ROSENORT SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
November 2012
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE– Jerry Waldner
It has been a busy few months at the school. Our
sports program has finished its volleyball season with
some success on the court. I want to thank all the par-
ent drivers and coaches for the extra time you have put
into making those programs a success. From the Jun-
ior High to the Senior High programs there are many
hours put in the by the players to achieve their season
goals. Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association
has the slogan about the sports programs calling them
“The other half of education”. The lessons learned by
our students in sports programs are invaluable to their
growth as individuals and how they relate to others. It
is our goal at school to give the athletes a positive
learning experience when they are part of a team.
The K-4 students are busy preparing for the Christmas
Musical on December 11 , 2012. It should be an ex-
citing show for the parents to see what has been put
together. The Grade 5-12 Christmas Concert is on
December 19 and Mrs. Hildebrand has been practicing
hard with the students to be ready for this event as
well.
Finally, I would like to thank the staff for their input
into the new Provincial Report Cards this fall. It was
good to read through the report cards and see the suc-
cesses of the students in the school. Please take the
time to meet with your child’s teachers to see where
the successes and concerns are for your child.
What Do We Love About Christmas?
What do we love about Christmas;
Does our delight reside in things? Or are the feelings in our hearts
The real gift that Christmas brings. It's seeing those we love,
And sending Christmas cards, too, Appreciating people who bring us joy
Special people just like you.
By Joanna Fuchs
MOMS IN PRAYER
Do you worry about your children?
Come experience how you can replace
your anxiety and fear with peace and
hope by praying with other moms.
Moms in Prayer gather together to pray
specifically and scripturally for our chil-
dren and school. Won’t you join with us
in prayer specifically and scripturally for
our children and school? We meet every
Wed. from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the lunch
room.
Rosenort School
Choir Concert
Grades 5-8 choir
Grades 9-12 Choir
Wed., December, 2012
7:00 P.M.
Presented by the Pre-school — Gr. 4 Students
Tuesday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m.
December 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Parent/
Teacher inter-
views 4-7 pm
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Parent/
Teacher inter-
views 9-12 am
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2 3 4 5 6
Gr. 4-6 im-
munizations
7 8
9 10 11
Pre-School-
Gr. 4 Christmas
Musical 6:30 pm
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Early Dismissal
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Gr. 9-12
Christmas
banquet
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16 17 18 19
Gr. 5-12
Choir Concert
7 pm
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Last day of
classes
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January 2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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6 7
Classes
resume
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Early
dismissal
10 11 12
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Early
dismissal
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Exam Week
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Exam Week
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Exam Week
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Exam Week
Feb. 1
K-6 Student-
led Conf.
Semester
turnaround
Style: Diamante - The diamante is written in the
shape of a diamond. The first word and the last
word are opposites (rich, poor; fall, spring) and the
structure & content of the poem is divided into two
as well. Diamantes do not have to rhyme.
Fall,
dirty, reds,
blowing, hunting, flying,
cool, ice, sunny, swimming
budding, longing, raining
wet, cloudy,
Spring
-Corny Neufeld, Grade 6
Fall
cold, leaves
jumping, whistling, crunching
snow, crisp, t-shirt, sun
swimming, longing, running
flowers, grass
Spring
Brett Loewen, Grade 6
FALL
geese, wind
falling, budding, flying
summer, fall, brisk, cool,
honking, turned, howling
warm, sunshine
Spring
-Corny Neustaeter, Grade 5
Fall
Geese, school,
Falling, hockey beginning, howling
Windy, shivering, cloudy, wet,
Budding, longing, raining,
Sunny, cool,
Spring.
