terry fox run - a great success!Our Grades K-8 students walked across Highway 23 on Tuesday. They headed to the track at the Stampede Grounds to take part in our annual Terry Fox Run. We had a great turnout, great weather, and great enthusiasm shown by our students, staff, and school community members who attended the event. Our students also raised over $2 000 (doubled our goal). Thanks to Ms. Johnston for organizing the event, Mr. Ricard for warming up the troops before the run, and for all the teachers for helping make this event a success. Way to Go, MAV's! Grade 3/4's head out on a field tripOur Grades 3/4 students had their first field trip of the year. The group traveled to Deer Meadow Farms, just east of Winnipeg. The group went on a tractor ride through a deer habitat, played games, saw and petted many animals in Animal Alley, looked for clues in the corn maze and cooked s’mores over a bonfire. A great day was had by all! Way to Go, MAV's! mavericks wear red for dyslexia awarenessOn Monday, October 17th, a number of our students wore red in support of the awareness campaign organized by Dyslexia Canada. morris hosts POSTSECONDARY tourThis past Tuesday, Morris School hosted the Manitoba Post Secondary Schools tour. Universities and Colleges from across Manitoba will be at our school with informational booths and presentations for students in grades 11-12. Students from St. Jean-Baptiste, St. Pierre, & Rosenort were in attendance to participate. Our Grade 10's even had a chance to tour the booths in the gym at the end of the tour. Thank you to Mrs. Edel for organizing and arranging such a valuable event for our students. thanks Mr. Norris!On Oct. 18, Mr. Mathew Norris (Registered Nurse and manager of Morris General Hospital) visited the 5/6 Moore classroom to talk about physical health and the nursing profession, as a follow-up to the Healthy Body science unit. Students were very engaged with all kinds of good questions which our knowledgeable guest graciously answered. Time well spent and thank-you, Mr. Norris! Outdoor education class has been busy!The Outdoor Ed. students have had lots on the go lately! The students are learning about 'Universal Transverse Mercator' mapping / orienteering, 5 main knots that can help you in the wilderness, and they recently completed their first Hiking Camping trip of the year. On October 6-9, the Outdoor Ed class went to Epinette Creek Trail System in Spruce Woods. The group hiked roughly 12 km per day, staying overnight at 3 different campsites. Campfires were burning almost non-stop because of they cool weather at night & early morning, including a crisp -6 degree night on October 6. Despite the cold conditions, they students all have great attitudes the entire weekend! Next trip will be a multi-day Winter trip in January / February! Stay tuned. mavericks athletics reportHockey The Mavericks had their first two Zone IV league game this past week. Although there were two games, the opponent was the same. The Mavs won their game 4-1 against the NPC Nighthawks on Tuesday in Winkler. On Friday, the Mavericks traveled to Winkler to face the Nighthawks for a rematch. The Mavericks came away victorious again, this time by a score of 5 to 1. Congrats to the team. The Mavericks lace up their skates again this weekend at a tournament in Neepawa. Good luck to the team! Volleyball Grade 7/8: Both girls and boys had their first game action in Starbuck this week. The girls won 3 sets to 1, while the boys lost 3 sets to 1 with all sets being very close. Both teams head to JA Cuddy this Wednesday. JV: The JV boys defeated Miami this past week in straight sets. They have a busy week ahead with games in Miami (Tues) and Rosenort (Thurs). The JV Girls lost two close games to Carman and St. Pauls this past week. They travel to RVS on Monday and Shevchenko on Wednesday. Varsity: The Varsity Girls defeated Carman and St. Pauls this past week, both 3-1 set victories. They travel to RVS on Monday and Shevchenko this Wednesday with the JV Girls. The Varsity Boys defeated Carman 3 sets to 1 this week in their final league game of the season. They are currently sitting in 3rd place in the Zone and have clinched a playoff spot. The Varsity Boys also host their home tournament this weekend. Their round robin games are at 1:00pm and 6:50 pm on Friday and 9:00 am on Saturday (draw below). Comments are closed.
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