Thank you, Students!Due to COVID-19 protocols (won't it will be nice when we don't have to lead sentences off with those words!?!), our student have had to get used to some new bathroom protocols to ensure we are not crossing cohorts. Our Grades 1-6 students have been following a cone system. Our students have had to place a cone in front of the doorway to let other people know there is someone in the washroom as there is a capacity of two allowed in the bathroom at a time. In Grades 1-4, the bathrooms are coed. This requires an extra set of cones (2 for the boys; 2 for the girls). Our students have adapted so well that we need to give them a "shoutout" on our blog! The picture below features Carson from Mrs. Roberge's Grade 1/2 class. It has been reported that Carson, "always remembers to use his cone, I never have to remind him. I told him he was such a good example!" Way to go, MAV's! virtual Family Math NightOur school division has provided our K-6 families with a FREE virtual event that should be a ton of fun and reinforce important Math concepts all at the same time. A poster with more information is below. If you are interested, please email Mr. Watson by noon on Monday to reserve a spot. We also need to order the supplies each family will receive in advance, so please ensure you register by the deadline (Deadline: Monday, March 1 @ Noon). Thank you to Ms. Gay Sul (Divisional Math Coach) for organizing this event! We appreciate it. Mantracker Mondays & Tobogganing tuesdays!Thanks to the great planning of the Leadership Group, our students want to keep experiencing the fun they had during the Winter Activity Days. So...back by popular demand, Mr. Watson will host Mantracker Monday's and Tobogganing Tuesday's for Grades 9-12 students. The first event will be Mantracker on Monday, March 1st for Grade 11 students (sorry Grade 12's....we can't cross cohorts...it'll be your turn next time). Tuesday, March 2nd will be Tobogganing for Grade 9 & 10 students. Mantracker participants meet outside the front office/front foyer by 12:15. Tobogganing participants, meet at the top of the bus ramp at 12:15. Taking advantage of the weather!This past week the weather was mild. On this day, the wind was calm! That allowed Mrs. Bially to be outside AND take advantage of the school’s parachute. We appreciate our Phys. Ed. staff for being outside, embracing it, and providing our students with unique, engaging, & creative activities. Way to go, MAV’s! Class of 2021 Grad Gear coming soon...The Class of 2021 has decided on their Grad Gear vendor. We appreciate all your work and the decision making process required to arrive at your decision...nice work!! The next steps are getting samples in, creating an opening and closing date for the online store, and receiving the ordered goods four to five weeks later. Here's a look at the draft version of the online store. If you have questions, see Jana Olayan. Grad PHotos - the sequel!!Grad pictures have been confirmed for Thursday, April 29th & Friday, April 30th. We will let you know once online booking is open. A Grad update letter has been emailed to parents and is also available on our Website. If you have any Grad related questions, please send an email to [email protected] . Snow much fun in the access classroom!!Over the past two weeks, the ACCESS class celebrated Festival du Voyageur virtually by cooking up some French Canadian traditional food. While we ate we listened to fiddle music, watched some Red River jigging and took in a bit of Festival’s online programming. We were also lucky enough to receive some fresh snow and made maple taffy by boiling down a cup of maple syrup and drizzling it onto a pan of packed, clean snow. We rolled it up on a spoon and enjoyed a sticky, sweet treat. Finally we fried up some pickerel (we pretended we caught it on our ill-fated ice fishing expedition) and even tried doing some traditional Metis beadwork. Even though most of the snow melted we were still able to try cross-country skiing and make snow sculptures! Mr. Nelson Norris was kind enough to come and demonstrate the tricks of his trade with our class. We shoveled snow into cardboard boxes to form the shapes and gave the snow a chance to harden. A few days later when it was colder again we built an inukshuk out of the pieces, made Snoopy and even carved our own owl sculpture. Thank you Mr. Norris for sharing your time and expertise with us! We are so lucky to have such kind and generous people in our community. He ho! Pink shirt day a great reminder!Our school celebrated Pink Shirt Day this past Wednesday. Pink Shirt Day serves as a great reminder for all of us that bullying occurs and impacts numerous people in our school community and beyond. It also allows us to examine how we can have a role in not allowing it to happen by simply being kind and showing some empathy and tolerance to those who are different from us or those who we don't agree