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JANUARY 2020
MURDOCH MACKAY COLLEGIATE
260 Redonda Street
Winnipeg, MB R2C 1L6 Ph.: 204-958-6460 Fax: 204-224-5920
Email: [email protected]
Principal
Mr. Brian Straub
Vice-Principals
Mrs. Carol Kovacs
Ms. Anita Maharaj
CALENDAR
January, 2020
Jan. 23rd - Last Day of Classes
Jan. 24th - 30th - Sem. 1 Exams
Jan. 31st - Co-ordinated Day (no classes)
February, 2020 Feb. 3rd - 1st Day - Semester 2 Feb. 7th - Sem. 1 - Final Reports - Posted to Parent Portal Feb. 12th - Early Dismissal-2:30 pm. Feb. 14th - Murdoch MacKay Staff PD Day (No classes) Feb. 17th - Louis Riel Day
Our amazing Welding Technology students raised $1500.00 for the United Way's - Koats for Kids foundation. A special thanks to Mr. Walc for the cheque, Dave Copp Steel for the material donation and Rust-Oleum Canada for the paint donation. Another big thank you to Murdoch MacKay Women's group for the generous donation and to everyone who purchased or spread the word about our customized coat hooks.
Welding Technology
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Ethics Bowl
An Ethics Bowl is both a collaborative and competitive event, where teams of
students analyze and discuss ethical dilemmas. They imagine, criticize, and
compare bold strategies, and may even amend their original positions when faced
with convincing arguments. Students have opportunities to pose and respond to
probing questions, which results in a deepening awareness of the stakes and
principles that animate the discussion.
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Boy's hockey helped with the school hamper deliveries and also put together an extremely generous hockey hamper for a Transcona family in need! The boys had the opportunity to wrap the gifts and decorate the hamper. They were very happy and proud to help out and give back to their Community!
BOY’S HOCKEY
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The Junior Varsity Boys Volleyball team were KPAC Champions (Tier 2) defeating Springfield Collegiate in the final and Easton Toews was awarded the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association – Urban Athlete of the Week. Congratulations Easton! Also, congratulations to the team as they also won 3rd place in the Transcona Invitational Classic on December 6th and 7th, 2019.
CLANSMEN VOLLEYBALL
Congratulations to the JV Girls Basketball team who won the Championship in the Transcona Invitational Classic on December 6th and 7th, 2019.
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FASHION TECHNOLOGY Annual Clothing Swap
The Grade 12 Fashion Entrepreneur students planned and hosted our Annual Clothing Swap once again this year. Staff and students graciously donated gently used articles of clothing, shoes, and accessories which were then sorted into categories and put on display throughout the Fashion Lab. On Tuesday, December 8th 2019, the doors to the Fashion Lab were open to all students and staff to come take any items that caught their eye, free of charge! This was an excellent chance for us to practice sustainable fashion choices, saving many pieces of clothing from ending up in landfills.
Fashion Photo Shoot
Murdoch MacKay Fashion students had the opportunity to collaborate with Kildonan East Photography students on a fashion photo shoot. This shoot celebrated the hard work of fashion students designing and constructing their own garments and showcased the talent of the photographers to capture the moment.
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Math Teacher Contact Information
We are about to begin second semester of this school year. At any point in time during
second semester, if you are interested in your child’s math progress or have questions
or concerns, please feel free to e-mail their math teacher. The following is a list of math
teachers and their e-mail addresses:
Ms. Jennifer Blazek [email protected]
Ms. Jennifer Fil [email protected]
Mr. Daniel McDonald [email protected]
Ms. Lisa Webster [email protected]
Ms. Susan Neuendorff [email protected]
Mr. Sean Irving [email protected]
Ms. Victoria Saciuk [email protected]
Ms. Pamela Kinden [email protected]
Mr. David Savoie [email protected]
Math Department
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Looking for something fun to do on a cold winter night…..
The Individualized students have been busy with several events!
We hosted family and school staff at our annual Christmas Mingle and Jingle where we served brunch to nearly 60 people. All food served was prepared by Individualized students and staff and we received many compliments on our culinary skills! At this event we collected donations for the Flex Food bank here at Murdoch MacKay.
