Mustang Minute

• February 14- Valentine's Day Celebrations (See below)
• Feb. 17- Red, White & Blue Day
• Feb 21- No School- Presidents Day
• Feb 22- No School- Inservice Day
• Feb. 24- Rainbow- Wear as many colors as you can

• MES Staff Shout Out (Updated)
• Valentine's Day Celebrations
• Kindergarten Enrollment 2022-2023
• Ecology Club (NEW)
• Blood Drive
• D24 Employment Openings (NEW)
• Weekly Theme Days
• District 121 Referendum Info (NEW)

• EPIC News (NEW)

• Virtual Backpack (Updated)

• Shout out to Lynne Schaefer R.N. for being such an amazing nurse, and taking such great care of our Millburn students. Congratulations to Lynne for completing the classes and getting certified to do Hearing and Vision testing!! We are so lucky to have you!!!
  
• MES Staff: Every day-rain, sleet, wind, snow, hot, cold, or in-between… since the beginning of the school year whenever we arrive at parent pick up it’s been smooth. We’re greeted with kindness, smiles, contagious sparkling energy from all that volunteer keeping the ins and outs for us all running smoothly! Thank you for your diligence and positive spirits! Keep shining like the radiant beacons you all are!

Valentine's Day celebrations will occur on Monday, February 14 from 1:00-2:00. EPIC is working hard to get all the activities ready to go for our students. We do want to remind families that our holiday parties are FOOD-FREE. Do not send Valentine’s Day cards that include candy such as NERDs boxes, FunDips, Candy heart boxes, etc. Also, do not send goodie bags filled with food items. Our holiday parties are designed for fun without the need for treats or goodie bags. There is no need to send anything that day with your child, except Valentine’s Day cards for their fellow students. Any candy or goodie bags brought in will not be distributed to students and will be sent home with the child or parent who brought them. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

This club is intended for 3rd - 5th grades ONLY due to activities involving gardening tools, skills and reading ability.

Ecology and Garden Club Spring Session

Together we will explore gardening, recycling methods and habits, and community care. Spring is Earth Day and planting the garden. We will get ready for both!

Activities include: creating Millburn Logo napkins for classmate lunches, printing and sharing recycling posters for around the school, hosting Earth Day events, start seedlings in the lab for the garden, open the garden in the spring, learn about bees, make homemade paper, paint clay pots to take home our baby house plants, and share the skills of gardening.

Register HERE

This club meets on Fridays from 2:30-3:45pm on the following dates:

March 4, 11, 18, 25

April 8, 15, 22, 29

May 6, 13

The Student Council will be running a food drive for the week of Feb. 14th - Feb.18th. We thought we could share a little love with others in the form of food collection for those in need.

Some food donations for the food pantry are:

non-perishable foods:

easy meal prep

Hamburger Helper

Chef Boyardee

Beef Stew

boxed skillet dinners

Spahettio's

Baked beans

canned goods etc.

non-food goods needed are:

paper towels

laundry detergent

The Student Council will also be collecting pop tabs from the top of soda/pop cans. We will have containers by the entry doors starting Feb. 14th to drop off your tabs. This would be a great way to help out the Ronald McDonald House. The Ronald McDonald House is a great place for families to be close to their children in the hospital. Thank you for considering collecting and donating your pop tabs to help others.

The Millburn Federation of Teachers is teaming up with Millburn EPIC and the Millburn Professional and School Related Personnel to host a blood donation drive.

We are anticipating an early-mid April date for the blood drive.

But even before we have a date firmly nailed down, we are looking for volunteers to commit to donating so that Vitalant can best gauge the resources they will need.

Please sign up on the attached form. Forward this email to friends, family members, and neighbors.

Donate Blood Sign Up Form

Let's have a huge turnout for this event and support the need for blood donations in our community.

More information, including the finalized date, will be forthcoming. In the meantime, if you have any immediate questions, feel free to contact me at srobinson@millburn24.net.

Thank you on behalf of the Millburn Federation of Teachers, Millburn EPIC and the Millburn Professional and School Related Personnel.

We have a fun tradition of weekly theme days. On Thursdays, students and staff are encouraged to participate in dressing for our theme days. Here are the upcoming theme days.

• Feb. 17- Red, White & Blue Day
• Feb. 24- Rainbow- Wear as many colors as you can

District 121 will host a community informational meeting focused on the tax rate increase referendum on the June 2022 ballot on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Warren Township High School, Almond Campus, 34090 N. Almond Road, Gurnee. The English presentation starts at 6:30 p.m. and the Spanish presentation starts at 7:30 p.m.

Click here for all the details or check the Virtual Backpack.

