fundraisers x 3!Thanks to the generosity of the Kosawa family, our school will be hosting a K-6 ice cream fundraiser event on Friday, September 22nd. The Kosawa family operates the Barefoot Cafe (@the_barefoot_cafe_) in St. Malo when the weather is conducive to ice cream and other summer treats. You can order one ice cream for $2 or an allergy-friendly alternative for $1. All K-6 families registered with SchoolCashOnline can order. If you're not signed up for SchoolCashOnline, please do so. For those not signed up, you can use this link (https://rrvsd.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/15271/115/False/True) to order. We are asking for each student to limit their orders to one item ONLY. Thank you, once again, to the Kosawa family for their generosity. All grade 6-12 band students are now selling vegetables through Peak of the Market's "Farm to School" fundraiser program. This fundraiser is going directly into the band program to help offset the costs of instrument repairs, cleaning, supplies, music, and upkeep. Buyers have the option to purchase for themselves or to donate bundle(s) to the Morris Food Bank. Orders can be made online at www.peakfarmtoschool.com and are due on Wednesday, October 11th. Paper forms are available for cash/cheque payments if online payments are not possible. Pick-up will be in the Band Room on Tuesday, October 24th from 3:30-5:30pm. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you for your support! intramural schedule this week!Our school's Senior Years' Athletic Department has developed a plan for how our Grades 7-12 students can be involved in lunchtime activities for this upcoming school year. We encourage our students to stop by the gym and try out the daily activities. mavericks athletic updateSoccer The soccer season officially got underway this week with the boys defeating RVS on Monday before dropping their second game to DCS. The girls had a rough start with a loss to DCS, but are looking forward to getting back on track next Monday at RVS. The Boys travel to Carman on Monday to play the Cougars. Cross Country Grade 7-12 Cross Country practices will be on Wednesdays after school (3:20 p.m.) and Thursdays at lunch (12:10 p.m.). If students have other commitments and can only make one of the practices, please communicate with Mrs. Zimmerman. The grade 3-8 meet is on October 2nd and the grade 9-12 zone meet is on September 27th, both in St, Malo. Please contact Mrs. Zimmerman if you have any questions. Volleyball All grade 7-12 teams are up and running but it is not too late to join a team! The JV and V Girls have the weekend off, while the Junior Varsity Boys split round-robin games with SJR and Steinbach Christian before dropping some hard-fought sets to Immanuel Christian in the playoff round. Mrs. Leflar was very proud of the boy’s effort and improvement over the weekend! The Varsity Boys had a rough start but fought hard to steal a set off Goose Lake. In the playoff round, they defeated Boissevain in straight sets before winning a hard 3-set battle against Carberry to win the consolation side. A great end to the weekend and start to the season. Way to go, Boys! hey...mav's...clubs are calling you!! Get involved!Well met adventurers! Dungeons and Dragons club is in full swing. This is a reminder to all DMs that we have a session on Tuesday at lunch and everyone else will come out this Thursday at lunch in Room 40. The D&D club will run every Tuesday and Thursday at lunch. If you would like to join but haven't come out to a meeting yet, please see Mr. Antoski in Room 40. See you then! Choir - Grades 7-12 Interested in joining a choir? No experience necessary! Meeting on Tuesday, September 19th at 12:15 in the Band room. not on the bus? Tell your driver & the office!We've had a few instances of bus students staying after school for a variety of activities or reasons. We applaud your involvement. However, if you don't let your bus driver or the office know you're not riding the bus at the end of the day, you delay your bus significantly. Please be considerate and let them know you will not be riding the bus. Thank you! kindergarten students find some buddies!After their first full week of school, we can report that our Kindergarten students have made some friends! Our Owls are reading with their grade 7/8 buddies and the Frogs are reading with their 5/6 buddies. Way to Go, MAV's! one more day!grade 11 & 12 students - Discovery days ahead!The Discovery Day sign-up is this Thursday at noon. Grade 11 and 12 students are welcome to sign up. Please see Mrs. Edel for more information. our photography students out in full force!We have two high school photography classes running this semester and our students are already producing great work. Thanks to Xander S. for sharing. welcome back, cookem daisey!coming soon...grade 5/6 soccer mixerThe inaugural Grade 5/6 Soccer Mixer will take place Friday, September 29th at the soccer fields from 1:45 to 3:10. Be sure to wear your team colours and don't forget to bring your water bottle. See you there!!!! new to instagram!explore your creative sideStudents 16 and older who are interested in graphic design and printmaking can apply for the following program from The Manitoba Printmakers Association Inc. They run the Martha Street Studio beside the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. It is an artist-run centre, studio and gallery with the goal being the production and dissemination of the printmaking arts. The Youth Outreach Program is an exciting free after-school printmaking program for youth between the ages of 16 and 25. The Youth Outreach Program is comprised of 24 classes over 12 weeks and is taught by professional artists. A variety of printmaking techniques including screen print, intaglio and relief printing, as well as basic colour theory and composition, are explored. Participants attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays from January to April 2024. Many students across Southern Manitoba apply for this program, so interested students in Morris can apply around the middle of November 2023. An “Apply Now” button will be available on the website, so please check back at that time. Students who might be interested can talk to Mr. Jamieson if they have any questions. http://www.printmakers.mb.ca/education/free-youth-programs/ school fees onlineWe would like to send out a huge 'THANK YOU' to those families who have 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 on 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. You also have the ability to make partial payments using this online software. Link to School Cash Online: SchoolCashOnline.com A list of this year's fees includes:
If you require assistance setting up your account online, please contact Mrs. Huska via email at [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:
