This week, Ms. Hill’s class dove into the theme and lesson of a story! 📚 Students worked with partners to discuss what message the author wanted readers to take away and identified the theme together. We love seeing students collaborate and grow as thoughtful readers!
🌎 Calling All Community Members & Local Businesses! 🌎
On October 20th, our 3rd–5th-grade students will kick off a brand-new unit with the driving question:
“How do we use our talent to encourage others to care for the earth?” We are looking for community members and local businesses to join us between 9:00–10:00 AM to help inspire our students!
We’d love for you to share how your work impacts the earth and ways we can all help keep it clean. Your voice can spark ideas and action for our Koalas to make a difference! 💚
📩 Comment below or send us a message if you’d like to be involved.
On October 20th, our 3rd–5th-grade students will kick off a brand-new unit with the driving question:
“How do we use our talent to encourage others to care for the earth?” We are looking for community members and local businesses to join us between 9:00–10:00 AM to help inspire our students!
We’d love for you to share how your work impacts the earth and ways we can all help keep it clean. Your voice can spark ideas and action for our Koalas to make a difference! 💚
📩 Comment below or send us a message if you’d like to be involved.
Digging deeper into Charlotte’s Web! 🕸️
Mrs. Dixon’s students used key details from the text to make thoughtful inferences — showing what it means to be mastery learners who think critically and support their ideas. 🌟📚
Today we celebrated PTO Appreciation Day by showering our incredible PTO with some well-deserved love! 💛
The support, kindness, and countless hours they pour into our staff and students make a huge difference every single day. We can never fully repay them for all they do, but we sure are thankful!
The first Kindness Club meeting is in the books! 💛 Mrs. Yocum and Mrs. Dixon kicked things off by introducing the concept of the “ripple effect.” Students watched a short video, participated in an object lesson to see ripples in action, and paired up to discuss cause-and-effect scenarios.
Club members then put their learning into action by creating posters for each grade level, challenging Koalas to share the acts of kindness they witness. For the rest of September, our Kindness Club will serve as ambassadors, encouraging their peers to give kindness shout-outs and keep the ripples going! 🌊✨
✨ Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Coleman ✨
We are so grateful for Mrs. Coleman, who has already been such a wonderful addition to our team! She truly showcases that students matter most by putting their needs first every single day. Her caring nature, dedication, and positivity shine through in everything she does, leaving a lasting impact on her students and our school community. We are so lucky to have her as part of the OMES family! 💙
We are so grateful for Mrs. Coleman, who has already been such a wonderful addition to our team! She truly showcases that students matter most by putting their needs first every single day. Her caring nature, dedication, and positivity shine through in everything she does, leaving a lasting impact on her students and our school community. We are so lucky to have her as part of the OMES family! 💙
🎉 Today some of our Kindergarten and 1st grade students celebrated National Dot Day in STEAM! 🎨✨
Students rotated through stations where they explored creativity, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving. Each station gave them a chance to practice a different Graduate Profile competency, showing how even our youngest learners can grow as innovators and self-directed navigators.
Students rotated through stations where they explored creativity, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving. Each station gave them a chance to practice a different Graduate Profile competency, showing how even our youngest learners can grow as innovators and self-directed navigators.
🍦✨ Community Spotlight: Scoops N Such ✨🍦
We are thrilled to spotlight our amazing partners at Scoops N Such for teaming up with our 2nd graders on their brand-new PBL: Junior Ice Cream Innovators!
📸 To kick things off, Scoops N Such treated students to a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making ice cream. Their generosity and creativity are helping our students see real-world connections in such a fun and delicious way.
We are thrilled to spotlight our amazing partners at Scoops N Such for teaming up with our 2nd graders on their brand-new PBL: Junior Ice Cream Innovators!
📸 To kick things off, Scoops N Such treated students to a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making ice cream. Their generosity and creativity are helping our students see real-world connections in such a fun and delicious way.
📷 Picture Day is TOMORROW!
Don’t forget to send in your paper order form or submit your order online tonight so your student is ready for photos tomorrow!
Hello Koala Readers and Families!
Welcome to the very first edition of “Reading with Mrs. Mason,” our brand-new library newsletter! Inside, you’ll discover:
•Tips & tricks to spark a love of reading
•Handpicked book recommendations
•Details about our exciting new reading program in Beanstack
•Important announcements and upcoming events
•Celebrations of the wonderful things happening in our library
Let’s get those pages turning and adventures beginning! Be sure to check out the Beanstack challenges and let me know if you have any questions. Happy reading!
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Kindergarten students have been intentional and focused with fine motor skills practice in order to be better writers!
Thank you all for another wonderful week! We hope everyone has a great weekend!
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🌱 Class Spotlight: Mrs. Coleman’s Scientists in Action! 🌱
Mrs. Coleman’s class is diving into authentic science learning by exploring how plants use their parts to survive, grow, and meet their needs—and how we can mimic those adaptations to solve human problems. To bring their learning to life, students took a trip to our community garden, where they observed plants in action, picked fresh cherry tomatoes, and even enjoyed a little taste testing. This hands-on experience gave students the chance to connect classroom learning with the real world in a fun and meaningful way!
Mrs. Coleman’s class is diving into authentic science learning by exploring how plants use their parts to survive, grow, and meet their needs—and how we can mimic those adaptations to solve human problems. To bring their learning to life, students took a trip to our community garden, where they observed plants in action, picked fresh cherry tomatoes, and even enjoyed a little taste testing. This hands-on experience gave students the chance to connect classroom learning with the real world in a fun and meaningful way!
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.
