picture day tomorrowEarly Years students hit the polls!The grade 3-4s have been learning about the government and the election process. We learned about the leaders and what their party stands for. Today we participated in the nationwide Student Vote Day and each student privately casted their vote for who they believe will best run our country. Morris school's scare hunger food drivePlease consider assisting your child in supporting The Mav's Create Change Food Drive. physical computing club up & Running!A new club has started at Morris School. Coach Conway, a member of the Morris community has volunteered to be the lead of our school's physical computing club. The club is for students from Grades 5-12 who are interested in "playing with computers." Playing with computers will mean taking a working donated computer apart, putting it back together, wiping out the operating system, installing a new operating system, and networking the computers. The students will also look at creating their own computer from scratch. We have had over 35 students show up for the first two meetings and have a problem...a great problem! We almost have too many students to work on the four donated computers we have in our inventory. That's where our Morris School Community could assist. DO YOU HAVE A WORKING COMPUTER that you don't use any longer? If that is the case, our physical computing club would love to take it off your hands. Contact Mr. Watson if you would like to donate a computer. morris varsity boys' volleyball win in arborgCongratulations to the Varsity Boys Volleyball team for their tournament win in Arborg this past weekend. maverick varsity girls volleyball in killarneyThe Maverick Ladies volleyball team participated in their toughest tournament so far this season, with 6 of the 10 provincially ranked AA teams present. Morris finished the round robin with a 9-1 record, good enough for first in their pool. After defeating Garden Valley in straight sets in their first playoff game, the road to the finals was blocked by the 2nd ranked Boissevain team. After some great back and forth volleyball, the Mavericks won the second set to force a third. Unfortunately for our ladies, it didn't go our way, so off to the third place game we went. Having already beaten 6th ranked Killarney, and 7th ranked Souris, the Mavs now faced 8th ranked Gab Roy. Morris jumped out to a huge lead in the first set, and looked on track to defend their 5th place ranking. But credit to Gab Roy who never gave up, and never backed down. The more experienced squad slowly chipped away at the Morris lead, and eventually squeaked out a 26-24 upset win. The second set was a battle from start to finish, with neither team getting more than a 3 point lead. In the final rallies of the game, Gab managed to find the back corners with a couple of hard hits to pull ahead just in time to clinch a 25-23 victory, forcing Morris to settle for 4th place. This was not quite as embarrassing of a defeat as the girls received from Mr. Stevenson at bowling Friday night. Volleyball is definitely your sport ladies... :) The Mavericks are on the road this week, but you can cheer them on Oct 29 and 31 as they take on RVS and Shevchenko in Morris. Both games are double headers with the boys at 5:30pm followed by the girls. maverick hockey hosts annual tournamentOur Maverick Hockey team hosted their annual Dylan Berard Memorial Tournament this past weekend. The six team tournament started with pool play and finished with a playoff bracket. The Mavericks split their two pool games with a win over St. Paul's and a loss to the Lord Selkirk Royals. The Mavericks pool play landed them in a semifinal game against the Dakota Lancers. The Mavericks earned a 5-3 win over the Lancers and set up a rematch vs the Royals in the Championship final. A back to back Dylan Berard Memorial Tournament title was not meant to be this weekend as the Mavericks lost a hard fought 4-3 battle to the Royals. Thank you to all the volunteers for their work in hosting a successful event. The tournament could not have happened without your work and support. The Mavericks are back on the ice this Friday in Morris against the GVC Zodiacs. The puck drops at 7:30 at the Multiplex. Come on out and cheer on the Mav's! AFM blog entry: E-Cigarettes and Vape Pen useAddictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) In partnership with Red River Valley School Division Writer: Mehgan Smith, AFM counsellor Contact: [email protected] or 204-746-2612 Ext. 3293 AFM established the Knowledge Exchange Centre as a hub for information sharing on leading-edge, evidence-informed practices in addictions programming and research for the addictions field in Manitoba. Our mission based on a foundation of excellence providing addictions services and supporting healthy behaviours. Let’s get informed with the facts! Topic: E-cigarettes and Vape Pen Use What are the risks? (Reference - www.med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit/E-Cigs.html )
(Reference - www.mb.lung.ca) WHAT IS VAPING? The devices are often called an e-cigarette, vape, mod, tank system or e-hookah. Vape devices heat a liquid called juice, but some use a wax, salts or herbs, which form a vapour when heated. The vapour is inhaled and exhaled. IS VAPING SAFE? Let’s be clear. Vaping is less harmful than smoking but it is still not harmless. Most e-juice or e-liquid contains nicotine, which is highly addictive and can alter brain development in youth and adolescents. If you are not a smoker, DO NOT start vaping! Vaping can increase your exposure to some harmful chemicals that could negatively affect your health. If you are a smoker, quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health. Completely replacing cigarette smoking with a vaping product will reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals. Vaping is a less harmful option, but the long-term effects of vaping are unknown because it hasn’t been around long enough to know all the impacts yet. Scientists are still studying and assessing the impact. Injuries from vaping products that have malfunctioned, including explosions and fires, have occurred. It is important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions and battery safety guidelines. IS SECOND-HAND VAPOUR HARMFUL? There is a potential to cause an asthma attack, or bronchitis flare up in bystanders who have these health issues. Never vape around children. In Manitoba, it is illegal to vape anywhere that smoking isn’t allowed. IS VAPING ADDICTIVE? If the vape juice has nicotine in it, then vaping can be addictive. CAN VAPING HELP ME QUIT SMOKING TOBACCO? If you have tried to quit using the nicotine patch, gum or other nicotine replacements, tried counselling or a medication to help you stop but have been unsuccessful then, switching from cigarettes to vaping is worth a try. Some people have success quitting smoking by switching to a vape. It has a higher success rate if you have counselling at the same time. CAN I BUY VAPING PRODUCTS LEGALLY? Yes, if you are 18 or older (like tobacco products.) For more information about e-cigs and vaping or alcohol, other drugs or gambling information, please visit: www.afm.mb.ca/category/fact-sheets/ Parent workshop - november 5Comments are closed.
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