The first week of the 2023-24 school year at Morris School is in the books! We would like to take the time to thank all Morris School community members for helping the first week go well. We appreciate seeing all the students in their classes on their respective first days. The very large majority of classes had all their students in class and on time. Our parents communicated well when they had questions or something they felt our staff needed to know. For those of you who drop off & pick up your students, thank you for not using the bus loop in the back of the school or parking in the circle turnaround at the very end of Toronto Avenue East. We appreciate that! A big thank you to our staff for handling any adjustments that were needed to be made. The first week of school can be stressful enough (for students & staff), so your ability to roll with some of these changes was appreciated. We look forward to our second week. We encourage all community members to contact the school if you have questions. If it is a question about classroom activities, please reach out to the teacher first. If it is administrative in nature (forms, applications, fees, etc.), please ask the front office staff. If you're not sure who to direct your question/comment to, please call the office or speak directly with Mr. Watson. k-8 families...strong beginnings (sign up Online)Strong Beginnings is a MANDATORY assessment that occurs early in September for students in Kindergarten to Grade 8. On Friday, September 15 and Monday, September 18, children will attend school by appointment for approximately 60 minutes to participate in assessment activities. Kindergarten students are asked to book a 30-minute appointment during one of the time slots. The appointments on these days replace regular classes..so NO classes for Grades K-8 students on Friday or Monday. Grades 9-12 students...we'll see you at school! A Strong Beginnings session is an opportunity for teachers to extend and consolidate their understanding of each child in order to plan for instruction. This, in turn, will effectively address unique learning needs as early as possible in the new school year. All Grades K-8 students need to be registered for Strong Beginnings by Thursday, September 14th. We book online using our Conference Manager software. If you do not have a Conference Manager account, please access the site via our school's website or by clicking here. If you are new to the school, please create an account and add your students to the system. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Watson. school cash online - thank you!We would like to send out a huge 'THANK YOU' to those families who have made inquiries on how to get set up on our division's School Cash Online software or have made profiles on their own. We will set up the fees online this week as we were waiting for our lists in various classes to be as accurate as possible. 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 on 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. You also have the ability to make partial payments using this online software. Link to School Cash Online: SchoolCashOnline.com A list of this year's fees includes:
If there are concerns about your family's ability to pay one of the above fees, there are two options:
calling all jazz musiciansInterested in learning a new instrument? Or gaining an extra high school credit? Consider joining the Jazz Band! No musical experience is required and classes take place 2-3 lunch hours a week. Any grade 8-12 student can participate. Come to the first Jazz Band meeting this Monday, September 11 at 12:15 p.m. in the Band Room if you're interested! See Mrs. Zimmerman if you have any questions. bio class does some 1st day, HANDS-ON learningThe grade 11 Biology class had a great first day this week taping organs and bones onto their peers in the (approximately) correct locations! the guidance DEPARTMENT welcomes you!mavericks athletic updateCross Country Interested in running? Or learning how to be a stronger runner? Come to the Cross Country meeting this Tuesday, September 12 at 12:15 p.m. in the Band Room to learn more. It's a quick season and no experience is required so come on out! See Mrs. Zimmerman if you have any questions. High School Soccer The boys head to RVS for their first game on Monday. It is not too late to sign up, See Mr. Ricard or Mrs. K. for more information Girls Soccer has practice at 3:30 on Monday at the school field while their season starts later next week. Volleyball Varsity Girls played in Warren this past weekend for their first game action of the season. Varsity Boys are practicing Monday at 3:30 in St. Jean, Wednesday at 3:30 in Morris, and Thursday at 5:30 in Morris JV Girls are practicing on Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30. See Mr. Dekezel or Mrs. K. for more information. JV Boys are practicing Monday and Thursday at 5:30 and Wednesday at 3:30 Both JV teams are preparing for their home tournament on Sept 22-23, while the JV boys will also head to Warren next weekend. Grades 7/8 Girls volleyball begin practices this week on Monday and Friday at 3:30 while the 7/8 Boys also start this week with practices on Tuesday and Friday at 3:30. Maverick Athletic Fundraiser Decorate your new water bottle or binder! The Athletic Department is selling Mavs stickers for $2 to help raise money for sports opportunities. Contact Mrs. K. if you would like to purchase one....or ten. register for Powerschool and safearrivalAt Morris School, one of our greatest priorities is ensuring that all our students arrive safely at school each and every day. To enhance our existing absence-checking procedure, we are using a student absence reporting system called SafeArrival. This system will reduce the time it takes to verify student attendance, make it easy for you to report your child’s absence and easy for staff to respond to unexplained student absences. With SafeArrival, you are asked to report your child’s absence in advance using any of these 3 convenient methods:
***A New Text Option is available for SafeArrival. There are directions to sign up in link to the pdf below: SMSTextOpRRVSD.pdf In addition, we will use the SchoolMessenger Communicate automated notification system to contact parents whose child is absent when the absence was not reported in advance. The automated notification system will attempt to contact parents at multiple contact points until a reason is submitted for the absence. If our system is unable to reach the designated contacts, office staff will follow up. If you report your child’s absence in advance using the SafeArrival toll-free number, website or mobile app, you will NOT receive these notifications. Please report absences in advance using SafeArrival instead of sending notes or calling/emailing the school. Staff will be using the SafeArrival notifications to let you know if your student is absent (when you haven’t reported the absence in advance). If you have children attending other schools, please continue to report absences using the existing procedures for those schools. coming soon...contact information changesIn order to receive all the information you require to be an active member of our school community, we need to be sure your contact information is up-to-date. If you've moved to another residence, changed (or dropped) a phone number or have a new email address, please let Ms. Denny know in the office as soon as possible. Her email is [email protected]. We appreciate being kept in the loop on the above changes. Thank you, in advance, for helping us out. sad news...We heard some sad news this past week. Grade 12 Access student Benny Loewen passed away. Benny was supposed to return this year for his final year in the Access classroom. Mrs. Noel had reached out to the family and was made aware that Benny and his family were in Mexico when Benny took ill. Benny's relatives and brother confirmed that Benny passed away on August 29 due to complications from pneumonia. It is our understanding that Benny's funeral will occur in Mexico where Benny has a number of family members. If you require support of any kind, please reach out to Mr. Watson, Angela Skog, or one of our student services personnel. We send our deepest sympathies to Benny's family, Mrs. Noel, and her Access team. The team was a tremendous support for Benny and his family and gave so much of themselves to give Benny a great school experience. Benny was a positive presence in our school and we will miss him. We apologize for the sad news to be the first section of our Back to School blog, but our students are the most important thing at our school and we will honour them at all times. Welcome (Back) to Morris SchoolMorris School is excited to see you! We hope your summer was full of adventure, relaxing, and enjoying the weather that our summer brings! We also hope that you are ready for the current school year. Our staff have been getting their classrooms and coursework ready for your return next week. We also want you to be aware of a few things before you step foot in the school.
