From our superintendent...On Friday, March 13, Mr. Brad Curtis (RRVSD Superintendent) sent the following information to us and asked us to send to parents... This afternoon the Premier of Manitoba announced that all schools in Manitoba will be closed to students from March 23rd to April 12th. After consultation with all school divisions in Manitoba and the Chief Medical Officer of Manitoba, all schools in Red River Valley School Division will be proceeding in the following manner: Parents/Guardians: if you feel that you want to keep your children at home for health reasons, that is your decision to make and we respect that choice. Please inform the school in the manner that you usually would for attendance purposes. Students will not suffer consequences for absences from school during this time. For the week of March 16th to March 20th; all schools will only be delivering regular classroom instruction for students. That is, there won't be any: before school programs, after school programs, extra curricular programs, practices for any sports teams. Outside school groups will not be allowed access to any schools until further notice. As of today, daycares in schools will continue to operate until further notice. A remote meeting will be held on Monday morning at 10:00 am with Principals and Department Managers to discuss future plans. Communication will be constant, as things are rapidly changing each day/hour. On that note, I will refer you to the website link given below for the most up to date information from Manitoba Health. Please use it and share it.\ https://www.manitoba.ca/health/coronavirus/public.html#11 WE are in the education business. Let's make sure we ALL do our part to educate everyone that we are around. Thanks for your help. Brad Curtis Superintendent/CEO RRVSD Morris, Mb. 204-746-2317 ext. 2225 This afternoon, he sent the following update... More information to follow...Seeing as this is a very fluid and active time, information will be changing quickly. Please consult the blog, our social media, or our school's website to keep as up-to-date as we can keep you as it pertains to Morris School. Our teachers will also be working to organize their courses in such a way as to allow your students to keep progressing while they do so from home. We will rely on our teaching staff to communicate their plans to all of you via email. In the meantime, there are some excellent ideas and resources below that may act as an active and stimulating way to spend some time while your student(s) is(are) away from school. Scholastic offering free resources whiles schools are closed: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/resources/scholastic-learn-at-home--free-resources-for-school-closures.html# Virtual tours of many famous museums around the world. https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours The following came from Kim Jones McClelland via Mrs. Marla Brandt (Lowe Farm School Principal)... Teacher friends & parents, who may be thinking about how they are going to plan to deliver education over the next number of weeks. Here is a really great list I found in a Principal’s group that DOES NOT require technology and the internet. Now that many schools are closed, I've got some suggestions for fun, meaningful, and generally tech-free learning opportunities (especially for elementary schoolers):
STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math scholastic book fair - coming soon!The Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the School Library beginning Monday, March 16th and running to Friday, March 20th. The Book Fair will be open the evening of Thursday, March 19th during Parent/Teacher Conferences and Friday morning as well. Be sure to drop by and check out the newest Scholastic releases and support this Library fundraiser. The library will add new books for our students' enjoyment based on sales. Don't forget to enter the family draw for $25 of free books for your students and $25 of free books for your student's classroom. March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness MonthCerebral Palsy Awareness Month Tyson Hamel is a Grade 6 student at Morris School. His little brother, Shawn, has Cerebral Palsy. Tyson decided he would like to raise awareness for CP and his little brother Shawn. Cerebral Palsy is a neurological disability that affects thousands of children and adults worldwide. March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, which allows us to celebrate and educate others about the disorder. Green is associated with new growth, vibrant lives, and renewal of life. Because thousands of children are affected by cerebral palsy, and a new generation of adults is navigating the world with this disorder, green seems to be the perfect match! Please join us in wearing green this Thursday!!! Town Bus runs coming to a closeThe last town bus runs will be Thursday, March 19. class of 2020 - grad photosThis year's Grad Photo Session will be Friday, March 20. Students can find out more information in the office. It is a day off school, so students need plan appropriately to ensure they book and make their scheduled photo session as there won't be any buses running that day. Covid-19 and your student(s)With all the cancellations of sporting events and the professional leagues around the continent as well as the media coverage dealing with the COVID-19 virus, it is adjusting our students focus and eroding some of the "normal" from their school day. We acknowledge this and are doing our best to assist our students as they learn about the virus and ways they can contribute to keeping themselves, their classmates, and their family members safe. Mrs. Charron, our early years guidance counsellor shared an email from group from gozen.com. According to their website, GoZen! creates online social and emotional learning programs loved by kids ages 5-15, parents, professionals, and schools. If you or your students are feeling anxious about what's going on in the world right now, please find our latest blog with interviews from Dr. Laura Markham, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, and Natasha Daniels. These experts provide amazing advice on navigating through this experience with strength and self-compassion. The link to the video is: https://gozen.com/coronavirus-anxiety/ morris school students bring home the 'ship!A contingent of our Morris School community helped their hockey team capture the Pembina Valley Region's Peewee Silver B Championship banner recently. Congratulations to the group on your achievement. Congratulations to the following Morris School students: Ethan Funk Zach Hamblin Brayden Hansen Sam Johnston Nazar Khlyvniuk Ethan Lamotte Nic Leflar Brennan Sabourin Jax Sanders Scott Saurette Logan Siemens Tyson Wiebe Comments are closed.
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