We wrapped up Childhood Cancer Awareness Week today by showing our support for all BCPS students in school colors and spirit wear! 💛📣 A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our toy drive—your generosity is helping brighten the lives of children and families in need. 🎁✨
This week, Mr. Ezell’s class worked on decomposing teen numbers into tens and ones — representing numbers with full groups of tens and no extras!
They are busy building number sense to grow confident mastery learners! ✨
Ms. Bader and Ms. Denise's class took counting and number drawing to the next level today! Students used manipulatives to build numbers, paired with Kagan strategies to share their thinking and collaborate with classmates.
This hands-on approach builds productive collaborators and mastery learners — two of the BCPS Graduate Profile competencies that prepare students for life and learning beyond the classroom. 💛
Today, students and staff wore their boots as we worked on putting a boot to cancer! 👢💛
Tomorrow, show your school spirit to support all BCPS students! 📣✨
Tomorrow, show your school spirit to support all BCPS students! 📣✨
🌟 Student Shout-Out 🌟
Today’s shout-out goes to Avery! During the Fun Run, when a friend tripped and fell, Avery immediately stopped to help her up and made sure she was okay. 💛 She showed what it means to be an effective communicator by offering kindness and care, and a self-directed navigator by making the responsible choice to put others first. Way to go, Avery—you’re a great example of compassion and leadership! 👏
Today’s shout-out goes to Avery! During the Fun Run, when a friend tripped and fell, Avery immediately stopped to help her up and made sure she was okay. 💛 She showed what it means to be an effective communicator by offering kindness and care, and a self-directed navigator by making the responsible choice to put others first. Way to go, Avery—you’re a great example of compassion and leadership! 👏
Today, students and staff showed off their favorite hats as we put a cap on cancer! 🎩💛
Tomorrow, don’t forget to wear your boots as we work on putting a boot to cancer! 👢✨
We are also still collecting toys for our toy drive, so don’t forget to bring in a donation to help brighten a child’s day. 🎁💛
Tomorrow, don’t forget to wear your boots as we work on putting a boot to cancer! 👢✨
We are also still collecting toys for our toy drive, so don’t forget to bring in a donation to help brighten a child’s day. 🎁💛
🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨
Come join the Old Mill Elementary family! We’re looking for dedicated, caring, and hard-working team members who want to make a difference for kids every single day.
Come join the Old Mill Elementary family! We’re looking for dedicated, caring, and hard-working team members who want to make a difference for kids every single day.
🌟 Community Share the Love Spotlight! 🌟
We love celebrating our Old Mill Koalas! Thank you to the parents who share kind words about our amazing staff.
💛 This week’s shoutout goes to Mrs. Polson! 💛
Parents shared that she is “such a sweet person who embraces each student with kindness and joy daily.” Their children come home with happy stories about her class, and they appreciate how she takes time—even on a Friday evening—to send personal messages highlighting positive moments.
Mrs. Polson also shares photos throughout the week, helping families feel connected to the joy their children experience at school. Her care, attention to detail, and commitment to positive reinforcement bring our mission to life by fostering a collaborative and innovative learning environment where all students succeed.
Thank you, Mrs. Polson, for going above and beyond for our Koalas! 🐨💛💙
👉 Want to shoutout a staff member? Share your story here:
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We love celebrating our Old Mill Koalas! Thank you to the parents who share kind words about our amazing staff.
💛 This week’s shoutout goes to Mrs. Polson! 💛
Parents shared that she is “such a sweet person who embraces each student with kindness and joy daily.” Their children come home with happy stories about her class, and they appreciate how she takes time—even on a Friday evening—to send personal messages highlighting positive moments.
Mrs. Polson also shares photos throughout the week, helping families feel connected to the joy their children experience at school. Her care, attention to detail, and commitment to positive reinforcement bring our mission to life by fostering a collaborative and innovative learning environment where all students succeed.
