Meadow Brook PTA

Principal-Ed Poetry by Mr. Berg: “The Magical Spirit of Love” - inspired by our incredible students and my six-year-old’s take on Valentine’s Day...nothing more powerful than love:)! ⁦@ThinkMBE⁩ ⁦@MBEPTA⁩ ⁦@rochcommschools⁩

(2/2) As we wind down the last day of school for 2020, we want to wish you all peace & joy for the holiday break. Meadow Brook really is better because of you, & we are always better together. See you all in 2021 for more fun, learning, & celebrating each other! @ThinkMBE

(1/2) We hope you had as much fun exploring different winter celebrations with us as we had learning & sharing with you. If you want to learn more, check out this awesome book list: whatdowedoallday.com/holiday-pictur… @ThinkMbe

Proud Art Teacher moment! A student of mine has really started to love painting in his free time. He took one of his paintings to the local Rochester shop @BeanAndLeafCafe and they put it up with all the other local Artists work! @MBEPTA @ThinkMBE @BergsEyeView Happy Holidays!!

(4/4) These candles symbolize the seven basic values of African American family life: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. #shareyourcelebrationMBE @ThinkMBE

(3/4) On each night, the family gathers and a child lights one of the candles on the Kinara (candleholder). Then, one of the seven principles, or Nguzo Saba in Swahili, is discussed. The principles are values of African culture that build and reinforce community. @ThinkMBE

(1/4) Our spotlight celebration today is Kwanzaa! Kwanzaa is celebrated December 26 through January 1. It is a holiday to commemorate African heritage. The name Kwanzaa comes from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” which means “first fruits” in Swahili. @ThinkMBE

(4/4) In France, a delicious "kings' cake" known as la galette des rois is baked. Bakers hide a coin, jewel, or little toy inside it. There are so many ways that people across the world celebrate this holiday! #shareyourcelebrationMBE so we can celebrate "together"! @ThinkMBE

(3/4) Children in Spain & Latin America leave their shoes by the door of their house so the three kings can leave them presents. In Mexico, bakers make a "rosca del rey", a sweet bread representing a King's crown that is a mile long and people line the streets to get a slice!

(1/4) For our Celebration Spotlight today, we are learning about Three Kings Day, also called Epiphany! This holiday starts 12 days after Christmas day, January 6. At the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas comes Epiphany, or Three Kings Day. @ThinkMBE

Good morning Meadow Brook! Thank you to everyone that came out for the end of our Holiday Light Scavenger Hunt "event" we loved seeing ad waving to so many of you last night! @ThinkMBE

(3/3) Many Christians use "Advent" to prepare themselves to celebrate the joy of Christmas. Advent normally lasts for four Sundays and weeks before Christmas, and candles are lit on a wreath, 1 each week, to count down. Don't forget to #showyourcelebrationMBE @ThinkMBE

(2/3) Around the world, families decorate the tree & home with bright lights, wreaths, candles, holly, mistletoe, & ornaments. On Christmas Eve, many people go to church to sing and celebrate, & Santa comes from the North Pole to deliver gifts around the world. @ThinkMBE

(1/3) Today our spotlight is on Christmas. Christmas was traditionally a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, but in the early 20th century, it also became a secular family holiday, observed by Christians and non-Christians alike. @ThinkMBE

(3/3) St. Lucia Day is also celebrated with dancing, and baked goods, like spicy gingersnaps "pepparkakor" and sweet lussekatt saffron buns. Don't forget to #shareyourcelebrationMBE @ThinkMBE

(2/3) St. Lucia day is a celebration of light at the darkest time of the year. There are parades with luminaries, stars, & candles. Some children dress up as St. Lucia in long white robes and a wreath of candles on their head (battery powered candles are common!) @ThinkMBE

(1/3) Today's Celebration Spotlight is St. Lucia Day. Each year on Dec. 13, St. Lucia Day is celebrated throughout Sweden, Norway, and Finland. St. Lucia Day festivities are unique to Scandinavia. St. Lucia Day celebrates the Christian martyrs, Lucia. @ThinkMBE

Lift every voice and sing for the RCS 2021 MLK Day observance. Don’t delay! Submissions are required by Friday, Dec. 18. Learn more here: ow.ly/oNWO50CJjQw.