-Franz Fehr, Grade 6
Fall
Mitts, toque
Jumping, running, crunching
Wind, cold, warm, sun
Swimming, longing, budding
Spring
-Timmy Heide , Grade 6
Fall
chilly, leaves
falling, honking, whistling
sleet, snow, warm, flowers
raining, budding, splashing
colours, birds
Spring
Max Lavergne , Grade 6
Grade 5 & 6 Poetry Submissions
Fall
Leaves, Geese
Falling, Honking, Jumping
Brown, Crispy, Green, Sunny
Blooming, Raining, Melting
Flowers, Grass
Spring
- Amy Loewen, Grade 5
Winter
Cold, Snow
Freezing, Snowing, Playing
Snowballs, Snowmen, Flowers, Rain
Blooming, Growing, Splashing
Sun, Hot
Summer
- Hannah Friesen, Grade 6
Autumn
Awana, coldness
snowing, falling, swimming
school, piano, hiking, biking
camping, AC , heating
flowers, fun
Summer
-Meg Murray, Grade 6
Fall
Desolate, Flavourless
Changed, Falling, Crashed
Hearth, Home, Harvest, Sun
Growing, Feeling, Living
Colorful, Flavourful
Spring
-Darian Shaw, Grade 6
Fall
geese, wind
warming, howling, honking
cold, wet, brisk, slushy
birthing, budding, flooding
robins, wormer
Spring
-Ryan Klassen, Grade 5
Autumn
Leaves, cold
Raining, falling, shivering
School, frost, budding, warm,
Swimming, camping, biking,
Birds, flowers
Spring
-Annabelle Salfi, Grade 6
Colorful
Leaf smells,
Windy, honking, warm,
Fun, Cold, hot, pool weather,
Warm, Exciting, flying,
Sunny, holiday,
Summer
-Reanna Friesen, Grade 5
Fall
Leaves, Chilly
Falling, Raining, Running
Brown, Crispy, Snow, Hills
Snowing, Playing, Freezing
No Leave, Cold
Winter
-Jhonacel Calisporo, Grade 6
Fall
geese fly to the north
Combines scare the animals
squirrels hibernate
- Courtney Sinoway, Grade 5
FALL
Geese flying is cool
Geese flying and honking
Heading south for warmth
-Corny Neustaeter, Grade 5
Fall
Desolate, Flavourless
Changed, Falling, Crashed
Hearth, Home, Harvest, Sun
Growing, Feeling, Living
Colorful, Flavourful
Spring
-Darian Shaw, Grade 6
Fall
Leaves, Chilly
Falling, Raining, Running
Brown, Crispy, Snow, Hills
Snowing, Playing, Freezing
No Leave, Cold
Winter
-Jhonacel Calisporo, Grade 6
Style: Limericks - A limerick is a silly & humor-
ous rhyming poem. The limerick has 5 lines. Lines
one, two, and five rhyme and lines three & four
rhyme. Lines three and four are shorter than the
others and line five often ends in a humorous twist.
The man who invented the limerick was Edward
Lear.
There once was a fellow named Tim
Who did not know how to swim.
He tripped on a rock,
Fell off the dock,
And that was the end of him!
-Timmy Heide, Grade 6
There once was a girl named Jill
She fell off a very steep hill.
She bonked her head
Now she is dead
Now she cannot eat dill
-Cassie, Grade 5
Style: Haiku - The Japanese have written haiku
poetry for many hundreds of years. A haiku is
very delicate and is usually about nature and the
seasons. Haikus are only 3 lines long (5 syllables,
7 syllables & 5 syllables) and do not rhyme. Each
line has a specified number syllables and they total
17 syllables.
Autumn
Leaves falling from trees
Piling on the ground softly
Ready for winter
-Meg Murray, Grade 6
Harvest
Combine beating wheat
In the fields harvesting food
I’m getting a ride.
-Jayden Bartel, Grade 5
Winter
Wintery Snowflakes
Cold, Slushy Streets in Downtown
It is a Cold Night!
-Frances Tamayo, Grade 5
Couplets Style: RHYMING COUPLETS - The
rhyming couplet is a simple poem. A couple is
two, so a couplet is two lines where the last word
in each line rhymes with the other.
Christmas Day
A long time ago
In a town we all know
Inside a horses stall
Is a baby wrapped and all
Above the stall is a star so bright
Giving off the brightest light
Horses neigh and neigh and neigh
This is the best Christmas day.
-Emma Unger, Grade 5
School
School is so mind boggling boring,
The students are sleeping and snoring
The dumb guy that thought of a school
Why didn’t he think of a pool?
I’d rather be riding my bike,
Or taking a very long hike.
But here I stand in front of you
Too bad there’s nothing I can do.
-Mitchell Dueck, Grade 6
Christmas
Christmas time is happy and jolly,
It is also a time to put up holly.
When like opening presents at Christmas time,
We also write some Christmas rhymes.
