Miller Elementary Weekly Update

Hello Miller Families!

I hope everyone had a wonderful week! As a reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, MARCH 4th in order for staff members to continue our professional learning! We are looking forward to seeing your children on Tuesday!

This upcoming week, many of our preschool families will be enrolling their child in KINDERGARTEN! This is a friendly reminder to families that are enrolling, that you need to update Final Forms prior to your registration time slot and preferably as soon as possible. I have included the link to Final Forms below. Additionally, you must have a time slot for registration. These 2 days can be very busy enrolling many eager families and this schedule helps to keep the process smooth and efficient for everyone. If you have any questions about registration, please call the office at 330-562-6199. We are VERY EXCITED to enroll the CLASS OF 2037!

Finally, I have a few important reminders. We sent out a Final Forms update for our current kindergarten families to access their child's progress report in Gather (our online reporting system). Please see the directions below if you haven't viewed their report. Also, we have Donut Days ahead! There is an important RSVP to fill out so that we can order enough donuts.

Have a great long weekend and we will see everyone on Tuesday!

Maria Goodman

Miller Elementary School - Principal

330-562-6199

Email mgoodman@aurora-schools.org

The Aurora Elementary PTO will be hosting 2 Donut Days on March 19th and 20th for all Miller Elementary children. Please see the schedule listed below for your child's assigned day. We will be sending home more specific communication about this event in the weeks ahead so please be on the lookout. If you have a child in both preschool and kindergarten or in different classes, you may select one of the days to attend or come on each of the scheduled days so your child can be with their classmates.

Tuesday, March 19th: 8:15-8:45

• All preschool classes, AM & PM (Ms. Jaime, Ms. Lauren, Ms. Taylor, and Ms. Amanda)
• 1/2 day Kindergarten, AM & PM (Mrs. Verhotz/Miss Kirby)
• Mrs. Buettin
• Mrs. Forster

Wednesday, March 20th: 8:15-8:45

• Mrs. Sabulsky
• Mrs. Yonally
• Mrs. Kidwell
• Mrs. Gallucci
• Mrs. Jaworski
• Mrs. Haughey
• Mrs. Smerkar

Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 school year will take place on Wednesday, March 6th and Thursday, March 7th! Please make sure you have selected a time slot to attend registration if your child is transitioning from preschool to kindergarten.

All Miller Preschool Students registering for Kindergarten must update final forms prior to attending registration. Please log into your final forms account and click on the blue rectangle at the top that says "click to switch to the 24/25 registration".

At registration you will learn about a kindergarten screening time. Your child will not need a screening time because they will participate in kindergarten screening during their regular preschool day here at Miller. A report and letter with their results will be sent home upon completion. This is just a quick opportunity for kindergarten teachers to meet your child and see their kindergarten readiness skills!

Please contact your child's teacher or the main office at 330-562-6199 if you have any additional questions.

March

• Monday, March 4th - No School (Teacher PD Day)
• March 6th and 7th -Kindergarten Registration
• Monday 3/18 - Board of Education Meeting 7:00PM at the Conference Center
• Donut Days March 19th and 20th - See Flyer and Details Below
• Wednesday, March 20th - Preschool Family Literacy Night
• Monday, 3/25-Monday, 4/1 - NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)

April

• Tuesday, 4/2 - School Resumes After Spring Break
• Monday 4/8 - Eclipse Day - No School
• Tuesday, 4/9 - Kindergarten Music Concerts - (Schedule is Forthcoming)
• Friday, 4/26 - No School

Hello Families! Kindergarten students should be proud to share that they have mastered the ZONES of Regulation. They’re mini-experts at explaining how they feel. We’ve also been working with learning some coping skills incorporating breathing, finger tapping and tracing. Another enjoyable activity has been listening to A Little SPOT Series – Diane Alber. These are books that help the students understand feelings while incorporating coping strategies.

This week, we will be celebrating kindness! Please enjoy these Kindness at Home activities from The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation.

As always, please feel free to reach out at any time if your student would benefit from extra support during their school day. It’s been great to watch them grow as Greenmen!

