MOrris School families - We need your help!We are getting into cold and flu season and of course, we are still dealing with Covid in our communities. We know that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people can spread covid which can lead to severe consequences for our students, staff, friends and loved ones. To help our community area and students/staff stay healthy and continue with in school learning, we ask that you please screen your children, even the teenagers, every day. And, we kindly ask that you keep sick students home. See the chart and Southern Health Requirements as of Oct. 15 for more info on symptoms and next steps. If your children have to be home sick, please enter it into the Safe Arrival. You can email their teachers for work if needed or simply email or call the office and we can contact you to help with that. Work can be emailed, etc. Students who are attending school sick can spread illness to others and then those families in turn, are taking time off or getting their children tested. If we can help prevent some of that, that is a true act of kindness! IF you are unsure of next steps if your child is sick, please call Health Links: 1-888-315-9257 or 788-8200 OR the school to speak with Mike or Corinna in Administration. We are happy to help; we are all in this together. Thank you! mav's giving back!This week our Alternative Classroom set out to make a difference. On Thursday, the students volunteered their time to assist our local Christmas Cheer Board. They unloaded food, and packed it into family-sized portions with the goal of assisting local families over the holiday season. Our school is proud to give back and put our gratitude into action. Thank you to Mr. Berezowski, Ms. Wiebe, and especially the students from our Alternative Class for giving back to our community. Way to Go, MAV's! female athlete of november - amy Neustater!Congratulations to Amy Neustater for being named Athlete of the Month! “Amy is a co-captain on the Mavericks volleyball team, and leads the team with her intensity, positivity, and high skill set. Her on court dominance helped the Mavericks win the Zone 4 championship, and the Provincial Qualifier tournament on November 20th. Amy is one of the most consistent servers, passers, and attackers on the Maverick team. She rarely ever makes an error, despite playing all the time, in very tough situations! She pushes her teammates hard during practice, but in a positive and motivational way. She is always willing to teach a teammate a new skill as well! Her high sport I.Q. is a big asset as well. The coach can tell her something once, and she will immediately learn it and execute it in a game.” -Mr. Lehman MALE ATHLETE OF NOVEMBER - Andrew penner!Congratulations to Andrew Penner for being named Athlete of the Month! “Andrew is the most outstanding player on the varsity boys volleyball team. He is the team's leader and he set the tone for the team in practice and in games. He is always the first person to congratulate a teammate on a good play just like he is always the first person to help a teammate shake off an error. Andrew's high level of skill and leadership earned him a graduating all star selection. Congratulations Andrew, your award is well deserved!” -Mr. Cox artist OF NOVEMBER - Ally sawatzky!Ally’s artwork in the Gr. 7/8 Art class is detailed and unique. The artwork below demonstrates her use of colour blend and shading. Congratulations Ally! twelve days of holidays continues this week!mom's pantry pick up this week!!Mom’s Pantry pickup is Monday, December 13th at 3:30pm on the ramp outside the band room. Please do not access the bus loop until the buses have left for the day. Students must pick up any orders they sold and deliver it to their buyers. It is important these orders get picked up that day as some of the food has to be kept frozen. maverick athletics updateMaverick Hockey: The team plays at home vs. the Morden Thunder on Friday Dec 10 @ 8pm. Then they head to the city this weekend for a tournament. They play at 11:00 and 6:00 on Saturday, Sunday's game is TBD. All tournament games are being held at the St. Vital Arena on St. Anne's Road Volleyball: The Maverick volleyball season is officially over. Congratulations to all Maverick Athletes on many successful moments over the course of the last few months. Congratulations to all Grade 12 athletes and thank you for the contributions you have made to the sport over the years. Special thank you to all of the coaches who put in their time and expertise over the last few months. Please remember to hand in your jerseys and pay your overdue fees. Basketball: High School basketball players have been working hard and will be ready to compete in the new year. Please stay tuned for the league schedule that should be released soon. Grade 7/8 athletes are eager to begin their season, and