we are a cashless schoolOur School is moving to accepting 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 for Grades 9-12 parents was sent by Ms. Danielle LeBlanc with information on how to set up your SchoolCash online if you haven't set it up already. Grades 1-8 students will receive an email containing your student's student ID number and instructions on how to become an established user of the School Cash Online software. Kindergarten students will have information sent home on their respective first days of school. 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. SchoolCash online will also allow for partial payments to be made if families need to spread these fees over several days, weeks, or months. Link to School Cash Online: SchoolCashOnline.com: Welcome A list of this year's fees includes:
If there are concerns about your family's ability to pay one of the above fees, there are two options:
safearrival is a must!!At Morris School, one of our greatest priorities is ensuring that all our students arrive safely at school each and every day. To enhance our existing absence-checking procedure, we are using a student absence reporting system called SafeArrival. This system will reduce the time it takes to verify student attendance, make it easy for you to report your child’s absence and easy for staff to respond to unexplained student absences. With SafeArrival, you are asked to report your child’s absence in advance using any of these 3 convenient methods:
These options are available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. Future absences can be reported at any time. In addition, we will use the SchoolMessenger Communicate automated notification system to contact parents whose child is absent when the absence was not reported in advance. The automated notification system will attempt to contact parents at multiple contact points until a reason is submitted for the absence. If our system is unable to reach the designated contacts, office staff will follow up. If you report your child’s absence in advance using the SafeArrival toll-free number, website or mobile app, you will NOT receive these notifications. Please report absences in advance using SafeArrival instead of sending notes or calling/emailing the school. Staff will be using the SafeArrival notifications to let you know if your student is absent (when you haven’t reported the absence in advance). If you have children attending other schools (for vocational programming, for example), please continue to report absences using the existing procedures for those schools. Thank you for your cooperation. morris school welcomes new staffAs a new year begins, we will have some new faces in our building. We would like to welcome the following staff to Morris School:
Morris School building updates and changesAlthough a number of staff and students enjoyed a summer away from the Morris School, the action didn't stop. Thanks to Mr. Dyck, Mrs. Thiessen, and their staff as well as Mr. Dave Funk (divisional maintenance supervisor), the following changes occurred at our school.
breakfast club newsBREAKFAST CLUB & Food Program 2023-24 Our Breakfast Club will continue this year. We are proud to acknowledge our grant sponsors, Breakfast Club of Canada, The Child Nutrition Council of Canada, and last year, Children's Charity. Also, we have kindly received funds and donations from Morris BigWay, our local Christmas Cheer Board and other local donors. Thank you so much. Breakfast Club will begin for K-12 on Monday, Sept. 11th. K-6: This will be delivered to classrooms and ready to serve when they enter at 8:40 a.m. Gr. 7-12: Breakfast Club will be available in the MPR daily when you enter. please help!hey mavs! Join some teams!Some fall sports teams are starting up and you need to know about it.
K-8 families - Strong beginnings (sign up online)Strong Beginnings is a MANDATORY assessment that occurs early in September for students in Kindergarten to Grade 8. On Friday, September 15 and Monday, September 18, children will attend school by appointment for approximately 60 minutes to participate in assessment activities. Kindergarten students are asked to book a 30-minute appointment during one of the time slots. The appointments on these days replace regular classes..so NO classes for Grades K-8 students on Friday or Monday. Grades 9-12 students...we'll see you at school! A Strong Beginnings session is an opportunity for teachers to extend and consolidate their understanding of each child in order to plan for instruction. This, in turn, will effectively address unique learning needs as early as possible in the new school year. Registration for Strong Beginnings opens up on Thursday, September 7th at 8:00 a.m. All Grades K-8 students need to be registered for Strong Beginnings by Thursday, September 14th. We book online using our Conference Manager software. If you do not have a Conference Manager account, please access the site via our school's website or by clicking here. If you are new to the school, please create an account and add your student's into the system. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Watson. Class of 2023 celebratedThis past Tuesday afternoon, our school celebrated the Class of 2023 by hosting our convocation ceremonies. A total of 35 Maverick graduates received diplomas. Convocation took place in the Senior Years Gym. Our Class of 2023 are headed out to the working world, continuing their education in vocational studies, or headed to post-secondary institutions throughout Canada. We are proud of our group and wish them well with whatever they decide to do. Here's a list of our Maverick grads...
thank you!A message from the Morris School Prom Committee and Grads of 2023 to Pat and Morris Bigway! Thank you so much for the Late lunch and Fruit/Chocolate for our candy table, as well as all your support in our Fundraising efforts this year. students and staff get a chance to say thanks...This past Thursday, our students and staff got an opportunity to stop by the library to say thank you, good luck, and all the best to Mrs. Derewianchuk. Mrs. D spent the afternoon engaging in conversation, reminiscing, & answering questions about future plans, etc. We thank Mrs. Skog for organizing the event and Mrs. DeKezel for the use of the library for this great event. We wish Mrs. D all the best as she enters the next chapter. report cardsReport Cards were sent out June 30th. All calendars, supply lists and other important information will be available on the Morris School website. If you did not receive an emailed copy of your report card please email Mrs. Denny at [email protected] after checking your junk mail. Mrs. Denny will be checking her emails for Report Card requests until July 7th. Any requests after this date will be processed in Late August. calling all volunteersThe Red River Wellness Committee has an opportunity raise the final few dollars to complete our project. The opportunity is with the Valley Ag Society. We have been tasked with the responsibility of parking during the Stampede. We are looking for volunteers who could assist with this responsibility. Shifts are four hours long and run from Friday, July 21 to Sunday, July 23. If you are able to assist, please contact Mr. Watson via email ([email protected]). school cashonline updateStarting in the 2023-2024 school year, parents will now have the option to make partial payments for select items, with the SchoolCash Online system -- available for set up on our Morris School Website. If an item is available for partial payment you simply check the "Pay a Partial Amount" checkbox. At this time, you can enter any amount greater than $1 to a maximum of the outstanding balance in the "Amount" field. If you choose to pay the full amount, simply leave the "Pay a Partial Amount" unchecked and click the "Add to Cart" button. We hope this option is helpful in managing with payment of your child(ren)'s school fees throughout the year!! mr. Petty's class earns year-end partyMr. Petty's class follows a system where their hard work and respect earns them points towards a perk. This past week their points earned them a year end party and the opportunity to sign Mr. Watson's head. Here's a few snapshots of that experience... library fun dayThanks to Mrs. DeKezel for making library period unique this week! We appreciate everything Mrs. DeKezel does for our school. This is just another example of how she makes our student experience better. field day was a hit!Last Friday, Morris School hosted our annual Field Day. This day consisted of 10 different stations that students worked their way through. There was all different types of stations. Some stations were individual events such as long jump and ball throw. Some were team events such as, the water bucket challenge and the obstacle course and some stations were just all about fun such as the bouncy castle and water balloon fight! Our grade 5/6 students were a huge help running the stations and leading the groups around for the day, we could not have done it without them! All is all it was a great day and everyone had a ton of fun! mavericks represent manitobaCongratulations to three of our Maverick rugby players who went from a historical season to making the cut with the U16 Rugby Manitoba roster. They're in Alberta RIGHT NOW representing our province. Good luck Owen, Payton, and Logan (or should we say 'Logal')!! Way to Go, MAV's! morris school hopes that you...class of 2023 celebrates this weekGrad 2023 is only a couple of sleeps away. Our Grade 12s who have earned the right to walk towards Mr. Watson and receive their high school diploma are gearing up for what will be an exciting day on Tuesday, June 27. It all starts with convocation at 1:30 pm in the Senior Years' Gym and then the grads head over for dinner, dancing, and Safe Grad the same evening to celebrate the goal they've been working towards for the last 13 years. We wish all the grads the very best as they head out to pursue their next chapter in life. Way to Go, MAV's! bump up day activityOn the morning of Thursday, June 29th, our K-8 students will participate in a "Bump Up Day" activity from 10:30 - 11:30 am. The Bump Up Day is a chance for all the students to get together with their teacher and their classmates in the homeroom they will be joining in September. This will give all of our students an opportunity to get a sneak peak. Grade 8 students will have a brief introduction to High School during this time. Teachers will be sending emails home the day before (the 28th) to notify parents of their student's homeroom placement. All Kindergarten students will be in attendance on the 29th. In light of that, there will be no Kindergarten classes scheduled on June 28th. staffing updatesAlthough we've enjoyed a great deal of staff continuity over that last few years at Morris School, change is always in the wind. This year we did not escape that wind, so we would like to update our school community on some of the changes that have occured.
