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►Bike
Hike Third and fourth graders learned about safety and had fun on a
guided bike ride.
►Carillon
Historical Park Fourth graders visited the park as part of their
study of Ohio History.
►Clifton
Challenge Fifth and sixth graders participated in team building
activities.
►Collins
School Third graders stepped back in time when they visited an 1800s
one-room schoolhouse.
►Columbus
Zoo Kindergartners extended their study of animals by visiting
the zoo.
►Cox
Arboretum Our kindergartners spent the day a local nature
preserve.
►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 The PTO sponsored this popular event in September.
►Family
Math Night The PTO sponsored an evening of math and fun.
►Family
Science Night The PTO sponsored this evening of science and fun
featuring Doktor Kaboom.
►First Day of
School Mills Lawn welcomed students and parents to the 2008-09
school year.
►Folk
Dancing Residency Two Romanian folk dance teachers came to Mills
Lawn to conduct a two-day dance residency.
►Friendship
Scavenger Hunt Third and fourth graders renewed friendships and
made new ones at the beginning of the school year.
►Giving
Tree Fourth graders collected clothing items for a homeless shelter.
►Groundhog
Volleyball Sixth graders played the MLS staff in a series of
spirited volleyball games.
►Healthy
Hearts WSU nursing students came to P.E. classes to teach lessons
about heart health.
►Halloween
Parade Our annual event through downtown Yellow Springs.
►International
Night Sixth graders showed what they learned about countries
around the world at an open house for families and friends.
►Kindergarten
Concert Students presented a spirited concert with a Caribbean
flavor.
►Kindergarten
First Day Mills Lawn welcomed its youngest students to their
first day of school.
►Kindergarten
School Pictures Students posed for their first-ever MLS school
photos.
►Maple
Sugaring Fourth Graders learned learned how to tap sugar maple
trees for syrup and how to identify Ohio’s trees.
►Medieval
Castles Sixth graders create these castles in art class as part
of their study of Medieval Times.
►New
Teachers Our school welcomed four new teachers to its faculty.
►Northwest
Coast Banners Fifth graders created these banners as part of
their study of Native American peoples.
►Ohio
Maps Fourth graders constructed different types of maps when
they completed the Ohio Map Trilogy.
►On
Broadway Our all-school musical production performed in March
2009 before two sell-out audiences.
►On
Broadway Art Students created their own drawings of scenes from
our all-school musical.
►On
Broadway Auditions In October 153 MLS students auditioned for
special parts in our all-school musical.
►On
Broadway Rehearsals began in November.
►Open
House Mills Lawn kicked off a new school year with an open house
the night before the first day of school. ►Pennies
for Peace was a school-wide effort to aid schools in
Pakistan &
Afghanistan. ►Phases
of the Moon Students in grades K-2 baked and decorated cookies
to learn science concepts.
►PTO
Magazine Sale The PTO's largest fundraising project of the year.
►PTO
Potluck Dinner This annual event helped to welcome a new school
year.
►PTO
Work Day Our PT0 helped to beautify and improve our school
grounds.
►Real
Money, Real World Our fifth and sixth grade students learned
about the world of work and money.
►Reindeer
Run Our kindergartners have fun and learn cooperation with this
holiday P.E. tradition.
►Senior
Tea Each year Mills Lawn throws a party for our senior citizens.
►Spelling
Bee Mills Lawn named its school champion following a spirited
bee featuring 26 contestants.
►Spirit
Wear A PTO fundraiser sold Mills Lawn Bulldogs shirts.
►SpringFest
An music and art festival was held on the (Mills) Lawn in May.
►Student
Council The 2008-09 Leadership Team was elected.
►Toys
for Tots Student Council collect toys for this Marine Corps program,
which helps needy children.
►Valentines,
Valentines Kindergartners created decorated bags in art class to hold
the cards they would receive at the class Valentine's Day party.
►Volunteer
Reception Mills Lawn expressed its deep appreciation to its many
volunteers.
►What
Floats? Students explored buoyancy.
►Windmill
Farm Our kindergartners checked out the pumpkin harvest in
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