Morris school hosting a food drive!Our Senior Year's Leadership Group has been actively looking for ways for our students to serve the greater community of Morris. Last week during Earth Day, our student body were out and about cleaning up the community of debris. This week and next they will be hosting a Food Drive for Morris & the surrounding area. The local food back is in great need so the more our school community can assist, the better off we'll be as a community. Please consider donating non-perishable food items between now and Tuesday, May 4. student leadership putting words into action!Our Senior Years Leadership Group, led by Bryce Neustater and Karly Edel, are putting meaningful words into action. After participating in "Live Different" virtual presentations, the group asked themselves, "so what? How can we do something more than sit through a presentation and be passive learners?" Our student leaders got together and brainstormed ideas that would benefit our community, get our students active and doing something different than attending school every other day and going through the motions. They thought about what it means to have the spirit of a Maverick. The words Compassion, Hope, Empathy, & Resiliency were the words they chose. They immediately put in a plan of action that would put these important words into action. They organized a community clean up and a food drive thus far. As a school, we are always proud of our students, but these young people have stepped up their game! Way to go, MAV's! Gr 3/4's combine structures unit & nature walkAs a practical way to wrap up their unit of study on structures, Mr Ricard took the Grade 3/4's on a walk to visit the structures built by our Grade 10/11 Outdoor Education students. It didn't hurt to have a taste of the fresh outdoors during this experiential learning activity!! Way to go, MAV's! tactile artistry keeps churning out product!The Grade 7/8 Tactile Art class is working hard on their Beading Unit. Students started out by making bead wrapped keychains and have moved on to wristlets. There might be some lucky Moms out there getting some handmade gifts for Mother’s Day this year! grad photos?...check!Over the last two days, our Class of 2021 have been actually combing their hair and dressing up to come to school!! Why...? Well...they've been having their Grad Photo bookings in the Junior Gym. Donning their cap & gowns, sitting up straight, and tilting their heads juuuust so! It's just one step closer to accomplishing one of the end goals at the end of the K-12 experience! As always, we're proud of our MAV's! fundraising project hits the news!As reported on in the Morris School Weekly Blog last week, the Southeast Journal & the South Central Post highlighted our ambitious community project...the Morris School Outdoor Courts Renewal & Expansion. We are excited about the opportunity to provide a new & improved experience for our students and the members of our community of all ages. As mentioned in last week's blog, thanks to a few dedicated Morris community members, a committee has been struck to tackle the project of revamping and expanding the outdoor courts at Morris School. The cost of the project is large, but so is the level of determination of the committee as well as the anticipated level of generosity and vision of our community. The letter below provides some great detail about the project and how people and local organizations can support the project, including a link to an online donation portal. Grade 7/8 wax poeticallyApril was poetry month! The 7/8s have been analyzing poems for metre and rhyme scheme. Now they have started to craft poems of their own! Here are some examples. If you read them out loud, can you hear the rhythm? Over the next few blog entries, we will share numerous creations from our students...enjoy! Comments are closed.
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