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Welcome to Round Meadow Elementary School where the staff, students, and parents share responsibility to develop academically successful, well-rounded children who are outstanding citizens. Our commitment at Round Meadow is to provide an enriching and nuturing environment where all students can reach and even exceed their potential. We hope you will find our website a continually growing collaboration between our staff, students. and parents.

Principal's Message

Principally Speaking

Happy Thanksgiving, Round Meadow Families! I am entering this season of Thanksgiving realizing I am a man with abundance. Personally I’ve been blessed with a beautiful family, food on my table everyday, and a roof over my head. Here at Round Meadow I get to work with a talented and caring staff, supportive parents, and really great kids.

Yet I have to admit, even with all this going for me, in the immediacy of everyday life and the demands that each day brings, I don’t often take the time to express that gratitude. Worse, I can let the rush of daily pursuits blind me to all I have to be thankful for.  At this point, I usually see my attitude sliding downhill. By the time I catch myself, I’ve caused enough damage that I owe a few apologies! I’m finding it to be true that if I don’t intentionally cultivate an attitude of thanksgiving in my life, I fall into grumbling and complaining and a general inability to see the potential good in each situation. By consciously expressing thankfulness to those around me, I can avoid falling into that pit.

You may have seen similar cycles of “gratitude and grumbling” in your own life. I would encourage you to join me in attempting to approach each day with an intentional attitude of thanksgiving. Tell those in your family, neighborhood, work environment and here at school how you are thankful for them. Model for your children what it means to be a person of thanksgiving.

Speaking of modeling, in November and December our Character Counts trait is “caring.” Here at school we will have activities that will enable the kids to care for others, such as a canned food drive. As we show the kids what it means to care for people, we have a great opportunity to reinforce being thankful for all we have that we can help others. Maybe you can think of other things to do at home to supplement our school activities.

So let me take this opportunity to give thanks.
•    I’m thankful for my home, my wife, my kids.
•    I’m thankful for a job that is fulfilling and challenging that allows me to provide for my family.
•    I’m thankful for how welcoming Round Meadow has been to me this year.
•    I’m thankful for this country and the freedoms it offers. I’m thankful for the men and women who have fought to keep it this way over the years (Veterans Day is this month!).

I could go on. But instead of spending your time reading all that I’m thankful for, why not spend some time making your own list?

Thankful for you all,
Mr. Spence

Reminders

Traffic

Our new traffic pattern is working very well. Thanks to you and your cooperation, things are running very smoothly. Please remember to join the traffic circle to pick up your child at least 5 minutes after the release bell rings. This gives the students the time they need to get to the front of the school. Parking and waiting for your child in the white zone can result in a parking citation. If the sheriff’s department arrive and find you waiting for an extended period of time, you can be ticketed.

Please remind your student of your plans at the beginning of the day. Please do not make play dates at the pick up circle at the end of the day. Also, please review the calendar to make sure it’s not enrichment day before arriving at the pick up circle. These tips can save all of us valuable time.

After School Waiters’ Club has a New Name: The 28 Minute Club

This year, as in the past, Round Meadow will have a sibling yard for those students who are presently in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade and have a sibling in either 4th or 5th grade. It will be called the “28 MINUTE CLUB.”

As its name says, it is only monitored by a staff employee from 2:07 to 2:35 hence the name 28 minutes. We would like to remind everyone that this is to be used only as a convenience to those parents who would otherwise make two pick-up trips in one day. Children in the 28 Minute Club must check in with the adult on duty when they arrive at the covered lunch tables.

Please do not let your children remain on campus for extra playtime or as a babysitting option after school. Thank you very much for helping us maintain the safety of your children.

In the event that your child is going home with a friend that has a sibling, please have them bring a note to give to the adult on duty at the covered lunch tables.

Colt Happenings

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!  We made our goal of $45,000! Actually, we have surpassed it..........to date the count stands at $50,000 with some still trickling in! Whether it was the choices of items (Gift wrap, chocolates, frozen foods, cookies or magazines) or, of course Mr. Spence vowing to dress in a chicken suit for a whole day (personally I think it was that) we managed in this tough economic time to go above and beyond our goals. Thank you to all you kids and parents who got out there and worked hard to sell, whether it was one item or a hundred. We all pulled together and worked as a team and we ROCKED!!! So now Mr. Spence will be fulfilling his promise and will be dressed like a CHICKEN for an entire day. I know the kids can’t wait!!!
 
THANK YOU MR. SPENCE FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR SCHOOL, AND THANK YOU KIDS AND PARENTS FOR HELPING TO KEEP OUR SCHOOL GREAT!!!

    The Round Meadow Student Council has been busy trying to improve the school and community. Our next school activity relates directly to the “Character Counts” theme for the months of November and December: CARING. We will be working with the Conejo Valley Manna to put on a food drive. We will be collecting non-perishable food to give to needy families for Thanksgiving. This will take place at the beginning of November. Look for fliers going home for more details. Thanks for your support. Go Round Meadow!

Gift Wrap Fundraising Committee
The Round Meadow Mother/Son Event rocked even more than we hoped for. It was amazing to see all of the moms and sons dressed and posing as rock stars for their pictures. From the jewelry booth and the rock wall to the music bus and human foosball ball game… there was something fun for everyone to experience. Getting cool tattoos and eating terrific food from Rosies BBQ and Brent’s Deli made it even better. Thank you to JETSTREAM for an incredible sold out concert, you were unbelievable! Our dedicated volunteers made it possible to pull off this incredible night!

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Beth and Cory
Have you got your “ SPIRIT” yet?
 
Come check out all of the items we have in stock
for you and your kids today!
Available items are pictured on the wall in the
Multi-Purpose Room
 
T-Shirts (Short & Long Sleeve)
Baseball & Thermal Shirts
Sweatpants & Sweatshirts
Shorts & Tank Tops
Baseball Hats
Water Bottles
Insulated Lunch bags
License plate frames

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