Manitoba Education has created a great resource for parents called ‘My Child in School – A Resource for Parents’ . It is important that parents/guardians are aware of what is happening at school with their children. This website gives good insight as to what is happening. https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/mychild/index.html Below is copied directly from the website to give parents/guardians an idea of what is shared on the website. Please contact MMS if you have any questions. WELCOME! Be informed, be involved. Help your child… Read More
Every year Manitoba Teachers’ Society members get together in special area groups to learn and share. This day provides a great opportunity for MMS teachers to connect with other teachers from around the province to discuss trends, new ideas, old ideas, and strategies to inform and improve practice which benefits all the children who attend MMS. To learn more about MTS PD Day please visit the Manitoba Teachers’ Society website at: https://www.mbteach.org/mtscms/category/mtspdday/ If you are Twitter follow the hashtag @MTSPDDAY to… Read More
Next week is WARRIOR WEEK at MMS! Here are the details. Looking forward to seeing lots of kids getting involved! Monday – Period 4 Short assembly during to get the info out to the students for the week organized by Student Council Tuesday Wacky Hair/Wig Day- normal classes. Wednesday Student directed homeroom theme decoration day. Period 6 and 7 will be judging and classroom visits. Thursday: Warrior Wear Day (wear yellow, blue or mitchell wear) Friday: Costume Day – normal… Read More
Our community of Mitchell is currently in a fierce competition, in building support for the Mitchell Walking Network Project underway in the RM of Hanover. We have an opportunity to gain (free) funding from Aviva Canada. The project simply requires your votes, 18 in total. You can help by going to our page on Aviva’s Community Fund website, see link below, take a minute to register and submit ALL 18 votes at once. It’s fast, easy and you’ll support a… Read More
Picture Day is Wednesday, October 19. Order portraits at mylifetouch.ca using Picture Day ID QL916254Q0 or using the information on the brochure. Watch for brochures being sent home on Thursday, October 13, 2016. If ordering online this can be done anytime. If ordering using the brochure, payment and the form must be handed to the photographer on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. To view the brochure please click here: mms-picture-day-brochure . If you have any questions about Picture Day please contact the… Read More
Parents, please watch for this letter that has been given to all students. Parents of children in grade 8 please click here for additional information. QSP Magazine Fundraiser Student Information-October 2016 A. What do I do? 1. Take the catalogue, order forms and envelope home to your parents. 2. If your parents or others are interested in ordering one or more magazines, fill out the order form and check that all the information is correct. See order form for instructions. Make sure your name is entered as the seller. 3. Give the pink copy… Read More
Today, MMS recognized Orange Shirt Day. Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis’ story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually. The date was chosen because… Read More
On Friday, September 30 Mitchell Middle School is recognizing Orange Shirt Day. All students and staff will be receiving an orange shirt when they arrive that day. Orange Shirt Day is a Canada wide event that encourages awareness about residential schools and the impact they have had on indigenous and Canadian culture. A guest speaker, who is residential school survivor, is coming to MMS on Friday, September 30 during a school assembly between 11:25 AM and Noon. Parents and community… Read More
Our Terry Fox Run is scheduled for Wednesday, September 28 during the last two periods of the day. On Wednesday, students are encouraged to bring a Tooney for Terry to receive a temporary tattoo and for a chance to wear their hat for the day. Also, some grade 8 boys and girls have volunteered to shave their heads to support the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research. Students can either bring in an additional donation to support the cause to SHAVE… Read More
We are currently finalizing our 2016-17 School Plan. It is important to give parents a chance to give us feedback on how we are doing and our direction moving forward. Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey to help us with our 2016-17 School Plan. To see last year’s school plan go to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0ULVeK7VMHHWWRjQ0tQdERFQ1E/view?usp=sharing Priority areas for MMS include: 1. Literacy/Numeracy 2. School Culture 3. Community 4. Inquiry Learning Please take a moment to let us know how… Read More
