thank you, class of 2021Our Graduating Class of 2021 experienced one of the most unique years in Morris School history. Since the polio epidemic back in the 1950's, Morris School has not faced a challenge to what "regular" school looked and felt like more than this past school year. Our Class of 2020 had a "taste" of this last year, but our Class of 2021 had the "full meal deal" of COVID-19. We applaud our grads for their resiliency, their adaptability, and their ability to face a challenge as positively as they could. We wish all of our graduates the best as they move on to the next phase of their lives. Consider this an invitation for you to come back and visit, keep in touch, and reach out if you feel we could assist you in any way. You are MAV's forever. Thank you, Class of 2021 Class of 2021 Graduates Quincy Aloisio Dante Anderson Madison Beaulieu Trey Campbell - Academic First (Family Studies 40S) Keeghan Chaput Natasha Claeys Madison Cote - Academic Firsts (Biology 40S, ELA Comp 40S, Access Credit Union Scholarship, MLA Bursary for Excellence, Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship Alexandria (Lexi) Dingle - U of M Guertin Scholarship, Portage-Lisgar Conservative Electoral District - Candace Bergen Leadership Award. Jayda Doell - Governor General Award, Academic Firsts (Applied Math 40S, Chemistry 40S, Geography 40S, Global Issues 40S) Red River Valley Teachers Association Scholarship, Miller Environmental Scholarship, Queen Elizabeth II Academic Entrance Scholarship. Chloe Edel - Morris School Liberal Arts Award, Providence College Student Leadership Scholarship, Province College Entrance Scholarship Holly Edel - Morris Legion Ladies Auxiliary Bursary, Red River Valley Teachers Association Scholarship Hunter Edel - Dual Diploma (Academic/Vocational), Academic First (Art 40S), Morris Technical Training Scholarship. Karly Edel - Co-Valedictorian, MHSAAA 'A/AA' Scholar Athlete of the Year, Academic Firsts (ELA Lit Focus 40S, ELA Comp Focus 40S, Global Issues 40S), Morris School Athlete Award, Morris School Co-Curricular Award, MLA Bursary for Excellence in Writing, Morris Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, U of M Chown Centennial Scholarship, Queen Elizabeth II Academic Entrance Scholarship Angel Elsley Teagon Fillion Ethan Flamand Cassidy Friesen Zander Herkert - Dual Diploma (Academic/Vocational) Alexis Hurd Jordan Huska - Dual Diploma (Academic/Vocational), Dale Rempel Citizenship Scholarship, Walter Anderson Memorial Award Philip Inducil Molli Johnston - Academic Firsts (Family Studies 40S, Psychology 40S), Morris School General Proficiency Award, Miller Environmental Scholarship, Guertin Centennial Scholarship. Darius Joof - Partners in Education Scholarship Viktor (Manuel) Kasatkin Stephan Klapka Seth Korosil Chloe Landry - RRTVA Scholarship, Guertin Centennial Scholarship Noah McKay Bryce Neustater - Co-Valedictorian, Morris School Athlete Award, Morris School Co-Curricular Award, 'A/AA' MHSAA Scholar Athlete of the Year, Winkler Consumer Co-op Scholarship, CMU Entrance Scholarship Kody Ocko-Kurarz Jana Olayan - Academic First (Band 40S), Miller Environmental Scholarship, Morris School Co-Curricular Award, Queen Elizabeth II Academic Entrance Scholarship Matthew Phillips Eric Piette Jewel Roberts Robert Schiewe - Academic First (ELA Transactional 40S) Carl Solnes Reanna Stack Sjusen Storck - Academic Firsts (Band 40S, Psychology 40S), Morris School Athlete Award, Miller Environmental Scholarship, Queen Elizabeth II Academic Entrance Scholarship Roy Tambal Musa - Academic First (Essentials Math 40S) Chloe Wesley please return - textbooks, tech, & library stuffIt's crunch time! In a typical year, our students would be at school to hand in their textbooks, laptops, and outstanding library books. Well, as we all know, it's not a typical year. So...in light of that, please do your best to bring back any outstanding school property so we can close out the year properly and have all the things we would need to have a good start to our next school year. As per last few blog posts, there is a bin outside the front doors of the school for outstanding textbooks and library books. Please "buzz" into the school if you are returning any tech to the school. If you are unable to drop things off at the school between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm (Monday - Friday), please let us know and we will have someone drop by your residence to pick up your outstanding items. in her own words - THANK YOU, MRS. BIALLY!Dear Families, After 27 years of teaching I will be retiring from teaching at Morris School. I have had an incredible journey from several terms, to Kindergarten teacher and ending my career in the Physical Education department. There were no favorites as each area was an exciting, new experience. I wish to thank you parents for all the wonderful support you gave me and your children. Especially these past two years. It has not been easy, but yet, the children arrived at school ready and willing to learn. Through my Kindergarten years I introduced 200 children to the academic system. Hoping to instill a love of learning. During my physical education years I met with 140 students daily giving me many great memories. I remember the first day jitters in Kindergarten of the parents, the child and the teacher or having the students come up to me and say - gym is their favorite class. Having past students say hi to me in the hallways or uptown always brightened my day. Parents, thank you again for giving me the opportunity to meet and teach your child. Students, past and present thank you for doing your