Mill Run Register Newsletter for Mill Run Elementary Volume 52 April 2015 Mr. Vickers’ Views: April At-A-Glance The crocuses are beginning to pop up through our flower beds, the robins are bouncing around looking for worms, and the local ball fields are filled with excited boys and girls who are preparing for their sports seasons to begin; and yet it seems likely that we may actually have more snow again tomorrow, the first day of Spring. If you’re like me, you probably said, “Enough is enough!” a long Fme ago. With Loudoun County scheduled to have our Spring Break begin in just one week, it has certainly been a long winter; but I want to assure you that our teachers and your children have made the most of every minute that they have been together during the third grading period. We are fully commiLed to our students’ mastery of all grade level material this year even though a significant amount of school has been missed due to inclement weather. If you recall, we missed a similar number of school days last winter; and we all worked together to assure that our students were highly successful by every objecFve and subjecFve measure. You can always count on the dedicaFon and focus of Mill Run’s instrucFonal team! Looking ahead, the final week of March and the enFre month of April promise to be both fun-‐filled and academically-‐focused here at Mill Run. Beginning with our second graders’ musical performance of “Nuts”, an adorable producFon with our children playing the roles of squirrels and nuts, we are heading into spring with a celebraFon of nature in all its beauty. Immediately following Spring Break, Mr. Cornely and I will discuss our annual 20/20 SOL Challenge with our third-‐fiXh graders. This program encourages all of our upper-‐grade students to prepare for the SOL tests by spending 20-‐minutes per day reviewing the material that they learned this year using online resources. We will also begin our SOL Blitz aXer-‐school program two days per week for certain students in grades 3-‐5. Other April highlights include our FREE ScholasFc Book Fair, and yes, you read that correctly! We tried this for the first Fme last year, and it was a smashing success. During the week of April 13th-‐17th, every student will get to select a free book of his/her choice. This is made possible by our library team who will use the profits from our earlier book fair to pay for the books that they’re giving away in April. We love the idea of giving out free books to our children, whenever possible; and we are commiLed to doing just that… mulFple Fmes each year! (con’t. on next page) Mar. 28 - Apr. 5: SPRING BREAK Apr. 6: Teacher Workday/ No school for students Apr.7: First day of 4th grading period Specials run on Monday schedule Apr. 8: Mt. Lion Pride Citizenship Breakfast @ 7:50 am (by invitation) SOL 20/20 Challenge starts 5th Grade Panoramic Photo taken Apr. 9: Gift card orders due Eagle Ridge staff meets w/ 5th graders @ 9:00 a.m. Apr. 13-17: Librarian Appreciation Week: Hooray for Ms. Damewood & Ms. Cook FREE Book Fair all week Apr. 14: Juvenile Diabetes Walk during PE classes today First day of SOL Blitz PTO Board Meeting in Library @ 6:30 pm. Apr. 15: Report cards sent home Apr. 20-24: Secretaries Appreciation Week: Hooray for Ms. Bostelman, Ms. Masa, Ms. Panetti, and Ms. Ziegler! Apr. 22: Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon from 11:00-1:15 in library (Please come!) Apr. 23-24: K-2 Earth Day planting Apr. 23: “Take Our Sons/ Daughters to Work” Apr. 24: “Put a Cap on Cancer” hat day Apr. 27: 5th Grade DARE Graduation @ 8:30 a.m. in gym Apr. 27-May 1: TV Turn-off Week: Watch for the Prize Paw-trol after school! Apr. 28: 4th Grade Camp Flintlock Civil War re-enactment Of further importance, our fiXh graders will recognize their compleFon of the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance EducaFon)program with their graduaFon ceremony being held at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, April 27th. FiXh grade parents won’t want to miss this event, as it represents a very significant milestone in the lives of their children. We will also honor our amazing ladies in the office; Ms. Paneg, Ms. Masa, Ms. Bostelman, and Ms. Ziegler during Secretaries AppreciaFon Week from April 20th-‐ 24th. We are so blessed to have these wonderful ladies leading the way at Mill Run. That same week, we will also recognize both Arbor Day and Earth Day by having our kindergarten-‐second graders beauFfy our school grounds by planFng lovely flowers in all of our gardens. …and finally, we will honor YOU with our annual Volunteer AppreciaFon Luncheon on Wednesday, April 22nd from 11:00-‐1:15 in our library. Each and every Mill Run parent does so much to assure the success of our school, and this is one of our favorite ways of expressing our graFtude. Please plan to join us during your child(ren)’s lunch period. We’ll have a huge feast together to celebrate the outstanding joint effort between our school staff and our parent-‐body in making this a great place for children to learn. Thanks for your unfailing dedicaFon to our school! It is such an honor to serve your families