MEADOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY RANGER NEWS 27710 108th Ave. SE

Kent, WA 98030-8767 Ph: 253-373-7870 Fax: 253-373-7877

Suzy Kontos Principal

April 7th, 2016

Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe and Be Ready to Learn Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe and Be Ready to Learn

APRIL

Tues., April 4th—Track Meet (Wilson Fields)

Thurs., April 6th—Ready for Kindergarten (6:30pm—8:00pm)

Fri., April 7th—Kindergarten Visits the Zoo

Mon., April 10th—Fri., April 14th—Spring Break (No School)

Wed., April 19th—Late Start - No Breakfast (School starts 10:15 am)

Thurs., April 20th—Track Meet (Wilson Fields)

Tues., April 25th—Track Meet (Wilson Fields)

GOT OLD UNIFORMS?

Has your child outgrown their uniform? The Meadow Ridge nurse’s office is in need of gently used girls and

boys medium sized pants. If you have any and you would be willing to donate, please feel free to drop them

off at the Meadow Ridge office.

WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER?

Have you been a volunteer with Meadow Ridge, or would you like to be a volunteer? We have a new

online system called VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools). ALL VOLUNTEERS must be registered online,

even those who have volunteered in the past. Even better, when you login, you can choose multiple

schools you’d like to volunteer with in just a few clicks of the mouse!

To get started, please visit https://volunteer.kent.k12.wa.us to register as a volunteer today!

PLEASE ONLY BRING STORE BOUGHT TREATS FOR CELEBRATIONS

Due to food allergies, the Kent School District does not allow food to be shared among students. Thus,

only store bought goodies can be handed out in the classroom for special occasions and events.

FAMILY FITNESS NIGHT IS COMING UP NEXT MONTH!

Tuesday, May 2nd from 6:00 pm—8:00 pm will be the Meadow Ridge Family Fitness Night. Various

groups from the community will be visiting Meadow Ridge to teach families about community sports

and activities, and healthy lifestyle ideas. There will be tons of fun hands on activities for children of all

ages. Children must be with an adult in order to attend.

Kent School District does not discriminate in programs, activities, admission, access, treatment, or employment on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service

animal by a person with a disability, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.. Student, school district employees, parents/guardians, and community members will not be excluded from participation in or be subjected to discrimination with respect to any educational

program or activity. If you have any questions, please contact: Title IX Officer and State Law Compliance Coordinator Section 504/ADA Coordinator Chief Accountability Officer 253-373-7203 Executive Director, Student and Family Support Services 253-373-7010 Kent School District will also take

steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all education programs, services, and activities. For information regarding translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact the Director of Multilingual Education 253-373-7269

LATE START DAYS

Please remember that students should not be

dropped off before 9:55 AM on late start days.

School starts at 10:15 AM. We do not serve

breakfast on any of our late start days.

April 19th May 10th June 7th

SAVE THE DATE Tues., May 2nd—Family Fitness Night (6:00 pm—8:00 pm)

Thurs., May 4th—Ready for Kindergarten (6:30pm-8:00pm)

Wed., May 10th—Late Start-No Breakfast (School starts at 10:15 am)

Thurs., May 11th—Kindergarten Orientation (9-11 or 5:30-6:30)

Sat., May 13th—Junior Olympics (1:00 pm) @French Field KM High

Sun., May 14th—Mother’s Day

Mon., May 29th—No School (Memorial Day)

Wed., May 31st—Music Concert

ATTENDANCE DESK

Did You Know? Children who enjoy school and who are engaged in school want to go to school every day.

When kids attend every day they learn skills and make friends. This helps them be successful both

academically and socially.

Here’s How You Can Help:

Regularly ask your child about school.

What do you like best about your class? What would you like to change about your class? Why?

Tell me about what you do before school, at recess, after school.

What things are you learning in school?

Tell me about upcoming family events at the school that we should plan to attend.

When the answers from your child indicates there are problems contact someone at the school (teacher,

counselor, principal) and ask for help addressing the problem.

WANT MORE FUN NEWS FROM MEADOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY?

Check us out online at http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/MR for more stories and exciting articles!

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Will your child be 5 years old on, or before August 31st? If so, now is the time to register for

Kindergarten! Kindergarten is free and an important part of your child’s success in school and life.

