Friday Blast
Maple Ridge Elementary
Friday, November 11th, 2022
REMEMBRANCE DAY
We wish everyone a peaceful Remembrance Day today, Friday November 11th. On Wednesday our school acknowledged the day at an assembly where classes performed, shared artwork, and observed a minute of silence.
HOT LUNCH…
Please use the information on the poster for Hot Lunch ordering below to register an account and sign up for monthly hot lunches.
Upcoming Hot Lunch Days:
November 18, 2022 – Hot Dog Day
ORDERS DUE November 10, 2022
December 7, 2022 – Pizza Hut
ORDERS DUE November 29, 2022
HEALTH AWARENESS
We are continuing to practice Health Awareness this year for everyone entering our school – this includes staff, students, and visitors. Health awareness includes checking regularly for any symptoms of illness (including, but not limited to, COVID-19 symptoms) and staying home if ill.
SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS
ERASE is offering Student Sessions with Parents (after school hours) on Social Media Awareness. The sessions will cover online Social Media Awareness, Digital Footprints and Cyberbullying. They will take place on November 15, 2022, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and November 30, 2022, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
If you are interested, please use the following links to register:
| https://event-wizard.com/events/SocialMediaAwarenessStudentParentsNov152022/ |
| https://event-wizard.com/events/SocialMediaAwarenessStudentParentsNov302022/ |
GRADE 7 LEAVING CEREMONY PLANNING MEETING
There will be a Grade 7 Leaving Ceremony planning meeting in the library from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. (before the PAC meeting) on November 14th. If you have a student in Grade 7 this year, you and your child are welcome to attend.
INDOOR TENNIS LESSONS
Is your child interested in learning to play tennis? See the attached flyer for details on an indoor tennis program taking place at the Albion Community Center.
EXPLORATIONS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
Explorations is a free after-school program being offered by BBBS at the Family Education & Support Centre (22554 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge, BC) from November 2022 to January 2023. We are sharing this information with parents of children in grades 5 & 6 to see if your child would be interested in participating in a small group setting, where they would develop social skills, social engagement, and gain exposure to a variety of new activities and experiences.
Registration begins now, so don’t delay in completing the paperwork! Parents will be notified as soon as possible if your child has been enrolled in the program. If you have any questions please contact the program coordinator, Katarina Bell at katarina.bell@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca or call 604-819-2340.
THE WEEK AT A GLANCE
Monday, November 14
Mme Zepeski’s class – Ice Skating field trip
6:00 pm Gr. 7 leaving planning meeting
7:00 pm PAC meeting
Tuesday, November 15
7:30 am Gr. 6/7 triple ball practice
Mrs. Span and Mrs. Keats classes – Ice skating field trip
2:45 pm Triple ball game @ Pitt Meadows Elementary
Wednesday, November 16
2:30 Basketball practice
Thursday, November 17
Friday, November 18
2:30 Basketball practice
2:30 Coding (in Mme Noura’s class)
2:30 Board Game Club (on stage)
PAC Updates
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Lug-a-Mug will be happening once again this year and the PAC is looking for volunteers to help deliver hot chocolate or soup to the classrooms in November and December. If you are interested please reach out to pac.mre@gmail.com.
NEUFELD ORDERS & DELIVERY
Orders can be placed online at https://app.neufeldfarms.ca/fundraising/2022-maple-ridge-elementary-41133bbf75
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Orders are open until November 13th and items can be picked up at the school on Nov 22nd at 6p.m.
ART CARDS – CREATED BY KIDS
You may be seeing some lovely Art Cards making their way home! This is a yearly fundraiser hosted by MRE PAC. Your child’s artwork can be transferred to mugs, cards, phone cases, etc.
If you would like to purchase items, place your order online and return the original artwork to school on or before November 9th
Final products delivered during the week of Dec 5-9th
SANTA MALL
Santa Mall is an event where students can shop, by donation, for a gift for someone special. More information is coming. Santa Mall takes place at MRE on December 1 and 2, 2022.
Please consider helping – to make this a success, many ELVES are needed.
Santa’s Elves must be able to:
- collect fun, unique and amazing donations for the students to purchase
- ensure that donations are clean, appropriate, and safe
- store donations until Santa Mall
If you have items for donation please bring them to the Santa Mall after school Wednesday, November 30th or 8am on Thursday, December 1st.
Hunt through your bins, boxes and closets and pass along all your unwanted jewelry, candles (unburned), bath stuff (unopened), tableware, clothes (new w/tag), artwork, and holiday themed items etc. Wrapping paper, tissue, bags, boxes, bows and gift tags are always in short supply as well.
If you only have 1-2 small items, there will be a box available for donations across from the office.
Together let’s make this Santa Mall the best one yet! Questions? Please email Jeanie Harmon @ jeanandjoshharmon@shaw.ca
PAC MEETING…
The next PAC meeting is on Monday, November 14 at 7:00 pm in the school library. All parents and guardians of MRE students are members of the PAC and are welcome to attend the meetings. We hope to see you there!
Did you know that our PAC has a website? Don’t miss out on exciting upcoming dates and events happening at MRE. Register now!
- Go to mre.parentcouncil.net
- Click on “Click Here to Register”
- Enter Access Code MREPAC
- Complete the rest of the registration form.
*NOTE: By listing your email address when you register, you are giving permission to receive PAC notices by email. You may withdraw this consent at any time by responding to emails you receive with a request to unsubscribe from your PAC notice list.