Congratulations to students and staff for collecting over $1,600.00 as part of the WKDD 98.1 radio station’s Have a HEART – Do Your PART Radio-A-Thon! This fundraiser benefits the Akron Children’s Hospital located in Akron, Ohio. This is the third year that the Aurora Schools have participated with Ms. Stacey Slackford, Physical Education Teacher, at Miller and Leighton Elementary Schools organizing the fundraiser. Also, instrumental in helping with these events was Mr. Mike Rubin and Mr. Dave Munson.

As a part of this fundraiser, one hundred Build-A-Bears were stuffed into “bear condos” on Thursday, February 11, 2010 with the help of over 50 Aurora High School students! They were then delivered to sick children staying at Akron Children’s Hospital on Saturday, February 13, 2010, helping to brighten their day!

Thank you to all of the families, students and faculty that donated their time, money and talents to make this fundraiser such a success!

To view pictures of the Build-A-Bear fundraising event, please open the district photo gallery on the right hand side of the district webpage.

Leighton Elementary School’s annual Dads and Donuts will be taking place on March 2, 3, and 4, 2010 from 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. Please join us for this special opportunity for students to enjoy a breakfast including, coffee, juice, donuts, and other breakfast items, with their dads or special guest. This is also a fantastic time for the adults to see the school and student classrooms.

In order to accommodate all students and special guests, we ask that ONLY Leighton students attend this breakfast. The days will be broken down by alphabet in order to accommodate families with multiple children. Please try to attend on your designated day with A-G on Tuesday/ H-P on Wednesday/ Q-Z on Thursday. Please do not arrive early since the volunteers will be busy setting up.

Anyone wishing to volunteer or donate baked goods is much appreciated and can be designated on the RSVP portion of the letter sent home to be returned by Friday, February 19, 2010.

Miller School will be holding Kindergarten Registration for the class of 2023 on Tuesday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The registrations will take place from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. An added evening 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. registration time will take place on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Registration will be held in the Miller School gymnasium.

If you were unable to attend the Miller School “Kick - Off to Kindergarten” program, please stop by the Miller School office to pick up a registration folder. It contains many of the forms and information needed to register incoming kindergarteners.

In Aurora Schools, a child who is five on or before September 30^th is eligible for Kindergarten. If you have any questions, please contact the Miller School office at 330-562-6199.

Leighton Elementary School will be holding a “Pennies for Patients” coin drive this week, Tuesday, February 23 through Friday, February 26, 2010.  Classrooms will be collecting coins in support of the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) “Pennies for Patients” program. The Leukemia-Lymphoma Society’s mission is to cure Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s Disease and Myeloma and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

Classrooms will have a collection box for donations that students bring in. The coins will be collected for the entire week and put in the collection box. The funds that are raised on behalf of the LLS are used for all patients that are eligible for the Patient Financial Program, which can reimburse families up to $150 to offset treatment related expenses. The class that collects the most coins will receive a pizza party for their grade level. 

Direct donations can be sent to 23297 Commerce Park, Beachwood, Ohio 44122.  Thank you to all of the parents and students who donate their coins to such an important cause!

Get ready to cheer for our Aurora City School’s Quiz Bowl Team! They are scheduled to appear on Channel 5’s Academic Challenge television show on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. on Channel 5. Our on-air team consisted of Jason Renlund, David Ritz and Puneet Sharma. They will be competing against teams from North Olmsted and Vermillion. 

Tune in to watch our team in action!

 

Leighton School will be having a Family Drive-In Movie Night on Friday, March 12, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The Walt Disney movie G-Force will be shown.  Admission is free and sponsored by the Aurora PTO. 

All Leighton students are welcome to attend as long as at least one family member accompanies them. Please bring something comfortable to sit or lay on during the movie. Popcorn will be free and during intermission the PTO will be selling water and treats to benefit the cultural arts fund.  If drinks are brought from home, clear liquids are preferred.