We love playing in the snow,
That you should know!
We see Santa flying on his sleigh,
And we hear the reindeer neigh.
-Amy Goebel, Grade 6
Christmas
All around the table they sit
Eating turkey bit by bit
Then they get called to the tree for presents
Hoping that they might be pheasants
As each child opens up their gifts
They look outside to see lots of drifts
The children run outside to see
Santa sitting there drinking tea
-Raena Waldner , Grade 6
Style: Picture Poems create imagery both in their
words and in their form.
Geese flying south are like your compass pointing
south. The geese are like nails to a magnet.. They go on
for days to get to the south where it is warm.
-Timmy, Gr. 6
Snow is super white and super spectacular. Snow-
flakes are the sweetest. Snow is soft. Snow is a
sign that Christmas is soon here. Snow means
making snow forts, snow angels, snowmen. Snow
is sometimes a sad surprise!
-Cynthia Reimer, Grade 5
Christmas is like the love of family and friends
getting together!
-Brandon Bartel, Grade 5
Some Halloween fun!
This is a TV that has just played a three hour mov-
ie so it is sleeping. Be very quiet (It was a Christ-
mas movie).
-Bennett Friesen, Grade 6
Star bright, starlight. What do we have to see
tonight? They are big, they are small. Everyone
loves them, don’t we all. They are yellow, they
are gold. I think they might be old. When I go
outside I see them with no light.
-Rachel Waldner, Grade 5
GRADE 3/4 (B) POETRY (Ms. Ferguson)
If I were in charge of the world,
I would end world hunger,
Stop pollution,
Stop cancer,
And stop bullying.
If I were in charge of the world,
Everyone would treat everybody nicely,
Every child would have a mom and dad,
There would be no murderers,
No villains, no criminals, and no lawyers.
If I were in charge of the world,
Everyone would be loving, peaceful, giving, and
FREE!
- Jenna Siemens
If I were in charge of the world,
Everyone would follow God,
There would be no crime, no orphans, and no war.
The ozone layer would hold together forever,
Everyone would be drug and smoke free!
If I were in charge of the world,
There would be peace,
Adam and Eve wouldn’t have sinned,
Everything would be free,
There would be a cure for everything. If I were in charge of the world,
Everything unhealthy would be healthy,
Everyone would go to heaven,
Everyone would be treated fairly
Everyone would have proper clothing.
If I were in charge,
We all would have good laughs and good times!
- Jasmine Klassen
If I were in charge of the world,
Every one would have a place to live,
No one would be starving,
Unhealthy food would be healthy,
Life would not be boring.
If I were in charge of the world,
Every one would be having fun,
Everything would be free,
There would be no pollution.
Life would be just right.
If I were in charge of the world,
Vehicles would be energy efficient,
Every one would go to heaven,
There would be world peace,
The ozone layer would not deteriorate,
Life would be fair.
If I were in charge of the world,
There would be no crime,
No one would be sick,
Life would be complete.
- Matthew Loewen
If I were in charge of the world,
Money would be spilt evenly for people,
There would be no diseases in the world,
Every child would have a home,
If I were in charge of the world,
There would be more doctors,
Fire would not exsist,
There would be only peace,
And no violence,
There would be no allergies,
Everyone would be healthy and safe!
- Karma Siemens
GRAD 9/10 CAREER
EXPLORATION CLASS
In early October the Grade 9/10 Career Exploration
class was given a project assignment that required
production of a Career Symposium kiosk. They re-
searched a career of specific interest and put togeth-
er displays that included actual implements and
tools of the trade as well as run downs of education,
salary and the future outlook of their chosen career.
We invited the grade 8s to our 1st annual Rosenort
School Career Symposium to see our hard work and
creativity and give them some idea as to what they
might be getting into next year for course selection.
They listened intently and asked questions of the
presenters and their involvement was much appreci-
ated. The quality of the research and the accompa-
nying displays exceeded my expectations, job well
done class!
-Mr. Brent Dueck
Christmas Food Drive
The Gr. 7 class is in the process of organizing a school wide food drive for the Morris Food Bank and
Winnipeg Harvest. Students in all classes are asked to bring in non-perishable food items which will be
divided between the two organizations.
