Meridian Newsletter

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Dear Families,

I hope that everyone is well and adjusted to "springing forward" from the Daylight Savings Time change on Sunday! I know it's difficult for many of us but please be sure to take care of yourself as the time difference settles in.

Meridian is officially in enrollment season for the next school year. Please be sure to complete the necessary forms with our enrollment team as soon as possible. The information you need to complete everything is in the newsletter below. If you know any friends, neighbors, or family members that are looking for a great school for next year, please refer them to Meridian.

For our current fifth grade families making the transition to our middle school campus, please remember that there's no need to apply through the lottery to our middle school, and that you automatically have a seat saved for you. We will be having a number of events to help you get to know our vibrant middle school community and our outstanding middle school principal better in the coming weeks and months, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or a member of the team and we'd be happy to assist.

Have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Mr. McCrea

Access the Spanish version HERE.

Access Spanish version HERE

• Families for Education Cafè - March 28th

• Community Block Party - April 1st

• Emancipation Day Closure and Spring Break - April 17th-21st

Meet the Family Engagement team and fellow Meridian families over a cup of coffee! Families of all grade levels are invited to join us on March 28th from 8:00-8:45 am in the Elementary School Multipurpose room. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about our roles and how we can personally support you and your Meridian student. If you cannot attend our cafè event this time, we will be hosting other gatherings soon.

That's right, our Annual Community Block Party will be held on Saturday, April 1st from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm! We are so excited to once again be bringing our Meridian family and the surrounding community together over delicious eats, helpful resources, enrollment support, games for all ages, and live entertainment.

If you haven't gotten a chance to drop by one before, here are some things you can expect…

• Delicious carnival treats
• Community resource tables
• Live performances by Meridian students
• Fun Wagon and Video Game truck
• Exclusive tour of our Elementary campus
• Raffles and prizes

We are excited to announce the start of re-enrollment for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year! Current families are not required to visit myschooldc.org to re-enroll. However, there are two steps that must be completed by all families to officially re-enroll at Meridian Public Charter School:

STEP 1 - Complete online registration by Thursday, March 31, 2023. All links and unique snap codes have been emailed and texted to all current families.

STEP 2 – Complete and Submit Valid Residency Verification and D.C. Residency Verification Forms online (links will be sent via email and text) or in-person beginning on/about Monday, April 3, 2023, until Friday, June 2, 2023. Start preparing NOW for STEP 2! For example, update your address with DC DMV so your driver's license matches other documents, verify that your paystub has your correct address, or find a copy of your apartment lease. REMEMBER the person enrolling a student in any public school in DC is REQUIRED to submit residency verification EACH YEAR.

If you need assistance to complete registration, please visit either campus between the hours below.

While walk-ins are welcome, we encourage you to make an appointment in advance with the following links.

For general enrollment support contact, Asia Gore at calendly.com/agore-mpcs

For language access enrollment support contact, Hilda Marquez at calendly.com/hmarquez-mpcs

For middle school support, contact, Pamela Anderson at calendly.com/panderson-mpcsms

You may also email an Enrollment Team member at enroll@meridian-dc.org.

We encourage you to register and visit us at an upcoming open house! Our middle school team even added some new afternoon dates and times to meet their team and take a tour of the campus. Please sign-up at bit.ly/mpcsOH2324.

Our 5th grade elementary students took a trip to our Middle School and walked through the halls of the Middle School to carefully review and judge the Black History month door decoration contest. Student judges shared they learned a lot and walked away with a new understanding of the contributions of people of African descent. Winners were announced at today's Middle School Black Excellence Showcase. Stay tuned for more next week!

There's been a lot of joy in this little corner of the MPR, with kids of all grades and parents coming by and checking out books. We've even developed some "regulars" which is very exciting!! We currently have 58 books checked out, not bad for our third week! So far, here's some of what's cool at Meridian Public Charter School:

• Dog Man, Dork Diaries, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (thanks to Mrs. Durham and Ms. Larry for the intel on these!!!)
• Sonic books
• Princess-themed books
• A lot of books for Black History Month got picked up Mae Among the Stars and books about Ruby Bridges were big hits in particular!
• Books in Spanish, Arabic, K'iche', and Mam

Right now, the rule is 1 book at a time. However, when kids earn a certain number of points/show substantial growth in class, they can receive a coupon for 2 or even 3 books! Also, families, if you come to the library corner with your child to pick out a book to read with your child and they will get an additional book!

Remember the library corner located in the Multipurpose room is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:30-4:00 pm! However, this week it is closed for the book fair.

Ms. Beisso

We are still recruiting students for clubs. Please be aware that the African dance club was canceled altogether.

ES: Links (Span/ Eng)

MS: Links (Span/ Eng)

Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they've learned and projects they've created in their winter clubs at upcoming showcases held at both campuses!

The MS Winter Showcase will be held on March 28th at the Meridian Middle School from 4:30 - 5:30 PM in the gym. Families are encouraged to join us in person by registering at bit.ly/3LsgRtK. The event will also be live streamed via Meridian's Facebook page.

The ES Winter Showcase will be held on March 30th at the Meridian Elementary school from 4:30 - 5:30 PM in the gym. Families are encouraged to join us in person by signing up at bit.ly/3loFlcA. The event will also be live streamed via Meridian's Facebook page.

Spring Tennis sign-ups are now open for grades 2-5! Please register at bit.ly/jtcctennis by the Friday, March 24th deadline.

We are eager to work closely with each of you to meet the individualized needs of our students and YOU, the families! However, to understand how we can support you, we encourage you to get to us and the roles we hold at Meridian. Please click here to read more about our team!

Take a look at the newest issue of Hillcrest's newsletter for a look back at some key moments in Black History. Check it out here.

Meridian was recently featured in the DC Public School Board monthly newsletter. Read it here and see what else is happening in DC's charter school world!

In April, in honor of National Poetry Month, the DC Public Library will be hosting a Haiku Contest for all ages. In addition to the English Haiku Contest, they will also have one in Spanish, a Concurso de Haiku. Each branch hosting the contest will give out prizes for adults, teens, and kids.

Paper entry forms are currently available, with online forms to go live starting in April. Paper entry forms for both the English and Spanish contests can be brought to library branch closest to you between April 1-30th or you can provide them to teachers who will bring them in or send in the mail.

To enter: English and Spanish Entry Form

Join the Learn24 network on Saturday, March 25th for a resource-gathering event highlighting the various programming happening in the City during the Summer months.

More details at eventbrite.com/e/summer-in-the-city

6th Grade: smore.com/yjvr1

8th Grade: smore.com/r8ed0

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