each day. Most respeclully, Paul L. Vickers Principal P.S.: Watch for the Prize Paw-‐trol coming through your neighborhood a>er school during the week of April 27th-‐May 1st. We want to catch your kids NOT watching TV! Mill Run Volunteers are invited to celebrate...... LUNCH IN YOUR HONOR If you’ve helped out in our classrooms, attended field trips, volunteered for PTO events, organized class parties, stuffed Thursday folders, Xeroxed, helped in the library or office, or served in any other capacity this year, we would love to have you join us. We are having a luncheon in your honor on April 22, 2015 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Library. Mill Run is very special because of YOU and your involvement. Please let us serve you on April 22nd. We look forward to seeing you here. Please come hungry! Congratulations to Mill Run’s FEBRUARY Super Citizens!! Each month teachers select one student from their class who has demonstrated character traits that are consistent with creating a respectful and caring school climate. Jude PaLerson Daniel Boci Lauren Powell Ryann Miller Janssens Arabia Parker Larson Alijah AugusFn Katherine Yun Tia Chen Abby Shin Madhuri Sosale Logan Rowe Romir Verma Ryan Roper Sanjana Sridhar Taylor Desch Kaden Lee Gregor Ermellini Shabbir Naqvi Natalie Posusney Jacob Walker Ava Powell Aniketh Kadaru Vivien Trang Paisley Larson Caprice Bohmer Braden Foley Allison Duncan Madigan Ward Nandini Sundaram Sobi Mere Casey Lee Abby Carlin PJ Harmatuk Aarya Walvekar Manan Chaudhary Ryan Rounds Abigail Smith Avery Hayward Ian Strucko PTO Meetings for the School Year April 14th May 12th Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 2:50 p.m. in the library at Mill Run. All are welcome, including children! We encourage your participation and feedback. THANK YOU!! Thank you to the Mill Run community for supporting the Fuddrucker’s restaurant night! Tuesday, March 24th We had so much fun! Cornely’s Conversation It’s hard to believe that our third quarter has come to an end…with all of the snow we have had, these past three months have really ;lown by. Though we have had a few snow days, our instruction was still full throttle and the learning our students have been doing has been top-‐notch. This past month, it is very likely that your children came home sharing information about Waste Free Day (led through our Green Kids program) that took place in the cafeteria during their scheduled lunch times. Without a doubt, it was a very enlightening experience. We learned that nearly 180 pounds of food and various food products were thrown away in just one day. Many of you may or may not be aware that we are a Green Kids school, which is run through the Audubon Naturalist Society. Without a doubt, this has been an incredible experience for our students and staff thus far this school year. This grant-‐funded program provides Green Kids schools with “with two years of free resources and ;ield experiences to foster watershed stewardship and environmental literacy while meeting established curriculum guides.” For more information on the Green Kids program, please visit their website. Looking ahead, Wednesday, April 22nd is Earth Day. Earth Day, founded by Gaylord Nelson in 1970, is celebrated around the world and was established to help us be environmentally conscious. At Mill Run, we celebrate this by educating on children on what this day means and why being green is important for our environment. Each classroom also plants various ;lowers around our school building. Our students absolutely love this special day, and I am con;ident that they will come home sharing their excitement with you. To learn more about Earth Day, please visit the Earth Day Network. Odyssey of the Mind Seven teams from Mill Run participated in the Region 16 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament on Saturday, March 14. Two 4th grade teams each placed third in their respective problems of "Experiencing Technical Difficulties" and "Silent Movie." Mill Run also had a 5th grade team place 1st in the problem "Pandora's Box" against 17 other teams. Please congratulate them and wish them good luck as they will be moving on to the VA State Tournament on April 18. The team members are: Patricio Anduaga, Daniel D'Souza, Mary Hartnett, Helen Levy, Sean McGorry, Anna Osborne, and Juliana Vidal. Way to Go!!! Velt!’s V"ion By: Ma!sa Velt!, Admin"trative Intern Happy spring! It is so wonderful to see the flowers begin to bloom and the leaves returning on the trees. Spring has officially sprung, and we are on our way to summer! Mill Run is going to be a very busy place these last few months of the school year with activities ranging from SOL testing, to field trips, and then to field day before you know it. Please remember to continue looking inside of your child(s) yellow Thursday folder, as well as, checking the Calendar of Events on Mill Run’s webpage for more information. Staying connected is a very important part of your child(s) education! Sincerely, Ma!sa Follow us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/MillRunPTO TH ANK YO U !! The Care and Share