"We Scare Hunger" Food DriveOur school's Kids Caring For Kids group is preparing to host a school wide food drive from Monday, October 15 to Wednesday, October 31. During our month of being thankful, it would be great to show our support to those in need. All non-perishable food items are welcomed, but the Morris food bank as well as our own breakfast club has some "Most Wanted" items. These items include Canned Meat/Fish, Coffee/Tea, Coffeemate, Condensed Milk, Gravy Mix, Hamburger Helper, Hot Chocolate, Instant Skim Milk, Jam, Jello, Ketchup, Mustard, Peanut Butter, Pudding, Relish, Shampoo, Soap, Soup, Sugar, and Toothpaste. Front Office RequestTo ensure effective and efficient communication, the school's front office would like to maintain accurate phone numbers and email addresses. Please call Julie at 204.746.2612 if you have recently changed your contact information. Parent Advisory Council MeetingThe October PAC Meeting will take place on Monday, October 15 at 6:30 pm at Morris School. All parents are invited to attend. MAV's AthleticsOur MAV's teams continue to be busy with their seasons. Congratulations to our JV Boys Volleyball team as they are currently ranked third in the province. Our JV Girls are also in the top 10; coming in at #5 this week! The pre-season polls are in for our hockey team as well. The MAV's have a ranking of #1 heading into the season. We look forward to watching the hockey team next weekend as they host their own tournament. Check Twitter and Instagram for tournament updates. In the meantime, we are hosting some volleyball next week. On Tuesday our varsity girls play Carman at 5:30 pm. The Varsity girls are back at it again on Thursday as they host RVS at 5:30, with the Varsity boys playing RVS immediately following the girls game. Good luck, MAVS! Thank you for contributing to our school! Mav's Wear available...Morris School will be offering new Mav Wear now until October 31st. We will be offering jackets, polo shirts, pants, shorts, hoodies, caps, toques, gym bags, etc. Orders will be done through the online store at the following link: https://steinbach.gearware.com/Shop/Store.aspx?sid=4 Our Online Store will be open until Wednesday, October 31st. If you would like to purchase Mav Wear, it must be done online before this date. Orders will be shipped to the school. Student AbsencesIf your student is absent from school, we require a call from a parent or guardian verifying the absence. We encourage parents to call the school (204.746.2612) between 7:30 to 8:45 am on the day of the absence. "Pinktober"One our student-led initiatives this month is PINKTOBER. PINKTOBER is an opportunity to show raise awareness about breast cancer as well as to show support for those who have suffered through the disease. The school is encouraging all community members to wear pink each week on Wednesday as a sign of support. The school applauds the students for their efforts on this initiative! K-8 Cross CountryA total of 44 MAV's competed at the divisional Cross Country Meet at St. Malo today (Friday, October 12th). What a great response on a cold day from our students. A special congratulations to Chloe who finished 5th in Grade 8 girls; Mason who finished 4th in Grade 8 boys; and Raul who captured the Grade 7 boys' title! Thank you to all staff who supervised and assisted in making the event a success. Post-Secondary Schools come to Morris!Our school will host the Manitoba Public Post-Secondary Collective (MPPC) Tour next week. On Tuesday, October 16, a full program of presentations and information booths will occupy our school to allow our students the opportunity gather information and ask questions about the next steps in their education. The display booths will open from 12:55 and 1:30 pm as well as 3:00 to 3:20 pm. Presentations run from 1:30 to 2:15 pm and 2:15-3:00 pm. A huge Thank You to Mrs. Edel for organizing this event. Comments are closed.
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