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PTA 2008-2009Welcome to the Miller Middle School PTA
50 Year Welcome Back Celebration!
Help! Volunteers Needed! Sign Up Now! We need parent volunteers for two upcoming Miller events: • Parent Orientation Night, Monday, August 17th, 6:40 - 8:30 p.m. This evening is designed to give parents new to Miller (mostly incoming 6th grade parents) an overview of the Miller campus and various classes. We need willing "guides" who will take groups of about 40 people (2 guides per group) around a designated route to various "stops" around the campus (e.g., the locker room, library, cafeteria, office, etc.). Being a guide is easy....you’ll be provided with the route map and answers to commonly asked questions. There will be teachers or staff at each of the stops to speak to the parents and answer their questions. Contact Lori Stafford (lori.s@sbcglobal.net) if you can help out! • Miller’s 50th Year Welcome Back Celebration, Friday, August 21st, 4 – 8 p.m. We will need volunteers to help sell food tickets, staff food areas, help monitor fun activities, set up and clean up. Please contact Jayashree Dorairaj (jayashree_dorairaj@yahoo.com) to help. Thanks! Need Your Help for Graduation! 6th and 7th Grade parents, we need YOU to help make our 8th grade graduation possible. We need 6th and 7th grade parents to work during the graduation ceremony on June 12th from 4 to 6 PM so that the 8th grade parents can take a moment to enjoy this very special event with their children. If those hours do not work for you, please consider chaperoning our 8th grade students during the the Graduation Party from 7 PM - 11 PM. Without the help of our 6th and 7th Grade parents these two very important events would not be possible. To volunteer, please contact Sharmilla Surkund at (408)253-3476 or ssharmila@yahoo.com. 8th Grade Graduation needs soda, juice, and bottled water. Please consider donating one or two cases, If you can donate drinks, please bring them to the front office starting Wednesday, May 6th. If you have questions, please contact Kathy Chang at (408)257-5590 or changmbox@yahoo.com. We are still looking for parents who are interested in Photography and would be willing to use their digital camera to take pictures of our 8th graders during Graduation. We just need two parents! Please contact TIffany Hsiao thsiao@cadence.com or (408)768-7067. Thank you for your support! PTA 2009 Service Award Recipients Every year the PTA proudly recognizes those individuals who have made significant contributions to our Miller Community by generously volunteering their time in many different capacities. We would like to congratulate the following people who have been nominated by fellow parents, teachers and staff to receive recognition awards: Continuing Service Award: In special recognition for continued service to children and youth within the Miller Community. Presented to: Fran Williams, Lisa Peterson, Cathy Yu, Mary Eicher Lori Stafford and Sandra Signore Honorary Service Award: In special recognition of outstanding service to children and youth within the Miller Community. Presented to: Brian Yoshikawa, Gary Dunlap, Sergio Gonzales and Robert Jezyk Above and Beyond Award: In special recognition of those who have gone “above and beyond” in their service to children and youth within the Miller Community. Presented to: Anjali Kausar, Wanda Schenck, Praveen Narayan, June Duan, Tiffany Hsiao, Shannon Breuckman, Denise Goldberg, Subha Rajana, Anshu Bhatnagar, Connie Lo, Gabriella Truckai, Susie Fong, Marsha Dyslin, Miko Pennington, Diana Malone, Jean Fujiki, Wei Huang, Michelle Jackson, Mary, Buckmaster, Savitha Hiriyannaiah, Teresa Huang, Supriya Makineni, Uma Challa, Ernie Cortez, Katie Alexander, Tom Soukup, Archana Kulkarni, and Sunita Shrotri Congratulations and thank you to all of our 2009 award recipients! There are many activities that have happened at our school throughout the year that make Miller an incredible place for our children to learn, grow and have fun. I was honored to be your PTA President and work with so many dedicated people in our community. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the PTA Board members and committee chairs for their leadership and many hours of hard work. I would also like to recognize and thank all the many, many other volunteers who stepped up to assist on various committees or when asked to help at Miller. It is people like you who make our community so special! Warm regards, Lori Stafford, PTA President A very special thanks to…. 2008-2009 PTA Board Members Vice-President Anjali Kausar Treasurer Wanda Schenck Secretary Praveen Narayan Auditor June Duan Historian Tiffany Hsiao Parliamentarian Mary Eicher Richard Taylor, Principal Steve Burrell, Assistant Principal Jacob Headley, Teacher Representative 2008-2009 PTA Committee Chairs Fall Family Picnic: Shannon Breuckman Directory: Denise Goldberg eScrip: Lisa Peterson CEEF Liaison: Subha Rajana Reflections Program: Anshu Bhatnagar Birthday Book Club: Cathy Yu & Connie Lo Lunch/Brunch Helpers: Gabriella Truckai Magazine Drive: Connie Lo & Lisa Peterson Membership: Cathy Yu, Susie Fong & Sandra Signore Office Help: Marsha Dyslin Project Green Liaison: Supriya Makineni Parent Partners Coordinator: Teresa Huang Staff Appreciation: Diana Malone & Jean Fujiki Volunteer Coordinator: Wei Huang WEB Week-Aug 08: Michelle Jackson & Marsha Dyslin Mustang Corral: Savitha Hiriyannaiah Graduation '09: Mary Eicher & Mary Buckmaster 2008-2009 Miller PTA Year-end Report
