Sunday Star Updates

Principal's Message for the Week of March 30th

OST testing begins on Tuesday. It is important that students get a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast on testing days. This week students will take their ELA tests on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is incredibly important that all students are in school on time and with charged Chromebooks. OST tests are timed tests, and we will begin promptly at 8:10 each day. Please make sure your child is here in plenty of time for breakfast if they eat at school. If they need breakfast they should arrive by 7:45 to have time to eat before testing. If you need to sign your child out for an appointment on a testing day before 11:00, please let us know in advance. Once students begin their tests, they cannot stop or pause them. If they need to be signed out they will need to wait to test. If you have any questions about testing please let us know.

We are beginning the scheduling process for the 2025-2026 school year. All 4th-grade students will add an arts interest area to their schedule next year. Students in grades 5-7 have the opportunity to add, change, or drop an interest area. All of the information was sent to families via email on Friday, March 21. It is also in the all-call email. Please reach out to the appropriate art teachers if you have any questions.

Internal Auditions
Now is the time we begin scheduling for the 2025-2026 academic year. Students planning to continue with their current arts interest areas do not need to participate in the internal audition process. All current 4th graders and any 5th-7th graders wishing to make a change- please review the information below. 

Please review the Internal Audition Requirements for detailed information for each Arts Area. If you have any questions regarding audition preparation, contact the appropriate arts teacher. 

Current 5th-7th grade students wishing to ADD, CHANGE, or DROP an art interest area for next year must complete the Add or Change Interest Area Form. (Students planning to continue with their current arts interest areas do not need to participate in the internal audition process)
TO ADD: students must first audition and be accepted into the new interest area. In addition, the added interest area must be compatible with your child’s schedule.
TO DROP: students and parents must conference with their current arts teacher.
The form is DUE April 7, 2025 and IF your selection requires an audition, please contact the corresponding arts teacher by April 11th. Internal Auditions will take place prior to Spring Break: April 14-17, 2025. Results of the audition process will be communicated by May 1st.

ALL current 4th grade students must complete the Interest Area Selection Form for their 5th grade year. Next year they will have 2 periods of art; at this time you will need to select the area they would like to add to their schedule.
Areas requiring an audition to add: Visual Art, Dance, Theatre, Piano, Vocal
Areas with NO audition required: Band, Strings 
The form is DUE April 7, 2025.  IF your selection requires an audition, please contact the corresponding arts teacher by April 11th.  Auditions will take place prior to Spring Break: April 14-17, 2025. Results of the audition process will be communicated by May 1st.

A message from the PTA: If you have not picked up your items and prizes from the PTA Spring fundraiser, they are at the school.  Please pick up as soon as possible.

Thank you to everyone who came to the PTA Wellness Fair.  The community partners were thrilled to meet so many great Miller South families.

The final Honour Roll Pancake Breakfast will be on Thursday, the 10th of April.  We will be serving all grades on that date.  If you would like to help PTA make and serve pancakes to our amazing scholars please sign up here

.Wellness Fair Survey

National Junior Honor Society applications available for students in grades 6-8 outside of Mrs. Dourm’s classroom. Applications are due by April 4. 

The University of Akron has many opportunities for students interested in music, dance, and theater this summer. Please see the links attached for information on summer dance, summer arts camp, and summer music lessons.

Akron Children's School-Based Center will be providing an 
immunization clinic at Miller South on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. 
Forms will be mailed home to all 6th graders and to those who are 
missing immunizations. If you would like your child to receive the required 
immunizations, please fill out the forms and submit them to the school
by April 30, 2025.
In Ohio, students entering 7th grade are required to have a Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) booster and a meningococcal vaccine. 

Happy World Piano Day, Saturday, March 29, the 88th day of the year!

Please see the calendar for events taking place this week. We hope you had a great weekend and we’ll see everyone back tomorrow.
 

There are many events taking place in March and April. Please mark these dates on your calendar.
March 17-28: Quarterly Assessments
March 24 - 28: Book Fair
March 26: Arts Integration Night
March 26: PTA Wellness Fair
March 28: End of 3rd quarter
April 1: OST testing begins
April 18 - 25: Spring Break

Please see the calendar for events taking place this week. I hope you all had a great weekend and we’ll see everyone tomorrow!
 

Weekly Reminders
CHECK YOUR CHILD’S HOME ACCESS
Open Enrollment Information
Sign up for Home Access Alerts
PBIS expectations
Superintendent Book Club Form - Elementary School
Superintendent Book Club Form - Middle School
Please use the following email address to express concerns: schoolconcerns@apslearns.org

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	Saturday / Sunday
OST BLACK OUT Start of MP4 ESports	OST BLACK OUT ELA Part 1	OST BLACK OUT ELA Part 2 Dance Hnrs Art Hnrs	OST BLACK OUT Make-Ups Group Picture Day NJHS Mtg Gallery Esports  Costume Club	OST BLACK OUT Make-Ups AM Perf- Piano NJHS Apps Due The Movement Prjt Residency
Weekly Activities: Esports 3:15-5 Robotics 3:15- 5 pm	Weekly Activities:	Weekly Activities: Art Honors 3:20- 4:15 pm	Weekly Activities: Costume Club 3:15-4:15 Esports 1:40	Weekly Activities: