On Wednesday, February 17th, as part of a grade 7 and 8 focus on Citizenship, we met with Sara and Ami Anderson, two Rockway alumni sisters who work and study in the area of Indigenous Peoples of Canada, their current and historical relationship with Canadians, including Mennonites. The purpose of their visit was to build […]
On Friday, January 29th, the grade 7 & 8’s spent an afternoon participating in a session on Digital Citizenship.The focus of the event was to raise awareness about how we interact with others through social media, and to learn effective ways to communicate. Aidan and Micah, two grade 7 students, shared their reflections on the […]
Everyone knows learning about geography is important, but how does a teacher make it meaningful and fun at the same time? Why not connect the learning to something everyone loves: giving gifts at Christmas! For their culminating assignment in December, Grade 8 Geography students were given an MCC or MEDA giving project to help connect […]
Long-standing and much-loved junior high teacher, Kathy Collins is beginning her retirement after 18 years of service at Rockway. To mark this special occasion, we celebrated as staff and faculty, joined by Kathy’s family. Here is an excerpt of one of the heart-felt tributes made to Kathy: “Kathy is an approachable, kind and engaging individual. She is […]
On May 19, our grade 8 class got to school bright and early and left for the six hour trip to the capital of Canada, Ottawa. After a long journey, we arrived at Carleton University where we unpacked our things in our rooms and got settled. At our first supper, we all agreed that the […]
This year Rockway’s Grade 7 and 8 classes organized and participated in the twelfth annual Peace Festival. The theme of this Peace Festival was Gender Equity. It was a fun and educational day for all involved! Rockway’s Peace Festival is a Junior High event that is dedicated to spreading awareness about an important social justice issue. […]
On Tuesday, May 12th, our grade 7 Geography class had an opportunity to engage our thinking around meaningful ways to mitigate climate change. The new LRT system that is currently under construction came up as a discussion point. In order to learn more about the environmental advantages of this kind of a system, we invited […]
The grade 7/8 soccer team had a fantastic time this year at the RIM park tournament. Faced with four back to back games in the sun against strong opponents our team pulled through and made Rockway soccer history with a tie for 1st Place! In the deciding game we were up one nothing with three minutes to go when […]
Passover is the oldest and most important religious festival in Judaism, commemorating God’s deliverance of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. However, there has been increasing interest among Christians in this ancient festival. Our Grade 8 Religious Studies class studies the Exodus story and so it seemed fitting that we would participate in a Christian Seder […]
Recently, seven grade 7 and 8 students represented Rockway at the Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair held at Bingeman Park in Kitchener. Their projects had been recognized at the Rockway Science Fair as of particular interest or showing careful use of scientific method. As a result, they were invited to represent our school at the regional Science Fair […]
A Celebration of Karen Scott Booth, Ray Boehm and Deb Baxter Heeney Rockway Mennonite Collegiate Sunday, June 9 from...
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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