School Update
To the students and families of MRS,
On Thursday, our school had the meaningful opportunity to participate in Ani to Pisi, a Human Spiderweb Enactment rooted in Blackfoot teachings. Ani to Pisi is a creation story that was passed down to the late Clement Bear Chief, who later shared it with his younger brother, Roy Bear Chief. This powerful story highlights the importance of connection and reminds us how we respond to the “vibrations” around us, both positive and challenging.
With the generous support of our Parent Association, we were honoured to welcome Elder Roy Bear Chief, Elder Hayden, and Indigenous drummers Frank and Jesse to guide us through this experience. Our students participated alongside Grade 6 students and the Social Wellness Action Team from RT Alderman School, creating a shared and impactful learning opportunity.
We encourage you to ask your child to share their understanding of this story, as significant learning has taken place in our classrooms about connection and the positive impact we can have on one another. If you are interested in viewing the event from above, we invite you to visit our school website for an aerial perspective.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Maple Ridge Staff
Upcoming Important Dates
May 1 | Healthy Hunger | Modern Jelly Doughnuts |
May 5-6 | Grade 1 | Onsite | Calgary Wildlife Marvellous Marmot |
May 7 | Healthy Hunger | Little Caesars |
May 8 | AM Kindergarten | Offsite | Telus Spark |
May 11 | Gr 1 | Onsite | CPAWS |
May 13 | Gr 2 | Onsite | Teacher’s Pet |
May 14 | Healthy Hunger | Papa Johns |
May 14 | Kindergarten Orientation | 5:30pm – 7:00pm |
May 28 | Science Olympics (all day) |
June 5 | Volunteer Appreciation |
June 19 | Sports/STEM/Indigenous Day |
June 25 | Grade 4 Farewell (Afternoon) |
June 25 | Last Day of Classes for Kindergarten |
June 26 | Last Day of Classes for Grade 1-4 |
request | Bottle Caps
Grade 4 students in Room 11 will soon be starting a creative art project, and we need the school communities help. We are collecting clean plastic bottle caps of any size, shape, or colour.
If you have any bottle caps at home, from water bottles, milk jugs, soda bottles, or other containers, please consider sending them to school with your child. All caps should be rinsed and free of residue. Thank you for helping make this project a success!
School Council and Parent Association
Parent Association
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our Growing Smiles Fundraiser. We surpassed our goal of 200 plants and finished with 378! You. Are. AMAZING. Thank you for all your support. Reminders for pick up date & time will be sent out the week before.
Check your email to find out if you won our parent association email list contest!
Important dates:
MAY 21, 2026, 6:30pm in person meeting
Did you hear? We are hosting an in-person school council & parent association meeting. Mark your calendars. Come by yourself, bring a friend, or bring your kids so they can enjoy the babysitter club in the gym while you mingle and hear about ALL things MRS. The sign up sheet for the babysitters club will be sent out May 1st.
MAY 26, 2026, 6:30 pm @ MRS Gym Alberta school engagement grant
ASEG is a great opportunity to use feedback from parents, MRS staff, and other in school supports to provide resources, workshops, and information sessions on how parents can support student learning at home and school.
Feedback from the Occupational Therapists (OT) and Physiotherapists (PT) who spend time with students from MRS was they could benefit from “tummy time”. Remember tummy time with your babies? We do! Students are having issues with their core strength and it impacts many areas in their life including learning in classrooms.
Join us May 26th for an in person workshop and presentation. Details will be provided in each weekly update leading up to May 26th.
Healthy Hunger
Only a few more HH until the end of the year! For order reminders check Instagram
Reach us anytime at mapleridgecouncil@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram.
Ready! Set! Robot! | Gr 4 | Rm 13
Grade 4 students in Ms. Giffen’s class recently engaged in an exciting week-long iLab experience, Ready! Set! Robot! Sharks, through the support of TELUS Spark. Throughout this hands-on learning opportunity, students explored coding concepts that connected directly to mathematics, including complementary and supplementary angles, the Fibonacci sequence, and binary numbers. During the first two days, students worked with Scratch coding and Turing Tumble, before creating their own space themed projects featuring a rocket ship, the Polaris star, and a constellation using block coding that incorporated both angles and Fibonacci patterns. On Days 3 and 4, the focus shifted to the Design Thinking Process, the characteristics of a good design, and the concept of debugging. Ask your child how that term came to be. As a culminating experience, students proudly presented their LEGO builds and coding sequences to their Grade 2 buddy class, further developing their confidence and presentation skills.