Mustang Minute
March 15, 2019
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Millburn District 24
Topics
Cold and Flu Season
Kids Heart Challenge
Art To Remember
Kindergarten Readiness
Kindergarten Registration Night
Illinois Assessment of Readiness
2019-2020 Planning
PBIS
Bernie's Book Donation
6th Grade Open House
Lost and Found
ONEderful Kids
Communication
Millburn Madness Online Auction Begins TONIGHT!
PTO News
Important Dates
Virtual Backpack
Parent Resources
Cold and Flu Season
Please be advised that if your child has any of the symptoms listed below he or she should NOT attend school:
1. Fever
2. Rash
3. Sore throat with fever
4. Persistent cough
5. Nausea and vomiting
6. Occasional diarrhea
A child who has recently been ill, should meet the following criteria returning to school, attending athletic events, or after school activities:
1. Feel fit for 24 hours
2. Maintain a temperature below 100° for 24 hours
3. Be free of vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours
4. Be on an antibiotic for at 24 hours when diagnosed with strep throat
5. Be on prescription antibiotic eye drops for 24 hours when diagnosed with conjunctivitis
6. Be home for at least, 5 days after the appearance of a rash or until all contagious blisters have scabbed
Please notify the school if your child has been diagnosed with strep throat, chickenpox, scarlet fever, pink eye, or fifth disease. We have students with low immunity, and contagious illnesses can further compromise their health.
To help keep children healthy, make sure they have plenty of rest and a nutritious diet. Make sure they are dressed properly when outdoors.
The single most important thing you can do to keep your child free of illness is to teach them the proper way to wash hands. Use soap and rub hands together for at least 15 seconds. Rinse hands in running water and dry them thoroughly.
Please help us keep our students healthy by keeping a child who is sick at home. Remember, one sick child can spread their illness to all classmates. Thank you for your cooperation.
Kids Heart Challenge
We are just days away from this year’s Kids Heart Challenge events that will be happening early next week during PE classes. We currently have over 60 students signed up online and they have raised over $6,000! We can’t wait to see our total after all of the donations and envelopes have been turned in on Monday, March 18th! It’s not too late to join our team! Sign up and help fund research at http://american.heart.org/kidsheartchallenge/ . You can also download the Kids Heart Challenge app. Thanks for your continued to support. We are excited to celebrate with the kids next week!
Erin Michel and Geneen Hoetzer
Art To Remember
Millburn elementary is once again participating in the Art to Remember fundraiser. Art to Remember allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child’s art. Students have worked hard to create some amazing artwork for the fundraiser this year. The funds raised from this fundraiser will be used to support the art program at Millburn. Students will be bringing home order forms this weekend. For your convenience, orders can be placed online at arttoremember.com or submitted to our school. All orders are due by Friday, March 22nd.
Kindergarten Registration Night
If you have a child who will turn five years old on or before September 1, 2019, please take note of the following information. Millburn District will be accepting registration for kindergarten on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Millburn Elementary School, 18550 Millburn Road, Wadsworth. ALL registrations will be accepted at Millburn Elementary School. You must call the school to request a registration packet. Millburn Elementary's main office phone number is 847-356-8331. Before the registration date, all the necessary paperwork should be completed and brought with you to begin the registration process. If you are unable to attend the registration date, you may drop off the completed packet prior to April 3. However, you will have to call Millburn Elementary's main office after that date for the next available August screening appointment.
What else should parents bring to registration?
1) Your child's original birth certificate - the one from the county of birth, not the hospital one - we will make a copy, no charge.
2) Registration fees will be collected at this time. Cash or check made payable to "Millburn District" is acceptable.
3) Proof of Residency (The registration packet will contain a form with a list of required documentation).
4) Your calendar - you will be able to make an appointment for the August screening process.
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2019, 04:00 PM
Millburn Elementary School, Millburn Road, Old Mill Creek, IL, USA
Kindergarten Readiness
Illinois Assessment of Readiness
Illinois is renaming the state assessment to Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR). The format and questions will be very similar to its predecessor, PARCC. It will continue to assess skills in Literacy and Math for students in grades 3-8. Students will take the assessment on their iPads within their classrooms. One new feature is less testing. Students will now do 3 math assessments (down from 4) and 2 literacy assessments (down from 3). Yet, the state is requiring our students to participate in a field test for recently developed ELA passages and items. The purpose of the field test is to try out new material and to replenish and expand the item pool for future operational tests. Therefore, students will take 3 ELA assessments.
