3.6.23 12:45pm

Good morning Meadowlawn Middle School families. This is Principal Melissa Athanson with an important message. Earlier this morning, staff noticed a burning electrical smell in the gym. Students and staff evacuated to a safe area on campus. Please know that students and staff are safe.  St. Petersburg Fire Rescue immediately responded, and determined the smell was caused by the motor of a new basketball hoop that was recently installed. The gym will be closed, while repairs are made. Physical Education classes will be held outside. Once again, students are safe, and the learning day continues. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at 727-570-3097. Thank you.

3.5.23

Good afternoon Lancer Families,

This is Principal Athanson calling with your weekly update. We have our district track meet on Tuesday and Wednesday of this coming week. Districts will be held at St. Pete High School from 4:45 until completed. Please come out and support our student athletes.

A friendly reminder that we will hold our Middle School Expo night on March 7^th from 5:30-6:30. This special night is for all incoming 6^th grade students to learn about our school and the different programs we offer.

Please remember to turn in your field trip forms for our 6^th grade students who are enrolled in accelerated math have an opportunity to attend a field trip on March 31^st. The field trip is to see the Tall Ships in St. Pete. The first 90 students to turn in their packets will be eligible to attend.

This Friday we are hosting a No Tardy Dance Party during 6^th and 7^th period. This is part of our quarterly PBIS incentives. Students were given a two week window to not have any tardies to be eligible to attend.

Lastly, our school is closed from March 13^th – 17^th for Spring Break. Students will return on March 20^th.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.

2.26.23

Good afternoon Lancer Families,

This is Principal Athanson calling with your weekly update. Our track team continues to shine and do an outstanding job at the weekly track meets. We are finished with our weekly meets and will attend the district track meet on March 7^th & 8^th. Thank you to all who have come out to support our athletes.

Next week on Thursday and Friday Northeast High School will be coming over to register our 8^th Graders for high school. St. Pete High School will be out the following week to register our 8^th grade students attending that school. Please continue to check out our website as we will share information from our surrounding high schools of their registration dates.

Meadowlawn will hold our Middle School Expo night on March 7^th from 5:30-6:30. This special night is for all incoming 6^th grade students to learn about our school and the different programs we offer. Our counselors will be visiting the surrounding elementary schools to speak with the incoming 5^th graders about registration.

Our 6^th grade students who are enrolled in accelerated math have an opportunity to attend a field trip on March 31^st. The field trip is to see the Tall Ships in St. Pete. We can take 90 students with us and packets will go home on Monday. The first 90 students to turn in their packets will be eligible to attend.

A quick reminder that Gradventure tickets are on sale. We received a generous donation that will provide 40 students scholarships for this trip. If you would like to be considered for this amazing opportunity please have your student pick up an application in the 8^th grade office to be considered. This will be a lottery system to determine who is selected. All monies and applications are due this Friday. No late payments or applications will be accepted. Please see the information sent last week  about the requirements and the trip costs.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.

2.19.23

Good afternoon Lancer families,

This is Principal Athanson calling with your weekly update. On Tuesday 50 of our scholars enrolled in Civics will get an opportunity to visit the state capital. We are excited for this field trip to occur and the amazing learning experience this will provide for our scholars.

To our 8th grade families, the Gradventure Letter went home with scholars on Friday. I have attached the letter in this email in case a copy did not make its way home. Please review the requirements of the trip. Remember that the tickets are sold on a first come basis and the trip is nonrefundable if a student violates the behavior requirements. If you have questions regarding the trip please reach out to Mrs. Nicholson, the 8th grade administrator.

Track season is in full swing, and our student athletes are doing an amazing job. Our next track meet is at Gibbs High school on the 21st. Please come out and help cheer on our Lancers.

A reminder that we do not have school on Monday as this is a teacher workday. Additionally, students are not to be on campus prior to 9:10 in the morning as there is no supervision. We do have free tutoring every morning except Tuesdays at 8:00 am.

Thank you as always for your support. Have a wonderful weekend.

2.13. 23

Good afternoon,

This is Principal Athanson calling with your weekly update. Our Track season has started and we have an outstanding team. On Tuesdays meet we won or placed on almost every heat. Please come out on the 16th to Gibbs high school and watch our amazing athletes.

Our 6th and 7th grade students had course cards go home to select their elective courses for next year. If your student did not discuss this with you, please ask them about it. We do our best to make sure students get their top 3 choices for electives. For our 8th grade students, we are having Northeast & St. Pete High come to our school to meet with our students and discuss their electives. If you student will be attending a different high school, please be on the lookout for their individual registration dates.

Parents we continue to need your support with reinforcing expectations. Phones are to be off and in student backpacks during the day. No student should ever have their ear buds in during school hours. Our 8th grade team is having significant concerns with this rule and collectively will be enforcing any phone that is seen will result in parent pick up. Please know this expectation is and has been reviewed daily. For 6th and 7th grade students parent pick up will be for students who repeatedly violate this expectation.

For my 8th grade families, we are planning for our students to attend Gradventure during the month of May. Information will be coming out regarding the criteria and requirements will be sent home in the next week. Please know this is an afterschool trip to Universal Studios and scholarships are not provided. The trip is expensive at roughly $160 per person. This pays for admission, meal, t-shirt and bus. If we do not have enough students eligible (minimum 50) we will not be able to attend.

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

2.5.23

Good afternoon Lancer Families,

This is Principal Athanson calling with your weekly update.

It is Book Fair Time! Students will have the opportunity to visit our book fair before, during and after school all week. Students will come down during the school day through their language arts classes. We would love to see all students have the opportunity to visit and purchase a book.

A group of our students have been selected to take part in the Leadership Summit this Thursday. We are excited to hear what they learn about and bring back to teach the rest of the students.

Please remember to encourage your students to complete their IXL and Iready lessons at home. We want our students to have every possible opportunity to increase their skills in math and reading.

A Success Academy has been created to work with our students who have demonstrated they are on the road to becoming proficient in Reading and Math. Our scholars have worked diligently all year and have proven they are on this path. The Success Academy will focus on small group instruction, pull out remediation lessons and push in support in core classes. Our vision is to ensure that all students are reading and demonstrating mathematical competency at grade level by the end of this school year. Ask your students what their data looks like and how they are progressing.

A few reminders that students should not be on campus prior to 9:10 am unless they are attending tutoring. Tutoring information is available on our website. Lastly, parents are not permitted to park in the front of the school at dismissal to pick up their students. This blocks traffic and slows down our process.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.