OMS Bulldog Bulletin

The end of the 23-24 school year came very quickly. The students enjoyed their class trips, parties, and our end of the year sing-along. Construction will be taking place at Old Mill School this summer. The main office will be housed at Wall Intermediate School for the summer months. Our phone numbers will remain the same. We will update you when we return to OMS. I'd like to thank OMH&S for their amazing support throughout the year. Our partnership provides so many meaningful experiences for our students. I'd also like to thank OMH&S for the addition of our Little Library! The students can borrow a book and donate books to our Little Library. A special thank you to the Kenyon family for installing it.

We hope you have an amazing summer and.......DON'T FORGET TO READ!

Dear WTPS Elementary Parents and Guardians,

As we are wrapping up the 2023-2024 school year, our students are looking forward to a well deserved break! Summer is a great time to recharge and reset! While we’re doing that, we want to be mindful of the “Summer Slide.” Summer learning loss is a real thing, but it can be significantly minimized with meaningful and consistent activities to keep those brains sharp.

If you didn’t have a chance to attend last night’s parent presentation, “Let’s Avoid the Summer Slide,” please take a moment to click through the presentation as it contains many links with resources to help your child become a Summer Climber and avoid becoming a Summer Slider! Don’t miss the incentive slide, which explains how to earn raffle tickets to win individual and class rewards!

Although nothing is mandatory, these opportunities provide a chance for our students to engage their brains and minimize summer regression. Parents are encouraged to assist their children when needed.

Have a great summer!

Mrs. Erin Embon

Director of Curriculum PK-5

Mrs. Lattin's Scientists created chain reactions to show the transfer of stored energy!

Each year, Mrs. Antoniello talks to the 5th graders about being good role models and about being kindness ambassadors. At the end of the year, we added a special award to present to one fifth grader who consistently goes out of their way to be kind and shows empathy. This year, our Principal's Kindness Award was given to Jack Skrocki. Congratulations, Jack!

Miss Turner's learners participated in Fairy Tale Court!

It's an OMS tradition to have an end of the year sing-along where the whole school comes together to sing. Thank you to Ms. Swinchoski for facilitating such a fun event.

Congratulations to our 5th Grade Graduates! We wish you success at WIS. We will miss you...Remember once a Bulldog, Always a Bulldog. 🐾

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 WTPS retirees!

Thank you for serving our students, schools, families, and community!

Thank you to the WHS TV Production crew for putting together the footage!

Gabby Bonet, Devin Andersen, Christian Suckey, Jack Baldasare, and Liam Smith

Old Mill Home & School Association (OMH&S) is Old Mill's PTA. OMH&S raises funds for all class trips and assemblies, recess equipment, supplies and events throughout the year. Our ability to operate is entirely dependent on the volunteer efforts of Old Mill School families and educators. Join us today!

The Wall Township Wellness Department and I would like to thank our parents, guardians, and community caretakers whose support contributed to the success of The 7 Mindsets program. Year one of implementation surpassed expectations as our community joined together to celebrate each mindset in ways that honor the spirit of the program. To best capture the essence of the mindset experience, we invite you to view the presentation linked HERE and posted on our District website.

Next year, we will embrace our second year of implementation with continued instruction on each mindset, school-wide activities for children to apply positive habits of mind, Wellness in the Works parent newsletters, and monthly showcases to the community at Board of Education meetings. We will dive deeper into the program with some new instructional initiatives including Wellness Webinars for students grades 3-8 to facilitate grade-level discussions in real-time, 9th-grade transitional curriculum aligned to the mindsets, student leadership opportunities a.k.a. Mindset Mentors, and additional curricular connections embedded in classroom instruction.

Before we break for the summer, I would like to offer access to the 7 Mindsets audiobook HERE if you missed the opportunity to read it last year.

With warm regards,

Tiffany A. Steiner

Director of Intervention Programs and Student Wellness