Mill A School

Mill A School Paw Box Staff and students are invited to help fill our Paw Box! If you notice one of our Bobcats showing awesome Bobcat Behavior, grab a paw, fill it out and put it in the “Paw Box”. Submissions will be read at MAS morning meetings.

MAS (K-5)Field Trip to Oregon Children's Theater. On Tuesday, November 8, Mrs. Durham's and Miss Erika's classes will be going to the Oregon Children's Theater performance of Dogman the Musical. We will celebrate the heroes around us as we watch a dog cop and his feline sidekick fighting evil villains. End of day bus drop-off times will be close to normal, but won't be back to the school until 3:00. Please help your students remember to wear their blue or gold Bobcat T-shirt.

Reminder of Early Release schedule for the week of 10/31-11/4 for Parent-Teacher Conferences

Calendar updates: No School on Friday, October 28th due to Teacher In-service day. Enjoy the long weekend! Conference week is here! We look forward to connecting with all of our Bobcat families! For the whole week (Monday, October 31st - Friday, November 4th) school will be dismissed at 12:35 pm.

Bobcat friends and families, you are invited to join us for our Halloween parade in the gymnasium at 8 AM on Monday, October 31st. Students should wear their costumes to school, the parade will begin shortly after our morning meeting. Students will also have an opportunity to trick-or-treat around the school later in the day. If you are able to donate candy and/or small toys, we would greatly appreciate it! *This is an early release day, school will be dismissed at 12:35 pm.

Look at this pumpkin donation that recently came in for Fall Festival! Be sure to check in with Mill A PTO to see how you can help make this a fun and successful night for our students. Fall Festival is on Saturday, October 22nd.

Clothes Closet Donation Requests: - Stretchy pants for students in grades K-5 - Socks, mittens & hats for students in grades K-5

PICTURE RETAKES: MAS & PCIA picture retakes are Friday (9/30) morning. If you need an extra photo packet call the school office (509-538-2522) or email Ms. Lisa (lisa.oneal@millasd.org).

P.E. Shoes All MAS students need to have clean PE shoes to keep at school. We have some extra shoes. See Mrs. Duffus if you would like to look through the shoe donation bin. MAS PE classes are on Mondays, Your student(s) might want to dress in comfortable clothing for PE on those days.

Working with pattern blocks in Ms. Erika's K-2 class.

Bobcat Birthdays We celebrate Bobcat birthdays as a whole school at the morning meeting by singing Happy Birthday, and students can pick a small birthday gift from the birthday bucket provided by Mill A PTO. Birthdays can also be celebrated in the classroom; please make this arrangement with your student’s classroom teacher. 

Grades K-5 took a field trip to Spring Creek Fish Hatchery.

Last week, we had our first all-school assembly this week. A huge thank you to the Marsh Family Band for sharing your incredible musical talents with us. And, thank you to Mid-Columbia Community Concerts for providing this grant-funded musical performance at Mill A School District.

MAS K-5 students are visiting the Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery (https://www.fws.gov/fish-hatchery/spring-creek) this Tuesday (9/20/22) as part of their science studies this year. All students will be provided a sack lunch by Ms. Naomi, and the afternoon bus schedule will be normal since students return to school before the end of the day. If you have any questions, please call the school office (509-538-2522) or email Ms. Erika (erika.almskaar@millasd.org) #GoBobcats

MAS families - we hope you will join us for our Bobcat Back to School BBQ and Open House, Wednesday, September 14, 5:30 - 7:00pm! Free hamburgers and hot dogs for all, and see what your child has been learning this first month of school.

EVERYONE SMILE! Mill A School pictures are Thursday (9/8) morning. If you need an extra photo packet call the school office (509-538-2522).

Bobcat families - Your child(ren) will have P.E. on Mondays this year. Please make sure they have clean shoes that can be kept in their personalized locker in the gym for the school year. If this is a financial burden for your family, please contact the school and we will help get them what they need. Thanks for your support!

Tomorrow is Bobcat Pride Friday! Every Friday, students can earn a classroom Bobcat Pride point for wearing blue and yellow. Points are tallied for each class and the points can be redeemed for classroom rewards. Mill A PTO has a little store near the school office with a variety of Bobcat colored items to help students show their Bobcat Pride. Currently there are some MAS t-shirts, a variety of blue and yellow colored t-shirts, blue and yellow scrunchies, necklaces, etc. We try to make it easy for you to get a few essential items and a few fun items for your students.

We had such a great first day! Erika Almskaar (K-2 Teacher), Jennifer Talbott (6-8 Teacher), Bob Rogers (Principal/Superintendent), Crystle Durham (3-5 Teacher) and Greta Lundby (Paraeducator)

School starts tomorrow, 8/31! We are so excited to see our new and returning Bobcats!