Old Mill Elementary School

Check out the link below for Mrs. Joiner's weekly update! Have a great weekend, OMES families! https://youtube.com/shorts/QPhkZItGhSQ?feature=shared

🇺🇸 OMES Veterans Day Reminder! 🇺🇸

The deadline is coming up on October 30th to submit your forms for our Veterans Day celebration! Please take a moment to complete both forms below:

Photo Submissions (Recognition Video):
Share photos of the veterans in your life to be included in our video tribute:

https://forms.gle/AfELFTzcGm5BkL4z6

📍 Program RSVP (In-Person Event):
Join us on Wednesday, Nov 11 at 10:00 AM at the OMES Front Flagpole. Let us know if you or a veteran family member will be attending:

https://forms.gle/JNivxpyKviJf8gsy7

Thank you for helping us recognize and honor our military heroes! ❤️🤍💙

Pouring Back Into Those Who Pour Into Our Students! 🐨 Our Old Mill teachers have been putting in some LONG hours this week, pouring their hearts into our students and families during conference week! From preparing for meaningful conversations to staying late to connect with families, their dedication never goes unnoticed. So, it was our turn to pour a little love back into THEM! 💙💛 🛎️ Our Leadership Team brought the Koala Suite right to our teachers’ doors with special room service deliveries and sweet treats! 💛 Our amazing PTO helped keep everyone fueled with snacks and dinner during those long conference nights! It’s the little things that remind our teachers just how much they are valued and appreciated!

🔬👀 Young Scientists at Work at Old Mill! Our 4th grade Koalas in Mrs. Watson’s class have been putting their scientific knowledge and creativity to work! Students used their research to design and build models of the eye, exploring how light reflects off objects and enters our eyes to help us see. We love seeing our Koalas CREATE through hands-on, meaningful learning experiences!

🐨🌟 Student Spotlight: Lainey C.! 🌟🐨

Shoutout to Lainey C. for showing outstanding leadership in the classroom! 💙💛 Lainey consistently models our Koala CREATE expectations and leads by example. She also looks out for her classmates by offering gentle reminders when they need a little help getting back on track.

We are so proud of Lainey for demonstrating that leadership means setting a positive example, encouraging others, and helping our classroom community shine! ✨

Keep up the great work, Lainey! Way to show your Koala pride! 🐨

Hard work and reading really do pay off! 🎉 Congratulations to our first student, Carter C, to earn a book from our BRAND NEW Book Vending Machine! 🥇 This amazing first grader logged the most books in first grade during September on Beanstack, earning a GOLD coin for Mrs. Mason's Prize Machine! The surprise prize? Another GOLD coin to select a brand-new book from our Book Vending Machine! 🤩 We are SO proud of this reading superstar! 🌟 Keep reading, keep logging, and YOU could be our next lucky winner!

Goldie has a NEW home this month! ⭐️ A HUGE congratulations to Mrs. Calhoun’s class for earning the highest attendance at Old Mill this past month with an incredible 97.89% attendance rate! Way to show up, Koalas! Every day matters, and we love celebrating our students who are showing up ready to learn and grow! 💙💛

🍿 POPPIN’ FOR A PURPOSE! 🍿 It’s time for another popcorn day at Old Mill! Our monthly popcorn fundraiser continues as we raise money to support our 5th graders’ Walk Through History event! Every bag purchased helps us provide a memorable learning experience for our students! 🍿 $1 per bag 📅 Thursday, October 23rd ⭐ Limit one bag per student Thank you for continuing to support our Koalas! A little popcorn can make a BIG difference!

Join us TONIGHT for All Pro Dad at 6:00 PM! We’ll meet at the pavilion by the splash pad at the Mt. Washington Sports Complex, with dinner provided by Chick-fil-A.

Come out for food, fun, and time together. Let’s enjoy the weather together! ☀️

Join our Koala team! Old Mill Elementary is hiring a Plant Manager and a School Guest Teacher!

We’re looking for caring, dependable people who want to make a difference for our students and school each day. Interested? Contact our school office for more information!

🐨 Please share and help us find our newest Koalas!

🌟 Staff Shout-Out: Mrs. Siegel 🌟


A huge shout-out to Mrs. Siegel for always going above and beyond to make sure every student has the opportunity to succeed!

Mrs. Siegel does an incredible job embracing the differences in our students while continuing to hold each one accountable for their learning. She recognizes that every student is unique and works hard to ensure they receive the support, accommodations, and encouragement they need to be successful.

