THE MES FUNDRAISER starts TODAY and we need your help. Our goal is to raise $40,000.00 to benefit the student body at Milan Elementary School. Fundraising packets are coming home today!
It's as simple as 1, 2, 3!
1. REGISTER your student TONIGHT at www.ShopFund.com (click Parents and Sellers).
2. Once registered, SHARE custom support links with family & friends via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email, Text and more.
3. Meet your Student's Goal of gaining 5 Online Supporters and WIN!
REGISTER-SHARE-WIN: Sharing gets you tickets for chances to win over $100,000 in instant prizes.

Parents,
Pumpkins for MES libraries' Storybook Pumpkin Patch can be brought in starting Monday, October 17. Parents can help bring pumpkins in the school through the FRONT DOOR. The last day to turn in a Storybook Pumpkin is Oct. 27th at 3:00.

Did you miss the picture order deadline for Fall pictures?
Visit www.alfordstudios.com to order them online (there is a $10 late fee).

IT'S BACK!!!
Mark your calendars for the Milan Elementary School Fall Festival on Thur., October 27 from 5:30-8:00 pm. We will need donations of bags of wrapped candy and 2-liter soft drinks. You can send them to your child's homeroom teacher. Details about tickets coming soon.

Ms. Sarah's kindergarten class is on the hunt for key details in the story, Rap a Tap Tap. Key details help us determine the main topic of a text. #faMily #huntingforkeydetails #MESstory

See important October MES Library information below!


MES Library September "Building Bulldog Brains" Winners!
1st grade-Mrs. Hughes and friends
2nd grade-Tie: Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Hooker's classes
3rd grade-Ms. White
4th grade-Mrs. Stafford
Trophies will be awarded to each classroom teacher to have for the month of October

Class Pictures and Remakes:
Class pictures and remakes will be made on Wednesday, October 12th.
Students may be out of dress code (Shirts: no tanks, spaghetti straps, hoods or inappropriate writing; Pants/Shorts: no cargo pockets). Class pictures will be available for purchase after Christmas Break.
If you would like to have your child's picture remade, you must send a note to Mrs. Cindy Morris requesting a remake (due Oct. 11).
Picture money is also due on Tuesday, October 11.

We are so excited to have brand new cafeteria tables at Milan Elementary School. They make our cafeteria look so bright and clean! Thanks to our maintenance department for helping get them ready for all our students as they returned from Fall Break!



Congratulations to Natalie Alexander, Resource Specialist for Milan Special School District for being named to Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation’s @GovEarlyLiteracyTN 2022-2023 Educator Advisory Council! She will be working alongside 28 peer educators across the state to ensure that Tennessee’s K–3 students have their literacy needs met. For more information, visit governorsfoundation.org

There will be no ALL Corps tutoring on Tuesday, Sept. 20th at MES due to Parent-Teacher conferences. We will resume tutoring on Thursday, September 22nd.

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Milan SSD! It's everything Milan SSD, in your pocket.
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We're thrilled to announce the new app for Milan SSD! It's everything Milan SSD, in your pocket.
Download for Android
https://bit.ly/3AqpKgd Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3Kw3CG0

There will be no ALL Corps Tutoring tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 15th at MES due to Parent-Teacher Conferences! We will resume tutoring on Monday, Sept. 19th.

Milan Elementary School fall picture day is tomorrow Wednesday, September 7. Students may dress out of dress code on this day. Exceptions: no spaghetti straps, no inappropriate pictures or wording, no hoods or cargo pockets. Length requirements still apply. THIS WILL BE YOUR CHILD'S YEARBOOK PICTURE.
Reminder to MES Families
From page 14 of our Student Handbook...
Students are not permitted to bring toys, playing cards, Pokémon cards, trading cards, games, etc. to school. If any of these items are brought to school, they will be confiscated and may be picked up by a parent only. (Toys may be brought ONLY with teacher approval for educational reasons.)

There will be NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS on Friday, September 2nd for Teacher Professional Development.
There will be NO SCHOOL for EVERYONE on Monday, September 5th for the Labor Day Holiday. Have a wonderful, long weekend!
#MilanLife

Milan Special School District is gaining national attention for the work we are doing in literacy. Check out the newest Knowledge Matters website featuring some of Milan's own teachers and staff!
http://knowledgematterscampaign.org/
The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC program that helps connect families and households struggling to afford internet service.

MES Library Information!
Coming soon to a backpack near you...READING LOGS! Keep up with the reading logs to document reading every night and your child will be eligible for individual and class rewards
STAMINA...The MES librarians are starting a classroom reading stamina contest called Building Bulldog Brains.
August Library Contest...Guess how many books are in both of the MES libraries. Entry forms can be dropped in the box by the library doors