Hope to see you there!

A group of parents has put together a unique Spring Boutique fundraiser for the Aurora High School After-Prom. This fundraiser will take place at Doogan’s of Aurora on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. 

At the fundraiser there will be a variety of vendors with various items available for purchase. Some of the participants include, Pampered Chef, Tastefully Simple, Silpada, PartyLite Candles, Karen’s Kreations, Gentille Designs, Just For You, Custom Scrapbooks, Peace Unique, Maurice’s, Endless Designs, Maryann’s Sweet Treats, Sweet & Simple Cookies, Garden Street Photography, Estrella Del Mar, LLC and 3 Key Designs. Tickets for numerous Chinese auction items will also be available for purchase. A Maurice’s fashion show will begin at 4:00 p.m. featuring Aurora High School girls as models!

As a special offer, Doogan’s will also donate 10% back to the after-prom fundraiser from dinners sold between 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with a voucher that can be obtained at the boutique.

Family, friends and neighbors are welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Connie Nemeth at 330-562-1709. This is a fantastic way to enjoy an afternoon /evening out while helping our Aurora students at the same time! We hope to see you there!

AFTER-PROM SPRING BOUTIQUE FLYER

The Leighton School Jump Rope Club originally scheduled for Thursday, March 4, 2010 has been changed to Thursday, March 11, 2010.

The Jump Rope Club will now meet on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. in the Leighton School gymnasium.

The Aurora City School District, in conjunction with Kent State University, is once again hosting visiting scholars from around the world. Through the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) at Kent State University’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education (CIIE), the Aurora Schools will be hosting three of the 16 visiting scholars representing 11 different countries from around the world. Other local schools participating in the ILEP Program include Streetsboro, Ravenna, Stow-Munroe Falls, Hudson, and Spring Garden Waldorf School.

These international scholars were selected by the Fulbright commissions in their countries in a highly-competitive selection process. The visiting scholars teach English as a Foreign Language or Math/Science in their home countries. During their internship which runs from January until the end of May, the scholars will observe American public education and will have the opportunity to teach in the classrooms. 

The visiting scholars in the Aurora School District will be Alshimaa El Sayed Samir Nofal Salama, Anni Kristanti Yunandami and Buenaventura de Alda Luces. The teachers that will be hosting these scholars are Jen Simmerman, LaQuita Timberlake and Rose Brown. The scholars and host teachers will be welcomed to the new semester at an orientation program in Kent on January 22, 2010.

 

 

The Aurora High School Players are proud to present the musical Crazy For You by George and Ira Gershwin, and Ken Ludwig. Crazy For You won the 1992 Tony Award for Best Musical.

It will take place at the Aurora High School auditorium on:

Tickets are available for $8.00 for adults, $7.00 for senior citizens and $6.00 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Please come and join the Aurora High School Players for their wonderful version of Crazy For You!

 
The following Aurora athletic events have been cancelled for this evening, February 9, 2010:

Information regarding make up games will be announced when details have been finalized.

Thank you to all of the community members that so generously contributed to the Haiti medical supply collection on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the Leighton Elementary School parking lot.

The medical supply collection was a big success! An 18 foot by 6 foot trailer was almost completely filled with supplies. All of these contributions were then dropped off at the MedWish International’s Euclid Avenue location on Monday morning, January 25, 2010. According to MedWish, these supplies were scheduled to leave in a shipment to Haiti on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. These much needed medical supplies will certainly bring help to the many Haitian people in desperate need of medical treatment.

Thank you to not only all of the people that contributed these medical supplies, but to the many volunteers that gave their time and effort. Together we have made a difference.



For more information about MedWish International you can visit: http//www.medwish.org/

 
Harmon Middle School will hold the next HMS band concert on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. There is not one scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. as noted on the band calendar.

Please come out on March 18 and enjoy an evening of entertainment while supporting the hard work and musical aspirations of the Harmon Middle School band students! We look forward to seeing you there!

