sad news this weekWe lost one of our Mavericks this week. Grade 10 student, Eli Jashyn, fought a courageous battle with cancer. His battle took multiple turns but on Tuesday, as per the post on Team Eli's social media page, "Eli needs to rest." This news affected our school greatly as we will miss Eli for so many reasons. His consistent smile, his willingness to get involved in positive experiences at the school, and his care for others are just a few attributes this writer will remember about the young Mr. Jashyn. He is forever a Maverick to all of us and will be missed. Eli's memorial service will be held at the Morris Multiplex on Saturday, October 22nd at 2 pm. As per Team Eli's post..."He never liked to dress up- hoodies and track pants were more his style. On Saturday, Eli would want everyone to be comfortable- to that end, we invite you to wear your coziest hoodie or whatever you feel comfortable wearing." There has been a table set up just outside the front office. It has a book for students, staff, and school community members to send notes to the Jashyn family. There are also recipe card-like stationary available for people to write their fond memories of Eli. The book and the messages will be given to the Jashyn family at the end of this week. We want to thank the students, staff, and the division's Crisis Response team for helping us and each other this week. The support was noticed and appreciated. We understand this week's news brings forth a great deal for a number of our community members. We understand, also, that people will grieve or have received this news in a variety of ways. That will also be expressed in a variety of ways as well. We encourage our school community to respect each other and provide each other with some grace for a bit of time while we work through this. If you see someone struggling, please reach out to an adult in the building. We will do our best to support them. more supports...For those students who are struggling outside of school hours or prefer to speak with people outside of our school community, Ms. Jill Siemens has provided some additional resources for our families (thank you, Jill)... Resources for families and students If you or your child need to talk to someone (24/7 support lines): - Klinic Crisis Line: 204-786-8686 or 1-888-322-3019 - Kids Help Phone (https://kidshelpphone.ca/): 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868 Helpful articles: - 'Helping Grieving Children and Teenagers' - https://www.cancer.net/coping-with-cancer/managing-emotions/grief-and-loss/helping-grieving-children-and-teenagers - 'Helping Children Deal with Grief' - https://childmind.org/article/helping-children-deal-grief/ - 'Do's and Don'ts of Talking to a Child About Death' - https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/two-takes-depression/201612/the-dos-and-donts-talking-child-about-death Additional website resources: - Website with lots of articles and resources for families and educators about grief - https://kidsgrief.ca/ - A list of great websites to help us cope and feel calm - https://slulibrary.saintleo.edu/c.php?g=1052042&p=7639927 wear read (red) on Monday - Dyslexia AwarenessMark it Read is the official Canadian celebration for Dyslexia Awareness Month. October 1st, 2022 marked the start of Dyslexia Canada's fifth annual national awareness-raising campaign. Each year across Canada, monuments and buildings are lit up red, schools and workplaces wear red, and cities and towns sign proclamations to officially declare the month of October as Dyslexia Awareness Month. Morris School plans to show their support for this awareness campaign by encouraging our students to wear Red (Read) on Monday, October 17th. skoglund's welcomes a new family memberMrs. Skoglund, fresh off teaching some great 5/6 students, left last week to have a baby. Well? Mission Accomplished!! Morris School congratulates the Skoglund family as they welcomed Niklas Ron Skoglund on Saturday, October 15th at 5:49pm. Niklas was born at Boundary Trails Hospital and weighs seven (7) pounds. All reports suggest that the family is doing well and could all be home together as a family as early as tomorrow. Congratulations Skoglund's! Welcome to the world, Niklas! picture day on it's way!Picture day is set for Thursday, October 20th. A schedule will be posted prior to the day. Students will have individual photos taken for the yearbook and homeroom classes from K-8 will have class photos taken. It is an Owl Day in Kindergarten, but our retake day (November 17th) is a Frog Day, so...Frog families...don't stress about photos. We've got your back! hot lunches for K-4 Students - volunteers???Our school is looking to do some monthly hot lunches for our K-4 students. Understanding that "many hands make light work," we are calling for volunteers. Volunteers will help Mrs. Crystal Legary and Mrs. Harrison prepare and deliver the lunches to classrooms once a month. If anyone is interested they can call the school or email [email protected] or [email protected] Funds raised will go towards having more accessible playground for all of our students as well as our Outdoor Courts Project. Thank you, in advance, to those who choose to give of their time and talents! Way to Go, MAV's! MAV's attend Student Leadership ConferenceEight of our student leaders attended the Horizon student leadership conference hosted by MacGregor Collegiate in partnership with the Canadian Student Leadership Association. The students participated in full day event with opportunities to share