Friday Blast
Maple Ridge Elementary
Friday, October 21st, 2022
HALLOWEEN
As Halloween approaches, we would like to remind everyone to be thoughtful and inclusive when selecting a costume to wear at school. The choice of costume should always be respectful of the diverse cultural and lived experiences of all the members of our school communities.
Please consider the two following guidelines when you and/or your child are making the costume selection:
- Be kind and consider the school community. Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate the stereotype of someone’s gender identity, culture, race, religion, age, or disability must not be worn.
- Be thoughtful and safe. Costumes that depict violence, alcohol or drugs are not appropriate. Similarly, replica weapons (e.g. guns, knives, etc.) must not be brought to school.
We appreciate your consideration and thank you for helping keep our schools safe, caring, and inclusive this Halloween.
HALLOWEEN FOOD DRIVE
The grade 7 leadership group is running a food drive to help people in our community. We will be collecting donations of money and non-perishable food items from October 26th – November 2nd. Leadership students will come to classes each morning to collect donations.
All donations will be given to the Friends in Need food bank. Thank you for helping people in our community – together, we can scare hunger!
ABORIGINAL EDUCATION FAMILY NIGHT
There will be a fun-filled evening for students and families of the Aboriginal Education Department. It’s hosted by SD42 Aboriginal Education Slahal and Family Connections and takes place on Thursday November 3rd at Westview Secondary. For more information, please see the flyer below
TERRY FOX TOTAL
Thank you to everyone who donated to the Terry Fox run. Our school raised a grand total of $3520.05 – surpassing our goal by over $2000.00! Congratulations everyone.
HOT LUNCH…
Please use the attached flyer to register an account and sign up for monthly hot lunches.
Upcoming Hot Lunch Days:
October 28, 2022 – Pizza Hut
ORDERS ARE NOW CLOSED
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.
LOST AND FOUND
The lost and found was outside before and after school every day this week. Please ask your child to check regularly to see if any of their belongings have been turned in. Here are some photos of items that remain:
THE WEEK AT A GLANCE
Monday, October 24
Happy Diwali!
Gr. 6 immunizations
Tuesday, October 25
7:30 am Gr. 6/7 Tripleball Practice
2:45 pm Tripleball Game @ MRE
2:45 pm Intermediate Cross Country Race @ Alouette Lake
Wednesday, October 26
Thursday, October 27
2:45 pm Primary Cross Country Race @ Albion Fair Grounds
Friday, October 28
Hot Lunch – Pizza
PAC Updates
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 of 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.