Thank you, Mrs. Polson, for going above and beyond for our Koalas! 🐨💛💙
👉 Want to shoutout a staff member? Share your story here:
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Today, students and staff cozy’d up in their PJs as we worked on putting cancer to bed! 🛏️✨ Tomorrow, don’t forget your favorite hat as we put a cap on cancer! 🎩💛
Staff Shoutout: Mrs. Renee
A huge thank you to Mrs. Renee, our attendance secretary, for all the hard work she does behind the scenes each day! Her dedication to keeping our students in school and supporting staff and families is unmatched. Thanks to her efforts, OMES was recognized at last month’s board meeting for meeting the district’s 94%+ attendance goal for the year! We are so grateful for you, Mrs. Renee! 💛🐨💙
A huge thank you to Mrs. Renee, our attendance secretary, for all the hard work she does behind the scenes each day! Her dedication to keeping our students in school and supporting staff and families is unmatched. Thanks to her efforts, OMES was recognized at last month’s board meeting for meeting the district’s 94%+ attendance goal for the year! We are so grateful for you, Mrs. Renee! 💛🐨💙
Thank you so much for all of the amazing donations we’ve already received for our toy drive! From games and books to crafts and fun surprises, your generosity will make a difference. 💛
We’re still collecting—so keep the donations coming! Every item helps spread joy. 🐨✨
Today kicked off Childhood Cancer Awareness Week with Day 1! Students and staff teamed up for a cure by wearing their favorite team gear. 💛
Tomorrow, don’t forget to wear your PJs as we work on putting cancer to bed! 🛏️✨
Tomorrow, don’t forget to wear your PJs as we work on putting cancer to bed! 🛏️✨
A huge thank you to our amazing Apex sponsors, supportive families, and dedicated PTO for making our Apex fundraiser such a success! Your encouragement, generosity, and teamwork truly made a difference for our students and school community—we couldn’t have done it without you! 💙
📚🥫 Exciting news, Koala family! Old Mill now has its very own Little Library and Community Pantry! 🎉
In just a couple of weeks, we’ll be ready to stock them up and put them to use—helping spread the joy of reading and supporting families in our community.
A huge THANK YOU to our amazing PTO for making this vision a reality. 💛💙
Stay tuned for details on how you can contribute and be part of this new way to share, give, and grow together!
Students have been hard at work in Ms. Biglari’s class creating their Art to Remember masterpieces this week! 🎨✨ Be on the lookout—order forms will be coming home soon!
🌟 Gratitude Overflowing! 🙏
We are incredibly grateful for the support of so many! 🤝 Thank you from the bottom of every heart at [Old Mill ES] for making our @apexleadershipcompany [Fun Run] such a tremendous success in raising funds for [Playground Updates - Phase 3]. Your generosity has truly made a difference, and our school community is stronger because of you! 💖 Please share this post with everyone who pledged and pass on our heartfelt thanks to them as well. Together, we are building stronger leaders and a stronger school community! #ApexSuccess #SupportOurSchool 🚀
We are incredibly grateful for the support of so many! 🤝 Thank you from the bottom of every heart at [Old Mill ES] for making our @apexleadershipcompany [Fun Run] such a tremendous success in raising funds for [Playground Updates - Phase 3]. Your generosity has truly made a difference, and our school community is stronger because of you! 💖 Please share this post with everyone who pledged and pass on our heartfelt thanks to them as well. Together, we are building stronger leaders and a stronger school community! #ApexSuccess #SupportOurSchool 🚀
We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
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It is not too late to get those last minute pledges in! Friday is the big Fun Run, but donations can roll in all day!
Today we had LOTS of winners getting to pie APEX! Let's try and get that school wide dance party today! We've got this, Old Mill!
🌟 Leaders, your moment is here! 🌟
We’ve spent the last few days learning how to grow, plan, and Rise Above. Now it’s time to Level Up Your Leadership and put it all into action! 💪
You don’t have to wait until later to lead. You can lead right now by using your voice, your choices, and your example.
Let’s show the world what true leadership looks like.
#ApexLevelUp #LeadershipJourney #LeadRightNow
We’ve spent the last few days learning how to grow, plan, and Rise Above. Now it’s time to Level Up Your Leadership and put it all into action! 💪
You don’t have to wait until later to lead. You can lead right now by using your voice, your choices, and your example.
Let’s show the world what true leadership looks like.
#ApexLevelUp #LeadershipJourney #LeadRightNow
🎉 High Attendance Day is September 9th! 🎉
Our amazing PTO has planned a full day of fun activities to celebrate our students and the importance of showing up! Let’s pack the house, Koalas—make sure you’re here and on time Tuesday, Sept. 9th, so you don’t miss out on the celebration. 🐨