Kindergarten begins in late summer or early fall, depending on your school district, but it is important to

give yourself time to ask questions and get help with paperwork. Discover more by visiting kregnow.org.

MULTICULTURAL NIGHT IS COMING SOON!

Meadow Ridge will be hosting our annual Multicultural Night in May. If you’d like to participate please contact Mrs.

Walker at 253-373-3054. We are looking for families to bring a dish of food from their culture to share! Families can

also wear cultural dress. It’s a fun night of sharing and enjoying our diverse community.

NEED BREAKFAST?

Meadow Ridge serves breakfast every morning EXCEPT on late start days and early release days. Breakfast

starts at 8:05 am and ends at 8:25 am. If you would like your child to have breakfast, please make sure they

arrive at school with plenty of time to eat.

BIZTOWN FIELDTRIP

The 5th Graders took a field trip to Junior Achievement’s Biztown on

Tuesday, March 14th. The students were “hired” to work jobs for

major companies. They even got to learn how to cash a paycheck! And

many of them came away with wonderful keepsakes that they were

able to buy with the “money” they earned for working.

JUMPROPE FOR THE HEART

Meadow Ridge Elementary will again be partnering with the American Heart Association to present this year’s Jump

Rope for the Heart Fundraising Event. Students who receive 10 or more donations online, will be entered into a prize

drawing for a chance to win a Go Pro camera!

JUMPROPE FOR THE HEART Continued...

ART WALK

Some of our talented Meadow Ridge artists participated in the Kent Student Art Walk in March. Their

artwork was prominently featured at the Sweet Themes Bakery (317 W. Meeker St. Suite A) in downtown

Kent. The featured artists were: Su Su, Makayla Mitchell, Alishan Alishanov, Manleen Kaur, Evelina Khudan,

Lovepreet Khokhar, Janaya Harrell, Cheyenne Lopez, Artiom Godovan, Makyla Bolinger, Ruslana Mayster,

Liam Riley, Minka Hendrix, Genesis Garcia Posadas, Grace Maddox, Kiran Adhikari, and Trinity Lewis.

APRIL TRACK DATES

APRIL

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

3rd Practice 4th Track Meet

at Wilson Fields

5th Practice

Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break

17th Practice 19th Practice 20th Track Meet

at Wilson Fields

24th Practice 25th Track Meet

at Wilson Fields

26th Practice

DADS ON THE DANCEFLOOR

On Thursday, March 2nd Meadow Ridge hosted a Watchdog Dads event called “Dads on the Dancefloor.”

Students and their father figures were treated to an evening of tasty food, fun games, and fabulous dancing.

MS KALMBACH’S STUDENTS ARE SUPER AT SCIENCE!

These students are working hard learning now to make electrical circuits.

6TH GRADE CAMP

Monday, March 13th—Wednesday, March 15th our 6th Grade students visited Camp Seymour.

MATH AND SCIENCE MASH UP NIGHT

Thursday, March 30th the Pacific Science Center brought their amazing Math Science Mash Up program to

Meadow Ridge. Students learned that science and math are all around us in everyday activities from making

a paper airplane that really flies, to making an instrument out of a common household straw.

CAREER DAY

On Thursday, March 9th, students had the opportunity to meet different industry professionals at our

annual career day event.

6TH GRADE CAMP PICTURES CONTINUED….

FUN WAYS TO STAY ACTIVE IN SPRING

April showers bring May flowers, but all that rain makes regular outside games pretty diffi-

cult. Below are some fun ideas you can try with your family that are recommended by the

Washington State University’s Food $ents program:

Turn on music and have a dance party!

Take your walk inside. Add a few laps around the store or mall before shopping, or try a

walking video.

Turn house work into a workout. Listen to music to keep yourself moving.

If you enjoy exercise videos, check out the selection of exercise videos at your local

library. They will likely have enough variety to keep you from getting bored!

Use canned goods as hand weights for a bit of strength training while your dinner cooks

or during commercial breaks while watching TV.

Play active games like Duck, Duck, Goose, Simon Says, Musical Chairs, or Follow the

Leader.

