Here’s What’s Happening for the Week of January 9, 2017

THIS WEEK AT Meridian Park

January 12th – PTA Reflections Art Show, 6:30-8:30 pm, Shoreline Center

January 13th – MP MLK Assembly, 9:30 am

January 13th & 14th – Physical Poetry, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center – see below for details

January 16th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No School

LOOKING AHEAD

January 20th – PTSA Sponsored Teacher & Staff Appreciation FIESTA LUNCH! See below to for details and to sign up to bring an item. We can’t do it without you!

January 28th – Kinderfest, 10:00-noon, Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE – see below for details

January 28th – MP Earthquake Locker Clean Out, 9:00 am-noon – see below for details and how to volunteer

PHYSICAL POETRY SHOWCASE

Seattle, WA – Shorecrest High School Hip Hop Dance Team brings “Physical Poetry” to Shorecrest Performing Arts Center on January 13 & 14, 2017

Exciting, heart-stopping, foot-stomping featuring dance forms and styles from companies all over the Northwest including TAP, TANGO, HIP HOP, MODERN, JAZZ, CHA CHA, TAHITIAN, SPOKEN WORD, STEP, AND MORE. Experience two spectacular evenings on Friday and Saturday, packed with amazing talent from the Greater Seattle Area. This is a family friendly event that will have the audience craving more!

Featuring: Alchemy Tap Project, Gotta Dance Ensemble, Kontagious, Te Fare O Tamtoa, The Folks, Michelle Badion, Northside Step Team, Ladies of Lavida, Shorecrest Hip Hop, Varsity Co., 3rd Shift Dance, and MORE!

TICKETS:$15 Advance Purchase / $18 at the door http://physicalpoetry2017.brownpapertickets.com

**show has sold out the past 3 years! Get your tickets now!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/physicalpoetrydance

PTSA Sponsored Teacher & Staff Appreciation FIESTA LUNCH!

If you can bring something for the teachers, please sign up athttp://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=UBES4093. You can also go directly to Perfect Potluck and search under the last name of “PTSA” and password “9497”.

KINDERFEST

Do you live in Shoreline or Lake Forest Park and have a child who will be 5 years old by August 31? If so, Kinderfest is the place for you!

Kinderfest is an opportunity for parents to learn about the programs offered by the Shoreline School District. Join us and receive information on food services, transportation, nurses, ELL/Special Services, Highly Capable Program and PTA. Each elementary school will have representatives available to answer questions. Spanish, Amharic, Mandarin, Korean and Vietnamese interpreters will be available.

Limited, no-cost childcare will be available on site for children who are two years old and potty-trained. Please note that food will not be allowed in the childcare room due to possible allergies.

Kindergarten registration will begin on Feb. 2nd at your neighborhood school. In order to attend kindergarten in the fall, your child must be five years old by August 31, 2017and reside in the cities of Shoreline or Lake Forest Park.

For more information on registration please visit the Enrollment webpage at: www.shorelineschools.org/enrollment.

If you have additional questions, please contact Trinitee Swan at 206.393.4365 or trinitee.swan@shorelineschools.org

MP EARTHQUAKE LOCKER CLEAN OUT

Meridian Park Earthquake locker clean out/ inventory day is on Saturday, Jan 28th from 9am-noon, and we need two more volunteers to help out with this vital activity to keep our school prepared. Can you help? HS students needing volunteer hours can help as well. Please contact Kris McRea at krismmcrea@gmail.com.