McMillan Monthly

McMillan Monthly is a newsletter for our community that will feature McMillan news, events, what's happening, and items to look forward to. We look forward to learning and discussions that will take place school-wide this month during Black History Month! If you would like to contribute to this Monthly Newsletter written by Dr. Andrew Walters, Principal at McMillan, please submit your ideas to andrew.walters@ops.org. Submissions to the Newsletter will be at the discretion of our district.

• McMillan Town Hall (PTO meeting, FOOD, and other opportunities!)
  
• McMillan Winter Hats, Gloves and Food Available
  
• Happening at the MAC
• Math Competition at the MAC
• Nurse Notes from Nurse B (6th grade edition)
• McMillan students at All City Music
• School Improvement Plan Goals - TAKE THE SURVEY!
  
• Accessing Parent Portal
• February/March at a Glance
• From the Sports Desk with Mr. Curran
  
• Who Should I Contact? (Grade-level counselors and administrators)
• Keeping those iPads charged, on hand, and what school use looks like!

McMillan hosted 17 schools from around OPS for our Annual Math Competition! Students from 12 elementary students and 5 middle schools flexed their math muscles in head to head competition. Teacher/leaders Carder, Andrade, Oberg, Tindall, Krebs, Chambers-Kable, Davis, and the e-Math team of students in collaboration with Ms. Sherman from the art department did an exceptional job show-casing the best of what it is to be a Monarch!

Dear Parents/Guardians of 6th graders:

It’s hard to believe 6th grade is already half over. It is time to start thinking about getting your child ready for 7th grade. The Health Office is responsible for reviewing health records to ensure all students meet the State of Nebraska requirements:

Nebraska State Law requires a physical examination by a Physician/ PA /Nurse Practitioner upon entrance into 7th grade. A copy of this examination must be submitted to the school nurse upon the start of school. A complete physical needs to be dated AFTER March 1st 2023 – this physical will also meet the requirements of a sports physical if your child is planning on participating in sports.

All students entering 7th grade MUST HAVE 1 DOSE of Tdap (Tetanus and Whooping cough)

When your child receives his/her physical and immunizations please send a copy of the record to the school Health Office or you may have the doctor's office FAX it to (531)299-2459, so we can update your child’s record.

7th grade students going into 8th grade who plan on playing sports must have a physical dated after MAY 1st 2023.

Also please keep in mind that per the OPS medication policy, any medication your child is to take at school must be accompanied by a physician’s written order and parent consent EACH YEAR. This includes ANY over-the-counter medications. Asthma/Anaphylaxis plans also need to be updated and provided each year also.

Nichole R Bonacci-Johnson BSN, RN - School Nurse - McMillan Middle School

McMillan Orchestra and Choir students joined students from all other middle schools across the Metro for the 73rd Annual All-City Music Festival. Concerts will be Saturday, 2/4, at 7:00 PM and Sunday, 2/5, at 2:00 PM at the Holland Fine Arts Center in downtown Omaha, one of the premier performances venues in the world. McMillan students joined 170 choir, and 120 orchestra students in several rehearsals with great preparation from Mrs. Rydberg, Mr. Riva, and Mr. Farrington from McMillan! Photo cred: @OPS_Music

Goal 1: By 2023, achievement rates for students in grades 6-8 will increase from overall ELA 32% to 38% meeting or exceeding their growth goals on MAP .

Families - this means we're looking to improve scores in ELA. You can support your student in this area! Allow time for them to read 20 minutes a day, increase conversations to help build vocabulary skills, and encourage them to engage in their ELA class at school.

Goal 2: By 2023, achievement rates for students in grades 6-8 will increase from overall Math 34% to 40% meeting or exceeding growth goals on MAP.

Families - this means we're looking to improve scores in Math. You can support your student in this area! Allow time for them to practice 20 minutes a day on programs like Success Maker/MAP Accelerator/Khan Academy/IXL, talk about math in real life situations, and encourage them to engage in their math class at school.

Goal 3: By 2023, our school will implement strategies to reduce the percentage of students missing 5% (approximately 9 days) or more of the school year by 4%.

Families - this means we're looking to have as many students in class, each day, and striving to have every student have 95% attendance to our school. Attendance numbers ARE LOOKING BETTER for this year, and we appreciate your help with this effort by students, staff, and families.

Goal 4: By 2023, our school will continue to increase positive aspects of school culture as defined by the Climate Survey data and MTSSB Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI).