access classroom earns a grantThe ACCESS class is very pleased to have been chosen as 1 of 4 recipients of a $5000 grant from the Cheese4Change organization! Cheese4Change is a climate and nature-friendly food, youth program, supporting affordable, sustainable and healthy choices amongst Canada’s youth. The ACCESS class submitted their "Creamy Harvest Soup" recipe, using home grown ingredients from their Three Sisters garden along with a video application and were very excited to find out they were winners in the Canada wide contest. Superintendent, Brad Curtis, visited Morris School to present the cheque that will be used to expand their gardening program with a greenhouse and second composter, and support the sustainability of the Breakfast Club program with a new dishwasher. The recipe for Creamy Harvest Soup... jashyn visits government house!Grade 12 student, Emilie Jashyn, joined a number of nominees at Government House this past Friday. Emilie was an official nominee for the MHSAA Scholar Athlete of the Year award. Emilie met our current Lieutenant Governor, Anita Neville as well as the other award nominees. We congratulate Emilie for earning this honour and wish her all the best as she embarks on a life after high school. field day a hit for our k-4 students!Our Early Years students had a great Field Day on Friday. Students, kindergarten to grade 4, competed in 10 different events. Five of the events being track and field events we had been working on in Phys. Ed. class and the other 5 events being team co-operative stations. There was also a tug-of-war event, which may have been the highlight of the day! All of our students participated very well and most importantly they all had FUN! A huge thank you to the Grade 5/6 and some students from Grades 7/8 classes who helped set up and lead our young students around for the day. It was good to see what great role models the 5/6’s were to the younger kids. We definitely could not have done it without the 5/6 students. Also, thank you to all the teachers and EA’s who helped with the day! A special thanks to Ms. Thiessen and who organized the canteen and all the EA’s who worked the canteen during the day! One last shout out to Pat and the Big Way staff for helping with the pizza lunch. With the canteen and pizza lunch, we were able to fundraise some money to make next year's Field Day even better!!! A big thank you to Mr. Ricard for his work to set this up and make it great experience for students and staff alike! report cards this weekReport cards will be out the last week of June. We will again be emailing report cards home to parents. If you require a paper copy, please let the office know. Paper copies will be sent home with students or mailed home. end of year remindersA reminder that laptops AND chargers must be handed into the office by June 29th. Another reminder that high school lockers need to be cleaned out and locks returned to the office. k-6 families...missing any clothing items?If you are missing any clothing items, they may be sitting in the hallway in the Early Years' end of the school. grade 5/6m use minute to win it as a math tool!This past week, Mr. Moore's 5/6 class played some Minute-to-Win-it for math. They recorded and graphed their results. Fun had by all! grade 5/6P have an egg-citing experienceMr. Petty's Grade 5/6 class took their knowledge of science to another level. The class participated in the time honoured Egg Drop project. This projects teaches students about how to protect an egg from cracking by understanding Newton's laws of motion, potential, and kinetic energy. The students worked in groups and designed, evaluated, tested and suggested improvements for a container that woud protect their precious cargo. Thanks to Mr. Dyck and Mr. Klassen, the students had their eggs dropped off the highest part of Morris School; the roof of the Senior Years' gym. The result were extremely successful in this engaging activity. Props to all students for applying their knowledge to this project! Way to Go, MAV's! scouts starting up in MorrisLearn about the Scouts Canada program, what it offers children and youth, and volunteer your time to help this opportunity come to life in our community. Without your help, this program cannot run! Grade 3/4s explore ancient timesThe Grade 3/4 classes have been learning about four ancient civilizations: Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome. They created dioramas to illustrate the civilization they researched. The diorama could include people, tools, clothing, art, structures, inventions, and artifacts. Here are some of the dioramas they created. congratulations emilie!Emilie Jashyn has been invited to the MHSAA awards banquet in Winnipeg on June 23rd. Whether she wins an award or not, this is a huge athletic honour for her, to be recognized amongst the best graduating athletes across the province. Congrats Emilie, and THANK YOU for representing our school and sports programs so well throughout your high school career! prom ticket deadline approaching**Prom ticket deadline** has been extended to Tuesday, June 19th. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in purchasing tickets. Grads, please be sure to hand in your survey. This information is being used to write a speech for your grad parade. If you are interested in ordering grad wear, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible. Currently we have 15 hoodie orders, we need a minimum of 24 to place an order. speaking of deadlines...Those parents whose child or children were in any of the following courses this year -- please check your KEV CASH ONLINE accounts or email Julie at [email protected] to see if you still owe for their fees. If you do, it would be greatly appreciated if payment would be made by June 20th to help with year end accounting both at school and divisional level. Home Ec - Grades 7-12 Art - Grades 7-12 Hockey Academy - Grades 5-12 Band access students head to cmhrRespect, inclusion, cooperation and fairness are relevant to everyone and this week our ACCESS class went on a field trip to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. We enjoyed our guided tour of the building, seeing the many different exhibits and the discussion on language rights. Tours are offered in English and French and there are also many different accommodations available on the museum’s mobile app. All videos include open captioning, descriptive audio, American Sign Language (ASL) and Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ). The CMHR is 100% accessible and is the only destination in the entire province built to be accessible to everyone. It shows why universal design and consulting different groups of people during the construction process is important when designing an inclusive space. Often accessibility is an afterthought, or places that are supposed to be accessible clearly have not consulted anyone in a wheelchair or anyone who has pushed a wheelchair. We run into these obstacles all the time and appreciate the lengths the CMHR has gone to facilitate all people. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and all students deserve to have somewhere they can go on a field trip. Respect, inclusion, cooperation and fairness are relevant to everyone and this week our ACCESS class went on a field trip to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. We enjoyed our guided tour of the building, seeing the many different exhibits and the discussion on language rights. Tours are offered in English and French and there are also many different accommodations available on the museum’s mobile app. All videos include open captioning, descriptive audio, American Sign Language (ASL) and Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ). The CMHR is 100% accessible and is the only destination in the entire province built to be accessible to everyone. It shows why universal design and consulting different groups of people during the construction process is important when designing an inclusive space. Often accessibility is an afterthought, or places that are supposed to be accessible clearly have not consulted anyone in a wheelchair or anyone who has pushed a wheelchair. We run into these obstacles all the time and appreciate the lengths the CMHR has gone to facilitate all people. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and all students deserve to have somewhere they can go on a field trip. k-2 students head to children's museumFor our K-2 students this week had a very special day. For a number of students, this is their first full-day field trip. This year's excursion took the students, their teachers, support staff, and very generous parent volunteers to the Children's Museum. A great time was had by all! A lot of fun and active learning...Way to Go, MAV's! 2023-24 student leadership execs announcedOur Senior Years' Maverick Student Leadership Group elections were held last week. Congratulations to our student leaders: President- Molly Sanders Vice President - Ginger Jorgenson Treasurer- Whaine Villanueva Secretary - Kathryn Friesen We are looking forward to an exciting 2023-24 school year. grade 3/4s take lil' stepsThe grade 3/4 classes visited Lucy Sloan and her animals at L’il Steps Wellness Farm in St. Malo. This was a wrap-up to Lucy’s 6 week program in the classroom. The students met Wilbert the pig, Cindy and Cristabelle the goats, Gus Gus the rat and many more animals! The classes also received a copy of her newest book Hazelnut’s Search for Belonging coding club hosts final meeting of the year!Tuesday, June 13 was the final day for Coding Club. The students worked on projects then finished with donuts, drinks and the playing of "The Final Countdown." It was a great year of collaborating and creating on Scratch. Thanks to Ryan in grade 10 for your mentorship! Grades 6-8 Divisional track meet recapThis past Wednesday, students from grades 6 to 8 represented Morris School at the annual Track & Field meet at U of M Stadium in Winnipeg. The students competed in a number of different events including, shot put, discus, high jump, long jump, triple jump and many different running distances. Everyone competed hard and gave a great effort. Here is a list of Morris students who won ribbons during the meet. Way to Go, MAV's! Morris School Ribbon Winners: Grade 6
another addition to the playground!As mentioned in our last blog, Mr. Dyck, Mrs. Huska and others have been busy thinking of ways for us to upgrade and beautify our school yard. Well...Mr. Dyck did it again! Thank you, Mr. Dyck for using your time and talents to make our school a better place. We are so lucky to have you part of our school community. thank you!A big thank you to everyone who helped make our K-8 fundraiser lunches a success! With your help, we were able to raise over $1300, with $500 going towards the Courts project and the remainder going towards a Communication Board for the playground. 5/6S make bannock, learn, and appreciate!On Thursday Mrs. Siemens class had Cookem Daisey come and teach the 5/6's how to make bannock and jam. She shared the story of bannock and how it was used to prevent starvation. She spoke about the four sacred medicines (tobacco, sweetgrass, cedar and sage) and the health benefits and traditions of wild rice. We thank her for spending the morning with us. Miigwech! end of year tasks...Laptops and chargers will need to be returned to the office before June 29th. All RRVSD computers will be locked July 1st and Users will not be able to login. Class of 2023 students...the below email was sent to you this week via your RRVSD email account. Please consider doing this prior to June 30. clean out your lockers!Before you leave for the summer, we would ask all students to clean their lockers, return their textbooks, and ensure you have done everything required for you to end the year on a good note, enjoy the summer, and start next year on a good note. Thank you, in advance, for your work! calling all volunteersThe Red River Wellness Committee has an opportunity raise the final few dollars to complete our project. The opportunity is with the Valley Ag Society. We have been tasked with the responsibility of parking during the Stampede. We are looking for volunteers who could assist with this responsibility. Shifts are four hours long and run from Friday, July 21 to Sunday, July 23. If you are able to assist, please contact Mr. Watson at the school. grade 3/4 intramural basketball reportIn grade 3/4 intramural news, we finally wrapped up our basketball tournament. First off, I’d like to mention how much the students improved throughout the tournament. The scores in the games kept increasing each week, which means more baskets were being made! In the championship game it was the Lakers taking on the Timberwolves. In the end, the Lakers prevailed and won a close game 16-12. Congratulations to all teams who participated this round. The next intramurals will be indoor baseball starting this week! Perhaps you or a student you know...
If any of these apply to you email Mrs. Leflar about the possibilities of earning credits. Credit for Employment -CFE (2 credits available for working) Career Development Internship CDI (2 credits available for volunteering or interning) a note from the sunshine fundWe received the following information from Michelle MacIver from the Sunshine Fund... My name is Michelle MacIver and I am the Outreach Coordinator with the Sunshine Fund. We help send Manitoba kids from financial disadvantaged families to a week of summer camp. I have attached the poster to share. We want to send as many kids as possible to summer camp this summer! We can also help with things like supplies needed to go to camp, transportation, etc. If you can please share with your staff, families and community that would be greatly appreciated! If you have any questions or would like me to come and do a presentation on the Sunshine Fund, please feel free to email me back at [email protected] a historic seasonThe Mavericks Rugby inaugural season has come to an end, and what a season it has been. The students involved had never played rugby before and didn’t know what to expect going into their first game: which they won. And then won again. Suddenly, they became a rugby team that was not only trying rugby, but succeeding at it. The team went on to finish the regular season 6-1-1, finish in 2nd place. They then won their semi-final game and, after a gruelling match that included a comeback and overtime, lost in the final match against an experienced St. Paul’s team. While disappointed they didn’t win the championship, they made a brand new program look amazing with their work ethic, attitude, and results, and laid the groundwork for this program to continue growing next year. Congratulations and Go MAVs Go! spring band concert was hot!Congratulations to all grade 6-12 band students on a fantastic Spring Concert! Thank you to all who came up to support the music program and our hard working students. Thank you to our staff and parent/student volunteers for making this event such a success. Congratulations to the following students for their award achievements: Most Improved Grade 6: Kesler Hoffman Most Improved Grade 6: Sungwon Moon Most Improved Grade 7/8: Tessa Johnston Most Improved Grade 7/8: Ally Sawatsky Most Improved Grade 9-12: Addy Friesen Most Improved Grade 9-12: Logan Siemens Most Improved Jazz Band: Bethany Wiebe Most Outstanding Band Graduate: Mikayla Wiebe fee deadline approachesThose parents whose child or children were in any of the following courses this year -- please check your KEV CASH ONLINE accounts or email Julie at [email protected] to see if you still owe for their fees. If you do, it would be greatly appreciated if payment would be made by June 20th to help with year end accounting both at school and divisional level. Home Ec - Grades 7-12 Art - Grades 7-12 Hockey Academy - Grades 5-12 Band June is indigenous History MonthJune is Indigenous History Month, and this week divisional Knowledge Keeper, Cookem Daisey, visited our school to share Indigenous history and gardening know-how with the ACCESS Program and Mr. Stevenson’s 7/8 class. Cookem Daisey explained the four sacred medicines (cedar, sweetgrass, tobacco and sage) and discussed uses for juniper, wild