A huge Hawk thank you to everyone for your Walk-A-Thon donations. Today we collected $16, 648. Our winning class, with donations totaling $1, 817, is Mrs. Meisenhelter's 5th grade class. Great job everyone!! We will hold our Walk-A-Thon next Friday at 8:15am. All students and staff will receive a free Meridian t-shirt. If you would still like to donate, we will keep our online link open or you may send your donation into the school by next Friday. Thank you again for everyone's support!
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork

Mrs. Trimble's class had a virtual visit from a past student. We enjoyed listening to a book and checking in with Matt Parker via Zoom while he is away at school.


Mr. Snively's class played "Eat or Be Eaten" in science class today. In this game, students develop their thinking about predator/prey relationships between living things by creating food chains. The goal is to make the longest food chain!





Mrs. Getz's kindergartners went on a safari zebra hunt today.






3rd graders took a walk to identify parts of a plant and pollinators.



Exciting day in the MES Library!! We have the 1st shipment of some wonderful new books and series that will be added to our collection. We can't wait for the kids to start checking them out. 📚

Today we celebrated Pam's retirement!



It’s Walk-A-Thon time! This is the only fundraiser the PTO ask our students at MES to do for the entire year!
The funds raised by this event pays for field trips, assemblies, extra room supplies, technology needs, field day, and other fun activities for our students.
Between now and Sept. 8th students are asked to seek out donations for their Walk-A-Thon school fundraiser. All donations need turned in by Sept. 8th. Contributions towards Walk-A-Thon can be cash, check (payable to Meridian Elementary PTO) or online at
https://app.99pledges.com/fund/walkathon216

Our Little Hawks playgroup and activities will be starting up soon!! Check out the newsletter for details on our September events!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TmQQliY57494Zz1LZt-lKbvC8HQB9IZBbby2JKOPTbQ/edit?usp=sharing
Third graders learned about pollination and acted as bees for their paper flowers!🐝🌸🌷🌹🌺💐





Monday we welcomed our Pre-K students to school!!









It was great to see our new Superintendant Dr. Shane Gordon in our building. He was eager to meet all the kiddos and introduce himself.


It's hot, hot, hot!!! Second graders put crayons to the test against the heat.










Pre-K Back to School Night

Picture Day - Tues. Sept. 5th

Twas the night before school and all through the district, little Hawks were stirring to ready for bed. In hopes that the school bus to their home soon would be led.
The parents were elated, all giddy with joy. With visions of quiet homes that soon would deploy.
All the teachers and school staff were ready for what awaits, with promise that a great school year will be their fate.
When in the morning there rose such a clatter, moms and dads arose to see what's the matter. When what did their wondering eyes did appear, but little boys and girls dressed all in Hawks gear. The kiddos were excited, the parents delighted.
Finally, the first day of school was here!
Welcome back! Make it a great year!
We are Meridian!

We are excited to welcome our new staff to our Meridian Elementary Team. Joining us this school year are: Roger Punches - 5th grade, Jen Thomas - 4th grade, Kailee Stewart - 4th grade, Macie Gillis - special education resource, Amber Hunter - RTI aide, Tayler Dance - school nurse, Keeley Houser - part time speech/language pathologist, Thomas Vaughn - night custodian.

Thank you to Pam Hazlet for almost 32 years of service!! We will miss you! Happy Retirement!

Kona Ice - 8/22 5:30-7:00

MES Back to School Night

