Miller Elementary Weekly Update

Miller_Elementary_9_23.pdf

RIPCHO School Picture Packages Flyer

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UFli Systematic Phonics and Heggerty Phonemic Awareness

The Aurora Schools are committed to developing a love of reading and to help all children become life long readers! That begins at an early age at Miller when we help children develop skills to understand concepts of print, listening comprehension, developing letter-sound correspondence and helping the young child put that all together to blend and segment words.

Just like children didn't learn to roll, crawl, walk and talk at the same rate, their literacy development will evolve with careful explicit instruction all while following research based practices. Our curriculum office has spent countless hours, months, and years researching and vetting what systematic approach we will use in the Aurora Schools.

Beginning in preschool, you will see that we use the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness approach to develop an understanding of the spoken language and how to listen and hear individual sounds. This carries through kindergarten, first and even second grade which will continue to build and enhance skills. Then in Kindergarten, we use UFli for our systematic phonics instruction that helps children learn to build and write letters and words. These activities might feel tricky for some as it requires us to build stamina for sitting, working through something new, and of course using their careful listening skills. Ask your child what they like about UFli or Heggerty!

This is a friendly reminder that we have sent out tuition reminders to any families that have an upcoming payment due on September 3rd.

Our total tuition cost for preschool is $2000 and full-day kindergarten is $2500. Many families have paid the initial down payment and we collect the next set of fees after September 3rd and the final payment will be due on January 15th.

If you sent in a check for the September payment, thank you! We will be running credit cards next week if you have not reached out to us about a change in payment. The tuition information along with our tax-id number for taxes can be found on the tuition contract you signed for preschool or kindergarten enrollment.

Click Here - Aurora Elementary PTO Website

Please Follow These Important Directions to Access Your PTO Account

RunPTO account instructions.pdf

Important PTO Account Set-up Information

lambrosia@aurora-schools.org

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Counseling Updates

Hello Miller! Part of my role as a school counselor consists of connecting families with varying resources. You will note a link to a list of Community Resources should you wish to explore resources for your child outside of the school setting. During the school year, Miller offers a variety of opportunities to assist families with financial needs through partnering with our PTO. By reaching out to me via completing this form, phone, email or in-person, I can assist your student with funds for upcoming Book Fairs or the Holiday Shop, holiday gifts, Thanksgiving “baskets,” winter clothing including jackets, pants and boots; purchase of the class T-shirt, purchase of a yearbook, school supplies and any other need brought to my attention. Please do not hesitate to contact me with the slightest concern. Feel free to simply let me know what you need, and I’ll connect with you to ensure this need is fulfilled!

Mrs. Lindsey Ambrosia

(330) 562-6199, ext. 5414

Please respond back if you recognize an item from our Lost and Found! We will send it home with your child next week. Thanks!

Miller School Lunch Information

Click Here for the Miller Lunch Menu

Click Here to Add Money to Your Child's Lunch Account

You can track your child's lunch account by setting up your profile using the login information from Open House. You may also send in cash or a check written out to the Aurora City Schools.

Important Dates

Important Dates and Events

September:

Starting Monday, 9/16 - Vision and Hearing Screenings in Kindergarten
Week of 9/16 - Bus Evacuation Practice at School
Monday, 9/23 - Miller School Picture Day - Use the Link in the Newsletter or the Order Form
Monday, 9/30 - Board of Education Meeting- Conference Center 7:00PM

PBIS - Teaching School Expectations

PBIS Greenmen Poms

Has your child come home talking about earning a fuzzy pom? Did they bring home a reward ticket? We have officially kicked off teaching our learners about school expectations. At Miller, we work to help our children develop skills to be respectful, responsible, and problem-solvers. However, what does that look like and sound like in our school building? Each week we target a skill that supports the development of social and emotional skills that help all children be a member of a safe and fun learning environment. We will teach them a new skill for the next 6 weeks that helps them be safe, happy, and ready to learn.

Our teaching and reinforcing of school expectations and appropriate choices has continued with helping children develop PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS. We are working on "I CAN TRY FIRST, THEN ASK FOR HELP or I CAN STOP, THINK, and MAKE A GOOD CHOICE!" These two skills support every child to become more independent as well as develop skills of being responsible with their decision making. Learning and practicing these two expectations will help your child develop confidence, self-advocacy and resiliency!

Nursing Updates

We have a school nurse, Jackie Pawlowski, on staff during school hours. She is here each day to assist students at a time of need or illness. Here are some important reminders to ensure the safety of our school community each day:

Please make sure your Final Forms medical information is up to date. We will closely read the health sections to address any medical concerns. If your child requires medication (over the counter or prescription) during the school day, we must have a signed medication form on file. You can find this attached below.
It is important to check your child each day for symptoms of illness as you know them best. If they become I'll during the day, or are injured, we will reach out to you and let you know if their symptoms are worsening. We call home for injuries, fevers, and continued sickness. We do not call home for every trip to the nurse for a band-aid, ice pack or upset tummy. We certainly will call if symptoms worsen. We sometimes use our School Nurse Cell Phone
Students sent home with a fever, may not return to school until they are fever free without medication for at least 24 hours. This means if your child was sent home on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. with a fever, he/she may not return to school until 24 hours later. If your child does return the next day, our school will be calling for you to come pick him/her up. Please help to support our efforts in this area.
We are required to report to families if there is a confirmed communicable disease in your child's class. This could include strep, pink eye, COVID, hand-foot and mouth or other illnesses.

Finally, please make sure your child has extra clothes in his/her backpack. Accidents and spills happen all the time and it's safe to always have their own clothes in their book bag instead of wearing our spare clothes.

RequestforAdministrationofMedication.pdf

If a child requires medication to be administered at school (over the counter or prescription) we must have a signed doctor's order.

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Miller Lost and Found

Miller Attendance & Transportation Reporting Form

In all our Elementary Buildings, we utilize a Google Form to report attendance, late arrival, early dismissal, and change of transportation such as switching from a bus rider to office pick-up!

To report an absence or change, please scan the QR code below or click the button to fill out our Google form. This can be done from any device and your reply will be sent immediately to our secretary, Mrs. Toler.

Also, if your child is absent, instead of calling us, you can also use this code to report the absence and the reason for the absence. We are working really hard to reduce the amount of phone calls, emails, or notes that we receive. We ask that you reserve those modes of communication for emergencies only. Thank you in advance for your help and let us know if you have any questions at all!

Click Here to Report Attendance or Transportation Updates

Alternative Bus Stop Form.pdf

Complete the alternative bus stop form if your child will be riding to a different location and email to: transportationinfo@aurora-schools.org.