personal best, being respectful and being safe. I believe you will do great things. I was blessed to have one of the most gratifying careers ever. Now it’s time to say “Honey, I’m home forever!” Mrs. Bially Thank you, Mr. LewisAfter a "few" years of teaching and coaching at Morris School, Mr/Coach Lewis has hung up his Maverick whistle. Our resident hockey expert and alum has been a big part of our school in the classroom, on the ice, and behind the bench. His contributions to our students lives are and were invaluable. The championships were awesome, but the lessons taught by and experiences with Mr./Coach Lewis were what the students will remember. On behalf of Morris School, we thank you, Mr. Lewis for you contributions to our school and greater community. We wish you all the best! We hope your golf game is impacted by the increased amount of time you have to spend on it. Thank you, Mrs. Giesbrecht!After contributing her time and talents on and off for the past eight (8) years as an Educational Assistant in Early Years portion of our school, Mrs. Giesbrecht has decided to retire. We thank Mrs. Giesbrecht for her friendly and helping nature she showed to our staff and students. We are a better school now because she was part of it. We wish Mrs. Giesbrecht all the best as she fills her time with things non-school related. Welcome to the Maverick community, Kallie!Early this past Wednesday, Mr. & Mrs. Berezowski welcomed a new member to the Maverick Community. Only 9 days late than expected, their daughter, Kallie Lea Lynn Berezowski arrived at 3:15 am (Late and a night owl...not a great combo!?!). Kallie weighed 7 lbs and 12 oz and is 20 1/2 inches tall! ( identical to her brother). Reports are that the family is doing well, "just very tired!" Congratulations to the Berezowski family! GRade 5/6 finish what they startedA few weeks ago, prior to Remote Learning, our Grade 5/6 students started a "beautification" project in the outdoor classroom. They didn't quite finish the job, so four of our Grade 5/6 students took upon themselves to finish it off! Thank you to Joel, Hassaan, Gabe, & Shylo for helping out your school become a better place. Way to go, MAV's! Staff adjustments for the 2021-22 School yearAs we firm up our teaching "roster" for the upcoming school year, we would like to announce some adjustments to next year's teaching faculty.
K-7 students will have their homeroom teacher identified for the upcoming school year in the last line of their June report cards. Report cards will be emailed out on Wednesday, June 30. band wraps up with a final 'concert!'The grade 7/8 band students have been making music with their ukuleles from home over the remote learning period. In addition to learning their own favourite songs, they worked together to learn "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman. They recorded their parts individually from home to piece together this video! Thank you for your hard work and musicianship, grade 7/8's! Click on the Google Drive link to view the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZrP8enVEUo_AQYSo4OuHmrHmhxmyjKt/view?usp=sharing 2. Mr. Lehmann and the phys-ed team challenged the Morris School music students to an Uptown Funk Percussion/Basketball Challenge! Thank you to the students who participated and sent in their videos. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SwyxpfYPwpByvLeLpC68eTi-Qx_6WXf7/view?usp=sharing 3. The grade 9-12 band students completed a project called "Music Makes Us" over the past couple of months. It was a collaboration project between the Morris School Senior Band and the residents of the Red River Valley Lodge. The students had the opportunity to connect with, learn about, and makic music for someone they were paired up with at the care home. They got to interview their person, get to know them, make musical connections, and share a variety of different projects, creations, and recordings over the past couple of months. The band students each learned the favourite song of their partner, some wrote songs specially for them, and some did research projects on their favourite bands and genres of music. It was inspiring to see the connections and creativity that grew from this project, and the residents at the Lodge were filled with joy to receive these musical gifts each week! Great work, Senior Band! Here are a just a few video samples of what the students created over the course of this project: Kate's ukulele/voice performance of "Walking After Midnight" by Patsy Cline: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U0JAAmPJpxDd8Y5h_ifrrYMWqWzRfxYh/view?usp=sharing Mikayla's trumpet composition of "Springtime": https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KgYKwvS0ti0Zqfqj5sjpJkYgvQpmjKxo/view?usp=sharing Martine's flute duet performance of "This World Is Not My Home": https://drive.google.com/file/d/107yC7qL570yrbT9qGi_oqIijsQy-YVGS/view?usp=sharing Sjusen's euphonium performance of "Bluebird on Your Windowsill": https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J_3go0vcDe_AXZfEDzt7Eg03ltgtGSuR/view?usp=sharing Outdoor ed's final projectDuring remote learning this last month, one of the projects the Outdoor Ed students completed was building and hanging a birdhouse. The students were given the wood but they had to do all the assembling and find a great place in their yard or somewhere around town to hang the birdhouse. The students and I would like to say a huge thank you to Steve Peters and the crew at Morris Build-All Centre for donating the wood for our project! Comments are closed.
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