Principal Update
Mills Elementary School, April 10, 2023 - April 14, 2023
Parent Class Placement Input Forms
Dear Mills Families,
We have included the Parent Class Placement Input form for the upcoming 23-24 school year. Before you complete it, please take a moment to read about the class placement process. Thank you for your support and partnership. The form will close April 28.
If you have questions, please reach out to the Mills Administrative Team.
A note about the class placement process:
- Completion of the form is optional- it is NOT required.
- Parent requests for specific teachers are not accepted. Please DO NOT indicate the name of a specific teacher on your input form. Information should focus on your child and not on a specific teacher.
- While parent input is a valued piece of the puzzle, creating balanced classes is an intricate process that requires input from teachers, administrators, and counselors.
- Final placement will be shared a few days prior to the start of school due to students enrolling and withdrawing throughout the summer.
- This input form closes Friday, April 28th.
Report Cards are Here
Each student's digital report card is available for viewing in the AISD parent cloud under 'Student Documentation.' Please take this opportunity to review your child's report card grades in academics and personal development, as well as report card comments.
Austin ISD Family Survey
Please take 5 minutes to complete the Austin ISD family survey! So far, we have 142 family responses. Our goal is to have at least 300 of our 780 families provide their input.
Your feedback helps us grow and improve as a school community! The survey closes April 14th.
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The AISD Family Survey is now open. Every year Austin ISD asks families for their feedback about the educational experience of their children.
This year, AISD has partnered with Panorama Education to conduct the 2022-2023 Family Survey. The survey takes less than twenty minutes, and the disaggregated responses are shared with each campus. You may complete the survey online between March 21, 2023 and April 14, 2023 using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website
surveys.panoramaed.com/austinisd/family
Survey note:
The questions have a range of 5 choices. Please be aware, the two 'positive' scores are joined together to create the 'positive' percentage. The middle as well as the three 'negative' scores are all joined together to create the 'negative' percentage. All neutral responses will count in the 'negative' score category for our campus.
Support Mills with the PTA Love Your School Campaign
Book Fair is Here!
From our librarian, Ms. Rasmussen:
Book Fair is here! We are thrilled to host a "Reading Ranch" themed Book Fair on April 10th-14th. Yee-Haw!
1) In an effort to make this fair as secure and easy as possible for all our students, staff members, and parents, this will be a NO CASH book fair. We're asking parents to please set up a Scholastic eWallet account for their children HERE. It's easy to create an eWallet for your student. Simply add funds or invite family and friends to contribute. It provides a safe, cashless way for students to shop for their own books in person and provides a secure contactless check-out. Scholastic recommends using Chrome as your browser and creating the eWallet using a computer instead of your phone.
2) We'll be open Monday (4/10), Tuesday (4/11) and Thursday (4/13), from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Parents may purchase books using credit cards, debit cards, or eWallet accounts. Also, on Wednesday, April 12th we'll close at 3:00pm, but then re-open from 5:30-7:00pm for our family night event. Kona Ice will be at Mills that evening as well. It should be a fun night for our Mills community!
3) All students will be coming to the Book Fair with their classes at a scheduled time during the week of April 10th-14th. We ask that if your child plans to purchase books at school, their eWallet account is set up by Monday, April 10th. To make shopping easier for your child, you can determine which items you'd like to purchase ahead of time by browsing the interactive book flyer HERE or looking at this LIST of books that will be included at the Book Fair.
Early Learning Day Success!
We had over 100 families/students attend the Mills Early Learning Day on April 5th. This is a special day to share information about our school/district with incoming PreK and Kinder students/families.
Thank you to our parent volunteers, teachers, and staff members who supported us in making this day a success!
This Week & Looking Ahead
Monday, April 10-
Book Fair Opens
Happy Birthday, Abby Baca!
Tuesday, April 11-
Book Fair Opens
5th Grade Musical Rehearsals after school
Wednesday, April 12-
Book Fair Opens
Thursday, April 13-
Book Fair Opens
Happy Birthday, Marisa Sonnier!
4th Grade Field Trip to the State Capitol
Friday, April 14-
Book Fair Opens
Pre-K Field Trip to Zach Theatre
Saturday, April 15-
Austin ISD Job Fair, Austin Convention Center
Dirt Club Workday, 1PM
Sunday, April 16-
Cap 10K Run with the Mills Elementary Team!
Looking Ahead
April 18- 1st Grade Field Trip to Inner Space Caverns
April 20- Book Character Parade for PreK, Kindergarten, & 1st Grade
April 22- Earth Day
April 24- STAAR Reading 3rd, 4th, 5th Grades
April 25- PTA Internet Awesome Info Session for Families
April 27- STAAR Science, 5th Grade
May 3- STAAR Math 3rd, 4th, 5th Grades
May 3- Caregiver Coffee with Special Guests 3:30pm, Library
May 5- Cinco de Mayo Student Performances
May 8- May 12 Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
May 12- Kinder Advancement Program 8:30am
May 12- PreK Splash Day
May 17- Senior Walk
May 18- 5th Grade Musical
May 19- PreK Moving On Celebration
May 22- 4th Grade Living Wax Museum, 7:45a-9:30am Cafeteria
May 25- 5th Grade Advancement Ceremony
May 25- Last Day of School
Last Week's Principal Update
Basquiat Inspired Dinosaurs
Spotlight: Artist of the Month
4th Grade I AM Poetry
Want to RAVE about a Mills staff member?
Submit a RAVE here: https://www.austinisd.org/hc/aisd-employee-experience/rave
Want to treat your teacher or a staff member? Check out the staff favorites list here:
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