News & Notes

CHANGES IN DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP LOCATION OF STUDENTS:
Beginning Monday, May 5, the new construction of six new classrooms will begin. This construction will be on the side nearest Traders and Farmers Bank. It will connect to the main building as well as the two buildings near the playground that house our kindergarten, and some of our first and second grades.

We will be relocating the loading and unloading of buses as well as the dropping off and picking up of students. Please observe all signs, as there will be many new ones, and the list of changes below. Our teachers and I will be carefully directing students and anyone who needs help. Please work with us to make this transition as smooth as possible.

Buses will load students in front of the elementary building stretching from the sixth grade end to the gym. This will mean we must ask you not to park there between 2:00p.m and 3:00p.m.

· Buses will unload on the canopy side, between the elementary and the gym nearest the road. We must ask you not to park in front of the school between 7:00a.m. and 8:00a.m. Students will walk under the canopy and into the door closest to the lunchroom. Teachers will monitor this activity.

· Parents/Guardians may drop off students in the mornings at the door closest to the lunchroom near the Home Ec. Buildings (where buses previously unloaded), at the door of the snack room in the gym, or where the buses are unloading.

· Parents/Guardians may pick up students in the afternoons as follows:
-Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Graders will be picked up behind the school near the white kindergarten building. Teachers will be monitoring the students. Please work with us. It will be tight coming in and turning around until construction is complete. It will probably be better if you park near the Home Ec. Building by the lunchroom and walk to the back of the building until we see how heavy the traffic flow will be.

-Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Graders may be picked up at the door closest to the lunchroom on the Home Ec. Side of the gym. Teachers will be monitoring the students.

Please be patient and understanding. We may need to change some things until they work well. We will be adding fencing near the roadway and may need to add additional signs to help direct everyone as we see how these plans work. It will be a bit frustrating for a while but being able to have six new classrooms to get all of our students into quality facilities and make our school safer will be well worth it.
Thank you for always working with us to care for and educate your children. There is no better community of which to belong.

Amy Hiller
Principal, Meek Elementary School

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May 1-14-DIBELS Starts
May 5-Turn in all library books
May 5-7-6th Grade Space Camp
May 17-Arley Day
May 20-6th Grade Graduation @ 6:00 Meek Baptist Church
May 23-Kindergarten Graduation @ 8:15 Elem. Gym
May 23-Awards Day
May 26-No School (Memorial Day)
May 29-Last Day of School

School will start back Aug. 11, 2008!! Have a great Summer!!

2007-2008 Teacher Planning Period times:
Kindergarten .. 1:00-1:40
First Grade .. 10:00-10:40
Second Grade .. 11:20-12:00
Third Grade .. 1:40-2:20
Fourth Grade .. 2:20-3:00
Fifth Grade .. 10:40-11:20
Sixth Grade .. 12:40-12:55
Coach Beasley- 7:50-8:30

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Megan a senior at Meek High School submitted a picture of a "Baby Bobcat" to Alfa and won 1st place in the "Wildlife" division of the Neighbors Photography Contest. Go to www.alfafarmers.org, photo galleries, Neighbors Photo Contest, or just click here.

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Meek Elementary 2006-2007 Spelling Bee winners

1st place Kayla, Mrs. Stallings 4th grade,
and 2nd place Brook from Mrs. Gunter's 3rd grade.
Shown with Mrs. Sue Reed, Superintendent and
Mrs. Debra Thompson, Principal