Miner's New Spirit Store is now live!

Introducing the brand new Miner Elementary School Spirit Store via CafePress. Our store features adult and children's apparel, accessories and gifts! All clothing is uniform approved, including brand new designs, sweatshirts and sizes!

Display your school spirit everywhere you go with stickers, car magnets, tote bags, mugs and more! Just in time for the holidays, shop for Mighty Bear gifts today!
Our original design t-shirts, short-sleeve or long-sleeve, navy or white, are always available for purchase and pick up at Miner. Click for details.

Upcoming PreK3 & PreK4 Open Houses

  • ​Monday, December 17 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM
  • Tuesday, January 8 from 5:00 - 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday, January 16 from 9:15 - 10:15 AM
  • Wednesday, February 27 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM

​All open houses will begin in the Parent Center in Room 103. Children are welcome to attend.

The common school lottery opens Monday, December 10. Apply here.

​Miner is a DCPS "Early Action" school, so if you're in bounds for Miner, you're guaranteed a PreK3/PreK4 seat if you include Miner on your lottery application.


2018-19 Fundraising Drives

Explore!Excite!Expand! campaign goals:
​$15,000 and 50% family participation
Progress so far: 
$12,470 from 44 families

​Move!Play!Grow! campaign goal:
​$15,000 from area businesses
Progress so far: ​
$5,750 from 6 businesses
​See our sponsors

Upcoming Events

Monday, December 10
  • MySchoolDC Lottery opens: New families wanting to join the Miner family apply here. If you're already enrolled at Miner and wish to continue, there is no need to reapply.

Wednesday, December 12
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM in the cafeteria // Master Site Planning Meeting: The Miner community will have the chance to meet with representatives from DCPS to discuss feedback collected so far, and next steps for the Master Site Planning process. Visit our MSP webpage for information about the effort and feedback received from the Miner community.

Thursday, December 13
  • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM // Winter Personality Photos: Studio K will be at Miner to take "Winter Personality Photos." You can obtain order forms from the front office.
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM in the ECE Kitchen // School Garden Team Meeting: The monthly status meeting about Miner's garden program. All interested in Miner's gardens are welcome to attend.
  • 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM // PAL Winter Craft Night: Parents are welcome to join their PAL students for a good time making winter-themed crafts. Grades 1-5 are in the cafeteria and PreK & K are in Rooms 103 and 105.
  • 7:00 PM in the cafeteria // Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6A Monthly Meeting: Further information and a meeting agenda are available on the ANC6A website: http://anc6a.org​

Friday, December 14
  • 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM in ECE Wing // ECE Winter Holiday Event: The PreK Parent Committee is hosting a Winter Holiday extravaganza for parents and PreK3 and PreK4 students. Come join in the fun!

Monday, December 17
  • ​5:30 PM - 6:30 PM in Room 101 // ECE Open House: This is the third of six opportunities for prospective parents and families interested in Miner for PreK3 or PreK4 to come hear about our Early Childhood program and what we have to offer. Children are welcome to attend!

Tuesday, December 18
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM in the Large Group Instruction Room // LSAT Meeting: All are welcome to observe the Local School Advisory Team’s discussions with Principal Jackson. More information about the LSAT here.

Thursday, December 20
  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM in TBD location // Holiday Treats for Staff: The PTO will sponsor a "dessert bar" with a wide selection of baked goodies to express parents' continued appreciation of what Miner's teachers, staff, and administrators do for our students.

Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1
  • School Closed: Winter Break
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Menus - December 2018

Link to DCPS menus: dcps.dc.gov/menus

​Volunteer & Donation Opportunities​​

All contributions to Miner Elementary Parent Teacher organization are tax-deductible.
Donate Today via Paypal:
Shop via Amazon Smile:
Link your Amazon account to Miner PTO to have a percentage of your purchases benefit Miner! Click the banner below to log into Amazon and sign up.

Principal's Corner

View the latest message from Principal Jackson to the Miner community here.

"Bears Bulletin" newsletter

Check out the latest edition of "Bears Bulletin," Miner's newsletter here.

"PTO This Month" newsletter

Download a copy of the monthly report on the accomplishments and plans for each of the PTO's committees here.

    Subscribe to the PTO email list:

If you are a Miner parent and would like to receive emails sent directly from the school administration, please email Principal Jackson at bruce.jackson@dc.gov
SY2018-19 PTO General Meeting Dates:
  • September 11
  • October 2
  • November 13
  • December 4
  • January 8
  • February 5
  • March 5
  • April 2
  • May 7
  • June 4
All meetings start at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria. Free babysitting is provided. See you there!

Visit our PTO page for more information.
SY2018-19 LSAT Meeting Dates:
  • September 18
  • October 16
  • November 20
  • December 18
  • January 15
  • February 12 (to be confirmed)
  • March 19
  • April 23 (to be confirmed)
  • May 21
All meetings start at 5:00 PM in the Large Group Instruction Room. All are welcome to attend, except during closed sessions.

Visit our LSAT page for more information.

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