C., Patrick O'M., Ethan S., Sam P.   Junior Varsity Team Members: Hunter C. (Team Co-Captain), Jacob L. (Team Co-Captain), Matthew H. (Team Co-Captain), Miles M., John H., Talon B., Dylan C., Jacob D., Logan C., Jack H., Alex G., Ben R.   Junior Varsity 4th grade Mentor Team: Brendan A., Laith W., Magnus G.   For the months of October and November, Varsity players will practice every Wednesday and Friday from 3:45-5:30 at the Westpark YMCA. Their first fall basketball game will be on Saturday, October 26th.   Meanwhile, the Junior Varsity players will practice every Friday from 3:45-5:30 at the Westpark YMCA. Their first fall basketball game will be on Saturday, November 2nd. One Call Now!  Automated Alert System Comes to MPA One Call Now! Menlo Park is going to utilize One Call Now to alert MPA families of late breaking news, school cancellations, and special invitations.  If you would like to update your information, please visit:  MPA Emergency Alert System  You will have the option to opt-in to receive text messages, and also the option to opt-out of all communications, at the end of the message. Please contact Lynn Wilson if you have any questions about the One Call Now emergency alert system. lynn.wilson@menloparkacademy.com  21st Annual Young Astronaut Day at NASA Glenn Saturday, November 2 NASA Glenn is offering a hands-on science and engineering program from 10:00am to 3:00pm on November 2.  Kids will have an opportunity to team with their fellow MPA students to compete in events such as: Wind tunnel Aerodynamic Design Challenge  Shuttle Repair Mission Specialist  Launch Challenge  Robotics  Remote Sensing  There will be 2 divisions for teams to compete: Pilots (grades 1 - 6) Commanders (grades 7-12)   MPA has one team for each division.  Twelve children will be allowed to compete in Pilots and Twelve in Commanders.  We will accept names until Wednesday, October 16th.  On that date, we will draw names to select the groups.   If your child is eager and available to participate or if you have any questions please contact Bobbi Kibbey:  kibbeyb@yahoo.com.  Provide your child's name and grade.  Plan Ahead, Skiers and Snowboarders!   Ski Club will be back beginning in January   Skadi Ski Club will be back on the slopes of Boston Mills on Saturdays from 4pm-8pm beginning in January.  Club membership includes weekly skiing, five lessons, four extra passes for only $10 each and rentals if you choose.  Please visit http://www.bmbw.com/club_ program.html for more information or contact Kari Basiewicz at Kbasiewicz@yahoo.com.  Online registration is now open! Please visit BMBW.com and go to Groups and Clubs on the top then Join a Club on the left side and sign up. See you on the slopes! BoxTops Update                     The boys are still in the lead! As of Sept 26th, the boys have a total of 877 box tops & the girls have a total of 640.  Keep those box tops coming in, folks - and please, Please, PLEASE make sure you trim them!  The box top sorters and counters are suffering from "scissor burn" from all the trimming they have to do each week!

MPA Weekly Update - 09/26/2013

In This Issue Dates to Remember Submit to the Newsletter FYI Walkers Community Service Learning Archaeology Elective Request Magazine Drive Info Kindergarten Juice and Jokes Brag Tags are Back! Bowling Event UNITY/Anti-Bullying Day Box Tops Fall Festival and Pumpkins One Call Now! 21st Annual Young Astronaut Day September 26, 2013 Newsletter  FYI: Dates to Remember   October  10/1 - Tuesday - Mac N Cheese hot lunch 10/2 - Wednesday - Girls' Basketball program info meeting (6pm) 10/3 - Thursday - Sloppy Joe hot lunch 10/6 - Sunday - Boosters' Bowl-A-Rama at Fairview Lanes, 3pm 10/9 - Unity/Anti-bullying day - students should wear orange 10/10 - Thursday - MPA parent book club, 4:30 10/25 - Picture Day; Fall Festival for MPA families November 11/2 - Saturday - NASA Young Astronaut Day 11/14 - Thursday - MPA parent book club, 4:30 Quick Links Menlo Park Academy Website MPA on Facebook Report your volunteer hours School calendar Classroom Websites (click on Classroom Websites tab) Have Something for the Newsletter? Information can be submitted via email to: communications@menloparkacademy.com for review and inclusion in the weekly update. Submissions are subject to Director approval. Walker Door Families - Please Park on Grapeland! Families who are utilizing the walker door should park on Grapeland, far enough down the street to allow bus turns/access.  Parking in the MPA lot creates hazards for walkers and drivers alike.  Please help us maintain and orderly and safe dismissal. NEW Community Service Learning Program Parent Volunteers Needed  Each MPA Middle School Advisory class has chosen a Community Service Learning Project to work on together. They are learning about their program through class instruction, guest speakers, and field trips. To make these projects successful, we need volunteers for the field trips. To sign up to volunteer for one of the filed trips below (You don't have to be a middle school parent to volunteer!!) please contact Jennifer Ingraham 330-441-1465. Help give back to our community! Thursday Oct 10th 9am-1:30pm Cuyahoga Valley National Park: help clear non-native plants from the park (4) Wednesday Oct 16th 10am-12:30pm Adopt-A-Beach: Edgewater clean up (4) Thursday Oct 24th 9:30am-1:00pm Medwish: sort recovered and recycled medical supplies to be shipped for humanitarian aid in developing countries (1)    Friday Oct 25th 9:30am-12:30pm SC4K: Shoes & Clothes 4 Kids unpacking, sorting and packing clothing for distribution at warehouse (1)    Thursday Oct 31st Daytime delivery Lutheran Metro Ministry 2100 Lakeside Men's Shelter: deliver collected items to shelter (1) Brother, can you spare some artifacts? Students in the Archaeology Elective for grades 2/3 are creating a culture and artifacts for a simulated dig.  