Students will be testing the week of April 8th. Students who are not in school during testing sessions will need to make- up those assessments on a later date, which would involve students being taken out of the classroom. Therefore, please do your best to arrange appointments outside the testing week. We want to make sure the state assessment makes as little an impact as possible for our students.
2019-2020 Planning
Moving? If you and your family are planning on moving before next school year, please let us know.
PBIS
Bernie's Book Donation
Millburn Collects 1800 books for Bernie's Book Bank
Through your generous donations, we were able to collect 1800 books for Bernie's Book Bank. Thank you for helping us surpass our goal of 1500 books and getting those books into the hands of children that need them!
6th Grade Open House for 5th Grade
Thursday, May 16, 2019, 05:30 PM
Millburn Middle School, Freedom Way, Lindenhurst, IL, USA
Lost and Found
Lost & Found
This Little Piggy went to Millburn!
ONEderful Kids
Onederful Kids is designed for students with Type 1 Diabetes. This group will be meeting once a month to discuss and share our experiences with type 1 diabetes, lead by one of our teachers, Ms. Konicki. They are meeting at Brainstorm- 625 Bridgeport Terrace in Lindenhurst, Illinois in the rental room located inside of the store. They will be meeting on March 21st and April 25th from 6:30-7:30 PM. If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Konicki at konimf@gmail.com.
Communication
Millburn Madness Online Auction
Online Teacher Auction
The teacher auction launches tonight, Friday, March 15th at 6:00. Don't miss out on these once in a lifetime experiences. So many fun items; pizza with the teacher, coding, basketball, BBQ lunch to front row seats at 8th grade graduation. Visit the virtual backpack for a full list of items available in the online auction, along with a flyer explaining how to bid on the items. Auction closes on Thursday, March 21st at 10:00pm.
What items are available?
These are the one-of-a-kind opportunities for your students to interact with their teachers and school staff in fun settings.
How does it work?
Log onto http://mef24.schoolauction.net/Millburn2019/ and search for your account from last year or create a free account.
Click on the Online Auction tab on our event site to see all of the items available. You can sort those items by grade level, using the drop down menu next to “All Categories.”
When you find an item you want to bid on, click on the item title and it will open to show you the minimum bid, bid increments and the current highest bid for that item.
You can choose to place one bid or place a maximum bid and the system will bid for you up to your maximum (just like e-Bay).
If you get outbid on an item, you will receive an e-mail letting you know or you can always log into your account to check the status of your bids.
If you are the highest bidder you will receive an e-mail with a link to pay for the item. If you have any questions on bidding, email millburneducationfoundation@gmail.com.
Auction opens - Friday, March 15 @ 6:00pm
Auction closes - Thursday, March 21 @ 10pm
PTO News
- Family Fun Night
- Spirit Wear
- Activity Night
- Fun Run
- Scrapping Day
- Kids Resale
- Book Fair - Elementary
Family Fun Night: Our last Family Fun Night for this school year is tonight! Join us for our ANIMAL SHOW on Friday March 15.
*6:15 Doors Open: Find a seat, get a snack, donate outgrown spirit wear, preview Millburn Education Foundation's teacher auction
*6:45-7:30: Animal Quest Presentation
*7:30 See the Animals up close and take a coloring sheet home
Come experience this interactive and exciting show for the entire age spectrum
SpiritWear: Are you looking to get some Millburn Spirit Wear? Check out the virtual backpack or follow the link below to place your order and get in the spirit now!
Want to swap out Spirit Wear your children may have outgrown for something new (to them)? Drop off a Spirit Wear Item and get a ticket for a different item at the Swap Shop. Don’t have any to swap? Join us at the Swap Shop – all items $5.00!
2 Spirit Wear Events:
RECYCLE DRIVE (DATES BELOW)
Spirit wear will be dropped off at the below listed school activities. In addition, you can drop off items at MES or MMS in the front office or email spiritwear@millburnpto.com to coordinate a pickup (before April 5). For every item donated to the recycle drive, your will receive a ticket for our “Swap Shop” for the exclusive shopping time.