rice, lilac and deer hide. Our students and staff learned about the symbiotic relationship between the three sisters; corn, squash and beans and had the opportunity to get their hands in the dirt and plant seeds from 1400 year old squash! We’re very excited to see how our three sisters' garden grows this summer! Mr. Carbonneau was also on hand to provide us with 2 seedlings and share his expertise on how to grow and nurture traditional medicinal plants. We are so grateful to them both for spending a very hot afternoon with us! Thank you, Miigwech! june exams approachWith the calendar turning from May to June, our Grades 9-12 students should be thinking about exams before their minds turn to summer vacation. The schedule is below. If students have questions or conflicts with the schedule, they should see Mr. Watson or Mrs. Edel. Preparation and focus will be two keys to success during the exam period. To help with those, check out the following online resource to help prepare. Check out https://www.educationcorner.com/study-motivation-tips.html to access some tips. Good luck, MAVs! 5/6P head down memory lane!The Grade 5/6 Petty took a trip down memory lane this week and shared some information about their family history. Students were asked to find some items that were important to them or passed on between generations as well as complete a write up explaining where the item came from and why they are special. Kids brought old photos, old recipes, pictures from world wars, medals, as well as blankies, binkies, and stuffies. From there, students had the opportunity to talk to one another and share their stories. Good job 5/6!!! track & field wraps up!TRACK & FIELD ZONES On May 30/31 the Mavs track and field travelled to the zone championships in Winkler. 27 athletes competed very well in a wide range of events, and we had many Top-5 finishes! Notable results: Molly Sanders- 3rd in VG Javelin Emilie Jashyn- 2nd in VG Pentathlon Logan Mazinke- 2nd in VB Pentathlon Overall, the Mavs team earned 51 points, which was good for 3rd place in the ‘AA’ school rankings. TRACK & FIELD PROVINCIALS On June 8-10, three Maverick athletes attended the provincial track and field championships in Brandon. Molly Sanders threw 22.86 meters in VG javelin, which would rank her 23rd in the province. Emilie Jashyn competed in the VG pentathlon (100m sprint, 800 m run, Long jump, High jump, and Shot put.) She achieved personal bests in Shot put, High jump and the 800m at provincials, which helped earn her 12th place in the province. Logan Mazinke competed in the VB pentathlon. He achieved personal bests in high jump (1.73 meters!) Long jump, and the 800m run. These impressive results earned him 3RD PLACE in the province! This is the first track & field medal for Morris school in 6 years. Congratulations! middle years track & field updateMiddle Years Track and Field: The Gr 6-8 track and field divisional championships are taking place at University of Manitoba on June 14th. 52 students have signed up to compete! Athletes have been practicing their events during Phys. Ed. classes and after school. Parents & spectators: please read the following letter from RRVAA regarding attendance at this track and field meet. new additions to the playgroundThanks to @morrisschoolwelding and @morrisschoolautobody staff and students (special thanks to welding students Isaiah and Kia) for the new additions to our school’s playground. Mr. Karl Sanders was also instrumental in making this project happen as well! Thank you! They were instant hits with our students. All of the improvements in the playground that you see now and will be seeing is the brainchild of Mrs. Huska. She has worked to set up fundraisers, plan, beg & plead for discounts/donations, and convince Mr. Dyck to assist with the planting of trees and the building of some structures. It's the start to some great school community improvements. We are grateful to everyone who has assisted and contributed thus far. 5/6s find a new park in town!5/6 S went to test out the new Willow Park this week. We had a blast and the students could not stop talking about it. We would like to give a big THANK YOU to the community for making a great space for everyone to enjoy! soccer camp next weekend!Are you wanting to take your soccer game to the next level? Do you need some skills development or pointers to improve your game? Attend the Morris soccer skills camp to learn from a certificated soccer coach what you are needing. Soccer has been a part of Randy Ives’ life since he was ten years old. He played competitively for 16 years. He started coaching in 1996 and just finished a successful year with the U15 girls, taking them all the way to the Manitoba provincial finals. This grassroots soccer camp comprises daily sessions in the morning and afternoon. We divide players into two groups: junior-high and high-school. Each group will attend four 1.5 hour on field training sessions over the two days. There are limited spaces available for each session, this ensures players receive coaching attention they need. Coaches focus on activities that build a player’s technique, individual skill development, and game insight. Injury prevention through warm-ups, fun team games play and other soccer related activities are part of a training session. Learn about teamwork and effort while enjoying a dynamic and well-balanced soccer camp. grads continue to raise funds!Members of the Class of 2023 were out again this past week raising funds for the event that is Grad 2023! Way to Go, MAVs! Is summer school in your plans? See Mrs. Edel!If a student wants to recover a core high school course this summer they should see Mrs Edel to register ASAP. The spots fill very quickly for these courses. The InformNet link is included for additional information https://www.informnet.mb.ca/ A reminder that this summer school is repeater based and that you have to have been previously enrolled in the course to register. See Mrs Edel for additional information. Gratitude & Intentions/Goals PostersThe 10G Career Development LifeWorks Class created a couple of posters that support life work balance and overall well being over the last couple weeks. Part of any fulfilling life is to be grateful for what you have in or accomplished. According to Harvard Health, “gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.” Read the full article [HERE]: As well, looking toward the future and goal setting can also bring about more joy and a more satisfying life. According to Positive Psychology, “Goals play a dominant role in shaping the way we see ourselves and others. A person who is focused and goal-oriented is likely to have a more positive approach towards life and perceive failures as temporary setbacks, rather than personal shortcomings.” This is part of the Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck, that we have talked about in this class. See the article [HERE] Usually these are done at the beginning of a new calendar year, or month to reflect on the year or month past and look toward the fresh year or month. Ask your students what the are grateful for and share your gratitude. Share your hopes and dreams for the future and find out what they hope to accomplish. It’s quite interesting to see the wide range of topics. Shannon Leflar Career Development Teacher request for volunteersThe Red River Wellness Committee has an opportunity raise the final few dollars to complete our project. The opportunity is with the Valley Ag Society. We have been tasked with the responsibility of parking during the Stampede. We are looking for volunteers who could assist with this responsibility. Shifts are four hours long and run from Friday, July 21 to Sunday, July 23. If you are able to assist, please contact Mr. Watson at the school. summer job opportunityfrom the VP Corner!Hi everyone! I have some news to share with our Maverick community; I am retiring as Vice Principal of Morris School at the end of June this year. I am very excited for the new challenges and learning that lie ahead of me but it is also hard to say goodbye to all of the students, parents and staff that I have worked with