Today we celebrated Dot Day at MMS. September 15th-ish marks the anniversary of the publication of best-selling author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds’ The Dot, a “story book for all ages.” Starting in 2009, a group of educators began celebrating this date as International Dot Day — a day for classes to explore the story’s powerful themes: bravery, creativity, and self-expression. The Dot more than anything celebrates the power of creativity as a student, a teacher and everyday life. Each year MMS celebrates… Read More
What is Strong Connections? Strong Connections is intended to give teachers and students a head start with developing good relationships that will benefit all students both academically and socially. Strong Connections is a program designed to enhance the start of year assessment of each child. Strong Connections activities are not tests, but rather they are tasks to help us get to know our students and how they learn in order to know where to begin with instruction. Rationale for Strong… Read More
This morning we met with all the grades individually to go over some reminders and review routines. It also gives us a chance to talk to each grade about grade specific expectations. The most important goal of these meetings is to talk about the culture we want for our school and how we will treat each other. To get an overview of what we spoke about please f ollow this link and ask your child what we spoke about . If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the… Read More
It’s been a great first day at Mitchell Middle School! All students started their day in homerooms from 9 AM – 11 AM. At 11 AM we had a school wide assembly to kick off the school year. We went over a few expectations, rules what we want the culture of MMS to be. To watch the slideshow and the videos that were presented please follow this link. Please talk to your children about what we spoke about to learn more about our school.… Read More
Our annual Meet the Teacher event is set for September 4, 2018 between 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm. All parents, along with their children, are encouraged to drop into MMS to: Meet teachers and MMS staff Tour Mitchell Middle School Drop off school supplies Complete forms (in Homerooms) Responsible Use of Technology (gr 5) Walking Field Trip Permission Form Verify demographic information Child abuse registry check and pledge of confidentiality forms (for parents interested to volunteer) Parent Portal support/sign up Pay for… Read More
We hope everyone had a safe and happy summer holiday! The school office is now officially open and ready to answer questions anyone may have. Drop by, give us a call or send an email and we will do our best to help you. Until August 31, 2018 our school office will be open from 9 AM – 3 PM daily. Once classes begin our regular school hours at Mitchell Middle School are 8:50 AM – 3:45 PM with lunch from… Read More
Saturday & Sunday, July 7 & 8, 2018 Lots of FREE Activities! In Case of rain, all activities will be in tent or at Seniors Centre All information can be found here!
Report cards are available on the Parent Portal beginning on June 27 at 4:00 pm. For families who do not use the Parent Portal (yet) report cards will be sent home with your child at the end of the day on June 27, 2018. If your child is not in attendance on June 27, report cards will be available for pick up in the school office until June 29 until 2:00 pm or can be picked up in August 2018.… Read More
June 2018 Dear Students and Parents/Guardians, Welcome and welcome back to Mitchell Middle School (Home of the Warriors)! We are looking forward to a successful 2018-19 school year with your daughter or son. The information in this letter is intended to keep you informed of opening day procedures and general school routines. The regular school hours at Mitchell Middle School are 8:50 AM – 3:45 PM Lunch is from 11:55 am – 12:49 PM daily. The schedule to begin the… Read More
Mitchell Middle School will be hosting an orientation for parents of children going into grade 5 in September 2018. This meeting will take place on June 20, 2018 at 5:00 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 a tour of the school. During the orientation meeting, parents/guardians will get the chance… Read More
