Grade 5/6 students attend leadership campThis past week (Tuesday - Thursday), our Grade 5/6's travelled to the Whiteshell Provincial Park to attend the Community Leaders Program hosted by the Tim Hortons' Foundation Camp. The camp provided our Mavericks with "experiences designed to develop life and leadership skills which provide the building blocks for youth engagement." The overnight experience allowed our students to learn about their leadership styles, enjoy some team building activities as well as get to know their classmates and teachers better. Our group returns home with a project to complete. Over the next few months you will be learning about our Gaga ball pit and school playground improvement project. We will be soliciting volunteers and donors over the next few weeks and months to ensure we complete the project prior to leaving back to camp in April. We would like to thank our students for being open to this new experience as well as their parents for allowing your students the opportunity to attend. School PHoto Day - October 11 Morris School Picture Day is a bit later this year. It is set for Friday, October 11th. After Picture day, order your photos online (mylifetouch.ca). Enter you Portrait ID and Access Code, which can be found on your Picture Day order form. Please contact the school if you have any questions. Orange Shirt Day - Monday, September 30This year Orange Shirt Day, September 30 falls on a Monday. Morris School is planning events activities leading up to, and on that date. The events were designed to commemorate the residential school experience, to witness and honour the healing journey of the survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation. Chief Justice Murray Sinclair challenged all of the participants to keep the reconciliation process alive, as a result of the realization that every former student had similar stories. Right now we are looking at providing some pre-teaching lessons for teachers to touch on before Orange Shirt day. On Friday, September 27 we are asking Lionel Mason, a traditional knowledge keeper, has agreed to visit Morris School to read stories to our K-8s in the morning and speak to our 9-12s in the afternoon. Mavericks Varsity Girls VolleyballThis past weekend, the Maverick ladies proudly represented our school, hosting a Varsity Girls volleyball tournament. In an unusual turn of events, one of the teams dropped out last minute, and the Mavs split their roster into two. Coach Mr. Stevenson has been heard bragging that the talent on his team was so deep, that he could split the team in half and both would still finish top 3, who knew they'd have a chance to test this out? Round robin play went exceptionally well, Morris White went a perfect 8-0, their only real challenge being the Morris Black team, who finished round robin in 2nd place with a 6-2 record. The Mavs were set up perfectly going into playoffs. If they kept winning, they wouldn't meet each other again until the finals. Morris White kept rolling and confidently eliminated Rosenort in the quarter-finals, followed by a great come from behind victory against Niverville in the Semi-Finals. Morris Black came out strong in the quarter finals against RVS winning the first set with authority. After battling in a tight back and forth set, they came up just short, forcing a 3rd and deciding set. The Morris girls rose to the challenge and moved past their conference rivals for a chance to face Gab Roy in the Semis. Unfortunately, the all Morris final was not to be. Gab Roy's strong offensive hitting proved to be enough to best Morris Black on this day. So Morris White was facing off against Gab Roy in the finals, and redemption was at hand. Again, Gab Roy hit some powerful attacks, that caught the Morris team off guard, giving the first set to the visiting team. But Morris refused to accept defeat, not in their home gym, not with their fans watching, not today! The girls took a commanding lead in the second set, and never looked back. Morris White, your 2019 Maverick Invitational Tournament Champions! Huge thank you to Mrs. Clayton and Mrs. Leflar for taking care of the canteen, Mrs. Kurylko for spending another weekend in a sweaty gym to run the tournament, and all the student and parent volunteers who made this tournament possible. JV Boys Volleyball capture elm creek tourneyOur JV Boys Volleyball team hopped into some cars on Friday morning and headed to Elm Creek for their first volleyball tournament of the season. After a full day of pool play, the Mavericks finished second, earning the opportunity to play Dufferin Christian in the semi-final. A tough, three-set battle earned the Mavericks a trip to the final against the Gimli Lakers. Our Mavericks overcame a bit of a shaky start, losing the first set. The boys battled back, winning the next two sets and winning the Cobra tournament. Congratulations to team captain, Andrew Penner, for earning the tournament MVP. We look forward to sharing the hosting honours with our JV girls this upcoming weekend. Go MAV's Go! Comments are closed.
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