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PTA Announcements

▪ Staff Appreciation birthday breakfast this Thursday, 9/26. Theme is “Dip Into Fall”. The committee is looking for donations of veggies, dip, and hummus. Simply drop them off in the staff room prior to school starting on Thursday morning. Please email president@millspta.org if you plan on bringing something so we know how much to expect. Thank you!
▪ Room Parents! Please email me your name, phone number, email, grade, and teacher to millsroomparents@gmail.com.
▪ If you’d like to make a donation to the PTA through our Love Your School program (100% of your money goes back to the school), then please visit our site at https://millspta.weebly.com/love-your-school-donations.html.
▪ To join our official Mills Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/JoeDanMillsElementary/ and make sure to answer the intake questions.
Staff Appreciation birthday breakfast this Thursday, 9/26. Theme is “Dip Into Fall”. The committee is looking for donations of veggies, dip, and hummus. Simply drop them off in the staff room prior to school starting on Thursday morning. Please email president@millspta.org if you plan on bringing something so we know how much to expect. Thank you!
Room Parents! Please email me your name, phone number, email, grade, and teacher to millsroomparents@gmail.com.
If you’d like to make a donation to the PTA through our Love Your School program (100% of your money goes back to the school), then please visit our site at https://millspta.weebly.com/love-your-school-donations.html.
To join our official Mills Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/JoeDanMillsElementary/ and make sure to answer the intake questions.
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October Movie Night - Toy Story 4

Gather the family and join us for October Movie Night featuring Toy Story 4.

Families can start arriving at 6:00pm and the movie will begin at 6:30pm. The PTA will sell pizza slices, pepperoni rolls and concessions.

All admission is free.

Please contact Seychelle McDonald at seychellem43@gmail.com with any questions.

See you there!

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Austin Council PTA

Free event on September 28th from 10am-1pm put on by ACTPA (Austin Council of PTAs). A huge mix of information at this event. Groups will be sharing information about literacy, child safety, mental health, fun activities, advocacy, the arts and much more. Open to everyone.

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Birthday Book Club

Would you like to do something special to honor a birthday or special someone and support the Mills Elementary Library at the same time? You can with the Birthday Book Club!

To ‘donate’ a book in honor of your child’s birthday or a special someone, make a $15 per book donation to Mills Elementary. Your child or favorite staff member will select a book from a collection of new/uncirculated books we have set aside in the library. This will ensure that the book is appropriate for our collection and is published in library binding.

A special bookplate will be made after their book is selected, and placed in the front cover of the book. If permission is granted, a photo of your child will be displayed on the Library's Birthday Book Club Bulletin Board. Your child will be the first person to check out the new book! And it doesn’t have to be on their birthday!

To participate in this year's Birthday Book Club, please fill out and return this form to the library. Forms can also be found in the pocket at the bottom of the Birthday Book Club bulletin board.
Thank you for supporting the Mills Elementary Library!

Your librarians,
Jan Higgs and Sarah Rasmussen

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Counselor's Corner

SEL Resources

Social-Emotional Learning, or SEL, is something very much valued here at Mills. As part of the SEL program, we strive to create a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive, academically engaging, and equitable learning environment. Parents and caregivers play a critical role in helping students develop their own SEL skills.

Recently, the SEL department for Austin ISD shared this incredible Smore with us, and we wanted to share it with you all. Mills and the SEL department will be partnering on many events this year, so be on the lookout for messages from your teachers and in the Mills Messenger. If you want to go ahead and save the date for October 25th, our SEL specialist for Mills will be hosting an event here at Mills to dive deeper into SEL. Details to follow soon.

For now, feel free to look through this smore and find some wonderful resources: https://www.smore.com/czpr2-sel-parent-and-family-engagement

Thanks so much, y'all!

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Affiliate News

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Math Pentathlon - Looking for 4th and 5th Graders!

The Kindergarten-3rd grade Math Pentathlon teams are full, but we still have a few openings for 4th and 5th graders. Please email us at millsmathpentathlon@gmail.com if your student is interested in joining the Division 3 team. Our club will meet on Wednesdays for 10 weeks in the fall beginning October 2nd. In the Spring, students will prepare for the Austin-area tournament, which is held in early May.

For more information, please visit our website at https://millspta.org/about-mills/clubs-and-activities/math-pentathlon/ or email us at millsmathpentathlon@gmail.com

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