Nice weather brings the end of winter town busWeather will consistently be above zero over the next few weeks (and beyond). This change in season brings to the end of the Winter town bus. The buses will no longer run. We thank our drivers and our transportation department for making this service available. register for parent-teacher conferencesTerm 2 Report Cards for K-8 students and Semester 2 Progress Reports for Grades 9-12 students will be available on PowerSchool later this week. The distribution of report cards brings us to our second round of parent-teacher conferences, scheduled for Thursday, April 11 (4 - 8 p.m.) and Friday, April 12 (9 a.m. - Noon). Connecting with Teachers:
The last week was a busy oneThe week before spring break was jam-packed! Spirit week, Staff vs Students Basketball AND Hockey games, and a leadership conference thrown in as a cherry on top of the sundae! Congratulations to our student leadership group for surviving! We hope the members of this group used the spring break to relax! a maverick plays chess over the break!The Manitoba High School Chess Championship was held on March 26 at Sisler High School in Winnipeg with 58 students participating in a seven-round Swiss tournament. Tate Brandt from Morris School (Gr. 12) entered the tournament. In a Swiss Tournament, the first game is a random match-up, and then winners play winners and losers play losers from the previous round. As you win, you also move up table numbers, so the best players finish the day at the lowest table numbers. Tate started strong with a win and then played one of his most competitive matches of the day which nearly ended in a draw, but ended up being a loss for Tate. His next game was a moment of mental fatigue, so he finished the morning with a win and two losses. After a pizza lunch, Tate went on to win his next two matches before a third loss of the day. Heading into his final match he was ranked 22nd, and was able to defeat his opponent, to finish with a 4 win, 3 loss record and with 4.0 tournament points. The winner of the event was Rhailey Punay (6.0 points) of Regent Park School who won on a tiebreak. The winner of the team event (based on scores of their top 3 players) was Daniel McIntyre with 14.0 points. This is the third straight year the high school championship has been hosted at Sisler by a student group that collected donations toward supporting Ukraine. Chess is a game that crosses language barriers for newcomers who are developing connections in a new country. It definitely was a welcoming yet competitive environment. Tate highly recommends this event to future Morris School chess players. It was an awesome experience! early years' book tournament update
grad prom committee fundraiser!The following information has been emailed to parents of the members of the Class of 2024. On March 11, 2024, the Prom Committee met to discuss fundraising ideas. It was decided that we would start by selling Bill's Pizza. It is strongly encouraged that each graduate attending Prom sell 16 pizzas for $10.00 per pizza. Morris Bigway has graciously committed to purchasing 8 pizzas per graduate that sells pizza. There is huge potential here to fundraise a lot of money for YOUR prom. If you do not wish to fundraise there is a buyout option of $100.00. Attached is an order form for your graduate to complete. Copies are also available at the School Office. Order forms must be returned to Morris School with cash or cheque made payable to MORRIS GRAD 2024 BEFORE Friday, April 26. Bill's Pizza will contact your graduate when their order is ready sometime in early to mid-May. You will be responsible for delivering the orders to your customers. If we do not raise a sufficient amount of money we will consider holding a Car Wash in late May / early June. OR your Prom ticket prices will be at a higher cost. If you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out. Thanks, Annette Rist-Bergstresser [email protected] manitoba author visits our schoolThe Middle Years students along with Mrs. Clayton's ELA class, and Mrs. Leflar's Indigenous Studies class had the opportunity to listen and ask questions from a local author, David Roberston. Mr. Robertson is an Indigenous Canadian author, public speaker and a winner of the Governor General's Literary Award from Winnipeg. He has written many books. Mrs. DeKezel was also able to get our library books autographed! Thank you, Mr. Stevenson, for supporting our schools and accommodating Mr. Robertson. It was an awesome opportunity to have him present to us! upcoming solar eclipseWe received the following information from the Province just before Spring Break. Our school will be creating an appropriate and safe plan for our students on April 8. This will be published in next weekend's blog. The main body of the letter from the Province to our school reads... A total solar eclipse is set to occur on April 8, 2024, between approximately noon and 3 p.m. Central Standard Time, spanning from Southern Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador, with the rest of Canada experiencing a partial eclipse. Manitoba will experience an approximate 50 percent occlusion eclipse. This is an awe-inspiring event that will draw the gaze of people; however, there is a risk of permanent vision damage if proper precautions are not taken. Even a brief look at the partially eclipsed sun can result in permanent damage. Children and students may need extra supervision during the eclipse, as they may not fully comprehend the risks involved. Early learning and childcare facilities and schools are encouraged to have plans in place to keep children indoors during the afternoon to ensure they don’t view the eclipse unless appropriate eye protection is available and worn. Note that anyone who may not understand the risk or have difficulty following safety instructions is at greater risk. Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning has consulted and collaborated with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care, to develop the attached guidance on solar eclipses. This resource includes a general overview, risks, and information on how to view eclipses safely. Robotics Club updateThe Robotics Team geared up for an away match at Niverville High School, by wrapping up our series of monthly tournaments. Congratulations to first place: Kayden (Destroyer), second place Cody (Zeus), and third place Natalie (Winner Winner Chicken Dinner). Next up for the team is an away match on April 19 to wrap up our season. Also congratulations again to Hannah K for all her efforts at the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Engineering, where she's been every Saturday since January. This was a program offered by WISE (Women in Science and Engineering), and Hannah got to design, build, and test a robot using the most recent Lego Mindstorm's hardware. Our final monthly league table runs until the Monday after spring break. Who will walk away with the title? Stay tuned. grade 7/8 badminton travel westThe grade 7/8's had their first badminton tournament in Lowe Farm the week before spring break. All the players did a great job during their first competition of the year! A special shout out to Gemma and Rocky for making the semi-finals. spirit weekelective forms due before we leave for break!Every year around this time, our guidance counsellor (s) circulate around the school and give presentations on the electives that could be made available for the next school year. Those presentations have happened. The students are then asked to complete an initial elective survey. Several students have already done so. We thank you for taking care of this. Other students have not. We would like this done so we can confirm these choices with parents and guardians after spring break. Once the elective choices are confirmed, we will commence with our timetable-building process. Links to the Elective Forms: 2024-25 Grade 9s: https://forms.gle/Md2dcJVET2mULq368 2024-25 Grade 10s: https://forms.gle/SMf2iBYBWh1wHHGm6 2024-25 Grade 11s: https://forms.gle/Vt5EytdHQDeySKP16 2024-25 Grade 12s: https://forms.gle/SpPCWwNS19G2uv6NA Please consult your respective guidance counsellors if you have specific questions regarding your elective choices. a new zimmerman!!We received some exciting news from the Zimmerman family late this week. We would like to welcome Bella River Zimmerman to the Maverick Community. Mrs. Zimmerman reports that Bella has started her life weighing in at 9 pounds; 3 ounces and a height of 20 inches. Mrs. Zimmerman also reports that everyone is healthy and doing well!! We are very excited to see the Zimmerman family unit within the walls of Morris School soon! Congratulations!! parents/guardians/visitors - office 1st pleaseA friendly reminder to all parents, guardians, and visitors to our school that we would ask you to report to the office before heading to any other part of the school. We appreciate those who consistently do. maverick Athletic reportWith this week leading us into spring break, Maverick Athletics teams are continuing to practice, gearing up for a busy spring filled with competition, camaraderie, team building, and hopefully some victories! See the gym schedule for this week. Three competitions are scheduled this week, however. First, our grade 7/8 badminton team travel to Lowe Farm to swing their racquets. Then the next two involve the grace and precision of our Morris School Staff. At lunch on Wednesday, our staff take on the students in a game of basketball. Then, if the students haven't had enough of humble pie, the staff is challenging our students to a game of hockey (information below). This should be the last blog of March UNLESS the students pull off any miracles! chess club update!Are you a problem solver or a critical thinker? Do you love strategy games or making new friends? Then the chess club is for you! The chess club meets every Friday at lunch in the art room with Mr. Fountain. Whether you are an expert or looking to learn something new, everyone is welcome. Our experienced members are excellent mentors and are happy to teach you the game of chess! Bring a friend (or two)! Boards are provided, but feel free to bring your own! fishing club competes at provincialsThe Mavericks Fishing Club attended the 1st Annual High School Provincial Ice Fishing Derby on March 12th. Eleven members of the Mavericks fishing club went to Balsam Bay on Lake Winnipeg and were joined by 680 other students from 42 high schools across the province. The day started off frantically, with students literally sprinting across the ice at 9:30 am sharp, to attempt to claim a fishing hole that they thought would produce some fish! At 10 am, a horn sounded and immediately students could begin fishing. Within the first 23 