Check out our monthly newsletter! Stay connected this month with school-wide activities, PTO events, and family opportunities to get involved at Old Mill!
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Staff Spotlight: Ms. Jodi & Ms. Stephanie 🌟
A huge thank you to Ms. Jodi and Ms. Stephanie for always jumping in to help no matter what the task! They truly live our Service Before Self core value, putting others first and supporting wherever needed. Your dedication, positivity, and selflessness make a big difference every single day. You are appreciated more than you know, and we’re so lucky to have you on our team! 💛💙
A huge thank you to Ms. Jodi and Ms. Stephanie for always jumping in to help no matter what the task! They truly live our Service Before Self core value, putting others first and supporting wherever needed. Your dedication, positivity, and selflessness make a big difference every single day. You are appreciated more than you know, and we’re so lucky to have you on our team! 💛💙
Community Spotlight: Kroger 🎃
We’d like to give a huge thank you to Kroger for their generous donation of pumpkins for our school-wide project!
We’re so grateful for community partners like Kroger who continue to support our school and help make special projects like this possible for our staff and students! 💛💙
We’d like to give a huge thank you to Kroger for their generous donation of pumpkins for our school-wide project!
We’re so grateful for community partners like Kroger who continue to support our school and help make special projects like this possible for our staff and students! 💛💙
Have extra costumes lying around? We’d love to take them off your hands! Donate gently used Halloween costumes to help Old Mill students in need participate in upcoming events.
Drop off donations in the front office!
🌟 November is Career Development Month at Old Mill! 🌟
Throughout the month, students will explore their interests and skills and learn how these strengths can lead to exciting future careers. Each Future Friday will include a fun school spirit theme and meaningful conversations about how our Koalas are growing as future-ready learners.
📅 Check out the graphic below for important dates and school spirit dress days!
Let’s celebrate curiosity, creativity, and the bright futures ahead for our students! 💙
#OldMillElementary #CareerDevelopmentMonth #FutureFridays #BCPSGradProfile #FutureReadyKoalas #KoalasCREATE
Throughout the month, students will explore their interests and skills and learn how these strengths can lead to exciting future careers. Each Future Friday will include a fun school spirit theme and meaningful conversations about how our Koalas are growing as future-ready learners.
📅 Check out the graphic below for important dates and school spirit dress days!
Let’s celebrate curiosity, creativity, and the bright futures ahead for our students! 💙
#OldMillElementary #CareerDevelopmentMonth #FutureFridays #BCPSGradProfile #FutureReadyKoalas #KoalasCREATE
Check out this week's updates on the link below!
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✨ Good luck to our East Elementary Competitive Dance Team today! We’ll be cheering you on from Old Mill — go shine bright!
🌟 Student Spotlight: Zane! 🌟
Zane truly shows what friendship, empathy, and collaboration look like! Every day, he goes out of his way to help and encourage his classmates, working alongside them as a productive collaborator and spreading kindness that makes our school a brighter, more welcoming place. 💙
Thank you, Zane, for leading with your heart and being such a positive example for all our Koalas! 🐨✨
Zane truly shows what friendship, empathy, and collaboration look like! Every day, he goes out of his way to help and encourage his classmates, working alongside them as a productive collaborator and spreading kindness that makes our school a brighter, more welcoming place. 💙
Thank you, Zane, for leading with your heart and being such a positive example for all our Koalas! 🐨✨
Red Ribbon Week continues! Today we focused on making others brighter 🌟 and tomorrow we’re showing our KOALA PRIDE with Old Mill Spirit Day
🇺🇸 Old Mill Elementary Veterans Day Program 🇺🇸
We are honored to celebrate and recognize the brave men and women who have served our country. We invite all veterans and active-duty military members in our community to join us for this special event. Due to space, each veteran may bring one guest.
Please take a moment to RSVP using the link below. Your response helps us plan a meaningful and respectful celebration for all who attend.
📅 Tuesday, November 11 2025
🕘 10:00 AM
📍 Old Mill Elementary Gymnasium
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Today our Old Mill family teamed up for safety! Students and staff showed their spirit by dressing in their favorite team gear to take a stand against drugs and make safe, healthy choices.