DRIVE DATES
-Family Fun Night (March 15 from 6:30-8pm at MES)
SWAP SHOP (APRIL 6 AT MMS)
Swap Shop
Saturday, April 6 at MMS in conjunction with the Millburn Family Fun Run. Exclusive shopping time from 8-9am for those who donated and received a ticket. Remaining items go on sale from 9:30-11am for $5 per item.
QUESTIONS OR VOLUNTEER: SPIRITWEAR@MILLBURNPTO.COM
Activity Night: The last Middle School Activity Night for 2018-19 is on Friday, April 5th. The theme for the night is DISCO. Survey will go out next week to the students for song recommendations.
Students may choose to dress for the theme by wearing their most creative interpretation of the theme. This is a chance for them to be creative, however, please adhere to the dress code regarding short/skirt length, no masks, and no showing of any undergarments. Failure to abide by these rules will result in the student being asked to return home to change.
There will be a DJ & NITRO BALL!!!!
THE DROP OFF/PICK UP PROCEDURE IS VERY IMPORTANT!
DROP OFF
6th grade-6pm, MAIN entrance
7th/8th grade-6:30 pm, MAIN entrance
PICK UP
6th grade-8:30pm, MAIN entrance
7th/8th grade-9:00pm ACTIVITY entrance
For PICK UP, please pull in and find a parking spot. You can meet your child at the canopy area. You can also use the pick up late, but if everyone does this, the line of traffic will stretch out to Route 45! No students will be allowed to walk or ride a bike home.
Admission to the event is $2.00. Drinks, candy and pizza will be available for purchase.
All students attending MUST have a current student ID to show at the door. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. Students CANNOT go to their lockers to retrieve forgotten ID’s, as the hallway doors are locked. Also, all students must have a permission slip to attend Activity Night on file. If you need to leave before the Activity Night is over, YOUR parent must come inside the building and sign you out!
The rules are NOT negotiable!
MMS PTO Activity Night Volunteers Needed!
We are looking for volunteers to help us, so please join us, Friday, April 5th for a night of crazy chaotic fun (without phones or electronics)! We can use all the help we can get: serving up food & drinks to the masses, coordinating Bingo and just watching all the rooms of activity. Please sign up at millburnpto.com. For more information, reach out to Rimi Singh and Becky Varga at activitynight@millburnpto.com
Family Fun Run: What better way to THINK SPRING than to host a family 5K! We encourage walkers or runners for our 5K event on Saturday, 4/6. Check-in will be at 8:30 am. Registration forms and details can be found in the virtual backpack or online at www.millburnpto.com. Come rain or shine, on Saturday, April 6th - it will be running time! Hope to see you there!!
Scrapping Day: The PTO is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Scrapping Day in 2019! For 12 hours you can scrapbook, card-make, or craft to your heart's content. There will be vendors on site, raffles, and giveaways. Space is limited so you will want to check your calendars and reserve your table. See the flier in the Virtual Backpack for more details.
Kids Resale: 1 MONTH TIL THE SALE!!
Next Friday March 22 is our first raffle drawing to get 75% of your sales.
If you haven’t registered yet but you intend to, please find the registration form in the backpack or email us at millburnkidsresale@yahoo.com to get the form, so that you don’t miss out on the raffles to receive 75% of your sales proceeds.
- We are still accepting seller registration forms until April 5th!!
- We are still accepting donations.
- We are also still seeking Adult and Student volunteers for various times.
Volunteers are able to shop the presale at 3:15pm on Friday April 12th before we open to the public.
March Events
18th- Kids Heart Challenge Money Due
SPRING BREAK March 25-29
April Events
3rd- Early Release @ 1:00
3rd- KDG Registration 4-6PM
6th- PTO Fun Run
8th-12th- IAR Testing (3rd-5th Grade)
13th- PTO Resale
19th- No School
22nd- No School
Virtual Backpack
- PTO Spirit Wear Order Form
- Lindenhurst Area Soccer Club
- WNPL Newsletter
- WNPL School Night
- LLV Springfest Expo
- Warren Youth Football
- Breastfest 2019
Parent Resources
Mr. Ben Walshire
Email: bwalshire@millburn24.net
Phone: 847-245-2800