Mitchell Elementary
JUNE 2026
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Great Place to Grow!
Principal: Jennifer Thomson
Vice Principal: Jaime Thompson
Email: mes@hsd.ca
Website: www.mes.hsd.ca
Location: 99 Willow Street, Mitchell, MB, Canada R5G 1J4
Phone: 204-326-6622
Instagram: meshanover
Twitter: @MEShanover
VICE PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Firstly, our school would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to PAC and our entire community for the kindness, care, and support shown as we grieved the loss of a valued staff member and dear friend, Leanne Frechette. Your compassion has meant so much to our staff, students, and families, and we are deeply grateful to be part of such a caring school community.
May was an extremely busy month for us at MES! It flew by. Spring is in the air with all the beautiful weather that we’re finally getting, which has increased the energy in our building! Our students are buzzing with excitement while talking about all the outside time they’re getting after school and on the weekends. This is such a fun time of year.
We held our Kindergarten orientation at the beginning of the month. It was so great to meet all of our new students and their families.
The MPI Bike Rodeo was a huge success. The students really enjoyed bringing their bikes to school to learn or get a refresher about how to be safe while riding their bike in the community.
Our Grade 4 students went over to MMS for their orientation. They had the opportunity to meet all the Grade 5 teachers, see the classrooms, participated in the fitness program with Mr. Tufford in the gym and toured the school with some Grade 7 leaders. Our Grade 4 students loved this afternoon. It got them really excited about next year!
The Grade 4 running club is also in full swing. This group runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays around Mitchell. Their goal is to increase the distance to 5KM before our annual “MES 5K Run” that will be happening on June 11th. This club also attended “Jog in the Park” at the beginning of May. It’s amazing to see the students’ determination as they do hard things! The smiles and pride that radiate from their faces is one of my favourite things to see.
Many of our classes have taken their learning outside of the building to various locations such as; the Mitchell Park by the arena, farms and Lower Fort Garry. Many more field trips are planned for this month as well.
As we head into June, we have many things to look forward to! One of them being our year end family BBQ hosted by PAC will happen on June 19th. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
HOME TIME MESSAGES
As many classrooms like to enjoy the beautiful June weather, they are often outside a little early at the end of the day. Keeping this in mind, please inform the office of any home time messages BEFORE 2:30 pm. Messages/calls received after 2:30 pm are not guaranteed to reach your child. Messages/calls received after 3:00 pm will not reach your child.
GRADE 4 RUNNING CLUB
MES will once again be hosting the final 5km race for you Grade 4 Running Club students!
It will take place on Thursday, June 11 at 9:50 am. All parents, family and friends are welcome to come out and cheer on the students as they celebrate all their training with one final push to the finish line! All the grade 4 finishers will celebrate with a spaghetti lunch after their run. We look forward to making this a MASSIVE and memorable event!
SCHOOL PICNIC - FRIDAY, JUNE 19
MES PAC is excited to host a BBQ picnic lunch on Friday, June 19. All proceeds raised at the picnic will go towards upcoming school projects.
BRING LAWN CHAIRS OR BLANKETS and enjoy lunch together with your children. All students and their families are invited to join.
Order forms have been sent home to pre-order your food for the picnic. Forms are to be handed in to their homeroom teachers by Wednesday, June 3 (One order per family)
**Only people who pre-order will receive hot dogs. There will be no purchases available on that day **
Staggered dismissal times for lunch:
11:00 am Kindergarten
11:10 am Grade 1 and 1/2L
11:20 am Grade 2
11:30 am Grades 3 & 4
Lunch combos are $6 (hotdog, drink & chips)
Individual items can also be purchased:
Hotdog $3
Chips $2
Drink $2
There will be a Silent Auction with AMAZING prizes! Come view the table at the picnic and purchase some tickets for a chance to win! Tickets are $1 each.
LIBRARY NEWS
It’s hard to believe that the end of library time for this year is just around the
corner. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading aloud to each class, having
different themes throughout the year, and helping students find a favourite
book/series or a new one, which soon becomes their favourite.
June 5th is the last day the library will be open to classrooms, and all
student library books need to be in by then. So, why not have one last
contest. The first class to get all their books in will win an ice cream sundae party!
REPORT CARDS WILL BE ON PARENT PORTAL JUNE 26th after 4 pm
FATHER'S DAY JUNE 21
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR 2026-2027
Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027 school year is open! To be eligible, children must be five years of age on or before December 31, 2026. 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.
ARE YOU MOVING/CHANGING SCHOOLS?
If your child is leaving the Hanover School Division at the end of the school year, please either print or download their report card by June 30th. After this date your Parent Portal account will no longer have access to this information, as it is tied to your child's registration. If your child is transferring to another HSD school, you will continue to have access to this information.
MITCHELL HANOVER PARENT CHILD COMMUNITY PROGRAM
Do you have a child that is kindergarten-age or younger?
Do you have some free time during the day?
We have the place for you!
Come and visit us for a program filled with laughter, songs, crafts, stories, and a snack! We are in the hut at Mitchell Elementary School on Mondays from 9-11:30 am, Tuesdays from 1-3:30 pm and Thursdays from 9-11:30 am. Just look for our sign in the hut’s door window!
Can’t make it for the whole 2 and a half hours? That’s fine with us! We are drop-in and you are always welcome to come late or leave early if that is what is best for you.
Infants are more than welcome and we cannot wait to meet you and your child(ren)!
Parents are required to stay with their child(ren). We are a free program and pre-registration is not required. Please bring indoor footwear during snowy months!
If you have any questions, please call student services at 204-326-9829
**The last day of Preschool this year is Thursday, June 18.**
EXTREME WEATHER
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
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
June 5 Library books and fines due
June 11 Grade 4 Running Club final run
June 13 Last day of pizza for the year
June 19 Activity Day/School Picnic
June 21 Father's Day
June 26 Grade 4 Farewell Assembly 10:10 am
June 26 Last Day of Classes
June 26 Report cards on Parent Portal after 4 pm