an important week ahead As we return to school this week, we have the opportunity to honour the lost children and survivors of the Canadian Residential School system. It is also a way for our school community to learn more about how we are all treaty people. A number of our classrooms have already been working on this initiative. We are proud of our students and staff for making this a part of out intentional learning plans. Formal activities next week will be as follows:
We have had the privilege of having some resources shared with us from multiple sources. We would love to share them with our school community. They include the following...
 last week for mav gear orders!School clothing online store is OPEN! You must have your orders in by OCTOBER 1st! Go and get some awesome MAVS GEAR! Click [HERE] to access the online store.  thanks coach! Ms. Emilie Jashyn, our Varsity Girls' Volleyball Captain, took some time this week to show her team's appreciation for their head coach, Mr. Daniel Lehmann. We have GRATEful students and that is a GREAT thing! Before that appreciation is shared, the blog staff would like to express their appreciation for all of our staff and community volunteers who provide our students with awesome extra-curricular opportunities. Your passion for these activities shine through as you provide our youth with great experiences...THANK YOU! The Morris Mavericks Girl’s Varsity volleyball team would like to recognize our very dedicated coach Daniel Lehmann. Mr. Lehmann, thank you for the positive impact you leave on and off of the volleyball court. We are very grateful for the time and patience you give us to grow as players while making it fun and memorable. Our school and community are better because we have you here. Thank you for sharing your time, skills and talents with us.
fall tour information - Senior Years' Students a reminder of drop off & Pick up proceduresA friendly reminder of the pick up and drop off locations for your students. Please use Toronto Avenue East without stopping in the turnaround circle at the very east end of the street. We also understand people using Montreal Avenue E (Hwy 23), but we can't have anyone use the bus loop for pick up, drop off, or drive through purposes. Thank you to all those families who understand the need for a few basic rules during a busy traffic time in our school day and for those who read the blog and will adjust their pick up and drop off routines accordingly based on this information.   attention k-2 and new Morris student families FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEARThe JV Girls and Boys volleyball teams both hosted six team tournaments this weekend. The boys finished the round robin in fifth place after splitting games with Green Valley, Gimli, and Sanford. They then faced Green Valley in the playoff round where they were able to take one set off of the Pirates. The JV Girls finished fourth in the round robin where they defeated Gimli and MCI. They then faced Rosenort in the playoff round where they were defeated in straight sets. Both teams showed great improvement, dedication, and teamwork throughout the weekend! A big Maverick thank you to all those students, staff, and family volunteers who made the tournament a success! We appreciate you! Our grade 7/8's are all over the map!Mr. Stevenson's Grade 7/8 Social Studies class has been learning about different types of maps, and how the world can be divided into different types of regions. Currently they are creating maps that show the ecoregions found in Manitoba. Manitoba's ecoregions are Southern Arctic, Hudson Plains, Taiga Shield, Boreal Shield, Boreal Plains, and Prairie. Next week they are going to make maps of Manitoba that show the Numbered Treaty regions in preparation for the National Day of Reconciliation.  Soccer Maverick Girls Soccer team defeated RVS on Thursday 8-3 to clinch a playoff spot. They travel to DCS next Thursday for the chance to earn a first place bye in the playoffs. Maverick Boys Soccer team defeated MCI last week 5-4 before falling to Shevchenko 5-0. They currently sit in 3rd place and have Sanford and DCS left to play this week. [You'll find some pictures below from the Shevchenko game] Maverick Volleyball teams are anxiously awaiting the release of the Zone schedule. It should be out early next week. Maverick Cross-Country has been continuing to practice in preparation for their meets on Oct 4 and 14.  Mr. Moore's class enjoy reading & the Weather congratulations rocky!One of our Mavericks was recognized for excellence in their field...baseball field, that is! One our Grade 6 students, Rocky Thiessen, recently earned a baseball award for the 2022 baseball season. Rocky won the Winnipeg South 11UAA Player of the Year award. The Player of the Year award is given to a player that works hard on and off the field and is dedicated to developing his skills. As a part of the award presentation, Rocky's quiet leadership skills were noted. Two highlights of Rocky's season were striking out 7 out of 10 batters in one game and being one batter away from pitching a complete game shutout. Unfortunately his pitch count maxed out before he could finish out the game. Congratulations Rocky! Way to Go, MAV's!
book fair prize draw winner announcedCongratulations to Christoph Sawatzky-Hildebrand in Donna Martens' Grade 3/4 classroom, who is the winner of the Book Fair Prize Draw. Christoph was able to pick $25 value of books for himself and another $25 for Ms Martens' classroom. Way to go Christoph! Many thanks to everyone who supported the book fair in September! Mrs. DeKezel reports that sales were brisk once again and will help add new books to our school library.  town of morris offers new program for teensMorris School has just been informed about an exciting opportunity for students. The Town of Morris is organizing and hosting a series of wellness activities under the umbrella of what they're calling Cre8tive Mentorship. The program description is as follows... "For teens interested in understanding and enhancing their own personal wellbeing and collaborating to create safe & transformational spaces & community together. Opportunity for Creative Exploration, Movement & Mindfulness" The program requires interested students to sign up. The contact information to do so is below OR you can see Mrs. Edel as well. Any Questions, please contact Arien – Morris Area Recreation Phone: 204-746-2531 x 101 Email: recreation@townofmorris.ca  concert band fundraiser - Deadline looms!Grade 6-12 Band Veggie Fundraiser: A new fundraiser has now started for all grades 6-12 Band students at Morris School. This fundraiser is going directly into the band program to help offset the costs of instrument repairs, cleaning, supplies, and upkeep. This is an exciting new fundraiser for the community- we are selling fresh, local vegetable bundles through Peak of the Market’s “Farm to School” fundraiser program. We make a 50% profit for every vegetable bundle sold, and buyers have the option to purchase for themselves or to donate bundle(s) to Harvest Manitoba (a local food bank). Orders are due by Monday, October 3, 2022. For more information, see the letter/form attached or contact Mrs. Zimmerman at kzimmerman@rrvsd.ca    school fees We would like to send out a huge 'THANK YOU' to those families who have paid their school fees online, made inquiries on how to get set up on our division's School Cash Online software, or have made profiles on their own. Our School has moved to accept all school fees online using our School Cash Online software. No payments in cash or cheque will be received by a member of our school staff. An email has been sent to you by Ms. Danielle LeBlanc containing your student's student ID number and instructions of how to become an established user of the School Cash Online software. If you did not receive that email, please email Ms. Denny at dleblanc@rrvsd.ca and she will send you one. You do not require a credit card to successfully execute a payment using School Cash Online. You can link your account directly to one of your bank accounts and it will be withdrawn directly from that specific account when you complete your payment transaction. Link to School Cash Online (A QR code is available below as well): SchoolCashOnline.com A list of this year's fees include:
If you require assistance setting up your account online, please contact Mrs. Huska via email jhuska@rrvsd.ca or by phone (204.746.2612). If there are concerns about your family's ability to pay one of the above fees, there are two options:
      get your mav gear HEEEEERRRRREEEEE!School clothing online store is OPEN! You must have your orders in by OCTOBER 1st! Go and get some awesome MAVS GEAR! Click [HERE] to access the online store. fundraising event planned - sign up ASap dress code reminder!We would encourage all students and their parents/guardians to be aware of our school's dress code (below). Based on the first full week of school, it appears that some of our middle school and high school students may not be aware our school has a dress code that may not coincide with what they would like to wear to school. The typical process for addressing a student with a dress code issue will be speaking with them to ensure they understand the dress code. The second incident will be the opportunity to find something to wear that follows the dress code. This may include sending them home. A third incident will result in a one-day school suspension. Please contact Mr. Watson if you have any questions.  will your student be away? use safearrival! Parents and Guardians, The best way to report an absence is to use the SafeArrival/School Messenger App. Please follow the link below to find out more. SAFE ARRIVAL ATTENDANCE - Morris School (rrvsd.ca) visitors to the school our class of 2035 start their school careersMs. Mclaren, our school's Kindergarten teacher reports, "We are off to a great start, learning new routines, playing with purpose, and enjoying time with our peer helpers." Way to Go, MAV's!
