Exploring the Glen
April 2024
Believe, Work, Grow... We are Crew!
Meadow Glen Elementary School
Email: mges@lexington1.net
Website: mges.lexington1.net
Location: 510 Ginny Lane, Lexington, SC, USA
Phone: 803-821-0400
Facebook: facebook.com/meadowglenelementary
Twitter: @mges510
Meadow Glen Elementary Office Hours
Bell Schedule
7:00 A.M. - Front Doors Open
7:20 A.M. - Students May Enter Classroom
7:30 A.M. - Breakfast Ends
7:40 A.M. - Instruction Begins (Students arriving after 7:40 A.M are tardy and must be signed in at the front office by an adult.)
2:00 P.M. - No early dismissals after this time.
2:20 P.M. - Dismissal
**All transportation changes MUST be submitted in writing for safety and security reasons or called in to the office before 2:00 pm . All early sign out must be before 2:00 pm
***Important Dates and Announcements***
April 23: Family Restaurant Day from 3pm-7pm at Sweet Frog 🐸🐸🍦🍨
April 24: SC Ready Field test - 3rd, 4th, 5th grades
April 25: Aladdin Performance at 6pm (Abu Cast)
April 26: Aladdin Performance at 6pm (Raja Cast)
April 26: Kindergarten Sneak Peek 8:30 am - 9:30 am (see flyer below)
April 29: iReady benchmark window opens K-2nd grades
April 30: SCReady testing begins, 3rd grade
Looking Ahead.....
May 3: 5K Immersion Sneak Peek; 8:30 - 9:30 am
May 3: Relay for Life, LHS, 6-11 pm
May 10: Senior Grad Walk 🎓🎓
May 15: Field Day
May 16: Restaurant Night at Flight Deck, 5pm - 9 pm
May 21: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 8:30 -10:00 am
May 22: 5th Grade walk and celebration party 8:30 - 11:00 am
May 22: Half Day for Students. Dismissal at 11:20 am
May 23: Last Day for Students. Dismissal at 11:20 am
Please consider donating Progresso Soup or Campbells soup to help build our flag
may family night
Enrollment is open for the 2024-2025 school year
4K and 5K enrollment is open now! Lexington One’s 4K application/5K Enrollment Share this information with your neighbors and friends in our district. The best way we can prepare is to know who is coming!
Yearbooks are on sale now at $40. Here is the direct order link:
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01117739.
Our team is working hard to create a book full of memories!
PTO Information
You can also stay up to date with PTO events through the MGES PTO Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/MeadowGlenElementarySchoolPTO
Parents... Join our School Improvement Council
MGES SPIRIT WEAR
Visit our online store to order MGES merchandise. Get the NEW shirts! Also, shop for discounted items from previous years. Youth and adult sizes available.
Check out this link: https://mges-pto.square.site/
AlphaBest offers afterschool care at MGES
Afterschool daycare pick up information
Daycare pickup after school
MGES Area Day Care Facilities
Alphabest
Meadow Glen Elementary
Register online at Alphabest.org
Anne Pitts CDC
219 Andrew Corley Rd.
803-359-5380 803-951-2090
Big Blue Marble
3912 Leaphart Rd.
203-274-6001
Black Tiger Taekwondo
Andrew Black
803-553-0351
Cadence Academy
5307 Sunset Blvd.
803-356-0600
Harvest Daycare
501 Whiteford Way
803-479-2394
Karate DOJO
2263 Sunset Blvd.
803-739-9494
Legacy Martial Arts
Daniel Kim
225 Sunset Blvd – 803-407-4422PAC (Palmetto Athletic Center)
1193 North Lake Dr.
803-951-2090
Breakfast and Lunch Information
For two years, lunch has been free to students in SC. Beginning this year, there is a charge for breakfast and lunch. There is an online link for parents to apply for free/reduced meals. We urge all parents to complete this application.
Regular cost for meals
Breakfast - $1.80 / day
Lunch - $3.30 / day
Reduced cost for meals
Breakfast - $ .30 / day
Lunch - $ .40 / day
To add money to your child's lunch account or to fill out an application for free/reduced meals follow the link https://family.titank12.com/
Paper applications are available in the front office in English or a Spanish version.
Birthday Celebrations at School
***Substitute Teachers are Needed***
Lexington School District One
Lexington County School District One is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all students, parents/legal guardians, staff, visitors, personnel and community members who participate or seek to participate in its programs or activities. Therefore, the district does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or any related medical conditions), color, disability, age, genetic information, national origin or any other applicable status protected by local, state or federal law. The district will use the grievance procedures set forth in policy to process complaints based on alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; and Titles I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The district designates specific individuals to handle inquiries or complaints. To find out whom to contact and how to contact them, please go to our website at www.lexington1.net/contact-us.