• Restaurant Night Out
• MES Book Fair
• Kids Resale
• Family Fun Run
• Millburn Scholarship
• Millburn District Blood Drive
• Millburn Madness
• Class Liaisons
• Board Positions - Open
• Sponsorship - 24 for 24/Amazon Smile
• EPIC Membership - FREE

Restaurant Night Out: Root for your favorite team, eat some good pizza, and support Millburn EPIC too! On Sunday, February 13th Jimano's Pizza (7010 West Grand Avenue) in Gurnee will be donating 20% of all proceeds to Millburn EPIC! See the flyer in the virtual backpack

MES Book Fair - Volunteer’s needed. We are holding a Scholastic Book Fair during Read Across American - February 28th thru March 4th. To sign up to volunteer go to MillburnEPIC.com

Millburn Kids Resale:Still accepting seller registration!

Register using the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMsE4d4FB8ZfNLT7BW8GSF85CTd2tHIF2RpEOXjBp50xp9MQ/viewform

Tags are now available in the main office at both MES and MMS. Don’t forget to sign up for a volunteer slot and drop off time!

Want to help out without selling for admittance to the pre sale?!

Register for a volunteer slot here:

https://millburnpto.ptboard.com/sgnvw?group=&signup=VkqS0ujWSySxRRnbGMCWNHN___6FCEAG3n___oG1XKnh

Help wanted!!!

Millburn Kids Resale is looking for two or more resale-loving individuals to shadow the current chairs for this sale and take over next year! Interested? Please email us at: millburnkidsresale@yahoo.com

Check the virtual backpack or like us on Facebook at, Millburn EPIC Kids Resale, for more information about the donation drive, seller guidelines and seller registration.

Family Fun Run: Save the Date! The Millburn Family Fun Run is back with both in-person and virtual options for participation! The in-person race is scheduled for April 30, 2022. Virtual participation to complete the 5k is anytime between April 30, 2022-May 7, 2022. More information and registration will be available starting March 7, 2022!

Millburn Scholarship: Do you have a high school senior who is a Millburn Alum or know of someone? EPIC is offering five $1,000 scholarships to Millburn District #24 alumni who will be graduating in 2022 and continuing their education, in a post secondary or a trade school. See the virtual backpack or millburnEPIC.com for information and the application. All entries along with all required paperwork must be submitted by WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2022 or they will not be accepted or reviewed.

If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Edelmann at medelmann@millburn24.net.

Winners will be awarded in May and will be posted on the EPIC website. All applicants will also receive an email letting them know the status of their scholarship result.

Millburn District Blood Drive

The Millburn Federation of Teachers is teaming up with Millburn EPIC and the Millburn Professional and School Related Personnel to host a blood donation drive.

We are anticipating an early-mid April date for the blood drive.

But even before we have a date firmly nailed down, we are looking for volunteers to commit to donating so that Vitalant can best gauge the resources they will need.

Please sign up on the attached form. Forward this email to friends, family members, and neighbors.

Donate Blood Sign Up Form

Let's have a huge turnout for this event and support the need for blood donations in our community.

More information, including the finalized date, will be forthcoming. In the meantime, if you have any immediate questions, feel free to contact Mr. Robinson at srobinson@millburn24.net.

Thank you on behalf of the Millburn Federation of Teachers, Millburn EPIC and the Millburn Professional and School Related Personnel.

Millburn Madness: It is with much disappointment that we must announce the postponement of MIllburn Madness. The health and safety of our school community is always at the forefront of our decision making and we feel it is best at this time to hold our event at a future date. We will be sure to communicate that date once it is decided! Thank you!

Class Liaisons: We are looking for volunteers to help share information with each grade level. Liaisons would communicate with teachers from a grade level letting them asking them to share information with that grade level parents about upcoming events or volunteer opportunities. Liaisons would also be able to help teachers share information with EPIC. If you are interested in this great opportunity please contact us at president@millburnEPIC.com

Board Positions: Are you ready to work with a great group of people and help us to support Millburn? We have an open position.

Middle School Activity Director - Helps coordinate events at the Middle School with the committee chairs.

Please contact us at president@millburnEPIC.com for more information.

Sponsorship: Attention Families!
Please see the $24 for 24 Donation Form located in the virtual backpack and return to school at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions or concerns please email Jenna Kallianis at corporatefundraising@millburnepic.com

Also, if you are an Amazon shopper and have not yet linked your account with our Amazon Smile account, please do! The directions are located in the virtual backpack! To date we have raised nearly $4,000!

Website and Membership: Register FREE today! www.millburnEPIC.com

• Receive messages about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, sponsorships and other ways to help Millburn

• Access to our student directory

Many parents and caregivers like to use the directory to make contact for their children. Keep in mind, only families that register will be able to be in the directory as well as be able to view it and the school cannot give any contact information for students. If you would like to have access to our student directory, please be sure to register.

Were you a part of our directory last year? EASY - just update your information with any student related

• EPIC Fundraiser- Jimanos on Super Bowl Sunday
• EPIC Scholarship Information
• LaCrosse

Principal

Email: bwalshire@millburn24.net
Phone: 847-245-2800

Assistant Principal

Email: kgedville@millburn24.net