The following items are needed for donation: cloth samples ribbon beads/gems small wood sections toothpicks straws old greeting cards wrapping paper broken dishes etc.  Items may be labeled as "Archaeology Donations" and dropped in the main office. Magazine Drive orders due Friday! www.gaschoolstore.com   Kindergarten Juice and Jokes with Mrs. BW Beginning September 30th, Mrs. B-W will be meeting with small groups of Kindergarteners from 8:00-8:30.  The Juice & Jokes sessions are an opportunity for students to get to know the director better and promote MPA's Positive Behavior Supports.  Kindergarten parents, watch for more information when it's your child's turn to participate. Brag Tags are Back! After a successful introduction last year, Brag Tags are back!  Students in grades K-4 are encouraged to compliment peers on positive interactions and post brag tags on the hallway bulletin boards.  Brag tags must be teacher approved before posting.  All students receiving brag tags will be recognized on Friday mornings. MPA Bowling Event Get to know the MPA community  Don't miss your chance to mingle with other MPA families at our upcoming Bowl-A-Rama on Sunday, October 6th at Fairview Lanes from 3-5 pm. Space is limited so make sure to send your forms/payments in ASAP. Cost is $5 per person and includes 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental, snacks and beverages.  Please send in your form and payment (cash or check) made payable to MPA Boosters in an envelope labeled MPA Bowling.  Registration deadline is end of the school day on Friday, October 4th. Clickhere for the full flyer and reservation form.   UNITY/Anti-Bullying Day Wednesday, October 9th - show your support and wear orange! As part of our character education program, all MPA students will be celebrating UNITY/Anti-Bullying Day on Wednesday, October 9th.  Students and staff are encouraged to wear orange that day to promote school unity.  There will also be activities focused on anti-bullying throughout the day.   The Boys are Ahead on Box Tops! An update from the Minion Clipping Department  Minions Phil & Carl have been busy counting Box Tops labels. As of Sept 17th it's the BOYS that have taken the lead with a total of 286 Box Tops. The girls have submitted a total of 160. Keep sending in those Box Tops! Next week Minions Jorge & Dave will be tallying Box Tops. Apparently Minion Dave likes to sing "Ba ba ba ba ba Banana" while he counts Box Tops. This should be interesting! Make sure that the Box Tops you send in are not expired and have been trimmed. Last week the Minions had to toss 52 expired Box Tops. Minion Carl also had his hand cramp up for a few minutes while trimming the labels. Please send clipped Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or sealed envelope with your child's name, their teacher's name and grade. It would also help if you wrote "Boy" or "Girl" as some children have gender-neutral names. There is a collection bin on each floor at school. MPA Boosters are also collecting: - Labels For Education, which earns items for MPA - Tyson Project A+ Labels, which gives MPA 24 cents per label - Coke Rewards bottle caps and codes from cases 10/25/2013 - Fall Festival - Save the Date! The 8th grade class will be hosting a Fall Festival on October 25th! A pumpkin carving contest will also be a part of the festivities on October 31.  More information coming soon. Pumpkins The week leading up the to Fall Festival and the week prior to Halloween, 8th graders will be selling pumpkins in school for $5.00 each! Be on the look out for more information. Proceeds will help support the Washington DC field trip.  One Call Now!  Automated Alert System Comes to MPA One Call Now! Menlo Park is going to utilize One Call Now to alert MPA families of late breaking news, school cancellations, and special invitations.  If you would like to update your information, please visit:  MPA Emergency Alert System  You will have the option to opt-in to receive text messages, and also the option to opt-out of all communications, at the end of the message. Please contact Lynn Wilson if you have any questions about the One Call Now emergency alert system. lynn.wilson@menloparkacademy.com  21st Annual Young Astronaut Day at NASA Glenn Saturday, November 2 NASA Glenn is offering a hands-on science and engineering program from 10:00am to 3:00pm on November 2.  Kids will have an opportunity to team with their fellow MPA students to compete in events such as: Wind tunnel Aerodynamic Design Challenge  Shuttle Repair Mission Specialist  Launch Challenge  Robotics  Remote Sensing  There will be 2 divisions for teams to compete: Pilots (grades 1 - 6) Commanders (grades 7-12)   MPA has one team for each division.  Twelve children will be allowed to compete in Pilots and Twelve in Commanders.  We will accept names until Wednesday, October 16th.  On that date, we will draw names to select the groups.   If your child is eager and available to participate or if you have any questions please contact Bobbi Kibbey:  kibbeyb@yahoo.com.  Provide your child's name and grade.