minutes of the derby, 25 fish were caught and measured! The action slowed slightly after this, and in 3.5 hours, a total of 57 fish were caught. Our school was one of the 30 schools to get 'skunked', and unfortunately not catch any fish. But our students still participated and won some random competitions, including; a bare-handed push-up contest, fishing trivia, and a casting accuracy competition. The students enjoyed their time, and we will eagerly look forward to improving our fortunes at next year's provincial derby! A Visit from Mr. Stevenson for Grade 7/8 Science The Grade 7/8 Epler classroom welcomed Mr. Stevenson to our Science class to teach us about Indigenous Knowledge and the Connection to the Land and to cells in our bodies. Students discussed how Indigenous art shows interconnectedness to the land and how our bodies rely on these relationships. Students were able to then work together to build molecules that are used in photosynthesis in our environment. Thank you to Mr. Stevenson for joining us and enriching our knowledge! what time is 5/6k?Students in 5/6K put their knowledge of the scientific method to the test and designed experiments to see if they could tell time using the sun. All of the experiments worked and the 5/6's had a great time monitoring their experiments on a beautiful sunny day! Our k's welcome our pre-schoolersThis week the Kindergarten class and Preschool class had playtime together! The Preschool students visited the Kindergarten room and spent some time getting used to their future classroom, exploring some new toys and making some new friends. Both Kindergarten and Preschool are looking forward to spending time together every Thursday! congratulations to morris school students......for capturing their respective banners in the playoffs of their leagues. Congratulations to the U11 Wild Girls' team and the U13 Wild Boys' team for their respective seasons. We have several young people who are excelling in their activities outside of school and these are two more examples! Way to Go, MAVs! red river valley sD releases 24-25 calendarrobotics club updateIn robotics news, Hannah Klassen has been working hard at the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Robot Fight Club at the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Engineering. You can see her Lego Mindstorms Robot Inventor set that she's been working on since January here. Well done Hannah as the program heads towards its final day! In other news, thanks to everyone who supported the pizza lunch fundraiser. Lots of smiling faces thanks to Bigway and the team of servers. Special congratulations to Mrs. Johnston's class for ordering the most. Thanks, everyone! student leadership hosting a movie night!Student council is hosting another K-8 movie night featuring the Lorax! Permission slips are to be handed in by March 12th and all payments are due online! grade 9s hit the vocational road!As part of the Red River Technical Vocational Area (RRTVA) Tour on March 7, Grade 9 students had the opportunity to visit vocational programs in Morris, Dominion City, Altona, and Winkler, and see first-hand what technology options are available. mavericks athletic reportBadminton Badminton Practices occur for Grades 9-12 students every Monday and Tuesday after school (3:30). Basketball Our Junior Varsity Boys travelled to Winnipeg this past week to compete in the JV A/AA Provincials. Our Mavericks were ranked 5th going in and upset #4 Warren in the first round 66-62. In the semi-final they fell to the eventual Provincial Champs from Souris, On Saturday they competed hard against a tough Carberry team in the Bronze medal game. Unfortunately, they came out on the wrong side of the score, but we are very proud of your hard work and dedication this season! Beach Volleyball Practices continue on Thursdays from 3:30-6:00 p.m. for Grades 9-12 students interested in playing Beach Volleyball. Flag Football Our Maverick girls continue to improve at the game of Flag Football. Practices occur Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Rugby Rugby Practices continue for all those Grades 9-12 students interested on Mondays and Wednesdays. Practices start at 3:30. Wrestling This past Saturday, ten Mavericks travelled to Winnipeg to compete at the 2024 Manitoba Amateur Wrestling Association Provincial Championships. After the mats were rolled up, eight of the 10 wrestlers earned medals. Of those eight, four can call themselves A. Provincial. Champion! Congratulations to Emma Knelsen, Oliver Taylor, James Calekaleka, and Tomoki Kosowa for earning the right to say those words. Congratulations to them for this honour. Congratulations also go out to Samantha Storck for her silver medal performance as well as Christoph Sawatzky-Hildebrand, Brent Sebastian, & Jeraldo Buhler for earning bronze medals. 