Committee would like to recognize all the of the hard work that our Librarians and Secretaries do to make Mill Run a wonderful place to go to school. During each appreciation week, please join us in thanking the staff members for all that they do for our students, parents, faculty and staff. For Librarian Appreciation Week April 13-17, please join us in thanking Ms. Laura Damewood and Ms. Karen Cook. For Secretaries Appreciation Week April 20-24, please join us in thanking Ms. Tri Bostelman, Ms. Mayla Masa and Ms. Susan Panetti. Let’s show them how much with appreciate them! Counselor’s Corner The “Character Word” for the month of April is Responsibility. Guidance lessons in the classroom will focus on responsibility in the three major developmental skill areas: academic, social and career. We want to help students understand that they have responsibilities as members of three different groups—school, family, and community. This character trait is demonstrated when students accept responsibility for completing homework and other assignments on time. Students will learn that excuses can be a method for shirking responsibility at school and at home. Children need three things in order to develop responsible behavior: clear expectations where children understand what is expected; consistent approval where a child’s motivation is connected to praise and affirmation; and growing trust where a child is expected to take on more responsibilities in the classroom and at home. Please ask your children to tell you about what they learned in their guidance lesson. The next Mountain Lion Pride Citizenship Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, April 8th. A gentle reminder to parents, if you are unable to attend the Mountain Lion’s Pride breakfast when your child is receiving an award, please let the school counselors and/or the classroom teacher know. Middle School: On April 9th, Eagle Ridge Middle School Principal, Mr. Phillips and School Counselor, Mr. Tafaro will be visiting us here at Mill Run for a question and answer time. The official Eagle Ridge tour will not take place until June 2nd. Please be on the lookout for information coming home regarding BRIDGE TO THE RIDGE at Eagle Ridge and INSPIRE PROGRAM at Farmwell. Please feel free to contact your grade-level counselor at any time with your questions or concerns so that we may discuss them with you. It is our pleasure to be able to provide support and information for the students and families of Mill Run. Sara Millikin (K-2) Michele Kovach (3-5) Resources for Parents and Students on the Web Mill Run Website: http://www.lcps.org/millrun Loudoun County Public Schools: http://www.lcps.org PTO NEWS Hello Mill Run Families and welcome back. We hope everyone had a fantastic Spring Break! It’s hard to think back to mid-March however, I want to highlight how fantastic Carnival was. We had an amazing team of volunteers and a big thank you goes out to Erin Stevens, Caroline Molthen, Mellany Weaver, Melanie LeGoullon, Melanie Kelly, Emily Sparrow, Belinda Ramberg, Kelly Posusney, Jennifer Dean, Christine Andretta, Laura Hoyler, Erin Louis, Jessica Chestnut, Erin Burch, and all the many volunteers that came out that night to make it all happen. This is our largest event and it wouldn’t be possible without all the help from our Mill Run family. We also appreciate everyone’s participation in the events and bidding on auction items. All the funds raised from the evening go right back into Mill Run to support our school. Take a look in the newsletter for a brief list of support that has already been paid out this year. Thank you for the amazing generosity shown throughout the evening! We also had a fantastic restaurant night at Fuddruckers! Thank you Mill Run families for coming out in strong support! Your last chance for Gift Card orders is right now. Be sure to get order forms in by April 9th. Take advantage of this program for all sorts of things, even your weekly grocery shopping. Remember, whatever amount of card you purchase, you receive, and the vendor pays Mill Run a percentage. We hope to see all our wonderful volunteers at the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon in the library on Wednesday, April 22nd. This appreciation is for all volunteers, not just PTO. Our school is very thankful for the many hours that so many parents give to help our teachers and staff. Please come and allow us to say thank you! We also will be showing our Librarians how much we appreciate them during the week of April 13th-17th during Librarian Appreciation week. Secretary Appreciation week will be celebrated April 20th-24th. Please take some time during these weeks to let all these ladies know how much we appreciate them. There will be many opportunities in the upcoming school year to serve with the PTO. If you think you may be interested in becoming more involved, please reach out to me to find out more. Thank you for your continued support! Kristy McGehee Be the change you want to see in the world. -Gandhi Highlights of Support Already Paid Out This School Year Cultural Events-‐ $4000 Assemblies held this year include: Global