Old Mill Elementary School

This week's Community Spotlight recognizes Bernheim Forest. Cele Beckner, a volunteer Naturalist, shared with all of our Old Mill students what being a naturalist is all about! Ms. Beckner encouraged our students to stay curious, explore nature, and keep their minds open for a career in the natural resources or tourism cluster of Kentucky careers! We appreciate Bernheim’s collaboration and look forward to more partnerships with them in the future. #koalascreate

3rd grade students learned about the characteristics of birds and how their wings are shaped to help them glide for long periods of time when flying. They used the engineering design process to make a glider inspired by bird wings! Students showed teamwork and accountability by working together to create, revise, and discover the best design to glide as far, and long, as possible. KOALAS C.R.E.A.T.E.!

Movie Night was a huge success! 🍿🎥 We love seeing our families come together for after school events! Thank you to all that came out and thank to you our PTO for hosting this fun event for our Old Mill community!

Check out Mrs. Joiner's weekly update below! https://youtu.be/ouiok6maovE?si=mhSyHj0rcvCLml0d

Mrs. Myers’ Kindergarten class celebrated Talk Like a Pirate Day this week.  They arrrrre pretty cute!  #koalascreate #koalascelebrate

Congratulations to the 2023-2024 OMES Archery Team. The first practice is on Monday after school until 5:30 and a required parent meeting to follow. We can´t wait for a great archery season.

Shout out to two of our third graders, Claire and Olivia! "Without being asked, they saw a student sitting by herself at lunch and they left their table to come and sit with her. They didn't want her to feel alone."

Want to be able to Book Fair shop with your child after school? Ms. Mason is hosting an after school Book Fair night to give families this opportunity on Tuesday from 4-6. Mrs. Joiner will also be having a Rooms Support Q & A in the STEAM Lab for anyone that needs to pop in for some help with our new communication app! We hope to see you there!

Old Mill Book Fair starts next week September 25th-September 29th during school hours. In order to make the book fair a success we need your help. If you are available to volunteer please click the link below and sign up for a time. If you have any questions please email shawn.gaudio@bullitt.kyschools.us https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0949AFA62CA5F94-44505151-oldmill

Day 3 of start with hello week! Students wore green to show our school’s commitment to creating an inclusive school community and our promise to be kind. Students were also challenged today to wear your best smile and show it all day long!

We are hiring! If you are interested in joining our OMES team click the image below to apply! If you have any questions, give us school a call! https://bullittky.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

Day 2 of our start with hello week. Students lit up someone’s world today by wearing bright colors! Students also were challenged to start a conversation with someone they have never spoken to before or someone they haven’t talked to for a long time.

This weeks staff spotlight goes to Mrs. Polson. "Mrs. Polson is a wonderful team leader. She is compassionate, knowledgeable, and helpful in many different ways. She is very efficient with our big picture plans and so kind to help us. Her heart is not only big for all of her kids, but for us as her team." #koalascreate

Today we kicked off the first day of Start with Hello. Students dressed in their favorite things! Wear something to show us one of your favorite things. Students were also challenged to create their own personal handshake or “Hello” style and use it this week to greet others!

This week starts Go Gold Grams! They will be sold for 50 cents each. Flyers are being sent home with your student. Donations will be used to purchase gift cards to DoorDash for inpatient families at Norton Children's Hospital Cancer Institute. Friday is Childhood Cancer Awareness Day in Bullitt County. T-shirts are being sold, if you would like to order a tshirt please fill out the link below ASAP they will stop taking orders on Wednesday. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdM-W-Ldr7uVvF9mEqfBQ82MTNlLXk9OBiVM2mN7AgXFqCoZA/viewform

Join us in welcoming Ms. Tori Hibbs to the Old Mill family! Ms. Hibbs will be working with our Kindergarten team in Ms. Myer's classroom!

This weeks Community Spotlight is the OMES Parent Advisory team. Your unwavering commitment to making our school a better place for our children is truly inspiring. Month after month, you come together with boundless enthusiasm and dedication, focusing on critical topics that shape the future of our educational institution. Thank you so much to the following parents for your time. Savannah Richardson, Holly Richardson, Matt Blanton, Karen Blanton, Casey Lewis , Heather Shults, Rebecca Wood, Devin Naik, Maggie Hartness, and Sabrina Corbin #koalascreate

Check out Mrs. Joiner's weekly video below! Have a wonderful weekend! https://youtu.be/FgCScymCqdk?si=qlv0RWZYZq6q1u0T

Mrs. Bray’s class was able to observe a Black Swallowtail caterpillar from the chrysalis stage to full adult! We celebrated the success of this by releasing it together as a class. #koalascreate #celebrate success

This week's Koala Spotlight goes out to Oliva. "Olivia is always making sure to help her classmates and being a great leader." -Mrs. Compton