mavericks athletics update! Cross Country Practices began this week with our runners working on both speed and endurance. They are preparing for the Zone meet which will take place in Mid-October. Soccer The Girls soccer team got off to a rough start against DCS on Monday to start their season. But they rebounded against RVS on Thursday, winning 6-0. The Boys soccer team started their season with a 7-1 win vs. RVS on Thursday. Both teams play again Next week the Boys play @ MCI on Tuesday and at home vs. Shevchenko on Thursday (game time for both is 4:30). The girls head to RVS for a rematch on Thursday. Volleyball Both JV and Varsity teams are in full swing already. The Varsity Girls head to Gilbert Plains this weekend for their first tournament while our other volleyball squads continue to prepare for their Zone league games beginning the first week of October. Reminder to volleyball players that permission forms and fees must be paid before you can play (or contact Mrs. Kurylko to make arrangements). Grade 7/8 students have been itching to get started and will get their chance this week when the boys begin practices on Mon and Wed while the girls practice Mon and Thurs. Mavericks Tournament Action Morris hosts a JV Girls & Boys Volleyball tournament next weekend (Sept 23/24). The girls and boys both play at 1:00 and 6:50 on Friday and 9:00, 11:30, and 1:10 on Saturday (with playoffs starting immediately after). Hockey Mav's tryouts started last week and continue this weekend. Good luck to all of the players vying for a spot on the team this year. senior concert band mentorshipThe band program is back in full swing and we're excited for an exciting year of music making! Our large Senior Concert Band is filled with grades 9-12 musicians of all levels, and the students have been doing a great job working together and mentoring one another throughout their rehearsals this past week. Way to go, MAVs!  concert band fundraiserGrade 6-12 Band Veggie Fundraiser: A new fundraiser has now started for all grades 6-12 Band students at Morris School. This fundraiser is going directly into the band program to help offset the costs of instrument repairs, cleaning, supplies, and upkeep. This is an exciting new fundraiser for the community- we are selling fresh, local vegetable bundles through Peak of the Market’s “Farm to School” fundraiser program. We make a 50% profit for every vegetable bundle sold, and buyers have the option to purchase for themselves or to donate bundle(s) to Harvest Manitoba (a local food bank). Orders are due by Monday, October 3, 2022. For more information, see the letter/form attached or contact Mrs. Zimmerman at kzimmerman@rrvsd.ca. school fees - easy access We would like to send out a huge 'THANK YOU' to those families who have paid their school fees online, made inquiries on how to get set up on our division's School Cash Online software, or have made profiles on their own. Our School has moved to accept all school fees online using our School Cash Online software. No payments in cash or cheque will be received by a member of our school staff. An email has been sent to you by Ms. Danielle LeBlanc containing your student's student ID number and instructions of how to become an established user of the School Cash Online software. If you did not receive that email, please email Ms. Denny at dleblanc@rrvsd.ca and she will send you one. You do not require a credit card to successfully execute a payment using School Cash Online. You can link your account directly to one of your bank accounts and it will be withdrawn directly from that specific account when you complete your payment transaction. Link to School Cash Online (A QR code is available below as well): SchoolCashOnline.com A list of this year's fees include:
If you require assistance setting up your account online, please contact Mrs. Huska via email jhuska@rrvsd.ca or by phone (204.746.2612). If there are concerns about your family's ability to pay one of the above fees, there are two options:
 out on the road with Mrs. Edel - career edition The Construction Career Expo is an interactive opportunity for grade 10,11, and 12 students to look at careers in the construction trades. It is being hosted this fall on Wednesday, September 28th Please see Mrs. Edel if you are interested in attending. https://winnipegconstruction.ca/events/manitoba-construction-career-expo/ On October 18 our school will be hosting 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. On November 10 The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in partnership with the University of Manitoba is hosting Discovery Days for students interested in Health Care. Topics include Family Medicine, Medical Research, Nursing, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, etc. https://cdnmedhall.ca/discoverydays Please see Mrs. Edel if you are interested in attending. one more day!!       a great start! Thank you community members The first week of the 2022-23 school year at Morris School is in the books! We would like to take the time to thank all Morris School community members for helping the first week go well. We appreciate seeing all the students in their classes on the first day. The very large majority of classes had all their students in class and on time. Our parents did a great job of communicating when they had questions or something they felt our staff needed to know. For those of you who drop off & pick up your students, thank you for not using the bus loop in the back of the school or parking in the circle turnaround at the very end of Toronto Avenue East. We appreciate that! A big thank you to our staff for handling any adjustments that were needed to be made. The first week of school can be stressful enough (for students & staff), so your ability to roll with some of these changes were appreciated. We look forward to our second week. We would encourage all community members to reach out the school if you have questions. If it is a question about classroom activities, please reach out to the teacher first. If it is administrative in nature (forms, applications, fees, etc), please ask the front office staff. If you're not sure who to direct your question/comment to, please call the office or speak directly with Mr. Watson. K-8 FAMILIES - STRONG BEGINNINGS (SIGN UP ONLINE) Strong Beginnings is a MANDATORY assessment that occurs early in September for students in Kindergarten to Grade 8. On Friday, September 16 and Monday, September 19, children will attend school by appointment for approximately 60 minutes to participate in assessment activities. Kindergarten students are asked to book a 30 minute appointment during one of the time slots on Monday, September 19 (No appointments available on September 17). The appointments on these days replace regular classes..so NO classes for Grades K-8 students on Friday or Monday. Grades 9-12 students...we'll see you at school! A Strong Beginnings session is an opportunity for teachers to extend and consolidate their understanding of each child in order to plan for instruction. This, in turn, will effectively address unique learning needs as early as possible in the new school year. All Grades K-8 students need to be registered for Strong Beginnings by Thursday, September 15th. We book online using our Conference Manager software. If you do not have a Conference Manager account, please access the site via our school's website or by clicking here. If you are new to school, please create an account and add your student's into the system. