McMillin School Garden

McMillin is ready to start our school garden. We are looking for parent volunteers to head the garden layout and construction.  If you are interested in helping in any way please come to our 1st garden meeting this Wednesday, October 23rd at 3:00. We will start our meeting in the office. Thank you

Welcome Back McMillin Families: Quarter 2 Happenings

I hope you had a wonderful break and were able to spend time with your family. I did a lot of hiking and reading. My two favorite things. One book that I have been reading is called The Gardener and the Carpenter by Alison Gopnik. I wish I would have read it when my kids were young. You may like it. It has to do with two different philosophies of raising children. One is to build and design a child’s growth and understand and the other is to tend and nurture a child’s growth and understanding.  -Mrs. Orr

Welcome back, McMillin Families!  I am so excited to see all of our students back at school – I have missed seeing their faces each morning!  I hope that you were able to spend time with family and friends over the past two weeks.  I was fortunate to travel with my family, spending a great deal of time out in nature, soaking up its beauty!  Here’s to a great Quarter 2!  -Mrs. Sutton

School resumes tomorrow, October 8th and is a regular day!  

This Thursday, we will be hosting a Mindfulness Lunch for all students here at McMillin!  Our purpose for this lunch is to bring attention to the noise level that happens at our lunch tables.  All week, students will be reviewing what it means to be mindful, how we can apply that to our lunch area and our school expectations of being safe, respectful and responsible.  On Thursday, soft music will play while the students eat.  Our goal is not to have the students do this indefinitely, but rather one day, so that they can see how different their lunch experience can be.  We hope that through our work together, the lunch time for all of our students will improve and be an enjoyable one!  Thank you for your support!

We have a lot planned this quarter – mark your calendars:

  • Coffee with the Principal – Oct. 15th at 8:15am
  • McMillin’s Family Campout Oct. 18th – 19th
  • Red Ribbon Week – October 21st – 25th
  • ELAC Meeting – October 29th at 8:30am
  • Halloween Parade – October 31st at 8:30am
  • Winter Sing (Grades TK-2nd) – December 10th
  • McMillin Holiday Store – December 16th – 20th

Here is what is happening for the next two weeks:

Monday, Oct. 7th – No School

Tuesday, Oct. 8th – Full Day

  • VAPA: 4th and 2nd

Wednesday, Oct. 9th

  • VAPA: 5th and 3rd

Thursday, Oct. 10th

  • VAPA: 6th and 1
  • Mindfulness Lunch

Friday, Oct. 11th

  • VAPA: Kinder and SDC/Safty Patrol Meeting
  • Military Mingle at Lunch

Monday, Oct. 14th

  • GATE Class in the auditorium: 2:45-3:45pm

Tuesday, Oct. 15th

  • PTA Association meeting/Coffee with the Principal

Wednesday, Oct. 16th

  • SSC Meeting: 3:00-4:00
    • Comprehensive School Safety Plan will be reviewed

Thursday, Oct. 17th

  • ELD Team at District (Martinez, De Los Reyes, Hernandez, Cardenas, Ana): 8:00-3:00

Friday, Oct. 18th

  • Pennies for Patients Assembly
    • (TK-2): 8:30-9:00
    • (3rd-6th): 9:30-10:00
  • PTA Campout 5:00pm-9:00am Saturday Morning

Beagle Bolt – THANK YOU!!!

The totals are in….We raised $42,589 – the Beagle Bolt Jog-a-thon was a huge success!!!!!  Thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to donate.  Thank you to the volunteers on Friday that made the Jog-a-Thon run so smoothly.  Thank you to the parents who came to cheer on our joggers!
The top grade level earners are:
Nielson M. from Lohner/McGinty
Leilani F from Romo
Diego O from Allen
Lenny F from Sandoval
Zoe G from Rubin
Henry G from Matias
Isabella L from Sharif
Owen D from Chumbley
Benjamin J from Ko
The top grade level earners will each receive a special bag full of school goodies.
If your child raised $200 or more, they will receive an invitation to the Tuesday Pizza Party with their teacher and Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Sutton!  For every $25 your child raised, they will receive a raffle ticket.  The raffle assembly will take place this Friday at 8:30am.  Good luck to all!
Once again, thank you for contributing to your child’s education!  What an amazing community we have!

Last week of the Beagle Bolt Jog-A-Thon Fundraiser!!

Dear McMillin Families,

This is our last week of the Beagle Bolt Jog-A-Thon Fundraiser.  So far, we have raised $17,420! Most of our donations have been $10 – $25.  Every dollar sure does add up!
This event is extra special not only because students can win raffle prizes ranging from a laptop to a Nintendo Switch to Legoland tickets to gift cards for local businesses such as Subway, Rubio’s, AMC, Target, and more…but this fundraiser brings our community together to support a common goal which is: giving our students the best of opportunities, materials, and technologies! 100% of the money donated stays at our school!
Although any amount is appreciated, if you are able, please consider a donation of $25 to earn your child a McMillin drawstring bag, a beagle paw squeeze toy, and a paw print bracelet. Consider asking family and friends to help raise that amount in honor of your child. If you prefer to donate cash, we do accept cash as well! Just send it in any envelope labeled with your child’s name and teacher name. Checks can also be made out to McMillin PTA.
If you prefer to use the web-based system:

When you finish, the system emails pledge requests to your family and friends and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online.

Call 1-888-598-7510 if you need help.

If you are available on Friday morning, September 13th, please come by and cheer on the students:

8:30 – 8:55am  TK and Kinder

9:00 – 9:25am  1st, 2nd, 3rd, SDC Primary

9:30 – 9:55am  4th, 5th, 6th, SDC Upper

Wear super hero gear if you have it! This event always proves to be a fun and exciting memory!

Questions?  Please contact nora.martinez@cvesd.org

  • Minimum Days for Parent-teacher conferences – Sept 12th -20th

  • Fall Break – Sept. 23rd – October 7th – Students come back Tuesday, October 8th. It is NOT a minimum day.

Beagle Bolt —Biggest Fundraiser of the Year

Hello McMillin Families!
We are in the middle of our biggest fundraiser of the year! So far, the Beagle Bolt Jog-a-Thon has raised $13,281. Thank you so so so much for all that have donated to our school, and in turn, our students!
There is until Friday, September 13th, if you would like to participate. Families can either register on our safe and secure web based fundraising system: pledgestar.com/mcmillin. When you finish, the system emails pledge requests to your family and friends, and allow them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made and they receive a tax deductible receipt (no personal e-mails or any other info will ever be used other than for our fundraiser).
If you are around, stop on by on Friday the 13th to see our super hero students participate in our jog-a-thon. All students are welcome to dress in our theme:)
Questions? Please contact nora.martinez@cvesd.org

 

BEAGLE BOLT – Friday, September 13th!

 

The Beagle Bolt Jog-A-Thon is next week! Our goal is to raise $50,000 to directly benefit our students. 100% of the money raised goes to McMillin.

How can you help?

  1. We need your enthusiasm and participation with collecting donations. Ask family, neighbors, co-workers, and friends for donations. Register at pledgestar.com/mcmillin and follow the simple registration process. Cash and checks (payable to McMillin PTA) also accepted.

  2. Volunteer to help the day of the event, to help count raffle tickets, and during the pizza party for students who raise $200 or more.  Sign up at: bit.ly/2019Jog

  3. Donate gallons of water, sign up at: bit.ly/2019Jog