Mills Adventures

Welcome to Mills Adventures!  The PTA’s Mills Adventures offer an opportunity for teachers and staff to offer social, non-academic opportunities for students outside of instructional time (most often after school!) while helping the PTA raise money for the school.  Our Mountain Lions love spending extra time with teachers doing fun things!  Mills Adventures serve as the PTA’s winter fundraiser, and we share the proceeds with the staff members who host the adventures.
 
(If you’ve been around Mills for a few years, you might remember these as Kid Bids, but as part of their revival, we changed the name and separated them from a school festival.)
 
There are two types of Mills Adventures.  There are ticketed adventures and adventures that require bidding.  Within the ticked adventures, there are grade level adventures, and only students in that grade can purchase a ticket and participate.  Other ticketed events are open to multiple grades, and everyone is welcome!  There are also items families can bid on, and the prize will be offered to the highest bidder(s).  A full list of our 2024/2025 Mills Adventures is listed below.  Additional adventures may be added over time.  Stay tuned!
 
ALL TICKETED ADVENTURES LISTED BELOW WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON MONDAY, MARCH 31TH AT 8AM
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These adventures are available for purchase here.  Be aware that there are limits on the number of spaces available for each adventure.  Purchase soon!

Secret School Tour:  The first 15 students to purchase tickets will get to tour Mills with an administrator and see “secret” places around the school.  

Joke on the Marquee:  The first 10 students to purchase tickets will get to bring a chuckle to our community and put a favorite joke on the marquee at the corner of Lantana and Davis.

Library Campout Adventure:  The first 10 students to purchase tickets will get to spend an afternoon in the library with s’mores and scary stories.  Please note:  There are two options for this event based on age.  Please choose the correct group for your student.

MakerSpace BreakerSpace:  Ms. Sanchez has been saving so many broken tech things, and in this adventure, your Mountain Lion will spend an afternoon from 3:10pm to 4:30pm taking them apart.  Bonus points for making art out of something they have disassembled!  There are 10 spots for this adventure.  

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The following adventures will be won by the highest bidders.  Bidding for all adventures starts Tuesday, April 1st and ends midday Friday, April 4th.  All bids are accepted by the Google forms below.  There will be a Facebook announcement every evening of bidding week to let families know the current winning bid.  Families can place as many bids as they’d like!

Admin for the Morning:  The two highest bidders will get to spend a morning in the front office helping out and learning about the ins and outs of keeping everything at Mills running.  Minimum bid for this adventure is $40.  Click here to bid!  

Chicken Dance Leader:   The highest bidder will help lead the chicken dance on the last day of school!  Minimum bid for this adventure is $40.  Click here to bid!

Lunch with Admin:  The two highest bidders will get to choose one friend to bring with them for lunch with one of the Mills principals. Minimum bid for this adventure is $25.  Click here to bid!

Things that Go BOOM in the MakerSpace:  End the year with a bang!  This is a new adventure involving science and safety goggles.  The top 4 bidders will participate, and this adventure is only open to 2nd grade and above.   Minimum bid for this adventure is $40.  Click here to bid!

We hope you’ll join us for some adventuring fun!  Email Christy at [email protected] with questions.