Christmas Break Has Been Extended – First Day Back For Students Is Now Monday, January 10th

Hello MMS Families, Please see the information below that was shared with all families via email by HSD Superintendent Shelley Amos on Wednesday, December 22.   Dear Parents/Caregivers, As announced today, Manitoba public health officials have recommended an extension to the school winter break by two days. Students will resume classes on January 10, 2022. School staff will return on January 6, 2022, for professional learning and to prepare for the continuation of learning in January. View the  provincial news release . This… Read More

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Christmas Greetings from MMS

The Christmas season is such a wonderful time of year, and has so many different things to catch our attention!  The air has that unique smell and bite to it (though admittedly colder than I would like).  There are lights and decorations up everywhere.  We hear Christmas carols everywhere we go (“Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” by Bruce Springsteen is one of my favourites, closely followed by the “Christmas/Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental)” medley by Trans-Siberian Orchestra).  There are all kinds… Read More

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Information About New Public Health Orders and Basketball Season

Dear MMS families,   Please click on this link to access this week’s Warrior Weekly Newsletter.   Parents of students of Grade 7 and 8 students who wish to play basketball this year, please review the information below.   As you are hopefully aware, beginning Monday, December 6, 2021 Manitoba Public Health will require all youth aged 12 – 17 years who attend or participate in an indoor sporting event (including schools) to provide proof that they have received at least one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine for COVID-19.  This information was communicated by Hanover School Division on November 19.   … Read More

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COVID Vaccine Clinic at MMS on Oct 20

Dear MMS families –    As was detailed in the  superintendent’s message  that was emailed on Friday, October 8,  Mitchell Middle School will soon be hosting a COVID-19 immunization clinic.  The date for that COVID-19 Immunization clinic will be Wednesday, October 20.  The exact time of the clinic on that day is still to be determined.   Attached to this post is an information sheet from Manitoba Health that provides important information about the COVID-19 immunization campaign.  A link to the permission… Read More

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MMS Restoring Safe Schools Plan

Hello Mitchell Middle School families – below is our school’s plan for a safe return to school this year.  Parents and Guardians, please review this document to familiarize yourself and your student(s) with the procedures and safety expectations that will be in place to start the school year, in compliance with current public health orders. Questions about the plan can be directed to Mr. A.J. Neufeld (Interim Principal – aneufeld@hsd.ca ) and/or Mrs. Susanne Kwiatkowski ( skwiatkoski@hsd.ca ). A reminder that our Meet… Read More

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21/22 Homeroom Assignments

Hello MMS family!  We hope you have had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the start of school on Sept 8!  Your child’s homeroom assignment for the 2021-2022 school year at MMS will be available on the Parent Portal today (Wednesday, August 25), after 4:00 pm. If you do not yet have access to the Parent Portal, click HERE to get started. Our teachers, counselors, and administrators invest many hours to thoughtfully place each student in a class that… Read More

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Info about the Learning Forward Numeracy Assessment

Dear Mitchell Middle School Family, As you are aware, Hanover School Division has scheduled Learning Forward Days on June 4 and 7.  Three purposes have been identified by HSD for these days:   To assess your child’s current reading level To administer a short social-emotional survey to help the school better understand your child’s current feelings about school and their experience at school To identify the Math concepts learned by your child and also to identify Math skills that were… Read More

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Reminder – School Pictures are Happening May 13

Just a reminder to all families that MMS has been able to reschedule the school pictures that are normally taken in the fall.  Pictures will be taken on Thursday May 13.  Due to current health restrictions, no class photos will be taken this year however. After Picture Day, order pictures on  mylifetouch.ca using your Portrait ID and Access Code which will be found on your Picture Day order form, once the proofs arrive. As well, Grade 8 Farewell portraits will be… Read More

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Information about Grade 7 and Grade 8 full time return to MMS

We are so excited to inform you that Mitchell Middle will be able to welcome our Grade 7 and Grade 8 students back to school full time in April!  We have been working hard to ensure our scheduling and organizational structures will be able to meet all of the current public health orders under the Restricted Level (Orange), most notably that all of our students will be able to achieve the 2 meters of physical distancing in their classrooms to… Read More

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