ideas, interact with other student leaders and hear two dynamic speakers Juan Bendana who challenged each student to take action and grow as people and Jeff Gerber reinforced creating a school culture of belonging. Everyone left feeling inspired to make a difference in their school and community. mavericks athletics updateHockey After a successful home tournament the boys start their season this week with games in Winkler vs. NPC on Tuesday and Friday (both games start at 7:00). Volleyball The Varsity Girls co-hosted The Red River Invitational Volleyball Tournament this past weekend. The girls finished third in their pool with a victory against Gilbert Plains. On the consolation side, they defeated Gilbert Plains and Killarney to earn a spot in the 7th place game vs. Prairie Mountain. Unfortunately the girls had a tough go, dropping 2 straight sets. The JV Girls headed to MCI this weekend for a tournament. They started strong with a win over Niverville before dropping games to Landmark and Killarney to finish 3rd in their pool. In the playoffs they played St Jean where they lost two close sets. The Varsity boys participated in the Elton tournament this past weekend. They defeated Goose Lake in pool play to finish 3rd in their pool. In playoffs they defeated St Rose in 3 sets before sweeping the eighth ranked Goose Lake Raiders to win the Consolation side. grade 3-8 students run like the wind!The grades 3-8 Cross Country team had their divisional meet in St. Malo on Friday. The Maverick student-athletes did a fantastic job despite the windy, chilly weather. We had multiple Mavericks place in the top 4-5 in their age category. Overall the day was a great success! Thank you to Ms. Mclaren, Mr. Ricard, and Mrs. Zimmerman for assisting with the day. speaking of running - terry fox postponedOur K-6 Terry Fox Run was postponed this week due to the weather. Our new tentative date is Tuesday, October 18. The plan is to still host the run at the Stampede Grounds. We encourage all Mavericks to dress for the weather! Please keep those donations coming. It is being report, at press time, that we are VERY close to our goal! You can donate online by accessing this [LINK]! Thank you to those who donated and for those who will donate before Tuesday! concert band students had guests!Our Grade 6 Concert Band students have the opportunity this week to learn from some talented clinicians. Our guests travelled to be here to serve our students by helping them get a great fundamental start in their first year of concert band. Thank you to all of our guests and to Mrs. Zimmerman for organizing the day. As you can see by the photos, the band students are accessing every nook of our school. Way to Go, MAV’s! Mrs. Zimmerman would also like to provide a friendly reminder that if you/your child participated in the Farm to School Veggie Fundraiser, pick up will be on Monday, October 17th from 3:30-5:30pm in the Band Room at Morris School. Students are responsible for picking up all of the bundles they sold unless they have made alternate arrangements with their buyers. We will have a copy of your order form for you at pick up. As this is a time sensitive product, if you are unable to make it during the pickup hours, please make arrangements with someone who can pick up your bundles for you. Because of your support, the Morris School Band Program was able to raise $2700 to go towards instrument repairs & cleaning, music, and supplies! A huge thank you goes out to all of those who bought local vegetables through the Farm to School program. Your support is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] dress for the weatherThis is the time of year where we will receive a variety of weather conditions. This past week we saw snow, this upcoming week we anticipate some sun and nicer temperatures with rain or flurries by the end of the week. Please ensure you are prepared. A sign of our weather changes can be symbolized by the change of footwear from Mrs. Huska. Those who know Mrs. Huska well would understand that it MUST be getting colder outside if she has moved from sandals to socks AND boots! MAVERICK MARKET - SECURE YOUR SPOT!outstanding fees? Please pay onlineWe would like to send out a huge 'THANK YOU' to those families who have paid their school fees online, made inquiries on how to get set up on our division's School Cash Online software, or have made profiles on their own. Our School has moved to accept all school fees online using our School Cash Online software. No payments in cash or cheque will be received by a member of our school staff. An email has been sent to you by Ms. Danielle LeBlanc containing your student's student ID number and instructions of how to become an established user of the School Cash Online software. If you did not receive that email, please email Ms. Denny at [email protected] and she will send you one. You do not require a credit card to successfully execute a payment using School Cash Online. You can link your account directly to one of your bank accounts and it will be withdrawn directly from that specific account when you complete your payment transaction. Link to School Cash Online (A QR code is available below as well): SchoolCashOnline.com A list of this year's fees include:
If you require assistance setting up your account online, please contact Mrs. Huska via email [email protected] or by phone (204.746.2612). If there are concerns about your family's ability to pay one of the above fees, there are two options:
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