Welcome to Miner Elementary School! We're glad you're here!

First day of school reminders:

K-5 first day is Monday, August 26

PreK3 and PreK4 first day is Thursday, August 29

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Upcoming Events
(Two-week look-ahead)

Monday, August 19

• 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM in Room 143 // PTO Leadership Team Meeting: the monthly meeting of the PTO Executive Board and Committee Chairs is open to anyone interested in attending and/or providing feedback to PTO leadership.

Tuesday, August 20

• 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM in the Large Group Instruction Room // LSAT Summer "Meet and Greet": LSAT members for SY19-20 are invited to get to know each other and prepare for the year ahead. More information about the LSAT here.

Saturday, August 24

• 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM // ECE Garden Beautification Day: The PTO is hosting a garden cleanup in the brand new ECE garden - plus ECE play date in the ECE playground. The kids can play and get to know their classmates while parents mingle and help pull weeds and tidy up the garden for the first day of school.
• 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM // Welcome Back Community Day: You're invited to join the Miner community for a fun afternoon of giveaways, food, yoga, a petting zoo, and more.  See the event flyer for details, including a complete schedule of events.

Monday, August 26

• First Day of School for K-5: Welcome back to our returning Miner Bears for School Year 2018-19! Doors will open at 8:20 AM.

​​Thursday, August 29

• First Day of School for PreK: Welcome (and welcome back) to our youngest Miner Bears! Doors will open at 8:20 AM.
• 9:15 AM in the Cafeteria // ECE Family Orientation: Principal Jackson will meet with all ECE families to give an overview of what to expect and answer questions.

Monday, September 2

• School Closed: Labor Day Holiday

Upcoming Events Page

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​Volunteer & Donation Opportunities​​

All contributions to Miner Elementary Parent Teacher organization are tax-deductible.

Donate Today via Paypal:

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Volunteering Page

Donation Page

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.

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If you shop Amazon.com for back to school supplies (or anything else!), please consider using the Amazon Smile program. The Miner PTO receives a donation from Amazon equal to 0.5% of sales!

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Miner Spirit Store

Visit our Spirit Store to order t-shirts and MIner-branded apparel and other items. T-shirts are approved for use as school uniforms.

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Principal's Corner

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

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"Bears Bulletin" newsletter

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

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"PTO This Month" newsletter

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

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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

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SY2019-20 PTO General Meeting Dates:

• September 10
• October 1
• November 12
  
• December 3
• January 7
  
• February 4
• March 3
• April 7
• May 5
• June 2

All meetings start at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria. Free babysitting is provided. See you there!

Visit our PTO page for more information.

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SY2019-20 LSAT Meeting Dates:

• August 20
  
• September TBD
• October TBD
• November TBD
• December TBD
• January TBD
• February TBD
• March TBD
• April TBD
• May TBD
• ​June TBD

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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