Archive for April, 2014

China 2014

This past March Break, we had the pleasure of accompanying ten grade 12 students to China for a 16 day adventure. We flew 14 hours non-stop from Toronto to Beijing where we toured the Forbidden City and Hutong Village before boarding a much smaller plane for a more manageable three-hour flight to Chengdu. Nearby Chengdu […]

Posted on: April 29th, 2014
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Fun in French with First Graders

Grade ten French students at Rockway took a field trip in the fall to a grade one French immersion class at Sheppard Public School on Weber Street.  The purpose of this trip was to share the alliterative alphabet books that they had written for the grade one students there. This project started early in the […]

Posted on: April 28th, 2014
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Rugby at Rockway

The Rockway Rugby teams competed in the University of Waterloo’s Early Bird Tournament on April 10th. Now in the program’s second year, Rockway sent its Grade 10’s to compete in the junior division and the Grade 8’s and 9’s to compete in the bantam division. Both teams played extremely well against big time schools. Our juniors […]

Posted on: April 16th, 2014
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My Buddy Brett

One of the most rewarding parts of being a teacher, is reconnecting with students.  I had such a reunion this past November during Rockway’s Homecoming Week-End.  As I stood in the foyer greeting people prior to the Spaghetti Supper, I was delighted to see Brett Barnett, a student I taught in 1992, my first year […]

Posted on: April 12th, 2014
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Singing, singing, singing!

This month the Grade 10, Grade 9 and Senior Choirs will be singing at Breslau Mennonite, April 6, Shantz Mennonite, April 13, and Rockway Mennonite, April 27, respectively. Our directors, Marlys Neufeldt and Jennifer Hoffman-Bailey and the choir members along with the pastors and worship leaders, have crafted services that include student instrumentalists, actors, soloists, speakers and, of […]

Posted on: April 9th, 2014
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Envirathon-Servathon is coming!

Envirathon-Servathon is happening on April 25th! Read on to learn more about this important day in the life of our school. What is Envirathon-Servathon? Envirathon-Servathon (E/S) is a fundraising event where Rockway students are sponsored to spend a full day doing GOOD WORK – either environmentally-helpful jobs (e.g. planting trees) or community service jobs (e.g. […]

Posted on: April 3rd, 2014
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Badminton!

This past weekend, our junior and senior badminton teams competed at the Phoenix Invitational badminton tournament which is held annually at Resurrection Catholic Secondary School. This tournament is popular with schools in the Region as it has a reputation for being fun and providing good playing experience leading up to the District 8 championships in April. […]

Posted on: April 2nd, 2014
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News

Employment Opportunity: Mathematics Teacher

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Camelot & Camelittle – Grade 7&8 drama

The Grade 7&8s are back! For the first time since 2019, grade 7&8 students, alongside their teachers and directors,...

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Rockway announces new Principal

For: Rockway Admin, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Students, Donors & ConstituentsFrom: Betty Pries, Board Chair on behalf of the Rockway...

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Sherlock’s Best and The Hound of the Baskervilles

Prepare to be enthralled by Rockway students in grades 9-12, as they take on the world of Sherlock Holmes...

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