Our food drive will begin on Dec. 6th and end on Dec. 12th . The Gr. 7 class will deliver a portion of the
donated items to Winnipeg Harvest on the 12th and then spend a part of the afternoon either sorting goods
or creating food hampers from 1:00—2:30 p.m.
We hope that with your generosity we will be able to bring some food and joy to those who are not as for-
tunate as we are this Christmas season.
We greatly appreciate your help!
- Ms. Friesen & the Grade 7 Social Studies class
The following are the 10 most sought after food items, but all non-perishable items are welcomed
1. Canned fish and poultry – tuna, or salmon (packed in water) chicken or turkey
2. Canned fruit and vegetables (packed in own juice)
3. Canned stew, chili, brown beans
4. Peanut Butter
5. Baby Food - jars of chicken, beef, vegetables or fruit, infant cereal such as oatmeal, barley or rice,
formula with added iron
6. Whole grain pasta/whole wheat pasta
7. Rice – brown, converted or parboiled
8. Canned spaghetti sauce or tomatoes
9. Cereal – high fiber, non-sugar coated
10. Canned soup – lentil, pea, vegetable
Correction Notice:
Elisa Suderman was the winner of the 2011-2012
Fine Arts Award with Nicole Friesen being the run-
ner up. The award was incorrectly awarded at the
awards ceremonies in September. Congratulations to
both students on their achievement.
TERRY FOX RUN
On October 1st the K – 8 staff and students took part
in The Terry Fox Run. The Kindergarten students
ran laps on the school yard, the Grade 1 and 2 stu-
dents walked/ ran along the bike path and around
Sunburst Crescent. The Grade 3 – 4 students went
up to the EMC church and back (2.6km), Grade 5 –
8 students went to the Riverside dike and back. We
raised a total of $574.77 for the Terry Fox Founda-
tion!!! That is so awesome!!!
I would like to thank all of those who donated, all of
the parent volunteers for coming out and helping,
and all of the staff for their support. I also would
like to thank Rosenort Co-op, Safeway and Super-
store for supplying the students with refreshments
after the run.
It is so exciting to be a part of a caring
school, and making a difference!!!!
Thank you.
Ms. S. Stevenson
Dear Parents/Guardians,
In order to ensure that our student records are
up to date, please contact the School office (746-
8355) if you have any changes to your:
-address
-home phone/work/cell numbers
-e-mail addresses
-emergency contact info
-medical/medication information
- Rosenort School Office
5/6 BOYS
On Friday, the Grade 5 & 6 boys (and a few boys
from Grade 4) played in the divisional soccer tour-
nament. The first game was against Starbuck. The
Starbuck boys scored first and then Jayden an-
swered back with 2 goals, assisted by Bennett &
Jordan. We won 2 – 1.
In our 2nd game we played St. Malo. St. Malo
scored on a penalty shot and then Jayden scored his
3rd goal of the day to tie it up. Brandon also had a
fantastic opportunity on a one-timer on a beautiful
cross-pass. The game ended with a 1-1 tie.
In our last game of the Round Robin, we played
Oak Bluff. The only goal of this game came after
Oak Bluff checked Jordan and received a penalty.
Bennett took the penalty shot and scored, making it
1-nothing.
With 2 wins and 1 tie, the Rosenort Boys ended up
first in their pool and went to the semi-finals. There
they met a strong Lowe Farm team. Lowe Farm
scored the first goal. Mitchell then got the ball,
controlled it, and broke away from the pack to score
our first goal of the game. Lowe Farm was hard to
stop and came at us again. They scored with only a
few minutes left to win by a score of 2 – 1.
Even though the day was incredibly cold, we had a
great day and played extremely well. This semi-
final loss was our first loss of the day. Congratula-
tions, boys!