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Watson. calling all jazz musicians! Interested in joining the grade 8-12 Jazz Band? Perhaps you want to learn to play a new instrument? Bass, drums, guitar, vocals, saxophone,... you name it! Jazz Band is a full year for-credit course that takes place a few times a week over the lunch hour. Come to the first Jazz Band meeting in the Band Room at noon on Monday, September 12th, or see Mrs. Zimmerman for more information. No experience required! maverick athletics up & running! Our Maverick Athletic program is hitting the ground running (jumping, kicking, & spiking, as well) during the first couple of weeks of September. Please notice the dates and times listed below. For those students in Grades 5-8, please be patient, we will be getting started with your athletic teams shortly. For Grades 7 & 8 students, get yourselves in shape by seeing either Mrs. Zimmerman or Ms. Mclaren to gain some information about being a Maverick Cross-country runner. Getting involved in something at Morris School is a great way to enhance your experience beyond the classroom as well as a chance to meet someone you probably wouldn't taken the time to get to know otherwise. Be open and get involved!! Girls' Soccer: Game Monday (Dufferin Christian) vs and Thursday (RVS) @ 4:30 (both in Morris). See Mrs. Skoglund for details. Boys' Soccer: Practice Mon and Wed @ 3:30, Game Thurs vs RVS @ 6:00 in Morris. See Mr. Ricard for details. JV Girls Volleyball: Practice Monday @ Noon and Wednesday @ 3:30. See Mr. Dekezel for details. JV and Varsity Boys Volleyball: Practice Monday, Thursday, and Friday @ 3:30. See Mr. Cox or Mrs. Leflar for details. Varsity Girls Volleyball: Practice Tuesday and Wednesday @ 3:30. See Mr. Lehmann for details. Grade 7-12 Cross Country: Meet in the Junior Gym on Tuesday's @ 3:30 and Thursday's @ Noon. If you would like to participate in more than one activity, just be sure to keep the coaches/moderators of those activities informed of any conflicts you may have with other activities inside OR outside the school. Your coaches/moderators will be understanding. school cash online - thank you! We would like to send out a huge 'THANK YOU' to those families who have paid their school fees online, made inquiries on how to get set up on our division's School Cash Online software, or have made profiles on their own. Our School has moved to accept all school fees online using our School Cash Online software. No payments in cash or cheque will be received by a member of our school staff. An email has been sent to you by Ms. Danielle LeBlanc containing your student's student ID number and instructions of how to become an established user of the School Cash Online software. If you did not receive that email, please email Ms. Denny at dleblanc@rrvsd.ca and she will send you one. You do not require a credit card to successfully execute a payment using School Cash Online. You can link your account directly to one of your bank accounts and it will be withdrawn directly from that specific account when you complete your payment transaction. Link to School Cash Online: SchoolCashOnline.com A list of this year's fees include:
If there are concerns about your family's ability to pay one of the above fees, there are two options:
 contact information changes In order to receive all the information you require to be an active member of our school community, we need to be sure your contact information is up-to-date. If you've moved to another residence, changed (or dropped) a phone number or have a new email address, please let Ms. Denny know in the office as soon as possible. Her email is dleblanc@rrvsd.ca. We appreciate being kept in the loop on the above changes. Thank you, in advance, for helping us out.  At Morris School, one of our greatest priorities is ensuring that all our students arrive safely at school each and every day. To enhance our existing absence-checking procedure, we are using a student absence reporting system called SafeArrival. This system will reduce the time it takes to verify student attendance, make it easy for you to report your child’s absence and easy for staff to respond to unexplained student absences. With SafeArrival, you are asked to report your child’s absence in advance using any of these 3 convenient methods:
***A New Text Option is available for SafeArrival. There are directions to sign up in link to the pdf below: SMSTextOpRRVSD.pdf In addition, we will use the SchoolMessenger Communicate automated notification system to contact parents whose child is absent when the absence was not reported in advance. The automated notification system will attempt to contact parents at multiple contact points until a reason is submitted for the absence. If our system is unable to reach the designated contacts, office staff will follow up. If you report your child’s absence in advance using the SafeArrival toll-free number, website or mobile app, you will NOT receive these notifications. Please report absences in advance using SafeArrival instead of sending notes or calling/emailing the school. Staff will being using the SafeArrival notifications to let you know if your student is absent (when you haven’t reported the absence in advance). If you have children attending other schools, please continue to report absences using the existing procedures for those schools.      welcome (Back) to Morris School!Morris School is excited to see you next week. We hope your summer was full of adventure, relaxing, enjoying the weather that our summer brings! We also hope that you are ready for the current school year. The majority of our staff have been in getting their classrooms and course work ready for your return next week. We also want you to be aware of a few things before you step foot in the school.
 ***bus student families - please read!!*** We received the following information today from the school division's Transportation Department... "Due to the large amount of new registrations and changes to student transportation coming in, please inform families that transportation won’t be put in place until they hear from their bus driver." Parents will have to bring their students to school until they hear from a school division bus driver. maverick fees are now cashless Our School is moving to accepting all school fees online using our School Cash Online software. No payments in cash or cheque will be received by a member of our school staff. An email will be sent to you by Ms. Danielle LeBlanc containing your student's student ID number and instructions of how to become an established user of the School Cash Online software. You do not require a credit card to successfully execute a payment using School Cash Online. You can link your account directly to one of your bank accounts and it will be withdrawn directly from that specific account when you complete your payment transaction. Link to School Cash Online: SchoolCashOnline.com: Welcome A list of this year's fees include:
If you require assistance setting up your account online, please contact Ms. LeBlanc at dleblanc@rrvsd.ca (204.746.2612 ext 3222). If there are concerns about your family's ability to pay one of the above fees, there are two options:
Breakfast club news
BREAKFAST CLUB & Food Program 2022-23 Our Breakfast Club will continue this year and we are excited to add more options such as free snacks and some free lunches for students at different times. Stay tuned for more info! We are proud to acknowledge our grant sponsors, Breakfast Club of Canada, The Child Nutrition Council of Canada, and last year, Children's Charity. Also we have kindly received funds and donations from Morris BigWay, our local Christmas Cheer Board and local donors. Thank you so much. We will be introducing an online donation system this year as well. Breakfast Club will begin for K-12 on Monday, Sept. 12th. K-6: This will be delivered to classrooms and ready to serve when they enter at 8:40am. 7/8: This will be delivered to classrooms and ready to serve when they enter at 8:45am. Gr. 9-12: Breakfast Club will be available in the MPR daily when you enter at 8:45 (or prior with practices, etc.) maverick wrestler competes at Canada Games!One of our own Mavericks, Ms. Katie McLachlan, competed for Team Manitoba this past summer at the 2022 Canada Games in Niagara, Ontario in the sport of wrestling. Katie earned her way on the team by winning her weight class division earlier this year at the Canada Games Trials held in Winnipeg. While at the Canada Games Competitions, Katie's Team Manitoba competed in a series of dual meets against other provinces. Team Manitoba's women's team placed finished 8th out of 12 teams at the event. Katie also placed 8th in the country after her individual matches were completed! Congratulations Katie! We are proud of you! Way to Go, MAV's!  Funk represents Manitoba in football (Twice)!Grade 9 student, Ethan Funk, earned his way on the U16 Provincial Tackle Football team this past summer. As one of the youngest (if not THE youngest) student-athletes to earn a spot on Team Manitoba, Ethan traveled with the team to Langley, British Columbia the U16 Western Challenge. Ethan served as the backup quarterback but also saw some time on special teams for Team 'Toba! Immediately following that tournament, Ethan came back to Manitoba, took off his equipment and played for the Manitoba's U16 Men's Flag Football entry at the U16 Flag Football Western Challenge held at the University of Manitoba. Ethan's team finished second behind a team from Saskatchewan. Congratulations Ethan! Way to Go, MAV's!
