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Jake Jorgenson, Principal at Millburn Middle School
Check out the MMS Choir!
Registration for 2020-2021 Has Begun
Early Registration Ends June 9th
Box or Bag with Child's First and Last Name Clearly Visible
Returning School Items
Please package the returns in a box or bag with student's first and last name clearly visible.
Here is a list of items your student may have that needs to be returned to school:
Textbooks
Library Books
Sport Uniforms (Wrestling/ Cheerleading)
Completed Registration Packets
Instruments
Choir Folders
6th Grade only - Letter to Self (assignment from teachers) can be dropped off too
8th Grade only - iPads, charging brick and charging cord
6th and 7th grade keep iPads over the summer this year.
New This Year! Online Book Fair
THE BOOKFAIR IS OPEN!!!!! Click on this link to take you to the Bookfair.
- Closes on June 5th
**Students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade next year are expected to select and read one of Caudill books over the summer. Please see the letters from ELA teachers for each grade in the Virtual Backpack.
2020-2021 Registration Packets
You can either mail in your packets or drop them off at our office.
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.
2020 Graduation Drive Through
Students will be in Caps and Gown's on Monday, June 1st!
We are excited to be able to celebrate with our Graduates in this way.
Summer Learning
6th and 7th grade students can continue learning over the summer. We will put together a list of a few online tools that students are familiar with. This will be good for all kids but is encouraged for any students that did not Pass in their subjects. Look for detailed information on this soon.
Also, remember that reading in general is a good practice. To that end, the teachers have a summer reading request for students entering 6th, 7th and 8th grades. This comes from the Caudill Award Nominee books. All of the details around this are found in the Virtual Backpack and you can use the online book fair listed above to place a book order!
Report Cards
In the meantime, grades will be final in Schoology and Powerschool after May 28th.
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 and your child if they were not keeping up or doing less than satisfactory work. This would result in an Incomplete for the quarter.
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.
Office Hours
Millburn Middle School Has a Twitter Account!
Grad and Go Meals
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
Virtual Backpack
Supply Kits
Caudill Reading RequirementsCaudill Book List
Caudill Clouds
Lake Villa Library - Summer Neighborhood
EPIC Educator and Parent Involvement Connection MillburnEPIC.com
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
boxtoplabels@millburnepic.com
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