The Aurora High School/Harmon All Sports Boosters will be hosting their annual Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction on Saturday, March 20, 2010. The reverse raffle/silent auction will be taking place at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center located in Aurora, Ohio, from 6:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight.  

This year’s theme is “Go For The Gold”. Ticket prices include dinner, disc jockey, cash bar, and one chance for the Reverse Raffle with the opportunity to win $2500! There will also be many wonderful items to bid on for the Silent Auction!

All proceeds from the event will directly support the sports programs at both Harmon Middle School and the Aurora High School. Come and enjoy a fun-filled evening while supporting our athletic programs at the same time!

Click below to view the All Sports Boosters' Reverse Raffle Information Flyer.




REVERSE RAFFLE/SILENT AUCTION FLYER

It’s time to think about the next school year already! Miller Elementary School’s “Kick Off to Kindergarten” program for the upcoming Kindergarten class will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Miller School. 

This is an informational meeting for parents that will outline the Kindergarten program and the procedures for registering kindergarten students. During this meeting, parents will receive a folder of information and will be given an overview of the necessary materials needed for registration. 

In Aurora Schools, a child who is five on or before September 30^th is eligible for Kindergarten. Kindergarten registration will take place in March. More information regarding Kindergarten registration will be made available in the coming months. If you have any questions, please contact the Miller School office.

 
In accordance with the Aurora City School District’s Procedures for Emergency School Closing, the use of a delayed school opening may be utilized if the situation dictates. The Aurora School District plans to use a two-hour school opening delay in the event of inclement weather. Under the two-hour delay, the school day will begin two hours later with the corresponding class period of the school day. The school day will end at the usual time. 

A major part of the delayed school opening involves the transportation of students to school. Please be aware that when the Superintendent calls a two-hour delay, the following transportation adjustments will be made:

1.       All morning pick-up times for Aurora public and non-public school students will be two hours later than normal. If your student participates in the CLP, LEAP and ALS programs, this will also apply.
 

2.       Transportation WILL NOT be provided for the following morning special needs and/or vocational school programs:

·          All Excel Tech programs

·         CEVEC program

 

3.       There will be no AM Kindergarten and no AM preschool.

 

4.       All day Kindergarten will also be picked up two hours later. The PM Kindergarten and PM Preschool students will be picked up at normal times.

 

As with school closings, the announcement of a school opening delay will be broadcast on television and radio stations and this announcement could begin as early as 5:00 a.m.

The Aurora City School District’s Quiz Bowl team completed the taping of Channel 5’s Academic Challenge television show on January 9, 2010. The Aurora team consisted of David R., Puneet S. and Jason R. They competed against teams from North Olmsted and Vermillion and the Aurora team was very impressive. Tune in to watch our team in action when it is due to air on March 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. on Channel 5. 

Click for more below to see a picture of the team at the Channel 5 studio.

Thank you to all of the parents, students and staff that donated coats, sweatshirts and similar items to Harmon School’s ”Coats for Kids” clothing drive. The collection took place during the 2009 holidays. 

Approximately 1,700 of these items were collected at Harmon School! These items were then delivered to the Portage County Clothing Shelter where they were dispersed to those in need within Portage County. Including the nearly 1,900 clothing donations from last year’s coat drive, approximately 3,600 clothing items have been collected for the drive and donated in the last two years!

We are very thankful that so many people here are willing to help those in need!  They went a long way in helping those in need stay warm and dry during these rough winter months! 

Congratulations again go out to Aurora High School Divers Chris Riley and Hunter Flagg for outstanding performances at the OHSAA State Diving Division II Championships! 

Chris Riley returned a medal winner with a fourth place finish and Hunter Flagg earned a 16^th place finish!

Way to go Chris and Hunter!