 did your contact information change? In order to receive all the information you require to be an active member of our school community, we need to be sure your contact information is up-to-date. If you've moved to another residence, changed (or dropped) a phone number or have a new email address, please let Ms. Denny know in the office as soon as possible. Her email is dleblanc@rrvsd.ca. We appreciate being kept in the loop on the above changes. Thank you, in advance, for helping us out.  boys' volleyball starting soon Boys' volleyball practices will begin on Thursday Sept 8 and Friday Sept 9, both from 3:30 - 5:00. These practices are open to players in grades 9-12. Please see Mr. Cox if you are interested in playing, but aren't able to make the first practice on Thursday. K-8 families - strong beginnings (sign up online) Strong Beginnings is a MANDATORY assessment that occurs early in September for students in Kindergarten to Grade 8. On Friday, September 16 and Monday, September 19, children will attend school by appointment for approximately 60 minutes to participate in assessment activities. Kindergarten students are asked to book a 30 minute appointment during one of the time slots on Monday, September 19 (No appointments available on September 17). The appointments on these days replace regular classes..so NO classes for Grades K-8 students on Friday or Monday. Grades 9-12 students...we'll see you at school! A Strong Beginnings session is an opportunity for teachers to extend and consolidate their understanding of each child in order to plan for instruction. This, in turn, will effectively address unique learning needs as early as possible in the new school year. All Grades K-8 students need to be registered for Strong Beginnings by Thursday, September 15th. We book online using our Conference Manager software. If you do not have a Conference Manager account, please access the site via our school's website or by clicking here. If you are new to school, please create an account and add your student's into the system. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Watson. skating anyone?Mrs. Cassandra Siemens (nee Penner) wanted to let the Morris School community know about the 2022-23 Skating season. She is also looking for a dedicated and responsible high school student who would be interested in volunteering as an assistant coach for this valuable program. If you are interested in taking advantage of this volunteer opportunity (good for your Grade 11/12 Phys. Ed. volunteering requirement), please contact Mrs. Siemens using the email included below.     Thank you class of 2022 This past Friday, our school celebrated the Class of 2022 by hosting our convocation ceremonies. A total of 43 Maverick graduates received diplomas. We hosted a few individual and small group ceremonies in the morning and a larger ceremony in the afternoon. Convocation took place in the Senior Years Gym. Our Class of 2022 are headed out to the working world, continuing their education in vocational studies, or headed to post-secondary institutions throughout Canada. Over $100 000 in scholarships were recognized during the convocation ceremonies. We are proud of our group and wish them well with whatever they decide to do. Here's a list of our Maverick grads...
 A BIG congratulations to our Class of 2022 on their graduation from high school on Friday, June 24th. The convocation was held in the main gym with individual and small group ceremonies held Thursday PM and all Friday morning. The afternoon ceremony with the remainder of the class was held at 2pm with a receiving line held outside in the Outdoor Classroom after the ceremonies. We are so very proud of all our graduates and their amazing efforts to finish strong! A special thank you goes out the many staff who helped organize things with me throughout the year including our School Grad Committee of Mrs. Edel, Mrs. Skog, Mr. Dekezel, Mrs. Legary, Mrs. Clayton,and Mrs Wray (until she left to have a beautiful baby!) I would also like to extend a special thank you to Mr. Dyck and Mr. Zinn, Mr. Watson, Mrs. Robert, Mrs. Bobrowski and Mrs. Sandhu who also helped set up & clean up, decorate, greet, direct parents and who jumped in to fill any job not done. Thank you Decorating Committee along with extra helpers Jasmine, Molly, and Emily, for your hours of work, especially grad week! Thank you to the senior high teachers in attendance who assisted on grad day & week, as well as the many supporting staff who helped in the theatre, the office, the gym to make this a very special day for the graduates and their families. This day takes a huge team effort and you all get an A+ for an excellent job! A thank you goes out to Mrs. Michelle Munford who headed up and organized the Prom for the graduates. Thank you for organizing this special event for grads and families. Wishing all graduates and families the very best as they venture forward. Have a great summer! Mrs. Derewianchuk The School Grad Committee k-4 field day - a huge success!!It has been awhile since we have been able to host a field day like this and I can honestly say, all of the kids had missed it and they all had a great time! Students, kindergarten to grade 4 competed in 10 different events. Five of the events being track and field events we had been working on in Phys. Ed. class and the other 5 events being team co-operative stations. There was also a tug-of-war event, which may have been the highlight of the day! All of our students participated very well and most importantly they all had FUN! A huge thank you to Mrs. Skoglund and Mr. Moore’s grade 5/6 classes who helped set up and lead our young students around for the day. It was good to see what great role models the 5/6’s were to the younger kids. We definitely could not have done it without the 5/6 students. Also, thank you to all the teachers and EA’s who helped with the day! A special thanks to Mrs. Skoglund and Mrs. Wattam who organized the canteen and all the EA’s who worked the canteen during the day! One last shout out to Pat and the Big Way staff for helping with the pizza lunch. With the canteen and pizza lunch, we were able to fundraise some money to make next year's Field Day even better!!! thank you and farewell The blog would take some space to thank and send our best wishes to Ms. Jozie Buhler and Mr. Eric Martel who will be finishing up their Morris School teaching careers this week. Ms. Buhler has accepted a job at a school in Steinbach and Mr. Martel will be taking his enthusiasm for teaching to Morden. We want to thank each of them for their care for our students and wish them all the best as they add to their teaching experience. report cards this week Report cards will be out the last week of June. We will again be emailing report cards home to parents. If you require a paper copy, please let the office or your student's homeroom teacher know. Paper copies will be sent home with students or mailed home. k-8 bump up day - wednesday, June 29th On the morning of Wednesday, June 29th, our K-8 students will participate in a "Bump Up Day" activity. The Bump Up Day is a chance for all the students to get together with their teacher and their classmates in the homeroom they will be joining in September. This will give all of our student an opportunity to get a sneak peak. Grade 8 students will have a brief introduction to High School during this time. grade 5/6 science project takes flight!The Grade 5/6 classes completed a unit of study on the topic of flight. The follow-up to the flight was competing with the paper airplanes the students created. They took turns throwing from the mezzanine level in the Senior Years gym. Overall winners: Hailey P (hit the far wall!), Charley K, Kashlynn J, Cody D, Connor H, Gemma T, Joshua S. Bailey T did an excellent job measuring each throw. Carter, Tessa, Brady, and Addy were also great helpers. Way to Go, MAV's! Run club achieving great goalsThe Run Club has been a great success over the past couple of months! Students from grades 3 through 12 have participated and worked hard to achieve their personal goals and we are so proud of all of their hard work. Special shoutout to Erin Hamblin for running 10km and Claire Hamblin for running 8km non stop this past week - amazing job girls! It's not too late to come join us for our last run of the year this Tuesday, June 28th at 3:20pm. See you there! One of our Running Club moderators modelled the spirit she sees from our Maverick students. Mrs. Zimmerman competed in the recent Manitoba Marathon (1/2 Marathon) and set a personal best time! Congratulations to Mrs. Zimmerman! What a great role model for our Running Club students.