with on various topics! We appreciate our students and staff who try to practice this on a daily basis. attention grade 8 to 11 students: next year!!Although we have a few months left to close out this school year, the planning for the 2021-22 school year has begun. Part of that planning process is the Elective selection process for our Grades 8-11 students. Over the next few weeks, Mrs. Edel will be speaking to the group of 2021-22 Senior Years students about the elective courses they would like to take next year. Our course offerings for next year relies upon an accurate and timely selection of electives. Some courses will not be offered if the demand is too low, so it is important during this process to identify the courses you want to take next year. Please see Mrs. Edel or Mr. Watson if you have any questions. kindergarten registrationOur school is currently accepting Kindergarten Registrations. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions we will not be hosting our annual Open House. If and when we are able to increase the number of guests in our school AND/OR the weather is nicer to host something outside, we will do so and keep you in the loop. In the meantime, our Kindergarten team of Mrs. Charron and Mrs. Harrison have created a slideshow that gives you some sense of what Kindergarten will look like for our students. If you click this link (https://rb.gy/mleurl) you will access the slideshow. For all those who register, Mrs. Harrison will contact each family directly to have a conversation as well as answer any questions you may have. She will also be providing each family with Kindergarten Readiness Kits sometime in the spring. We will promote this distribution event when we get closer to the date. In the meantime, please access our website or call our school if you are interested in registering for Kindergarten. grade 9 social studies - black history monthThe Grade 9 Social Studies class has been researching famous Canadians for Black History month and presenting their findings to the class. Here is an excerpt from Kiara Knott’s presentation on Lincoln Alexander: Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985-1991 He was born in Toronto, Ontario on January 21st ,1922. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 19, 2014. He was 90 years old.
cell phone foundThe Phone displayed below was found in the bush during Phys Ed class. It is an older iPhone with Blue Otterbox. It can be claimed at the office. There is no emergency information or Identifying photos, as the phone has a lock code. So...if you can show you can unlock the phone quickly, it's yours! online storytelling continues...One of our "Artist in the School" storytellers is hosting an online event over the next couple of weekends to coincide with "I Love to Read" Month. The event is free and accessible via YouTube and Facebook (links to each can be accessed by clicking on the names of the platforms). We encourage families to experience some wonderful storytelling at one of the six upcoming events. Thank you to Mrs. Marla Brandt, principal at Lowe Farm for arranging this on our behalf! Grade 7/8 Tactile Artistry origami projectsThe 7/8 Tactile Art students have been working hard on their origami skills over the last few weeks. Here are the final projects. Meghan's musingsOur AFM counselor, Mehgan, has provided us with a website that provides us some good information. The website can be accessed by clicking on this link: https://www.drugfreekidscanada.org/talkingcannabis/ K-6 parent survey - province of manitobaKathryn Gerrard, Deputy Minister of MANITOBA’s FAMILIES asked that the survey below go out to Manitoban parents/guardians with children 0-12 years who use any child care arrangement to complete an online survey… The purpose of this survey is to hear directly from parents/guardians about their priorities for early learning and child care. The parent survey will be open for feedback from February 12, 2021 to March 1, 2021. Parents can complete the survey online at https://engagemb.ca/childcare-modernization The survey is also available in an alternate format upon request. Please contact [email protected] for more information. rail safety - be rail smart!Due to the proximity of your school to CN rail lines, the CN Police Service has identified Morris school as a priority for railway safety messaging. In 2020, there were 187 Incidents between Trains and Vehicles or Trespassers, within Canada, which resulted in 59 Fatalities and 38 Serious Injuries (Source: Transportation Safety Board). The CN Police Service's goal is to reduce the number of these incidents that occur along CN’s Rail lines, by focusing our educational initiatives and enforcement activities around CN’s network. We would ask our school community to refresh your knowledge and awareness of rail safety. The following documents can assist. Comments are closed.
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