She is constantly looking for ways to make sure students are learning, growing, and being challenged while also meeting them where they are. Her commitment to doing what is best for all students is evident in everything she does.

Mrs. Siegel, thank you for seeing the potential in every student, embracing what makes each of them unique, and never giving up on helping them reach their very best. We are so lucky to have you at Old Mill!💙💛

🎉 Congratulations to our auction winners! Your baskets are ready for pickup in the school office all week from 8:50 AM–4:45 PM.

🚗 In the car rider line? Just call the office to let us know, and we can bring your basket out to you!

Thank you for supporting Old Mill Elementary!

🌟 Community Spotlight: Spine & Joint Chiropractic of Mount Washington! 🌟

A HUGE thank-you to Spine & Joint Chiropractic of Mount Washington for taking the time to visit Old Mill Elementary and treat our amazing staff to relaxing massages! 💆‍♀️💙💛

We are so grateful for community partners who go above and beyond to take care of the people who take care of our students every day. Your kindness and generosity helped our staff feel appreciated and refreshed!

Thank you for being part of our OMES family and for reminding us that taking care of our teachers matters, too! 🐨✨

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO BID! 🚨 Our OMES Fall Festival Silent Auction is STILL LIVE, but bidding closes TONIGHT at 8:00 PM! There are SO many amazing items up for grabs, including: 🍎 Principal of the Day & Teacher of the Day experiences! 🍂 Fall-themed baskets 🧸 Squishmallow baskets 🌈 Fidget baskets 💳 Gift card baskets 💆‍♀️ Spa baskets 🎁 And SO much more! BID NOW: https://givebutter.com/c/omes-fall-festival-a2xzmi ⏳ Bidding ends at 8:00 PM TONIGHT! Get those final bids in, Koala families!

🇺🇸 We are so excited for this year’s Veterans Day Program! 🇺🇸

We’re doing things a little differently this year, and we can’t wait to honor the brave men and women who have served or are currently serving our country! ❤️🤍💙

We are honored to celebrate our veterans and active-duty military members at Old Mill Elementary. Please complete the form below to let us know if you or a family member will be joining us for this special celebration.

📅 Wednesday, November 11, 2026

🕙 10:00 AM

📍 Flagpole located in front of Old Mill Elementary

We look forward to coming together as a school community to recognize, honor, and thank those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸

https://forms.gle/ZFj5kAyQVZ2ie29s8

💙💛 GOOD LUCK, KOALAS! 🐨🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏀 We are cheering on our Cross Country runners and our Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball teams as they compete in their BIG meets and games today! Your Koala family is cheering you on every step of the way!

🍁🎃 WHAT A NIGHT, OMES! WOW! What an incredible night celebrating with our Old Mill families at our Fall Festival! We say it all the time, but we truly have THE BEST school community! We are so thankful for everyone who helped make this night such a huge success and for all of our families who came out to join the fun! 📸 Now we want to see YOUR memories! Drop your favorite pictures from last night’s Fall Festival in the comments below! We would love to see all the family fun! There’s just something special about being an Old Mill Koala! 💙💛🐨

🎃 Tonight’s the night—our Fall Festival is here! 🍂

Most activities have moved indoors, but the food trucks, bounce houses, Headless Horseman, and pie-in-the-face fun will still be outside and ready for you!

We can’t wait to see our Koala families tonight from 6–8 PM! 💙💛

https://youtube.com/shorts/Z8TD6OXp3eI

In honor of Veterans Day, OMES is creating a special video to recognize and celebrate the brave men and women who have served in the military. We invite our OMES families to share pictures of the veterans in their lives by clicking the link below. More information about our Veterans Day Program will be coming out soon!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI7tisr4lRFTtooD9LCHlHEiNF9YNKj8qOXL5MTd3bYUABQQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102655388524715755135

🍦 Scoops & Such: Fall Festival Finalists! 🍦

Our 2nd graders have been hard at work creating their own ice cream flavor ideas, and we’re excited to share the flavors that were chosen as finalists for tonight’s Fall Festival! 🎉 These creative flavors were all student-generated, and we can’t wait for you to see their hard work come to life!

🍨 Can’t make it tonight but still want to support our 2nd Grade Team? You can purchase Scoops & Such gift cards online! All proceeds will go toward supporting our 2nd Grade Team and their Scoops & Such project. https://www.scoopsnsuch.com/fundraising/campaign.asp?c=old-mill-elementary-school-2nd-grade

Thank you for supporting our students, celebrating their creativity, and helping make learning meaningful! 💛💙