The Warrior Weekly

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - Grade 6 Learning Trip to Human Rights Museum

Friday, May 12, 2023 - MMS Band Trip Departs

Sunday, May 14, 2023 - Band Trip Students Return

Thursday, May 18, 2023 - Spring Concert - 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 19, 2023 - Grade 5 Fort Gibraltar Trip

Monday, May 22, 2023 - Victoria Day - No School

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - MMS Grade 4 Parent Orientation

Friday, May 26, 2023 - MMS Track Meet

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - MMS Track Meet Rain Date

Thursday, June 1, 2023- Grade 8 Drama Coffeehouse

As we are finally able to enjoy warmer spring weather, some students are beginning to bring their own playground equipment to school. We ask all students to keep this equipment at home however. In particular, hard baseballs, hard softballs, and baseball bats are not permitted to be used by our students at breaks. MMS has a variety of equipment that is available for student use at breaks during the day. As well, our equipment monitors will again begin signing equipment out from the canteen for use at breaks.

Upcoming Healthy Lifestyle Practices classes addressing outcomes related to reproductive health, puberty, and drug and alcohol use/abuse for Grade Five and Grade Seven students are scheduled. Click here to see information that has already been shared about these upcoming classes. The scheduled dates for these classes are as follows:

Grade 5

• Friday May 12 in Periods 7 and 8
• Tuesday May 16 in Periods 1 and 2

Grade 7

• 7R class - Monday May 15 in P1-P2 and Friday May 19 in P3-P4
• 7T class - Monday May 15 in P4-P5 and Friday May 19 in P7-P8
• 7B class - Monday May 15 in P7-P8 and Wednesday May 17 in P7-P8

Finally, a reminder that Mr. Neufeld and Ms. Kwiatkowski will host an Open House to view the instructional slides for both Grade 5 and Grade 7 for any interested parents of Grade 5 and 7 students on Wednesday, May 10 at 9:30 - 10:30 am, and 6:00 - 7:00 pm.

Many of our classes have Learning Trips scheduled for this spring, and we can always benefit from having parent volunteers be a part of those trips! Parents, if you are hoping to help out with an upcoming learning trip for your child's class, please plan ahead and ensure MMS has an updated criminal record check and child abuse registry check on file for you. All volunteers must have these checks completed before working with our kids. Scroll down to the bottom of this newsletter to find more information about the documentation needed for all volunteers.

Are you planning a move this summer? Got a new phone number? If you are aware of any changes or upcoming changes to your contact information, please contact the office to ensure that we are able to contact you. Thanks for you assistance in our record keeping to keep kids safe.

Now that we have all gotten into the Covid pick-up practice, it is now time to go back to the usual pick-up practice of the past!

We would ask that parents please park on Willow Street and come into the building to collect their students. This allows for a more seamless handoff to parents and ensures that students are signed out of the building.

Please refrain from calling the office from your car, and rather, come on in! This helps us to ensure we have a safe hand off for the students in our building.

We have been observing an increase in "overspending" at the canteen, and many instances of students distributing their purchases to friends in different classrooms, which we believe is not the intention of the parents or the canteen in general.

As a school our canteen follows the following rules:

1. The canteen is not intended to be a place to purchase a whole lunch, but rather a treat or extra item to add to lunches.

2. Students should only be purchasing for themselves, not for their friends.

3. A couple of dollars is all that kids need for making purchases at the canteen. Our prices are very low! Bringing larger bills to school can lead to lost money and other issues.

4. The students have all been reminded of the intent and purpose of the canteen for their use.

Thanks so much for helping us manage and maintain our canteen program!

Parents, please be reminded that all HSD volunteers are required to have a Criminal Record Check and Child Abuse Registry Check cleared before you are able to work with our students. A number of other forms need to be completed in the office. If you are hoping to support a learning trip, or coach a team, please come in to the office early to complete this paperwork. It can take up to a month for all of the checks to clear. The procedure for completing Criminal Record Checks and Child Abuse Registry Checks can be found at the bottom of this newsletter.

The canteen sells drinks and snacks each day of the week. Pizza will be sold on certain days again this year as well - this year MMS is selling pizza from Santa Lucia! A gluten-free pizza option will be available for those who need it.

MMS CANTEEN

Ice Cream Sandwich $ 1.00

Ice Cream Cone $ 1.50

Pizza Pops (2 in a pkg.) $ 2.00

Pogo (corn dog) $ 1.00

Fruit to Go $ .25

Chip/Popcorn $ 1.00

Hot Rods $ 1.00

Goldfish Crackers $ .75

Mini Ritz $ .75

Bear Paw $ .50

Wagon Wheel $ .50

Rice Krispies Square $ .50

Juice Box $ .50

Chocolate Milk $ 1.00

Water $ 1.00

Ice Water (sparkling flavoured water) $ 2.00

Gatorade/Powerade $ 2.00

*Note: Items are subject to change.

All pizza orders need to be placed at the canteen by Thursday at lunch.

Pizza selections for January to Spring Break are:

May 12 - Pepperoni and Bacon

May 19 - Cheese

May 26 - Pepperoni and Cheese

June 2 - Pepperoni and Bacon

June 9 - Cheese

June 16 - Pepperoni and Cheese

June 23 - Pepperoni and Bacon

$2.00 @ slice

A gluten-free option is available with the weekly topping. This is a 10-inch pizza for $13.00 per pizza. These must be preordered by lunchtime on Thursday with Mrs. Enns in the Front Office.

Please remember that the Bus Loop is for Bus access only at any time of the day. Thanks for helping us keep our kids safe.

Please keep the North entry to the bus loop clear, as the buses are finding it difficult to make the turn into the drop loop. Thanks for your cooperation!

MMS is looking forward to welcoming volunteers back into the school this year. If you hope to support the school this year by volunteering your time, please take note of the following expectations for school based volunteers, that have been established by Hanover School Division.

Volunteers who currently have an approved Child Abuse Check in our database, only need to apply for the Criminal Records Check to complete their permissions. Once the Criminal Records Check has been completed and submitted to the school, the volunteer can proceed to volunteer. Volunteers who have a valid Criminal Record Check on file with HSD will still be required to sign an Annual Declaration that confirms the Criminal Record Check on file remains accurate. Contact the school office to sign the Annual Declaration.

All new volunteers must complete a CRC and a CAC.

The process to complete the Criminal Records Check for school start-up September 2022.

1. Parents email the RCMP - carole.robidoux@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
2. Parents contact school for letter (print off power school) waving the fee

The Child Abuse Registry Check can be completed in the school office.

Good information on the school website

To stay on top of everything MMS please follow these sites.

• School Calendar (find school wide events, schedule of practices and games)
• Bell Schedule

A 5-8 middle school located in Mitchell, Manitoba. Part of the Hanover School Division #hsdlearns #warriorshsd

Email: mms@hsd.ca
Website: http://mms.hsd.ca
Location: 203 Third Street, Mitchell, Manitoba R5G 1H7
Phone: 204-320-9488
Twitter: @mmshanover