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Principal Update

Mills Elementary November 14, 2022- November 18, 2022

PrincipalUpdateMills Elementary November 14, 2022- November 18,2022

Send a Teacher or Staff Member a Gratitude Gram!

In this season of Thanksgiving, we want to acknowledge and thank the tremendous work of teachers and staff members at Mills who work tirelessly to support our students.


Send a teacher/staff member a Gratitude Gram Here! This message will be delivered to the teacher/staff member before they leave for Thanksgiving Break https://forms.gle/WRxddUgwhdfwXJ3Y8


Other Ways to Show Your Love:


  • Bring your teacher or a Mills staff member their favorite Fall beverage! See staff favorites here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XFiHK4Q3QhQcC2Am5RyfTY_RCBLSYqPC_WxEh5hQyh8/edit?usp=sharing
  • Surprise a teacher/staff member with a sweet treat or lunch one day this week!
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Mills-Giving Information for Families

For families who have RSVP'd to this lunch event, please read the important information below. We are sold out for this event.



Info for Parents/Families:

  1. Mills-Giving Luncheon will be held during your child’s lunch time. Please take note of the adjusted lunch times for Nov 17th.

  2. If you have not paid for your Thanksgiving meal, please send in your money ASAP in a sealed envelope with Student name and Teacher Name to the front office.The last day to pay for meals is Monday, November 14th.

  3. If you or your guest names are not in the Raptor System, you were contacted by Mr. Deric. Ensure that you come by ASAP to get your ID scanned. This is required for any visitors in the building.

  4. On the day of the event, you will check in at the check in table located at the front of the school.

  5. Lunch times are tight. Please ensure that you arrive on time and depart as your child’s classroom lunchtime is over. We will have MANY visitors on campus. If you are eating with more than one child on this day and there is more than a 5 minute gap between lunchtimes, please wait outside the front of the school.

  6. Only eat lunch with your child.

Mills-Giving Nov 17 Adjusted Lunchtimes

Please Welcome Our New Technology & Library Clerk!

Let's send a big Mountain Lion welcome to Sara Sanchez, our new library clerk and device manager for Mills Elementary. Her time as a manager in the Department of Treasury and her love of STEM prepared her for this exciting role at Mills.


Sara is a native Austinite who spent almost a decade living in the land of cheese and snow (i.e. Madison, Wisconsin) until five days in a row of negative 40 degrees help convince her husband to try out Austin. Her two children attend Mills, and they absolutely love seeming mom at work.


On the weekends, Sara loves to swim laps at Camp Moody, play video games, rough house with her Boston Terrier & Boxer (Opie & Madison), and just hang out with the family. You'll see a smile on Sara's face if the U.W. Badgers, U.T. Longhorns, or the Cowboys win their games!

Awesome Art by Mountain Lions!

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1st Grade Fall Leaves Texture Frottage

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5th Grade Ugly Dolls

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4th Grade Flint Corn Paintings

This Week & Looking Ahead

Monday, November 14-

November CAC Meeting via Zoom


Tuesday, November 15-

4th Grade Spanish Performance, 7:55am & 8:55am


Wednesday, November 16-

Educational Support Professionals Day

Pre-K Thanksgiving Performance 8am

UIL Campus Meet (3rd-5th)


Thursday, November 17-

Fall Picture Retakes- 8am-10am

Thanksgiving Lunch 'Mills-Giving' (see schedule & info above)


Friday, November 18-

12:30pm 2nd Grade Thanksgiving Day Parade

2:20pm Thanksgiving Day Assembly (students only)



Looking Ahead

November 21- November 25- Fall (Thanksgiving) Break

November 28- MAP Growth Middle of Year Assessments Begin

Dec 2- PK Field Trip Austin Zoo

Dec 5- December CAC Meeting via Zoom

Dec 8- Short Cycle Assessments #2 3rd-5th Grades

Dec 8- 3rd Grade Field Trip The Nutcracker at the Long Center

Dec 10- Dirt Club (Campus Beautification) Meet Up 9am-12pm

Dec 12-HSR Lessons Kinder-5th Grade

Dec 16- Mills Spelling Bee

Dec 22- January 9- Student Holiday/Winter Break

Art Fundraiser Ends Wednesday, Don't Miss Out. See Flyer Below!

November Staff Birthdays

November 1- Miriam Palomo

November 2- Missy Robinson

November 12- Sarah Leder

November 13- Sharlette Tucci

November 23- Daniel Sweet

November 25- Kristin Aardema

November 28- Kelby Stark

November 30- Galdina Lopez De Dominguez

Thank You Volunteers for Helping with Mills Dirt Club Beautification Projects!

Campus Beautification Projects this Sunday (11/13) included:


  • Removing Old Art Panels on 2nd Grade Portables
  • Replacing Soccer Nets
  • Installing New Raised Garden Beds for Class Adoption
  • Weeding & Tilling Soil for Existing Garden Beds
  • Trimming Tree Branches



VOLUNTEERS (STUDENTS & ADULTS) ALWAYS NEEDED & WELCOME! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!


Next Dirt Club Meet Up: Dec 10th 9am-12pm

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