Some tips to keep in mind that will be helpful for a successful year:

1. Check your grades/assignments in StudentVUE at least every other day. If you see an issue, let your teacher know the next school day. As soon as the office has your access information, your teachers will let you know.

2. Check your teachers' websites and Google Classroom every day.

3. Have an organizational system (planner, binder, online calendars, etc.) that consistently allows you to remember events and assignments and allows you to easily access what you need.

4. Continue to work to be independent (research, do, solve, read, observe, etc.)

5. Be a self-advocate. If you have a question, see an issue, don't understand, have an opinion or suggestion, etc., please have your voice heard.

6. Do not come to school any earlier than 10 minutes before your first class begins, unless you have an arrangement with a teacher.

7. Parking lots are only for teachers. Non-teachers should not park in or drive into the parking lots to drop off or pick up students.

9. When 6th graders arrive on campus before school, they need to wait between the white lines next to the gym. The first bell they hear (the 7-minute PE bell) simply indicates that PE students need to go to the locker room to get dressed. The second bell is the passing bell allowing students to go to their next class.. Students should not play with sports equipment while waiting for their first class to begin.

10. Only wear PE uniforms during PE.

11. Find balance. Throughout the year, strive to have balance with friends, school work, relaxation/fun time, family, sports, clubs, etc.). If you are noticing the stress build up, please feel free to chat with parents or teachers before it gets to be an issue.

12. There are a lot of students at Miller. There will be times when people say/do things that bother you, act/think differently than you, have different skills than you, etc. In life, this cannot be avoided. Please work to understand these differences and work with these people in a respectful/polite manner. If you are finding this difficult, please chat with your parents or a teacher.