Metairie Academy for Advanced
Studies
Monthly Mustang
Written and Published by Student Reporters
Ms. Leslie Dubroc, Advisor
Isaac Joseph, Superintendent
Ms. Melinda Bourgeois, Board Member
Mr. Jim Garvey, B.E.S.E Member
Ms. Lisa Babin, Principal
Our mission is to help our students grow academically, socially, & physically to become well-rounded responsible citizens.
School Wide Behavior Expectations: Be Positive, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe, Be a Problem Solver
Our goal is to move all students up one proficiency level in ELA and Math on
state testing. Students who are already at the Advanced level will maintain that level of performance.
During the 2015-2016 school year teachers will use Fountas and Pinnell data to design differentiated instruction.
We will maintain a campus that provides a safe, positive, and respectful learning environment for students.
March
2016
Students
mark
your
calendar
s:
March 2
TCBY Night
March 9
Papa John's
Night
March 10
Thankful
Thursday
Birthday
Lunch
March 18
March 2016 News
I want to take this opportunity to share a sincere
"thank you" for your continued efforts in supporting
everything we do at Metairie Academy.
Specifically, I want to thank you for helping your child
with homework and project assignments. I want to
thank you for discussing assignments and
assessments with your children to help them to
understand what they did well and what improvements
can be made to increase their academic and behavioral
success. I want to thank you for sending in monetary
donations for the community events we, as a school
community, are supporting. I want to thank you for
choosing NOT to cook at home and spending your hard
earned money at Papa John's, Mizado Cocina, and
TCBY (and even Skate Night) so that our school can
receive proceeds.
Trivia Night
March 19
Men's Club
Fun Run
March 21
Report
Cards
Issued
Kindergarte
n Awards
2:30 PM
March 22
1st Grade
Awards
9:00 AM
2nd Grade
Awards
2:30 PM
March 23
3rd Grade
Awards
9:00 AM
4th Grade
Awards
2:30 PM
March 24
5th Grade
Awards
9:00 AM
Spring
Parties
2:00 PM
I especially want to thank you for your support of
events such as the Halloween Dance and Fun Run
(Mustang Men's Club), MAAS Mardi Gras Parade,
Holiday Shop, and Trivia Night (Co-Op) and the
Auction Gala, which is a large source of funding for our
school. Many groups of dedicated parents and
volunteers work tirelessly FOR OUR STUDENTS. I
appreciate your time, supportive efforts, and your
monetary contributions but I do not expect anything
except what you are able to do and/or contribute. As I
tell the children, participation in these activities is "a
want to, and not a have to."
Lastly, I want to thank the parents who have
communicated with me, in person and through
email and other written communication, to
express support as well as to inquire about
specific school issues. I welcome your feedback
and appreciate your important partnership in
this outstanding educational community!
March 25 April 1
Spring
Break
3rd Grade
Ava Heigle
Timmy Kim
Vaishu Kumbala
Hyowon Lee
Proma Majumdar
Dyllon Molero
Anya Rivera
4th Grade
Emily Gu
Nischay Pothineni
Unmesh Charkravarty
Lillian Steudlein
Kayla Brennan
Nicholas Roussel
Ela Cavdar
5th Grade
Adam Barger
Ankitha Chandra
Kavia Mallik
Hudson Thompson
Sneha Mondal
Brynna Foret
Ava Benfiglio
Zoya Ahmed
Victor Wu
Jefferson
Parish Public
Schools and
Metairie
Academy are
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Facebook!
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Top Spellers in each grade level will participate on
April 14th @ 5:30 pm
our district
and more
specifically
our school!
STUD
ENTS,
SAVE
YOUR
BOX
TOPS!!
Mustang Family Trivia Night is...
Friday, March 18th @ 7pm
Music, Prizes, and Trivia is a FUN night for the entire
family! The kids love Trivia on Tuesday - now make it a
family event.
Trivia Night is a fun game night we host every
year! Teams will answer general trivia questions about
the world for a chance to win a prize. Trivia questions are
child-friendly, and everyone competes as a team. Trivia
winners get special prizes. Each paid seat includes
delicious pizza, popcorn, and soft drinks!
