To show our gratitude to all Veterans and Active Duty Military, each class at McMillin Elementary will create a “Door of Honor” for Veterans Day. This year, we are asking to please email digital photos to your child’s teacher of military friends or family so that we can display them on our doors.   Photos will need to be received by Friday, November 6th.

If you are a Veteran or Active Duty, we would like to invite you to join your child for lunch on Monday, November 9^th in YOUR honor for Veterans Day. We will have a special picnic area for you to eat with your child. Just bring your lunches and a blanket. PTA will be providing desserts!!

***Don’t forget to have your child wear red, white & blue on Monday, November 9^th and Tuesday, Nov. 10^th.

ELAC Meeting

Why Is My Child Identified as an English Language Learner?

 When: November 5^th

Time: 8:30 am

Place: McMillin Auditorium

Guest Speakers: Emma Sanchez, Executive Director, Patricia Pimentel, Coordinator Language Acquisition Develepment Services and Support

A LOT!!

Monday: You’d Be Crazy To Do Drugs- (Wear crazy socks and crazy hair)

Tuesday: Team Up Against Drugs- (Wear your favorite team gear)

Wednesday: Too Bright for Drugs- (Wear neon or your brightest clothes)

Thursday: Wear Red Day. We will be having a Red Ribbon Assembly at 8:30 on the blacktop.

Coffee with the Principal
On Wednesday, October 28th at 8:15 am I’ll be hosting a quarterly Coffee with the Principal in our auditorium. This is a great time to spend about 30 minutes learning about the different happenings at McMillin, as well as giving the community a chance to get answers to their questions. Hope to see you there.

October 30th at 8:30 everyone is welcome to come to the annual McMillin Literature Parade. Please make sure student do not wear masks, scary costumes, or have play weapons. Here is the Information for Parents on our Literature Parade.

The Red Ribbon Campaign® is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people during Red Ribbon Week®, October 23rd – October 31st each year.

Respect Yourself, Be Drug-Free

Help our kids show pride in themselves and promote a drug-free atmosphere. The students can sign a pledge to be drug-free this week as well as participate in drug-free spirit days.

Monday: You’d Be Crazy To Do Drugs- (Wear crazy socks and crazy hair)

Tuesday: Team Up Against Drugs- (Wear your favorite team gear)

Wednesday: Too Bright for Drugs- (Wear neon or your brightest clothes)

Thursday: Wear Red Day

This Week at McMillin Elementary School

Tuesday, October 20:

• 12:00 DAC/DLAC meeting at the District Office
• After school Girl’s on the Run

Wednesday, October 21, at 6 p.m: The Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) will hold its first meeting for the 2015-16 fiscal year in the Dr. Lowell J. Billings Board Room.

Also this week, McMillin Peace Patrol is excited to host a team from Kenya that will consist of 6 educators visiting San Diego to learn more about Peace Patrol.  They have heard great things about McMillin and want to see this wonderful school.

Thursday, October 22 the team will be visiting classrooms in the morning and teaching us a little about Kenya.

Friday, October 23  Peace Patrol members will have a Meet and Greet with the Peace Patrollers and their families after school.  The Peace Patrollers will also assemble bags of snacks and socks for the Kenya team to pass out to homeless youth in Ocean Beach that night with the outreach group, the Urban Street Angels.

What a great first week back and on to a second great week.

Teachers introduced or will be introducing The Learning Pit to students. Here is some information on what the Learning Pit is:

This week your child will be going to their Visual and Performing Arts teacher (Art, Music, Digital Art, Dance)

Monday, October 12th: School IS IN session, Waterwise Assembly

At 10:15 a.m. on October 15, 2015, millions of Californians will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in The Great California ShakeOut, the state’s largest earthquake drill. All K-12 schools and districts are participating in an emergency preparedness drill. Major earthquakes may happen anywhere you live, work, or travel. The ShakeOut is our chance to practice how to protect ourselves, and for everyone to become prepared. The goal is to prevent a major earthquake from becoming a catastrophe.

Welcome Back!!

Jog-a-Thon winners

Dates to Remember:

Monday, October 5th = No School

Tuesday, October 6th = School starts. It is a minimum day!!

Wednesday, October 7th = School Site Council meeting at 3:00pm in the Library

Thursday, October 8th = PTA Meeting at 5:00pm in the auditorium

Monday 12th-16th = VAPA (visual and performing arts) classes for students

Monday, October 12th = Water Wise Conservation Assembly

Thursday, October 15th = ELAC Meeting at 8:30am in the auditorium has been rescheduled for 11/5/15.

Thursday, October 15th = California Shakeout, statewide earthquake drill at 10:15am.

 Mrs. Orr