Mrs. Lindsey Ambrosia

School Counselor

lambrosia@aurora-schools.org

330-562-6199, ext. 5414

This is a reminder that we are using our Miller Attendance and Parent Pick-up Form as an easy communication tool to report your child will be absent or you need to pick them up from school early. You still need to use the Alternative Bus Stop Form linked in this newsletter if you need your child's bus to change. You do not need to report if they will not be riding the bus in the morning due to an absence or illness on this form.

If you want to change your child from a bus rider to a parent pick-up, 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. Wolf.

If you need an alternative bus stop or a change in busing, we also have attached the transportation forms to change your child's busing information. These forms need to be completed and sent to our transportation department at transportationinfo@aurora-schools.org

As a reminder, you can send in cash or check made out to the Aurora City Schools and we will add any amount to your child's lunch account. Please send in money in a clearly labeled envelope so we know to add this amount to your child's account!

Hello Miller Families!

Below are your AEPTO updates.

1. Wednesday, March 6th - Our next AEPTO meeting is at 10:00am at Schell Bell Boutique (334 E. Garfield Rd.). We hope to see you there!

2. February 27th - March 12th - Spring Flower Fundraiser - The flower sale has started! Visit fundraiseIT:Online Shopping to create your child's unique shopping link to share with friends and family! Use "Aurora" for the group name. Flower pick up will be Saturday, May 4th. Times are TBD.

3. Parents of the Class of 2037!! The AEPTO is partnering again with the Harmon High PTO (HHPTO, Aurora's middle school and high school PTO) to offer the Growing Greenmen Class of 2037 shirts. See the flyer for more details. The shirts are one size (XL) and the idea is for your child to wear the shirt each year for their first day of school photos. The shirts can be purchased at Kindergarten Registration in March. All proceeds from the shirt sale go back to Aurora schools!

4. March 7th-10th Schell Bell Give Back Community Event! Visit Schell Bell Boutique anytime from March 7th-10th, mention AEPTO at checkout, and Schell Bell will donate 20% to AEPTO!

Hours:

Thursday 3/7 11:00am-5:00pm

Friday 3/8 11:00am-5:00pm

Saturday 3/9 11:00am-5:00pm

Sunday 3/10 12:00pm-4:00pm

5. March 19th & 20th - Miller's Donut Days!

In order to attend the event, you must RSVP using the link below. More event details are included on the RSVP form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MbEBUH1qI7USxm4Sjrbq4Gz1YCGzVNRPwYxs1Whw9Fk/edit

We also need volunteers to help set up, serve, and clean up each day. To volunteer, sign up using the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B45A5A929AAFA7-48135875-donut#/

Thank you to our chais, Jennifer Busch and Tara Motheral, for planning this amazing event!!

6. Wednesday, March 27th 2:30pm-4:30pm - The AEPTO is excited to announce our next family event at Akron Children's Museum! Please see the flyer below for event details. Tickets are on sale now through Schoolze or our website at https://auroraelementarypto.org/fundraisers. All proceeds raised at this event will go directly to Miller Elementary. All of our elementary school families are invited!

7. April 25th - AEPTO's Mother Son Event at Fun 'n' Stuff from 5:00pm-8:00pm! More information is coming soon.

8. Box Tops! Another easy way to help out our schools. Just download the app and then scan your receipts to earn box tops.

9. Interested in joining the AEPTO Board? My position, Vice President of Miller, will be open starting next year! Please reach out to me for more information. I'm happy to meet with you to review the position and go over all the details. Deadline to express interest is March 22, 2024.

Important Upcoming Dates

3/6 - AEPTO Meeting 10:00am @ Schell Bell

3/7-3/10 - Schell Bell Give Back

3/11 - Donut Days RSVP due

3/12 - Spring flower sale ends

3/19 - Miller Donut Days

3/20 - Miller Donut Days

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Jen

auroraptomesvp@gmail.com

The Aurora High School business class has kicked off their annual fundraiser and this year they are raising funds to support the Providence House which is a crisis center committed to child abuse prevention and family preservation. Please see the flyer and link below if you are interested in purchasing a sweatshirt or bracelet to support this cause!

mgoodman@aurora-schools.org

Principal

Vicki Wolf

vwolf@aurora-schools.org

Secretary

Email: mgoodman@aurora-schools.org
Website: aurora-schools.org
Location: 646 S Chillicothe Rd, Aurora, OH 44202, USA
Phone: 330-562-6199