Mitchell Phase 1 Construction Brainstorming Meeting - Tuesday, February 2 @ 7:45 AM

As shared earlier on the Mitchell News website, an addition to Mitchell School has been approved by the Board of Education and will be ready for use for the start of the 2016 school year.  This addition will add classroom space and will repurpose a current space for a family resource area in support of the developing Primary Years Programme at Mitchell School.

Interested Mitchell School Improvement Team members and PTO board members are invited to assemble on Tuesday, February 2 at 7:45 AM to discuss and give input about the addition.

Below is the concept of the Mitchell construction from the architects. Please ignore all designations that show the purpose of given room.  Input is particularly sought on the following areas:

In the red section: 

FR = Family Resource room

T1 = Title 1 space for the K2 part of our program.

In the yellow section:

C3, C4, C5 = six classroom spaces with no bathrooms

T = toilet rooms, shared for the wing

W = work space

V = Vestibule entrance/exit to playground areas.

If there are questions ahead of time or if you'd like to give input but can't make the meeting, please email Mr. Karr at karrk@aaps.k12.mi.us.

International Baccalaureate PYP @ Mitchell

The IB PYP@Mitchell continues to grow! In an International Baccalaureate World School, teachers develop Units of Inquiry that house the lessons and learning experiences for students. These Units of Inquiry are put together using curriculum standards from the State of Michigan and Transdisciplinary Themes from the International Baccalaureate Organization. At Mitchell, your child's teacher has been working to develop a Unit of Inquiry that will allow your child to ask questions, solve complex problems, and search for answers.  After months of development, every classroom at Mitchell is engaged in an IB Unit of Inquiry. It is an exciting time at Mitchell!

 

Questions you might ask your child about what they are learning:

Tell me about what you are learning in your classroom?

What books did you or you and your teacher read with your class today?

What questions did you ask at school today?

International Baccalaureate Information Meeting - Huron High School, Feb. 3 @ 6:30 PM

International Baccalaureate schooling is coming to Ann Arbor!

 

Those interested in learning more about enrolling in the Ann Arbor International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate schools for the fall of 2016 are invited to an IB Community Information Meeting at Huron School on Wednesday, February 3 from 6:30-8:00 PM. 

 

This presentation will include information and experiences that help participants know and understand:

- The 5 Pillars of IB in Ann Arbor

- The Primary Years Programme at Mitchell (grades K-5)

- The Middle Years Programme at Scarlett and Huron (grades 6 - 10)

- The Diploma Programme at Huron (grades 11 and 12)

- The value of an internationally focused curriculum. 

 

Information before the meeting can be accessed via the Ann Arbor IB website at:  http://ib.a2schools.org.

Mitchell Listening Campaign - Update

Mitchell families - we are excited to announce the formal kick-off of the Mitchell Listening Project! 12 parent and staff volunteers will be reaching out to families over the next five weeks to learn more about them. Our goals are to build more family-to-family relationships in our school community, learn about each other, surface great ideas, and understand challenges or concerns that may exist. If you are contacted by a Listener, we hope you will agree to meet with them! If you are NOT contacted but would like to make sure your voice is heard in the effort, please call the school office. We will be sure to include you!

Mitchell Free Food Distribution - 2/6/16

Free food is available for Mitchell families Saturday, February 6 from 9:30-11:00. All Mitchell families who need food are invited to come to Mitchell school for a free food giveaway. A one-time registration process is required to verify household members. If you registered at a previous event, you will not have to register again.

 

Note: To be clear, this is only available to Mitchell School families at this time.

PHOTO: Dean Dworkin Retweets MAC After Schoo Music Program Video

International Baccalaureate Information Meeting - Huron High School, Jan. 24 @ 2 PM

International Baccalaureate schooling is coming to Ann Arbor!

 

Those interested in learning more about enrolling in the Ann Arbor International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate schools for the fall of 2016 are invited to an IB Community Information Meeting at Huron School on Sunday, January 24 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM. 

 

This presentation will include information and experiences that help participants know and understand:

- The 5 Pillars of IB in Ann Arbor

- The Primary Years Programme at Mitchell (grades K-5)

- The Middle Years Programme at Scarlett and Huron (grades 6 - 10)

- The Diploma Programme at Huron (grades 11 and 12)

- The value of an internationally focused curriculum. 

 

Information before the meeting can be accessed via the Ann Arbor IB website at:  http://ib.a2schools.org.