Cougar Catch 11/22
Jake Jorgenson, Principal at Millburn Middle School
Backpack Items:
click here to go to Virtual Backpack
Novel "Allies" by Alan Gratz Signed Book Purchase
8th Grade Baby Ad's for Yearbook (8th grade only)
EPIC Spirit Wear, Recycle and Swap
Lindenhurst Park District: Daddy Daughter SuperHero, Flannels and Flaps, Holiday Magic, Tree Lighting
Gurnee Park District Cover
Lakes Jr Wrestling
EPIC Amazon Smile
Blue Devils Volleyball Winter Warm Up
Bookfair Documents
Lakes High School Open House for 8th Graders, Pre Enrollment Form for Class of 2024!!
Ponds in the Neighborhood
Some of the kids at school that walk home will walk past one of the neighborhood ponds. Our door supervision will monitor that area. The expectation that we have communicated to kids is that they do not leave the path and move towards the pond and they do not go on the ice. We will issue referrals for any students that do not follow this expectation on the way to school or the way home from school.
Please have conversation at home about the frozen ponds in the neighborhoods. Tell your kids what your expectations are and help reinforce the school's expectation.Cold Temps and Kids Outdoors
End of the Month Assembly
During this assembly we share some student recognition, review referral data, recognize students for no tech violations, offer comfy seat raffle using ACK's, and we conclude with some student games.
The graph pictured shows the areas we are getting referrals in. We use this to remind student about the expectations in the high incident category. Previously it was technology which has gone down from last month.
We had 83% of our students not getting a referral! It is so important to recognize our students that are consistently following expectations. Way to go!
Student Led Conferences
An email with directions was sent to families in each grade on October 22nd. Families must have an appointment for their conference. Please plan to enjoy the Bookfair and the AIM project on Cultural Foods.
Winter Band Concert
It will be great to hear all the hard work this group has put in.
Millburn Flag and Food Culture Project
Thank you to the following families who have either sponsored a flag for the Millburn Culture Project or will be donating food to sell during conferences.
The Madan Family
The Mullally Family- 4 Flags and Donating Food
The Klinger Family
The Gauri Family- 3 Flags
The Bowen Family - 2 Flags and Donating Food
The Wenckus Family - 2 Flags
The Chilakuri Family
The Allen Family
The Romig Family - 2 Flags
The Thieme Family - Flag and Donating Food
The Biondo Family
The Pintescu Family
The Madsen Family
The Picco Family
The Kalcic Family
The Larson Family
The Molina Family- Flag and Donating Food
The Coelho Family
The Kao Family
If you still want to donate to the MMS Culture Project, you can donate during conferences, go to the virtual backpack or click on the link below:
ONEderful Kids Group
Winter Choir Concert
8th Grade Baby Ads for the Yearbook (8th grade only)
Yearbook pages are ready to place BABY ADS!!! What a great way to say congratulations to your child! And the message can come from any family member: parents, grandparents, siblings, etc. You can choose from two different types of layouts for your graduate. (Please be aware for picture clarity: No phone pictures, nothing smaller than 2 x 3 or larger than 4 x 6.)
Please complete this form and return it to Mrs. Harpke by Friday, December 13th, 2019. However, the sooner you get it in, the better! Photo and payment must be included at the time of the order. Late orders cannot be accepted due to deadlines!
Millburn Middle School Has a Twitter Account!
Currently have 113 Followers
So easy to start!! Click this link and follow today!
NEW INFO - Millburn Webstore / Outstanding Fees
The Millburn Webstore is available! Parents can now pay for activity fees, sports fees, and more! Simply go to store.millburn24.net to access the Millburn WebStore. In the Millburn Webstore, you will have the option to make payments with a credit card, bank account, or for some items, your child’s PushCoin Wallet. To add funds to your child’s PushCoin Wallet, go to www.pushcoin.com.
Please check your child’s PushCoin account weekly to view any fees your child may have incurred (e.g., lost library book, MBAC fees, lunch overages). If you have not created a PushCoin account for your child, please visit www.pushcoin.com, click "I don't have an account," and follow the prompts to set up your child's account. Once you’ve created a PushCoin account for your child(ren), you will receive monthly emails from PushCoin if your child has an outstanding fee balance. Note that low balance lunch reminders are no longer sent home with your child. However, you can set a low balance or negative balance notification through PushCoin. This will be sent to the email address you provide.
Important Dates:
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11/25 Half Day Attendance for Students 11:40, Student Led Conferences by Appointment
11/26 Half Day Attendance for Students 11:40, Student Led Conferences by Appointment
12/2 School Resumes
12/4 Early Release, Winter Band Concert 7pm
12/11 Winter Choir Concert
Educator and Parent Involvement Connection
Questions or concerns contact us at millburnepic@gmail.com
EPIC News:
Amazon Smile
EPIC Sponsorship
Student Directory
Box Tops
Bookfair
Upcoming Dates
Spirit Wear
2 ways to get spirit wear!
Online: order DUE TODAY Nov 22 for Mustang and Cougar spirit wear! Great for holiday gifts.
Recycle/Swap: Do you have spirit wear your child has grown out of? Recycle/Swap them out! Drop off donations at the offices, during conferences/book fair/donuts for dad and other upcoming events, then select from other products available in April at the Fun Run. Details will continue to be posted.
Amazon Smile
Do you use Amazon? Consider making your orders through Amazon Smile –Millburn EPIC will get a percentage of every order done in our name. See the virtual backpack for the easy instructions.
2019-2020 Millburn EPIC Sponsorship
Consider becoming an EPIC sponsor this year at the Gold, Silver or Bronze levels or participate in the $24 for 24. The support that is received from our sponsors directly provides the ability to enhance instruction and provide educational opportunities for our students to enrich their learning experience.
For more information visit our website at www.millburnEPIC.com
Student Directory
It’s not too late – please register to our school directory. Thanks to everyone who has registered and updated information. It does not automatically update with student information every year. We need you! :) So that we have accurate records for each student, please be sure to sign into the website and update your student(s) information. You do not have to add any personal information unless you desire. We respect your privacy!
Registration is FREE! See below for details, please.
Click here to update your registration with your student's information:
Fun Run and Millburn Madness
Save the Date
Millburn Madness
Saturday, April 4th
Box Tops
With a total of 376 box tops submitted – Congrats to Mrs. Laughman’s class for being the Box Top Classroom Party winners! Their party is being planned – details coming soon!
The $25 Target Gift Card random winner is: Abby Beaman – 3C
These students earned a special prize for submitting 200 or more box tops:
Abby Beaman – 3C
Gia Awkerman – 2C
AWESOME JOB! With all of the submissions, Millburn has earned over $500 from the Box Tops for Education program during the back-to-school-drive! The next due date will be in January. Stay tuned for more info and keep saving your Box Tops and scanning your grocery receipts!!
Any questions, please email: boxtoplabels@millburnepic.com
Bookfair
Our Scholastic Book Fair is open for business! Join us on Monday and Tuesday during conferences to see our vast inventory. Students and Staff can also shop during school hours. Check off your Holiday Gift list with books from our Book Fair. Hope to see you there.
Volunteers still needed PLEASE! Visit us at www.millburnEPIC.com click on Middle School Book Fair for more information. We are flexible in our times – just let us know what works for you.
Important Dates
November 25/26 Donuts for Dad (MES)
November 25/26 Book Fair (MES)
November 25/26 Book Fair (MMS)
December 15 Dinner Night Out – Jimanos Pizza
Questions or concerns contact us at millburnepic@gmail.com