christmas concert was a hit!Congratulations to all K-5 students on a wonderful Christmas Concert performance on December 21st. Your hard work and creativity made for a successful show and you should be proud of your performance! Thank you to the custodial and K-5 staff for their support in putting this show together. Thank you Mrs. Kurylko and Mr. Lehmann for sharing their gymnasium with the music program week leading up to the concert, as well as Ms. Kulbaba, Ms. Melanson, Mrs. Skoglund, Mrs. Charron, and Mrs. Whitely for their extra help in making this show happen. Thank you to the high school peer mentors, Logan and Sydney, and to the parents for their continued support and encouragement of music and the arts! We would be remiss if we didn't thank the person who works so hard with our students so that they can learn and then showcase their musical talents on a night like this. Mrs. Zimmerman...we thank you! come to see the talent in our school! (& Food)On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 the Morris School Music Program is hosting an “Entertainment & Dessert Night” in the music room. It is a band program fundraiser which will showcase the talents of Morris students from kindergarten to grade 12! There will be coffee, tea, and juice served as well as dessert at the intermission. There will also be a silent auction at the show. All students and families are encouraged to attend the event. Tickets are to be purchased in advance from any high school band student, or Mrs. Zimmerman, and are $8/adult and $5/child (free for performers). If your child is interested in performing any kind of act (music, singing, dancing, acting, etc) at the event they are encouraged to come and audition in the music room from January 18-19th from 11:30-12:30 (depending on when their lunch hour is). It’s going to be a terrific show and you won’t want to miss it! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email Mrs. Zimmerman at [email protected]. a call for donations of raffle prizesThe Morris Band Program is looking for raffle prize donations for their annual "Entertainment & Dessert Night" fundraiser being held on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Any and all donations will be graciously accepted and can be given to Mrs. Zimmerman. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions. morris school thinks beyond themselvesThanks to the efforts of our Student Leadership Group, our school hosted a Food Drive during the last two weeks of school. We thank all of those who donated the 197 different food items to the Food Drive. Kathryn and Whaine delivered the food to the Morris Food Bank on Friday, December 22nd (just in time for Christmas). We are hoping to continue to support such a tremendous organization. Way to Go, MAVs! january exams updateOur Grade 12 students kicked off our January 2024 First Semester exam process with their Provincial English exams. The four-day (well...three days due to a snow day) finished up on Friday, January 12. The remaining exam schedule is below. We encourage all of our students who have exams to prepare well in advance, reach out to their teachers when they have questions, get some good sleep and eat well over the next few weeks. A well-prepared, well-rested student will do as well as they are supposed to do if they have done this. exam study tipsThe following excerpt from Kidshelphone.ca summarizes some very good tips for students preparing for exams... It’s common to feel stressed before taking a test, especially if you don’t feel prepared. Keeping up good study habits will help you remember things at test time so you can earn better grades. Here are some study tips to help you prepare for a test: 1. Start early: start studying several days before the test/exam. You’ll have more time to learn and remember what you need to know and the information will stay in your long-term memory for final exams. Cramming the night before will increase your stress and only puts the information in your short-term memory, so you’ll likely forget and have to relearn it at the end of the term. 2. Stay positive: remember that it’s within your ability to do well on the test/exam. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself. 3. Set priorities: spend most of your study time on what’s most important for the test/exam. If you’re not sure what that is, ask your teacher. If your teacher has spent a lot of time on something in class, it’s probably important to know. 4. Make study sheets: try to summarize the main ideas in a few points. Make a single page of notes and review it several times. 5. Get help: ask your teacher to explain any material that you don’t understand. You can also ask a friend or classmate for help. 6. Go to the review class: many teachers review the important material during the class before a test or exam. It’s a good idea to attend and take as many notes as you can. This is also your chance to ask questions. Remember: study as best as you can and get a good night’s sleep before the test! We wish all of our students well as they prepare. THE cookbook fundraiser is going strong! We still have some 'Mavy's Favourites' cookbooks for sale in the office for $20. All proceeds will go towards our senior year's canteen renovation project. We can accept cash, cheque, debit, and credit cards. Our school community contributed their favourite recipes to this project. Enjoy a good meal and support our fundraising endeavour. Thank you! A 'new year' in kindergartenThis week in Kindergarten they learned about what a 'new year' means. They talked about how it always happens in January and figured out what year they will be graduating high school (2036). After the lesson, the students made crowns to celebrate the new year! They also read the book The Magical Yet, a story about how sometimes we feel frustrated by what we can't do...YET! The book taught them that whether you are a child or an adult, there are things that we haven't learned...YET, but can learn! After they read the story, they talked about things that they CAN DO and things that they can't do YET! Students chose one thing to write down that they would like to learn in 2024 and drew a picture to go with it! Happy New Year! mavericks athletic updateBasketball The crazy weather this week led to the cancellation of games on Wednesday and Thursday nights for all of our teams. This weekend our Junior Varsity boys host their home tournament. The Boys play at 3:30 on Friday and then 10:00 and 3:30 on Saturday. Next week our Varsity teams host Rosenort (Boys on Tuesday at 6:00pm, Girls on Thursday at 6:00pm). The Varsity Girls also travel to Gimli to compete in the Gimli High School Tournament. Hockey The Mavs lost a close one to Mountain on Wednesday night 4-3. Next week they host Winkler on Wednesday night (7:30pm puck drop). Wrestling A few of our Mavericks wrestlers are competing at a tournament in Winnipeg on Sunday. Good luck! Introducing MOnday mentors!Grades 7-12 students interested in basketball are invited to share the gym on Mondays at lunch to start our Monday Mentors series. This is an opportunity for grades 7-8 students to work on their skills and for high school students to further develop their leadership skills and make a difference in our school community. grade 7/8 Tech class pass on THEIR knowledgeThe 7-8 Technology Class ended their unit by teaching grade 5-6 students how to use virtual reality headsets. Students learned how to prepare their play area, set safety boundaries, and then got to experience a wild roller coaster ride right in the classroom! Since the older students can't see what the younger students can see in the headset, it's a great communication challenge. Thanks to the grade 7-8 "teachers" who did a great job, and the students who participated! The VR headsets are scheduled to return, so more students should get a chance soon. robotics club updateThe Morris Robotics Team's visit from the Morris & District Chamber of Commerce was covered in the Southeast Journal. A big thanks to both sponsors and donors that have been a big help in helping the team get ready for the Manitoba Robots Games! In tournament news, congratulations to Cody Dueck and his Zeus robot for finishing up 2023 as our December champion. Our January tournament will have a new twist, as its two points for a win, and one point for losing a match. Thanks to everyone who is getting matches in. Finally, some students spent their holidays building their own robots at home! Check out this Lego Mindstorms Robot arm by Natalie and Ian Wiebe. get your yearbooks...heeeerrrreeee!Yearbook orders for the current school year 2023-2024 are now open. Forms are available from Mrs. DeKezel in the library or online orders can be placed at ybpay.lifetouch.ca using the Morris School code 13774324 Remember that 2024 graduates do not need to order a copy if they are participating in grad - the fees cover one copy for each student. christmas baking in home ec!attention current grade 10 & 11 studentsComments are closed.
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