VAPA (Visual and Performing Art) classes will begin this week. Your child will receive instruction in the arts and physical fitness from one of our talented VAPA and PE teachers via their homeroom teacher’s Teams meeting once every other week. It is important for students to listen to the instructions and have patience as we begin these lessons via distance learning.
Monday, Sept. 14 – Kinder (8:15-9:55), 1st (10:00-11:55)
Tuesday, Sept. 15 – 4th grade (8:15-10:15), 2nd grade (10:20-12:00)
Wednesday, Sept. 16 – 5th grade (8:15-10:15), 3rd (10:20-12:00)
Thursday, Sept. 17 – 6th grade (8:15-10:15),
Friday, Sept. 18 -TK and SDC (8:15-10:00),
Attendance and Student Engagement:
A friendly reminder that school starts online for all students at 8:15 am. Attendance and student engagement continue to be tracked and monitored, according to state law and AB 77 and SB 98. Engagement is a student completing assignments and being engaged in the learning synchronist and asynchronist. Teachers are tracking students’ attendance and assignment completion. Please contact the school office at (619) 397-0103 if your child is having trouble accessing class online.
SSC Elections
Our SSC meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 3:00-4:00 pm. Everyone is invited. If you would like to join our meeting, please email cynthia.orr@cvesd.org to obtain a link.
TK and Kinder Beep and Greet
TK will be handing out supplies to their students Tuesday, Sept. 15th from 10:30-11:30 am
KInder will be handing out supplies to their students Monday, Sept. 21st from 2:00-3:00 pm.
*If you cannot make these times, your child’s supplies will be in the front office after these events.
McMillin Lending Library – IT’s FREE
On Monday, September 21st from 2:00-4:00, McMillin will open our NEW Lending Library. It’s Free. We at McMillin believe that during this time we all need to have real books in student’s hands. We have over 200 books donated by The Molina Foundation. Please join us! Come borrow a book and if you have books at home that you have already read to add to our library please drop them off. When you are finished reading the books drop the book off. We will make sure they are cleaned and lent out the next week.
The Lending Library will be open every Monday, starting September 21st from 2:00-4:00 pm in front of McMillin Elementary School.
PTA Association Meeting
We will have our first McMillin PTA Association Meeting on September 16th at 6:00pm Via Videoconference Lifesize Link:
https://call.lifesizecloud.com/5185916
Please join us! We will be holding elections for our PTA board. If you are not a member, you are more then welcome to see what that PTA is all about, but you just will not be able to vote until you are a member. Our PTA membership drive will start in a couple of weeks.
Principal/McMillin Friday Chat
Friday, Sept. 18: Principal/McMillin Friday Chat from 2:30-3:30
The chat will be about attendance, our lending library, etc. You will be able to ask questions during this time as well.
Remember if you have any questions you don’t have to wait until Friday. Email me cynthia.orr@cvesd.org or message me on ClassDojo.
The event will be recorded and posted the following Monday **link to the Event
Resources and Training for CVESD Families
Parent training is available for families during Distance Learning! Please see the district website here: Distance Learning for Parents
The district is providing support for families to learn about our online programs, such as the Microsoft Office 365 Suite, Achieve 3000, and Smarty Ants.
A friendly reminder to all parents: Please allow your child to take assessments and tests without your help and hints. These assessments give teachers a true understanding of how to help your child flourish this year.
School Lunch Program
Every Wednesday from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm you can pick up 5 days worth of meals for your McMillin student at the front of the school. Please drive to the front of the school, open your trunk, and our CNS staff will place in your car.
The school encourages all families who may need assistance to apply for free and reduced meals via the district website. These forms must be completed again every year, so please do not wait to fill them out! Find the forms and information at the district link here:
If you are unsure if your family needs to fill out this application, please contact our school office at (619) 479-3662 between 8 am and 3 pm.
Waiver to Borrow a Laptop
The school needs to know if your family needs a laptop computer as it will be critical for all students to have both reliable internet access and a computer or mobile device (such as a tablet) once online learning begins. We are preparing laptops for all students in need. Families needing to borrow a district laptop must fill out the waiver online first. This will take the place of another survey and prompt the school to prepare a laptop for your family. For families that have completed waivers, we will put you on the list and notify you when a laptop is ready.
Families coming to McMillin to pick up a device without having completed the waiver in advance and confirm with the school that one is ready will be sadly disappointed. The sooner we receive your request, the sooner we can process that and prepare technology devices for your family. Laptops will be prepared for families on a first-come, first-served basis.
Click here to complete the DISTRICT LAPTOP waiver.
Waiver to Borrow a Wifi Hot Spot
Update: Please know that the district currently has a waitlist for wifi hot spot devices. Some devices have arrived, and more are on their way. We will do our very best to support your family and provide a wifi hot spot to families needing this in order for their students to learn.
In light of this limited supply, the school still needs to know if your family needs a wifi hot spot device as it will be critical for all students to have both reliable internet access and a computer once online learning begins. We are preparing these wifi devices for all students in need. Families needing to borrow a wifi hot spot device must fill out the waiver online first. Again, we currently have a waitlist for wifi hot spots. Please complete the waiver as soon as possible and please wait until someone from our school contacts you to pick up the device.
Click here to complete the WIFI HOT SPOT waiver.
Spirit Days:
September 18: Sports gear day ⚽⚾🏀🏈
September 25: Hat day 🎩
October 2: Disney Day 🏰
*No pressure to buy anything new. This is optional. You can always make something to add to your clothing.*
Important Dates:
Tuesday, Sept. 9th: District Advisor Committee/District ELAC Meeting from 12:00-2:00
Wednesday, Sept. 16: PTA Association Meeting https://call.lifesizecloud.com/5185916
*Every Wednesday: Families can pick up 5 lunches and breakfasts from 12:00-2:00
Monday, September 21st: McMillin’s Lending Library OPENS from 2:00-4:00
Friday, Sept. 18: Principal Friday Chat -Information and Questions-Event will be recorded and posted the following Monday (link to the event is coming) from 2:30-3:30 pm
*Every Monday, starting September 21st McMillin’s Lending Library will be open from 2:00-4:00 pm in front of the school.
Tuesday, Oct. 13th: District Advisor Committee/District ELAC Meeting from 12:00-2:00
Oct. 15th – 22nd: Parent/Teachers Conferences