G.B. Miller Elementary School

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. Just a reminder, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday January 20 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day. Winter Parent/Teacher Conferences are this week, Tuesday, January 21 through Thursday, January 23. Please note that not all students will have a conference. On those three days, we will have early dismissal for all students. TK and Kinder will be dismissed at 1:15, and grade 1-6 will be dismissed at 1:30. Once again, it is EARLY DISMISSAL on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. The Great Kindness Challenge is coming to Miller School the week of January 27. More information soon, but please know this is a week long, school-wide event dedicated to promoting kindness and compassion. This is our 4th year participating in this worldwide event. Please save the date Friday, January 31 for PTA’s Muffins with Moms event at 7:00am in our Multi-Purpose Room. Moms (and aunts, and grandmas) and their students are welcome to join us that morning to mingle, and get to know a little bit more about our school community. Thanks, and have a wonderful week.

The agenda for the January 23 meeting is now available.

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. Our 5th graders are already gearing up for Science Camp! Please help them raise funds by joining us at the Chipotle on Orangethorpe in Buena Park tomorrow, Monday, January 13 between 4:00 and 8:00pm. Please bring a hard copy, or an e-copy of the flyer on your smartphone. The flyer is available on our website or through the Peachjar app. Thank you for your support! Also tomorrow is our next School Site Council meeting beginning at 2:30 in our Innovation Lab. This meeting is open to the public. If your child is missing any items of clothing that may have been left at school, please have them look through Lost and Found this week. Any items left over will be donated to charity. Thanks for your understanding. OPEN ENROLLMENT & TK/ KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT - Centralia School District’s Open Enrollment period is January 15 - March 15, 2020. During Open Enrollment, parents have the opportunity to request Intradistrict Transfers (from one school to another school within CESD) for the 2020-21 school year. During this time, CESD will also accept Interdistrict Transfer requests (to or from a school outside CESD). Transitional Kindergarten/ Kindergarten Registration for the 2020-21 school year begins January 15, 2020. Enroll ONLINE. Current TK students DO NOT need to enroll online for Kindergarten; TK students will be enrolled in their school of residence for the new school year unless they have an approved Intradistrict Transfer to another school. Please check the District website for additional information: www.cesd.us Thanks and have a wonderful week.

Begins January 15th! Register early for priority spaces.

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. Welcome back; we hope you had a wonderful Winter Break. Congratulations to Miller School for earning the California Distinguished School award! So much hard work went into this honor, that it would be impossible to share it all here. Thank you to EVERYONE who made this possible. Well done, Roadrunners! Our next PTA meeting is tomorrow, Monday, January 5 at 6:00pm in our Innovation Lab. We hope to see you there. This Friday is our next Coffee Chat with the Principal which begins at 8:15am, also in our Innovation Lab. We will be discussing the school’s Safety Plan, and also the criteria for our Distinguished School award! Our 5th graders are already gearing up for Science Camp! Please help them raise funds by joining us at the Chipotle on Orangethorpe in Buena Park on Monday, January 13 between 4:00 and 8:00pm. Please bring a hard copy, or an e-copy of the flyer on your smartphone. The flyer is available on our website or through the Peachjar app. Thank you for your support! Thanks and have a wonderful week.

Buena Terra & Miller are 2020 California Distinguished Schools! Thank you to our community for your continued support. We are proud of the hard work our students, staff & parents put in daily. Very grateful to be a district striving for extraordinary in every day! #CESDleads

At the 12/11 meeting, the Board of Trustees elected new officers and set the annual meeting calendar.

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. The Honorary Service Award (HSA) is an award given by the PTA in recognition of the service and dedication of both individuals and organizations. The George B Miller PTA is requesting nominations for this year’s HSA. Please send your nominations by email or in writing to the school office by December 20th 2019.The nominations are not just for the PTA members who are visible every day. Your nominations can include: parents, teachers, staff, volunteers, and local businesses. Essentially any person or organization that has made a significant impact on our children can be nominated. The Honorary Service Award committee will select the recipients, and all nominations will be considered. The recipients of the awards will be announced on February 20, 2020 at the HSA award ceremony. Our annual Local Control Accountability Plan (or LCAP) parent survey is now available both as a hard copy that came home with your child, and also an online link on our website. The final date to be included in the survey window is Thursday, December 19. Please be looking for separate communication regarding this important survey. We value your input and would like as many parents as possible to complete it. Thank you in advance! And as a reminder, Winter Break is Monday, December 23, 2019 through Friday, January 3, 2020. Thanks and have a wonderful week.

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. On Wednesday evening, Miller School will be represented at the La Palma Tree Lighting Ceremony by our very own Transitional Kindergartners, who will be singing three songs. Let’s wish them well! The performance begins at 5:00pm in Central Park and since this is an outdoor performance, it is a weather dependent event. Please know that our annual Local Control Accountability Plan (or LCAP) parent survey will be available soon, both as a hard copy coming home with your eldest student, and also an online link on our website. This year the survey window is December 9 through December 19. Please be looking for a separate communication regarding this important survey. We value your input and would like as many parents as possible to complete it. Thank you in advance! We have ten more school days until our Winter Break, and are 44% of the way through the school year. Thank you everyone for your hard work and dedication to Miller School! Thanks and have a wonderful week.

