Herbert Mills STEAM Elementary is a globally focused K-4 elementary school that is committed to developing culturally competent, critical and creative thinkers through rigorous STEAM best practices rooted in transdisciplinary problem-based learning. Our program prepares students to be competitive in the 21st century global marketplace, and to be critical and disciplined thinkers who are able to investigate problems thoroughly and effectively to understand their potential to drive meaningful and sustainable innovations.
Dear Families,
It has certainly been an unconventional school year! We thank you so much for all your hard work with your students during distance learning over the past two months.
Before the coronavirus hit, we had a busy school year! We were pleased to be able to add dance/creative movement classes through a partnership with BalletMet this year. Staff even started an after-school tap dance class with Ms. Pierman, our dance teacher! We were honored to have our school’s restorative practices featured in the October/November issue of Ohio Schools magazine, read by teachers across the state. Ms. Bozada-Jones and I also presented a session on restorative practices at the International Institute for Restorative Practices World Conference in October. We enjoyed a fantastic Innovation Night in November when our students presented all the design challenges they worked on this fall!
At the beginning of 2020, we said good-bye to some staff members and welcomed new ones who have enriched our school community. We had our first PTO Family Trivia Night in February, as well as a school-day performance by BalletMet dancers. Our annual Heartfest in February, put together by our fabulous physical education teacher Mrs. Gochenour, featured sessions run by representatives from six community organizations as well as Reynoldsburg high school students and was another resounding success!
Since Covid-19 has entered our lives, a lot has changed. But a lot has stayed the same. Our teachers and staff care deeply about your children and their academic success. You love your children and want only the best education for them. We have all worked together over the past ten weeks and we have done a pretty good job through an experience we never could have imagined! I am so proud of our school community.
I hope you all have a safe and relaxing summer break. If there is anything we can help you with over the summer, please reach out.
Stay safe and healthy!
Mrs. Mary Ellen Weeks
Principal
Limited Number of Yearbooks Available
If you didn't order a yearbook in February, we will have a few available for sale tomorrow and Friday for $10.00 each on a first-come, first-served basis (half will be reserved for students A-L and half for M-Z). Unfortunately, we are unable to hold yearbooks. Please bring payment (exact change – we have no change here at school – or check made out to “Herbert Mills”) when you come to school.
Grab & Go Meals Passed Out on Tuesday Next Week (May 26)
In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, all Reynoldsburg City Schools buildings will be closed. Next week's grab & go meals will be passed out at the high school on Livingston Avenue from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26. Grab & go breakfast & lunch will continue to be served on Mondays in June. Watch your e-mail for more information on how we will be serving meals in July and August!
Drive-Through Clap-Out
We will be holding a modified clap-out for our fourth-grade students next Tuesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. This year’s clap-out will be a drive-through. We invite all our fourth-grade families to drive through the loops in front of the school building and be cheered on to middle school by our teachers and staff!
4th Grade Certificates
Message from Mrs. Russell
Well, Tigers, this has been a school year that none of us will ever forget. It’s hard to believe that I haven’t seen you in over two months now! I miss you all very much. I hope you have been working hard at home and are ready for summer break, even though it will be very different this year.
I hope you enjoy lots of reading this summer! I am looking forward to reading nonfiction books about Australia, the American Civil War, and an unsolved (real-life) lighthouse mystery. There are also some new summer camp stories that I want to check out! (I never went to sleep-away camp when I was a kid, but I always wanted to.)
A few Columbus Metropolitan Library locations are beginning to offer curbside pick-up of materials. The Reynoldsburg branch isn’t open yet, but keep checking the library’s website for updates! If your family needs any help using the public library’s services (like requesting books to pick up or using online resources), please send me an e-mail and I will help you.
Stay safe and healthy, and I hope to see you all back here at Herbert Mills STEAM in August.
Love,
Mrs. Russell
Mrs. Murdock's Digital Classroom
Thank you so much to all our Herbert Mills STEAM parents that worked so hard with their children during the school closure. I very much enjoyed working with all the kids! I saw a lot of progress despite Covid-19 keeping us out of school.
I hope everyone can enjoy their summer but most of all stay healthy! Please email me at amurdock@reyn.org if you need any assistance with reading.
Mrs. Angela Murdock
K-2 Literacy Educational Paraprofessional
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About Us
Email: maryellen.weeks@reyn.org
Website: http://www.reyn.org/herbertmillselementary_home.aspx
Location: 6826 Retton Road, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
Phone: (614) 367-2160
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Herbert-Mills-STEAM-Elementary-School-182252721956795/
Twitter: @HMSTEAMTigers