Miller Elementary Weekly Update

Hello Miller Families!

We had another wonderful week at Miller Elementary! We kicked off the week with your amazing little ones all dressed up for picture day. They looked so cute and we captured many amazing smiles! As I shared in previous newsletters, picture packages usually take 6+ weeks to be delivered to school. Once we have them back, we will offer a retake day in November if your child missed picture day or if you would like re-takes.

Next week is Homecoming Week in the Aurora Schools! Although this is celebrated most at Aurora High School, our elementary buildings like to support our football team and have our own spirit week. Please see the flyer below outlining some special days we will have next week. We will kick things off with Pajama Day on Monday!

Finally, as we roll into the fall season, please make sure you dress your child in layers or with a jacket for recess. It is helpful if you write their name on these items in case it gets lost. This is a great time of year to have your child practice zipping their own jacket or sweatshirt before we head into the colder winter months!

Have a great weekend!

Go GREENMEN!

Maria Goodman

Miller Elementary Principal

330-954-2189

Email mgoodman@aurora-schools.org

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

lambrosia@aurora-schools.org

September:

• Monday, 9/30 - Board of Education Meeting- Conference Center 7:00PM
• Monday, 9/30 - Aurora Homecoming Spirit Week Begins

October:

• Tuesday, 10/8 - Field Trip to Lake Farm Park:
• Sabulsky, Gallucci, Haughey, Buettin, Jaworski
• Wednesday, 10/9 - Field Trip to Lake Farm Park:
• Yonally, Kidwell, Smerkar, Forster, Verhotz
• Friday, 10/11 - NO SCHOOL - NEOEA Day
• Monday, 10/14- NO SCHOOL - Staff PD Day

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 how to BE RESPECTFUL. We are working on "I CAN BE A GOOD FRIEND AND USE KIND WORD and I CAN SHARE, TAKE TURNS, AND WAIT!" These two skills support every child to become aware of others and how their actions and words impact others. Children are still developing the language and communication to express their wants, needs, and feelings.

There are many skills wrapped into the statement, "Be Kind or Be a Good Friend." Children have to understand feelings, develop a sense of others, be ready to share, and be ready to show empathy towards other's feelings. The best way to support our children is through modeling and giving them the practice with the language and actions. Here are some statements that you can teach your child so they can clearly communicate with peers and adults:

1- I'm happy/sad/tired/frustrated/excited - (help your child name their feelings.)

2- Can I play with you?

3- No, thank you.

4- I'll let you know when I'm done.

5- Can I have a turn with that when you're done?

For our children developing language skills, use short sentence structures:

1 - Help please.

2- Turn please.

3- My turn.

4- More please.

5- No, thank you.

Our PBIS skill is reinforced with a Greenmen Pom. When we see a child "being kind to a friend or using kind words" they earn a pom and help to fill our class bucket and school bucket. You can try this at home to encourage the skill of being respectful at home too!

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, vomiting or diarrhea may not return to school until they are free of these symptoms or 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, RSV, 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.

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!

Please view the Superintendent’s video update to all Aurora City School District (ACSD) families for 9/24/24 at the link below.

Key points in the video include:

-Bond Issue Information with a Focus on the Proposed New High School

-Video Animation of the Proposed New High School

-Comparison of the Current High School with the Proposed New High School

Important Links

Transcript Link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12pKYFVhjmjiPx6aZmXz37_MbNHE4Jbu4TjmmPiwh0kA/edit?usp=sharing

Master Facilities Plan Google Site

https://sites.google.com/view/acsd-facility-master-planning/home?authuser=0

Thanks for taking the time to review this message, take care, and GO GREENMEN!

Mike

We would also like to share an opportunity for our parents to discover Jonathan Haidt's compelling insights in "The Anxious Generation." He argues that the rise of screen time and the decline of free play are major contributors to the growing anxiety and depression among youth and children. Be part of the conversation that could help shape a healthier future for the next generation.

Where: Aurora Schools Conference Center

When: Wednesdays 6:30-8p, Oct. 9 - Oct. 30

Facilitators: Derek & Jenna Hickman

Anxious Generation Book Study Registration

forms.office.com/r/hqjSwYE9Ej.

Miller Elementary Principal

Erin Toler : etoler@aurora-schools.org

Miller Elementary Secretary

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