winter town bus starts January 9thPrior to 2022 ending, an email was sent home providing some information for K-8 parents who have students living in the Town of Morris regarding the Winter Town Bus service. It will begin on Monday, January 9th. Thank you to those families who responded. If for some reason, you didn't complete the form but would like to access the winter town bus service, please contact the school directly or complete the form [HERE]. A reminder of pick up times are listed below in the screenshot of the letter that was sent to all families. things take flight in Grade 12 Essentials Math!On Friday the Grade 12 Essentials Math class completed their final project in the Precision Measurement Unit. For this project they had to measure and sketch a styrofoam glider and determine the precision and uncertainty of the device they used for measurements. Then, they determined the tolerance of their measurements to calculate if the parts of their glider would go together effectively. After building the glider, they went to the gym to throw it at a target. They then reflected on whether their results showed either accuracy or precision. K-6 Guidance - welcome Back Mrs. CharronBefore you read Mrs. Charron's K-6 Guidance update, the Morris School Blog staff would like to welcome her back from maternity leave. We know she is excited to be back to serve the K-6 students and families of Morris School... Hello Morris School parents and students! For those of you who I have not yet met, my name is Amy Charron. I have been away on maternity leave, but I am excited to return to my role as K-6 Guidance Counselor as of this month! As the Guidance Counselor, my primary responsibility is to support the social-emotional development of all of our K-6 students. If you or your child have any questions or concerns regarding their social-emotional wellbeing, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. Parent Survey: I am asking if you could please take a moment to fill in a very brief survey. Any information you share in this survey will be anonymous and kept confidential. I will be using this information to gauge how best to support the current needs of our students. Thank you in advance! The survey can be accessed using this [LINK]. https://sites.google.com/rrvsd.ca/morrisschoolkto6guidance/ student leadership host successful food driveCongratulations to our Student Leadership Group for hosting a very successful food drive. The last few days of school saw a considerable amount of food donated to the local Morris food bank. The break was capped off by a "truckload" of food being donated at the Mavericks' Hockey Christmas Classic game against WC Miller. Thank you to all who chose to donate to such a worthy cause. Semester 1 final exams approachingOur Grade 9 through 12 students have exams scheduled for the end of their first semester. A complete schedule can be found below. If your student's course is not listed, it means that certain subject area teachers have chosen to use some other form of summative assessment for their students, therefore no formal exam will be scheduled. More details will be provided in next week's blog regarding the expectations during the exam period for our Grades 9-12 students. Specifics with regards to each exam (format, percentage of final grade, etc) can be obtained from their respective classroom teacher. We would encourage students to start developing a study schedule that will assist them in reserving some time over the next few weeks to ensure they are adequately prepared for this part of their courses. The following excerpt from Kidshelphone.ca summarizes some very good tips for students preparing for exams... It’s common to feel stressed before taking a test, especially if you don’t feel prepared. Keeping up good study habits will help you remember things at test time so you can earn better grades. Here are some study tips to help you prepare for a test: 1. Start early: start studying several days before the test/exam. You’ll have more time to learn and remember what you need to know and the information will stay in your long-term memory for final exams. Cramming the night before will increase your stress and only puts the information in your short-term memory, so you’ll likely forget and have to relearn it at the end of the term. 2. Stay positive: remember that it’s within your ability to do well on the test/exam. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself. 3. Set priorities: spend most of your study time on what’s most important for the test/exam. If you’re not sure what that is, ask your teacher. If your teacher has spent a lot of time on something in class, it’s probably important to know. 4. Make study sheets: try to summarize the main ideas in a few points. Make a single page of notes and review it several times. 5. Get help: ask your teacher to explain any material that you don’t understand. You can also ask a friend or classmate for help. 6. Go to the review class: many teachers review the important material during the class before a test or exam. It’s a good idea to attend and take as many notes as you can. This is also your chance to ask questions. Remember: study as best as you can and get a good night’s sleep before the test! We wish all of our students well as they prepare. band coffee fundraiserIf anyone is interested in supporting a grade 9-12 band student for their trip to Edmonton in the Spring, we are now selling Negash Coffee until January 20th. Please see the attached forms for information, and if you would like to purchase and/or support, please contact [email protected]. mavericks athletic updateBasketball Season gets underway this week! The Junior Varsity and Varsity Boys head to Rosenort on Tuesday and The Varsity Girls head to Vita to play Shevchenko on Thursday. All games start at 6pm. Grade 7/8 basketball teams start practicing this week in preparation for their season. Both boys and girls will be practicing on Wednesday's and Thursday's at 3:30. Wrestling continues to practice Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:30 - 4:15 for Jr Mav's (1-6) and 4:15-5:30 for Sr Mav's (7-12). Wrestlers are preparing for their first tournament on January 21st in Winnipeg at Elmwood High School. Maverick Hockey is back at it after a welcomed Christmas Break. The MAV's snuck past the PCI Trojans on Friday with a 3-2 overtime victory. They have a total of five games over the next two weeks, so they'll be busy with their Zone IV schedule. Game locations and times are listed in the weekly calendar below. Santa is quite the world traveller!Congratulations to all of our K-5 musicians for putting on a fantastic Christmas Concert before the break! Thank you to the students for their hard work and the families for coming out to support on show day. Special shoutout to our grade 5 lead characters, Autumn, Max, Sawyer, and Cecilia for their time and efforts in telling the story of "Santa's Road Trip." Thank you to our K-5 staff and especially Mrs. Zimmerman for their work in preparing our students for their performance. A special shout out to Mr. Dyck for assisting with setting up the venue and Mr. Zimmerman for his work with lights and sound. Your work was very much appreciated. gr 3/4 Soccer Intramurals crown champions!The grade 3/4 classes have been participating in intramurals twice a week for the past month. We had a great turnout, 5 teams in this block. All the players played hard and fair and we had some great matches. In this finals, the game even went into a shoot-out, just like the World Cup. Eventually CF Montreal prevailed and defeated Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2 in penalty kicks. Both teams were gratuitous in victory and defeat. The LA Galaxy also won the bronze medal game for third place. Our next block will be floor hockey, starting in January. Students can sign up for floor hockey intramurals as soon as they get back from break. A message from our custodial staffchristmas door decorations show creativity!The Student Leadership Group hosted a Door Decorating Competition on the last day of school. A ton of creativity was on display! Way to Go, MAV's! Please contact Mr. Watson if you would like to receive more information regarding the following opportunity. Comments are closed.
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