For those rare, non-rainy days put on your rain boots and jump in some puddles, or take a

walk keeping your eyes peeled for spring flowers like tulips and daffodils.

ABACUS IN ACTION

Mrs. Durfey explains how to use an abacus to students.

BAND & ORCHESTRA DAYS

Mon., April 3rd

Thurs., April 6th

Mon. April 17th

Wed., April 19th

Thurs., April 20th

Mon., April 24th

Thurs., April 27th

THANK YOU MARCH LUNCH LEADERS!

ATTENDANCE

Mursal Ahmed

Leonidas Aroca

Jayvion Atwater

Dina Bayaka

Riley Borman

Andrey Borysovets

Maya Chitral

Kishan Chitral

Marwo Dahir

Jack Davis

Filsan Douled

Hser Nay Gay Eh

Ashley Elviro

Sia Failmalo

Alex Faris

Khaled Fisher

Hernan Guzman-Guerrero

Day Bae Hae

Ali Hussein

Jordan Ka'apana-Ross

Maryam Kadhim

Dikchika Katwal

Gurjasdeep Kaur

Khup Khai

Thy Le

Vy Le

Cheyenne Lopez

Charles Lopez

Sherlyn Martinez

Angelia Martinez

Shyanne Medeiros

Mezmaryah Misher

Zakaria Mohamed

Maxim Nezdyur

Linda Pham

Gianna Pileno

Sarahi Ramirez

Avah Riley

Bianca Ruvalcaba

Saw Mu Lar Soe

Chase Stephenson

Tsiyone Tilahun

Lian Tuang

Jackson Vang

Susata Wah

PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS FOR MARCH

Here are the students who have perfect attendance in March! Wonderful job

Rangers! You are an inspiration to everyone!