Safari Show, Author Susan Stockdale, Games from Around the World, If I Ran the Show (Dr. Suess theme) Video Conferences: $2720 For various grade levels, conference topics included Mariner’s Museum, Buffalo Zoo, Muskingham Valley, Cleveland Museum of Art, and Egyptomania Technology – $2746 Technology Equipment including headphones, keyboards, promethean pens and remotes, geocache units $2840 Chromebooks $1000 IPad Equipment and ApplicaFons $1000 Reflex SubscripFon $3570 I-‐Ready SubscripFon $2642 Total spent so far this year between grade levels Kindergarten through Third. Funds were used for acFviFes such as American EducaFon T-‐Shirts, outdoor classroom event with guest speakers from Claude Moore Park, and used in the classroom to strengthen in room acFviFes and libraries Fourth Grade $800-‐ Bought 25 Social Studies books to supplement SS curriculum FiXh Grade $800-‐ Energy PublicaFons to supplement SOL requirements, Owl pellets for hands on science experience at the outdoor classroom PromoFon $700 Wonder Books $887 Dare T-‐Shirts $1320 Music-‐$389 Wireless head-‐set microphone to use during class Teacher Support-‐$1766 Reimbursement for Teacher Members of the PTO for classroom items THANK YOU!! The Carnival Team would like to thank the en3re community for making the 5th Annual Carnival such a great and fun event! Whether you helped with the planning, volunteered to pop popcorn, or just came to share your evening with us, we couldn’t have done it without you. 3rd! THANK YOU to all of our Sponsors and Vendors at the 2015 Winter Carnival for making our event such a success! We have three- 2 Week Summer Camp Sessions at Camp Twin Creeks (www.camptwincreeks.com - $2,645 value for a minimum bid of $1,500) and three- $1,000 Off Coupons for a 2 Week Summer Camp for ages 7-15 for new families (minimum bid of $100). 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Thank you to all who sent in box tops during the month of February. Mill Run collected 3,252 box tops, bringing in $325.20 for the school. Here are our monthly winners: 1st Place = McVeigh (472) 2nd Place = Wolslayer (386) 3rd Place = Winegar - AM (375) * Please ensure that Box Tops have not expired prior to submitting to your teacher! Visit http://www.boxtops4education.com for more information. Contact Kim Miller [email protected] with any questions! Mill Run Spirit Store Hours: Every Thursday Morning, 7:35-7:50am The Spirit Store is run by student and parent volunteers. This is a great way for students to give back to the school and feel a part of what makes Mill Run special. The School Store is open every Thursday from 7:35-7:50 a.m. We would love feedback from students on how we are doing. If there are any items you would like to see at the school store, please email and let me know. Contact: Julia Boland [email protected] with any questions. Absentee Phone Line If your child is absent for any reason, please make sure to call the Mill Run Absentee Phone Line, (571) 252-2162, on the day or days your child is not in school. When possible, we would like to receive your call before our work day begins at 7:30 am. Also, please call the absentee number if your child will be tardy that day to prevent a phone call having to be made home. The absentee phone line is available for your use 24 hours a day, everyday. You can also save time and email us about your child’s absence - [email protected] New School Supply Company for the 2015-2016 School Year! We are excited to announce that the Mill Run PTO has partnered with '1st Day School Supplies' for the 2015-2016 school year! Through 1st Day School Supplies, you will be able to order your student's 2015-2016 school supply kit(s) online and have it delivered to the classroom before the first day of school. They even offer backpacks as an add-on! It's as easy as 1-2-3... just enter your zip code, select 'Mill Run' from the list of available schools, and click the 'Supply Kit' button to display the available list of school supply kits by grade. Additional information on supply kit ordering will be available in the upcoming weeks. We are excited to make this service available to our Mill Run families for the 2015-2016 school year! If due to a disability, you need assistance to enable you to meaningfully participate in any activities listed in this newsletter, please contact Mr. Vickers in the Mill Run office at (571) 252-2160 at least five working days prior to the event. if the event is not at Mill Run, he will direct you to the appropriate resource. Mill Run Elementary is dedicated to continuous school improvement. A formal School Improvement Plan has been developed by staff, parents, and community members. The plan is reviewed on an ongoing basis. A copy is available in the school office and the school library. You may also call us at (571) 252-2160 to have a copy sent home with your child. We welcome your input! MILL RUN SCHOOL MOTTO Today... I will do more than I have to, I will treat others as I want to be treated, And I will try to become a better person. MANY THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORS!
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