💛 Tomorrow we’ll be someone’s sunshine! Wear yellow to spread kindness, positivity, and joy across the halls!
This week's staff spotlight goes out to Mrs. Foushee. She has been working hard behind the scenes on our Unified Champions initiatives, helping make Old Mill a place where every student feels included and celebrated. Her dedication and heart ensure that all of our kids have the support and opportunities they need to succeed. We’re so thankful for her passion and commitment to our students and school community! 💙
Last Monday, our 3rd–5th grade students kicked off their next Learning Excursion with three special guests: the Louisville Water Company, the City of Mount Washington, and students from the BE Ag Team. Each shared how their work helps support our driving question: “How can I use my talents to encourage others to care for the Earth?” This exciting question will guide students as they explore and create during the next eight weeks of Learning Excursions.
A huge thank you to all of our guests for being part of this opening event and for sharing their knowledge and experiences with our students!
A huge thank you to all of our guests for being part of this opening event and for sharing their knowledge and experiences with our students!
This week’s update features Mrs. Joiner and our student guest, Coleman! We’re so thankful for all of our families who came in for conferences and for your continued partnership in supporting our students.
Have a wonderful weekend! 🌟
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🎯 Congratulations to the OMES 2025–2026 Archery Team! 🎯
We’re excited to kick off an amazing season with our talented archers! Our first practice will be Wednesday, October 29th, after school until 5:30 PM, followed by a required parent meeting at 5:30 PM.
Student fees will be collected at the parent meeting, so be sure to have those ready. Please check your rooms account for more information and details.
We can’t wait to see our archers in action and aim for an incredible season ahead! 🏹
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.
Forms are due TODAY!
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Forms are due TODAY!
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📚✨ The OMES Book Fair is Almost Here! ✨📚
It’s one of our favorite times of the year Book Fair week! The fair is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to see our students exploring new adventures and discovering their next great read.
We’re looking for volunteers to help make this event a success! If you’d like to lend a hand, please click the link below to sign up for a volunteer slot. Your time and support make such a difference! 💙
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It’s one of our favorite times of the year Book Fair week! The fair is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to see our students exploring new adventures and discovering their next great read.
We’re looking for volunteers to help make this event a success! If you’d like to lend a hand, please click the link below to sign up for a volunteer slot. Your time and support make such a difference! 💙
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA4AF29A2FEC07-59585606-fall#/
📚✨ Our fourth graders are thinking big! A huge thank you to guest speakers Jessica Thornton, Economic and Community Development Director for the City of Mount Washington, and Erica Meadows, Events Manager, for inspiring our students as they use opinion writing to dream up new businesses for our growing city. 🌆💡 These future leaders are practicing what it means to be productive collaborators and community contributors — working together to make Mount Washington thrive! 💪🧠🏙️ #GraduateProfile #FutureLeaders #MountWashington #FourthGradeInnovation #CommunityContributer #Productive Collaborators
This morning, 7th and 8th grade band students from Mount Washington Middle visited OMES to play some of their concert pieces for our 4th and 5th graders! They also shared their knowledge about different band instruments and what it’s like to be part of the middle school band.
It was wonderful seeing some of our former Koalas again and inspiring our future musicians! 💙🎺🥁
It was wonderful seeing some of our former Koalas again and inspiring our future musicians! 💙🎺🥁
🌟 Student Spotlight: Memphis! 🌟
When Memphis notices a classmate with untied shoes, he’s quick to lend a helping hand — not only by tying them so no one falls, but also by teaching others how to tie their own shoes! He patiently practices with them until they’ve got it down. 👟💙
Memphis is showing what it means to be a true Community Contributor — caring for others and helping his classmates learn new skills!
When Memphis notices a classmate with untied shoes, he’s quick to lend a helping hand — not only by tying them so no one falls, but also by teaching others how to tie their own shoes! He patiently practices with them until they’ve got it down. 👟💙
Memphis is showing what it means to be a true Community Contributor — caring for others and helping his classmates learn new skills!
