Mino Mikan ES

Scholastic Book Fair

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way. Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. And—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school. We will use the proceeds to set up books in our brand new library.

Here’s what you need to know about the Fair, which will take place from Tuesday, December 10th to Friday, December 13th 2024 at the school library:

• All classes will visit the Fair on Tuesday or Wednesday where children will view the books and choose ones that they’d like to buy. 

• The children will go home with a wish list and prices for each item. If you would like to purchase any of these items, please send the approximate cash with your children to school.

• All classes will go back to the Fair on Thursday or Friday to purchase the books. Your children’s teachers will send more details on the specific days that their classes will be viewing and purchasing books.

In addition, there will be a Family & Community Book Fair on Thursday, December 12th from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm and we invite all parents, guardians and community members to visit the Fair. The Fair will accept cash, credit and debit cards. Please use the library side entrance located on Kelly Farm Drive. This will be the only entrance open to the community during the evening Book Fair.

Visit our school’s Scholastic Book Fair website to look through the digital flyers and event details.

The countdown to more Bookjoy is on! Thank you in advance for your support and we hope to see you at the Fair!

Pizza Lunches

Starting in January 2025, Mino Mikan ES is ordering cheese and halal pepperoni pizzas from Rosabella Pizza!

Get 1 or 2 slices of pizza for $2.50 per slice every Wednesday from January 15th to June 25th (except March break, March 12).

For those students who will be fasting on March 5, March 19, and March 26, we ask that you send a container to school so that your child can bring their pizza home for iftar.

Orders for January and February will be open from December 9th to December 20th, 2024 using School Cash Online. 

No late orders will be accepted. There will be no refunds unless the school is closed.

Do you have 45 minutes to help distribute the pizza on a Wednesday morning at 11am?

Mabel’s Labels

Tired of your child losing things at school? Tired of checking the lost and found? Say goodbye to lost items! With high-quality labels, bag tags, etc.  you can keep track of your child's clothes, bags, lunch boxes, water bottles, shoes, and anything else you can think of.

How to order: Go to  the Mabel's Labels website and select Mino Mikan Elementary School from the school’s list.

Support our School Council: We receive 20% of each purchase to be able to fundraise for student essentials.

E-Waste and Scrap Metal Drive

Partnering with Vimy Ridge Public School, MMES aims to hold 2 e-waste and scrap metal fundraisers with AIM Recycling during the school year, one in the fall and one in the spring.

What to donate: Clear out your shed, basement, and home of old items! We’re accepting a wide variety of materials:

• A/C units, space heaters, fans, refrigerators, stoves, water heaters, washers/dryers, microwaves, toasters, kettles, pots & pans, baking sheets, laptops, TVs, cell phones, gaming systems
  
  
• Metal shelving, racking, filing cabinets, extension cords, power cords, battery backups, bed frames, metal TV stands, TV mounts
  
  
• Golf clubs, aluminum baseball bat, ice-skate blades, bikes, BBQs, lawnmowers, snowblowers, patio furniture
  
  
•  Car batteries, rims, tools, electric motors, alternators, starters
  
  
• Shovels, rakes, gardening shears, wheelbarrow, old metal cut-offs from projects, screws, nails, fasteners, ladders, copper pipes and wires, copper roofing, steel roofing, fixtures, and frames, railings, cast iron fencing, siding, awnings, railings, window and door frames
  
  
• Brass fixtures, faucets, door handles
  
  
• Aluminum cans and metal caps from bottled drinks, cat food cans, fruit and vegetable tins, meat and seafood tins
  
  
• Household alkaline batteries, UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) batteries (lead-acid based)
  
  
• Electronic Accessories: USB cords, phone chargers
  
  
• Metallic Filters: Range hood filters, microwave filters, air purifier filters, and air conditioning units with metal filters
  
  
• Aluminum baking sheets, mixing bowls, and stainless-steel cookware, travel mugs, coffee tumblers, water bottles

For a full list of accepted items, check out their webpage: AIM Recycling