Mustang Minute
November 1, 2019
Special thank you to EPIC and all the parent volunteers to make our Halloween Celebration fun a for our students. Come out tonight for Family Fun Night!
Topics
- Veteran's Day at Millburn Elementary (RSVP By Nov. 1)
- Lockdown Drill
- Candy Collection (Date Change)
- Kindergarten Lunch Helpers/ Winter Time (NEW)
- Double Lunches
- 3rd-5th Grade Literacy Grades
- Millburn Webstore
MBAC
Communication
Upcoming Events (Updated)
EPIC News (Updated)
Virtual Backpack
Veteran’s Day at Millburn Elementary- RSVP By Nov. 1
Millburn Elementary School invites all veterans to join us in celebrating Veteran's Day on Monday, November 11th.
In order to enrich our Veteran's Day curriculum, MES is looking for relatives and friends of our students and staff to be honored at our all-school assembly, and to speak with classes about their experiences and military life on Monday, November 11th from 1:00-2:15 pm. The Millburn staff also invites all who have served to a special luncheon from 12:00-1:00 pm to thank them for their service.
Invitations went home with all students this week. Please RSVP by returning the bottom portion of the form to your child's homeroom teacher by November 1st. Also, be sure to complete the attached form for the Student Council's Wall of Heroes display. Please include a copy of a picture of your veteran on the form. (We will try to return all pictures, but it cannot be guaranteed.) It is our hope to recognize our veterans and educate our students as our school celebrates the 100th anniversary of this federal holiday. If you have any questions, please contact Jen Fritsch at jfritsch@millburn24.net or Renee Marasco at rmarasco@millburn24.net.
Lockdown Drill
On Monday, November 4, the Lake County Sherriff's Dept will be here to assist us with conducting our lockdown drill.
Candy Collection (Date Change)
Kindergartener Lunch Helpers/ Winter Weather
We would appreciate any parent helpers to come on cold weather day around 11:15 to help our Kindegrratenrs get their gear on. It would only be a few moments of yoru time, but the more hands the better!
Double Lunches
We recently were notified that Arbor Management, our food service provider, has been allowing students to take two entrees for their lunch. When this occurs, students are charged double since they are taking double lunch. The cost quickly goesup and some families have now depleted their lunch account in a rapid time frame.
We have directed Arbor to no longer allow students to take double lunch. We firmly believe parents control what their child should eat and how much they should eat.
Yet, we do not want to stand in the way if parents are allowing their child to take double lunch. If you are allowing your child(ren) to take double lunches, we are asking that you complete a form using the link below. This will then be shared with Arbor Management so students are identified, allowing them to take double lunch.
Link: Parent Permission for Double Lunches
We encourage all families to access PushCoin to review any balances you may have.
Literacy Grades 3rd-5th
Millburn WebStore
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.
If you'd like to use the webstore or PushCoin, there are two ways to fund payments.
- The eCheck funding option is always free for parents and the school district.
- For credit or debit card payments there is an additional fee of 2.9% + $0.25 per transaction. The fee is charged by the card processor (not PushCoin). Millburn School District does not make any profit on this fee. The fee will be in addition to the original transaction amount. You will be able to see the total cost before submitting the transaction.
Millburn Before and After Care (MBAC)
Communication
Upcoming Events
11/6- Early Release at 12:55
11/11- Veterans Day Assembly
11/25-11/26 Parent-Teacher Conferences
11/27-11/29 No School- Thanksgiving Break
EPIC News
Family Fun Night: Join us at Sleep Under (Movie and Popcorn) our first Elementary Family Fun Nighton Friday, November 1st from 5:30-7:45pm. It’s not a SLEEP OVER – It’s a SLEEP UNDER where you can come and watch the movie Hotel Transylvaniawith your family and friends. Bring a blanket – get comfy and settle in for our movie.
Donuts with Dad – Mark your calendar for Donuts with Dad on Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th. Check our News next week for more information.
MES BookFair – We will be holding our BookFair (sponsored by Follett Books) on Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th during Donuts for Dad, School and Conferences. Check out all our books for every Reader.
MMS BookFair – The Scholastic Book Fair is heading our way turning the MMS Media Center into our very own bookstore! Visit the MMS Media Center November 22 & 25-26 for all the fun! There are so many books to choose from for every kind of Reader: adventure, sci-fi, best-selling, and even “laugh-out-loud” stories. Come joins us for new and favorite authors, popular series, cool posters and school supplies. Did we mention all the fun! We can’t wait to see you there!
There will be a guessing jar in the media center. You could win the jar!! Come check it out!
We will be having a bookmark contest. Blank bookmarks are available in the Media Center. Prizes given one per grade level. Enter to win!!
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
Box Tops: Please start using the new Box Tops for Education App- it is so simple, download the app, scan your grocery receipt and if there are qualifying products that were purchased – you will instantly receive E-Box Tops!
Any questions about Box Tops? Email: boxtoplabels@millburnepic.com
Student Directory: We currently have 449 students in our school directory. 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:
https://millburnpto.ptboard.com/formvw?store=1365&form=2
Upcoming dates:
November 1MES Family Fun Night
November 25/26Donuts for Dad (MES)
November 25/26BookFair (MES)
November 25/26BookFair (MMS)
Questions or concerns contact us at millburnepic@gmail.com