{"id":4439,"date":"2025-03-01T07:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T15:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2025-03-01T07:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T15:46:11","slug":"friday-blast-feb-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/friday-blast-feb-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Blast &#8211; Feb. 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday Blast<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maple Ridge Elementary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday, Feb. 28<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4440\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/03\/IMG_0693.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"294\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students and staff wore pink and created posters to share their commitment to being kind and bring awareness to the local community in our Kindness Parade. Many classes walked to Westview Secondary to watch the student production of The Wizard of Oz, a good time was had by all!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday, March 3<sup>rd<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, March 4<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>2:30-3:30: Tae Kwon Do After school program\/last one (for those registered)<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, March 5<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>2:30 pm \u2013 3:30 pm: Soccer After school program\/last one (for those registered)<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, March 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>2:30 pm \u2013 4:00 pm: Art Afterschool program\/last one (for those registered)<\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 7<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Spirit Day: Wear your favourite hat!<\/p>\n<p>8:30 am \u2013 10:30 am: Planet Ice (Div. 5 &amp; 6)<\/p>\n<p>PAC Hot Lunch \u2013 Pizza (for those who ordered)<\/p>\n<p>Authors Corner<\/p>\n<p>2:30 pm \u2013 3:30 pm Dance Afterschool program\/last one (for those who registered)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our next PAC meeting will be\u00a0<strong>Monday March 10th, 6:30pm<\/strong>\u00a0in the MRE library.<\/p>\n<p>All are welcome! If child care is needed please\u00a0reach out to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pac.mre@gmail.com\">pac.mre@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or via our facebook page (Maple Ridge Elementary PAC) prior.<\/p>\n<p>Hot Lunch is open for orders:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mre.parentcouncil.net\/\">https:\/\/mre.parentcouncil.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pizza Pizza Hot Lunch Day\u00a0Mar 7\u00a0(orders\u00a0due by Feb 28)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SD42 NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Board Meeting Highlights (February 12, 2025)<\/p>\n<p>Board meeting highlights from the February 12, 2025, public meeting can be found on the district website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd42.ca\/assets\/media\/2025-02-12-Board-Meeting-Highlights.pdf\">https:\/\/www.sd42.ca\/assets\/media\/2025-02-12-Board-Meeting-Highlights.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SD42 Accessibility Barrier Report Form<\/p>\n<p>Maple Ridge \u2013 Pitt Meadows School District No. 42 is inviting feedback from students, staff, and families on accessibility barriers in the district. These barriers can range from access to a school program, building, or school information, to the ability to receive a needed service or support. Provide feedback at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/SD42access\">https:\/ \/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/SD42access<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4435\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-at-11.08.04\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1328\" height=\"472\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4409\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/01\/thumbnail_Spring-Concert-Poster-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"1248\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN OUR COMMUNITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CURIOUS MINDS PRESCHOOL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have 2 locations for Curious Minds Preschool.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Children need to be 3 years old by December 31st 2025 to be eligible for preschool.<\/p>\n<p>Maple Ridge Elementary location-<\/p>\n<p>20820 River Rd. Maple Ridge<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:curiousmindslearning@shaw.ca\">curiousmindslearning@shaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Glenwood Elementary location<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/21410+Glenwood+Ave+Maple+Ridge?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\"><strong>21410 Glenwood Ave Maple Ridge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"tel:604-%20463-2002\"><strong>604- 463-2002<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0&#8211; Ms. Stefanie\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Extended preschool programs run\u00a09am-1pm<\/p>\n<p>2 days\/week (Tues\/Thur) = $187\/month<\/p>\n<p>3 days\/week (M-W-F) = $233\/month<\/p>\n<p>Full Time = $292\/month<\/p>\n<p>We will require a non-refundable $50 registration fee as well as \u00a01 Months fee deposit.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is based on a first come first serve basis.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact today to book a tour and a meet &amp; greet with your child and get all the information to register for Preschool!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4431\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-at-11.09.36\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"1256\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4432\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-at-11.09.19\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"1256\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foundry News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Foundry provides\u00a0mental health care, substance use services, physical and sexual health care, youth, and family peer supports, and social services\u00a0to 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday Blast Maple Ridge Elementary Friday, Feb. 28th, 2025 \u00a0 THIS WEEK Students and staff wore pink and created posters to share their commitment to being kind and bring awareness [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"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-4439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4439","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\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4441,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4439\/revisions\/4441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}