Adopt a Living Wedge Animal for Summer!
Farm-to-School: Cabbage!
Thanks to SHIP, cafeteria staff, and PTA volunteers, on Wednesday May 22nd students got to sample locally-grown cabbage in support of healthier food choices!
Plant Life Science in the Garden
Rev Your Bev with Kindergarten!
Our awesome Kindergarten students got to sample fruit-infused water today as we demonstrated a healthier alternative to sugary soft drinks! Thanks to all for sampling our 2 blends: watermelon-lime and strawberry-orange!
Fire & Flick May 18th – RSVP by May 8th!
Don't forget to RSVP by Wed May 8th for our much anticipated annual event: Fire & Flick!
Farm-to-School: Radishes!
Thanks to SHIP, our kind cafeteria staff, and devoted student samplers, we had a fun lunchtime today tasting locally-grown radishes!
Carnival – This Saturday, May 4th!
Wristband Pre-orders – Apr 29th – May 3rd (form)
Cakes for Contest/Cake Walk – Drop off Fri May 3rd by 12pm (office)
Donations – Drop off in office
CARNIVAL – Saturday May 4th – 2-5pm at Matoaka – RAIN OR SHINE!
Earth Day Tribute in the Matoaka Garden – Student Art from Recycled Trash!
Help Out With Carnival 2019!
It’s not too late to help with 2019 Cardinal Carnival! Please see the link below to help with donations for the silent auction, cake walk, and book walk! Thank You!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e45adad2ba2f58-matoaka1
SHIP – Farm-to-School Tasting – Kale!
Thank you to our sampling experts who recently enjoyed locally-grown kale!
Spirit Day – Chick-Fil-A – March 14th
6732 Mooretown Rd (near Home Depot)
Thursday, March 14th - 6:30AM – 10:00PM
Show your school spirit by scanning your Chick-fil-A One app and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to our school!
To receive a bonus donation, place a mobile order instead & reference Matoaka’s name within the special instructions!!
Spring Cleanup in the Garden!
A big thank you to all the Matoaka friends who worked this past Saturday to get our garden ready for the season! See more pics and get all the news on the Garden page!
Grand Readers Thanks!
Thanks to all the grandparents and special friends who came out to read to classes this final day of Read Across America Spirit Week!
Spirit Day – Chick-Fil-A – March 14th
6732 Mooretown Rd (near Home Depot)
Thursday, March 14th - 6:30AM – 10:00PM
Show your school spirit by scanning your Chick-fil-A One app and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to our school!
To receive a bonus donation, place a mobile order instead & reference Matoaka’s name within the special instructions!!
Membership Contest Winners!
Here are the results of our 2018-19 Membership Contest – thanks to everyone who supports our school!!
Overall Winning Grade: 2nd grade!!
Class Winners:
K: Abrahams/Forgit (Tie)
1st Grade: Walls
2nd Grade: Ferrara
3rd Grade: Moran
4th Grade: Bell
5th Grade: Murphy
Box Tops Due – Friday Feb 15th
Don't forget to send your trimmed Box Tops in a bag labeled with your child's & teacher's name!
Farm-to-School – Roasted Sweet Potatoes!
Many thanks to our expert vegetable tasters and SHIP for a fun farm-to-school sampling at lunch today!
Moe’s Spirit Night – Thurs Jan 31st!
Thursday January 31st from 4-9pm
4950 Monticello Ave.
Mention Matoaka & a percentage of your purchase will go back to our school!
Membership Drive & Contest Ends January 23rd!
Annual Membership Drive – Help Us Grow!
If you have not yet joined MES PTA this year, please do before the end of our membership drive on Wed. Jan 23rd! Prizes include:
The grade level with the highest % of PTA members wins a
Zoo Pro Adventures Assembly!
In each grade, the class with the highest % of PTA members will win
$50 in Classroom Supplies!
Your Membership Matters!
Join online: member.pta.org/join