Team members:
Goalies/Forwards: Jordan Banman & Ryan Klas-
sen
Defense: Jonah Dueck, Franz Fehr, Timmy Heide,
Darian Shaw
Midfielders: Corny Neufeld, Eyob Siemens, Noah
Klassen, Brett Loewen
Forwards: Brandon Bartel, Jayden Bartel, Bennett
Friesen, Mitchell Dueck, Oscar Murray
Coach: Mrs. Tamara Toews-Lopez
SOCCER
5/6 GIRLS
The divisional soccer tournament held Oct. 12 was
not as warm as we would have liked but we
toughed it out bundled up in Rosenort Red Hawks
jerseys. The cold didn’t stop us though, we started
out slow against Starbuck, but picked up our pace
soon enough. By the end of the game, we were
playing great. The last few minutes before half time
an amazing goal was scored by Max which was
assisted by Raena, a few minutes later she scored
another goal which was assisted by Annabelle! The
final score was 2-1 win for us! Our second game
was against St.Malo. The first half showed lots of
opportunities for us to score, but sadly we couldn’t
get it past their goalie. In the second half St. Malo
got by our defense and scored a goal. At the end of
the game we lost 0-1. Our third game was against
Oak Bluff. In the first half Annabelle scored an
amazing goal which ended up being the game win-
ning goal. We won 1-0 taking us to the semi-finals.
In the semi finals we played Morris. In the first half
they snuck past our defense and scored a goal. In
the end we lost 0-1, which concluded our day.
Overall we had an amazing day. Our goalies were
Amy Loewen and Rachel Waldner. Our defenses
were Amy Goebel, Meg Murray, Abby Dueck, and
Emika Hallsdottir. Our mid fielders were Cassie
Ireland-Shearer, Emma Unger, Raena Waldner,
Cynthia Riemer, and Hannah Friesen Our forwards
were Jhonacel Calisporo, Frances Tamayo, Max
Lavernge, Annabelle Salfi, Courtney Sinoway, and
Reanna Friesen. And last but not least our coach
was Ms. Dryden.
- Hannah, Johonacel, Raena & Rachel
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS
Volleyball season started in early September with
only 5 Grade 8 returning veterans and 6 Grade 7
students, all rookies. Although a bit raw in talent
we had heart and character. Practice times were
very hard to come by as this is volleyball season for
all our other school teams and early morning prac-
tices were not an option given the fact that most par-
ents work and these kids couldn't drive to school
(not legally anyhow). I am going to consider morn-
ing practices next year; however, that is next year.
We practiced hard and long when we got times.
Evan Scharfenberg, my assistant or actually co-
coach, brought a wealth of experience and great
drills and ideas to our team. Bobby Scharfenberg,
Adam Tallaksen, and Jonathan Friesen were our
captains and were also instrumental in team build-
ing and helping to reinforce the coaches messages.
We played in 4 tournaments, our own, Oak Bluff,
Lowe Farm, & then the divisional finals in Oak
Bluff. Competition was fierce and we showed a
vast improvement from the beginning of the year to
the finals. We finished second overall in our divi-
sion. Evan and I couldn't be prouder of our boys.
Great group of young men and a great little team
with much potential in the future.
Team members are:
Bobby Scharfenberg Adam Tallaksen
Jonathan Friesen Gerald Calisporo
Tristan Hiebert Anthony Klassen
Nick Ludwig Billy Rempel
Josiah Loewen Parker Jordan
Trey Friesen
Weldon Rinn (Coach)
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS
The girls started off the season with a mini home
tournament against Lowe Farm. The grade 8 girls
split a set each, and pulled off a win in the 3rd set.
The grade 7 girls also split a set each with Lowe
Farm, but lost the 3rd in a close match to 15 points.
To end the tournament the grade 8’s played against
the grade 7 team in a friendly match.
Our second tournament was held at Oakbluff. We
played both Starbuck and Oakbluff and as hard as
we played, we fell short to both of those teams. We
played our final tournament on our home court in
Rosenort. We split a set each in our first game
against Morris, lost by 1 point in both sets in a very
close game against Starbuck, and in our final game
of the tournament we lost to JA Cuddy.
Before the divisional finals, we were invited to play
in a fun exhibition game against Lowe Farm. Our
girls team #1 defeated Lowe Farm in both sets, and
the girls team #2 split a set each with Lowe Farm.
This brought us to the divisional finals in Sanford.
We started out in the round robin playing against JA
Cuddy and in a very close game split a set each.
Shortly after, we played Oakbluff which resulted in a
disappointing loss. This placed us 3rd in Pool B, in
which we played against Lowe Farm. Although
playing with strength, determination and lots of en-
couragement, we fell short and came up with a dev-
astating loss. Over this short season the girls showed
amazing improvements, and they had a lot of fun!
Great Job Girls!
