Halloween Candy

Halloween is coming up next week. If you could please help…Halloween candy is not allowed at school. When children bring their candy to school it becomes a distraction to learning. Please keep the candy at home. Thank you for your help! 

Colder Weather

As a friendly reminder, please send your children to school with the appropriate clothing to be outside for recess. It's important for kids to be outside playing together and getting some exercise. Please send them with a coat, hat, gloves, etc. and we will be sure to have them wear it. 

No School for All AAPS Students – November 1 & 2

There will be no school for all Ann Arbor Public Schools students on November 1 & 2. School will resume on Wednesday, November 3. 

October 29 – Half Day

Dear Mitchell Families,

Friday, October 29 is a half-day for all elementary students. We will dismiss at 11:28am. Please arrive for pick-up no later than 11:28am.

 Typically, this day would also be the day of our Fall Festival. As you know, there is no in-person Fall Festival this year. Instead, we've designated this day as a Pajama Day and the Mitchell PTO will be making Fall Fest goodie bags for all students. We will not be wearing Halloween costumes to school – PJ's instead! 

While we know this isn't a replacement for the Fall Festival, it is a way for us to have some fun and enjoy the half-day. 

IB Reauthorization Year

Dear Mitchell, Scarlett and Huron families, 

This year represents our IB reauthorization year. As part of this process we would like your input on a parent survey about the Ann Arbor International Baccalaureate (IB) Schools. The Ann Arbor IB Schools are:

·       Mitchell Elementary School (grades pre-kindergarten - 5)

·       Scarlett Middle School (grades 6-8)

·       Huron High School (grades 9-12).

We hope you will share your thoughts about the IB programs at the schools your family attends. We want to know more about what we do well and where we can improve. We will use your input to help our schools become even better. As the year goes along, we will be sharing more information about reauthorization as well as the feedback from these surveys. We hope you'll take the time to participate!

Please CLICK HERE to take the survey.  

The survey text has been translated into the most spoken languages in AAPS other than English:

Español

한국인

عربي

日本

中国人

If you have questions, please contact Matt Hilton, Bernard Bell or Wendy Rothman.

Parent Pick-Up at Dismissal

I've noticed a few parents who drive and pick up kids at the crosswalk to Colonial Square.

If this is you, please do NOT park near the cross walk. This creates congestion at the cross walk as the buses exit via the Scarlett drive.

Instead, you'll notice two light posts – one on either side of the crosswalk. This tends to be a good rule of thumb and gives space for the buses at the crosswalk. Please do not park between the two light posts. 

Early Release Day – Wednesday, October 20

All AAPS elementary students will be released at 1:18 PM on Wednesday, October 20. All teachers will participate in professional development in the afternoon. Please plan to pick your child up on this day at 1:18 PM. Lunch will be served as normal. Buses routes will run as normal on this day and will depart Mitchell by 1:30 PM.