Mike Mountain Horse Elementary School

November is always an exciting time with the opportunity for

teachers and parents to celebrate student learning through the

interview process. Parent Teacher Interviews will take place at

MMH in November. Kindergarten interviews are scheduled for

November 23 and 24. Grade 1 to 5 interviews are scheduled for

November 24 and 25. We will be

scheduling our interviews differently this

year and instructions on how to book

your interview is contained in this

newsletter. One very important item,

once you have scheduled your appointment do not close out

without physically writing down your interview time(s). A gentle

reminder that the school office is not staffed sufficiently to answer

phone calls regarding an interview time that is forgotten.

If your child is absent, please do not call the school but

instead follow these instructions. On April 4 2016 MMH

began using an automated attendance system. Safe

Arrival will call you if you have not called the 1-800

number before 8:20 in the morning. Please ensure that

you listen to the entire message and respond accordingly.

The school receives a report from Safe Arrival and

indicates reasons why the student is away or if a parent

has just hung up during the phone call. If you are not

familiar with the Safe Arrival procedures, please go to our

website and click on ‘Parents’. Following that, click on

“Reporting a Student’s Absence”, and you will have the

complete instructions and options.

Please make every effort to have your child

arrive on time. Grade 1 to 5 students are

expected to be at school at 8:15 in the morning

so that when the bell rings, students are at

their desks ready for the day. Issuing late

slips is very time consuming, not to mention precious time

lost in the classroom. Our thanks to all!

The Home Alone program is designed to provide children

10 years of age and older with the necessary skills and

knowledge to be safe and responsible when home alone

for short periods of time. Registration forms are

available on our website or at the school office. The

programs runs November 28 and 29 from 3:15 to 4:15

pm.

Each student at MMH should enter the school

through his/her classroom assigned door. With

winter approaching, this will put them at their

own boot rack area and keep our school tidy. If

a parent or student must occasionally enter through the

front doors of the school, you are asked to remove wet or

soiled footwear before going any further. Thank you for

your understanding.

MMH clothing is a hit! We are

offering the chance to

purchase items once again!

You can purchase T-shirts, ball

caps, toques, headbands and

water bottles. All of these

items will have our MMH logo

on them. Details are on School

Cash Online. Cash or cheques

will not be accepted. Deadline

is a quick turnaround so get

your orders in right away!

Student Medical Concerns If your child has a medical condition of any kind, please contact the office

with the specific information. There are District policy forms that need

completion along with parent and physician signatures. In addition to

policy forms, medical concerns must be declared by the parent/guardian

on student registration forms each and every year.

Outside Recess

Just a reminder that students are expected

to go outside for every recess

unless it is extremely cold. Please

make sure your child comes

prepared for all types of weather

each and every school day. End of Day Plans

The office is currently being over-run with phone

calls throughout the day regarding after school

plans for children. We often cannot answer the

phone due to the volume of calls which leaves

parents phoning many times and making the issue

worse.

We ask that you have arrangements made prior to

each school day so that you do not have to call the

school to leave a message for your child. (a great

solution is to use the student agenda).

We do understand that emergencies arise and we

will continue to do our best with each situation but

appreciate your cooperation with this issue.

Hot Lunch Deadline Hot lunch deadline for orders in November is Friday

the 4th.

It’s time for

Local 290’s

14TH

ANNUAL

OPERATION

CUPE 290 includes the caretakers of Palliser Regional

School Division, the caretakers and maintenance staff of

Holy Spirit Roman Catholic School Division and Lethbridge

School District 51.

From November 1 to December 14 the Caretakers &

Maintenance staff in Lethbridge and area schools are collecting NEW SOCKS to be donated to local charities for Christmas. Please join them and make someone’s Christmas a little bit warmer!

To donate, contact any custodial staff at your local school.

155 Jerry Potts Boulevard W. Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 6G8

T: 403.381.2211 F: 403.329.0547 Email: mtnhorse@lethsd.ab.ca

Website: mmh.lethsd.ab.ca

Dear Parents/Guardians

We are pleased to announce that we are scheduling Parent-Teacher Interviews through our website this year. The process for booking interviews is broken into the following steps:

Step 1: Open to Parents Tuesday, November 1. To register, please click on the “Parent Teacher

Interview” button on the home page or under the “Quick Links” section of our website

http://mmh.lethsd.ab.ca. Please click the “Register for an account” link (as shown below).

Step 2: Enter all the information into the required fields. Please make sure to select Parent in the

“Tell us who you are?” drop down menu and then hit submit.

Step 3: Once you have successfully logged in please select the date you wish to schedule a time.

Step 4: Book Your Parent-Teacher Interview - You will see the teacher’s schedule. From the times

listed please select one and click the “Book” button. After booking your appointments you can print off your schedule. You can log into the system at any time to view your bookings, print, cancel or re-schedule appointments by going to the specific day you have booked and at the bottom of the page view your appointment time by clicking on “View my Parent Teacher Interview Schedule”. You can also book additional appointments with other teachers as well. Please do not call the office if you have forgotten your time. Unfortunately, the office is not staffed to handle this volume of calls.

Step 5: Please attend your Parent-Teacher Interview on time.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tuesday November 1 – Start scheduling your interviews. November 23 and 24– Kindergarten Interviews November 24 and 25 – Grade 1 to 5 Interviews.