should get the opportunity to do so in the coming weeks. Wrestling: The Maverick Wrestling program has started with our Grades 1-4 students. An informational meeting will take place next week for our Grades 5-12 students. Stay tuned for more information. payton leflar earns opponent's respectAfter returning from her team's Provincial Championships experience, Payton Leflar learned of a tremendous acknowledgement of the respect her opponent's had for her over the weekend's experience. Payton received the Players' Choice Award. The Players' Choice Award is awarded to the athlete who consistently displays the best mixture of leadership, sportsmanship, skill, and being a good overall teammate. This award is voted on by the other players at provincials. Congratulations Payton! Article Club? Why start an article Club?Why start an article club? Articles are essential because they can teach you about things that you don’t hear much about and you can also stay informed on the most recent news. These articles will be sharing information about things like endangered species, climate change, natural disasters, important events, etc. We will be posting a new article every two weeks about a new topic. We can also bring attention to matters that students want to speak out about that they are interested in. By making an article club, we can give them a chance to state those opinions. We also have a go fund charity for different causes. All the money will go to charities to help endangered species, world hunger, etc. As you can probably see from this article, each will have about 2-3 paragraphs, so it shouldn’t take very long to read. Take a few minutes of your time to read an article a week, and you might learn something new! We will have activities at the bottom or back of the article to sharpen your mind and keep you entertained. We highly encourage you to read the article before you do the “minigame.” a small game that will be something like sudoku or fun riddles. When the following story is released, there will be a small quiz about the article from the last week, and you could win a prize if you are the first to send in the correct answer from the game at: [email protected]. We started our article club because we want to hear what you want to learn about, whether it’s your favorite music artist, actor, etc. So feel free to send us your ideas! RIDDLE OF THE WEEK: What has a ring but no finger? intramural trivia?? Really??Tis the Season!! For Trivia! Join Mr. Cox for some Trivia at lunch in the Science Lab!!! Get your besties together and come on out for some good ol' trivia fun and good times! Teams of 4. Must be submitted by Dec 16th - Contact Mr. Petty or Mr. Cox for questions or to submit your teams!! 7/8 Trivia - Dec. 17th @ 12 SY Trivia - Dec. 20th @ 12 maverick fishing club - our inaugural season!The Maverick Fishing Club is up and running for the 2021-2022 school year / ice fishing season! At the first meeting, 12 interested anglers showed up to peruse a wide variety of fishing gear and equipment that was on display, and learn what basic equipment is needed for some ice fishing! The Maverick Fishing Club is eagerly looking for some financial donations from community businesses/organizations to equip students with the bare necessities. If you are willing to donate 5 gallon buckets, or make a financial donation, please contact Daniel Lehmann at [email protected] for more info! Thanks! K-2 students get in the holiday spirit!Each student in K-2 created a Christmas Tree craft. Their trees then came together to create two giant trees to decorate the school hallway. Our K-2 cohort would like to wish everyone in the Morris School community Happy Holidays! Our Grade 5/6 students are grateful!Mrs. Skoglund’s Grade 5/6 class worked hard on their Gratitude unit in ELA. Their final project was to write a letter of gratitude and draw a portrait of someone they appreciated at Morris School. Students were very excited to hand out their project! mav's Wear updateIf you ordered Mavs Wear this year, please be patient. We have been told that the delivery of these items is being affected by the current environmental issues in out in B.C. The goal is to have the clothing orders distributed to students by the last day of school- December 22nd, but there are factors outside of our control that may influence this. spikeball champions crowned!This past week, Mr. Lehmann's Grade 5/6 Phys. Ed. classes held a Spikeball Championship Tournament to wrap up their unit. Congratulations to the following top spikeball teams at the end of the Grade 5/6 Phys Ed spikeball tournament- 4th place - Abigail & Sungwon 3rd place - Cody and Denise 2nd place - Micah & Bailey Tournament Champions - Martin & Gemma gaga ball rules! No explanation required!mehgan's musings - afm resourcesComments are closed.
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