The Portage County Health Department, in conjunction with the Aurora City Schools, will be conducting the second H1N1 Influenza immunization clinic on January 12, 2010. This clinic is the follow-up clinic to the H1N1 vaccination clinic that was conducted at the Aurora City Schools on December 1, 2009. This clinic is scheduled ONLY for those students nine years old and under, that have already received the first dose of the vaccination.

These vaccinations are voluntary and will again be FREE to students.   This follow-up vaccination is strongly recommended for those students nine years old and younger that received the first vaccination. Children nine years old and younger need two doses for full protection against the H1N1 virus. According to Sandy Petti, Aurora Schools’ Head Nurse, students nine years old and younger must receive the second vaccine in order to “achieve the fullest amount of immunity protection against the virus.” This second dose of vaccine completes the series of two vaccinations that are needed for students nine and younger.   This vaccine will only be administered in the shot form.

The Portage County Health Department will be conducting the clinics and administering the vaccines at Miller, Craddock and Leighton Elementary Schools.

Information, along with a new parental permission form, regarding the clinic will be sent home in book bags with those students who are eligible to receive the second dose on Thursday, January 7, 2010. Please look for these in book bags on Thursday, January 7 or Friday, January 8, 2010. We have a link below where you can also print a copy of the H1N1 second dose vaccination parent permission form. As noted on the consent form, you must include when the first dose was given. The first clinic was given at the Aurora City Schools on December 1, 2009. Parents that want to have their student receive the second vaccine must return the completed permission form to school by January 12, 2010.

If you have any questions regarding this H1N1 Influenza clinic for the second dose of vaccine, please contact your school nurse or the Aurora School Board office.


Click here for parent permission form

The Superintendent of the Aurora City School District has determined that the current weather conditions have become too hazardous to proceed with school/classes safely today.

All of the Aurora City School buildings will be closed today, February 26th, 2010. Any after school activities that normally would have taken place are also cancelled for today. Stay tuned to your local news outlets for further weather condition updates.

Congratulations to the Aurora Schools’ Quiz Bowl team for winning the annual Portage County Quiz Bowl Tournament! The team, made up of students Ian Benson, Jeremy Frank, George Kimson, David Ritz, and Puneet Sharma, were all undefeated in their matches! 

Well done!

 

The “Kick Off To Kindergarten” program originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2010 has been rescheduled to take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Miller School.

This is an informational meeting for parents that will outline the Kindergarten program and the procedures for registering kindergarten students. During this meeting, parents will receive a folder of information and will be given an overview of the necessary materials needed for registration. 

In Aurora Schools, a child who is five on or before September 30^th is eligible for Kindergarten. Kindergarten registration will take place in March. More information regarding Kindergarten registration will be made available in the coming months. If you have any questions, please contact the Miller School office.

Harmon Middle School will be holding a Family Breakfast tomorrow morning, February 19, 2010 beginning at 6:45 a.m. The families of students are welcome to attend and enjoy donuts and breakfast treats with their student. 

The following previously scheduled Aurora City School evening activities have been postponed for February 26, 2010:

First Grade Movie Night

Harmon School Beta Club Blood Drive

Information regarding re-scheduling these programs will be made available when details have been finalized.

 

The Aurora High School Band will be performing in concert at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at the Aurora High School. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear our very impressive Aurora High School Band perform during the winter months.   We hope to see you there!

 

The Harmon Scholastic Book Fair will be held at the school beginning Monday, October 26 and running through Friday, October 30, 2009. The book fair will include a large selection of both casual and required reading titles. This event is a great way for both parents and students to locate and purchase new book titles. It is also a great opportunity for 8^th grade students to find a book to take along on their upcoming Washington, D.C. trip! 

The book fair will be held at Harmon School in Room #125. 

