Old Mill Elementary School

Happy Derby Day! Our 3rd and 5th graders put their hard work to the test last week as we continued to celebrate Derby week. 3rd graders went through the engineering and design process to create their very own bed for our first OMES bed race! 5th graders went through the engineering and design process to create their own hot air balloons for our OMES hot air balloon glow! #effectivecommunicators #productivecollaborators #koalascreate

Have a great 3 day weekend! https://youtu.be/Oerycif5PF0?si=Ua5tA303M4mx9Lz1

This week's student spotlight goes out to Placide Ndakiranirwa. "Placide has made amazing growth on his most recent ACCESS test. He has worked hard all year to achieve this." -Mrs. Foushee

Join us in welcoming Ms. Frazier to our school community! Ms. Frazier brings experience in teaching intermediate grades and is excited to start this new adventure with us. Let's give her a warm welcome and show her the amazing spirit of our school! Welcome to the Old Mill family, Ms. Frazier!

FINAL CALL for a 23-24 OMES yearbook. All books will be handed out on the last day of school. If you are unsure if you have purchased a book this school year please email Mrs. Compton at kaylee.compton@bullitt.kyschools.us.

Let's give a round of applause to our incredible principal on #NationalPrincipalsDay! Thank you for your dedication, leadership, and unwavering commitment to our school community. Your passion for education inspires us all. Here's to our amazing principal! #PrincipalAppreciation #Leadership #EducationMatters

Field Day is almost here! If you would be interested in volunteering at this years field day please click the link below to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084AA8A82FABFA7-48960793-field#/

This week's community spotlight goes out to Dave from Valu Market for grilling out cheeseburgers for our staffs chow wagon on Friday. Thank you so much for always being a community partner.

📢 Attention 4th and 5th graders! Tomorrow kicks off our state testing at Old Mill! Remember, success starts with good habits: 🕖 Be at school on time! Arrive early to avoid any last-minute rush. 🍳 Start your day right with a healthy breakfast! Fuel your brain for peak performance. 😴 Get a full night's rest! 💪 Let's get pumped up to show off all the new learning we have put into our brains this year!

We hope everyone enjoyed the Spring Carnival Friday night. Add your favorite pictures from the night in the comments!

We kicked off derby week yesterday with our Kindergarten Derby race with the 2nd graders singing My Old Kentucky home to start the race! Then the 4th graders have been working to construct steam boats to have a race as well. It was a great day at Old Mill yesterday with more fun to come!

State testing kicks off on Monday for our incredible 4th and 5th graders! Remember to fuel up with breakfast and recharge your brain with a good night's sleep. You've got this! 3rd grade, your time to shine will be the following week!

We started our morning with the BEHS Seniors Graduation walk through the halls. We loved seeing our former Koalas this morning. They even got to enjoy the slide before leaving. Congratulations Seniors we are so proud of you!

Today we would like to celebrate our administrative professionals. They do so much for our school community. Between managing attendance, the cafeteria, purchasing, or greeting students when they visit the office, they are the best there is! Thank you for all you do!

Today we celebrated our amazing bus drivers and lunch hero's with a special breakfast to show our appreciation! We appreciate them so much for all they do for our students each day. Help us celebrate them!

This weeks community spotlight goes out to Mrs. Smith and Johnathon Curtsinger. The Second grade have been getting ready for the Derby festivities by working on a PBL based on the Essential Questions, How do we, as horse enthusiasts, create a program for retired race horses after they can no longer race? Students have had several visitors. The first visitor is a jockey/exercise rider, Johnathon Curtsinger, who was also an Old Mill student many years ago. He was taught by both Mrs. O'Bryan and Mrs. Osborne. The second visitor is a worker from Second Stride Inc. Mrs. Smith talked about ways the organization helps retired race horses to be trained and find new homes. The students have been researching and creating their own programs to help the retired race horses. They have been excited to share their plans with others.

🚨VOLUNTEERS NEEDED🚨 In order to make our Spring Carnival a success, we need your help! The PTO is bringing back the challenge that whatever primary and intermediate classes have the most volunteers, the class will win a 🍕 party! This is also a great opportunity for middle school and high school student’s that need last minute volunteer hours before the end of the school year! Sign up via the link below and put your student’s teacher’s name in the comments. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E4DAFAD2AA2FAC16-48768404-spring

It's that time of year again! Let your voice be heard in choosing our school's theme for the upcoming year. From exploring the universe to spreading kindness, the possibilities are endless! Cast your vote for the theme that resonates with you in the form linked below. Families and students are all allowed to vote individually. We will close voting at the end of the week and announce it the last week of school! Happy voting! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCM-gIj88d2EGu6z2YRlJfUjHag4K6Ez3KtqvRGcIICtahNg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Old Mill has won the monthly district attendance award for the past two months… let’s try for three! Any student that has perfect attendance for the month of April gets to pie Mrs. Joiner!

Check out our 5th graders creating posters of evidence that supports the driving question, how does conflict lead to change in Mr. Wikman's class!