Team Members: Paige, Taysia, Samantha, Sarah,
Jessica, Tess, Jenessa, Vanessa, Jesse Rae, Keira,
Payton, Janet, Carlene, Sierra
Coaches: Ms. Lento & Mrs. Bartel
VOLLEYBALL
JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS
The Junior Varsity girls volleyball team had a very
successful 2012 season! Our ten talented girls easi-
ly breezed through their regular season games and
came out undefeated. The highlights would have
come from our two tournament wins where we
faced a variety of higher level teams. The girls
started out their season winning a tournament in
Morris and followed that up a few weekends later
with another win in Winnipeg. The girls really
proved themselves in a come from behind victory
against Elm Creek to win the zone final, something
that hasn’t been accomplished in years. This meant
we were off to provincials in Gilbert Plains where
the girls faced some very tough competition! They
played well, beating one of the top teams in pool
play, but losing in the quarter-finals.
We are so proud of the way you girls played
throughou8t the entire season. Making it to pro-
vincials was something that you definitely de-
served. Your determination, perseverance, and
skill throughout the season was incredible. Con-
gratulations on a well played season.
Team members:
Kailyn Bartel Ashton Brandt
Rachel Fehr Haley Ginter
Jillana Groening Amanda Paetkau
Cheryl Waldner Joyce Waldner
Kim W aldner
Coaches: Kari Plett
Janelle Dueck
JV BOYS
This year our JV boys volleyball team kicked off
the year with a bang; they stepped up their play
with each consecutive game and came out victori-
ous at the Morris Tournament. Following that was
a bit of a shaky start in league play against teams
like St. Paul’s and Carman. It became apparent
with each practice that the guys were committed to
becoming stronger volleyball players and the re-
sults quickly showed themselves on the court. We
finished the year with 3 consecutive road wins by
defeating RVS, MCI and a tough 5 set match
against Elm Creek all in their home gyms. We had
a strong showing in Tuelon coming in 3rd in their
tournament losing a tight match to the eventual
champs, Riverton, in the semi-finals.
Rosenort hosted the finals tournament on Nov. 5th
where the team played their best volleyball of the
year making it all the way to the final. With one
win away from winning Zone 4 and a berth in the
provincials, we met a very strong squad in Carman
and one match short of our season goal.
Being ranked number 1 in the province from
the beginning of the season combined with our
continued success, and late season proficiency
is what caught the attention of MHSAA and
were awarded a wild card match in Glenboro
against Major Pratt (Russell). Once more with
just one match to get through for provincials we
fell short in another tough match.
We wrapped up the season
with a pizza party that in-
cluded an individual player
awards ceremony where each
athlete brought home some
hardware. Congrats on a hard
fought season boys! With
their determination and work
ethic the future of the
Rosenort Volleyball program
looks bright!
Team Members:
Greg Dueck Austin Waldner
Carter Dueck James Kroeker
Jordan Peters Julien Waldner
Brian Penner Kaden Friesen
Ethan Loewen Kyle Friesen
Joseph Hiebert Zach Penner
Coach: Mr. Brent Dueck
It’s hard to believe that another volleyball season
has come and gone! After working so closely to-
gether with 11 girls for the last two and half
months, you don’t know what to do with yourself
when it is over. It was a very intense, challenging
and rewarding season. I had a wonderful group of
girls to work with, and it was so exciting to see
them grow as players and as a team.
We had a lot of highlights this season such as be-
ing in the finals of the St. Jean Tournament, going
to the Brandon Tournament and playing at a very
high level against great teams, and having an in-
tense rivalry with Elm Creek during league play.
There were many other great things that happened
off the court such as the dedication the team
showed, the unity that was developed, overcoming
injuries and sickness.
I would like to give a big thank you to all the par-
ents for their support throughout the season and
driving the team to games and tournaments. I
would also like to congratulate and thank the
Grade 12 team members. Thank you for contrib-
uting to the Rosenort Red Hawk volleyball pro-
gram. The four of you have shown a lot of dedica-
tion to the program throughout the years; all the
best in your future plans. I know that you four
have a bright future ahead of you.
Thanks girls for a great season!
