June 12, 2019 Dear Parents and Guardians of Children in Grade 4 at MES, Mitchell Middle School will be hosting an orientation for parents of children going into grade 5 in September 2019. This meeting will take place on June 19, 2019 at 5:30 PM. All parents/guardians are invited to attend with their children. Earlier that same day your children will have a transition afternoon at MMS where they will meet their new homeroom teacher, visit their classroom, and get… Read More
June 6, 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians. Your child was supposed to be competing in the HSD Track and Field Meet on Friday, June 7, 2019 at Stonybrook Middle School. Due to the extreme heat, humidex, wind, and UV index, the HSD is going to postpone track and field tomorrow and move the event to Monday, June 10th. This still takes place at Stonybrook Middle School. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at your… Read More
Parents/Guardians of children in grade 5. This letter is being sent home with all students today! It has also been emailed home. June 6, 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians. Our grade 5s are all set to explore Birds Hill Park on Friday, June 7, 2019. The weather forecast is calling for hot weather with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees celsius. MMS staff will be vigilant about everyone hydrating often and taking shade breaks as necessary. Staff will make sure that events will… Read More
June 3, 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians, Several years ago, Hanover School Division joined other rural Manitoba school divisions to form a partnership that could more effectively meet the learning needs of teachers as they seek to ensure top level student learning outcomes across the province. This partnership is called the Manitoba Rural Learning Consortium (mRLC). Over the past couple of months, HSD has begun working with the mRLC focusing on a pathway for improvement of mathematics… Read More
This past week we have been having discussions with our 7s and 8s about how to make our PM a better break for everyone. Grade 7s and 8s were asked to vote for the following options about what the PM break would look like for 7s and 8s. These are the results: 127 responses in total 10 votes for Keep the new PM schedule – the one with two short transition times between periods 5 & 6 and 6 &… Read More
Events Tuesday, June 4, 2019 – No Peer Support Group at Pat Porter Active Living Centre due to renovations. Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – Family Support Group from 7-9 pm at the Pat Porter Active Living Centre with Kim Heidinger 8 Stages of Healing topic – Validation: Identifying and sharing your feelings about your loved one with mental illness. Thursday, June 13, 2019 – Smash Journaling from 1-3:30 pm at Backstage 220 Lumber Ave. with Kim Heidinger Tuesday, June 18,… Read More
We are making a slight change to the schedule for our grade 7 and 8 students. Due to some ongoing issues during our afternoon break (2:25 PM – 2:35 PM) we have decided to change the schedule to make two smaller breaks in the afternoon. Currently, many students are not using the break for its intended purpose. This leads to behaviour, at break, that interrupts many student’s ability and readiness to learn for periods 7 and 8. The current break… Read More
MMS, The Project 11 and KIDTHINK teams are encouraging everyone at MMS to join us in recognize Canada’s National Child and Youth Mental Health Day on May 7th. This day falls within Mental Health Week (May 6th to 12th) but is specific to children’s mental health. It was started in 2007 by two mothers in British Columbia and since 2010 has been led by a mental health organization, Family Smart, in BC. While awareness of this health promotion day has… Read More
