Parent & Student Manual

Absences

Illness: Please, call 423-1800 or send some note in the morning of the school day if your child is ill in order to verify why they are absent. You should request homework which can be picked up after school (in our cafeteria).
Other Absence:Your child absence for other than medical reasons are considered unexcused if you didn't arrange any written excuse 5 school days in advance (this arrangement should be approved by the teacher and the principal). All missed classwork, tests, and homework will affect a student's final grades. Those students who have 6 unexcused absences can be disenrolled. Exceptions take place in extreme cases, and they must be approved by our principal.
Appointments: All medical appointments for your child can be scheduled after school hours. If you pick up your child during his/her school hours, you should sign them out by checking in with our office.

Activities and Traditions

New Parents Reception g>
All new parents are welcome to Millikin School the morning of the first school day, where they will have a brief orientation program.

Back-to-School Nights
This activity is for parents only. Here you can meet a teacher, ask questions, hear about class goals. Millikin has 2 back-to-school nights: a K-1 and a a 2-5 nights.

Festival of Wine and Arts
It takes place every September (the middle of the month) in Central park.

Student Pictures
Twice a year (in fall and spring) a pro photographer can take individual or class pictures of your children. Parents are not asked to pay for this.

Harvest Festival
This is a Halloween party for all children, parents and teachers with costumes, different games and snacks.

Holiday Program
In December, our school choir (3-5 grades students) and classes of K-2 grades students perform the Holiday Program, which is considered the major performance of the year.

Science Fair
Every student can participate in annual Science Fair where they prepare and submit their own science projects. Parents may help them, but the work itself much be their child's one. The best projects will be granted to the District Science Fair.

Parent Visitation Days
Parents can't visit classes during school, but our school gives them such an opportunity in January when a visitation day takes place, and all parents can watch classes in action.

Teacher Appreciation Week
One week in May students and parents are welcome to share their appreciation for all skills and efforts of our teachers.

Parent Education Nights
We offer PTA opportunities for all parents, including such subjects as testing, parenting skills, middle schools, and computer skills.

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Daily Schedules

Grades	Regular Day	Wednesday	Lunch
K-2	8:30-2:26	8:30-1:37	12:00-12:20
3,4,5	8:30-2:51	8:30-1:37	12:20-12:45

General Rules of Our School

All students of Millikin Basics+ Elementary Schools are expected to:

Treat adults with respect.
Ask for teacher's permission to enter the office.
Be quiet in corridors.
Not be aggressive verbally or physically.
Stay at school during school hours.
Respect school property and take care of it.
Follow all rules set in school.

Positive Consequences

They are provided for those students who follow all rules of Millikin School, and positive consequences include:

individual awards
trips
citizenship awards
various schoolwide awards

Negative Consequences

They are aimed to teach responsible and appropriate behavior to those students who break the rules set in Millikin School. Negative consequences include:

Warning
writing the offending rule 25 or 50 times
after school detention
teacher's notification to parents
principal's notification to parents
removal from a classroom
loss of some privileges

Items We Don't Allow at School

Millikin Basics+ School does not allow some items at school to ensure a safe learning environment. Such items include:

animals (both live and stuffed)
food like candies, seeds and gums
toys, different noise makers, playing cards, water pistols
electronic gadgets such as radios, tape recorders, pagers, electronic games
such dangerous items as knives, matches, firecrackers, etc.

Personal Property

Millikin School can't be responsible for all personal tools and items our students takes with them. If your child has a cell phone, please, provide a written permission for them to take it to school.

Dress Code

Our staff and students are expected to maintain high standards of appearance. If a teacher feels that their students' closing is not appropriate for school, students may be asked to change it. Items that are NOT ALLOWED and considered INAPPROPRIATE in Millikin School include:

Bare shoulders
Bare midriffs
Clothes of large size
See-through clothes
Pants above the knees
Clothes with inappropriate pics, words and gestures
Leggings unless worn under a dress or a skirt
Ragged hems
Pants with messages printed across the seat
Unsafe shoes (high heels, shoes without stockings or socks)
Caps, bandanas, hats worn in school buildings
Makeup, tattoos, nail polish
Inappropriate hairstyles (spiked hair, punk cuts, colored hair, mohawks, etc.).

Health

ILLNESS OR ACCIDENT AT SCHOOL :Each student has their own emergency card on file, that helps us contact parents once the accident or illness takes place. If any change in this card is necessary, always report the school immediately.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES : Always notify us if your kid has a communicable disease. If the incident happens in school. parents will be notified immediately.
RETURNING TO SCHOOL :Written permission is needed from both parents and a physician for your kid to take medications at school. Medications should be provided in their original containers. A nurse visits Millikin School once a week, and this person is responsible for planning and implementing the health program of our school.

School Visits

If you want to meet with the teacher of your kid, you are welcome to call the secretary and make an appointment. Call 423-1800. We do not allow parents to visit classrooms during school hours; it is possible to do during visitation days that take place in January or during other special occasions such as class parties, trips, fairs, etc.

Parents are welcome to help our school and support classes by their work in library, science labs, computer classed, or by preparing some materials. Just sign in at our office before going to the campus.

Student Recognition

Millikin Basics+ Elementary School is happy to recognize its best students in different ways. Besides A's grades we encourage students to set and attain goals with the help of Super Citizen Award (for good behavior and responsible homework completion) and other kinds of rewards presented at the June Awards Assembly and during the year.

Volunteer Hours

Each family whose kid studies at Millikin School is responsible to donate 10 hours to our school per year. It can be different kinds of activities, and parents can choose what they would like to help with: work in computer labs, work in library, preparing materials, assist students on field trips, etc. We periodically publish the list of volunteer activities in the Millikin eNewsletter; parents are encouraged to choose the activity they would like to participate in,and they record the donated hours to our volunteer book in the office. Please, note that you can't bring non-Millikin students or non-school age kids to our volunteer activities.