Team Members:
Rachel Friesen (Gr.12)
Jen Penner (Gr.12)
Jayelle Friesen (Gr.12)
Monica Friesen (Gr.12)
Ali Rempel (Gr. 11)
Nicole Friesen (Gr. 11)
Carly Siemens (Gr. 11)
Brittany Siemens (Gr. 11)
Haley Ginter (Gr. 10)
Jillana Groening (Gr. 10)
Amanda Paetkau (Gr. 10)
Coaches: Ms. Shawna Siemens Stevenson
Ms. Amber Loewen
SENIOR VARSITY GIRLS
SENIOR VARSITY BOYS
Wow, what a year. A group of enthusiastic young men
walked into the gym some 3 months ago. I asked them
what their goals where for the year; three things they
said
1. Have a great Brandon tourney
2. Win zone four
3. Win provincials
Check; check, and CHECK. Rebuilding from a team
with two returning starters and moving Greg over
from middle to power was a long and arduous journey.
Right from that first practice I laid out the plan for the
year; it’s all exhibition till league playoffs begin and
the boys bought in. Peaking at the final day of provin-
cials, this team did what many had doubts about. I
firmly believe that we all believed the whole way. It
was an interesting year that took us a long time to fig-
ure out who would play where and what roles guys
would play. Greg and Rylan fully became the All-
stars we expected them to be. James moved over to
play middle for the first time and became dominant,
Evan played fantastic down the stretch both at the net
and defensively, Harley with his clutch serving and
passing, Dion’s blanketing defense, Julian coming out
of nowhere to fill out our starting six and contributing
with timely blocking and attacking, and Braden
quarterbacking the team from his setting position,
ferocious defense, not to mention his ability to
turn and kill a ball. Developing from young men
to men of God was a theme that played out during
the year and was something that held us together.
It was a sweet, sweet victory at the end being able
to knock off our rivals along the road to the pro-
vincial championships. What a team, what a year;
check, check, and CHECK.
Coaches: Curt Cornelsen
Nick Reimer
Back row: Brock Cornelsen (asst. coach), Braden Cornelsen, Evan Scharfenberg, Greg Dueck;
Third row: Nick Reimer (asst. coach), Ryan Robert, Greg Dueck, Austin Waldner, Curtis Cor-
nelsen (coach); Second row: James Giesbrecht, Harley Siemens, Julian Waldner; Front row:
Dion Plett & Rylan Groening.
Players of the game: Rylan Groening and Braden Cornelsen
Provincial MVP
COOP FUNDRAISER
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Co-
op gift card fundraiser in October.
A total of $33,920 gift cards were sold!
The top fundraising class (in grades K-8) was Ms.
Stevenson’s Grade 1/2 class who fundraised $8075
and are the winners of the pizza party !!!!
Each class in Grades K-8 received 5% of total
class sales towards their class accounts.
High school students who fundraised received in-
dividual reimbursements of 5%.
The following top fundraisers in 3 categories each
received a $50 Co-op gift card:
K-4 KAI SCHELLENBERG
5-8 SARAH SCHULZ
9-12 ALYIA SCHELLENBERG
WAY TO GO!!!!
SIGMUND BROUWER
This past month, the Grades 1-6 students had the
opportunity to hear Canadian author, Sigmund
Brouwer, speak in Lowe Farm. He totally en-
gaged both the kids and the adults in the room
through rock music and by telling us some very
funny stories. He told us that his aim in writing is
always to motivate kids to read by telling stories
that hook them. If you’re interested in reading any
of his books, see Mrs. Friesen in the Library. Our
school has 59 of his books. If it’s a good story
you’re after, pick up a Sigmund Brouwer book
today!
- Mrs. Tamara Toews Lopez
THANK YOUS
A big thank you to the following community spon-
sors for generously supporting the Classroom
Wish List which puts books back into the class-
rooms and the library:
Rosenort Credit Union
Quality Builders
Denise Lavergne
Bruce D. Gregory
Midland Manufacturing
Westfield Industries
Rosenort Motors
C K Café
Novid Inc.
Stream Networks
Rosenort Co-op
Don & Hady Wiebe
Friesen Seeds
A big Thank you to the following for volunteering
at the Book Fair:
- Cora Dueck - Sierra Dueck
- Jonah Dueck - Angela Dueck
- Helen Hiebert - Deanna Waldner
- Jo Stevenson - Alison Stevenson
- Alicia Murray
BOOK FAIR WINNERS
Congratulations to Faye Murray who was the
winner of the $25 gift certificate at the Scholastic
Book Fair. Also, congratulations to Oscar Murray
who won a Writer’s Workshop by Hady Wiebe for
his classroom.