Maverick Invited to Train with team Manitoba It is always great to see when students excel in sports not only in school community, but also in provincial and national levels. Georson Labauza, a grade nine student, received an invitation to be a member of 2022 Volleyball Manitoba Boys Team. The offer came after intense four-day tryouts conducted at Dakota Community Centre in Winnipeg. The event is mostly participated by athletes born in 2006 and 2007 with school and club volleyball experience. Georson will be part of the four teams training in preparation for the 2022 Manitoba Cup. Georson played for the Morris School Varsity Boys' Team and he was also a member of University of Manitoba Junior Bison 15U. Way to go Georson! Way to go Mavs!  golf anyone?The Access Junior Golf Tour is a summer program open to golfers of all abilities aged 9-18 in Manitoba. Over the summer, young golfers get the opportunity to play golf with other young golfers who love the game and experience some of the beautiful courses that Manitoba has to offer. Each event costs $20 and includes a meal, snacks, prizes and a round of golf. This year, the tour will make its way to Carman, Morden, Winkler and St. Andrews. Registration forms for the 2022 Junior Golf Tour are available online by visiting: https://community.accesscu.ca/access-junior-golf Dates and Locations: July 11: Carman July 20: Morden August 9: Winkler August 15: St. Andrews (Larters)      Thank you to our retirees!As the end of each school year approaches, some bittersweet feelings seem to be associated with that event. This year is no exception. One of these feelings is a direct result of announcing three retirements from our Morris School staff. After many years at Morris School, Mrs. Robin Wiebe, Mr. Tony Lopez, and Mr. Mike Zinn will be retiring from Morris School. Mrs. Wiebe has most recently been a part of our Senior Years Resource and Alternative Classroom team. However, Mrs. Wiebe has held a number of important roles within our school walls and had an impact on many students. This impact allows us to forgive her for cheering for the Calgary Flames!?! Thank you, Mrs. Wiebe. Mr. Lopez can be found most days in the computer lab or one of the surrounding classrooms teaching graphics or Math. His most recent significant contribution to the school has been the planning, implementation, and successful execution of our online daily announcements (Mavericks Media). This endeavour has improved our school community immensely since its implementation. To top it off, Mr. Lopez organized our live-streaming of school events during the tightening of protocols to allow our school community to watch these events even if they couldn’t be there in person. Thank you, Mr. Lopez. We hope your love of motorcycles, the Habs, and your family keeps you busy in your retirement. I cannot think of a time that I have not seen a smile on Mr. Zinn’s face. This gentlemen has been at our school over 30 years and continues to show up, work hard, and enjoy the people around him. His unsung work after everyone has left the school has been appreciated by all of us even though the work is done when nobody is watching. This multi-talented individual will probably paint, fix up antiques, and enjoy some time off, but his most important role as a grandfather will probably keep him the busiest. Thank you, Mr. Zinn. Our students and staff were able to share their congratulations, best wishes, and even disappointment with our retirees this week as they shared some cake. Grades 7-12 Activity Day - A huge successDue to the fabulous student leadership group at our school, our Grades 7-12 students enjoyed an awesome afternoon under blue skies. Bubble Soccer, a Scavenger Hunt (thanks Mikayla W!!), cornhole, gaga ball, basketball, volleyball, and disc golf were all accessible to our students. Way to Go, MAV’s! Grade 7/8's - hit dingers with their experience! Our Maverick Grades 7/8 baseball teams participated in the divisional baseball tournament in Lowe Farm. It was a great day with gorgeous weather. The boys went undefeated for the day while the girls improved with every game. Congratulations to both teams for their effort, commitment, and great attitude throughout the day.  report cards - coming soon Report cards will be out the last week of June. We will again be emailing report cards home to parents. If you require a paper copy, please let the office or your student's homeroom teacher know. Paper copies will be sent home with students or mailed home. highlights of lunch & bake sale for eli JThis past Friday, our Student Leadership Group as well as a number of staff and school community volunteers organized a Hot Dog Lunch and Bake Sale in support of one of our Grade 9 students, Eli Jashyn. Eli has recently been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatments at the Children's Hospital in Winnipeg. A number of our staff and students were able to connect with Eli on a video call. It was great to see his face and hear his voice! Our school community stepped up, big time, to make this fundraising event successful. We love our Maverick spirit and we hope the Jashyn's know how much our school cares for Eli and the family as a whole. Thank you to everyone who supported the event. PS...a bit of an update. Eli was in good spirits on Friday even in the middle of his treatments. He went on his first walk in a while, so that is a great sign!  Recipe of the week - special guest 'chef'  k-4 field day - Thursday, June 23  Grade 5/6's compete at decathlonIn Grade 5/6 Phys. Ed. track and field decathlon wrapped up Friday. Students took part in the following events: 400m run, 80m sprint, 70m hurdles, backwards shot put, dumbbell throw, ball throw, broad jump, high jump, running long jump, and a relay race. Here are some photos of the proud winners, and their results! k-2 students Put in the work!Our K-2 Mavericks did their part this month to keep our town beautiful by picking up garbage around the school yard. k-2's come together to learn!Our K-2 students are having a blast learning together during our theme weeks. So far we have learned to solve mysteries, blasted into space, and sailed the seven seas as pirates! Who knows where our adventures may take us next!? K-8 bump up day - Wednesday, June 29th On the morning of Wednesday, June 29th, our K-8 students will participate in a "Bump Up Day" activity. The Bump Up Day is a chance for all the students to get together with their teacher and their classmates in the homeroom they will be joining in September. This will give all of our student an opportunity to get a sneak peak. Grade 8 students will have a brief introduction to High School during this time. intramural update Here is what is coming up in Maverick Intramurals for the second last week of the school year: Ultimate Frisbee Mondays Soccer Tuesdays Cornhole & Open Gym Wednesdays Baseball Thursdays - at the far diamond Crib & Open Gym Fridays Schedules and Rosters can be found at https://maverickintramurals.weebly.com/ Save the Dates..... Calling all big hitters!!!! Maverick Intramurals is hosting its second Home Run Derby June 27th. Start time is 12 sharp!!!!!!! Look for sign up sheets next week!! Staff vs 5/6 Soccer is June 27th at 12 in the EY playground!!! Come and cheer on the staff!!!! Staff vs 7/8 3-Pitch Baseball is June 28th at 12 in the EY playground at the far diamonds!!! maverick track & field season recap! The Morris MAVERICKS have wrapped up their very successful track and field season. After winning the 'AA' Aggregate banner at Zone 4 Championships, 10 of our athletes advanced to provincials and represented us very well. At provincials, most of our athletes accomplished 'personal bests' in their events, which is very impressive to do at an event that has 3000 athletes and spectators watching you! Here are some of our notable finishers: -Boys Varsity 4x100m relay team - 7th place in Manitoba (only rural school in the top 12 of Manitoba!!) -Amy Neustater - 10th place in Varsity Girls Pentathlon Andrew Penner - 9th Place in Varsity Boys Pentathlon Alex Sabourin - 7th in JV Boys Discus Rocky Musa - 6th in Varsity Boys Pentathlon Excellent job athletes! You represented Morris very well. summer tutoring availableAppointments can be made by emailing redrivertutor@gmail.com.     Outdoor music evening a great success!Our first full school outdoor band concert was a great success! The sun was shining, the students played a show full of great music, and there were smiles all around. Thank you to all who came out to support the Morris School Band Program and congratulations to the band students on a wonderful performance.  