Reserve a table for 8 players with a $75 donation or
Individual seats for a $10 donation. If you do not have
enough players for an entire table we'll match you up with
another family for a winning combination.
There will be a Star Wars round and a Musical Trivia
Round!
Doors open at 6:15 pm for table decorating and pre-game
fun. Trivia starts at 7:00pm. Tickets are limited! We will
sell out, so please submit your form ASAP.
Win $100 & Other Great Prizes!
Tables Compete!
Don't forget
to save
and send in
Box Tops.
Thanks!
Decorating your table is encouraged! There will be prizes
for best costumes and best decorations. The theme is
Now Playing! Favorite Films & Movies.
Be Sweet!
Be sweet and bring a dessert to share at the sweets table.
Don't let our gourmetdinner stop you from bringing your
own snacks for your teammates!
Volunteer!
Volunteer and join the fun!
Set-up is for 5:30pm
We need help to serve drinks and food, judge the team
tables, play music and keep score. We also need help to
clean up.
Donations?
If you cannot attend, you may take this opportunity to
make a donation to the Metairie Academy COOP. Checks should be made payable to Metairie
Academy CO-OP. Also, a few great door prizes could
make the event even more fun. Please send any
donations to school marked Co-Op Trivia Night by March
17, 2016. Thanks!
The Metairie Academy Co-Op is excited to announce
its annual Gala benefiting Metairie Academy for
Advanced Studies! The 2016 Starry Night Gala will
be at Southport Hall. Now in its 10th year, the Gala
raises funds for educational tools, equipment, staff
development and facility improvements that our
students might not otherwise have. Proceeds from
previous Galas have purchased computers & iPads,
audiovisual systems for classrooms and licenses for
online learning tools, among other things. A key
component of the Gala is obtaining donations from
businesses that will then be auctioned the night of the
Gala. We would love parent support in obtaining as
many donations as possible.
For a donation form and ideas of how to ask for
donations, please visit the gala website at
http://www.maascoop.org/starry-nightgala/
To stay up to date please like The Men's Club on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Mustang-Mens-Club120227658103697/?fref=ts
or visit
http://www.maascoop.org/starry-night-gala
For questions please contact the Starry Night Gala committee
at [email protected].
The fundraiser for the Louisiana branch of Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society Pasta for Pennies is now March 1 March 28
In addition to the "change" boxes we are excited to be
on line this year. Go to www.StudentSeries.org and find
our school, then find your child's homeroom class for
on-line giving.
Homeroom classes will be competing for an Olive
Garden lunch party. Our school has been challenged to
get a donation from each of the 50 states. We
encourage you all to contact relatives and friend in
other states to give on-line through your child's
homeroom webpage. Thank you for your giving which
helps to save lives!
Chess Team Champions!
The Metairie Academy Chess Team lead by
Coach Ken became chess champions! The team
won 1st place in the recent Louisiana scholastic
K-6 chess team tournament and 2nd place in the
K-4 chess team tournament.
Congratulations on job well done!
Boxtops, Labels and more....
Please turn in the labels & products with your child.
Each Label & Product offers special bonus offers and has
many products that you can collect from. Please click on the
images below to find out more about each fundraiser.
Pull-Tabs for Charity
Pull for the House
One of the easiest ways to help the
House
is by collecting pull tabs!
This important program helps fund various household
expenses at Ronald McDonald House. Families pay $10 per
night for their stay, but it actually costs the house $68 per
night to house each family. The pull tab program helps
supplement those costs, including buying food for the house
pantry and providing gas for the house van. Ronald
McDonald Houses collect pop tabs instead of entire
aluminum cans because it's more hygienic to store tabs than
cans, and collection and storage is easier.
(This program helps others)
Please do not reply to this email address as it is not regularly checked. This
email account was created simply to SEND messages through the email service
we are using to distribute school information. Please call the school office at
833-5539 with questions. Thank you.
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies | 201 Metairie Road | Metairie, Louisiana 70005 | 504-8335539