Mustang Memo Quarter 4
May 1, 2024
Dear Miller Mustang Parents and Community
Welcome to the last month of Quarter 4 where we don't countdown the days left, but make every day count!
May is filled with fun and engaging project based learning and nonstop celebrations for all of our hard work! Every grade level is planning end of the year celebrations and we are utilizing a helpful behavior tracker to ensure our students continue to learn and earn exciting year end activities. If you haven't seen your students PRIDE card, ask them about it. We are kicking off our celebrations by showing our appreciation for our amazing Teachers and staff! All week, we will be showing our Miller Mustang teachers and staff just how much we appreciate them and we want your help!
Each day this week we are asking students to show their spirit and shower their teacher with special tasks! For MONDAY, get your markers, crayons, colored pencils and paper out because tomorrow kicks off a week of teacher appreciation with "Magical Mustang Make a card Monday". All week we will be showing our Mustang spirit and showering our teachers with love. We will kick off the appreciation with Magical Mustang Monday Make/ buy a card you can even find a gift card to Show your teacher ( or any teacher/adult at Miller that has impacted your Mustang experience) how much you appreciate them and Dress in your most magical way and show us what a magical mustang is.
Please take the time to read the reminders and special things happening on our campus this week and the final days of school!
Warm regards,
Katherine Sabel M. Ed
Principal
Miller Elementary School
(520)908-4200
“Teaching and learning should bring joy.”
~Rita Pierson
TEACHER APPRECIATION
Teacher Appreciation Spirit Week:
Magical Mustang Monday
TEACHER APPRECIATION
Make/ buy a card you can even find a gift card to Show your teacher ( or any teacher/adult at Miller that has impacted your Mustang experience) how much you appreciate them
SPIRIT DAY
Dress up like a Magical Mustang! The more Magical the better!
Talented Teacher Treat Tuesday
TEACHER APPRECIATION
our teachers are talented and deserve a treat. Find a special treat to show your teacher how terrific they are!
SPIRIT DAY
Dress up to show us your talent!
Wild About YOU Wednesday:
TEACHER APPRECIATION
Bring in a flower that most reminds you of your teacher to add to her wild about you class flower bouquet
SPIRIT DAY
How wild are you about your teacher? Dress up for Wild Flower Wednesday! Wear flowers on your shirt, in your hair or anywhere! Lets show our teachers how wild you are about them!
Thankful Thirsty Thursday.
TEACHER APPRECIATION
Show your teacher how thankful you are by bringing their favorite drink to quench their thirst.
SPIRIT DAY
Show your teacher your HEART or HEARTS to let them know how thankful you are! Lets flood our campus with heart creativity!
Fun Favorite things Friday!
TEACHER APPRECIATION
Have fun appreciating your teacher with their favorite things in a fun creative way! This one is up to you!
SPIRIT DAY
Show your spirit and let us know your or your teacher's favorite color!
Q4 Week 7 May 6-10
Monday :
Make A Card Monday
Dress Magical
Kickball
dissmissal-5
Tuesday
Talented Teacher Tuesday
Dress to show your talent
Kickball
PLAYOFF GAME 1
@Miller 4PM
Wednesday:
Wild About YOU Wednesday
Wear Flowers to show your teacher how Wild about them you are!
Sports Banquet (athletes only) 6-8 If your student participated on our Flag football, Cross Country, Basketball or Kickball Teams they should have received an invitation.
Thursday
Thankful Thirsty Thursday
Wear your Hearts on your sleeve to show how thankful you are for your teacher.
Kickball Practice
ONLY IF Team wins on Tuesday
dissmissal-5
Friday:
Fun Favorite things Friday
Dress in your or your teacher favorite color!
ICE CREAM FRIDAY
Kickball
if our team wins on Tuesday they will play
TBA Time and place
Important Announcements
It is getting warm outside!!! Please make sure your students are dressed for our warmer temperatures and have a refillable water bottle each day.
Summer School
Summer school spots are still open!
A purple Summer School Form was sent home last week. We are now excepting open enrollment. Summer school meets Monday through Thursday 8:30-12:30. Breakfast and Lunch will be served each day. For more information call the school office or email our coordinator
Ms. Rivera
If you are interested please send in the registration form as soon as possible. Final spots will be reserved on a first come first serve basis.
JumpStart
We will also offer a jumpstart program for our incoming kindergarteners. This program will run the same dates, days and times as summer school. More information is to come
Upcoming Dates
5/13-5/17 BOGO Book Fair
5/14 Kinder year end performance and celebration 9AM
6PM Choir and 3rd grade OMA performance
5/17 5th grade Picnic
5/20 Band Concert
5/21 5th grade Promotion 9AM
5/23 K-4 Field Day LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS
EXCITING NEWS for 24-25 School Year!
We are excited to announce our STEAM Beautification After School Program beginning next year!
After writing a grant partnered with AZ Diamondbacks, Miller Elementary was awarded $10,000 to start up our afterschool program. This program will have an ongoing STEAM project the children will implement from beginning to end, other classes and tutoring.
The program will be fee based ($400/Semester or $250/Quarter). The Program will meet Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from dismissal to 4:30.
We will be sending a registration form before the end of this school year.
Registration 2024-2025 School Year
Please use your ParentVue or come see us in the front office to register for next school year!
Mustangs RIDE together to success!
Attendance Matters
Attendance at school from the first b-ell to the dismissal bell is vital. The first hour of our school day from 8:30-10:00 is pivotal grade-level learning! Throughout our four day week we had 131 tardies (25 or more each day) coming to school after 8:35. We know it is difficult and we are so excited to see you always. With the extra 15+ minutes each day gives students an hour or more learning each week! If you need support in anyway please let us know!
If for unforeseen circumstances your child is unable to attend, please ensure that you report and excuse these absences. There is a new feature this year in the ParentVue App to report absences. Under "Student List", you'll see a blue "Report Absence" button next to your child's name. If for any reason you need assistance with this, or need to report the absence over the phone, please call the office at (520)908-4202.
Drop off and Dismissal Support
We need your help at Drop off and Dismissal!
Arrival
When dropping off your students in the morning, we have had many parents unload students in front of our school by the front office or cafeteria. This is creating safety problems for our students, staff and families. Stopping here creates a backup on Camino de la Tierra. At the very end of our roundabout we have placed an adult to support the safety of students exiting their cars. We are asking that students stay in the car until they get to this adult. If you need a speedier drop off, you can also utilize the drop off on Avenida Isabel in front of the gate to our school.
If you choose to walk your student in, please park in the lot (NOT the side by our coral as this blocks our parent drop off and creates a safety hazard.) and bring your students in. We really appreciate your support in keeping our students safe and making drop off move smoothly.
Dismissal
If you are parking and getting your students, please avoid Avenida Isabel. Avenida Isabel is reserved for our Valet Pick-up. We have had some parents parking in the no parking area. This creates safety issues for our students and families, blocks traffic, and slows our dismissal process. Please park in our parking lot and have your students go to our Corral for parent pickup.
Thank you for your patience and helping our staff and families keep students safe!
Mustang of the Month March 28th
Each month our Teachers choose one rockstar that has excelled all Month. These students show their ability to RIDE (Respect, Integrity, Determination, and Empathy/Excellence) in their daily interactions with their peers, classmates, and Mustangs on campus. They truly know what it means to RIDE together to success!
Rockstars April 12th
April Mustang of the Month
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