The Warrior Weekly

Important Dates: December 9 - 13

Thursday (Dec 12)

• 4:30-7:00 pm - Term 1 Learning Expo (BIG thanks to PAC for providing supper.)
• Student Council Field Trip - Packing Christmas Hampers

Final week before Christmas (Preview of Dec 16-20)

• Deck the Halls begins

Sports (Basketball)

For game and practice schedules check out the School Calendar

Daily announcements

Click here for a link to our daily 9:10 student announcement slides.

Slides are updated by about 8:40AM every morning.

As a result of the Jordan’s Principal funding announcement, MMS is sad to say farewell to Ms. Emma Penner and Ms. Amanda Liska. We would like to thank them for their dedication and care for our community kiddos. Please join us in saying farewell for now to these fine Educational Assistants. Please click here for more information from HSD regarding this funding announcement.

A huge thank you to all of our students that donated items last week for Community Christmas!

- Our Goal was 550 items and our final tally shows 542!! Way to go MMS!

We are hoping to wrap up the Wind Shelter fundraising efforts with a December letter writing campaign.

Just in case you are not sure what a "letter writing campaign" is, a letter-writing campaign is a coordinated effort to reach out to individuals, organizations, or local businesses to share information about a cause and request their support. In this case, the attached letter put together by our lovely MMS PAC explains our goal to raise funds for a new wind and picnic shelter for the school playground.

The campaign invites recipients to contribute through donations, with options for tax receipts and donor recognition for significant contributions. It’s a way to engage our community, friends, and partners to bring us to the finish line together.

Thank you for your consideration and support. Together, we got this!

Click here for a copy of the pre-written letter. Feel free to pick up a hard copy in the office or print a copy at home to share. Please make all cheques out to "Hanover School Division."

Please reach our to the MMS PAC, Mrs. Robidoux, Mr. Neufeld, or Mr. Terrick for more information.

We are looking forward to welcoming students and families to our Term 1 Learning Expo on Thursday, Dec 12. The Learning Expo is an opportunity for our students to show off their learning during the first term. The format may look a little different depending on which grade your child is in, but at all levels parents can expect their child to take the lead in talking about and demonstrating their learning.

Families are invited to join us at the following times:

Last Name Starts with A - K: 4:30 - 5:40

Last Name Starts with L - Z: 5:50 -7:00

Parents, please feel welcome to contact your child's teacher at any time if you have questions about your child's progress. A strong partnership between teacher and home is an important factor in successful student achievement.

We all know that regular recess breaks outside are beneficial for student growth and development, and our students go outside for 3 recess breaks each day. It is better for everyone when all students come dressed to be comfortably outside each day. This means making sure they bring:

• a toque
• a scarf or neck warmer
• winter jacket
• winter pants
• winter boots

Families, please remind your child to come to school fully prepared for the winter weather every day.

Indoor Recess may be considered in certain circumstances. Please click here to review HSD's Cold and Hazardous Weather Guidelines.

Our lost and found is already REALLY full! Parents, please remind your student to check the lost and found if they are missing an item. There are a lot of hoodies in there right now! Items left in the lost and found at the end of each term are donated to charity.

President - Kadri

Vice President - Macey

Secretaries - Ben & Paul

Treasurer - William

Grade Representatives:

Grade 8 - Sydney & Kaila

Grade 7 - Liam

Grade 6 - Olivia

Grade 5 - Phoebe

Thank you MMS & community volunteers!

School volunteers play a valuable role in the life of our school and we appreciate your gifts of time and energy very much. To ensure the safety of our students, all volunteers must have the following documents approved and on file before working with our students:

• Criminal Record Check
• Child Abuse Registry Check
• Pledge of Confidentiality
• Respect in Sport (if coaching)

Please contact us at the school office for more information

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

Please be reminded of the following policies for our students at lunch time

• students who go home for lunch each day are dismissed at 12:15. They are expected to remain home for the lunch break, and return for 1:10 pm to rejoin their classes.
• please be reminded that afternoon classes start at 1:15 pm
• students who wish to go to the CO-OP at lunch require a note or email from their parents that is given to the homeroom teacher in the morning. MMS requires new permission each time a student wishes to leave at lunch time. When they leave, they should sign out at the office, and sign in when they return.
• parents please be reminded to send a note or email to your child's homeroom teacher to communicate whether your child will eat lunch at school or at home. This helps us account for our students in the event of a lunch time emergency.

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