Dear Mitchell Families: I want to take a moment just to say thank you. We started off the year finding out that student achievement has improved and we have moved off the Focus School list. It is another moment to notice the excellence of Mitchell School and the Mitchell School community. We've all worked hard this fall to continue this improvement. Thank you to everyone who has helped our students to learn. Parents, thank you for your support at home and making sure that kids are reading each night for at least 15 minutes. Teachers, you are the best teachers in any school anywhere. Students, thank you for being respectful, responsible, safe, and having fun at Mitchell School. We look forward to our work to be the best school we can be in 2015 and continuing our journey to become an International Baccalaureate school. If you'd like to know more about this, please click HERE. I wish you all the best!
Over the winter break all Mitchell Students will be bringing home the ThinkStretch, BrainFreeze program. This is a great way for kids to stay engaged in reading over the two-week winter break. And, if students log their reading minutes online they will be entered to win a prize through the ThinkStretch program. More information can be found HERE. A HUGE thank you goes out to ThinkStretch for their continued support of Mitchell School!
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.
