Miller Moments  December 2000

Contact the Grace Miller Elementary School Home Page

School Closing Information

In the event that schools are to be closed due to inclement weather, please refer to your  Fauquier County Handbook under designated media. You may also call 347-6195 or log on to www.libertyhs.com and click on school closings.
Please remove WPLC 94.3 in Manassas from your list. They no longer announce school closings.
Please do not call the school. The radio, television, internet and the phone recording at 347-6195 have all the information you may need.

Schoolpop.com
News

Please remember to register with schoolpop.com for all of your shopping needs. Grace Miller has received approximately $330.00 from schoolpop.com.
We only have 8 people who have used schoolpop.com during the 2nd quarter of 2000.  Of these 8, 3 were Grace Miller Staff. Please encourage your family and friends to sign up and shop with them. Grace Miller receives a percentage of the sales.
When you register your Visa card with schoolpop.com, all your holiday purchases may be free.

Substitute Teachers Needed

Could you use a few   extra dollars and help Grace Miller too?
The school system is in need of substitute teachers. You could substitute only at Grace Miller, have the same hours as your children and still have summers, holidays and snow days off. You could also work the days you select to work.
If you need information or are interested, please call the office.

      Attendance, Tardiness and Early Student Pickup.

Grace Miller attendance has improved tremendously. We sincerely appreciate the efforts both the students and parents have made to improve this.

Another problem we need to tackle is tardiness and early student pickup in the afternoon.
Did you know that bringing in your child late and picking them up early disrupts the whole classroom? The teacher has to stop teaching to get the child settled or dismissed in the afternoon. Children whose parents want to pick them up those few minutes early disrupt the teachers from   handing out homework assignments.
Also, did you know that when we bring our children to school late and pick them up early, we are teaching them habits for later in life. We are teaching them it is okay to be late or leave early for commitments.

We understand that your child may have doctors and dentist appointments and this is sometimes unavoidable. Lets make an effort to improve tardiness and early pickups.

Bus Information
Parking on the curb out front is not permitted for any reason. This is a fire lane.
The bus loop is off limits to cars from 8:15 am to 9 am and 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm.  Please use the front entrance during these hours.
Children's safety comes first!

Special Points of
Interest

  • 12/7 Poinsettia Sale
  • 12/7 Market Day Pickup 7 pm
  • 12/7 3rd Gr. Field Trip
  • 12/8 1st Gr. Field Trip
  • 12/8 Interims Go Home
  • 12/8 Chorus Exchange Concert
  • 12/9 Craft Fair
  • 12/12 PTO Meeting  (5th Grade Winter Concert) (makeup date is 12/19)
  • 12/21 KG Holiday Parties
  • 12/21 Last Day to Claim Lost and Found Items
  • 12/21 5th Gr. Holiday Parties
  • 12/22 Early Dismissal 12:30
  • 12/22 KG Pajama Day
  • 12/25 through 1/1/01 Schools Closed
  • 1/2/01 School Reopens


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Phone: 540-439-1706
Fax: 540-439-0280
Email: gsmom@erols.com