Day 3 – McMillin Art Challenge

Day 3 Art with the Chumbley’s – https://vimeo.com/399179254

Day 2 – Art with Mrs. Tahari – https://vimeo.com/399098118

  • This link may have been broken so I wanted to send it again

*Alex, our Student Council Treasurer, will be adding his art video tomorrow, so come back and see.

A reminder of 30-day McMillin Art Challenge

30 - day Art Challenge Reminders


Student Pieces: Remember to email me your drawings, I will post a few a day

McMillin Elementary School Closure Information

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Dear McMillin Families,

As you know, it was announced this afternoon that our CVESD schools will remain closed indefinitely.  Dr. Escobedo shared today, “We will send you weekly updates while our schools are closed until further notice.”  We miss all of our students and families, however, we understand that we must do our part to support our community’s safety.

The next two weeks are our previously scheduled Spring Break.  We hope that you will be able to spend this time, enjoying moments with your students.

We continue to be available to support you and your family.  Please reach out to us if you need anything:  Cynthia Orr – cynthia.orr@cvesd.org and Crystal Sutton – crystal.sutton@cvesd.org.

We miss you all and can’t wait to see you again!

Stay healthy and safe,

Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Sutton

 

Meal Distribution

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Due to the extraordinary circumstances that our families are facing, the Chula Vista Elementary School District will extend its “grab-and-go” meal service. Please be sure to read the latest information from our Superintendent about Food Distribution during our Spring Break.  Food Distribution will occur at nine sites across the district on Tuesday, March 24th & Tuesday, March 31st.  Families will only need to make one trip to the closest school location.  Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Sutton will be at Muraoka on 3/24 and 3/31, respectively, to help distribute meals.  

The hours are: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) each day.

Students who are receiving the meals must be physically present. Meals are served cold and need to be reheated at home. The locations are:

  • Vista Square Elementary School

540 G Street

Chula Vista, CA   91910

  • Rice Elementary School

915 Fourth AV

Chula Vista, CA   91911

  • Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School

849 Twining Avenue

San Diego, CA   92154

  • Harborside Elementary School

681 Naples Street

Chula Vista, CA   91911

  • Casillas Elementary School

1130 East J St

Chula Vista, CA 91910

  • Salt Creek Elementary School

1055 Hunte Parkway

Chula Vista, CA   91914

  • Loma Verde Elementary School

1450 Loma Lane

Chula Vista, CA    91911

  • Muraoka Elementary School

1644 Santa Alexia Ave

Chula Vista, CA 91913

  • Sunnyside Elementary School

5430 San Miguel Road

Bonita, CA  91902

30-Day Art Challenge

  1. 30-Day Art Challenge Introduction – https://vimeo.com/398713186
  2. Rules for the Challenge – https://vimeo.com/398706003
  3. Mrs. Orr’s Dogs – https://vimeo.com/398709386
  4. Drawing Mrs. Orr’s Dogs – https://vimeo.com/398706717

This art challenge is going to be fun. Click on the video links.

Take a picture of your work and email me your drawings. cynthia.orr@cvesd.org

Yes, I know I am not the best videographer. Sorry for the wrong way videos and times where you couldn’t see me drawing. Yes, my dogs need to be cleaned and they have a lot of toys. This is to show everyone that you can do it too!

If you would like to post a video of your child or you teaching us how to draw something, upload the video here.

Thank you and I hope everyone is well.

Grab-and-Go Meal Service through Spring Break

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Due to the extraordinary circumstances that our families are facing, the Chula Vista Elementary School District will extend its “grab-and-go” meal service through the two-week Spring Break, March 23 to 27 and March 30 to April 3. The meal distribution will take place at nine school sites across the region. Families will only need to make one trip to the closest school location to pick up lunch and breakfast for the next day for children ages 1 to 18.

The hours are 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) each day.

Students who are receiving meals must be physically present. Meals are served cold and need to be reheated at home. The locations are:

  • Vista Square Elementary School

540 G Street

Chula Vista, CA   91910

  • Rice Elementary School

915 Fourth AV

Chula Vista, CA   91911

  • Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School

849 Twining Avenue

San Diego, CA   92154

  • Harborside Elementary School

681 Naples Street

Chula Vista, CA   91911

  • Casillas Elementary School

1130 East J St

Chula Vista, CA 91910

  • Salt Creek Elementary School

1055 Hunte Parkway

Chula Vista, CA   91914

  • Loma Verde Elementary School

1450 Loma Lane

Chula Vista, CA    91911

  • Muraoka Elementary School

1644 Santa Alexia Ave

Chula Vista, CA 91913

  • Sunnyside Elementary School

5430 San Miguel Road

Bonita, CA  91902

For additional Food Resources, please review the options listed below.

