Mitchell Elementary

A Great Place to Grow!

Principal: Jennifer Thomson

Vice Principal: Brandon Kipe

Email: mes@hsd.ca
Website: www.mes.hsd.ca
Location: 99 Willow Street, Mitchell, MB, Canada R5G 1J4
Phone: 204-326-6622

Instragram: meshanover
Twitter: @MEShanover

We would like to congratulate Brandon Kipe on his appointment as the Vice Principal of Landmark Collegiate for the upcoming school year. Brandon has formed great relationships with our students, staff, and families in his short time here. We wish him well in Landmark!

We are pleased to be welcoming Jonelle Yumang as the MES Vice Principal beginning in September 2025. Jonelle is coming to MES from South Oaks School where she is currently the Learning Support Teacher. We are looking forward to working with her at MES!

The weather has been nicer throughout the month of April and everything has dried up in the school yard, now we are hoping that there won’t be any more mud. April has been a busy month planning and preparing for the Spring concert that we had the privilege of enjoying yesterday evening, April 30th. Congratulations to all the Grade 1 & 2 students you did an amazing job. A big shout out to Melanie Friesen and Jessica Nickel for coordinating the concert and as well as everyone else that has been involved in making it happen. We have also been planning for Kindergarten Orientation which is happening today and tomorrow, May 1 & 2. We are excited to meet all our new Kinders for the 25/26 school year!

This month we had two fundraisers, the first was our chocolate almond fundraiser. We ordered more cases this year for a total of 415. What a lot of chocolate! Thank you to everyone who sold chocolates this year. This fundraiser was a success! Our other fundraiser is for supporting students in Liberia to go to school. This fundraiser ends May 8th.

We are now in field trip season and it has already begun with a variety of trips already, from Fort Whyte Centre, the zoo, to visiting a greenhouse. Keep an eye out for your child's field trips to make sure you send along what they will need for the day.

As we look at this month, we will be having the Bike Rodeo on the 21st & 22nd, please be sure to have a bike and helmet here for the day that your child will be participating.

Happy Spring Mitchell!

Mitchell Middle School's Grade 5 Parent Orientation is scheduled for Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. for students and their parents and guardians. During the orientation, you will have the opportunity to:

• Visit the Grade 5 homerooms
• Take a guided tour of the school, including the new addition
• Learn about MMS priorities and school goals
• Discover how they communicate with families
• Ask questions to available staff and administration
• Enjoy a self-directed tour of the school with your child

An email was sent out to all new Kindergarten students to welcome them to our Kindergarten Orientation May 1st and 2nd. If your child is attending Kindergarten next year, please respond to the Google Form that was sent out. We are looking forward to meeting you and your child!

On April 24th, students at MES learned about the importance of caring for others including those around us and those across the globe. An assembly introduced the country of Liberia and some of the challenges of living there. Students were reminded of how difficult it is for some students to go to school because of a lack of funds. Later in the day, each class got to role play what it is like in Liberia to be a child at school or a child who is forced to work because they don’t have enough money for basics. Some students role played students from MES collecting money from family and friends to help a child who was working to go to school. Students learned that if you don’t get to go to school, your dreams of becoming a teacher, doctor, hockey player, etc. can not be fulfilled.

The goal for MES is to raise enough money to send 12 children from Liberia to school again next year - a total of about $6000. We can do this with everyone caring and helping! The envelopes students brought home to collect money in are due back on May 8th.

Elizabeth was one of the kids who first had to work, but then got sponsored to school in the role play. She realized how unfair it is for the kids in Liberia to have to pay to go to school.

On Wednesday, May 21st , we will be having the Annual MES Bike Safety Rodeo for students in grades 1 and 4, and on Thursday, May 22nd, for grades 2 and 3.

This event is sponsored by Manitoba Public Insurance to help educate students about the rules of the road and how to be safe riding their bikes. All students should bring their bike and helmet to school to participate. Thank you in advance for your support to promote safe cycling habits!

**If your child normally takes the bus and WILL NOT be taking the bus home that day, please send a note or call the office BEFORE 2PM to let us know. Any bus students without a note/phone call before 2:00 pm will be sent home on the bus as per our school policy.

A waiver will be sent out later this month for students to participate. Students without a signed waiver will not be permitted to participate in the rodeo.

We have quite a few students bringing Pokemon cards to school. We have asked the students to not trade their cards but this is continuing to happen. There have been numerous recess concerns over traded cards that our supervisors are needing to deal with. We are now asking that Pokemon cards stay at home and do not come to school.

We still have quite a few students that have not paid their school fees. Please pay online on Parent Portal or bring exact cash or a cheque payable to MES to the school office.

Kindergarten $40

Grade 1 $40

Grade 1/2S $20

Grade 2 $20

Grade 3 $20

Grade 4 $40

Kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year is open! To be eligible, children must be five years of age on or before December 31, 2025. The registration process will take place online at www.hsd.ca. If you do not have access to the Internet, please visit the school office and we can assist you in completing the registration on a school computer.

In severe weather conditions, the Hanover School Division closes the school and stops the buses.

An announcement is made on radio stations 95.1 FM, 96.7 FM, and AM 1250 between 7-8 am, as well as on www.steinbachonline.com and as a bulletin on www.hsd.ca

More school information can be found on our website www.mes.hsd.ca under MES Information

May 1 & 2 Kindergarten Orientation

May 8 Liberia Fundraiser ends

May 8 MMS Grade 5's info night

May 11 Mother's Day

May 19 Victoria Day - No classes

May 21 Grade 1 & 4 Bike Rodeo

May 22 Grade 2 & 3 Bike Rodeo