Families - This means we need you to help tell our story about how we are doing as a school. Take the climate survey BELOW to report your satisfaction with our school.

The Parent Portal is a service offered to parents and guardians for accessing student records including attendance, grades and missing assignments. The service allows parents and guardians to access information about ALL of their students through one convenient website.

This is a great way for you to see what assignments your students have turned in and what assignments they haven't turned in yet. You will also be able to see the specific grade your student earned for the assignment once the teacher has entered the grade for it. Please click on the attachment below for directions on accessing the Parent Portal. If you need any support with this, please contact our front office staff at 531-299-2440.

February 2023

• Feb 2 - McMillan's Elementary/Middle School Math Competition
• Feb 2 - GBB at Lewis and Clark
• Feb 2 - Wrestling vs. Lewis and Clark and Nathan Hale
  
• Feb 3 - No School District Curriculum Day
• Feb 4 to 10 - Guidance Counselor Appreciation Week!
• Feb 4 - Science Bowl competes at the Concordia University - 9 AM to 2 PM
• Feb 4 - All City Music Band and Orchestra Concert: 7:30 PM at the Holland Center
• Feb 5 - All City Vocal Music Concert: 2:00 PM at the Holland Center
• Feb 7 - Wrestling vs. Hale/Davis
• Feb 8 - GBB vs King
• Feb 9 - GBB at Hale
• Feb 9 - RESCHEDULED TOWN HALL: 5:30 TO 7:30 PM
  
• Feb 10 - Boys Swim vs. King
• Feb 11 - Wrestling Marisett Invite @ McMillan - All Day
• Feb 14 - GBB vs. Norris
• Feb 14 - Wrestling at Davis
• Feb 15 - Boys Swim vs. King/Buffet
• Feb 16 - GBB at Monroe
• Feb 16 - Wrestling at Marrs
• Feb 16 - Academic Pentathlon Regional Battery Tests
• Feb 17 - Boys Swim at Burke vs. Beveridge
• Feb 20 - President’s Day – No School
• Feb 22 - Boys Swim vs Davis/Lewis and Clark
  
• Feb 23 - GBB at Marrs
  
• Feb 25 - Wrestling at Morton
• Feb 25 - Science Olympiad Regional at the Omaha Zoo - 9 AM to 3 PM
• Feb 25 - Quiz Bowl at the Redbird Classic; Norris Midde - 9 AM to 3:30 PM
• Feb 28 - HS Orientation - HS counselors will be visiting the MAC from 2 - 3 pm.
• Feb 28 - GBB All City
  

March 2023

• March 1 - Boys Swimming at Monroe with Lewis and Clark
  
• March 1 - Wrestling JV All City
• March 3 - Wrestling Varsity All City
• March 3 - GBB All City
• March 3 - Boys Swimming at Morton with Beveridge
• March 6 - Boys Swimming vs. King/Bryan
• March 6 - HS Course Selection - HS counselors will be visiting the MAC from 7:15 am - 2 pm.
• March 8 - Boys Swimming All City at Burke
  
• March 9/10 - No School Middle School Students, Student-led Parent-Teacher Conferences
  
• March 10 - 3rd quarter ends, grades due, Teacher Planning Day
• Spring Recess - March 13-17

Greetings Monarchs! Wrestling for both boys and girls, Boys Swimming, as well as Girls Basketball are well underway. All teams are performing well and seeing gains each week. If you would want to donate food, water, or gatorade to the teams, please contact your coaches. Buses are sometimes an issue upon return from games, so thank you for your patience with STA. Any questions feel free to reach out to Mr. Curran.

Quiz Bowl, Science Bowl, Science Olympiad, Academic Pentathlon, and Music! It was so great to see our QuizBowl students do so well at the end of January at Concordia with a 3RD PLACE FINISH and our Music students represent our program for Orchestra and Choir. Thank you to our teacher and students for their dedication. Science Bowl, Academic Pentathlon, and Science Olympiad looks to get rolling this month as well!

Wresting: We are excited to bring back the Marisett Invite the weekend of February 11th. This was a long-time tradition at McMillan named after legendary Wrestling Coach Fred Marisett. Feel free to attend this invite, or volunteer for it by contacting Mr. Curran at McMillan. Hope to see you there! - Mr. Curran, McMillan Magnet Middle School Athletic/Activities Director.

Email: andrew.walters@ops.org
Website: https://www.ops.org/mcmillan
Location: 3802 Redick Avenue, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 531-299-3923
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McMillanMagnetCenter/
Twitter: @OPS_MacPrncpl