Some June exams return June Exams return this week after a hiatus for the past two years. Students in Grades 11 & 12 will be writing between Monday and Thursday. A full schedule can be found below in the weekly calendar (This Week @ Morris School). We wish our students all the best in this important experience as it will prepare those students who plan to attend post-secondary institutions this year or next. Maverick track & field compete at Provincials!Ten of our Fourteen Mavericks who competed at last week's Zone IV Track & Field Championships qualified to participate at the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Championships (MHSAA) in Winnipeg this past weekend. Students from all high schools are eligible to compete if they met the qualifying standard set by the MHSAA. Highlights included many personal bests, some top ten finishes, and heat wins. A full summary of results will be posted in next week's blog. Another highlight for our students was getting their hands on the Zone IV Track & Field Championship banner they earned the week before! Way to Go, MAV's!  Grade 7/8 Science students actively learnGrade 7/8S were measuring the mass and volume of different liquids in order to calculate their densities. Students measured the mass of their empty graduated cylinders first so that it could be subtracted when they weighed the cylinders with each liquid. Students divided the mass of each liquid by the volume in order to determine densities expressed in grams per millilitre. Students have also been learning about buoyancy and viscosity as a part of their fluids unit. Density is mass divided by volume: D=m/v. Students also calculated the volume of a solid ball of clay by immersing it in 150ml of water. The clay ball sank and the volume rose to 175.5ml. Thus the volume of the lump of clay was 25.5 ml. By pressing the ball of clay into a bowl shape they were able to displace enough water to make the clay float on the water, whereas it had sunk when it was in a ball. This is because the buoyant force is a function of the volume of water displaced! The shape of any object is very important when determining whether something floats or not. Way to Go, MAV's!  access classroom complete world tour!The ACCESS class has traveled virtually all around the world this year. Our second last stop was Australia and Oceania. After learning about the geography of the region as well as its people and animals, we made Maori inspired dot art and Polynesian Tiki Masks. We celebrated the end of this unit with a delicious Polynesian lunch "luau".
student leadership continue to give backThe Morris student leadership with the help of our maverick students were able to donate $1 100 to the Ukrainian. Special thanks to Unger Meats for supplying the meat at cost and for the many donations through our perogie farmer sausage lunch and the movie night. Way to go Mavs!!!! Special thanks to those that attended the Legion Decoration day at the legion epitaph and laid the wreath on behalf of the school student council. Pictures below K-4 Students encourages to contributeOur K-4 teachers have started a Kindness Rock Garden. Students and their families are encourage to contribute to the garden in the hopes that the garden and Kindness within our school will grow together. Students are also encouraged to take a rock if it will help remind them to stay positive or to show kindness to others.      track & field program are zone IV champions!! On Wednesday, June 1st, the Morris Mavericks Track & Field team competed at the Zone IV Track & Field championship in Winkler Manitoba. Although conditions were not ideal due to a very wet field the athletes competed hard and improved throughout the day. Some notable performances include: Amy Neustater: 1st in varsity girls javelin, Alex Sabourin who threw 27.72m in junior varsity discus to win 1st and lastly Rocky Musa: 1st in the varsity men's pentathlon and 1st in the varsity men's 100m sprint. That's right Morris School, not only do we have the fastest student in Zone 4, our student-athletes also captured the 'AA' Aggregate Zone IV Championship Banner! The Morris Mavericks track team is pleased to inform you that we will have ten (10) athletes competing at the Track & Field Provincial Championships in Winnipeg next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Way to Go, MAV's! Ms. Wray has some news!! Ms. Wray has been away for a couple of weeks awaiting the arrival of a new addition to her family. Her patience has paid off. On Wednesday, June 1st, Harrison William Rex was born. Harrison was 9 lbs, 1 ounce and is almost ready to play basketball at the height of 21 inches! Mom, Harrison, and all the family are well. We wish Ms. Wray and her entire family the best and a sincere CONGRATULATIONS! a great spirit week! thank you student leaders!Our school was treated to another spirit week this past week. Our student leadership group planned, prepared, and executed a great week of activities for our K-12 students. These included dressing up according to the theme of the day, cleaning up the Town of Morris, or participating in the Grades 9-12 Grade Wars activities, the students and staff enjoyed themselves immensely. We are grateful of our Student Leadership Group, led by Kyla Johnson and Andrew Penner. They have been inclusive, creative, and hard-working in their development of a student experience that was a welcome return to some sense of normalcy that we haven't experienced in quite some time. Thank you! Way to Go, MAV's! Senior Years concert band back on the road!The Senior Concert Band went on their first real band trip after a few years off of travel! They travelled to Winnipeg and worked with Dr. Jacquie Dawson at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music. The students did an outstanding job in their workshop and left with tons of new and inspiring music techniques to take back to their band classes. The band travelled to The Forks for lunch and to explore before heading back home. Congratulations to the Senior Concert Band for representing Morris School so well by demonstrating such respect, maturity, kindness, and musicality.
  outdoor ed completes their camping tripThe Outdoor Ed. students survive their first camping trip! The 'Famed school group from Morris' (as one other hiker called us) completed the entire Epinette Creek trail system (42 kms of trail in Spruce Woods) in just 3 days, all while carrying 30-45 lbs on their backs! On Thursday June 2, 13 students and 5 chaperones embarked on this trip. Day 1 was a gruelling, but enjoyable 21 km hike through the woods and desert-like terrain. The students were absolutely troopers, and expressed a great deal of joy and relief when they finally made it to the water-pump at the campsite! On Friday June 3, we hiked 13 km back towards the entrance, and camped at 'cabin 3' campsite. This 13 km was much more difficult for the group, due to some pesky blisters, sore joints, and a much hotter day! Students enjoyed a quick, much deserved dip in Epinette Creek once we arrived at Friday nights campsite! Saturday June 4th was an easy 8 km hike back to the parking lot, and the end of the Outdoor ed camping trip! During the trip, many games were played, many memories were made, lots of learning occurred, and new friendships were forged. Thanks to the chaperones who participated, and the students who had phenomenal attitudes the entire time! Youth in Philanthropy group gives backThe Morris School YIP group attended the Morris and Area Foundation meeting Thursday evening. Martine Munford, Kyla Johnson and Jill Kolodka did an excellent presentation on the YIP program at Morris school. Two YIP presentations were given, one to the museum for their mural and one to the pool for new equipment.
sabourin drafted into the MJHL Over this past weekend, Spencer Sabourin was drafted into the Manitoba Junior Hockey League by the Dauphin Kings. Spencer was the first of four picks the Kings made in the sixth round. Spencer played for the AAA Pembina Valley Hawks U18 team last season. Congratulations Spencer! The start of something specialOur staff members, taking the lead from Mrs. Huska, are on a mission. It's time to address the issue in our basement. After a few years of storing things down there due to Covid, the clutter status is at a high level. On Friday afternoon, Mrs. Avelar, Mrs. Houle, and Mrs. Limpright tackled our paper supply (before and after shots below). Mr. Dyck also started on purging some of the "materials" that have been stored in the basement for some time. Thank you, MAV's!
