Friday Blast – September 8

Friday Blast

Maple Ridge Elementary

Friday, September 8^th 2023

 

THANK YOU!

 

Thank you to everyone for a terrific first week back to school. It was fun to see many familiar faces and to welcome new members of our school community as well.  We appreciate your patience as we finalized class placements throughout the week. We look forward to a safe school year filled with learning, friendship and kindness!

 

PANCAKES & PAINTING

 

The students celebrated back-to-school week in style with a community shape painting project and a delicious pancake breakfast. Thank you, PAC!

 

BELL SCHEDULE CHANGE

 

Bell Schedule

 

8:25 am                                 students line up

8:30 am                                 classes begin

10:20 – 10:35 am                 recess

12:00 – 12:15 pm                students eat in their classrooms

12:15 – 12:40 pm                outside playtime

2:20 pm                                 dismissal

 

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PHOTOS

 

Mark your calendars! Our individual student photo day is fast approaching on September 20^th.

 

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 when sick.

 

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

 

If you are still needing to purchase your student’s school supplies, there are various options:

Kindergarten – Grade 3

Supplies are bulk-ordered by the classroom teacher. There is a flat fee which covers all art and school supplies for the year. This includes the cost of a planner (agenda):

Kindergarten:      $55.00

Grade 1 – 3:

$50.00 (no planner) or $60.00 (planner)

Some classes do not require planners. Please check with your student’s teacher before making a payment on the portal.

 

Look out for a message from the Parent Portal early next week with information about paying for your student’s supplies.

 

Grade 4-7

Students have the option to pre-order from Creative Packs or purchase their own supplies. If you have not yet purchased your grade 4-7 child’s school supplies, you may still order directly from Creative Packs at: www.creativepacks.ca, but there will be a late fee. You may also purchase items on your own. Please use the following link to access lists: https://elementary.sd42.ca/mapleridge/school-supplies/

Students who pre-ordered supplies in June will have their supplies delivered to their classrooms.

 

There is still time to order a Creative Pack for your student, but please be aware that the delivery time is estimated to be one week.

 

Some intermediate classes will be using planners.  The cost is $10 and you will be notified if your child needs one.

 

Please contact the office to discuss financial support options.

 

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.

 

CONSENT FORMS

 

All consent forms, including the walking field trip form, are now live on the portal. Please complete these forms at your earliest convenience.

 

LIBRARY NEWS

 

There are still some library books that didn’t make their way back to school before the summer break. Students will need to return them before they can sign out new books! Please contact Mr. Bisset about lost books.

 

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

 

We have two amazing after-school programs starting soon!

Register on the Parent Portal today!

 

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 great way to build positive connections with others within the Maple Ridge community.

 

PAC Updates

If you are interested in learning more about the MRE PAC information and calendar events will be shared through the PAC newsletter and on the Facebook page (Maple Ridge Elementary PAC).

Additionally, the PAC holds monthly meetings and all parents and guardians of students registered at MRE are encouraged to participate and attend. The first meeting is on Monday, Sept. 18^th at the MRE library. The budget portion begins at 6:00 pm and the regular meeting starts at 7:00 pm. We hope to see you there!