Upcoming Events
The Mayan Ball Game
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The students in Mr. Barnes 5th grade class have been studying ancient
cultures of North and South America. As part of their studies the
students have focused on what these civilizations do for recreation.
The Mayan culture had a sport called The Mayan Ball Game. The
students tried to play the game which uses only feet, and found that it
required a lot of skill. They had fun even though it was tougher than
they expected.
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VikingFest 2016
Mark your calendars: February 20, 2016, 10-3, Miami East
Elementary/Junior High Building. VikingFest 2016 will feature baking
contests with prizes, silent auction, Little Miss and Mister VikingFest
contest, ME student art displays, free stage entertainment, Busy
Bouncing Inflatables, cake walks, carnival games, food, and much
more. This is the only fund-raiser sponsored by the Miami East
Education Foundation. All proceeds benefit Miami East students.
If you or your school-related organization would like to participate in
any way, please contact Beth: [email protected] or 937-335-2771.
Local vendors with unique items can also contact Beth for
participation information.
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1/15 End of the 2nd
Quarter
1/18 No School-MLK
Day
1/22 Report Cards go
home
Parent Teacher
Organization
The next meeting will be
Tuesday, Jan. 26th, at 6 p.m. in
the Art Room. Parents are
encouraged to attend.
Bus Drivers Needed
Do you want to be a Bus
Driver? Fill out an application
today in the Miami East Board
Office. We need conscientious
and safe minded drivers today!
Miami East Gives Back
Miami County Children’s Services was
very appreciative of all the hats,
scarves, gloves and socks that
were donated by Miami East
Students during the
holiday season. Mrs.
Dillon coordinated
the collecting efforts
and was impressed
with the amount
of clothing that was
donated. As you can
see from the picture, the
Miami East family went
above and beyond to make
the holidays a little warmer
for those in need.
Contact Information
Phone: (937)335-5439
Fax: (937)332-9488
Twitter: @MiamiEastEL
2016 MEJRDS
Baseball/Softball
Sign-Ups are here!
Registration has begun for the
2016 MEJRDS baseball/softball
season!
Please make every
effort to attend one
of the sign up
sessions! Late registrations
will be charged a late fee. The
registration form is available
on our website under “Parent
Information”.
All sessions will be held in
the Junior High room 602/604.
Hope to see you there!
 Jan 14th 6-8 pm
 Jan 16th 10am-12pm
 Jan 21st 6-8pm
 Jan 23rd 10am-12pm
 Jan 28th 6-8pm
 Jan 30th 10:00am-12pm
Reminder
Parents please remember to
check in at the office when
visiting the building. Thanks
for your cooperation.
Recycled Ornament Contest
th
Before
the holiday
break Mr. Kirby’s 5 grade class participated in a
Parent
Teacher
recycled ornament contest. Using only recycled materials the
Organization
students created ornaments that were creative and good for the
The next meeting will be
environment. Pictured
above are two of the top finishers. Rowan
Tuesday, Jan. 26th, at 6 p.m. in
Gipe received 3rd place honors and Annika Paton received Honorable
the Art Room.
Mention. What a great way for the students to show their creativity!
Testing Corner
For information on Ohio’s
State Assessments visit
www.education.ohio.gov and
type testing in the search box.
This is a valuable resource for
parents and teachers.