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

What a February we have had! We had a month filled with reading and each class got to participate in writing a story about Dora the Explorer. We had guest readers join us for assemblies, our Superintendent Mr. Thiessen and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Peters. As well we had three Pistons join classrooms and read to our students. We also had the Grade 5 & 6 students from MMS join us for a special assembly with Corny Rempel. We saw lots of entries for the prize draws for reading. Great job everyone, keep reading!

We have also been fortunate to see a week of warmer weather. After two weeks of indoor recess we were able to have outdoor recess all week. Please be mindful of the ice around the school yard as we are seeing the snow melt. We also encourage students to continue to bring their winter gear despite the warmer weather. If you are missing any outdoor gear please come and check the lost and found as the pile continues to grow.

As we are in March we will have report cards coming out and will be available on the Parent Portal on March 19th. Parent teacher meetings will be on March 25th by request, if you would like to have a meeting with your child's teacher please reach out to set up a meeting. Looking ahead to the end of the month we will be having Spring Break from March 31- April 4. Have an amazing month!

Please make sure you have extra clothing for your child at school. Mittens, socks, and pants often get wet in spring.

Our chocolate fundraiser will start shortly.

We are again selling World’s Finest Chocolates. This year there will be chocolate covered almonds

only for your child to sell. All cases are peanut-free. Each case will have 30 boxes which sell for $3

a box for a total of $90 for a case.

1 case will be sent home with the oldest in each family on March 24th, however if you would like

to have more than 1 case or wish to not participate, a form will be sent out shortly. Please fill it

in as needed and submit by March 14th.

For every case you sell, you will win a prize at our “PULL A STRING BOOTH”, plus your name is

entered to win in our random draws. Now, if that’s not enough, you also have the chance to win one of the grand prizes of first, second, or third for the most cases sold.

This year registration is open on March 4th at 8 am and will close on April 3rd at 11:55 pm.

Soccer will run from May 6th to June 17th! Registration is open to all kids age pre-k to grade 4!

To register click the link https://app.univerusrec.com/hanoverpub/courses/index.asp , email rec@hanovermb.ca or call (204) 346-7825.

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.

Parents/Guardians are encouraged to register their children soon after registration opens in January. Early registration will assist us in preparation and planning for the upcoming school year. Registering before March 14, 2025, will ensure there is sufficient time for school appointments and provide parents/guardians with the opportunity to participate in Kindergarten orientation activities. Visit www.hsd.ca for registration instructions.

Earth Rangers and Recycle Your Batteries Canada are partnering on a program where elementary schools in Manitoba will compete for who can collect the most used batteries and for the chance to win 1 of 3 amazing cash prizes. Your School’s Mission is to recycle as many used batteries as you can by encouraging students, parents, staff, and community members to bring their used batteries to your school and deposit them into the Call2Recycle collection boxes.

There is a box set up outside the school office for you to bring your batteries from March 3 - April 11.

Dates to be announced...

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

Mar. 7 No classes - Admin/PD Day

Mar. 9 Daylight Savings Time - turn your clocks ahead 1 hour

Mar.19 Report Cards K - Gr.4 on Parent Portal at 4 pm

Mar.24 Chocolate Fundraiser Starts

Mar.25 Parent/Teacher Conferences (by request only)

Mar.28 Last day of School

Mar.31 - Apr.4 Spring Break

Apr. 7 First Day Back at School