Increase Miller Elementary School

June 4, 2021

Dear Increase Miller Families,

We had a very fun morning watching our Grade 5 students play kickball with the faculty and staff. Our K-4 spectators had fun watching and cheering for everyone! Thank you to all our staff and students who showed school spirit today!

As the year draws to a close, we would like to provide you with some reminders about the schedule and events taking place. 

Tuesday, June 8                    Grade 4 Science Assessment

Friday, June 11                      PTO Meeting & Principal’s Coffee beginning at 9:45 am

Friday, June 18                      School Supply pick up organized by the PTO/ 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 19                School Supply pick up organized by the PTO/10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.                  

Monday, June 21                   Dismissal at 12:15 p.m. Field Day

Tuesday, June 22                  Dismissal at 12:15 p.m. (Field Day-raindate)

Wednesday, June 23           Dismissal at 12:15 p.m.

Thursday, June 24               Dismissal at 12:15 a.m. Gr 5 Moving-Up for both in-person & virtual

Friday, June 25                      Dismissal at 10:45 a.m. Last Day of School 

*Parent Pick-up:  We will be in touch in the near future regarding pick-up times for the early dismissal days. 

Grade 5 Moving Up
Grade 5 Families were sent a communication about the in-person ceremonies (by class) and one virtual ceremony taking place on Thursday, June 24.  Additional information will be sent to families, including tickets and health screener information, in the coming week. 

Technology
Starting Monday, June 7, our Technology Department will begin to collect iPads from students.  Please send in your child’s charger with the iPad next week.

A Message from Mrs. Hoffman, IM’s Library Media Specialist
June 11^th will be the last day students can check our library books.  All books are due back to the library by Friday, June 18^th.  Summer Reading Information will be shared in the near future!

Field Day
We are excited to announce that we are hosting Field Day 2021 on Monday, June 21.  The Field Day Committee, comprised of parents, teachers, and building administration, met to discuss the activities planned for this special day.  We are planning to include many of the same activities as in the past along with new games that the physical education department created, adapted, and taught this year.  Each activity also takes into account our current health and safety guidelines required by NY State DOH.  Unfortunately, we will not be able to have volunteers help run each station, however, our staff at IM along with the leadership of our PE teachers are looking forward to making this a fun day for all our K-5 students. 

We also would like to include any virtual learner who may be interested in attending.  Please email your child’s remote teacher by Monday, June 14 if you would like to be included in the day.  We will reach out to you the week of June 14 to confirm and provide additional details. 

We also realize that the day may be very hot so we will be sure to provide many mask breaks, and we also ask that you pack your child a water bottle to stay hydrated.  Additionally, please apply sunscreen on your child before they come to school.  The children will also be assigned a color, purple or gray, our school colors, by their teacher so please look for that communication in the future.    

Yearbooks
If you ordered a yearbook, we anticipate them arriving on Thursday, June 17^th.   Yearbooks will be backpacked on Friday, June 18^th. Remote families may pick up their yearbooks from the main entrance on Friday, June 18^th or the following week. 

Parent Portal
On Friday, June 25^th at the end of the day, the Infinite Campus Parent Portal may be accessed to review your child’s progress report for the last trimester.  Additionally, special area progress reports will also be posted. 

We would like to thank everyone for all their efforts in keeping our community healthy and safe. We will be in touch with additional reminders and details about the end of the year. 

Be well,

Kerry Ford & Michael Weschler