Abdirashid Abdirahman

Abdirizak Fatumo

Abdirizak Abdirihman

Abed Aoun Yousif

Adhikari Kiran

Ahmed Abdirashid

Al Kinani Raihanah

Al Kinani Ibrahim

Alishanov Alishan

Almeida Macias Kimberly

Alvarado-Lucas Christian

Atwater Jayvion

Bayaka Dina

Bell Tiffany

Biswah Rohan

Borja Francine

Callejas Del Valle Eman

Carrasco Chavez Alex

Castillo-Ochoa Bryan

Chen Erica

Chen Jenny

Chitral Maya

Chitral Jayden

Cuevas-Maceda Chris

Dahir Safa

Dahir Abdulahi

Dahiya Mahi

Dea Theodore

Dinh Vicky

Dizon Luke

Doma Daniel

Doma Samuel

Dosanjh Seerat

Douled Filsan

Eh Hser Nay Gay

Ernest Saw

Faris Alex

Faris Katrina

Garcia-Rincon Daniel

Garrido-Diaz Nicolas

Gonzalez Ruiz Ernesto

Gordiichenko Arsen

Gordiichenko Ilona

Gurung Projjal

Hae Day Bae

Harman Carlos

Hendricks Hasan

Hendricks Nicholas

Hendricks Franklin

Hendrix Minka

Htoo Saraku

Huilzer-Barrientes Shayl

Husna Fnu

Imad Serar

Jamal Nor

Jammeh Tucker

Jarin Breanna

Jefferson Eleesia

Jimenez Jovanni

Johnson Christian

Jordan Desta

Jose Josel

Kadir Jabir

Kadir Nesrudin

Karami Mardin

Karami Dorsa

Katwal Dikchika

Kaur Arshpreet

Kaur Manleen

Kaur Gurjasdeep

Kaur Arshdeep

Kaur Harbeen

Kaur Triman

Khai Khup

Khapangi Sadesh

Khryapkina Diana

Kim Jennifer

Konneh Mohamed

Kuzmich Ruvim

Le Vy

Le Thy

Lombardi Isaiah

Lopez Cheyenne

Lopez Charles

Maddox Grace

Man Threasa

Man Veatu

Man Sokunmealea

Martinez-Lopez Sherlyn

Maw Mary

McGeachy Kianna

Merry James

Mitchell Olivia

Mitchell Victoria

Mohamad Yunus Sopiea

Mohamed Zakaria

Mohammed Eliham

Moo Nay Soe

Muktar Zuheb

Muktar Zamiya

Munoz Crystal

Myo Shine Bo Bo

Nahal Harman

Nalivayko Jennifer

Nava Carlos

Nava Guzman Giovana

Nezdyur Maxim

Nguyen Kevin

Njogu Robyn

Olivera Joseph

Oo Nwee

Ortiz Diaz Martin

Paw Eh Wah

Perez-Flores Alberto

Perez-FLores Sonya

Pfleeger Ozy

Phok Mia

Phok-Binh Andrew

Pittman Kylie

Pulido-Villa Josue

Pyu Sol

Rai Pranisha

Rai Phiroj

Reh She

Renteria-Abarca Uriel

PERFECT ATTENDANCE

AWARDS CONTINUED...

Robinson Aubrey

Saetern Chad

Saleh Mohammed

Saleh Zainab

Salihi Dunya

Sanchez Eric

Shee Hser Kue

Shull Andrew

Soe Saw Mu Lar

Somera Renzae Mae

Su Su

Tallman Jayden

Taylor Olympia

Tilahun Tsiyone

Tuang Lian

Vang Anthony

Vang Brian

Vang Jackson

Wah Sher Law Eh

Wah Moosoe

Wah Thierry

Wah Sustata

Wahidi Zarlasht

Wajma Fnu

Wells Conner

West Averleigh

Wilson Jamari

Wilson Joshua

Wittschiebe Adrianna

Zuluaga Loboa Ruben

Zuluaga Loboa Johan

Zuluaga Loboa Fabian

FUN IN MS. O’KEEFE’S CLASS

Mr. Young’s class is

having a blast using

manipulatives to

learn math!

MARCH RANGER RECOGNITION RECIPIENTS

Students who demonstrate The Ranger Way—being respectful, responsible, ready to learn and safe receive Ranger

Recognition slips. Below are the outstanding students from March.

Abdirizak, Fatumo

Abdul, Tamim

Abed Aoun, Yousif

Adhikar, Kiran

Ahmed, Abdirashid

Ahmed, Mursal

Al Kinani, Ibrahim

Al Kinani, Raihanah

Alavez-Nunez, Emily

Alindayu, Landen

Alindayu, Nicholas

Al-Tameemi, Aaya

Al-Tameemi, Farah

Alvarado-Lucas, Christian

Andriyuk, Vadim

Aroca, Leonidas

Atwater, Jayvion

Barkadle, Munir

Bautista Baca, Victor

Bautista, Pedro

Bayaka, Dina

Blue, Valintina

Bolinger, Makyla

Borja, Francine

Borman, Riley

Borysovets, Andrey

Bowden, Malikai

Boyko, Izmael

Boyko, Mark

Bulatao Dolfo, Makai

Cadena Rocha, Kimberly

Carrasco Chavez, Alex

Castillo-Ochoa, Bryan

Castro, James Jr.

Castro, Shay

Chandi, Noor

Chen, Erica

Chitral, Kishan

Chitral, Maya

Conwell, Laurelie

Cradle, Giovonnie

Cruspero, Samuel

Cruspero, Tia Valerynne

Cruz, Andy

Curtis, Jacob

Dahir, Abdirahman

Dahir, Marwo

Dahiya, Mahi

Davis, Jack

Davis, Sydney

De La Cruz, Ariana

Dieng, Amadou

Dizon, Luke

Doma, Samuel

Douled, Filsan

Duran-Peninger, Adrian

Eh, Hser Nay Gay

Elviro, Ashley Nicole

Ervin, DaQuan

Faimalo, Valenisia (Sia)

Faris, Alexander

Faris, Katrina

Feroz, Azizullah

Fiamalua, Jacob

Fisher, Khaled

Garcia-Posadas, Genesis

Garrett, Robyn

Gates, Derrick

Ghai, Prateek

Gilbert, Ziair

Godovan, Artiom

Gordiichenko, Ilona

Guzman, Brisia

Guzman, Ivan

GuzmanGuerrero, Hernan

Hae, Day Bae

Hassan, Samira

Hendricks, Nicholas

Hernandez, Gabriel

Hudzel, Yana

Husna, Fnu

Hussein, Ali

Huynh, Tina

Ignacio-Flores, Preston

Imad, Serar

Jamal, Nor Hakim

Jamal, Nor Hasan

Jamias, Jeremiah

Jammeh, Tucker

Jarin, Breanna

Jassim, Ann

Javanmiri, Amirhossein

Javanmiri, Fatimeh

Johnson, Christian

Johnson, Julius

Ka'apana-Ross, Aubrey

Ka'apana-Ross, Jordan

Kadhim, Maryam

Kadhim, Rawan

Kadiri, Erik

Kami, Saurav

Karami, Mardin

Katwal, Dikchika

Kaur, Arshpreet

Kaur, Avneet

Kaur, Gurjasddep

Kaur, Manleen

Kaur, Triman

Kemal, Nebiat Dereje

Khai, Khup

Khokhar, Lovepreet

Khrapkina, Diana

Khudan, Evelina

Khudan, John

Kim, Jennifer

Kravchishin, Lauren

Kuchiyev, Aslan

Kuchiyev, Jean

Lahtaw, Ja Seng Htoi

Laureano, Erick

Le, Thy

Le, Vy

Lewis, Trinity

Litt, Aksh

Litt, Sachmn

Lloyd, Kevaeh

RANGER RECOGNITIONS CONTINUED…

Lopez, Charles Gabriel

Lopez, Cheyenne G

Luhaibi, Sarah

Luzaya, Benjamin

Madden, Mikaela

Maddox, Grace

Maina, Christopher

Mali, Om

Man, Veatu

Marchenko, Lilia

Marok, Arvin

Martinez, Angelia

Martinez-Lopez, Sherlyn

Masai, Victory

Mayster, Joseph

Mayster, Ruslana

Mazur, Vasyl

Medeiros, Jazmine

Medeiros, Shyanne

Melinetskiy, Dann

Minhas, Jaskaran

Mirshojoei, Armsadat

Misher, Lamia'Sky

Misher, Mezmaryah

Mitchell, Makayla

Mitchell, Olivia

Mohamad Yunus, Sopiea

Mohamed, Zakaria

Monroe, Blake

Morales-Becerra, Cesar

Moreno, Juan

Munoz, Crystal

Murr, Kaylen

Muthanna, Taha

Nargas, FNU

Nava Guzman, Giovana

Nezdyur, Maxim

O'Keefe, Ann

Olivera, Joseph

Oo, Nwe

Paw, Eh Wah

Perez, Ricky

Perez-Flores, Alberto

Pfleeger, Ozymandias

Pham, Linda

Phiri, Adriano

Phok, Mia

Pijuan, Ralph David

Pileno Leonardo, Gyanna

Pittman, Maleah

Produsevich, Yana

Pulido-Villa, Josue

Pyu, Sol

Qadoora, Hazim

Rai, Phiroj

Ramirez Garcia, Sarahi

Ramos, Rachel

Ray, Dylan

Reh, Seh

Revko, Zoryana

Riley, Avah

Rivas-Medoza Kevin

Robinson, Amaya

Rodriguez-Rayo, Thomas

Ruvalcaba Jaimes, Tristin

Ruvalcaba, Bianca

Ruvalcaba, Esbeyde

Saleh, Zainab

Sallutal, Rachel

Sanchez Valdovinos, Camila

Sandoval, Elian

Santos, Jordan

Scharmer, Dylan

Seay, Ava

Shee, Hser Kue

Shirzai, Arash

Shirzai, Asma

Soe, Saw Eh Kli

Soe, Saw Mu Lar

Solimankhil, Sahar

Stephenson, Chase

Sunia, Fnu

Taylor, Sydney

Thach, Natasha

Tilahun, Tsiyone

Townsend, Anders

Travis, Darius

Tuang, Lian

Uriarte Angulo, Daven

Vang, Brian

Vang, Jackson

Vang, Mercy

Veavea, Cecilia

Wah, Susata

Wells, Conner

Wilson, Jamari

Wilson, Joshua

Wittschiebe, Adrianna

Xayavong, Aubrey

Yefimchuk, Ethan

Yefimchuk, Jasmine

Zainal Abidin, Mohammad

Zuluaga Loboa, Fabian

Zuluaga Loboa, Johan

Zuluaga Loboa, Ruben