Mustang Minute
May 29, 2020
Please enjoy your summer with your families. The Mustang Minute will continue to be sent weekly this summer to keep families updated with planning for the next school year.
Here is a special treat form our MES CHoir with one of our favorite songs. Thank you to Mr. Gorr for taking the time to put this together. Have a great summer!
Registration for 2020-2021 has Begun
Early Bird Registration Ends June 9th
Topics
- School Material Drop Off (UPDATE)
- Report Cards
- MES Summer Learning (NEW)
- 2020-2021 Registration Packets
- Grab and Go Meals Update
- Yearbook Update
- Optional Challenges
- EPIC News (Updated)
- Virtual Backpack (Updated)
School Material Drop Off
Report Cards
I= The student has not turned in work or has turned in minimal work (not enough to provide a rating of Pass) during remote learning.
P= The student has provided sufficient evidence for passing during remote learning.
Your child's teacher should have already contacted you if your child may get an Incomplete. Students will receive a passing grade if they completed 60% of the learning activities in their subject areas. If not, then an Incomplete will be documented.
Please note that an Incomplete does not mean a student has failed. It simply is to document the learning engagement during Remote Learning this Spring. All students will be moving onto the next grade level next year.
MES Summer Learning
Click the link below to see available activities for students to work on over the summer.
Raffle Winners
Sophia P
Maybel V
Alexander K
Adalyn M
Jeremiah T
Elise R
Sofia S
Levi S
Ryan J
Delilah L
Danish K
Kaylee W
Connor B
Ellie B
Ben C
Chase B
Sashwath A
Lukas D
Herman R
Rebecca H
Naomi C
Alex W
Evan H
Aaliyah A
Carolyn P
Hailey S
Gianna G
Gwen Z
Nicole K
Austin R
Kira H
Sophia Z
Sophia P
David L
Lucas D
Christina G
Ryan S
Harper K
Sarah M
Ellory M
Aubrey W
Achreus, R
Estefan D
Alfredo S
Matthew M
Collin T
Read to Succeed
Congratulations to the 165 MES students who successfully completed the Six Flags Read to Succeed program! The FREE Great America tickets are now available for those students who participated in the program. If you registered your child, you should have received an email from Six Flags Read to Succeed that contains a link allowing you to download and print the ticket. If your child's teacher registered your child, she will be emailing you the ticket.
There are a few changes to note this year...1) tickets are valid for the entire 2020 season, and 2) prior to visiting the park, you MUST make an advance reservation at sixflags.com/reserve (This is very important as Six Flags will be setting capacity limits at each of their parks. Guests cannot just show up with a ticket.) If you have any questions, please contact Renee Marasco at rmarasco@millburn24.net.
2020-2021 Registration Packets
All families should have received their registration packet last week in your child's bag. If you did not, please contact the office. You can either mail in your packets or drop them off at our office. You are also welcome to drop them off during our material drop off on Tuesday, May 26, or Wednesday, May 27.
2020/2021 Student Registration Fees
Registration and iPad protection fees for the 2020/2021 school year have been posted to your student’s PushCoin account. After logging into PushCoin, you will see a red negative balance under Fees. Click the Pay Fees button to review and pay school fees. To see an itemized list of fees, click Statements.
A $50 early bird coupon is applied to the registration fee. The coupon will expire on Tuesday, June 9th. To take advantage of the early bird fee, please return registration paperwork and submit full payment or set up a payment plan before Tuesday, June 9th.
You can make a full or partial payment at this time through your student’s PushCoin account. Need a payment plan? Please contact your school’s main office.
Visit https://www.millburn24.net/Page/6862 for additional information and to access PushCoin.
Current Year Outstanding Fees
Please check your student’s PushCoin account for any outstanding fees, such as Millburn Before and After Care (MBAC) fees or lost book fees. Log in to your student’s PushCoin account at www.pushcoin.com for outstanding balances. Click “Statements” to see an itemized list of fees.