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congratulations Payton!Although this announcement appeared on our Instagram feed, we did not acknowledge a great accomplishment earned by Payton Leflar a few weeks ago. Payton has signed a letter of intent to attend and play volleyball at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Morris School is very proud to have another student-athlete commit to a U-Sport program! Congratulations Payton! Well Deserved! We wish you all the best!  appreciated with bread!Our Morris School staff has been consistently surprised and grateful for what keeps showing up at our door!! Mrs. Joan van der Linde and her awesome initiative, The Bread Basket, has delivered multiple loaves of bread over the past few weeks. Her goal is to keep delivering until everyone on staff has an opportunity to taste her homemade loaf of bread. We want to thank Mrs. van der Linde for her appreciation of our staff, but more importantly, for what she has done with her talents to spread joy (and bread) through the Morris and surrounding areas over 1000 times! Mrs. van der Linde...Our school staff are grateful for the show of appreciation and for the joy you've brought to us! Thank you! Our band program is busy with a capital 'B'!Over the past few weeks our band program, led by Mrs. Zimmerman, has had some great experiences. From the learning opportunities from those who are masters at their craft to enjoying musical creation with students from other schools, to the upcoming band trip, to an outdoor performance on June 7th, the band is in full gear! We can't be anymore proud of this group of students or Mrs. Zimmerman! Way to Go, MAV's! MR. Zimmerman visits the school!! This past Wednesday, the music program brought in a special guest, Mr. Zimmerman, to work with our grade 5-12 rhythm section musicians here at Morris School! Mr. Zimmerman is a music educator, performer, and rhythm section specialist who brought a great deal of energy, knowledge and inspiration for a great day of workshops. Our students had a blast working with Mr. Z on guitar, bass, & drums.
Professional Drummer Knocks on Our Door! The music program brought in professional drummer and music educator, Mr. Ben Roloff, on Thursday this week to teach our percussionists and drum set players some new skills! A variety of students from grades 5-12 had the chance to learn from Mr. Roloff, including concepts like snare drum technique, drum set fundamentals, and new drum set styles like latin and swing playing.
Morris School Concert Band Joins with École Héritage! The Senior Concert Band from École Héritage Immersion School in St. Pierre joined the Morris Senior Concert Band for a fun filled day of music making this Friday. The students performed for each other, played a mass piece together, sight read band repertoire, and even played in a boomwhacker ensemble. It brought everyone great joy to get to play and interact with fellow musicians, make new relationships, and of course, eat pizza!
our k-2's head out on their first ever field trip!Lions and tigers and bears, oh MY! Our K-2 students had a great time on their field trip to the Assiniboine Park Zoo. We learned about arctic animals with zoo program leaders and enjoyed experiencing our very first field trip! We want to thank our staff for organizing the trip, our bus drivers and the Division's Transportation Department for transporting our students, and of course, our students who received multiple compliments for how they conducted themselves on the trip! We hope you had a great time!?! We can't wait to see what your next field trip looks like! A former maverick shares her grad experienceCongratulations to a Maverick Alum, Ms. Cassandra Penner, for graduating from Brandon University with her Education Degree. The grade 3/4 class wishes her all the best in her teaching career. She was the best student teacher!! Ms. Martens' Grade 3/4 class watched the live stream of Ms. Penner convocation and were very engaged and proud to be part of her educational experience. It was amazing to watch their reaction. We wish Ms. Penner all the best as she pursues her first teaching role.    get your hot dogs heeeeeerrrrrreeeeeee! maverick track & Field prepare for zone IV'sOn Thursday May 26th the Morris Mavericks track team competed at a track competition in Stonewall MB. The athletes had a great showing as we saw growth and improvement throughout the day. A notable performance goes to Rocky Musa who placed second in the 800 meter and second in high jump, setting his personal best records. We are looking forward to our Zone 4 track meet May 31st in Winkler. Way to Go, MAV's!  outdoor education = experience educationThe Outdoor Education class, hosted by Mr. Lehmann, keep experiencing new things and developing skills related to the outdoors. This week...knot tying and archery. Way to Go, MAV's! Knot Tying The students recently finished up their knot-tying unit. The students were to tie four different knots (the clove hitch, the truckers hitch, the Uni-to-Uni knot, and the square knot) in under eight (8) minutes! These knots will prove very useful to them on the upcoming camping trips. Outdoor Ed Hits the Target with Archery Recently in Outdoor Ed, the students have been learning about archery. They’ve learned theory aspects of archery such as the different parts of a bow and arrow, different types of bows, and what an ‘archers paradox’ and ‘anchor point’ are. They’ve also been able to put this knowledge to use and fire some arrows in the mezzanine. The students are quickly getting quite good! Here are some action shots and results. Intramural update Maverick Intramural Update We have officially moved back outside!!!! Join us each week for some intramural action on the Early Years playground. Come on Mavs, grab the sunscreen...let's get outside!! Ultimate Frisbee Mondays Soccer Tuesdays Cornhole & Open Gym Wednesdays Baseball Thursdays - at the far diamond Crib & Open Gym Fridays Schedules and Rosters can be found at https://maverickintramurals.weebly.com/ Cornhole Update What is Cornhole?