It will be open during the following hours:

Monday               8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday              8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday        8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Thursday             8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Friday                   8:00 a.m. – 9:30am

Please take this terrific opportunity to browse through the many books that are available. We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to the Aurora Greenmen varsity football team for reaching the playoffs for the 5^th straight year! Our defending state championship team will be facing the Canfield Cardinals this Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in Canfield. Canfield is an approximate one hour drive from Aurora. A directional map can be found on the athletic department website link. Please see the information below for more complete details.

 

 

 

 

 

10:15 – 12:45 (students only)

4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. (open to public and students)

10:15 – 12:45 (students only)

4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. (open to public and students)

(open to public and students)

ALL PRE-SALE TICKETS ARE $7.00

Checks should be made payable to: Aurora Playoffs

 

TICKETS ARE $9.00 AT THE GATE

T-SHIRTS ARE      $12.00 - S-XL

Checks should be made payable to: Aurora Board of Education
 
All tickets and t-shirts will be sold from the new Aurora High School Bookstore / Spirit Shop which is located in the cafeteria. Please enter the west driveway.

 

 

The First Grade Movie Night will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010 at Craddock School. The students have voted and the winning movie, “Monsters vs. Aliens”, will be shown in the gym. Concessions will be available and sold, along with raffle tickets, beginning at 6:15 p.m. The movie will start at 7:00 p.m. We hope you can make it to watch our movie and enjoy an evening of family friendly entertainment!

Congratulations to our own Kathy Novak, lunch lady at Craddock Elementary School, for being recognized by WFMJ-TV 21. She was honored in their “Lunch Lady Land” segment on January 27, 2010. 

We are very proud of her and thank her for her continued dedication to all of our students and staff here at Craddock! We especially love her grilled cheese sandwiches!

Congratulations Kathy!

If you would like to see her on this segment, please click on the website link below!  Once there, click on WFMJ Today Host Chat 1/27/10.


Lunch Lady Land

The Harmon Middle School Beta Club will be sponsoring a Blood Drive on Friday, February 26, 2010. This blood drive will take place in the Harmon Middle School Commons area from 3:00 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. Appointments are still available between 5:00 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. 

Thank you to our many parent volunteers for their much appreciated time and effort.

Please be advised that the first day of winter break for the Aurora City Schools as it appears in the Aurora School’s Band Booster Calendar is incorrect. It is listed in the calendar as beginning on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. The Aurora City School's first day of winter break with no classes begins on Thursday, December 24, 2009. Classes for students will resume on January 4, 2010.

Craddock School 1^st and 2^nd grade students have gone wild! There is a large display of student’s artwork revolving around the popular children’s book “Where The Wild Things Are” by author Maurice Sendak, located in the Craddock (ramp) hallway. This theme is running concurrently with the student’s specials classes, which include physical education, library, art and music. This book theme also coincided with the recent release of the movie with the same title. 

The children have created fantastic replicas of characters from the book to display along the hallway in the “Wild Forest”. Please take the time to enjoy their works while you are at Craddock. The wild “rumpus” should continue to be displayed through the Thanksgiving break. You can “click for more” below for a link that will allow you to view a video that the specials department has created highlighting the many ways students used their creativity and imagination.

 

 

The Aurora Schools’ International Baccalaureate Program applications are now available. They can be found in the Aurora High School library and the guidance office.  For those students interested in the program, there are also several links below where the application and the accompanying documents can be printed. As a reminder, the application requires two teacher recommendations.

This application needs to be completed and returned by February 12, 2010 to Mr. Alexander in the library.

CLICK HERE FOR IB APPLICATION FORM

CLICK HERE FOR IB TEACHER RECOMMENDATION FORM

CLICK HERE FOR IB WRITING SAMPLE FORM

We are proud to announce that Mr. Sean Berrodin, art educator at Aurora High School, is one of nine featured artists in Robinson Memorial Hospital’s new exhibit entitled “Smart Art: Showcasing the Talents of Portage County Art Educators”.   This exhibit is located in the hospital’s main lobby Rotating Art Gallery. The gallery is part of Robinson’s Art Reflections program that is dedicated to creating an artistic environment promoting stress relief, comfort and care to patients, visitors and staff.

