Meridian Newsletter

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Dear Meridian Community,

It has been so wonderful to see everyone for the first few days of school. While I know that we all enjoy the summer vacation, I know that we have all been excited to come back for a new school year.

First, I want to thank each and every family for trusting us with your students for another academic year. We know that you have a lot of choices for where you send your children for school, and we are grateful that you joined us for this year.

We have an amazing year ahead of us. We will continue to start each morning with Crew, which is our way of building relationships and community inside of each and every classroom, and a way for all of our students to feel connected to each other and learn about themselves and their identities. We are also building on the strength of our academic program through more opportunities to learn outside of the classroom and out in the community for all of our students. Finally, we are planning many more activities and events to engage all of our families in our school community.

We are confident that together, we can make this year the best Meridian has ever had. We look forward to partnering with you to support your student's learning this school year, so if there's every anything that we can do for you, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or any other member of our team. We hope to see you all at Back to School Night in a couple of weeks and the other events that we are planning. Have a great week!

Educationally,

Mr. McCrea

If you were unable to attend our Family Orientation sessions on August 23-25, 2022, please be sure to check out the presented slides below which includes important policy and procedures information.

English version

Spanish version

Amharic version

One of the most important aspects of keeping students safe and healthy in school is through immunizations. With your help, Meridian has made a concerted and coordinated effort to ensure families have access to routine pediatric immunizations and the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education has acknowledged the challenges with meeting this deadline across the District and has amended the Immunization Attendance Policy. New attendance guidelines state that students age 12 or older will have until January 3, 2023, to have received all required doses of a COVID vaccine before facing exclusion from school.

READ MORE HERE

Below is the new vaccination deadlines based on age groups. This staggered approach is meant to reduce the number of students who can be excluded from schools at any given time.

This school year may look different than what we are used to, but we are here to support you in any way possible. To access general information and supports for back-to-school, visit backtoschool.dc.gov. You can learn more about the District-wide efforts and commitments to support every student during this new year.

Is your 6th-8th grader interested in potentially playing on one of Meridian's Fall competitive athletic teams (soccer, flag football, cross-country, tennis, lacrosse & cheerleading )? In addition, we will offer soccer, lacrosse, and tennis to our K-5 population.

Any student who wants to know more about playing sports at Meridian should complete the athletics interest form. This does not formally commit a student to playing but will make sure that the Athletic Director and coaches are aware of your interest. Should you have any questions, contact the Athletic Director, Tanasha Allen, at tallen@meridian-dc.org.

Meridian Public Charter School is committed to serving healthy, nutritious and quality meals to children, with plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and fat-free or low-fat dairy to school children. Meridian provides breakfast, lunch and snacks free of charge to all students. Click image below for monthly menus.

Meridian is excited to offer an internal shuttle service for students' arrival and departure between schools. This shuttle is designed to help support families that have students attending both campuses. A completed permission form is required to ride the shuttle, linked below.

English: forms.gle/yyAiPfSvT7qCcGnX9

Español​: forms.gle/7sNvjZP9gBWhCsoL7

EL Education is a national nonprofit partnering with K-12 educators to transform schools into hubs of opportunity for all students to achieve excellent equitable outcomes and apply their unique genius to the world. In partnership with schools including Meridian PCS, this model is redefining student achievement, creating a pivotal new vision for schools.

Meridian is committed to strengthening our teacher-students relationships and setting the stage for our students' growth and achievement. With the support of EL Education, Meridian will continue to bring about positive change within our schools walls and in the community.

We look forward to sharing more about how Meridian is integrating EL Education, but in the meantime, please click on the images below to access additional resource links (under Learn more).

• SY2022-23 Family Calendar in English - bit.ly/2223MPCScaleng

• SY2022-23 Family Calendar in Spanish / Calendario Escolar Familiar - Ciclo Escolar 2022-2023 - bit.ly/2223MPCScalspa
• SY2022-23 Family Calendar in Amharic / የ 2022-23 የቤተሰብ ትምህርት ቤት የቀን መቁጠሪያ - bit.ly/2223MPCScalamh

Email: information@meridian-dc.org
Website: www.meridian-dc.org
Location: 2120 13th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Phone: 202-387-9830

Email: information@meridian-dc.org
Website: www.meridian-dc.org
Location: 770 Kenyon Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Phone: 202-793-2667