Its a Groovy Time at the Book Fair!

The book fair is coming back to Herbert Mills! We will be hosting the
Scholastic
Feelin Groovy Book Fair
March 7 - March 11. The book fair will be open during all lunch
periods, as well as during our 1st Grade Lunch with a Loved One on Tuesday, March 8 and
from 6:00-6:30pm during the Innovation Showcase on Thursday evening, March 10.
Students will find amazing books to purchase during this peace, love and book-filled
week! Students can also expect to see new books introduced during Morning Roar so
they have ideas of what they might like to buy. Students should be sure to get caught
reading during library time because Mrs. Messick will be handing out reading tickets that
can be turned in for prizes during the book fair!
View the Catalog at:
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/S16_Booklist/K6/files/assets/basic-html/page-1.html

Peace.
Love.
BOOKS!
Science

Technology

Engineering

Math

Tiger Support Corner

Here are some books that discuss what it means

to be responsible. Most can be found at your
local library. Remember that if you dont see a
book on the shelf, you can ask library staff to
reserve it for you!

Hello, Herbert Mills STEM Tigers and Families!

Our March Character Education word of the
month is
Responsibility
. Here at Mills, we are
encouraging students to take responsibility for
their words and actions every day. You can
demonstrate responsibility by showing
leadership, trust, and respect to peers and
adults. How are our students showing
responsibility in the community and at home?

Arthurs Pet Business

by Marc Brown
What If Everybody Did That?
by Ellen Javernick
I Just Forgot
(Little Critter)
by Mercer Mayer
The Pigsty
by Mark Teague
The Paperboy
by Dav Pilkey

Herbert Mills STEM Elementary

6826 Retton Road
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

chool Hours
S
8:05 a.m.- 2:35 p.m.
614-367-2160

Dates to Remember

Have a child starting kindergarten next year? Know a family who would like their
students to attend Herbert Mills? Enrollment applications are now available at the
district Welcome Center (1555 Graham Rd.). Applications will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis from now through June 10.

Monday, March 3 - Book Fair begins!

Tuesday, March 8 - PTO Meeting
Thursday evening, March 10 - Innovation Showcase and
1st/2nd grade concert!
Wednesday, March 23 - Tiger Town Meeting, 8:20am
March 25 - April 1 - SPRING BREAK!
Join us daily in the cafeteria at 8:05 a.m. for Morning Roar!

Herbert Mills STEM Elementary

6826 Retton Road
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

chool Hours
S
8:05 a.m.- 2:35 p.m.
614-367-2160

Herbert Mills STEM Elementary

6826 Retton Road
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

chool Hours
S
8:05 a.m.- 2:35 p.m.
614-367-2160

Teacher Spotlight!
The fourth grade team is so lucky to have found Ms. Tracy Martz this year. With a
Bachelors degree from Ohio Dominican and a Masters degree from Walden
University in Mathematics and Reading, Ms. Martz has been an incredible addition
to Mills. Previously Ms. Martz taught 2nd grade for five years and grades 1-5 for
four years in Georgia. This year has been so much fun for Ms. Martz as she loves
the flexibility that teaching through STEM gives to her and her students. She has
hoped through the year that her students would gain self-confidence and learn
to not be afraid of thinking differently than the norm. Outside of school you can
catch Ms. Martz spending time with her daughter, going to the zoo, and running!

Welcome to Mills, Ms. Martz!

1st Grade Math Review

1st Grade English Language Arts Review

-Missing Addends (i.e 7-?=1)

-Asking and answering questions about key

details in a story

-Telling time to the hour AND half hour

-Solving word problems using the CUBES
strategy

-Identifying reasons an author gives to

support points in a text

-Counting change up to a dollar

-Comparing and contrasting events in a

story

-Identifying shapes by their attributes

-Knowing and using various text features

(headings, titles, glossaries, tables of
contents)
-Describing adjectives (words that describe
nouns using 5 senses, color, shape, number
and size) and conjunctions (and, but, or, so,
because)

Herbert Mills STEM Elementary

6826 Retton Road
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

chool Hours
S
8:05 a.m.- 2:35 p.m.
614-367-2160

Notes from the School Nurse

Cold & flu season is upon us! Here are some tips for preventing the spread of germs in the
school environment:

Keep your child home if they have a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or bad cough/cold

symptoms. Students must be fever, vomit and diarrhea-free for 24 hours w

ithout
the aid of medication
to return to school.

Teach your children the importance of thorough, frequent hand washing and the
appropriate use of hand sanitizers when soap and water are not available.

Remind your children to cough and sneeze into their elbow, not their hands.

Make sure your children know to use tissues when needed, to throw dirty tissues
in the trash and to wash their hands after tissue use
.

Donations of tissues, hand sanitizers (unscented), and antibacterial cleansing wipes are
always appreciated by teachers and staff!
Sandra Kageorge, RN

Herbert Mills STEM Elementary

6826 Retton Road
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

chool Hours
S
8:05 a.m.- 2:35 p.m.
614-367-2160