This exhibit is on display to the public now through November 29, 2009. Robinson will be hosting a reception on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the lobby gallery for the artists and their families and colleagues.   Please feel free to attend this wonderful exhibit highlighting these talented art educators from Portage County! 

We would like to congratulate Sean on his selection and participation! 

Congratulations to Aurora High School divers Chris Riley and Hunter Flagg. They will be competing in the OHSAA State Diving Championships!  They are being held at Canton McKinley High School on Thursday, February 25, 2010. 

We are very proud of their achievements and wish them the best of luck!

 

The Aurora Fire Department will be conducting a practice training drill at Craddock Elementary School on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24, 2009. This drill will include several school buses that are no longer in service. These school buses will be utilized by the fire department as a rehearsal in the event that a rescue situation involving a bus is needed in the future. This preparedness training exercise will not involve any students.

 

 

The Leighton Scholastic Book Fair “Destination Book Fair: Read Around the World” will be displayed in the Leighton media center beginning Monday, November 9 and running through Friday, November 13. This annual event is a great way to promote reading for your student. 

The book fair gives students the opportunity to preview books before purchasing them.  On Monday and Tuesday, each class will visit the book fair to preview the book selections. Each student will then create a wish list of titles they might like to purchase. They can take their list home and review it with parents. Students will then be able to purchase books at their designated times on either Wednesday or Thursday. On Friday, any students that were absent or missed their buying time will be able to purchase their selections until 12:00 p.m. The book fair will also be open on Wednesday, November 11 from   4:00 – 8:00 p.m., in conjunction with the Leighton Treblemaker’s Veteran's Day concert which takes place at 7:00 p.m. Please send payments, cash or checks payable to “Aurora Elementary PTO,” with your child on their scheduled shopping day.  Parents and children also have the opportunity to purchase a book to add to a child’s classroom from their teacher’s classroom wish list. All book sales are tax-free and all proceeds benefit the Leighton Media Center. 

The large selection of books offered caters to younger children, as well as, older children and adults. Parents and community members are welcome to purchase books, also.  We hope you will enjoy this opportunity to inspire your child’s love of reading!

Congratulations to the JAWS wrestling team that competed last weekend at the Ohio Youth State Wrestling Championship that took place at Akron Firestone High School.

Leighton Elementary students Quade Rasmussen and Jarrod Brezovec both had outstanding performances. Rasmussen won his first state championship title, while Brezovec placed second in the finals. Josh Burger, a Harmon Middle School student, also gave a superior performance, capturing third place.

The JAWS wrestling team placed sixth out of the 105 teams that participated! Congratulations to the entire team for such dedication, hard work and terrific performances at the Championship meet!

To view a picture of the finalists, please “click for more” below.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 
   2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day will be celebrated at Leighton Elementary School on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 with an afternoon assembly and an evening concert performance. The afternoon assembly will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the evening concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. While the afternoon assembly will be more honorary in nature, the concert performances will remain the same. 

These performances will be featured on the Cable 9 television programming at 12:00 noon and at 7:00 p.m. for the next week.  Please check your Cable 9 television listings for daily time verification.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Aurora High School Auditorium

Come and listen to acclaimed Irish storyteller Batt Burns weave his wonderful yarns! The Aurora City School’s International Baccalaureate students are hosting this family entertainment event taking place on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Aurora High School auditorium. His storytelling is geared toward the interests of children in grades K-6 and their families.

He will share the history of Irish storytelling, tell ghost stories, crack witty jokes, and relate heroic tales and adventures! Batt Burns is from County Kerry in Ireland and has won numerous storytelling awards and speaks at schools across the country. This is a unique opportunity to hear the tales that Batt Burns presents so beautifully! 

