Once again, AAPS Rec & Ed is offering several after school classes focused on fun, learning, movement, and discovery. Registration is now open, and spots are filling fast! Please see class options below and visit Rec & Ed afterschool classes for details. For scholarship information, click here.
Mitchell
Little Bands
G-Powers Little Hoopers
Little Medical School
Pound Fitness
Parent/Guardians, please remember to follow the posted speed limits. Ann Arbor Police have informed us that they will be a present in the Mitchell/Scarlett neighborhood due to excessive speeding. Especially, Fernwood Street.
The Mitchell PTO will be meeting on Tuesday, January 15 at 6:00 PM in the school media center. All families are welcome and encouraged to attend!
One of our goals here at Mitchell School is that all students will spend time reading each day at home! This extra reading practice helps children develop as readers and develop an enjoyment for reading. To achieve this goal, we give away gently used books before winter break, spring break and summer break. Our winter break book give away is coming up the week of December 17. Please know this:
All Mitchell School students will have the opportunity to choose a free book to add to their at home reading libraries. It is important that students continue to read during the winter break. After your child reads his or her book some questions you might ask your child are, "What was the problem in the story?" "How was the problem solved?" and/or "What did you learn from the book?" This opportunity is made possible through our partnership with the Children's Literacy Network.
AAPS tested the new text message delivery of school closing announcements for families on December 6th. If you have not texted "YES" to 67587, you will not have received the test message. If you have texted "Yes" to 67587 and still did not receive the text, please confirm that the number of the device you would like to receive the text messages on is included in PowerSchool.
The Mitchell PTO will be meeting on Tuesday, December 18 at 6:00 PM in the school media center. All families are welcome and encouraged to attend!
It's a good time to review weather protocols and prepare for the potential of school closings due to inclement weather. Remember, if your phone number is not current, or you have checked opt out of notifications; you will not receive calls from any AAPS building - including inclement weather notifications. Families must update contact information with the building secretary any time there is a change. If this information is not updated you will not receive school closing information.
The district will always strive to make weather-related decisions on regular school days by 5:00 AM. The district will brief media outlets & post on the AAPS website immediately after the decision. Checking in to local media is a good way to stay in the 'know' regarding weather-related district closures. Also, we only notify when schools are closed, so 'no notification' means that school is open for the day. You may review school closing protocol by clicking HERE.
Parents are welcome to visit Mitchell at any time but must stop at the office to sign in and wear a visitors pass while in the building. Anyone who arrives at the office and is not immediately recognized will be asked to show photo identification and will be cross checked against the emergency contact list provided by parents.
Thank you for your help in attending to this important safety procedure.
Next meeting: Monday, December 3, 2018
Updates and Enhancements from SISS and Instruction by Lee Ann Dickenson-Kelley and Concetta Lewis.
Location for December 3, Tappan Middle School from 7:00-9:00 PM.