The Cub Corner

Greetings and Happy Summer! We made it to the finish line and the school has been full of excitement and culminating activities for the past month. We made big strides this year with our students and we are proud of their accomplishments. We have celebrated their successes within the classroom as they have learned to read, write, recite and compute. We have also seen huge growth in the social emotional part of their childhood as our students adapted to the routines and challenges of a full day of school. We look forward to big things to come. Please remember that engaging your child with activities, both academic, family/community based, will foster their development and further prepare them for the next grade level. A lot can be lost in the summer, so take the time and read to your child or have them read to you.

Thank you for the opportunity to work with your student each day. We are blessed to be educators and value the experience, challenges, and rewards that come with our profession. Have a great summer!

• Limit the Summer Brain Drain with I Ready - Students will have access to iReady through Saturday, August 10th. It is a great way to help students maintain the skills that they have and to help strengthen areas that are challenging for students.
  
• Incoming Kindergarten Testing - Once new Kindergarten students are fully registered, they will be contacted about Millbridge Kindergarten testing via an email (Sign Up Genius). All students are tested to provide a baseline for teachers/admin starting the year. The testing will take place as follows. All families must receive a time slot before coming to a testing session.
• July 16th - 1:30PM-4PM (at Delran High School)
  
• July 17th - 9:00AM - 12:30PM (at Delran High School)
• July 18th - 1:30PM-4PM (at Delran High School)
• August 6th - 9:00AM - 12:30PM (at Delran High School)
• August 7th - 9:00AM - 12:30PM (at Delran High School)
• August 8th - 11:00AM - 2:30PM (at Delran High School)

• Summer Construction - Millbridge will be closing for 2-3 weeks starting on June 17th at 4pm. The office staff will still receive calls and emails and will be housed at Delran High School temporarily until the heavy component of the construction is completed. If you need to contact the school, please either
• Call 856-461-2900 or
• Email to mboffice@delranschools.org

Summer Math Assignments

All students entering grades 3-8, and all high school students taking a math course next year, have a Summer Math Assignment, due the first week of school. Please click here to access Summer Math Assignments- please click on the assignment for the grade level or course your child is taking next year!

ST Math Summer Incentive for Millbridge & DIS Students

ST Math is accessible to students all summer long, to continue to play games and sharpen their math thinking and problem solving skills! ST Math puzzles can be completed on any device, including computers, iPads and smart phones. Our district math coaches will have incentives in the fall for all students who complete 100+ ST Math puzzles over the summer. There will be special prizes for the students in each grade level who complete the highest number of puzzles over the summer. Students will receive a flyer about this ST Math Summer Challenge during the last week of school, and Millbridge students will also receive a copy of their login credentials so parents can help them login to the ST Math site on personal devices.

As a convenience to families, we have once again partnered with 1st Day School Supplies! You can visit 1st Day School Supplies to order supplies for grades Pre-School - 5 for next year. Please be sure to choose the grade your child will be entering for the upcoming year.

Please note for the Millbridge lists there is an option to purchase headphones. Headphones will be an additional student supply for grades K - 2. These can be purchased as an optional add-on through First Day School Supplies, you can send in a pair you already own, or one purchased locally.

If you choose to order, your child’s supplies will be waiting for them in their classroom on the first day of school. Unfortunately, due to delivery constraints, supplies will not be available for pick up prior to the start of school, but labels are provided with the kits so your student will be ready to go from Day 1!

The deadline to order is July 1st.

HERE is an important link from our counselors regarding some tips about promoting kindness.

HERE is the link for the I Ready Resources for Multi Language Learners.

Can a game change how you feel about math? We believe every student has the potential to deeply understand, and truly love math. ST Math is a visual instructional program that uses puzzles to teach math and develop problem-solving skills while having fun. As a part of our math curriculum, your student has been given an ST Math account. ST Math is carefully designed to be effective and challenging. Puzzles start out simple and get harder as your student progresses. To help your student solve problems, ask your student what is happening in the games and have them explain their thinking. Click here for an intro to ST Math, and to try it out for yourself!

September 5, 2024 - First Day of School

Email: mboffice@delranschools.org
Website: http://mes.delranschools.org/
Location: 282 Conrow Road, Delran, NJ, United States
Phone: (856) 461-2900