Principal Message

Highlands Health Comes to MHS!

We are excited to be sending our FIRST publication of Highlands Health to parents and students.  Check out the link below to learn about current programming, access useful information and upcoming events.  We welcome your feedback.

Health & Well-Being

Parents/Guardians are invited on Wednesday, November 6, at 6:30 for a presentation and discussion around anxiety and youth.  Please access Eventbrite to register.   Pre-registration is encouraged to assist with planning, but walk ins are welcome as well.  This is an important topic as we navigate a post-pandemic social media landscape.

Event Bright link

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1037330943777?aff=oddtdtcreator

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mr. Martin

Important Upcoming Dates

School Pick up/Drop Off

As we are starting a new school year, we are reiterating our school policy around the use of the staff parking lot.  There is to be NO drop off or pick up in the school parking lot.  It is not safe for vehicular traffic during school hours or before/after school due to the student population walking through the parking lot.  The handicap parking space is not to be used unless needed for a handicapped/sick/injured student.  Parents are asked to have their students walk to the sidewalk to meet them.

Upcoming in Athletics

Soccer

• Our boys soccer team will be playing two games next week. October 7 at Mountain Park School and October 9 at Midsun School, both games begin at 4:30pm. 
• Our girls soccer team will be playing October 10 at home against John Ware School, beginning at 4:30pm

Basketball

• Junior Girls will play at Louis Riel Monday October 7 at 5:30pm & 6:30pm 
• Junior Boys will play at Louis Riel Tuesday October 8 at 5:30pm & 6:30pm 
• Senior Girls will play at Louis Riel Wednesday October 9 at 5:30pm & 6:30pm  
• Senior Boys will play at Louis Riel Thursday October 10 at 5:30pm & 6:30pm  

ENVOE (Environmental and Outdoor Education)

Upcoming ENVOE trips

ENVOE 7A – Skills Trip – October 21 – 8:30am – 3:17pm

ENVOE 7B – Skills Trip – October 22 – 8:30am – 3:17pm

ENVOE 9 – Skills Trip – October 23 – 8:30am – 3:17pm

Learning Commons News

Students, prepare your battleships!  Bring your strategies and join the fun as we launch into our first annual Battleship Tournament.  It’s not too late to join and all abilities are welcome.  

The tournament will happen during the second half of lunch break and the grade breakdown is as follows: 

Mondays:  Grades 7-9 

Tuesdays: Grade 6 

Wednesdays: Grade 5 

Thursdays: Grade 4 

Purdys Band Fundraiser

We're starting our new band fundraiser on October 7 for the year, to raise money for band trips and to support our program. This fundraiser will be for Purdy's Chocolates. The opportunity to go on a band trip is very vital for our students. The fundraiser will run from October 7^th – 31^st. To order, just click the link, register with your email address, and order goodies! Feel free to share the link with friends, family, and co-workers. Our orders will be delivered mid-November (tentatively the week of Nov 14). A pick up announcement will follow closer to the date. 

https://fundraising.purdys.com/1404008-120069

Thank you in advance for helping to support our band students!

Weather Change – Outdoor Apparel

As the weather is starting to change for the cooler, as fall/winter temperatures set in, students and parents are reminded to make sure students are dressed for the weather.  We are noticing students showing up to school without jackets.  Students can be expected to remain outside for extended periods of time for many different reasons (firedrills, phys ed community walks, phys ed class, etc).  By CBE policy, students can be expected to be outside to a temperature of -20 degrees celcius, and should dress accordingly for these instances as the weather changes.

Lunchroom News

Please see the Menu for all of the available items for purchase, for the month of October, in the cafeteria.  Subway, A&W and Jugo Juice orders can now be placed through the Healthy Hunger portal. 

• October Menu

Friday Schedule

Daryl Martin, Principal                     Tiffany Jernigan, Assistant Principal