{"id":3457,"date":"2022-11-11T15:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T23:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2022-11-11T15:32:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T23:32:05","slug":"friday-blast-november-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/friday-blast-november-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Blast &#8211; November 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday Blast<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maple Ridge Elementary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday, November 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REMEMBRANCE DAY <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We wish everyone a peaceful Remembrance Day today, Friday November 11<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 On Wednesday our school acknowledged the day at an assembly where classes performed, shared artwork, and observed a minute of silence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOT LUNCH\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please use the information on the <strong>poster for Hot Lunch ordering below<\/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>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>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>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, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. \u00a0and November 30, 2022, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are interested, please use the following links to register: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GRADE 7 LEAVING CEREMONY PLANNING MEETING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will be a Grade 7 Leaving Ceremony planning meeting in the library from 6:00 \u2013 7:00 p.m. (before the PAC meeting) on November 14th.\u00a0 If you have a student in Grade 7 this year, you and your child are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>INDOOR TENNIS LESSONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORATIONS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Explorations is a\u00a0<em>free<\/em>\u00a0after-school program being offered by BBBS at the Family Education &amp; Support Centre\u00a0(22554 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge, BC)\u00a0from\u00a0November 2022 to January 2023. We are sharing this information with parents of\u00a0children\u00a0in\u00a0grades 5 &amp; 6\u00a0to 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\u00a0experiences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Registration begins now, so don&#8217;t delay in completing the paperwork! Parents will be notified as soon as possible if your child has been enrolled in the\u00a0program.\u00a0If you have any\u00a0questions please contact the\u00a0program coordinator, Katarina Bell at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:katarina.bell@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca\">katarina.bell@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca<\/a>\u00a0or call 604-819-2340.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE WEEK AT A GLANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, November 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mme Zepeski\u2019s class \u2013 Ice Skating field trip<\/p>\n<p>6:00 pm Gr. 7 leaving planning meeting<\/p>\n<p>7:00 pm PAC meeting<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, November 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7:30 am Gr. 6\/7 triple ball practice<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Span and Mrs. Keats classes \u2013 Ice skating field trip<\/p>\n<p>2:45 pm Triple ball game @ Pitt Meadows Elementary<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, November 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2:30 Basketball practice<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, November 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, November 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2:30 Basketball practice<\/p>\n<p>2:30 Coding (in Mme Noura\u2019s class)<\/p>\n<p>2:30 Board Game Club (on stage)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAC Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!<\/p>\n<p>Lug-a-Mug will be happening once again this year and the PAC<strong> is <\/strong>looking for volunteers to help deliver hot chocolate or soup to the classrooms in\u00a0November\u00a0and December. If you are interested please reach out to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pac.mre@gmail.com\">pac.mre@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEUFELD ORDERS &amp; DELIVERY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Orders can be placed online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.neufeldfarms.ca\/fundraising\/2022-maple-ridge-elementary-41133bbf75\">https:\/\/app.neufeldfarms.ca\/fundraising\/2022-maple-ridge-elementary-41133bbf75<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"696\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"409\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.neufeldfarms.ca\/fundraising\/2022-maple-ridge-elementary-41133bbf75\">Maple Ridge Elementary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View our Gourmet Foods. All of your favorites are just a click away&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>app.neufeldfarms.ca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Orders are open until November 13th and items can be picked up at the school on Nov 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0at 6p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ART CARDS \u2013 CREATED BY KIDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may be seeing some lovely Art Cards making their way home! This is a yearly fundraiser hosted by MRE PAC.\u00a0 Your child\u2019s artwork can be transferred to mugs, cards, phone cases, etc.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to purchase items, place your order online and return the original artwork to school on or before November 9<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Final products delivered during the week of Dec 5-9<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SANTA MALL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Santa Mall is an event where students can shop, by donation, for a gift for someone special.\u00a0 More information is coming.\u00a0 Santa Mall takes place at MRE on December 1 and 2, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Please consider helping &#8211; to make this a success, many ELVES are needed.<\/p>\n<p>Santa\u2019s Elves must be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>collect fun, unique and amazing donations for the students to purchase<\/li>\n<li>ensure that donations are clean, appropriate, and safe<\/li>\n<li>store donations until Santa Mall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have items for donation please bring them to the Santa Mall after school\u00a0Wednesday,\u00a0November\u00a030th or 8am on Thursday, December 1<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you only have 1-2 small items, there will be a box available for donations across from the office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Together let&#8217;s make this Santa Mall the best one yet! Questions? Please email Jeanie Harmon @\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jeanandjoshharmon@shaw.ca\">jeanandjoshharmon@shaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PAC MEETING\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next PAC meeting is on <strong>Monday, November 14 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, November 11th, 2022 \u00a0 REMEMBRANCE DAY We wish everyone a peaceful Remembrance Day today, Friday November 11th.\u00a0 On Wednesday our school acknowledged the day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3459,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457\/revisions\/3459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}