Cardinal Weekly News

The mission of Milroy Elementary is to prepare and inspire all learners to reach their highest potential through meaningful connections and rigorous learning opportunities.

Dear Cardinal Families,

What a week it has been at Milroy Elementary! Our days were packed with exciting activities, memorable field trips, and the joy of celebrating our recent fundraising success. It was wonderful to see our students learning, exploring, and having fun together.

Our STEAM classes will be painting next week! Please send your child in clothing that you don’t mind getting a little messy. Thank you for helping us be prepared for this fun activity!

Thank you, families, for your continued support—it truly makes a difference. Overall, it’s been a great week, and we look forward to many more exciting moments ahead!

Thank you for your continued support in making our school such a special place to learn and grow!

With Cardinal Pride,

Mrs. Jennifer Myers, Principal

We are extremely proud of our students for the positive choices they are making each day and for the many ways they show Cardinal PRIDE throughout our school community. Their smiles reflect the spirit of our school and the values we strive to uphold together—positive attitude, responsibility, integrity, determination, and empathy. These qualities shine through in both big and small moments, reminding us of the meaningful impact our students and staff create each day.

C.J. Chase and Mrs. Narwold are recognized for exhibiting positive attitude and having kind hearts. Their kindness shows in everything they do and everyone they encounter. They will both be recognized for their compassion at our School Board meeting on September 9th.

September 15 - School Smiles: dentist visit for those pre-registered

September 17 - School Pictures

Septembe6 26 - School Spirit Day - Wear your Milroy Elementary t-shirt

October 10 - End of 1st grading period

October 13 - PTO Meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the Media Center. All are invited to attend. Join virtually

October 15 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School

October 27-31 - Fall Break - No School

• Public Comment Title IV Waver: The Ed-Flex waiver allows Rush County Schools to allocate Title IV funds without adhering to the 20% spending requirements for well-rounded education and safe and healthy schools. Title IV funds can be allocated to best achieve the corporation and school goals and implement action plans for well-rounded education and safe and healthy schools without the limitations of the funding source. Click Here for the Public Comment Form >

• Non-School Items: To help our students stay focused and avoid distractions, we ask that items such as trading cards, stuffed animals, and toys be kept at home. Thank you for supporting a learning environment where all students can do their best!

Access School Picture Day Flyer and Web Banner

Access our secure site by clicking here: www.pictureportal.org or copy and paste this into your Chrome browser. Google Chrome is the required browser to run this site.

If you do not have your login information, on the login screen you can click Forgot Password to have your password reset and emailed to you.

• Click on Photo Events on the left menu

• Find the event for your upcoming picture day (school pictures, class groups, etc.)

• Click the View (first icon) to download the Flyer or to resend the email for your web banner link

Feel free to contact your Sales Representative with any questions that you may have about picture day.

Complete Dental Care – Insured and Uninsured – All Grade Levels!

~ Patients are engaged in an on-going treatment plan specific to their diagnosis.

~ They provide their 6 month check-ups E restorative dental care.

~This includes (but not limited to): exams, cleanings, x-rays, fluoride treatment, sealants, silver diamine fluoride, restorations (fillings)͕ extractions and crowns!

All School Smiles Dentists are Medicaid providers!! They also accept private pay insurance and for uninsured, they have a foundation to help children.

This is the link to the School Smiles Dental Care form to learn more and to complete the permission form.

Morning Drop-Off

• Morning Drop Off is between 8:00 and 8:20. After this time, the gym doors will be locked and you will need to bring your child to the front office to be dropped off. Students will be counted tardy after 8:20.
• Please make sure you child is dropped off at the sidewalk on the passenger's side of the car. If for some reason he/she needs to get out of the car on the driver's side of the car, you will need to get out and walk your child around to the sidewalk. We want our students to be safe so please follow this guideline.
• Please make sure that you are pulled up next to the sidewalk before dropping students off. If you have not pulled up to the sidewalk yet, we ask that you wait until you can pull forward. This ensure that students are visible to school staff. Please encourage your child to walk on the inside on the sidewalk rather than the edge near the blacktop. Again, this is due to the safety of the students.

Afternoon Pick-Up

• Car Rider pick up is at 3:00. Please have your sign with you when picking up your child. If you need an additional sign for a family member picking up your child, please let the office know. If the driver does not have a sign, he/she will be asked to show ID to pick up your child. If another person is picking up your child, please let the front office know and we will make a note for your child.
• Please only pull forward after all students have been loaded and a school staff gives you the go ahead to move forward.

• Please talk with your child about bus safety and how it is important to sit in the seat properly, keep hands and feet inside the aisle, and to follow the expectations we have in place. I've explained to all students that the bus driver's job is to get them to and from school safely. However, they need to do their job as well and follow the rules.
• Students are to only ride the bus assigned to him/her. We are not able to allow students to "bus hop" and ride home with friends. Thank you for your help with this.