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. Welcome back everyone. School resumes tomorrow morning. We hope you had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving Break. Our next PTA meeting is tomorrow, Monday night December 2 beginning at 6:00pm in our Innovation Lab. On Wednesday evening, Miller School will be represented at the La Palma Tree Lighting Ceremony by our very own Transitional Kindergartners, who will be singing three songs. Let’s wish them well! The performance begins at 5:00pm in Central Park. Just a reminder that all of our school’s events can be found on our website’s calendar. Go to our Homepage, and click on “Show Full Calendar.” Additionally, all of our school’s informational flyers can be accessed by clicking on the Peachjar icon, which is also on our Homepage. I’m sure you already have it on your calendar, but just in case you don’t, our Winter Break is Monday, December 23 through Friday, January 3rd. Thanks, and have a wonderful week!

Hello Miller Famil Below please find this week’s important announcements. Please remember that tomorrow there is no school in honor of Veteran’s Day. Once again, there is no school tomorrow. Please enjoy the three-day weekend. Our next Coffee Chat with the Principal is this Friday morning beginning at 8:15am in our Innovation Lab. Please join me as we discuss important issues for Miller School, including our new report card. And speaking of report cards, first trimester report cards go home with students this Friday. Please be on the lookout for them. Just a reminder that all of our school’s events can be found on our website’s calendar. Go to our Homepage, and click on “Show Full Calendar.” Additionally, all of our school’s informational flyers can be accessed by clicking on the Peachjar icon, which is also on our Homepage. Thanks, and have a wonderful week.

11/3/19 Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. Our next PTA meeting is tomorrow, Monday, November 4 in our Innovation Lab beginning at 6:00pm. The Bookfair is coming to Miller School all next week! Your child will have an exclusive day/time for their class to visit the Fair. In addition to that, we have a special Family Event on Thursday, November 7 during your child’s lunch time. It’s called Booknic, and we invite you to come have a picnic lunch with your child and shop the Bookfair together. Please come early if you’d like to join us that day, and remember to sign in at the office before coming onto campus. Also on Thursday is our next District English Learner Advisory Committee (or DELAC) meeting which will be held at the Walter Knott Education Center in the Multi-Purpose Room, and begins at 9:00am. This meeting is for parents of English Learners, but all are welcome to attend! Thanks and have a wonderful week.

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. Tomorrow morning our sixth graders will be leaving for science camp. Since many of the sixth grade parents will want to stay and see their child off to camp and will also be unloading luggage, please use extra patience and caution in our parking lots. It would be an excellent idea to walk to school tomorrow if possible! Again, they will be leaving tomorrow morning. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Red Ribbon Challenge in the Park. It was great to see you all! Our Harvest Parade is this Thursday morning beginning at approximately 8:30am. Students have been given guidelines about the appropriateness of their costumes. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the office. It is hard to believe that the end of the first trimester is this Friday – we’ve almost completed an entire one third of the school year. Congratulations to all of us! Thanks and have wonderful week.

This two-hour workshop is designed for parents and family members of students who are eligible for special education or for anyone who is interested in learning more about special education and the IEP process.

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. Red Ribbon Week is the week! There are different activities and events for students each day, the details for which went home last Friday. The student flyer can also be found on our website. Please plan to be with us SATURDAY MORNING on October 26 in Central Park as we defend our title as the Red Ribbon Week Challenge in the Park champions! We’ve won three years in a row, and we don’t want to lose now. You can sign in as early as 7:00am and up until 9:30am. A free pancake breakfast will also be provided. Please join us! This Wednesday, October 23rd is Astronomy Night. Viewing begins at 7:15pm. So as to ensure a dark sky, the playground lights will be off, and therefore the campus will be dark. To ensure safety, all students must be with a responsible adult at all times, and the playground equipment will naturally be closed. Participants may bring a flashlight for safety, however it must be used wisely and always pointed downward so that people’s eyes stay adjusted to the darkness. Please know that this is weather-permitting event, and if it is cloudy, the event may need to be cancelled. Thank you for your understanding. Thanks and have a wonderful week.

Click here for more details. Please join us on Saturday, October 26th at Central Park. You may sign in as early as 7:00am.

Please click here to see details for our Red Ribbon Week. Don't forget the Red Ribbon Week Challenge in the Park on Saturday, October 26 from 7:00-10:00am!

Hello Miller Families, Below please find this week’s important announcements. PTA would like you to know that if you missed the deadline to turn in your Reflections submission, it’s not too late! They will accept entries tomorrow as well. Please bring them directly to the office with the appropriate paperwork. The Entry Packet can be found on our website under PTA, and then Reflections Art. The annual Disaster Drill is this Thursday, October 17 beginning at approximately 9:00am. Please know that the school office will be closed, and the phones will not be answered during this time. No visitors will be allowed on or off campus after the drill has begun, and until its conclusion. We should be finished by approximately 10:00am. Thank you so much for your understanding as we create preparedness, and join in the Great California Shakeout. Red Ribbon Week is almost here! Please mark your calendars now for the week of October 21-26. Details will be available from your child’s teacher and also on our website. Please plan to be with us SATURDAY MORNING on October 26 in Central Park as we defend our title as the Red Ribbon Week Challenge in the Park winners! We’ve won three years in a row, and we don’t want to stop now! More details soon. Thanks and have a wonderful week.