Grab and Go Meals Update
FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR ALL CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER
Millburn District 24 will continue the "Drive-Up Grab ‘N Go meal" program through June 24, 2020. The dates that meal pickup will be available are listed below. The meals are FREE and available to any student age 18 and under. Each child 18 and under will receive both a breakfast and lunch. The cold meals will be available for pick-up from 8:00 to 10:00 am at entrance 4 (by the East Gym) of Millburn Elementary School, 18550 Millburn Road, Wadsworth, IL 60083. Enter at the entrance by the gray garage on Crawford Road. Staff from Arbor Management Inc., the Millburn District 24 food service provider, will meet you at your car to distribute the number of breakfast and lunch meals needed for the children in the household, ages 18 and under. Meals will be brought to your vehicle so there will be no need to enter the building. All meals will need to be consumed off school property.
Monday, June 1, 2020 – Breakfast and lunch for 2 days per child
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - Breakfast and lunch for 5 days per child
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - Breakfast and lunch for 5 days per child
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - Breakfast and lunch for 5 days per child
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - Breakfast and lunch for 5 days per child
Yearbooks
There are still some yearbooks left if you would like to order! You can do this by going into Push Coin and paying for it. They are $12.75.
Please put your child's name and homeroom in the comments. Once you have purchased it, send the receipt to Ms. Maier at amaier@millburn24.net and you will have a yearbook reserved!
To verify if you ordered a yearbook, please check your email for a receipt from Lifetouch.
Once we have confirmation of when the yearbooks will be delivered to Millburn, we will reach out to families to let them know when/how they will be distributed.
Breakout Rooms
Hands On Algebra
IXL
EPIC News
8th Grade Farewell Celebration: 8th Grade families please look for an email from Mr. Jorgenson in the next few days with a link for your video.
Congratulations to all our graduates and their families!
Supply Kits: 2020-2021 Supply Kits Sale is LIVE! Socially distant school supply shopping has never been easier. New this year: new company, home delivery and customizable kits!
***Delivery of kits to your home
***Free delivery when ordered by June 21st
***Can order until July 15th (delivery charges will apply)
***Customize your kit! Already have a ruler mark zero on the list to not order it. Customized kits available only till June 21st.
Check your student’s supply list in the Virtual Backpack and then Visit the website blow.
www.write-stuff.com/storefront/school/Millburn24
Visit the Virtual Backpack for the flyer and specific grade supply lists.
Box Tops: Don’t forget about your Box Tops! If you would like to submit any Box Tops that you have, please email us at: boxtoplabels@millburnepic.com. We will be happy to pick them up from your porch or mailbox. Any Box Tops submitted over the summer will be saved for the 2020-2021 school year and your child will get credit for their new classroom. Don’t forget to scan your grocery receipt to earn digital Box Tops for Millburn!
Jimano’s $$: Are you ordering dinner from Jimano’s? Look on your pizza box for the ‘Piece of Education’ logo and save that tab - Jimano’s will donate back to Millburn for each one of those saved! Turn these into the school with your Box Tops. Have a lot and want to give them now? Contact us at
Coca-Cola Give: Coca-Cola Give is a new destination for donating to your school. Each bottle of Coca-Cola products has a code on the inside of the bottle cap. (Not just soda – Dasani water, Powerade, Honest, etc).
2 Ways to give us the codes:
Enter the codes online
https://us.coca-cola.com/give/ Click Donate to your Local School. Enter Millburn Middle School or Millburn Elementary School (please make sure it is for the Illinois school NOT the New Jersey one). Join or sign in when you have an account.
Or
Send us the caps: contact us at boxtoplabels@millburnepic.com. We will sent up a pick up time and we will do the work for you.
Board Elections: We are going holding elections in the fall. Open positions will be: Vice President, Secretary, Community Fundraising Director, MMS Activity Director and MES Activity Director. If you are interested in a position and would like to reach out to us please contact us at president@millburnEPIC.com.
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.
For more information visit our website at www.millburnEPIC.com
Questions or concerns contact us at millburnepic@gmail.com
Virtual Backpack
- 20/21 Supply Lists
- Arbor Food Service NEwsletter
- Echo Day Camp Flyer
Mrs. Kari Gedville
Email: kgedville@millburn24.net
Phone: 847-245-4910
Twitter: @KariGedville