'I love to read' month a resounding success!Congratulations to all the K-4 classes for reaching their reading goal and earning $100 worth of books for their classroom! Thank you for your support of reading!!! Thank you to everyone who participated in the I Love To Read Calendar. Here are the Weeks 3 and 4 winners The K-4 students learned about 7 Canadian heroes for I Love to Read Month. The heros were Terry Fox, Wab Kinew, Nellie Mcclung, David Suzuki, Chris Hadfield, Clara Hughes and Viola Desmond. Students were split into groups and went to every K-4 classroom and learned about a different hero and did a fun activity! Way to go! The Month of “I Love to Read” wraps up, but our love of reading is stronger than ever! It’s wonderful to share the joy of reading. Guests in our last week include Mr. Kelesnik, one of our School Board Trustees, who shares his love of books and “tic tacs” everywhere he goes. Thanks to Mr. K the Kindergarten classes both know what a “tic tac” is now! And check out the joy on Mr. K’s face as he is surrounded by the students. Everyone had a great time reading! Ms. Epler’s Grade 7-8 class enjoyed a special reading guest on Wednesday when Mr. Fountain visited and taught them all about Diffendoofer Day! Oh yeah! You know we are never too old for a great Dr. Seuss classic! Thanks, Mr. Fountain for sharing some of your favorite children’s books with the group! Our guest reader, Keri Dyck, from the Access Credit Union, read to the Grade 3-4 classes in the library. The topic - money of course! Thank you for visiting us at Morris School and donating three books to the library! Next time, Mrs. Dyck will try to bring along the mascots “Bill” and “Nickel” the credit union St. Bernard pals! Congratulations to all of the prize winners of the Bookmark Contest and the “Guess Who’s Reading?” contest. Thank you for participating! 7/8 E in the reading mix as well!This month in the Grade 7/8 Epler classroom, students pushed themselves (and succeeded multiple times) in beating both class and individual reading goals for I Love to Read Month! Originally, students set a class goal of 20 books which was met easily. Students also set individual goals for the month based on what they thought they could achieve! After students reached 20 books, they strived for 50 then 100! In total, the Grade 7/8 Epler class read close to 175 books in February. As a reward, students decided on treats, Dojo Points, a guest reader and a free class period. Special shout-out to our top readers: Natalie W, Hannah K, Gemma T, and Finn G! Great job everyone! robotics club updateThe robotics team hosted Albright School on Friday for a tournament. Congratulations to Cody (Zeus) for his first-place finish, Natalie (Winner Winner Chicken Dinner) in second place, and Kayden (Destroyer) in third place. Albright's students gathered a lot of ideas facing off against our team, so I'm sure they'll be back with some very interesting designs next time. Well done team! We also appreciated breaking out the new team shirts! Thank you, again, to our sponsors! We appreciate your ongoing support of our Robotics Club. In intrasquad news, congratulations to Kayden (Destroyer) our February tournament champion. You can see him modelling our new jerseys. Also congratulations to Hannah (La Bibliotheque) for winning our February league. pink shirt day - spreading kindness3rd annual eli jashyn derby in the booksThe 3rd annual Eli Jashyn Fishing Derby took place this past week on Wednesday, February 28. Eight (8) members of the fishing club went out to Stephenfield Lake for a full day of Angling! The anglers were targeting mainly Perch and Northern Pike. Eleven (11) fish total were caught on this cold but sunny day! The big winners of the derby were;
The Fishing Club will have two or three more meetings over the next 10 days in preparation for the Inaugural Manitoba High School provincial Fishing Derby, which is being held on Tuesday, March 12. If you, or anyone you know, would like to support this fishing club, you can still buy raffle tickets for the fishing club raffle, which ends on March 22, 2024. There are less than 150 tickets left to purchase (out of 1000). mavericks athletic updateBasketball Congratulations to our Junior Varsity Boys Basketball team who defeated Westpark 89-70 on Thursday night to win the Zone IV 'A/AA' Championship. They will now compete at Provincials this upcoming weekend at Immanuel Christian School. Badminton Grade 9-12 Badminton practices will start this Monday at 3:30 in the senior gym. Grade 7/8 Badminton practices will start this Friday at 3:30 in the senior gym Girls Flag Football Practices will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunch in the senior gym. All girls from Grades 9-12 are welcome. See Mr. Cox or Mr. Watson if you have questions/interest in joining. Beach Volleyball Gr 9-12's are encouraged to join beach volleyball, practices will be Thursdays at 3:30. Wrestling Our Mavericks enter the final week of practice in preparation for the Provincial Championship Tournament scheduled for March 9th at St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg. mavericks (students and staff) competeThis weekend Quinn, Aspen and Mrs. Siemens competed in the Skate Manitoba Provincial Championships in Altona. Quinn and Aspen skated a solo on Friday while Quinn and Mrs. Siemens skated on Saturday and Sunday with their Synchronized figure skating teams. Way to go, MAVs! grade 5/6 moore working their words!The creativity shone through earlier in February when Mr. Moore's 5/6 class covered Tongue-Twisters (Alliterations). This literary technique can be a lot of fun to think about, create, write, and say. Way to Go, MAVs! Last weekend to order! Deadline approaching!More information --> https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/resources/funding/ Summer employment opportunity!tutoring availableNow booking for Spring!
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