LaRue Miller Elementary
Spotlight
Mrs. Hoover's third graders at La Rue Miller Elementary made their favorite landform out of play dough. This was a fun ending activity to our study on landforms.
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The LaRue Miller Elementary STU-CO team packed baggies of popcorn for the winning classes of the annual first semester food drive. The team had a blast packing the popcorn treats for the "Scooby-Doo and Popcorn Too" parties because they wore special food service gloves in the process. Thanks, Miller STU-CO, for assisting; thanks, Miller families, for sharing your overwhelming generosity with others in need.
Kindergarten students at LaRue Miller worked with their older study buddies to research information about community helpers. They paraded their work to other classrooms to share the results.
Students at LaRue Miller Elementary recently joined their principal, Mrs. Van, for a special luncheon in their honor. Learners in Kindergarten - 5th grades who achieved this special recognition had to earn top grades, have no tardies or absences, and have steller conduct each day the first semester of this school year. Congratulations to 39 learners who achieved this high honor!
Mr. Tom Moore, MISD Board of Trustee, recently spent the afternoon at LaRue Miller Elementary visiting classrooms, students, teachers, and personally touring the facility with the Student Honor Council. We truly appreciate the time, gifts, and service all our MISD Board members give to our learning community; you help all our district SHINE!
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! It's a jungle in the Head Start classrooms! Students in Mrs. Johnson's room at LaRue Miller Elementary showed their best animal faces while dressing up and learning about jungle animals in their habitats.
LaRue Miller first graders in Mrs. King's class are showing off their new reindeer t-shirts and playing fun Reindeer Games. They love the holidays!
Fifth graders had a real life application lesson while learning about the U.S. Constitution at LaRue Miller Elementary. Mr. Bassett, an attorney in Dallas, spoke on the three branches of our government and how its structure affects his job daily. Thanks, Mrs. Bassett, for assisting our Miller learners!
Second graders at LaRue Miller Elementary wrapped up the unit on goods, services, and trade with a Trade Days.
Kaylie in Mrs. Kid's class explores the science of Chromatography on Miller's Super Outrageous Science day!
Joseph in Mrs. Kid's Fourth Grade Class enjoys making a Groovy Lava Lamp for Super Outrageous Science day at LaRue Miller Elementary!
Mrs. Flores works with Bryson, modeling each step of the process, to paint the letter E. The other child pictured also helped his friend by showing him with his finger where to begin E and how to make each stroke. Learning is fun together!
Miller fifth graders were honored by five special military guests on Veterans' Day! Pictured (l to r): Command Master Chief Dobbins, Navy; Tech Sgt. Cook, AF; General Chambers, AF; Col. Griffin, Army. Not pictured: Cpl. Spec. Luna, Army. Many thanks to our service men and women serving around the world! You make us proud.
Mrs. Ramirez, Kindergarten teacher at LaRue Miller, is flanked by students paying tribute to her during the annual Veteran's Day Ceremony. She served in the United States Navy before becoming a teacher and serving Midlothian ISD. Thanks, Mrs. Ramirez, for your service and patriotism to ensure our freedom and liberty today.
Using alphabet cookie cutters, Mrs. Mitchell's students found the first initials in their names and then cut them out of cheese. They placed the cheese on bread, broiled it in the oven and called it ABC Cheese Toast. It was even more fun to see who the toast belonged to after it was cooked, because they had to read and know each other's initial letter!
Texas Rangers, Nelson Cruz (Peyton) and Josh Hamilton (Ryan) visited their classroom for Character Day during Red Ribbon Week at Miller. We sure love our Texas Rangers!
Mrs. Spradley and Mrs. Mabra's second graders enjoyed a special Character Day treat during Red Ribbon Week when Coach Spradley of the Midlothian Panther football team came by to share fall stories. Thanks, Coach Spradley!
LaRue Miller Elementary Student Honor Council helped collect cans for our one day canned food drive. Our Red Ribbon theme was: "Being Drug Free Comes in Cans: I CAN; YOU CAN; WE CAN Be Drug Free!" StuCo members Jace, Michael, Emily, Bryce and Baylee are helping load up one of the carts. Miller learners collected 830 cans by the end of the day! Our cans will go to help the Manna House Food Pantry in Midlothian. We still plan on having our "big" food drive early in November. We are so proud of our students' generosity!
First Graders in Mrs. Boehringer's class are wearing their favorite jerseys to make sure everyone knows to "be a good sport and don't do drugs!".
Assistant Coach Martin, Owen, and Meagan show their drug-free pride at Miller this week by wearing their Texas Rangers "Young" jerseys for the "Be A Good Sport; Don't Do Drugs" event during Red Ribbon Week. Thanks for spreading a positive message to all!
The LaRue Miller Elementary Yearbook staff is proud to set the example and show their drug-free spirit during Red Ribbon Week activities on campus. They made special posters to assist the Student Honor Council in promoting the positive messages all week.
With much determination, Jack H. successfully showed his fellow classmates how force could knock the white ping pong ball off the cup. Amazingly, he completed his task in less than sixty seconds, and without touching the yellow ping pong balls.
