I recently received this email from the kind people at Kids for Peace. This organization runs the Great Kindness Challenge which we ran at MMS between January 23 – 27, 2017 . Congratulations to everyone for the kind and great work! Mr. Mead Principal Hello Kind Friend! You did it! We did it! HOORAY!!! Thank you so much for being part of the 2017 Great Kindness Challenge. What an AMAZING celebration of kindness it was! We hope your week was filled with an abundance of joy and… Read More
February is ‘I Love to Read Month’ at MMS. Along with students throughout Hanover School Division, as well as pretty much everywhere else in Manitoba, Canada, and throughout the world, we will be celebrating reading. MMS staff have planned a series of events throughout February to engage kids in reading including our Annual Book Fair (February 6 – 8 In the Library). Thank you to Mrs. Doerksen and other staff for working hard to bring this temporary bookstore right into our school. The profits from the books your kids and you purchase will be directly… Read More
This February 1 MMS students will get the chance to partake in Global School Play Day. Purposefully infusing play into middle classrooms holds the potential for a more joyful, creative, and school future for us all. MMS will give students a chance to play all afternoon on February 1. Kids will get to choose from a multitude of activities prepared by staff. Once kids have made their choices staff will stand back and encourage kids to get involved and be creative. This article from TIME Magazine outlines the benefits of play at school. Peter Gray, researcher… Read More
On Monday, MMS kicked off with an assembly to kick off the Great Kindness Challenge. Thousands of schools are taking part in this challenge to promote kind, safe and peaceful schools. To view the presentation that was shared with students and staff click here . Our school goal is to collect as many new or gently used toques, mittens, scarves and/or warm socks for Today House in Steinbach to help those in need. Students are also encouraged to read and sign the Kindness Pledge… Read More
Dear Parent/Guardian, We are continuing to create a culture of kindness at Mitchell Middle School. Our school will join hundreds of schools across the country for the 2017 Great Kindness Challenge. Your child is part of a powerful and positive bullying prevention initiative that will lead to more kindness, unity and respect. To help multiply this momentum, we are participating in a service project called the “Kindness Drive for Today House.” We are collecting gently used (and clean) or new… Read More
I hope everyone had a safe, happy, and relaxing Christmas and New Year! We will be asking all students to think of one word to focus on every day, all year long. One word that sums up who they want to be or how they want to live. It takes intentionality and commitment, but in time, that one word will shape not a year, can create great positive change. It will become the compass that directs decisions and guides steps.… Read More
