please read the division update (#28)Mr. Brad Curtis sent an important update today via email. We would encourage you to read through all the important information contained in his update. We would expect all of our students and their families to be adhering to all the protocols detailed in that update, specifically keeping your students home when they are sick and wearing the recommended masks appropriately. With the adjustments we have made at the school (detailed below) and our staff & students adhering to the protocols, we give ourselves the best chance to stay healthy. Back to the Morris school building on mondayWith the return of our awesome students, we’ve been mandated to social distance them to the best of our ability. That requires us to use all the spaces in our school in ways that will change how we do things until we are told we can loosen up the need to social distance. In light of the above, we have made the following changes of locations and adjustments to classroom locations and/or schedules… K-4 - classroom space is adequate to host our K-4 students and social distance them appropriately 5/6 - Mr. Moore’s class has broken down a wall and spread out into two classrooms. Mrs. Skoglund’s class has moved her class to the library. The library will be out of bounds for all other students due to this change. Mrs. Dekezel (bless her heart) will become a traveling library show again. Some library schedules may need to change based on this, but we will do our best to provide the library service to the best of our abilities. The 5/6 classes will still use their lockers, the same entrance & exit door as well as the same washroom facilities. 7/8 - classroom space is adequate to host our Grades 7/8 students and social distance them appropriately. Our Grade 7/8 elective classes may have changed. Please refer to the schedule below. Grade 9’s - Due to the large number of students in this grade level, our Grade 9’s will be moving to the Senior Years’ gym (mezzanine & west half). Their schedule will see them possibly move out of the gym for some of their classes, but they would remain in the gym for most of their school day. A full schedule of Senior Years' classes and the location of their classroom can be found below. An asterisk beside the room location signifies a change in location compared to when our students left for their break in December. Grades 10-12 - We will be making use of the Band room for some classes and have busted down the wall between rooms 29 & 33 to allow larger class sizes to occupy those spaces while still being social distanced. A full schedule of Senior Years' classes and the location of their classroom can be found below. An asterisk beside the room location signifies a change in location compared to when our students left for their break in December. Early Years Phys. Ed. - will be moving outside like last year. On days when the temperature is too cold to be outside, the students will either make use of the gym (forcing some music classes into the classrooms) OR Mr. Ricard will teach a health class on those days. There may be times during the day when Music and Phys. Ed. does not conflict, allowing Mr. Ricard to make use of the gym. Middle & Senior Year Phys. Ed. - will be moving outside as well. There may be some time for students in their respective gyms if the schedule allows, but we can’t guarantee it. Students should dress warmly with the knowledge that outdoor Phys. Ed. could be a daily reality. With one half of the senior years gym being empty, some activities (like Grade 9 Phys. Ed.) might be able to make use of the empty portion of the gym IF no other classes are scheduled for the Mezzanine or the West side of the gym. Phys. Ed. classes will also be assigned a classroom for health class purposes. Indoor Phys. Ed classes will need to wear masks at all times. Intramural Programming - IF the schedule allows (Noon - 1 pm), Intramural programming can be held on the east side of the Senior Years’ gym. If this doesn’t work, we will need to plan for outside Intramural activities OR suspend Intramural events until we are able to make full use of the gym. Extra-curricular activities will be allowed beginning Monday, January 17th. If the Senior Year’s gym is required, they will be limited to to one half of the gym OR be prepared to move desks & equipment from the playing surface of the west half of the gym and then move it back to the exact location after practice has been completed. The Junior Gym can be made available as well after school. All Return to Play protocols plus those mandated by the division or the province will be in effect as well. Senior Years’ Lunch Spaces: Grades 9-12 students will assigned new socially distanced lunch spaces as well. Starting Monday, the high school students are asked to eat lunch in the following locations: Grade 9: Senior Years Gym (please at your lunch in the same desks used in Periods 1 & 2) Grade 10: Room 29/33 and Art Room Grade 11: Band Room Grade 12: MPR We will not be hosting any community use of schools events at least for the next week. We will update all those groups as we progress through this new phase. this past week summed up in one photo!!Thank you to all of our students, staff, and families for your commitment to remote learning this week! We really appreciate all your efforts. dress for the weather!With the majority of our Physical Education classes moving outdoors, we recommend all students bring the proper clothing to enjoy your class and not be concerned about being cold. Feel free to store your winter clothing and boots in your lockers while you are attending your other classes. A message from Mr. RicardA Note From Elementary Phys. Ed. Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a great break and that you are all ready to get back into the swing of things here at school. I have two important things to discuss as we head back to the school. #1 Outdoor Gym Class As we move forward there have been many changes throughout the school, one of those changes is that for the time being most Phys. Ed. classes will be moved outdoors. This is a great opportunity for us to get a lot more fresh air and enjoy the outdoors! I have some great units planned and some other ideas to keep us busy outside. Having said that, I would just like to remind everyone of the importance to bring proper outdoor gear. I would like to see every student have a warm jacket, ski pants, proper mitts and a hat. #2 Skating for Phys. Ed. Class Since we will be outside for gym class we now have the opportunity to go to the arena for skating! We will be starting our skating unit on Feb. 1st. The grade 3/4 classes will be going two times a week, every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00-2:00 pm. The grade 1/2 classes will go one time per week, every Thursday from 10:00- 11:00 am. We will skate right till spring break on this schedule. Here are a couple of things to note; we do have many pairs of extra skates available in a variety of sizes, so if you do not have your own skates, not a problem. Every student will be required to wear a helmet on the ice. We do have extra helmets as well, however, the sizes of helmets tend to be quite small. I am encouraging everyone to bring their own helmet. Any helmet will do, it does not have to be a traditional hockey helmet. Bike, ski, football etc. helmets will do just fine. Also, I will ask all students to make sure they wear some sort of gloves on the ice, this could be hockey gloves or just their everyday winter mitts. This is a great opportunity during this difficult time so I am excited and I hope everyone else is. If you have any questions or concerns about skating at all please feel free to email me directly anytime! Thank you Mr. Rick Ricard [email protected] maverick athletics updateMaverick Basketball continues! JV Girls and V Boys will play their first game of the season on Wednesday at home vs. Elm Creek (girls) @ 6:00 pm and MCI (boys) @ 7:30 pm. You can catch the games on our "Morris Mavericks Athletics" YouTube account. Due to the close nature of the sport, we will be taking a break from wrestling at Morris School for a while. Look for more updates as our Public Health situation improves. intramural updateWelcome Back everyone!! Interested in playing Bucket Ball? What is Bucket Ball you ask? Sign up with your bestie and be ready to show up in the Senior Years' gym at lunch from 12:00 - 1255 pm. Games start Jan 24th Look for sign up sheets in your cohort area this week. Cards more your style?Interested in playing in a crib tournament? Look for sign up sheet in your cohort area or talk to Mr. Petty or email [email protected] january assessments finalizedauto body students raise $$ for courts project!Our Auto Body students was in the Christmas Spirit before the winter break! They lended their time and talents to raise money for our community's Outdoor Courts Project. We appreciate the efforts they put forth with the goal of helping someone else. Way to Go, MAV's! covid Pfizer VACCINATION clinic - February 15We will email parents of students aged 5-11 years old separately, but an FYI for others... Public health will be offering Covid Pfizer Pediatric dose #1 or #2 (with appropriate interval or Informed Consent) at Morris School on Tues. Feb. 15, 2022. Immunized during the school day: If you feel your child will be comfortable receiving the vaccine during school hours without a parent present, print off and complete the Covid consent (link below) and return to the school office or email to [email protected] by Feb. 8, 2022. Immunized after school – 5:00 pm: On that same date, one parent/guardian can attend the school with your child from 4-5pm. This will be walk-in and pre-screening will take place upon entry. Please print off and bring your child’s Covid consent form (copies will be available at the clinic) along with your Manitoba Health card to the clinic. If your child has received a vaccination 14 days prior to the clinic, please have records with you at that time. Please print off and fill out consent form: https://manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine/resources.html#forms Fact sheets can be found at: https://manitoba.ca/asset_library/en/covid/mrna_vaccine_children5-11.pdf For any further information you can contact Morris Public Health at 204-746-7354 or visit: https://manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine/young-people.html If possible, please email your consent to [email protected] This will allow her to ensure I have enough vaccine on site. Comments are closed.
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