We also held a silent auction to support Best Buddies activities and it was very successful. Thank you to everyone who bought tickets.
After returning from Christmas break, we began making and serving oatmeal to any hungry member of our school community! We are dishing out 3 full crockpots of oatmeal each morning with a variety of yummy toppings.
INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM
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Greece/Italy
Any students interested in the 2020/2021 school year trip are asked to please see Mrs. Grehan or Ms. Webster.
London-Paris-Munich and Switzerland
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. for Notary.
Informational Meeting begins at 7:15 p.m.
Location: Murdoch MacKay Theatre
Europe Trip - Spring Break 2021
Europe 2020 Pre-Departure Meeting
For Students and Parents
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Welcome to Semester #2
As second semester rolls in we would like to remind students to stop in to the Library Learning Commons to return, renew, or choose a new book! Some new additions to our collection you may want to check out are:
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Breakfast with Einstein by Chad Orzel Dear Martin by Nic Stone The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen
February is Black History Month at Murdoch and we are proudly celebrating with many events and activities put on by our students. The Library Learning Commons displays will feature a variety of titles surrounding Black Canadian History, as well as fiction work from a variety of diverse authors. If you are interested in learning more about Black History Month stop in to check out our selection!
Did you know we have access to EbscoHost? Ebscohost is an online academic database that is provided for free to students in River East Transcona School Division. If you are doing research for projects this is a great place to access scholarly articles, peer reviewed journals, and much more. To log in at home click on the link found on Destiny Discover (found through the library page on the Murdoch MacKay website). Username is: retsd Password is: rEt589# If you have any questions about using EbscoHost please stop by the Library Learning Commons for more info!
Happy reading!
Ms. Barton and Ms. Sciberras
From the Library
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STUDENT SERVICES
COUNSELLING UPDATE
Grade 12:
• Credit checks were completed in November, 2019. A list of potential grads for June, 2020 will now be
created.
• This fall, we hosted presentations by the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, Red River
College, RCMP, and the Military for potential students regarding the programs they offer.
• Students who are looking for help in registering for University may attend the Learning Centre at lunch
on Thursdays for the months of January and February as Counsellors will be there to help with the
registration process.
• Counsellors hosted a presentation for parents on Scholarships for parents of Grade 12 students on
November 28th, 2019.
Students will have the opportunity to attend the following Open Houses:
• Red River College (Notre Dame Campus) (February 18th, 2020)
• University of Winnipeg (February 19th, 2020)
• University of Manitoba (February 20th, 2020)
Permission forms with specific details for these field trips will be in the Counselling Area the first
week of February.
Grade 9 -12:
Students who know a second language can write a Language credit Challenge Exam and earn up to 4 high school credits. The next Language credit Challenge Exams will be offered in March but registration will be at the beginning of February. Please see Ms. Mann-Simpson if you are interested in registering for one of these exams.
All students will be encouraged to attend the TRI-Career Fair on April 14th, 2020 at Transcona Collegiate.
Community Resources:
Tour dates for incoming Grade 9 students are currently being set. Please see your child’s middle school counsellor for specific details as to when your child may have the opportunity to attend.
Murdoch MacKay Collegiate Open House: Wednesday, February 12th, 2020.
CRISIS RESOURCES:
Youth Mobile Crisis (MYS): 204.949.4777 Kids Help Phone: 1.800.668.6868 or www.kidshelpphone.ca or text: 686868 Manitoba Suicide Prevention & Support Line: 1.877.435.7170 Klinic Crisis Line: 204.786.8686 Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 204.786.8631 / Toll free 1.888.292.7565 TTY Deaf Access
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EVENT CENTRE
1425 Regent Avenue West, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Save The Date
Murdoch MacKay Collegiate - Grade 12 Graduation/Convocation
June 24th, 2020
10:00 a.m. - Convocation, Club Regent Event Centre
Dinner/Dance 5:30 p.m. - Cocktails - Club Regent Event Centre
6:30 p.m. - Dinner/Dance - Club Regent Event Centre
More details to follow!