Miller Elementary Weekly Update

Hello Miller Families!

I hope this weekly message finds your family doing well after a lovely week of sunshine and warmth! We have enjoyed getting outside and seeing the sun all week long. What a treat in the middle of winter! Speaking of treats, we want to thank each of you and of course our PTO for showering our teachers and staff with goodies, food, and cards all week long! We feel honored to be with your children each day and we appreciate your partnership in helping your child grow, thrive and learn.

Dr. Vogley and the Tooth Fairy came to Miller on Friday to share the importance of brushing and flossing each day! Our kids had a lot of fun learning how to brush for 2 minutes, floss (as seen in the large photo), and how our teeth create plaque (also called "tooth poop" in his authored book)! Ask your child what they recall from our special presentation!

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day this upcoming week along with our Random Acts of Kindness Spirit Week! Please look for specific communication from your child's teacher about our upcoming celebration of Valentine's Day and sharing cards with our classmates. Please note that some of our spirit days might be in a different order than the other elementary schools. We are looking forward to a fun filled week ahead.

We also wanted to communicate that we are experiencing an increase in positive cases of COVID, Strep, and Flu in various homerooms. We will continue to inform families of specific communicable diseases within your child's classroom but we also want to keep everyone in the loop about an uptick in illness in our building. Thank you for being diligent about checking your child for symptoms and we will continue to enhance cleaning protocols.

Finally, this is a reminder that we have two shorter weeks ahead as our district has a scheduled professional development this upcoming Friday 2/16 and we will be closed on Monday 2/19 for Presidents' Day.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday and Happy Valentine's Day!

Maria Goodman

Miller Elementary School - Principal

330-562-6199

Email mgoodman@aurora-schools.org

We are halfway through our Kids Heart Challenge program and have raised over $6,000! If you haven’t had a chance to take one of our heart challenges yet, don’t worry! There is still time. Our Miller School link is: http://www2.heart.org/goto/MillerElementarySchoolAuroraOH

Our Kids Heart Challenge event ends on Friday, February 9th. Please have all donations in that day!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with Mrs. Barnes at sslackford@aurora-schools.org. Thank you so much for all your support for this amazing organization.

February

• Wednesday 2/14 - Valentines Day Celebrations
• Thursday, 2/15 - End of the Second Trimester
• Friday, 2/16 - NO SCHOOL - Staff In-service Day
• Monday, 2/19 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day
• Friday, 2/23 - Second Trimester Reports Will be Accessible (More Information to Come)

Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 school year will begin in February! Please help spread the word to your neighbors and friends and we are super excited to start this process with our current eligible preschoolers. We will be holding our Kick Off to Kindergarten parent-only meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 6:30 PM at the Aurora High School Auditorium located at 109 W. Pioneer Trail.

Residents of the Aurora City School District who have a child turning 5 by September 30th, 2024 are invited to attend our Kick Off to Kindergarten meeting to pick up registration materials and learn all about kindergarten! We will be holding our registration days on March 6th and 7th. You will select a registration time slot using the links shared at the parent meeting. All presentations and registration information will be shared on our district website after February 20th if you cannot attend this parent meeting. Please don't hesitate to call Miller Elementary School with specific questions at 330-562-6199.

Our 2024 Spring Aurora Baseball League Rec Registration is OPEN!

Be sure to register and save your player’s spot today!

Registration is limited and will close Feb 28th! All registered coach pitch, juniors, minors and majors players will be invited to participate in our indoor practices that will focus on player development and brushing off those winter blues! Be sure to register today!

https://aurorabaseballleague.sportngin.com/.../373618813

Interested in becoming an umpire for our ABL this year? If so, please register using the link below. Be read through the registration for more details.

https://aurorabaseballleague.sportngin.com/.../476061261

Do you have a company willing to sponsor one of our rec teams? Travel teams? ABL Tournament? Check out our new options available! Spots are limited!

https://aurorabaseballleague.sportngin.com/.../236362135

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. Thank you to everyone who attended our AEPTO meeting this week. If you are an AEPTO member and were unable to attend the meeting, please check your email for the meeting notes.

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

2. Thank you to all our Head Room Parents who assisted the AEPTO in planning Teacher Appreciation Week! Also, thank you to all our families who sent in cards, gifts, made videos, etc. to celebrate all the amazing teachers at Miller!

3. Wednesday, February 14: Valentine's Day Classroom Parties - Volunteer Sign Up at:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E49AEA829A0FB6-47133246-miller#/

All volunteers must sign up using the link above.

4. Mishan Salon - Give Back Event!

Mishan Salon is giving back 20% on all gift card sales from February 1st-14th if you mention Aurora Elementary PTO. Visit them Tuesday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm and Saturday 8:00am-1:00pm (1025 N Aurora Rd.)

5. Spring Flower Fundraiser - The Fortmeyer & Sons spring flower fundraiser kicks off February 27th and will close March 12th. Flyers will come home soon.

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. Save the Date - AEPTO's Mother Son Event at Fun 'n' Stuff on April 25h 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 for next school year. If you are interested in this position, please let me know!

Important Upcoming Dates

2/14 - Valentine's Day Classroom Parties

2/14 - Mishan Salon give back ends

2/27 - Spring flower sale starts

3/6 - AEPTO Meeting 10:00am

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Jen

auroraptomesvp@gmail.com

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