Greetings Bulldog Community,
The month of February is full of celebrations. Our students will engage in lessons and activities to learn African American heritage, participate in a Wax Muesum, celebrate 100 days of school, and enjoy a week of Reading Across Mitchell.
Kindness is the core value for the month. We are teaching our students how to show others that they are valuable by the way you treat them. With so much negativity and sadness happening in our world, we definitely want to spread kindness to one another. We also are showing kindness to our school counselor during National School Counseling Week. We appreciate Ms. Herlinger for supporting our students.
Report cards were released on January 29th. They can be viewed in Parent Vue. Parents are encouraged to contact their student's teacher to schedule a conference to discuss progress and/or if there are any questions on how to support your scholar at home. The third marking period is already here, and we continue to encourage our students to report to school on time in order to be ready to learn.
Thank you for taking a few moments to read this month's News You Can Use. We appreciate your continued partnership in support of student achievement.
I wish you all much peace, love and mounds of joy.
Respectfully,
Diedra L. Barnett, Principal
FEBRUARY 1-2 MOBILE SCIENCE LAB
FEBRURAY 6 PTO SPIRIT NIGHT AT LA TOLTECA 4-9PM
FEBRUARY 6 MITCHELL'S IT'S ACADEMIC NIGHT 5:30- 6:45 PM
FEBRUARY 7 TWO HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL/NO PRE-K (PRE-K PARENT/ TEACHER CONFERENCES)
FEBRUARY 7 PTO KRIPSY KREME FUNDRAISER DISTRIBUTION 2- 6PM
FEBRUARY 9 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY: JERSEY DAY
FEBRUARY 14 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY: WEAR RED AND PINK FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
FEBRUARY 16 TWO HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL
FEBRUARY 19 SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY
FEBRUARY 26 INTERIM REPORTS POSTED
FEBRUARY 26- MARCH 1 READ ACROSS MITCHELL WEEK
MARCH 1 READ ACROSS CHARLES COUNTY
Chaperones/School Volunteers
Field Trip Chaperones are selected at random by classroom teachers. Selected volunteers are then notified by their child's teacher and an email including information to complete the background check is sent through Synergy from Mrs. Carrington. Chaperones/Volunteers must be approved before the date of the event.
Identification Cards
Please make sure you have a physical identification card when visiting Walter J. Mitchell. It is required when signing in to our ScholarChip system and must be shown when picking up a child.
FROM MS. ROBERTS, READING RESOURCE TEACHER
Vocabulary is Vital
Vocabulary plays a key role in the reading process and is critical to reading comprehension. Children with a rich vocabulary have an easier time learning to read than those with a limited vocabulary. As children learn to sound out words, they’ll reach into their store of words to figure out what they mean. Children learn the meanings of many words indirectly, through daily experiences with oral and written language.
The good news is you can work on expanding and enriching your child's vocabulary at home. Here are some simple ways you can work on developing your child's vocabulary.
1. Read.
Even if children are strong readers, read to and with them. This will give you an opportunity to select books that challenge them and offer new words to discuss.
2. Use a rich vocabulary yourself.
Purposefully use interesting and unusual words. Your children may not understand all the words you use so take time to explain their meanings.
3. Build a word wall or word window.
Get some paper and write down the words you are learning or write the words on a window with window markers.
4. Play this vocabulary game as a family.
At dinner or another time when you are all together, have one person choose a word, and everyone else thinks of synonyms. The person who thinks of the most synonyms wins and gets to choose the next word.
The rewards will be substantial if you incorporate a few of these activities into your daily routine.
FROM MS. HERLINGER, SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Monthly Character Trait
Each month, one or two students are recognized from each class for displaying a particular character trait. They receive a certificate and have their picture taken.
February's character trait is kindness, which means showing others they are valuable by how you treat them.
Congratulations to all of the students who got recognized in January for showing responsibility!
Bi-Monthly Counseling Lesson
- I will be going into each classroom once every other month to teach the students various social-emotional topics.
- January and February's lesson is going to be surrounding career and college exploration. We will be discussing students' career aspirations, "what is college?", and how all jobs require different training.
- Students will also be exploring an app on Clever called Xello
Career Day
- We will be hosting a Career Day on Friday May 3, 2024!
- We are looking for presenters that would be willing to discuss their job with our students.
- The event will run from 9:30-11:00 AM. We are asking presenters to arrive between 9:00 and 9:15 AM.
- If you are interested in being a presenter, please fill out this Forms by Friday, April 12th https://forms.office.com/r/zm7ebSaLDE
- If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Herlinger.
- Tuesday, Feb 6: La Tolteca
- Tuesday, March 5: Pizza Hotline
- We’re selling original glazed Krispy Kreme Donuts for $12/dozen!
- Sale period: Jan 18-Feb 2.
- Accepting Cash/Check only.
- Distribution Day: Wednesday, Feb 7, 2023, from 2-6 PM.
- If you’re in need of another order form, email walterjmitchellpto@gmail.com
2023-2034 PTO Board Members:
Presidents: Cindy Bouet & Krystal Magana
Vice President: Holly Jackson
Secretary: Heather Steger
Treasurer: Kristy Dosberg
FROM MS. H.YOUNG, PBIS COORDINATOR
Hello families,
We had SNOW MUCH FUN during our second quarter BULLDOG BASH!!! During a Bulldog Bash everyone attends, and these students certainly know how to have fun. We had ice skating in the gym, crafts in the library, dodge the snowball activity in each pod and so much more! The teachers and volunteers worked so hard to make this event a success and they certainly showed up. Thank you to all the volunteers who took time out of their day to help! The students and staff appreciate you!