Both the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and Feeding San Diego are operating as usual. By calling 211, clients can provide their address and be directed to the closest food distribution in their area. The San Diego Food Bank website will direct to their distribution sites as contained on the 211 website (https://my211.force.com/s/service-directory?code=BD). The San Diego Food Bank is in need of volunteers. Feeding San Diego distributions can be found on the ‘Need Help’ tab (https://feedingsandiego.org/need-help/food-distributions). Non-regular volunteer shifts have been canceled.

CalFresh (SNAP)

The CalFresh program and local CalFresh application assistance continue to operate as normal. Benefits will be received by enrollees as normal. Feeding San Diego continues to offer application assistance, however, all appointments will be conducted via telephone or Zoom conference. Feeding San Diego will not host any in-person visits or workshops.

San Diego Hunger Coalition

The coalition is putting together a COVID-19 food assistance-specific webpage, where visitors can get updated information on food distribution sites, CalFresh updates, CalWORKS updates, and WIC. They will also have opportunities for advocacy regarding emergency food funds from the State and Federal levels.

Additionally, starting Wednesday, March 18 the Chula Vista Elementary School District Office will be closed to the public, as will all school front offices.  At this time, the District office and school offices are scheduled to reopen on Monday, April 6.

During these uncertain times, it’s important that we remain calm, follow the advice of trusted sources, and remember that we will get through this together.

Sincerely,

Francisco Escobedo, Ed.D.

Superintendent

McMillin Information for March 16th – April 3rd

As you know, McMillin will close beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, out of an abundance of caution to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Our school will be closed through Friday, April 3, 2020. At this time, classes are scheduled to resume April 6th.

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We will offer food service this week, March 16-20, to any child between the ages of 1 to 18. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  It is a requirement that any child receiving food must be present when the food is served.  This will be grab-a-bag-and-go service. Breakfast and Lunch service will take place in our school bus loop. Due to school closures, there will be no eating areas open on campus.

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If you would like some enrichment activities for your child to complete next week, please visit the following LINK. You may also visit the district website for online resources: District Student Links. If you need help with login information, please email your child’s teacher. Students can do reading on Achieve articles and math on iReady over the break. This is not mandatory but each of these two programs are already leveled to your child’s next level of learning. Also, if your child is in the 3rd through 6th grade you may want to have your child practice a few sample test items to help prepare for CAASPP testing in May: Practice Tests. Thank you for your support!

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We are available to answer any questions you may have during our School Closure. Please call the office between 8:00 and 3:30 on school days at 619-397-0103 if you have questions or concerns OR you may also email us:

cynthia.orr@cvesd.org

crystal.sutton@cvesd.org

Stay safe, healthy, and calm.   We love all our McMillin Beagles and are available to support anyone who needs us during this time, please reach out if needed.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

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Our Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences will continue through Friday, March 20th.  Due to our school closure, teachers will offer you the opportunity to have a conference via phone, or virtually. Please be sure to work with your child’s teacher to schedule this important conference.  All teachers will email a copy of the Quarter 3 report card to you by Friday, March 20th if they have not already provided you a copy of the report card.

LCAP Input

Image result for lcap inputIt’s not too late to share your input for our Local Control Accountability Plan! You should have received an email asking you to participate in the idea sharing process.  The deadline is March 20th. Please share your thoughts with ThoughtExchange to help us better understand what is important to you, whether in our school or the District. This process enables us to hear your ideas, and learn about priorities. You should have received an email asking for your input, if you did not, please register using this link.

Spring Break

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Spring Break officially begins on March 21 and continues through April 3.  We expect all students will return to school on April 6.  It will be a minimum day. We will keep you posted if anything changes.

Important District Information

Here is a link to the district communication just in case you did not receive it.

English: 2020-03-13, School Closure Follow Up Ltr

Spanish:2020-03-13, School Closure Follow Up Ltr Sp

** NEW INFORMATION

Regarding food service next week, March 16-20, all CVESD school sites will provide breakfast and lunch to any child between the ages of birth up to 18. Breakfast will be served from 8-8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. It is a requirement that any child you wish to feed be present when the food is served.

School Closure Effective Monday, March 16th Information

Dear Families,

In consultation with county public health and superintendents from school districts across San Diego County, CVESD schools will close beginning Monday, March 16, 2020. Our school schools will be closed through Friday, April 3, 2020. At this time, classes are scheduled to resume Monday, April 6th.

You should have received a detailed message from our Superintendent regarding this closure.

Thank you,

Cindy Orr and Crystal Sutton

McMillin Administration Team

No Change to Today’s Schedule at McMillin

Good Morning Parents and Families,
McMillin is on a normal minimum day schedule today. Please pick up your child at the normal time.
Please note that I have a district-wide meeting at 11:00 am via Skype from our Superintendent.  Information will be sent out about next week as soon as possible.
Thank you,
Cynthia Orr
Principal
McMillin Elementary School
(619) 397-0103 ex 460190
@McMillinCVESD