School Update
To the students and families of MRS,
We are thankful for the warmer weather this week as we had many classes on outdoor field studies. The learning and excitement we have heard from staff and students that attended Ann & Sandy Cross, and Fort Calgary bring an energy back into our building.
We also want to remind families that you can view online student report cards for for your children on Tuesday, January 30. These report cards may be viewed, downloaded and/or printed.
Parents and Guardians use MyCBE to view student information, including report cards, comments from your child's teacher, assignments and grades, and attendance information. For best access to information, log in to the MyCBE portal instead of using the PowerSchool App.
As a note, Kindergarten teachers will report progress to parents/legal guardians via January and June report cards. In January, progress in ELAL and Math will be communicated to parents/legal guardians via the report card. In June, progress in all discipline areas will be communicated to parents/legal guardians via the report card.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.
Kind regards,
MRS Staff
Upcoming Important Dates
| Jan 30 | Report Cards Viewable by Families |
| Feb 2 | Healthy Hunger - Around the Bend |
| Feb 8 | Healthy Hunger - Papa Johns |
| Feb 15-16 | Teachers Convention (No School for Students) |
| Feb 19 | Family Day (No School for Students) |
| Feb 22 | Healthy Hunger - Little Caesars |
| Feb 22 | School Council & Parent Association @ 6:30 |
School Council and Parent Association Update:
Thank you to all who attended our virtual Annual General Meetings last week and a big thank you to those who volunteered for positions. We look forward to working together over the next year in support of Maple Ridge School!
School Council:
- Chair: Lindsey M.
- Vice Chair: Cara P.
- Secretary: Beverly B.
- Treasurers: Robert W. and Chris H.
- Key Communicator: Kashmira K.
Parent Association:
- President: Lindsey M.
- Vice President: Cara P.
- Secretary: Beverly B.
- Treasurers: Robert W. and Chris H.
- Casino Coordinator: VACANT
- Fundraising Coordinator: VACANT
- Fun Lunch Coordinator: Kelsey W.
- Special Events Coordinator: Avery P.
- Social Media Coordinator: Avery P.
Open Positions:
- Casino Coordinator - plan and organize our next Casino Fundraising event in Q4 2025. Includes managing our AGLC license requirements and, leading up to the event, helping to recruit and schedule volunteers.
- Fundraising Coordinator - planning fundraising activities except for the casino and fun lunch. Current fundraising initiatives include Cheque Writing Campaign through Education Matters, Skip the Depot, Mabel/s Labels, Cobbs Bread, Bacon n' More.
- If you are interested in filling either of these important roles please send us an email to mapleridgecouncil@gmail.com.
We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our previously elected School Council and Parent Association members.
2023 was a busy year with many accomplishments including:
- Fulfilling the school's entire wish list of curriculum enhancing activities, services and materials for the students!
- Spirit wear initiative and providing every student and staff with a MRS "You Matter" t-shirt.
- November's successful Casino Fundraiser which will pay for the next 2 years of wish list items by raising over $65,000 for the school.
- Updating our bylaws to ensure we maintain our Casino Fundraising License.
- Implementing improved school parking and adding signage for safety.
- Successful fundraisers including Healthy Hunger and Bacon n' More. Thank you, MRS families, for ordering!
- Helping MRS host three special events to engage families - the Kindergarten Orientation, Meet the Teacher night and Winter Solstice Celebration.
- Thank you, team, for your time and dedication to our council and association. It has been a pleasure working alongside you to build a strong school community.
Sincerely,
Jennifer L. and Nicole S.,
On behalf of Maple Ridge School Council and Parent Association
Upcoming Monthly Meetings:
- February 22, 2024 – School Budget presentation
- April 18, 2024 – Grade 3 Teacher presentation
Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MapleRidgeSchoolPTA for information and details about upcoming events, activities and fundraisers.
Family Literacy Week
Tomorrow is Family Literacy Day! To celebrate, over the next 8 days the CBE Literacy & Early Learning Teams have shared ideas & resources to support key areas of literacy development that can be used at home or school. The CBE Literacy & Early Learning Teams invite you to share your celebrations at #WeAreCBE #CBELiteracy
Family Literacy Week 2024
Family Literacy Week 2024 Visual Version
2024-25 Instructional Calendar Now Available
The 2024-25 school calendarhas been finalized and posted.
The first day of school for students is Thursday, August. 29, 2024.
Guidelines used to inform the creation of instructional calendars are based on current legislation, provincial examinations, and feedback. The calendars include a minimum of 181 instructional days and 10 system-wide days for schools to schedule parent-teacher conferences, professional development, and other organizational days.
Healthy Hunger
At times, students are away on days when they have ordered Healthy Hunger. Due to limited storage capacity, we are unable to keep these meals beyond 24 hrs. If you would like to arrange for picking up an order, we ask that you either call the school (403-777-6280) or send us an email at mapleridge@cbe.ab.ca. Alternatively, you can let us know if you would like us to share this meal with another student who did not order one.