155 Jerry Potts Boulevard W. Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 6G8

T: 403.381.2211 F: 403.329.0547 Email: mtnhorse@lethsd.ab.ca

Website: mmh.lethsd.ab.ca

October 31 2017

Teachers, Parents and Caregivers of MMH Students Our Mike Mountain Horse Society has finally been given the opportunity to participate in a casino fundraising event! This exciting news has come to us after years of waiting for our dates, followed by a great deal of paper work. The MMH Casino will be held on February 10 and 11 2017 and volunteers are needed to make this event possible. Volunteer shifts would be for either day and include day shifts (12:00 to 8:00 pm) or night shifts (8:00 pm until 4:00 am). The various jobs for volunteers include: cashier, money counter, chip runner, etc. Meals and snacks will be provided for all volunteers. This is a very exciting opportunity for MMH because your children benefit. We have the potential to make up to $35,000 for our school. Previously, money that has come to the school through fundraising has been spent on such things as recess activity bags, iPads for classrooms, books for classrooms and our playground, just to name a few. If you can help, please stop by the office as soon as possible to fill out a volunteer form. Time is of the essence as we need to give our volunteer list to the casino as soon as possible. If you need further information, please email Jody McRae at jmcrae0@gmail.com If we don’t have enough volunteers the casino will take our nights away! We need your help!! Sincerely, The Friends of MMH Society

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1 11:30 FNMI Girls Lunch Group 3:10 Junior Choir 3:30 After School Skating

2

7:30 Hand Bell Grp A 3:10 Senior Choir

3

7:30 Hand Bell Grp B

4 Deadline for Hot Lunch Orders 7:30 Hand Bell Grp C

7 Deadline for MMH Clothing Orders 7:30 Hand Bell Grp B 1:00 Kubik Superflex Lesson 7:00 District School Council

8 7:30 Hand Bells Grp C 11:30 FNMI Girls Lunch Group 3:10 Junior Choir 3:30 After School Skating

9 7:30 Hand Bell Grp A 10:30 Remembrance Day Assembly 3:10 Senior Choir 7:00 School Council Meeting

10

No School

11 Remembrance Day No School

14 9:00 Kubik

Superflex Lesson

15 10:00 Mrs Burke

Swimming

11:30 FNMI Girls Lunch Group 11:45 Hot Lunch Grades

1,2,3

3:10 Junior Choir

3:30 After School Skating

16 7:30 Hand Bell Grp A

9:00 Kubik Superflex

Lesson

10:00 Mrs Payne

Swimming

11:45 Hot Lunch

Grades 4, 5

3:10 Senior Choir

17

Dress Up as Your

Favorite Book

Character

7:30 Hand Bell Grp B

Kindergarten Skating

9:00

12:30

9:00 Rock Your Mocs

Assembly

18 7:30 Hand Bell Grp C

21 Report Cards Go

Home

2:00 EarthRangers

Assembly

22

10:00 Mrs Barker Swimming 11:30 FNMI Girls Lunch Group 3:10 Junior Choir 3:30 After School Skating

23

No Kindergarten

Classes; Kindergarten

Parent Teacher

Interviews

7:30 Hand Bell Grp A

10:00 Fahey Swimming

3:10 Senior Choir

24 No EEP Classes

No Kindergarten

Classes; Kindergarten

Parent Teacher

Interviews

7:30 Hand Bell Grp B

11:35 Grades 1 to 5

Dismiss

No School in the

Afternoon

25

Parent Teacher Interviews No School

28 3:15 Home Alone 4:00 Beef Jerky Pick Up (pick up by 8:00 pm)

29 11:30 FNMI Girls Lunch Group 3:10 Junior Choir 3:15 Home Alone

30 7:30 Hand Bell Grp A

3:10 Senior Choir

Early

Dismissal

On

Thursday!

Hot Lunch this

Week!

Healthy Children Parent Newsletter

November 2016

Pack a Healthier Lunch with Less Litter

On average a child or youth taking a lunch to school will throw away packaging that can create 30 kilograms/67 pounds of litter in a school year. It’s clear that lunches with less packaging will help reduce this litter, but they are also a chance to pack healthier foods. Some pre-packaged foods can have more sugar, salt, and fat than foods you choose and package yourself. Also, these ready-to-go options may not have a lot of fibre, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.

Here’s one idea to reduce litter and pack a healthier lunch.

• Instead of buying a small pre-packaged lunch with meat and cheese, a fruit drink or pop, and a candy bar, try this tip:

• In reusable containers pack:

o whole grain crackers, lean meat, and lower milk fat cheese o water in a reusable water bottle o a piece of fruit or cut vegatables

These simple changes may provide more fibre from choosing whole grain crackers, bread or wraps and fruit or vegetables.The changes may also help you to use less fat by choosing lean meats, lower milk fat cheese, and less sugar by sending water instead of a sugar sweetened drinks, and it is all done without throw away packaging!

For more information on lunch ideas you can pack visit http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/nutrition/if-nfs-whats-for-lunch.pdf

Making Time for Play

School is a great new adventure for most children and a place where they learn, play and interact with other children. Play is child-led, unstructured, spontaneous, and flexible with no purpose or goal. It builds healthy bodies and minds and is important for your child’s healthy development. During play, children are exposed to life skills such as communication, problem solving, cooperation, boundaries, perseverance and sharing. Your child’s day is structured to fit around school, with lots of rules to follow. Sometimes parents worry that their child isn’t doing enough structured activities after school. In fact, play where children decide for themselves what they want to do and how to do it is really valuable because it gives children time to:

• let their thoughts and imaginations roam

• explore ideas and think creatively

• develop social, language and communication skills

• develop physical skills

School-age children still learn through play. Plenty of play helps balance the structure of school lessons and also gives kids a chance to unwind after the routines and rules of school. When it comes to play and your school-age child, keep the focus on fun, rather than on learning. Let your child take the lead with play. Learning follows naturally when play is fun.

To find an electronic copy of this newsletter, visit: www.albertahealthservices.ca/csh.asp