Sunday, November 24, 2013
No Michigan Makers Tomorrow (Monday)
I apologize for the confusion.
Kevin
Friday, November 22, 2013
Physical Education News from Mrs. Lindemann
Dear Parents,
Sport stacking promotes hand-eye coordination, ambidexterity, quickness, concentration and Fitness- plus students love it! Sport stacking uses both sides of the body and brain developing important skills needed to dribble and shoot a basketball, throw and catch a baseball, play a musical instrument, type on a computer and more. By activation both sides of the brain,students also benefit academically with greater focus and concentration levels.
One of my goals, as a Physical Educator, is to promote activity at home through positive Alternatives to computer, television and video game screen time. I believe that sport stacking is a unique, fun and simple activity that motivates kids to get up and move. To help accomplish my goal of keeping kids active and healthy, I invite you and your student to participate in our school Group Order with Speed Stacks.
· Receive special school discounts on their favorite gear.
· Take advantage of free shipping on all orders.
· Help our school earn free equipment – the more you order, the more we earn for the program.
Choose your items from the product brochure and order using these easy steps:
1. Go to the Group Order Store online at www.speedstacks.com/go
2. Find our school in the listing and place your order.
Sincerely, Mrs. Lindemann
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Good News for the Mitchell English Language Learner (ELL) department!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Mitchell School Improvement Plan Update
- Mitchell students will become more proficient readers;
- Mitchell students will become more proficient writers;
- Mitchell students will show behaviors that support and lead to greater learning opportunities.
Family Movie Night - December 6, 6 PM
Monday, November 18, 2013
Free Community Thanksgiving Meal - RSVP by 11/2 - Call 734-482-2055
Friday, November 15, 2013
Invitation to Mitchell 4th and 5th Grade Concert
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
PHOTO: Title 1 Family Night
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
PTO Update: Science Olympiad!
Dear Mitchell Families,
The 12th Annual Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad (WESO) will be held on May 10th, 2014 at Pioneer High School. Students in grades 2-5 at Mitchell are invited to participate again this year!
Mitchell's 2nd Grade Mystery Architecture Team won a medal in 2013! We had 22 children and a dozen parents participate. Our goal is to double the number of students to at least 50. We will need more parents to pitch in this year.
Registration forms and event information are being sent home this week. Please complete the form, noting which event(s) your child would like to participate in and return it to school by Friday, December 6.
If you have any questions about the Science Olympiad please contact Sarah McCallum, Mitchell's Head Coach at 734-945-8076 or mccallumsarah@yahoo.com.
Links to other forms volunteer and participant release forms can be found on Mitchell's web site at http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/mitchell.home/science_olympiad.
Thank you for your support!
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Mitchell Literacy Fund Grows
You might remember that earlier this year we shared that an endowment had been started to help fun literacy initiatives at Mitchell School. This was began as an outgrowth of discussions that began at with the Mitchell School Improvement Team!
Our goal for the fund is to accumulate $50,000. I'm happy to announce that as of 10/21/2013 the fund balance is just over $15,000!
If you, your family, your friends, your business or anyone else you know would like to donate to the fund, please direct them to:
http://tinyurl.com/mit-lit-fund
All donations go directly to the purchase of books and the funding of literacy initiatives at Mitchell School.
If you have questions, please contact Mr. Karr at 997-1216.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Millage Passes
Early this morning I read that the Ann Arbor voters passed the school millage yesterday. This is great news! Thank you to Mitchell families who made time to vote yesterday.
In particular, this millage will be used to maintain the schools (including Mitchell). Most recently this millage has funded the following items at Mitchell: stage curtains, bathroom remodeling, new exterior doors, lighting upgrades inside and outside the building . . . and more that I'm not thinking of at this moment.
If you have questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Kevin
Monday, November 4, 2013
PTO Notes - 11/5/13
Tuesday, November 5 – No School – Leo's Coney Island – Dining to Donate – 4-8PM
No flyer needed, Just vote and then head out to dinner with the family.
Please be sure to Vote. The Sinking Fund Millage Renewal will be on all ballots in the Ann Arbor school district. These funds are for building and property construction and remodeling. No increase is proposed - your taxes would remain the same, while preserving regular funding for classrooms.
Fun Run pledges- Please be sure to turn in all outstanding pledges by Friday. Any pledges submitted today(Monday) will be counted and entered into the raffle for some great prizes. The raffle drawing will take place on Friday afternoon.
Next Tuesday, Nov 12, we will have our monthly PTO meeting - Childcare available! Please join us!