School Update 

To the students and families of MRS, 

On August 30th our city experienced two incredible phenomena. The first was the super blue moon. Now it was difficult to see due to cloud cover, but if you caught a glimpse, it was spectacular. The second phenomena was an incredible thunderstorm in the middle of the night before the first day of school.  

Many students shared waking up in the night with the sound of thunder and the flashes of lightning through their windows.  

In a science school, observing natural phenomena is an incredible way to start the new school year. We are excited to learn about the world around us with all the new and returning students at Maple Ridge School.  

We have many adventures ahead and we are so excited to get started!  

Enjoy a wonderful long weekend. 

Maple Ridge Staff 

Upcoming Important Dates 

Sept 4	No School (Labour Day)
Sept 5	Regular Instruction (Grade 1-4)  Staggered Entry for Kindergarten
Sept 6	Regular Instruction (All Grades)
Sept 8	Welcome Back Assembly for Students
Sept 13	School Photos
Sept 14	Healthy Hunger (Little Caesar)
Sept 21-22	Parent / Teacher Conferences
Sept 28	Healthy Hunger (Subway)

Communication for Absences   

There are times when changes may occur with a family’s daily schedule, whether it be an absence or a change in the end of day routine; we want to streamline our communication to make it easier for parents and to ensure that valuable information is shared with the right people at the right time.    

There are two options:  

·         Call Maple Ridge School (403) 777-6280 and press 1 for the absent line to communicate if your child will be absent.   

·         E-mail mapleridge@cbe.ab.ca and cc your child’s teacher   

Early/different pick-up:    

The day of   

·         Call Maple Ridge School (403) 777-6280 and press “0” to speak with someone directly about the change 

At least a day's notice   

·         Call Maple Ridge School (403) 777-6280 and press “0” to speak with someone directly about the change, or   

·         E-mail mapleridge@cbe.ab.ca and cc your child’s teacher   

Bussing Communication 

If your child rides the bus and you decide they are not to take the bus home on a particular day, we ask that you do the following:   

·         Same day notice - please call the school for confirmation so that we can update our attendance records 403-777-6280   

·         At least one day's notice - please email classroom teacher and mapleridge@cbe.ab.ca    

Southland Transportation has an app called MyBusStop. This app allows families to track where their child’s bus is located. For more information, go to MyBusStop.   

In order to register you will need our school bus code and your child’s bus route. The bus code for our school is CBEH4PLDUR 

Label Everything 

Every year we send significant amounts of clothing and other lost items to charity that go unclaimed in our Lost and Found. Items found with your child(s) name labelled on them will be returned directly to them. 

Healthy Hunger 

This is a friendly reminder to sign up for Healthy Hunger so that you don’t miss out. 

Lunch Registration 

Students in grade 1-4 may stay at school over the lunch break to eat their lunch and to have an active living break. Lunch supervision registration continues throughout the year and payments can only be accepted once students are registered. You can register and pay using your MyCBE parent account. 

2023-24 lunch supervision registration and fees will be available after September 2023. You can pay using MyCBE.  

Please visit Fees and Waivers for more information. 

Transportation  CBE Transportation continues to accept registration through your MyCBE account and students are added to the closest existing stop with available space. Processing times could be up to six weeks at the beginning of the school year due to volume. Families are responsible for transportation until their registration is confirmed.