Mills Moments

Friday, January 27th, 2023

Trojan Families,

The month of January is nearly gone and with it we saw students grow academically and behaviorally. Academically, the students have completed their mid-year AimsWeb Plus benchmark testing in reading and math. It is incredible to see the growth our students made because of the partnership of the parents and the teachers.

ACCESS testing has taken place for our English Language Learners in first, second, fourth, and fifth grades. These students have done a phenomenal job with testing and we look forward to seeing their progress with language acquisition. Third graders are up next week!

Behaviorally, our students have been recognized for demonstrating respect. Classrooms earn a class reward when 10 snowmen have been earned for demonstrating this characteristic. Furthermore, grade level teams have been recognized every Friday for having the fewest absences and tardies. As always, we encourage you to have your student in school every day and on time. This week's grade level winner for both categories is 5th Grade! Congratulations to the entire 5th Grade Team!

In closing, we sent an email to all families earlier this week about the annual 5Essentials Survey. We encourage you to take the time and complete it because your feedback will help us guide improvement. The feedback from the parent survey will be shared on the School Report Card published annually by the Illinois State Board of Education. Thank you in advance for your time and continued support!

5Essentials Survey for Parents

John Mills Elementary School Frank Kuzniewski Principal January 25, 2023 THANK YOU Mills families for all of your support, care, and flexibility as we navigate our construction project and build for a brighter future. You are asked to complete The Illinois 5Essentials Survey as soon as pos...

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With Trojan Pride,

Mr. Frank Kuzniewski and Ms. Natalia Gomez

Email: millsinfo@epcusd401.org
Website: https://www.epcusd401.org/mills
Location: 2824 North 76th Avenue, Elmwood Park, IL, USA
Phone: 708-452-3560
Twitter: @jm401_trojans

Upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences

Parents can access the scheduler portal through the PowerSchool parent web portal only, not the PowerSchool app. See Parent Instructions. Sign ups will be open on Wednesday, February 1st and will stay open until Tuesday, February 14th at 12:00 noon. If you have any issues with PowerPTC please email support@epcusd401.org.

Special Announcement

Elmwood Park CUSD 401 Board of Education will hold a School Board Meeting/Public Hearing on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to consider and receive public comment on the renewal of the e-Learning Program to allow the District to utilize “e-learning days” in lieu of emergency days.

The Public Hearing will be held in the Auditorium at Elmwood Park High School, 8201 West Fullerton Avenue, Elmwood Park, Illinois. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Gauthier at (708) 583-5831 or gauthierl@epcusd401.org.

PTA NEWS

Lollipop Sale will be going on February 6th - February 10th after school in the gym (enter through Door 9). $0.25 per lollipop for your chance to win a $5, $10 or $15 Scholastic Book Fair gift certificate. Winners everyday! Money raised will go towards a reading nook in the library!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming back!

February 13th - February 16th during the school day and a half hour after school as well as February 15th and 16th during conferences. Parents/Friends/Family- set up your child's e-wallet for a cashless experience. You can even share your e-wallet on your social media accounts for family and friends to contribute to. Click here to learn about e-wallet.

If you are available to help work the Scholastic Book Fair during the day or during conferences, please let Erica Hohenadel know at erica.hohenadel@gmail.com or text at 815-666-6075.

Employment Opportunities

CROSSING GUARD:
If you are interested in working as a paid crossing guard, please reach out to the School Resource Officer, Officer Piermattei, via email at piermatteiv@epcusd401.org.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED:

See attached flyer for more information regarding becoming a substitute teacher. Please call 847-807-3671 or email EDNERecruiting@kellyservices.com or TIFN695@kellyservices.com. Current pay rate is $130 per day with the hours of 7:45am-3:15pm

John Mills School Virtual Backpack

"Virtual Backpack" is where you will find flyers about District, school, or community events such as floor hockey, karate, baseball, and much more. Click the maroon button!