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MES Soaring to Success
Principal weekly update
Good afternoon parents!
Thank you to all who came out for our Curriculum Night on Tuesday. I hope those who attended learned a lot about our new initiatives!! Thank you to Dr. Fernandez, Mrs. Schiavo, Mrs. Strell and Mrs. Fitzpatrick for all their great work in making this successful!
Friendly reminder that tomorrow is Book Character Festival Day!! I can not wait to see what everyone came up with this year!!
Friday is our first Coffee Hour Talk with the Principal. Mrs. Schiavo (Math Instructional leader), Mrs. Strell (Science/Social Studies Instructional leader) and Mrs. Fitzpatrick (ELA Instructional leader) will be joining me to answer any questions you may have about the Diagnostic Testing Results that will be sent home on Thursday. In order to make sure I have enough refreshments if you think you might attend would you please sign up on the link below. No worries if you don't come and signed up ! I just need to get an approximate count!
During the week of parent conferences please take a look at the lost and found tables that will be at the main entrance. We have many unclaimed articles of clothing already!
Mrs. Pinho
School Schedule – Upcoming dates
School hours are MTThF 8:25 am – 3:15 pm, doors open at 8:15 am. Our hours on Wednesday are 8:25 am - 2:35 pm.
10/31 Book Character Fall Festival
11/2 MES PTO meeting 9:15 am (Flanders)
11/3 Coffee hour with Principal 9:30 am
11/7 No school Election Day
11/8 Veteran's Day celebration 9:30
11/9 Science assembly during school day
11/10 No School Veteran's Day
11/14- 11/17 MES PTO Book Fair
11/14, 11/16 & 11/17 Early dismissal (12:55) for parent conferences
11/15 Picture Day Make-ups
11/17 MES PTO Paint Night
11/22 Early dismissal
11/23-24 No School/Thanksgiving holiday
Lunch, Recess and Snacks
School Lunch/Breakfast
Please visit the Food Services Link to the Region 14 website for more information.
Breakfast will be served at school at 8:15 am for those who wish to eat breakfast at school. Breakfast is free for all students. Lunch will be free for those who qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Applications for free and reduced breakfast and lunch are found on the website and here: Application
Ice cream and snacks are now available to Grades K, 3, 5 on Tuesdays and Grades 1, 2, 4 on Thursdays. Please practice your child's PIN number with them!
Here is a link to the Classroom Celebration sheet. Please remember you must turn the form in 2 weeks before the celebration. Celebration sheet ***New revised***
Updates and News
November 2: PTO General Meeting, 9:15 AM, Flanders Room
Scholastic Book Fair Volunteers Needed! Please consider helping to set up or sell books to our students and families! Sign up to volunteer here: Scholastic Book Fair Volunteer Sign Up
Snacks for Staff: Help us support the teachers during School Conferences! Sign up to provide snacks here: Snacks Sign Up
November 17 @ 6 p.m.: Paint Night! Join us for a fun night of rock painting with friends and spreading kindness throughout our community! Mrs. Caceci will be joining us and reading from the book “Only One You” which ties into our theme for the night and year! We will be raffling off a copy at the end of the night.
All painting supplies will be provided and we will be collecting donations to the Woodbury Food Bank in lieu of tickets.
Please make sure to pre-register for this event select the correct number of people in your party so we have enough supplies for everyone! All children must be accompanied by an adult, this is not a drop off event. All supplies will be provided. We will be collecting donations to the food bank in lieu of admissions. SAVE THE DATE for Paint Night! Join us for a fun night of painting and spreading kindness in our community
Get Involved
Visit our website to stay connected! Code NGDHXW
Contact your MES PTO via email at ptomitchellschool@gmail.com
ATTENDANCE
Region 14 Goals
- Academic Performance - The district will strive to improve academic performance for all students on multiple assessment indicators and the staff will be committed to continuous improvement
- Communication - Region 14 will develop partnerships with all stakeholders in the school community to highlight the exemplary programs the district offers
- Safety - Region 14 will provide safe and secure facilities equipped with technology, enabling a 21st century learning environment that supports the values of the district
- Budget - Region 14 will prepare a budget that meets the needs of every student and communicates the needs and priorities of Region 14 in a clear and concise manner