Mrs. Goodman's Message
Hello Miller Families!
We want to thank all families for taking the time to meet with your child's teacher for conferences over the past few weeks. This time together helps us to share all the great things we get to experience with your child each day and the goals we have for the remainder of the year. We are honored to be partners together so that your child can thrive socially, emotionally, and academically. Another big thank you goes out to our Aurora Elementary PTO for providing a special dinner for our staff during one of these conference evenings. This was greatly appreciated by all!
Please see these important repeat reminders from last week:
We have included important updates about our Fall Festival Party on October 31st along with a costume parade. All families are invited to watch us parade outside to see your wonderful children dressed up if your family would like your child to participate. Additionally, we are looking for volunteers for our Fall Festival Party. Please see the PTO section of this newsletter for the sign-up link! If your family would not like to participate in the Fall Festival activities, please reach out to your child's teacher or let me know if you have any questions.
Our last reminder is about the use of cough drops during the cold and flu season. We allow the use of cough drop lollipops in our school clinic, only. If your child is experience a cough and you would like them to use a cough drop lollipop, please send them in at the time of their illness and our nurse, Jackie Pawlowski, will hold on to them and oversee your child while consuming. During this time of year, we begin to receive a lot of requests if your child can have a cough drop at school so we wanted to share our policy. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Have a great weekend!
GO GREENMEN!
Maria Goodman
Miller Elementary Principal
330-954-2189
Fall Festival Party
This year, we want to celebrate the fall season with our students as well as enjoy the traditions of dressing up in costumes at school. We want to share some of the guidelines that we will be implementing for our Fall Parties so you can plan accordingly.
Preschool Fall Festival: Tuesday, October 31st, 10:15AM & 2:00PM
Kindergarten Fall Festival: Tuesday, October 31st, 10:15AM (AM Kinder) & 2:00PM (Full Day & PM Kinder)
- At Miller, we are asking that your child brings their costume to school in a bag and they will change before our party times. If your child needs to wear a portion of their costume (specific pants, leggings, or shirt) throughout the day, that is perfectly OK. Please advise that costumes need to be functional, school safe, no weapons can accompany a costume, and no full face coverings.
- We will be working with our PTO headroom parents to plan fun games or activities, and specific visitors will be allowed into our school for the Fall Festival Party. All visitors will be checking in and no other siblings or guests will be able to attend. Thank you for your cooperation.
- We will have a weather-permitting outdoor costume parade where you can come up to the school and view all your wonderful children! A specific map can be found below and you can expect it to start at 10:15 for AM classes and 2:00 for PM/Full Day classes. If the weather conditions are poor, the outdoor parade will be canceled and we will not hold an indoor event.
- The PTO will be supplying a sweet treat for our party and more information about the snack will be forthcoming.
Please advise that our costume guidelines may be different from the other buildings. Our children will not be wearing their costumes all day due to some challenges with restroom breaks throughout the day. We have learned from past experience that many costumes zip and snap in the back and children cannot manage this in the restroom independently.
Important Dates and Events
October
- Tuesday, 10/31 - Fall Festival & Costume Parade (More Information Forthcoming)
November
- Wednesday, 11/1 - PTO Meeting
- Thursday, 11/2 - K-3 Parent Curriculum Night - 6:30-8:00 @ LES - See Flyer & RSVP
- Tuesday, 11/14 - Picture Retake Day
- Wednesday, 11/22- Sunday 11/26 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
- Monday, 11/27 - School Resumes
Picture Retake Information
School pictures have arrived and all picture packages have been passed out to anyone that placed an order. Our picture retake day will be on Tuesday, November 14. This will be an opportunity for first time pictures as well as any retakes. More information about how to send them back or re-order will be shared closer to the date. The class composite will be sent home once Ripcho has all retakes wrapped up and every child can be included.
School Wide PBIS Skill of the Week
We have finished explicitly teaching all 9 of our school wide PBIS expectations! These skills have been taught and practiced during the first 9 weeks of the school year so that your children can become responsible, respectful, and problem solvers throughout their school day. It's important to remember that many of these skills will need continued practice and repetition so that they become more automatic. We will continue to take notice of areas of strength and areas we need to practice throughout our school day. Here is a reminder of the big ideas that we have been working on.
- I can use walking feet!
- I can have a safe body!
- I am ready to learn!
- I can share, take turns and wait!
- I can stop, think and do the right thing!
- I can listen and follow directions right away!
- I can clean up!
- I can be a good friend and use kind words!
- I can be a good role model and worry about myself!
We will continue to earn Greenmen Proud Poms and celebrate our great choices. As soon as we fill up our classroom buckets and school wide buckets, we will enjoy some fun rewards! Please let us know if you need any support at home reinforcing any of these skills across other settings at home or in other settings.
Updates From Our School Counselor ~ Mrs. Ambrosia
Hello Families! I hope this finds you well prepared for the upcoming busy week! This past round of classroom guidance visits have focused on the topic of growth mindset. Though it’s a big term, our Kindergarteners have been able to apply this new phrase to not giving up and trying in all they do. They learned that their brain is a muscle that can grow when they try new things, ask questions and don’t give up. Students enjoyed songs about the power of YET and not giving up, courtesy of Sesame Street, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae! The hope is they can remember these catchy phrases the next time they need them!
Mrs. Lindsey Ambrosia
School Counselor
330.562.6199, ext. 5414
Updates From Nurse Jackie Pawlowski
Here are some important reminders to ensure the safety of our school community each day:
- Check your child each day for illness symptoms. If they begin to feel ill, please know she will assess your child and make contact with a family member when necessary.
- Students sent home with a fever or vomiting, may not return to school until they are fever or vomit-free without medication for at least 24 hours. This means if your child was sent home on Tuesday with a fever, he/she may not return to school until Thursday. If your child does return the next day, our school will be calling for you to come and pick him/her up. Please help to support our efforts in this area.
- We will use Final Forms to communicate any health concerns or communicable diseases that may arise in your child's class. Such examples include strep throat, pink eye, and COVID. This will allow you to closely monitor your child for any similar symptoms.
- 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 you have any questions, please feel free to email our school nurse Jackie Pawlowski at jpawlowski@aurora-schools.org.
Miller Elementary: Preschool & Kindergarten
Principal
Vicki Wolf
Secretary
Email: mgoodman@aurora-schools.org
Website: aurora-schools.org
Location: 646 S Chillicothe Rd, Aurora, OH 44202, USA
Phone: 330-562-6199