A huge thank you for our very talented "Cornhole Connoisseur" Mr. Les Dyck, for designing and making the cornhole game boards. Forgot to sign up? Interested in helping out contact Mr. Petty - dpetty@rrvsd.ca grade 1/2B's make things happen!Mrs. Blanchette’s class composed a very persuasive letter to invoke some change at the school. Their letter and the talents of Mr. Dyck on a day with no wind, made the letter turn into an action. Thanks to all of you for making the school a better place!     Blog is back after a week offThe blog staff apologizes for a week without the Morris School blog. No excuses, just apologies. We'll do our best to make this edition twice as good as a regular one. 2022-23 homeroom assignments (last call) *****LAST CALL***** Deadline Tuesday, May 24th (2 pm) As per the article in our last blog post, It will soon be time for our teachers and student services staff to meet to discuss the students who will make up the Grades 1-8 homerooms for the next school year. Students in K, Grades 2, 4, 6 will be moving to new homerooms next year. IF you have some feedback regarding your student's preference to be with another student (singular), please forward those requests on to Mr. Watson via email. We will not entertain teacher requests as a variety of factors go into deciding what homeroom a student will be placed so we can achieve as much balance and harmony to all of our homeroom classes as possible. mav's attend gathering of friendsLast week our Grades 7-9 students accepted an invitation by Ginew School and Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nation to their "Gathering of Friends." This fabulous event allowed our students to learn from multiple presentations and stories from knowledge keepers. Topics ranged from Anishinaabe traditions during significant events in a person's life to Impact of Residential Schools to drum making to sweat lodges. The students were treated to a lunch and witnessed a celebratory Pow Wow, where each dance and part of the Pow Wow was explained to the group. One of the highlights of the Pow Wow was seeing one of our own Mavericks (Gracie P from Grade 1/2 Roberge) perform. Morris School is grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to learn. Miigwech grade 5/6's experience camp adventuresTim Hortons graciously invited the Grade 5/6 crew to camp in the Whiteshell! Students participated in archery, a ropes course, painting craft, a nature appreciation walk and a talent show. We worked on team building, self reflections and what we appreciated about others. Everyone had a great time. Thank you Tim Hortons! students learn about war in ukraine On Thursday, the Grades 7-12s were very fortunate to be joined by members of the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Centre (Oseredok). Nick Krawetz and Yuliia Ivaniuk joined our school via Google Meet to answer questions, discuss a wide variety of topics, and present on the war in Ukraine. Morris School would like to extend their most profound thanks for taking the time to be with us. Nick and Yuliia are both active members of many Ukrainian-Canadian councils and educational programs across Manitoba. They are also heavily involved in the current resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in the province. We commend their continuous efforts and, once again, thank them for taking time out of their busy schedules to present to us. We would also like to extend special thanks to Ralph Groening, the Reeve for the RM of Morris, who joined the presentation and offered support on behalf of the RM. He thanked Nick and Yuliia for their efforts and applauded Morris School for the funds they have raised. Ralph himself is active in support of Ukraine and his presence was greatly appreciated. morris school hosts the class of 2035This past Tuesday, Morris School had a "Welcome to Kindergarten" event for those students entering Kindergarten in the fall. Prospective students and their families toured a number of locations within the school where they will spend a good amount of time and participated in activities that gave them a closer look at what they will be doing when they arrive in September. Students and their families also left with a bag full of resources and activities they can do to prepare for their first day of Kindergarten as a Morris Maverick. We hope our students enjoyed themselves? We sure did! maverick earns a sport on team manitoba Congratulations Katie McLachlan on being selected to represent Team Manitoba at the 2022 Canada Summer games! “The Manitoba Amateur Wrestling Association is busy training for the 2022 summer games in St. Catherines, Ontario. Katie McLachlan is one of the athletes attending the summer games. She’s been wrestling for six years and very excited to be participating.” Middle years' badminton wraps upOn Wednesday May 11, the Morris Mavericks hosted Rosenort and Lowe Farm for middle years badminton regional championships. Everyone had a great time and there was some really strong competition. Here are the top finishers for Morris Mavericks: Jax & Colton- 2nd place Boys Doubles Brooklyn & Garland- 2nd place Mixed Doubles Ben & Taylor- 1ST PLACE MIXED DOUBLES Aaron Ehlers- 1ST PLACE BOYS SINGLES Way to go Mav's! Our grade 3/4's make it worth the trip!This past Thursday our Grade 3/4 classes made their way to the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum in Steinbach. The students "traveled through time" during their visit as they toured and experienced activities and presentations that highlighted how a well known group of Manitoba settlers arrived and made a life for themselves in Southern Manitoba. Thank you to the folks at the Museum for giving our students a great experience. Thank you to the staff for organizing the trip for our students. 👇 attention: grade 8 - 11 girls!! Look below 👇 concert band students learn from a master!This past Monday, all 4 ensembles in the Morris 6-12 Band Program had the pleasure of learning from master music educator, Mr. Bill Kristjanson. Each band worked on a variety of musical concepts with Mr. K, from basic fundamentals to advanced listening skills. It was a fun, inspiring, and educational day of band workshops here in the music room! mavericks track & Field travel to SelkirkThe MAVS Track and Field athletes travelled to Selkirk on Tuesday May 17th and competed against 850 other student-athletes from 30 different schools! The Mavs performed well for their first track & field meet in over two years! Notable finishes: Amy Neustater- 5th place in SR Girls Javelin throw, and Rocky Musa- 4th place in SR Mens pentathlon event. Next track meet is May 26th in Stonewall. Here are some action shots of them competing. running club up and running Are you in grade 3-12 and interested in long distance running? Run Club takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 3:20pm. We will meet in the small gymnasium to do a quick dynamic warm up and will leave from the front of the school from there! Students can join Run Club at any time and participate in some or all training days as they wish. Please see Mrs. Zimmerman or Mr. Ricard if you have any questions. welding shop giving back to the communityThe Morris School Welding program used their time and talents to create some donations to the Morris Valley Society that will help raise money for upgrades to stands for the stampede grounds. We also made some bike racks for the Morris Early Learning Centre. Grade 5/6 coding club making progressThe Grade 5/6 Coding Club has been a fun learning journey since the start of February. Students worked through Code.org lessons, then graduated to Scratch, where they have been designing and programming their own games and other projects. Time is well spent with helping each other and using creative problem-solving skills. Thanks to Mr. Moore and his volunteers for making this club a reality. Way to Go, MAV's! access raises funds for ukrainian childrenThe plant sale fundraiser is complete! The ACCESS class raised $320 for the Voices of Children Foundation. This foundation provides psychosocial and psychological support to children affected by the war in Ukraine. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and provide non-stop assistance to affected children and families from all over the country, providing emergency psychological assistance and assisting in the evacuation process. Thank you to everyone that bought plants and made donations. Great job, Mavs!  access class celebrate jewish cultureAfter reading "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry and learning about the Holocaust, the ACCESS class wanted to do something to celebrate Jewish culture and tradition. Special thanks to Angela Bahnman for teaching us how to make latkes! All of our students enjoyed the delicious fried potato patties. We also learned about Hanukkah, the dreidel game, gelt and the Menorah. We appreciate Mrs. Bahnman coming in and sharing her time and expertise with us.  intramural update Like Frisbee? How about Soccer? Not your style?...Wanna crush some dingers? Maybe Cornhole is more your style. Beginning on Monday, join us outside at lunch for some intramural action.
Forgot to sign up? Interested in helping out contact Mr. Petty - dpetty@rrvsd.ca grade 3/4 martens helps with clean upMrs. Martens' Grade 3/4 class, with the help of Ms. Penner, took advantage of nice day last week to get outside and make our school playground a nicer place to be. Trash reared its ugly head as the snow melted and most of the water from the playground disappeared. The students enthusiastically engaged in this service oriented task. Thanks you, students! Way to Go, MAV's!   Get moving for mental health Hello Mental Health Champions! You’re not in it for the money. (But raising funds is part of it.) You’re in it for the cause. You’re in it for mental health. The mental health effects of COVID-19, including anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, substance use, will last long after the pandemic is over. Ride Don’t Hide Manitoba is a chance to do some good at this crucial time – raising crucial funds for mental health – while doing what you love. Physical activity, working towards a goal, connecting to our communities, and feeling a sense of belonging are essential to our mental health. Now more than ever. JOIN US IN-PERSON for: Novice & Family Ride (~6km)
JOIN US VIRTUALLY for: Spirit Week, June 20-26 - a fun filled week of virtual activities produced by CMHA branches across Manitoba. Register Today and find more RDH event details HERE Jennie, Brittany & Daphne Ride Don’t Hide Coordinators ridedonthide@cmhawpg.mb.ca    |
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