Volunteers Needed for 2009-2010 There are lots of ways to get involved at Miller! We will be looking for several volunteers to help lead or co-lead various “committees” in the next school year. Examples include Staff Appreciation, Birthday Book Club, Mustang Corral, eScrip, CEEF, and Membership. If you are interested in learning more about these and other volunteer opportunities, please contact Lori Stafford (lori.s@sbcglobal.net or 255-1445). Thank you! Elected 2009-2010 PTA Executive Board The following officers were elected at the PTA Meeting on April 9th to represent you as the 2009- 2010 PTA Executive Board: President: Lori Stafford Vice President: Subha Rajana Treasurer: Wanda Schenck Secretary: Shannon Breuckman Auditor: Gabriella Truckai Historian: Tiffany Hsiao We thank these dedicated volunteers for being willing to serve the Miller community. DONATIONS NEEDED...Staff/Student Needs Below is a list of needs the Miller staff has sent to the PTA to post for parents. If you can help, please notify the contact listed. THANK YOU! =================== NEED: Board Games and Legos CONTACT: Amorette Lueck (school counselor), lueck_amorette@cupertino.k12.ca.us DATE POSTED: 02/04/09 The Miller Game Crew is a social skills group facilitated by the counselors in order to encourage positive interactions and develop friendships. We meet weekly during lunchtime to play games and allow students the opportunity to express themselves in a safe and welcoming environment. We would like to add to our supply of games and would appreciate any donations of age appropriate board games in good condition that don't require a lot of set up and can be used by a small groups of children rather than only 1 to 2 players. We would also love the addition of Legos to our activity box. Please drop off your donations in the school office. Any donations we receive would be greatly appreciated! PTA Reflections - Final 2008-09 Update PTA Reflections is pleased to announce the student entries that received "Awards of Merit" at the PTA District level of the contest. Out of 1,460 total entries submitted at this level representing elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in all of Santa Clara County, 116 entries received awards, 8 of those being Miller entries. This is a tremendous accomplishment! Congratulations to the following students: Category: Dance Choreography Rachel Tu - 6th Grade Tvisha Josyula - 6th Grade Category: Film/Video Production Blake Stafford - 7th Grade Category: Musical composition Jenny Y. Hu - 7th Grade Kyle J. Williams - 8th Grade Category: Photography Kelsey Hurwitz - 7th Grade Rachel Tu - 6th Grade Category: Visual arts Sneha Annamaneni - 7th Grade Unfortunately, none of the Miller entries moved onto the final level of the contest, the State level (in fact, only 24 of the 1,460 entries moved on to State). We are so proud of all our Miller participants. We hope they continue to participate in Reflections in the coming years. They are all so talented! QUESTIONS? Please contact Anshu Bhatnagar (anshu00@yahoo.com) or Lori Stafford (lori.s@sbcglobal.net). Translation Services Available The Parent Partner Program is a new initiative of the Miller PTA whose charge is to obtain increased bilingual parent participation in school life. This program works to inform bilingual parents about school culture, procedures, activities, as well as to facilitate communication between the school and bilingual families. Miller teachers or staff can request support in reaching out to bilingual families of various languages in our community. Parents can ask for support in navigating school procedures or communicating their concerns with the school or teachers. If you would like to request translation support, please contact Teresa Huang at huangtlc@gmail.com Please take time to register your grocery cards with eScrip. Miller Middle School will get a percentage of your purchase total! This costs you nothing and it is VERY easy. Just go to www.escrip.com and register. The Miller Group ID# is 1432747. You can also register your credit cards for purchases at other stores that sponsor eScrip. Then whenever you use those grocery cards or use your credit cards at certain stores, money will automatically go to Miller. Easy as pie! And it is FREE! Everyone Read This!!! Safeway Reminder: Please renew your Safeway card with eScrip by November 1st. This needs to be done EVERY YEAR or your Safeway card will NOT produce donations for Miller. Go to the eScrip web site and click on Yes! Renew" to make sure that your purchases are being counted. Also, make sure that Miller is your designated School. Use Group ID#1432747. Go to www.escrip.com and register or renew today! Thank you for supporting our great middle school!
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