{"id":3363,"date":"2022-10-07T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T18:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2022-10-07T11:27:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T18:27:38","slug":"friday-blast-october-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/friday-blast-october-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Blast &#8211; October 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday Blast<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maple Ridge Elementary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday, October 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TERRY FOX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our school held its annual Terry Fox Run today! Thank-you for your generous support of our Terry Fox Foundation fundraiser and coin drive so far! Online donations can continue to be made until October 14<sup>th<\/sup> at<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.terryfox.ca\/12039\">https:\/\/schools.terryfox.ca\/12039<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the PAC for providing water and granola bars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOT LUNCH\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>is coming back! Please use the <strong>attached flyer<\/strong> to register an account and sign up for monthly hot lunches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Upcoming Hot Lunch Days: <\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>October 28, 2022 \u2013 Pizza Hut<\/p>\n<p>ORDERS DUE October 20, 2022<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>November 18, 2022 \u2013 Hot Dog Day<\/p>\n<p>ORDERS DUE November 10, 2022<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>December 7, 2022 \u2013 Pizza Hut<\/p>\n<p>ORDERS DUE November 29, 2022<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HEALTH AWARENESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are continuing to practice Health Awareness this year for everyone entering our school \u2013 this includes staff, students, and visitors. Health awareness includes checking regularly for any symptoms of illness (including, but not limited to,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bccdc.ca\/health-info\/diseases-conditions\/covid-19\">COVID-19 symptoms<\/a>) and staying home if ill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PHOTO RETAKE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not happy with your child\u2019s photo? Not to worry! October 14<sup>th<\/sup> is photo retake day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t seen your child\u2019s original photos yet, please contact photo expressions directly at: <a href=\"mailto:studio@photoexpressions.ca\">studio@photoexpressions.ca<\/a> so they can provide you with your access code.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You do not need to register for photo retakes, simply send your child to school with their Express Proof with the retake reason filled in or send your child with a note if you would like the photographer to follow any specific instructions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ERASE is offering Student Sessions with Parents (after school hours) on Social Media Awareness.\u00a0 The sessions will cover online Social Media Awareness, Digital Footprints and\u00a0Cyberbullying<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 They will take place on November 15, 2022, 6:30pm to 7:30pm and November 30, 2022, 6:30pm to 7:30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are interested, please use the following links to register: <\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"537\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"520\"><a href=\"https:\/\/event-wizard.com\/events\/SocialMediaAwarenessStudentParentsNov152022\/\">https:\/\/event-wizard.com\/events\/<strong>SocialMediaAwarenessStudentParentsNov152022<\/strong>\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"520\"><a href=\"https:\/\/event-wizard.com\/events\/SocialMediaAwarenessStudentParentsNov302022\/\">https:\/\/event-wizard.com\/events\/<strong>SocialMediaAwarenessStudentParentsNov302022<\/strong>\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARENT PORTAL CONSENT FORMS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please log in to the parent portal and complete all consent forms. Walking field trip permissions and various photo permissions are used by teachers throughout the year. We appreciate having these forms completed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong><strong>TTENDANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"mailto:mre_reception@sd42.ca\">mre_reception@sd42.ca<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LOST AND FOUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please ask your child to check the lost and found! Consider writing your child\u2019s name inside their belongings so that they can be returned if lost.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE WEEK AT A GLANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, October 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving ~ Classes Not In Session<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, October 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7:30 am Gr. 6\/7 Co-Ed Tripleball Practice<\/p>\n<p>7:00 pm PAC meeting (library)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, October 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, October 13 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1:00 \u201cAndy the Musical Scientist\u201d Art Starts Performance for students<\/p>\n<p>2:35 pm Gr. 6\/7 Tripleball Game at MRE. MRE vs. Yennadon @ MRE<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, October 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photo Retake Day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAC Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next PAC meeting is on <strong>Tuesday, October 11<sup>th<\/sup> at 7:00 pm in the school library.<\/strong>\u00a0 All parents and guardians of MRE students are members of the PAC and are welcome to attend the meetings.\u00a0 We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that our PAC has a website?\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss out on exciting upcoming dates and events happening at MRE.\u00a0 Register now!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to mre.parentcouncil.net<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;Click Here to Register&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Enter Access Code <strong>MREPAC <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Complete the rest of the registration form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*<strong>NOTE: <\/strong>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. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday Blast Maple Ridge Elementary Friday, October 7th, 2022 &nbsp; TERRY FOX Our school held its annual Terry Fox Run today! 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