Marjorie Mills Public School
99 Indian Road P0T 2A0 Longlac, ON, Canada

ATTENTION GRADE 8 FAMILIES GCHS is hosting a Virtual Parent Information Night on Tuesday May 11th from 7-9 pm. This is an information session aimed at supporting patents and their children who are preparing to transition to GCHS this upcoming school year. The link will be posted to EDSBY and Mrs.McMahon's Google Classroom.

This week all students received a wildflower planting kit in their home packages! Yesterday, if they were able to attend virtually, they planted their seeds in their classrooms and there was a ton of excitement! We wanted to send home these kits as an opportunity for students to work with the land and hopefully grow something beautiful for their homes! Hopefully within 1-2 weeks, everyone will start to see their flowers start to sprout! If you can, please post pictures of your flowers or even completing the kit at home if you haven't already! We would love to see them and we would love to see how they turn out as they continue to grow

Our support staff are vital to the work we do at MMPS! So much appreciation and love goes out to Sheila Cassie (Secretary) , Judy Simpson (librarian), Lois Bourgault (CYW) , Sue Vear (EA), Anna Cargnelutti (EA) , Donna Laatu (EA) , Judy St Denis (EA) and our amazing IT tech Marc Andre Leduc. If you see any of these individuals today please wish them a Happy Support Staff Day <3

Kindergarten Here we come! If you are a parent or caregiver of a 3 to 5-year-old who may be entering Kindergarten in September or even in 2021, we invite you ...to join us for a virtual 3-part virtual session, where we will be welcoming district professionals as they help us better understand how we can support overall growth and development of our children. In the 45-minute session, you will learn more about the Kindergarten Program, meet service providers in your community, meet other parents and caregivers as well as ask any questions that you may have. There will be a Passport for Participation, so you will want to make sure you attend all 3 sessions to be eligible for some GREAT prizes! Please register today at the following link - https://forms.gle/ViP9sKJ64Cqf2M6J7 Prior to the first session you will receive the Zoom link to the email you provide. If you have questions please reach out to your local school, EarlyON Centre or licensed Child Care Centre.

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also known as Red Dress Day. Show your solidarity by wearing RED and by taking the time to educate yourself on this critical issue and the underlying causes. #RedDressDay, and #NationalDayofAwareness

Looking for a Lunchroom supervisor - call the school if interested - 876-2366

Although we promote this week in November that is dedicated to Bullying Awareness and Prevention we challenge everyone to commit to promoting bully free environ...ments all year long. Consider those little things that you can do everyday to make someone's day better. Kindness breeds kindness, positivity breeds positivity! In a world where you can be anything, CHOOSE KIND:) See more

It is Anti Bullying Awareness Week and we are focusing on being kind! Our Student Senate started an MMPS Kindness Tree this week and we are decorating it with acts of kindness

The following note went home to all families yesterday - please have conversations with your child/ children at home to help them fully understand why we have safety measures in place at the school. Thank you

A reminder to families that the Ministry has created a new and easy Self-Assessment Tool to help you determine if your child should be going to school. The link is updated regularly and available at https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/ . Please complete this every morning, and keep children at home if they are sick. Together we can help to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Attention parents and caregivers! Guidelines have been recently updated on when kids should stay home and when they can return to school. Check out the new tool at covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening and find the answer to some frequently asked questions on our page tbdhu.com/illchild.

Happy World Teachers’ Day! Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we will celebrate teachers with the theme Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and draw attention to the voices of teachers, who are at the heart of efforts to attain the global education target of leaving no one behind. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly added to the challenges faced by edu...cation systems throughout the world. In this crisis, teachers have shown, as they have done so often, great leadership and innovation in ensuring that learning never stops, that no learner is left behind. Around the world, they have worked individually and collectively to find solutions and create new learning environments for their students to allow education to continue. Their role supporting students with the return to school is just as important. (UNESCO, ILO, UNICEF AND EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL) We are very grateful to every teacher in SGDSB for continuing with your extraordinary efforts to support learning and well-being. Today, we all celebrate you! Happy World Teachers’ Day! See more

November 15-21, 2020 is Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week. Superior-Greenstone District School Board staff and students will be engaged in learning more ab...out bullying and its effect on student learning and well-being. Let’s all start the week with kindness. The good feelings that we experience when being kind are produced by endorphins. They activate areas of the brain that are associated with pleasure, social connection, and trust. These feelings of joyfulness are proven to be contagious, encouraging more kind behavior by the giver and recipient. Acts of kindness help us form connections with others which are reported to be a strong factor in increasing happiness. https://www.edutopia.org//teaching-kindness-essential-redu

You don’t have to struggle alone. It’s okay for people of all ages to call a crisis line at any time if you need to calm down, want some help getting perspectiv...e, or just to find out what your options and next steps are. Seeking help is a sign of strength. Call Crisis Response: Thunder Bay 346-8282; District 1-888-269-3100 Talk4Healing: A culturally grounded helpline for Indigenous women Helpline 1-855-554-HEAL; Crisis Line Thunder Bay 346-HELP (4357); Toll Free Crisis Line: 1-888-200-9997

Parents and Caregivers, Please click on the link below to access an important letter from our Director of Education, Nicole Morden Cormier. It also is being sent home with all students today. Thank you,... Mrs. Vachon http://www.sgdsb.on.ca//positive-case-letter-to-parents-se

Today is Custodial and Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day! Thank you Sylvie, Donny and Dave ! We are so grateful for all you do!!