Following this event will be an International Baccalaureate informational presentation which will highlight the curriculum of the high school’s IB program along with the benefits of taking its rigorous schedule. Please join us for an evening of engaging entertainment!

 

The State of Ohio mandatory school safety drill will take place today, Thursday, October 01, 2009. All schools in the state are required to perform this safety drill.   During this practice drill student classrooms will have doors locked, lights out and students move away from the doors while remaining quiet. The principals oversee the drill and verify the procedures were completed successfully.  This event takes approximately five minutes and does not impact the daily class schedule.  This is a practice event in the case of an emergency.

The Miller Scholastic Book Fair “Destination Book Fair: Read Around the World” will be held in the school library beginning Monday, October 5 and runs through Thursday, October 8. This annual event is a great way to encourage children to read!

The book fair gives children the opportunity to preview books and create a wish list of any titles that they would like to purchase. They are given the chance during their library or story time to browse through the books. Parents can then review the wish list they bring home.  Please send payment, cash or checks payable to “Aurora Elementary PTO,” with your child on their scheduled shopping day.  All book sales are tax-free and all proceeds benefit the Miller School library.  

A family night will be held Wednesday, October 7 from 4:30  – 7:00 p.m. The large selection of books offered caters to preschoolers and kindergartners, as well as, older children and adults. Parents also have the opportunity to purchase a book to add to a child’s classroom from the teacher’s classroom wish list. Prizes will be auctioned off including Webkinz donated by The Baby & Kids Shop in Aurora and puzzles and games donated by Playmatters in Solon. Refreshments will be served.  This is a wonderful opportunity to promote the joy of reading!

A home page has been created on the Scholastic website listed below for more information.  
www.bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/aurora-miller

For further information or to volunteer, contact Nichol Kacmar at 330-995-9384.

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The Aurora City School District is pleased to announce that we have received four Buckeye Best School Awards! Leighton Elementary, Aurora High School, Craddock Elementary and Harmon Middle School have all been named as award recipients, with Leighton achieving a Gold award status for the 2008-2009 school year. The Buckeye Best School Awards are given to those schools that demonstrate a commitment to the health and wellness of their students and staff. They do this by establishing programs and policies that foster these goals, such as improving nutrition, increasing physical activity and stopping or preventing the use of tobacco.

Leighton Principal, Greg Pollock, announced that they have received a Gold plaque and a banner to display at the school. Congratulations to all of these schools for their commitment in making their students healthier, better learners!

The Aurora City School District is pleased to announce the addition of Mrs. Cynthia Campbell Curry to our staff. She will be working as the new Leighton Middle School Counselor. She has previous experience working as a counselor in elementary, middle and secondary schools. She graduated from Capital University with a degree in social work and earned a Master’s Degree in School Counseling from Malone University. We would all like to welcome her to our school district.

The Aurora High School band will accompany critically-acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning singer Sam Moore at the half-time performance of the NFL Hall of Fame's 50^th Anniversary celebration in Canton on August 9.  

The band's surprise invitation to accompany the legendary singer came at the end of the school year, and band director Josh Perez says he and his students are both thrilled and honored to perform not only at the Hall of Fame game, but with a singer of Moore's stature.
 

Moore, whose hits include the legendary “Soul Man,”  was inducted into Cleveland’s Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and earned the “Living Legends” Award.   Moore told Hall of Fame game organizers it had been his life-long dream to be accompanied by a high school band. 

On August 9, the Aurora High School band will fulfill that dream and a dream of their own, when they join Moore before a huge halftime crowd at the spectacular NFL Hall of Fame game.  

 

         Thank you for the trust and confidence you have shown in us during these difficult economic times.  We will continue to do our utmost to ensure the most responsible and productive use of your hard-earned tax dollars.
 

A presentation in Chicago by representatives of the Aurora City School District provided affirmation that Aurora continues to be regarded by outside sources as one of the most successful and fiscally responsible school districts in the nation.