Friday Blast
Maple Ridge Elementary
Friday, September 5th, 2025
THIS WEEK
It was wonderful to see all our students back at school! The hallways were buzzing with friends reconnecting and sharing stories of summertime adventures. The highlight of the week was our annual ‘welcome back’ pancake breakfast, thank you PAC! We would like to welcome all our new families to our MRE community, we are glad you are here! It is going to be a great year.
NEXT WEEK
Monday, Sept. 8th
Tuesday, Sept. 9th
Wednesday, Sept. 10th
Thursday, Sept. 11th
Friday, Sept. 12th
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Sept. 17th: Photo Day (individual)
Sept. 15th: PAC Meeting
Sept. 19th: Terry Fox Run
Sept. 26th: Spirit Day – Wear denim!
Sept. 29th: Truth & Reconciliation School Recognition
Sept. 30th: National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (school not in session)
Oct. 10th: Pro-D Day (school not in session)
Oct. 13th: Thanksgiving Holiday (school not in session)
Oct. 16th: Shake Out drill
Oct. 17th: Photo Retakes
Oct. 24th: Pro D Day (school not in session)
TERRY FOX RUN
Our Terry Fox run is coming up on Friday September 19th. Your generosity can help us reach our fundraising goal of $1000! We will be collecting cash and coin donations during the week of September 15-19 and you can also donate online at https://schools.terryfox.ca/MapleRidgeElementary.
Thank-you in advance for your support!
MEDICATION
We still have medications in the office that were not picked up in June. All medications need to be submitted to the office with the accompanying paperwork at the start of each school year. Please pop by the office to pick up old medications as we are unable to release them to students. Thank you
ATTENDANCE
If you know that your child is going to be late or absent from school, please let us know through either the parent portal, by calling us at 604-467-5551 or by emailing mre_reception@sd42.ca. If you know your child will be absent multiple days in a row you can enter them all at once so that you do not need to update it each day.
DROP OFF & PICK UP
The driveway at the front of the school is open in the morning for student drop off. This is the “kiss n’ go” option. Please pull over to the right (do not exit your vehicle) and allow your student(s) to exit your vehicle. If your student needs more time to say goodbye in the morning, or you need to exit your vehicle for any reason, utilize the “neighbourhood parking” option. Please avoid stopping to pick up your student(s) on River Rd. A photo of available local parking is attached for your convenience. Let’s work together to keep our children safe.
The driveway at the front of the school is closed to vehicles at the end of the day to prioritize student safety, except for buses and vehicles with an accessibility decal. Avoid stopping to pick up your student(s) on River Rd. Please do not park in either of the staff parking lots. Students are present in these areas after school and traffic needs to be limited for student safety reasons.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Supplies will range from $50-$60 per student depending on whether their class will be using planners or not. Teachers will be including further details in their welcome letters. Families will be able to pay on the Parent Portal starting Monday or they can bring cash or a cheque to their student’s teacher if they prefer.
LIBRARY NEWS – A FRESH START AT MRE!
Over the summer, the MRE library received a major refresh thanks to the incredible support of French Immersion student volunteers from Pitt Meadows Secondary School.
As part of this overhaul, hundreds of books were removed from circulation due to damage or lack of recent use. It’s estimated that approximately 30% of the collection was no longer in suitable condition. Moving forward, only books in good condition will be available for checkout. If a book is returned damaged, students will be responsible for its replacement or the associated cost.
Our goal is to rebuild the library with engaging, high-quality books that inspire a love of reading and support our school’s literacy objectives. After all, today’s readers are tomorrow’s leaders!
It has come to our attention that there are many students that have outstanding library balances (money owed) for either a lost or damaged book. If a student tells us that the book was returned, they will be asked to find it in the library, if the book cannot be found, they will be asked to either pay for it or bring books in mint condition as a trade.
The library is always happy to accept donations of books in good shape. If your children enjoyed certain books, others will likely as well. The library is in a rebuilding stage where we still have many books that need to be purge and replaced with new ones.
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT MRE
PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Welcome back to a new school year at MRE! All parents are automatically PAC members with voting rights – no need to sign up, you’re already part of our community!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Monday, Sept 15th: Budget Meeting 5:30pm + General Meeting 6:30pm in the school library
Hope everyone enjoyed the MRE pancake breakfast this week! Thank you to all our PAC volunteers who helped make it happen.
Looking for ways to get involved? Check out volunteer opportunities at our sign-up page: https://signup.com/go/dgsaFVo
Questions? Email us at pac.mre@gmail.com or find us on Facebook: Maple Ridge Elementary PAC
IN OUR COMMUNITY
Foundry News
The Foundry provides mental health care, substance use services, physical and sexual health care, youth, and family peer supports, and social services to youth aged 12-24 years of age. It provides drop-in counselling as well as various social events that your child can attend. This is a terrific way to build positive connections with others within the Maple Ridge community.