Head Start students, Gabriel, Hannah, Damian, Robert and Carina are greeted by a friendly scarecrow at Green Meadows pumpkin patch.
Miller Student Council students Jamison, Bryce, Cade and Jonathan team up to write Red Ribbon Skits for Red Ribbon Week Announcements.
Miller Head Start students Hannah, Kase, Logan and Xavier are experimenting with yellow and blue water to make green.
Reana, Sierra, Anna Kate, Delaynie, and Nathan review their map reading skills that they have been learning in 2nd grade and are getting ready to use the GPS to help them hunt for treasure during Pirate Day.
Jacob and Tyler are putting their cardinal direction knowledge to use by using a GPS to find Treasure during Pirate Day in 2nd grade.
Cooking is a fun learning experience in Head Start! Robert, Juanluis and Genesis are busy cutting apples into small pieces for homemade chunky applesauce.
Where in the World is Australia? Mrs. Cooper's 2nd Grade IMAGINE students, Presley, Avalon and Bryce, chose a continent to research. During class they conducted their research through literature. They then made a poster to convey their information to their audience. Last, they informed the class of the facts and details that they gathered. The best part was getting to go teach Mrs. Van what they learned.
Announcing our 2011-2012 Miller Student Honor Council! Please join us in honoring our 5th Grade leaders -- front row (L to R): Kara, Emily, Baylee, Autumn; back row (L to R): Jamison, Jonathan, Cade, Michael, Bryce, and Jace.
The Chambers helped LaRue Miller's fifth graders create "stained glass" bookmarks as a personal and beautiful reading tracker. Thank you SO much, Mr. and Mrs. Chambers!
Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the crowd! Mrs. Cooper's class had a friendly visit from our weekly mystery reader. Bryce's dad came to read us a great story called Teammates by Peter Golenbock. Teammates tells the story of one of the more moving moments in the history of baseball that occurred during the 1947 season when the Brooklyn Dodgers traveled to Crosley Field in Cincinnati to play the Reds. Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play in the major leagues, was playing first base and being the target of hostility and abuse from the fans. At shortstop was Harold "Pee Wee" Reese, who born in the South, but who had refused to join other Southerners on the team in signing a petition to kick Jackie off the team. That day in Cincinnati, Reese did something that remains one of the bright moments of that historic season and which deserves to be more than a minor footnote in baseball history.
Today Mrs. Cooper's class played Double it up! This is a fun educational, hands-on game with a single die, 2 crayons, and a Double it up! board. Students took turns rolling the die, doubling the number and coloring in the sum of the doubles addition fact. What a fun way to help us remember our doubles by Double it up!
Miller Head Start student, Alex, uses his fine motor skills to squeeze the tongs and pick up a pom pom to put in a bottle. Working these muscles is important to help prepare young children for writing.
Mrs. Cooper's 2nd Grade Class are "instrumental" to Miller success. To conclude their lesson on sound and invisible sound waves, they created and paraded homemade instruments. Each learner shared an instrument made from recycled materials - what a valuable lesson in recycling as well. BRAVOS to these creative, "sound'sational instrumentalists!
After learning about latitude and longitude, the fifth graders in Mrs. Campbell's social studies classes at Miller Elementary navigated through a Scavenger Hunt with GPS units. They compared their experience to that of early English explorers in America.
LaRue Miller 5th graders celebrated college shirt spirit day in style while talking about college experiences, making plans, and sharing dreams. College: Go Get It!
After the AllStar Pep Rally, Avery and Cooper sit with Austin inside one of the many fundraiser prizes that can be won from participating in the upcoming AllStar Fun Run at Miller Elementary. The Fun Run is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22; we hope to see you at Miller!
Sic 'em Bears! Mama Bear, 5th Grade Teacher Mrs. Campbell, with her Baby Bears, Kylie and Tyler are all displaying their College Spirit on "College Suits me to a "T" T-shirt Day at LaRue Miller.
As part of "College: Go Get It!" Week in MISD, Miller learners, Avery and Riley, joined Mrs. Van in dressing in academic regalia as a ticket to future dreams. Staff members shared their college experiences, study habits, and other interesting facts to encourage learners to think about their future plans. Higher education is a definitely a "ticket to dreams," and as Avery noted, "I'm a super college girl saving the world one degree at a time!"
Head Start students, Kylie T. and Bryson H., learn about toothbrushing skills while practicing on jumbo teeth. Brushing teeth is part of our daily routine in Head Start.
Students from Mrs. Boehringer's class are learning about place value by counting out 5 groups of 10. They were helping celebrate one of LaRue Miller's first grade teacher's birthday during math time. Afterwards they delivered a sweet bouquet of Tootsie Roll pops to Mrs. King!
Book Buddies Autumn (3rd grade) and Aubrey (1st grade) snuggle up to read a great book!
5th grade students, Kyle and Natalie, are practicing the science process skill of prediction.
Lawton Anderson #74 was crowned royalty at LaRue Miller Elementary for Panther Players Read to Football Fans!
