2007-08
 

►African Art Masks  Fifth graders created these beautiful traditional masks in art class.

►African American Musicians Salute was presented by grades K-2 to honor the accomplishments of some famous musicians.

►African Mosaics  Art masks were created by first graders using dried beans.

►Arbor Day  Students helped plant trees on our school grounds.

►Bike Hike Third and fourth graders learn about safety and have fun on a guided bike ride.

►Buddy Classes Students of different grades got together to share in learning and friendship activities.

►Bulgarian Folk Dancing  A folk dance teacher from Bulgaria visited Mills Lawn.

►Chilean Students visited Mills Lawn in September.

►Clifton Challenge  Fifth and sixth graders participated in team building activities.

►Collins School  Third graders visited an 1800s one-room schoolhouse.

►Color Value Study  Fourth graders studied about color value and produced their own artworks to show what they learned.

►Cox Arboretum Our kindergartners visited a local nature preserve and gardens.

►Egyptian Art Masks  Sixth graders created beautiful art masks as part of their study of Ancient Egypt.

►Evening in Egypt Sixth graders showed what they learned about Ancient Egypt and had fun with "King Tut."

►"Excellent" Rating  Mills Lawn was rated "Excellent" by the Ohio Department of Education.

►Family Folk Dance Night  was held in January, sponsored by the PTO.

►Family Science Night  featured plenty of engaging science activities and Doktor Kaboom.

►Fine Arts Pull-out  ILE students explored making art with natural found objects.

►Fire-Rescue Art Exhibit  Mills Lawn helped Miami Twp. Fire-Rescue Celebrate 100 years of service.

►First Day of School  Mills Lawn welcomed students to the 2007-08 school year.

►Flower Art  Kindergartners and first graders created colorful flowers in art class.

►Folk Dancing  First through third graders enjoyed a joint Music/P.E. unit.

►Friendship Scavenger Hunt  Third and fourth graders got to know each other at the beginning of the school year.

►Garden Party  PTO volunteers helped spruce up our school grounds on a Saturday in October.

►Giving Tree  Fourth graders collected clothing items for a homeless shelter.

►Green Team  Sixth graders got together to help our school reduce, reuse, and recycle.

►Groundhog Volleyball  Sixth graders played the Mills Lawn staff in a series of spirited volleyball games.

►Guisseppe Arcimboldo  ILE Fine Arts students learned about the Italian artist, then created their own artworks.

►Halloween Parade  Our annual costume march through downtown Yellow Springs.

►International Night  Sixth graders showed what they learned about countries around the world at this annual event.

►Invention Convention  The sixth grade's annual adventure in creative problem solving.

►Johnston Farm  Fourth graders visited this Ohio Historical Society site in Piqua.

►Jump Rope for Heart  Mills Lawn students participated in this annual fundraiser for the American Heart Association.

►Jutta Galbraith  Mills Lawn's P.E. teacher had a game she created published.

►KidFood Drive  Our Student Council collect food and other items for people in need.

►KinderConcert  Our kindergartners got happy with their annual musical program.

►Kindergarten First Day  Mills Lawn welcomed its newest students.

►Kindergarten Japan Celebration  Students celebrated learning about Japan.

►Kindergarten School Pictures  Our youngest students sat for their first-ever Mills Lawn School photos.

►Kindergartners at Senior Citizens' Day  Students sang and brought good cheer to this YSHS event in December.

►Landmarks  Second graders studied national landmarks and produced some great projects and reports to show what they learned.

►Linda Kalter  The Mills Lawn Intervention Specialist received the Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award.

►Literacy Plan  Mills Lawn unveiled its school-wide plan for reading and writing.

►Maple Sugaring  Fourth graders traveled to the Narrows Reserve to learn about this sweet tradition.

►Martin Luther King Day  Mills Lawn observed the holiday by celebrating the life and legacy of the civil rights leader.

►Mealworms  Third graders learned about the life cycles of animals.

►Mills Lawn Bulldogs shirts were sold by the PTO and was a successful Fall fundraiser.

►Mills Lawn PTO  debuted new web site pages and an online newsletter.

►Morning Warming  Our third graders learned about economics concepts by running their own hot chocolate business.

►Movement Workshop  Students in grades K-2 participated in a workshop led by the Yellow Springs Kids' Playhouse.

►Narrows Reserve  Third graders visited a nature preserve to learn about rocks, minerals, and fossils.

►Native American Totems  Fifth graders created stories and totems as part of an interdisciplinary study of Native Americans.

►Oliver Twisted  The third grade musical.

►Open House  Students and families were invited to school on the evening before the first day of classes.

►Organic Garden  First and second graders learned with a new garden.

►Picasso Art Fifth graders studied about Pablo Picasso in art class then created some of their own art.

►Poetry Residency  Ohio Poet of the Year visited Mills Lawn as our Poet in Residence.

►Poetry Volunteers  Two Mills Lawn Teachers Emeritus taught poetry to first graders.

►PTO Community Potluck Dinner  attracted a large, hungry crowd in September.

►PTO Magazine Sale  The largest fundraiser of the year.

►Rainbow Concert  First graders performed a colorful concert.

►Reality Day  Fifth and sixth graders learned about the world of work and money.

►Reindeer Run  Our kindergartners have fun and learn cooperation with this holiday P.E. tradition.

►Science Fair  Fifth graders displayed their science projects at the annual fair.

►Sculpture  ILE Fine Arts students studied sculpture then visited a local artist.

►Senior Tea  Each year Mills Lawn throws a party for Senior Citizens.

►Sixth Grade Farewell  Mills Lawn said good-bye to its sixth graders and sent them off to Middle School.

►Snow-me Sculptures were created by second graders in art class.

►Spelling Bee  Mills Lawn named its school champion in December.

►SpringFest  An music and art festival was held on the (Mills) Lawn in May.

►Stone Soup Bowls  Mills Lawn students created beautiful pottery bowls in art class for the PTO Stone Soup Dinner.

►Teambuilding Mills Lawn students participated in activities designed to promote cooperation and unity.

►Toys for Tots Student Council collect toys for this Marine Corps program, which helps needy children.

►Velveteen Rabbit The Yellow Springs Kids' Playhouse presented the play at Mills Lawn and offered some workshops for our students.

►Windmill Farm  Our kindergartners checked out the pumpkin harvest in October.

►WMLS Morning News is our live, daily school news program, which can be seen on local cable.