École Maple ES Family Update

Monday, October 14th:

• No School-Thanksgiving Monday

Tuesday, October 15th:

• Run Club Last Practice @ 8:15 -9:00am
• Picture Day!

Wednesday, October 16th:

• Picture Day!
• Gould Lake FT for Ms. Smith and Ms. Cassista classes

Thursday, October 17th:

• Cross Country Finals at Fort Henry
• Gould Lake FT for Mme Laird and Mme Oleschuk classes
• Basketball Club @ 1:35 Girls Groups 1 and 2

Friday, October 18th:

• Basketball Club @ 1:35 Boys Group 2 and Girls Group 3
• