Mustang Minute
June 7, 2019
Summer Message
Thank you for another wonderful and productive school year. I can’t thank everyone enough for your endless hours of volunteering, chaperoning, reading, organizing, donating and doing whatever was necessary to support students—both at home and at school.
Special thanks to our PTO and the Millburn Education Foundation who, as usual, went above and beyond the call of duty. We look forward to the transition into EPIC and their future success. We appreciate your commitment to providing whatever was necessary to add to our students’ already rich school experience.
That experience could not occur without the endless energy, skills, and devotion of the Millburn Elementary staff. Thanks and well done to an incredible group of professionals.
A final word to Millburn Elementary students: Thank you for all your hard work throughout the school year. I am so honored to be your principal; you make me proud to be a Millburn Mustang. You keep me laughing and young at heart. I am grateful for your joy, astute insights, and amazing talents. Best wishes to our exiting fifth graders, whom I will miss greatly—please come back and visit. Everyone have a safe and happy summer break.
Until next school year, here’s wishing you love, laughter, and learning.
Mr. Walshire
Topics
- Report Cards
- Early Bird Registration Deadline-June 10
- Lost and Found
- MES Summer Office Hours
Communication
Important Dates for Next Year
PTO News
Important Dates
Virtual Backpack
Parent Resources
Report Cards
I am very proud of everyone's progress this year.
Early-Bird Registration 2019-2020
This is a reminder that to pay the “Early Bird’ discount registration fees, register on or before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 10th. If you know that your child(ren) will not be attending Millburn next year please email Ms. Umarwadia- numarwadia@millburn24.net.
Lost and Found
We set-up our lost and found items outside the main office. If you are missing items please stop by to take a look. After June 21st remaining items will be donated to the Millburn Resale. There is a lot of winter gear including boots and snow pants. Hopefully, these items can find their way home.
MES Summer Hours
Communication
Important Dates for Next Year
Kindergarten Screening
Tuesday, August 6th
If you have not made an appointment, please contact the main office.
PowerSchool Goes Live
Parents can log in and view their child's homeroom teacher.
New Family Orentitation
This event is for new families in the district and is designed to learne abotu the school, take a tour, and ask any questions. Invitations will be sent out over the summer.
KDG Parent Night
MES Supply Drop Off/ Pictures
4:00-6:00PM
First Day of School
Wednesday, August 21
Dismissal at 10:55EPIC News
- Lockerworks
- Supply Kits
- Box Tops
- Year End Wrap Up
LockerWorks: Thank you to everyone who purchased a LockerWork. They will be available at Supply Drop off at both schools.
Supply Kits: Thank you to everyone who purchased a Supply Kit. Pick for kits is August 8th from 3 to 6 MES East Gym
Box Tops: Please continue to collect box tops over the summer. You can hold onto them till school starts or drop them off in either school office. Thank you!
MILLBURN PTO END OF YEAR WRAP UP
This has been a fantastic year at Millburn, and we would like to sincerely thank everyone for their unwavering support throughout this school year!
With your help we were able to raise $39,834.48.
Check out what we were able to accomplish because of our wonderful members!
· School Supply Kits and Locker Works were provided for purchase to many of our students.
· Assemblies were held at both MES and MMS. Dr. Cool and Pride and Sweatshop entertainment at MES and Camfel at MMS. The Rock Garden was also completed at MES which involved every elementary student painting a rock to beautify the serenity garden.
· Activity Night was held at MMS three times this year with fun themes such as bingo night, winter wonderland and disco night giving our middle school students a place to gather for fun, games, snacks and music.
· Family Fun Night was held at MES on two nights with a live animal presentation and a magic show allowing the students to learn magic tricks.
· Halloween and Valentines holiday celebrations were held at MES providing 30 classrooms with holiday fun, crafts and games. At MMS with a DJ, Bingo and photo booth fun!
· Staff Appreciation Committee hosted periodic dessert raffles donating to 190 staff members. Staff luncheons were also sponsored throughout the school year as well as a pie day to celebrate pi day. Special recognition went to all of our teachers during appreciation week.
· District Wide Talent Show took place at MMS with 25 acts and 30 students performing.
· 8th Grade Farewell Celebration was planned and sponsored to honor our graduating 8th grade students and their parents.
· SpiritWear Committee held 3 online sales throughout the year and started off the year with on-hand inventory of items for purchase. We also actively used the PTO website to sell SpiritWear.
· Fall Fest took place in mid-September at MES and raised $2,309.80.
· Fall and Spring Book Fairs were held at MES and MMS. Both Scholastic and Follett publishers were featured.
· Fall and Spring Kids Resale was held and raised over $12,367.40.
· School portraits were provided for all students and raised $3,216.21 for the district.
· Kidstuff coupon book sale raised $2,180.47 in funds.
· Community partners such as MOD Pizza, Oberweis Dairy and Box Tops have donated $2,643.10 to the district so far this year.
· Millburn Family Fun Run brought out over 250 runners and raised $3,508.04 for our school.
· World’s Finest Chocolate raised over $5,030.11 in revenue.
· Student Enhancement Funds of $20,062.08 were donated by the PTO to all grades throughout the district to help fund: End of year picnics, Field trips to Racine and Milwaukee County Zoo, kindergarten ceramic tea cup painting, Animal Gardens, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Milwaukee Public Museum, Volo Bog, Patch 22, Christian Arts Auditorium, The Grove for a presentation on pioneer life, Kenosha Civil War Museum, Camp Timberlee, Holocaust Museum, Springfield trip, and various in-house presentations/projects.
· New “Smart” Fundraising earned us a little over $750 with the Gift card sales during the holidays as well as the crafting day in April.
· PTO approved over $8,656.24 in funds throughout the school year for Special Requests including new theatre/drama equipment, George Vlasis books purchased for the media center, sled purchased for 6th grade Iditarod, 8 SpiritWear t-shirts purchased for PBIS raffle at MES, Caudill books purchased for MMS, SEF overages for both 3rd grade for underground railroad book purchase and kindergarten for Patch22 as well as contributing to the staff kick-off picnic and end of year/retirement party.
It has been a great year and certainly a busy one. Thank you for all you do to keep Millburn District 24 exceptional! Have a fantastic summer and we look forward to an EPIC school year in 2019-2020! Please continue to monitor our Millburn PTO Facebook AND www.millburnpto.com for exciting changes starting in July!
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” – Elizabeth Andrew
Upcoming Events
June
10th- Last Day, 11:00 Dismissal (No lunches served)
Virtual Backpack
Mr. Ben Walshire
Email: bwalshire@millburn24.net
Phone: 847-245-2800
Mr. Adam Rowlands
Email: arowlands@millburn24.net
Phone: 847-245-4802
Twitter: @adamrowlands8