Farm-to-School – Roasted Sweet Potatoes!
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
Menchie’s Spirit Night – Fri Dec 7th!
MENCHIE’S FROZEN YOGURT
Spirit Night All Day!
4645 Casey Blvd #100
Friday December 7th – 11am – 11pm
Mention Matoaka and 20% of your purchase will go to supporting our school!!!
Thankful for our MES Family!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing our MES family a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
If you shop Amazon on Black Friday, please don’t forget to use Smile to support our school:
Healthy Lifestyles Week Continues!
This week to emphasize healthy lifestyles, students have documented their healthy habits (beautiful artwork!), sampled local green peppers, and participated in getting active during class!
**Don’t forget Family Fitness Night tonight!!
Healthy Lifestyles Week Chef Demo!
Thank you Chef Long for our exciting demo to kick off Healthy Lifestyles Week! The Sweet Potato Salad recipe can be found here: SweetPotatoSalad
Garden Harvest: Sweet Potatoes!
On October 30th, the MES Garden Club harvested over 80lbs of sweet potatoes from our school garden!
Farm-to-School – Acorn Squash!
On Wednesday, students got to sample a simple preparation of locally-grown acorn squash. Students learned acorn squash is high in Vitamin C as well as the minerals magnesium and potassium. We thank SHIP for all their support of this wellness experience for our kids!
Thank You, Dads!!
MES PTA thanks everyone who helped make our 2018 Breakfast with Dad such a fun event today!
Breakfast with Dad – Fri Oct 26th!
Just a reminder we will host our Breakfast with Dad on Friday October 26th.
Schedule: 8:30am Breakfast — 9:10am Classroom Activity
Walk-a-thon Thanks!
A huge thank you to all our Matoaka students/staff/families, community businesses, and other supporters who made our 2018 Walk-a-thon event so successful!
Walk-A-Thon Today – Mon Oct 15th!
Thanks for your support of Matoaka and patience with the change of day!!
Walk-a-Thon Pledges Due Friday to Support Matoaka!
Matoaka Families – please make sure your child submits their pledge sheets and donations before the big event tomorrow!
Each student that brings in at least $1 will receive a personalized Matoaka Cardinals wristband!
Class prizes awarded for most participation and donations!
For every $25 pledged, that student will be entered into a drawing for the prizes listed below:
$25 TARGET GIFT CARDS, BAEPLEX FREE WEEK,
$25 AMAZON GIFT CARDS, BOUNCE HOUSE, MOVIE TICKETS,
WISC ZONE, AMF BOWLING, SUPERHERO GEAR & MUCH MORE…!
Garden Cleanup a Huge Success!
Garden volunteers recently prepared the MES Garden for the fall season. Kindergartner Alex Erlich, was joined by his parents who helped in the clean up efforts and took photographs documenting the event. Lindsey Mefford, an alum of Matoaka, came out with her family to earn volunteer service hours. The gentlemen that joined us BJ Hennessey, Jim Mefford and Josh Erlich opted out of the photo, but provided invaluable services trimming bushes and performing minor repairs to the garden infrastructure. Our Garden Volunteers are Amazing! Thank you!!
Walk-A-Thon is Coming Oct 12th!
The mascot friends handed out superhero reminder stickers at drop-off today! Look for them in the bus loop drop-off on Mon Oct 8th! The big walk will be held Friday, October 12th! All student collecting at least $1 will get a wristband! Schedule: Grades 4 & 5 – 1:00-1:30 ** Grades 2 & 3 – 1:45-2:15 ** Grades K & 1 – 2:30-3:00
Farm to School Sampling – Roasted Red Potatoes!
On Wed October 3rd, students sampled locally-grown roasted red potatoes and it was a hit! The simple preparation used only garlic, black pepper, dried parsley, and Canola oil. MES PTA thanks SHIP and cafeteria staff for helping to bring all kids a chance to make healthier choices!
Spirit Nights at Papa Murphy’s – Sep 26-28th!
Don’t forget to come by Papa Murphy’s this week and support Matoaka! Spirit Nights will be Wednesday – Friday, September 26th-28th!
Farm to School Sampling Returns with Locally Grown Yellow Squash!
The PTA Vegetable Ladies returned to the cafeteria during lunch on Wednesday September 19th to offer samples of locally-harvested yellow squash! MES PTA thanks SHIP and cafeteria staff for helping to bring all kids a chance to make healthier choices!