Meredith Hill Messenger
Volume 6, Issue 10s	http://www.fwps.org/meredith		March 2001

Dear Parents,

When an earthquake hits the Northwest, Meredith Hill is a good place to be! Our school building was designed and constructed with all of the newest regulations in place to withstand an earthquake and our staff and students know just what to do to be safe.

When the earthquake hit on the morning of February 28, the Meredith Hill community calmly went to safe places. The building was inspected and we determined that it was safe to remain in the building. I made the decision not to evacuate based on this information. I also know that children feel safer when they are in their classrooms with their teachers and I was concerned about the fears that come after a disaster. Our entire school was calm - many parents called to check on us, others came to make sure all was okay. We encouraged parents who stopped into visit classrooms and check in with their child. A handful of families decided to go home and spend the rest of the day together.

A thank you to Mr. Falk and our disaster preparedness team from the P.T.A., Kathy Thomas and Kim Byrne for insuring that we are so well prepared for this and, although we hope it never happens, much more severe disasters.

Sincerely,

Christie Brown

Mark Your Calendar

MARCH
22 - Cookie Day
23 - 2nd Cup of Coffee with Ms. Brown
23 - Report cards home
24 - Practice Track Meet at Federal Way
Memorial Stadium, 8:30 a.m.
26 - 1st Grade Field trip to Olympia
29 - P.T.A. Skating Party, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
30 - Read & Lead Ends

APRIL
3 - North Federal Way String Festival @ T.J.H.S.
7:00 p.m.
6 - Celebration of Learning Assembly, 3:00 p.m.
6 - Kilo Band/Honor Choir visiting grades 4,5,6
11:00-11:30 a.m.
9-13 NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

String Festival at T.J.

North Federal Way String Festival at Thomas Jefferson High School, Tuesday April 3rd at 7:00 p.m.

Our district's string program will celebrate together in a joint Festival Concert. All elementary and secondary string students from the north side of the district (which include Meredith Hill) will participate in a concert, held on Tuesday, April 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the gym at Thomas Jefferson High School. Over 400 string students will play that evening. Please attend this outstanding event!

Please Call us . . .

When your child is sick or will not be at school for any reason, please take a moment and call our office at 253-945-3200 before 9:l0 a.m. We do make safety calls to insure the safety of your children.

Free Immunization Clinic
Saturday, April 28, 2001
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Seattle-King County Department
Of Public Health
33431 - 13th Place South
Federal Way

All primary immunizations will be available at no cost to preschool through 12th grade Federal Way Public School students. This event is a combined partnership between the Bert Bruell Memorial Fund of St. Francis Community Hospital, the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health and Federal Way Public Schools Health Services Department. Students must come with a parent or legal guardian.

Available immunizations include: DTP, Td, Hib, MMR and IPV. Hepatitis B vaccine will be available for preschool through third grade students and students 11 years old and up.

We encourage 5th grade students to use this opportunity to get their second MMR which is required for entry into sixth grade. A second MMR will also be required for entry to Kindergarten and first grade in the 2001-02 school year.

The next free immunization clinic will be at SeaTac Mall on Saturday, August 25, 2001 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Meredith Hill Logo available
At Lands' End

Good news! The Meredith Hill Elementary School logo is now available at Land's End and may be ordered.

Following are the requirements needed to place an order. Please check with your school to see if there are any special restrictions for your logo. Lands' End operators will not have this information readily available to them.

Logo Number: 0115226K
Logo Application Price: $5.30
Preferred School #9000-6124-3

The size, thread colors, and the products to which the logo may be applied have been decided by your school personnel or representative of the school. Land's End is not permitted to change the logo or apply it to any colors, product, or location on the item that the school has not authorized. A sample of the logo is on display in the office. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the logo, please contact the school at 253-945-3200. To place an order with Land's End, please call 1-800-469-2222.

Snow Make-up Day

As was designated in this year's calendar, our snow make-up day for the day we missed as a result of the snow on Friday, February 16, 2001 will be Friday, May 25, 2001.