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Welcom am i ly !
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 Executive
Principal,
Mr. Robby Yates
 Words from Yates
• Traditionally each year we have Boo Hoo Breakfast
• Didn’t want to miss an opportunity to welcome our newest
members!
• Tomorrow at the Virtual School 101 presentation you will learn
more about this year and remote learning!
• This is a time for connection!
• Our Motto
One of the secrets of our success…
Our
AMAZING,
INCREDIBLE, DEDICATED, TALENTED,
FANTASTIC..

Dan Mills PTO!

Introducing SOME of our Amazing Faculty….
 Assistant Principal,
Ms. Cheryl Covington
 Special Area Teachers

Music- Mrs. Folsom PE- Mrs. Williams STEAM- Mrs. Carnell

Art- Librarian-
Dr. Messenger Mrs. Criswell
Mrs. Holt
A Few Words from our Literacy Coach

Mrs. Greathouse
Faculty working with Kindergarten
Mrs. McNatt- English Language Learners

Mrs. Nicholson- Exceptional Education

Mr. King- Exceptional Education

Introduction to the
Dan Mills
House System
 Parent Information
o Schoolwide incentive (REWARD) program
o Promotes healthy competition with students
o Every person in this school will belong to a HOUSE! (PK-4)
o Dan Mills is divided up into 4 houses (4 teams)
o Harry Potter”ish” (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff)
o Our houses are named after TYPES OF DRAGONS!
o Cool part—YOU don’t choose your house-it chooses YOU!
 NEBULA
The House of Courage

• Lead us when we are unsure or afraid

Nebulas…..
• Think Win-Win (We can do this!)
• Help to focus on our strengths
• Overcome our fears
• Remind us to be brave
 MIDORI
The House of Initiative

• Lead us with Habit 1- Being Proactive

• This needs to be done= Midoris help us to
show leadership
• Self-Motivated
• “Do the Right Thing when no one is
watching
• Work first- then play
 SKYWING
The House of Creativity
• Habit 7-Sharpen the Saw- Find creative ways to reignite our
fire

• Help us to relax and enjoy the moments

• Share new ideas

• Help us with a growth mindset- Lead us to be creative

• Lead us in looking at things differently

• Put heart in what we do!

 KINGCROWNE
The House of Perseverance

• Think about “The Little Engine that Could”

• Can do hard things

• Power of YET… “I don’t know how to play baseball YET, but I WILL!”

• Common Thread through all of the houses

• Synergize- We persevere when things get tough

• Begin with the End in Mind- We persevere to reach our goal!

TOGETHER we learn all of
these traits!
 Announcing our
Kindergarten
Starting Line-Ups
for
2020-2021

Are you ready to find out your House?????

 Ms. Zita
 Anderson, Logan
 Bentley, Trinity
 Bratcher, Marlowe
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
Broholm, Della

Clark, Holden
Cabello



Daly, Kamiya

Franks, Jace
“Ms. Z”
 Gomez-Villar, Brennan
 Hester, Eleanor
 Horigan, Grace
 Martinez, Jiovonni
 May, Piper
 McDevitt, Bram
Skywing
 Molina, Jazmine
 Richter, Emily
The House of
 Williams, Alexis
Creativity
 Ball, Benjamin


Bermudez, Ethan Mrs. Riggs
Blackstock, Eames
 Blocher, Indiana
 Brown, Jeremy
 Faroul, Nia
 Ferguson, Exie
 Green, Henry
 Hermansdorfer, Julian
 Hinton, Evie
 Ridley, Randall Kingcrowne
 Saab, Londyn The House of Perseverance
 Swift, Ann
 Tepper, Sydney
 Williams, Kaylie
 Alexander, Kenzie
 Burd, Violet

Ms. Smith
Dort, Loza
 Howard, Charles
 Jackson, Emi
 Llanes, Landon
 Lo, Rosemary
 Moya, Aaliyah
 Pearson, Hilda
 Roberts, Eleanor
 Schmus, Eliza
 Sierros, Sterling
 Tomczak, Ezra Midori
 Warren, Mia The House of Intiative
 Waynick, Anders
 Yount, William
 Ball, Eden
 Branigan, Samuel
 Carlton-McCauley,
Sidney
 Clay, Christiana
Mrs. Pitts
 Condon, Leo
 Hook, Benjamin
 Kaalberg, Emily
 Lehning, Bernadette
 McDowell, Ava
 McHugh, Cooper
 Middleton, Sage
 Rodney, Evan
 Simpkins, Monroe
Nebula
 Tucker, London The House of Courage
 White, Magnolia
 Yielding, Mallory
• Arakelian, Emin
•
•
Barnes, Katherine Mrs. Wiggins
Boyd, William
• Chambliss, Marianna
• Jung, August
• Hitch, Lewis
• Howard, Hollis
• Martinez-Olvera, Carlo
• Penticoff, Tallulah
• Pryjmak, Ansley
• Reyes Dubon, Randy Skywing
• Rodriguez Raymundo, Luis The House of Creativity
• Taylor, Miles
• Velazco, Adeline
 Kindergarten Teachers
• Angie Riggs- angela.riggs@mnps.org

• Mary Pitts- mary.pitts@mnps.org

• Staci Smith- staci.smith@mnps.org

• Zita Cabello- zita.cabello@mnps.org

• Lori Wiggins- lori.wiggins@mnps.org

Please contact your child’s teacher today, so

that they have your contact information.
• Child’s name
• Phone Number
• Best email address for communication
 Special Area Teachers
LeeAnn Carnell, STEAM teacher- lee.carnell@mnps.org

Juky Holt, Art Teacher- Julia.holt@mnps.org

Dedrick Messenger, Art Teacher- dedrick.messenger@mnps.org

Julie Williams, PE Teacher- Julie.williams2@mnps.org

Kim Folsom, Music Teacher- kim.folsom@mnps.org

Sara McNatt, EL Teacher (K-1) - sara.mcnatt@mnps.org

Amanda Johnson, EL Teacher (2-4) Amanda.johnson@mnps.org

Laureen Greathouse, Literacy Coach- laureen.greathouse@mnps.org

Sloan Criswell, Librarian- Catherine.criswell@mnps.org

Julie Delgado, Encore- Julie.Delgado@mnps.org

Lucas King, EE Teacher, lucas.king@mnps.org
Carleen Noble, EE Teacher, carleen.noble@mnps.org
Amanda Nicholson, EE Teacher, Amanda.Nicholson@mnps.org
 Administrative Team
Robby Yates, Principal, Robert.yates@mnps.org

Cheryl Covington, Assistant Principal, Cheryl.Covington@mnps.org

Julia Hoge, School Counselor, Julia.hoge@mnps.org

Sarah Beck, School Counselor, sarah.beck@mnps.org

Front Office Staff:

Juanita Hutcherson, Bookkeeper, Juanita.Hutcherson@mnps.org

Jeni Richard, Secretary, jeni.Richard@mnps.org

Kristopher Summa, Attendance Clerk, Kristopher.summa@mnps.org

Amy Powell, School Nurse, RN, BSN

amy.powell@nashville.gov
 Please keep informed!
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Welcome to the Dan Mills Family!