Old Mill Elementary School

This week in STEAM students have began learning how to use and take care of the VR headsets. The VR headsets allow so many amazing opportunities for students to extend their learning. #koalascreate

Fourth grade students had a great day on their first field trip of the year to Bernheim Forrest. Students went on a nature hike, looked for fossils, explored through the edible garden, and played on the natural playground! #koalacreate

Fourth grade students had a great day on their first field trip of the year to Bernheim Forest. Students went on a nature hike, looked for fossils, explored through the edible garden, and played on the natural playground! #koalacreate

This past Bullitt Day our teachers continued diving into learning about integrating authentic learning experiences for our students! Why is this important to us? Having opportunities for our students to have real world connections not only creates their learning to me more meaningful, but when they are more engaged, they enjoy learning! We want our students to look forward to collaborate and being at school everyday!

This weeks student spot light goes out to Hannah, Emma, Zane, and Oliver. ¨These 4 rock-stars have been amazing leaders since school started! They show up everyday ready to learn, put in their best efforts, and have the most positive attitudes. These are 4 KOALAS that are great examples of what our C.R.E.A.T.E. expectations are! Keep up the awesome work, kiddos. I am so proud of you all!" -Mrs. Boston

This weeks teacher spotlight goes out to Mrs. Compton. ¨Mrs. Compton has been diving right into her new position as our STEAM teacher. She is eager to learn her new standards, embracing all professional learning opportunities, and continuously providing innovative classroom experiences for our students." -Mrs. Joiner #koalascreate

Thank you for your invaluable support, keeping us on top of instructional strategies and guiding our teachers through planning and instruction. Your dedication and expertise make a real difference in our educational community! Thank you Mrs. Byerley and Mrs. Miller.

We will be celebrating Red Ribbon and Safe Schools week later this month. Until then, students can begin working on artwork or essays to enter in the district wide contest! If you have any questions, feel free to ask Mrs. Melcher, our school counselor.

Happy National Custodian Day! Thank you for all your hard work to keep our school clean and safe. You all are so appreciated!

Mark your calendars for picture day on October 17th!

Kindergarten has enjoyed learning about Apples in Reading and Science! We taste tested apples and voted on our favorites! Each class made a graph to show the winning votes. We learned about Johnny Appleseed and celebrated his birthday with an apple themed day! #koalascreate

Have a great Fall Break! We will see everyone back on October 10th! https://youtu.be/ugXM2TQWisQ?si=3d-WGZAzIHJBeayq

Today students had the opportunity to learn more about agriculture. Thank you so much to the volunteers that came today and shared with our students! #koalascreate

Fourth grade explored transfer of energy through motion, heat, sound, electrical energy, and light. They rotated through stations and explored energy transfer in action! #koalascreate

Tomorrow is the last day for the book fair! It has been a great week seeing all of our koalas picking out their favorite books. If your child has not been able to shop yet you still have time. You can add money to an e-wallet, send in cash, or we also take checks. Thank you to everyone who has supported OMES this week through our book fair. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5412332

This weeks Koala shout out goes to Taylor. "She found some money on the floor in the library during the book fair and turned it in. The child that lost the money came back looking for it and she told him she turned it in! Thank you Taylor for being respectful and responsible!" -Mrs. Denise

If you're interested in volunteering and becoming a hallway hero please click the link below to sign up or you can scan the QR code. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AFAF2EA5F8C25-44608648-lunchroom

Professional learning is important for teachers because it helps them stay updated on new teaching strategies and techniques. It allows them to enhance their skills and knowledge, benefiting our students' learning experience. Mrs. Compton and Mrs. Welch went to Mammoth Cave and received great resources, materials, and real life experiences to bring back to the classroom to our OMES Koalas. The teacher workshop that they attended focused on ecosystems and adaptations. #koalascreate

This weeks teacher spotlight goes to Mrs. Mason. "Ms. Mason has done an amazing job jumping right in to Old Mill and has been willing to do whatever it takes to create a love for books and literacy in our students. She’s always helping wherever is needed and collaborates with our related arts team daily. Keep doing big things, Ms. Mason!" -Mrs. Joiner #koalascreate

Happy Monday! It was great seeing all the smiling faces today excited about the book fair. Just a reminder if you would like to add money to your childs e-wallet the link is below. It is going to be a great week. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5412332 Also do not forget about our family night tomorrow night from 4-6. Where you can buy books from the book fair and Mrs. Joiner will be hosting a Q and A about rooms.