Virtual Indigenous College Recruiter Information Panel: Skills Ontario team members and college representatives from across Ontario will discuss the opportuniti...es in the skilled trades and technologies for Indigenous youth at the Virtual Indigenous College Recruiter Information Panel! This virtual event will be held on WebEx on October 6 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. Register now at http://www.skillsontario.com/fnmi. See more

.The COVID-19 school and child care screening guidance has been updated to help parents determine when a child should stay home. The new tool will be live tomorrow morning and you can preview the changes in the updated guidance found here: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/ Our website will be updated with links to the new tool as soon as they are available.

Orange Shirt Day is an event, created in 2013, designed to educate people and promote awareness in Canada about the Indian residential school system and the imp...act it has had on Indigenous communities. Together we honour the children who attended Residential Schools and come together in the spirit of truth and reconciliation. #OrangeShirtDay #everychildmatters See more

Tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day. At MMPS we recognize the importance of this day. Please remember to wear an orange shirt tomorrow. https://www.themanitoban.com//orange-shirt-day-reaf/40362/

Happy Monday, everyone! We are excited to share, that starting today, we are offering our student back to school start-up forms online, via Edsby. The online st...art-up forms package will make it easier and more convenient for families to complete this important paperwork while helping us reduce our environmental footprint. We aim to provide families with opportunities to engage in their child’s education in ways that meet their busy lifestyles. Edsby allows us to safely enhance our communication with families while providing the flexibility that our busy families need. The forms can be completed by logging into your Edsby account using any Browser or by using the Edsby app. To access the online forms, please use the link provided and complete each set of forms for each child. If you have already completed your school’s back to school forms pkg, you do not need to complete the online forms. You can access the online forms 4 ways. You can: copy and paste this link into your browser: https://sgdsb.edsby.com/p/SelectCampaign/98312021 2. click on the link that has been directly messaged to you in Edsby 3. click on the link found in the SGDSB News Feed 4. login to Edsby and click on Registration Campaigns found in the Applications area of the homepage. Select Back to School Forms to get started. To view step by step instructions on how to complete the online forms process, please access the following link: https://docs.google.com//10iLuQDLPj0iMwirTyiqQJ643ZR/edit To watch a quick video tutorial, access the following link: https://youtu.be/SfpSVU9C9Ag If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your principal, or Stacey Wallwin, ([email protected]) our Technology Lead.

Screen your child every day before school and child care. Your result will tell you if you should or should not send your child, and what to do next. *This tool... was updated last week, so check to make sure you are using the correct one! Find it here: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/ See more

Superior-Greenstone District School Board is actively implementing many safety measures to try and reduce the contraction and spread of COVID-19. We are also in...tentionally focusing on the mental health and well-being of our staff, students and communities. We want to prepare as much as possible in the event that we have a positive case in one of our communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered social stigma and discriminatory behaviours against people of certain ethnic backgrounds, individuals who have contracted the virus as well as anyone perceived to have been in contact with the virus. People can be labelled, stereotyped, discriminated against, treated differently, and may experience loss of status because of a perceived link with the disease. There have been significant issues come up for people who have been diagnosed. They are being labeled as ‘careless’ or having ‘brought COVID-19 to the community’. It is understandable that there is confusion, anxiety, and fear in our communities when we have positive cases. Unfortunately, these factors are also fueling harmful actions and have devastating consequences. Stigma can break down community relationships and cause social isolation which might contribute to a situation where the virus is more likely to spread. This can result in more severe health problems and difficulties controlling a disease outbreak. Stigma can make people hide the illness to avoid discrimination and prevent them from seeking health care in a timely manner. During these uncertain times, no matter our circumstances, everyone is facing unique challenges. These are times where we must be kind and practice empathy. We must challenge our fears, realign our thinking and stand up for friends, family, and community members who may be impacted by stigma and above all, practice patience, kindness and understanding. If you have questions about what SGDSB is doing to manage COVID-19 see our website: http://www.sgdsb.on.ca/covid-19

Thank you Sylvie and Donny :)

The Ministry of Education has launched a new voluntary COVID-19 School Screening tool. It is a simple and fast online tool that will allow parents and essential visitors to indicate whether they, or their children, are experiencing particular symptoms of illness (from a specified list), are currently subject to quarantine requirements or have otherwise been advised to isolate. Based on their responses, they will receive a clear indication as to whether they should go to school that day or not, and if not, what to do next. The tool reflects current provincial health guidance and will be continuously updated should that guidance change. https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/

Tomorrow is Powley Day! At MMPS today we learned about what this day means and the importance of it . Please take a peek at the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1bT9CGwz4IT

Students in grades 3 -8 have been harvesting red willow. We learned that it has medicinal qualities and made tea with it. We also are scraping the branches to make tobacco- so that we have offerings. Such rich land based learning

Please remember to screen your child each morning .

Special thank you to Mr Leduc for all of his work through the year :) You are appreciated !!!!!