Contest Winners for Book Fair
Kindergarten– Creating Hats
1– Holly Friesen
2– Katelyn Friesen
3– Isaiah Friesen
Gr.1/2 (A. Loewen) (Sports Paper Mache)
1– Elizabeth Fehr
2– Alex Manning
3– Connor Wiebe
Gr. 1/2 (S. Stevenson) (Sports Paper Mache)
1– Lyle Barker
2– Kalia Siemens
3– Wyatt Bartel
Gr. 3/4 (B. Kornelsen) (Poster)
1– Jonah Dueck
2– Faye Murray
3– Gabrielle Thiessen
Gr. 3/4 (B. Ferguson/T. Bartel) (Sports Jerseys)
1– Noah Klassen
2– Ava Kroeker
3– Matthew Loewen
Gr. 5 (Sports News Release)
1– Frances Tamayo
2– Emma Unger
3– Cassie Ireland Shearer
Gr. 6 (Sports News Release)
1– Meg Murray
2– Annabelle Salfi
3– Amy Goebel
BOOK FAIR
Take Our Kid to Work Day
“Take our kids to work day”, held on November 7,
2012, was wildly successful again this year. 24 Rosenort
Grade 9 students joined other grade 9 students from
across the country, in experiencing what a day at work
really feels like.
A special thanks to the work sites which cooperated in
letting students participate at their workplace for a day of
work:
Discovery Daycare
MCC Provincial Office
Horizon Agro
Rosenort Co-op
Country Graphics
Rosenort Credit Union
Lowe Farm School
W.H. Agri Machines
Stream Networks
Novid
Busy Nest Daycare in Morris
Rosenort School
Morris Hospital & Lodge
Laura’s Reflexology
Health Sciences Centre
Norstar Industries
- Boyd Noble (Guidance)
CROSS COUNTRY RUN
The grade 4-8 Divisional Cross Country Running
meet was held on Thursday, October 18.
It was a cool and rainy day, but our spirits were
high and full of energy! All of the runners did an
amazing job, and were great representatives of
Rosenort School.
A big congratulations goes out to Faye Murray
for placing 1st in the grade 4 girls category, and
to Annabelle Salfi for placing 2nd in the grade 6
girls category!
Way to go Rosenort School Cross Country Run-
ning Team!!
Team Members:
Grade 4: Ethan Loewen, Jonah Dueck, Oscar
Murray, Jack Salfi, Noah Klassen, Eyob Sie-
mens, Abby Dueck, Faye Murray, Gabrielle
Thiessen
Grade 5: Jordan Banman, Jayden Bartel, Ryan
Klassen, Amy Loewen, Rachel Waldner, Cassie
Ireland-Shearer, Emma Unger, Cynthia Reimer
Grade 6: Hannah Friesen, Raena Waldner, Jho-
nacel Calisporo, Max Lavergne, Annabelle Salfi
Grade 7: Josiah Loewen, Pedro Fehr, Billy
Rempel, Trey Friesen, Dawson Scott, Nick Lud-
wig, Vanessa Peters, Sierra Dueck, JesseRae
Kroeker, Hailey Bittern, Jenessa Bartel, Carlene
Waldner
Grade 8: Bobby Scharfenberg, Tristan Hiebert
Fall Clean-Up
The Gr. 7 Social Studies class is once again offering to help out with annual fall clean-up (raking leaves, mow-
ing grass, garden clean-up, etc.) as part of their course emphasis on humanitarian involvement at the commu-
nity, provincial and global level. We will be offering our services free of charge for a 2 hour time frame
(12:30 – 2:30), likely at the end of the first or second week of October. If you would be interested in having
several students work at your house for a two hour time frame, could you contact Ms. Gwen Friesen at school
between the hours of 8:15 – 8:55 a.m. or 12:00-12:45 p.m. Once I have received enough placements for my
22 Gr. 7 students, I will contact you and confirm the exact date and details involving transportation to and
from the school. - Ms. Gwen Friesen