School Update 

In partnership with Calgary Police Services (CPS), Maple Ridge School had our first of two internal lockdown drills on Thursday this week. The purpose of this practice was to help students understand what to do in the event of a real emergency. During the drill, the Emergency Procedure Manual for Maple Ridge was followed, and our goal was to ensure that the experience was focused on learning and remains a positive one. From this practice, we are pleased to share that CPS has informed us that we are doing an excellent job of following the expected procedures and that they are confident our staff and students know what to do in the case of a real emergency.  

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend. 

Maple Ridge Staff 

Upcoming Important Dates 

Winter Solstice | Dec 18 

Students and staff at Maple Ridge have been busy preparing for our upcoming Winter Solstice Celebration on Thursday, December 18. We strongly encourage parents to attend this celebration of learning, and we have shared the classroom schedule below. We also want to share that we have a slight change in time for our Grade 4 students and families and we have bolded the new time below. 

If you know that your child will NOT be attending the performance, please contact Ms.Harris (anharris@cbe.ab.ca), or the school (mapleridge@cbe.ab.ca). Many classes will have specific student roles which we want to ensure success for the performance.  Thank you to those parents who have already reached out! 

Spirit Days 

To give our families as much notice as possible, we are sharing a table below for our school wide spirit days where staff and students are encouraged to participate. 

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.      

For attendance, 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     

For early/different pick-up routine:      

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      

iLab Materials 

Our iLab continues to be well stocked this week, but there are a few loose parts and items we would appreciate as donations. If you are willing to donate any of the following materials, please drop them off at the front door (wagon) or send them with your child.   

• Buttons 
• Nuts, bolts, springs, washers  
• Zip ties 
• Clips, fasteners  
• Elastics 
• Beads, glass stones  
• Foil 

If you have any questions or think you have something not listed that might be useful to our iLab, please email Ms.Harris at anharris@cbe.ab.ca.    

We really appreciate your donations and support!