so closely over the years. I feel so privileged and honoured to have not only worked with such an amazing school community, but also to have been able to return to as an alumni to be a teacher in Early, Middle and Senior Years, a Resource teacher in the 7-12 areas, and lastly, a Vice Principal in my hometown. It is a great feeling to give back to the school that gave me so much as a student. And, what an adventure it has been! I have so many amazing memories including teaching children of former students, working beside former teachers as colleagues, drama productions and dinner theatres, Mavs Create Change cake walks and sundae sales, yoga & wellness fun, Mav Activity Day, volleyball, MB Theatre Centre groups, and yes, the list goes on and on. I have always loved what I do and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with you all. I love what I do so… I can’t just walk away. My plans are to return to the school in the fall to continue to support our school by working part-time in the Student Services area (Resource) and where needed, but without my VP hat!! In the fall, I will be using a corner of Mrs. SKog’s room to hang my hat, so to speak, so come come by and say hi! A special thank you to Mr. Watson and Mrs. Skog, my “ Admin partners in crime” team who have made being an administrator so great ! Mrs. Skog and I have always had lots of fun together with students during our many years of working together- it has been a blast!! I wish her the very best as she takes on full time VP for a year. To the students I have worked with, especially these last few years, know that I will miss you all so very much and I wish you only the best in life! See you in the fall! fees deadline approachingThose parents whose child or children were in any of the following courses this year -- please check your KEV CASH ONLINE accounts or email Julie at [email protected] to see if you still owe for their fees. If you do, it would be greatly appreciated if payment would be made by June 20th to help with year end accounting both at school and divisional level. Home Ec - Grades 7-12 Art - Grades 7-12 Hockey Academy - Grades 5-12 Band Class of 2036...see you monday!hockey academy intent forms due (Grades 4/5)If you want your child (current grades 4 & 5) to participate in Hockey Academy please return this form by Monday, June 4th. Thank you in advance June 2023 exam schedule (Grades 9-12)With the calendar turning from May to June, our Grades 9-12 students should be thinking about exams before their minds turn to summer vacation. The draft schedule is below. If students have questions or conflicts with the schedule, they should see Mr. Watson or Mrs. Edel. Preparation and focus will be two keys to success during the exam period. To help with those, check out the following online resource to help prepare. Check out https://www.educationcorner.com/study-motivation-tips.html to access some tips. Good luck, MAVs! bubbles galore in 1/2The grade 1/2 classes have been exploring bubbles for the past week. They have been doing experiments to see if adding corn syrup to bubble solution makes better bubbles, bubble gum races, opinion writing, reading stories about bubbles, speech bubble writing and lots of bubble blowing! We even had a special bubble snack! concert band on the road again!The Senior Concert Band spent the day with the Ecole Heritage Senior Band in St. Pierre this Friday! This is the second annual "Band Workshop Fun Day" these groups have had with one another. Our two school groups travelled to Edmonton on the band trip together in April, so it was an exciting day to reconnect, make music for and with each other, laugh, and build new relationships! grade 5/6s experience citizenship week!We also had our citizenship ceremony this week in honour of citizenship week (May 22-28). We learned about the importance of citizenship and what it means to be a Canadian citizen. Students broke into groups and each took a task to make our ceremony a success. We started with opening remarks, did the oath of citizenship, which the presenters memorized (very impressive) and then we heard a speech about what it means to be a Canadian citizen, sang the national anthem and had some closing remarks. To finish the ceremony Mrs. Siemens awarded each student with a citizenship certificate. spirit week a hit!We had pyjama day, teacher/student switch day, anything but a backpack day, colour day and superhero/villain day. The spirit was all over the school. Thank you to our Student Leadership Group for organizing the week. Way to Go, MAV's! celebrating arbor dayThanks to the efforts of many staff lead by the initiative of Mrs. Huska, our students were able to assist Mr. Dyck with planting some trees around the school yard. If you are at the east end of our school, you'll notice a number of new trees being planted. It was a timely exercise as Arbor Day is June 3rd. Thanks to fundraising lunches, craft sales, and a divisional grant, our school playground will soon becoming a nice place to be. Thank you to all who have contributed to make this happen! Way to Go, MAV's! the courts project thanks you! BBQ style!As the Red River Wellness Committee gets closer and closer to their fundraising goal of $283 195.00, we hosted a fundraising BBQ thanks to the tremendous opportunity provided to us by Sun Valley Co-op. Sun Valley Co-op offered to host a BBQ lunch for our school community this past Wednesday. To take full advantage of this opportunity, we also ran a raffle (thanks to Morris School Welding and Diane Alarie for their creative donations), and a sod-turning ceremony to commemorate the start of construction in early July. The lunch was topped off by great performances by the Senior Years' Jazz band (along special guest musicians Mrs. Zimmerman and alumnus Josh Nickel) as people enjoyed their lunch, some conversation, and some music. The committee wants to thank everyone, yet again, for their support. Our fundraising goal is at the home stretch as we are now under $20 000 away from reaching the final fundraising total to complete all phases of the project. To read more about the Outdoor Courts Project, click [HERE] to read Candace Derksen's story in Pembinavalleyonline. The probability of lots of fun!On the morning of Thursday, May 31, Mr. Moore's 5/6 class ran a carnival to present their understanding of math concepts like probabilities and measurement. There were lots of original and fun games created to test people's skill and/or luck. what a great week to be in kindergarten!!The Kindergarten classes enjoyed a fun-filled week this past week. It included games with our big buddies from Mr. Moore’s class, classroom visitors in the form of a lamb and some chicks and spirit week that included "dress up like a teacher, anything but a backpack, and superhero/villain" day. 2023-24 divisional calendarsummer job opportunity in morris!Spending the summer in Morris? Looking for a Summer Job? Check out the information below and [THIS] link! june = senior years examsWith the calendar turning from May to June, our Grades 9-12 students should be thinking about exams before their minds turn to summer vacation. The draft schedule is below. If students have questions or conflicts with the schedule, they should see Mr. Watson or Mrs. Edel. Preparation and focus will be two keys to success during the exam period. To help with those, check out the following online resource to help prepare. Check out https://www.educationcorner.com/study-motivation-tips.html to access some tips. Good luck, MAVs! sun valley co-op sponsored bbq fundraiserOur Courts Project is almost completely funded. We have a few more dollars to raise. @sunvalley_coop is helping us out in a big way this upcoming Wednesday. On the 31st they’re here to help us with a BBQ. All funds raised will go directly to the courts project. Please consider stopping by and having some food. You can preorder with the QR on the image. The jazz band will be playing and there’s a raffle for a fire pit, log splitter, and weinie roasters as well. We will also be hosting the sod turning ceremony to commemorate the groundbreaking for the project scheduled in July. Come