{"id":4620,"date":"2025-11-09T08:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T16:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/?p=4620"},"modified":"2025-11-09T08:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T16:12:44","slug":"friday-blast-nov-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/friday-blast-nov-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Blast &#8211; Nov. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday Blast<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maple Ridge Elementary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday, Nov. 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4621\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-08-at-10.48.37-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"174\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a rainy and windy week, but this didn\u2019t stop students from having fun jumping in piles of leaves and playing in puddles! We came together to honour the sacrifices of veterans and their families in our Remembrance Day assembly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday, Nov. 10<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Pro D Day (school not in session)<\/p>\n<p>9:00 am \u2013 4:00 pm &#8211; Babysitting course (for registered students)<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Nov. 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Remembrance Day (school not in session)<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Nov. 12<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>11:00 am \u2013 Immunization Student Presentation (Divisions 3 &amp; 4)<\/p>\n<p>3:00 pm \u2013 Triple Ball game MRE vs. Harry Hooge @ Harrie Hooge<\/p>\n<p>2:20 pm &#8211; 3:30 pm &#8211; Afterschool program: Tae Kwon Do (for registered students)<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Nov. 13<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Bear Aware Workshop (7, 10, 11, 12 &amp; 13)<\/p>\n<p>2:20 pm \u2013 4:00 pm Afterschool program: Art (for registered students)<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Nov. 14<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>2:20 pm &#8211; 3:45 pm &#8211; Afterschool program: Coding (for registered students)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARK YOUR CALENDARS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"800\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"450\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Nov. 8<sup>th<\/sup>: \u00a0Quebec Trip Bottle Drive at\u00a0MRE &#8211; 9:00 AM &#8211; 2:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 17<sup>th<\/sup>: Gr. 7 Leaving Meeting \u2013 6:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 17<sup>th<\/sup>: PAC Meeting \u2013 6:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 18<sup>th<\/sup>: PAC Lug \u2013 a &#8211; Mug<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 18<sup>th<\/sup>: The Act- 12:00 pm \u2013 2:15 pm (Div. 6)<\/p>\n<table width=\"800\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"450\">Nov. 24<sup>th: <\/sup>Kindergarten Dental Screening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Dec. 4<sup>th<\/sup>: Student Led Conference \u2013 11:30 am dismissal<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 5<sup>th<\/sup>: Student Led Conferences \u2013 school not in session<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 8<sup>th<\/sup>: Gr. 6 Immunizations<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 16<sup>th<\/sup>: Winter Concert (AM &amp; PM)<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 19<sup>th<\/sup>: Last Day Before Winter Break!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>STAFF PARKING LOTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please remember that the two parking lots located on either side of the school are staff parking lots only. Please do not enter these parking lots at any time. Students are present in these areas before and after school. By limiting traffic in these areas, we are protecting our children. Thank you for working with us to maintain student safety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4622\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-08-at-10.48.47-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"213\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINE ARTS GLOW GALLERY<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The students have been working hard on creating a beautiful and collaborative \u2018glow gallery\u2019 in Fine Arts. The gallery is open to\u00a0families and guardians\u00a0after school from\u00a02:30 pm and 3:30 pm on November 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup>, so students can proudly share their glowing creations. Come take a look!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BOTTLE DRIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Support our Grade 7 students heading to Quebec by participating in our bottle drive fundraiser! Bring your refundable bottles and cans to the school on\u00a0November 8th from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Every donation helps, and all proceeds will go towards the students&#8217; trip. Thank you for your support! Or if you prefer, you can take your bottles directly to a bottle depot and donate them to the account 604 802-0314.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy Friday, MRE families!<\/p>\n<p>NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER\u00a0Our November newsletter has been sent out to families! Make sure to check your email, or find it on our Facebook page, for all the details about upcoming events and opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>BABYSITTING COURSE &#8211; Nov 10th (Pro-D Day)\u00a0Canadian Red Cross Babysitting Course for ages 11-16, 9 am &#8211; 4:00 pm at MRE. (Registration closed)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0PAC MEETING &#8211; Monday, Nov 17th at 6:30 pm\u00a0in the MRE Library. All are welcome!\u00a0Need childcare?\u00a0Email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pac.mre@gmail.com\">pac.mre@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LUG-A-MUG &#8211; Nov 18th: PAC is treating all students to free hot chocolate at lunchtime! Bring your own mug to enjoy this warm treat.<\/p>\n<p>HOT LUNCH &amp; TREAT DAYS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov 21\u00a0&#8211; TREAT DAY &#8211; BOOSTER JUICE (Orders due Nov 13) Order at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mre.parentcouncil.net\/\">mre.parentcouncil.net<\/a>\u00a0| Questions?\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hotlunchmrepac@gmail.com\">hotlunchmrepac@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTMAS MINI PHOTO SESSIONS\u00a0Sunday, Nov 30th\u00a0at Sunday Space Studio, Maple Ridge 15-minute sessions with The Beauty Edit Studio. 15 edited images | $150 + GST\u00a0$50 per booking goes to new books for MRE classrooms!\u00a0\ud83d\udcda\u00a0Book:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:beautyeditstudio@gmail.com\">beautyeditstudio@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or text Kailey @ 778-997-9825<\/p>\n<p>NEUFELD FARMS FUNDRAISER\u00a0&#8211; Save the Date!<br \/>\nOrdering Period: Nov 15 &#8211; Dec 1\u00a0Stock up for the holidays and support MRE PAC! Delivery: Wednesday, Dec 10 at 7 pm at MRE.<\/p>\n<p>SANTA MALL &#8211; DEC 8 &amp; 9\u00a0Students can shop for gifts for family and friends! Volunteers needed to help make this event magical. Sign up:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/signup.com\/go\/dgsaFVo\">https:\/\/signup.com\/go\/dgsaFVo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES\u00a0Check out all ways to help at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/signup.com\/go\/dgsaFVo\">https:\/\/signup.com\/go\/dgsaFVo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Questions? Email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pac.mre@gmail.com\">pac.mre@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or find us on Facebook:\u00a0Maple Ridge Elementary PAC<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SD42 NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"300\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4623\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-08-at-10.52.07-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"733\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4624\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/maple-ridge-elementary\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-08-at-10.51.55-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"677\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN OUR COMMUNITY<\/strong><\/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, Nov. 7th, 2025 &nbsp; THIS WEEK It was a rainy and windy week, but this didn\u2019t stop students from having fun jumping in piles [&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-4620","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\/4620","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=4620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4627,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4620\/revisions\/4627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/mapleridge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}