on out and join us!! speaking of bbqs!! Friday was a hit!This past Friday, our school hosted a BBQ & Bake Sale to raise funds for some upcoming field trips. Our Grades 5/6 students worked with Mr. Ricard, Ms. Thiessen, and Mrs. Siemens to prepare food for the masses. Way to Go, MAVs! get in the spirit this week!take me out to the ball game!This past Thursday, the grade 3/4 classes took a trip to Shaw Park in Winnipeg to take in a Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball game. For the past two weeks in gym class, the students have been learning and practicing different baseball skills and learning the game of baseball. This was a great opportunity for the students to witness what a real professional baseball game looks like. It was a beautiful day at the ballpark and the kids were loudly cheering the entire game. After the game some students were even able to get a few autographs from some of the Goldeyes players. All in all it was a great trip and a ton of fun was had by everyone! grade war fun!Thanks to our Student Leadership Team, our Grades 9-12 students enjoyed the outdoor version of Grade Wars. Bubble Soccer, Gaga Ball, Tug-O-War, & Three-legged races had our students active and enjoying the friendly competition amongst one another. A great afternoon for all! Way to Go, MAVs! buddy reading heads outdoors!This past Tuesday, the Kindergarten Owls and Mr. Moore's 5/6 class enjoyed great weather and great books as they read & played together. field trip to national skills competitionMrs. Edel rounded up some high school students and took them on a field trip to experience and watch the National Skills Competition as a way for our students to see what is available if they decide to compete. 5/6 friendship groupThis week in the K-6 guidance program, we wrapped up our Grade 5/6 Friendship Group. This group practiced specific social skills including: making friends, conflict resolution, and recognizing healthy versus unhealthy friendships. Working in smaller groups facilitates a unique opportunity for students to form positive connections with their peers, and also to learn and practice specific psychoeducational skills in-depth water temps were rising this week!After a few trials and learning, Mr. Stevenson's Grade 7/8 students competed to see whose design could heat water to the highest temperature. Congratulations to all students for engaging in such an active learning process. mavericks athletics reportTrack The Mavs track and field team travelled to Stonewall on Tuesday May 23rd to compete in the Interlake Relay Meet. Athletes seemed more comfortable and confident at their second competition, and the results proved it: Some of the notable results were; Logan Mazinke finished 2nd overall in the varsity male pentathlon, Molly Sanders finished 4th in discus and 6th in javelin. Zach hamblin finished 2nd in the 1500 m race. On Wednesday May 25th, 9 of the track and field members visited University of Manitoba to practice alongside the university track and field team. Our athletes learned many new and valuable techniques from these higher level athletes and coaches. On Tuesday May 30 and Wednesday May 31, the track and field team is taking 31 athletes to the Zone 4 championships in Winkler. The goal is to repeat as Zone 4 AA champions, and advance as many of our athletes to provincials as possible! Provincials take place in Brandon Mb on June 8-10th. Good Luck Mavs! Gr 7/8 students have switched gears from softball to track and field in preparation for the divisional meet on June 14. Rugby The JV Rugby 7s team defeated Kelvin and St. Paul's Maroon in their two games this past week. That brings the rugby team's record to 5 wins and 1 loss thus far. The boys play again this week against St. John's High School (5:05) and St. Paul's High School - White (6:05). AIA Camps happen this week make sure to sign up! summer job opportunitySpending the summer in Morris? Looking for a Summer Job? Check out the information below and [THIS] link! grades 1-4 experience agriculture on wheels!Nutrien Ltd. is teaching the next generation about growing healthy plants and where food comes from through Seed Survivor. In partnership with Agriculture in the Classroom -Manitoba, Nutrien’s Seed Survivor display visited our school. Seed Survivor is a free, curriculum-based learning experience that encourages children to understand what makes plants grow. The Agriculture on Wheels classroom provided students an opportunity to compete as virtual farmers, dig for real fossils (and learn how they relate to agriculture), and even plant a sunflower seed to take home and grow. Thank you to the presenters for providing our students with a fun learning experience! bbq & bake sale in support of field tripsclass of 2023 working hard to save for gradMembers of our Class of 2023 hit the town of Morris this past week to collect cans, bottles, and batteries with the goal of raising money for their grad festivities next month. Thank you to everyone who donated to the cause. Way to Go, MAV's Plant sale a success!During a September Math class, one of our students had the great idea to fundraise for an apple tree to plant outside the ACCESS classroom. This week, thanks to the generous support of many students, staff and community members during their plant sale, the ACCESS class surpassed their fundraising goals! In addition to covering the cost of an apple tree and their upcoming field trips to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Lil’ Steps Wellness Farm, they were also able to purchase a rhubarb plant and some much needed equipment to support their gardening program. Special thanks to everyone who donated their time, money and plants to help them reach their goal! softball and softball the sequelOn Thursday, May 18th the 5/6's went to Lowe Farm for the annual softball tournament. They played hard and were troopers in the rain and cold weather. The following day a different group of students and a different weather pattern traveled to Lowe Farm. On Friday, May 19, a great day was had at the divisional softball tournament by all of our Grades 7/8 students. The boys went undefeated in round robin play before coming from behind to beat Lowe Farm in the final. The girls started the day off slow (while still having a great time) and came back from being down 7-0 to beat Rosenort in the Consolation Final. Way to Go, MAV's! mavericks athletics updateHigh School Track & Field Our track & field athletes got off to a great start at their first meet in Selkirk this past week. This week they to Stonewall for the Interlake Invitational before competing in the Zone Championship at the end of May. High School Rugby In their second week matchup the boys lost a close one to St. Pauls 10-5 before taking care of Sturgeon Heights 25-5. They currently sit in second place at 3-1 and face Kelvin at 5:05 and St. Pauls Maroon (again) at 5:45. BBQ, Sod-Turning, Raffle draw, & Jazz Band? Wowchemistry and ice cream on your long weekendLast week the grade 12 chemistry class applied their knowledge of colligative properties to make ice cream. It is a simple activity that you can do at home on a hot Victoria day long weekend. Just follow the instructions below. Mason's Pro Tip: Double bag the milk or else your ice cream might taste like ocean! speaking of science - 7/8s go solar!The grade 7/8S science class is holding their "Solar Water Heater" competition Tuesday afternoon. Students have been working on their homemade solar water heaters. The design that heats 500ml of water the most in one hour will win! Students can use common items available at school or home, but cannot use sources of energy other than the sun. This is a part of the Particle Theory of Matter: Heat Unit. Students have had two classes to test their designs and make changes based on their results. Tuesday we will crown the winner! 5/6s take advantage of weather and classroomLess than 24 hours after a very wet and cold softball experience, Mrs. Siemens' 5/6 class took advantage of the great weather and our outdoor classroom to get some work done. our visual arts gallery! |
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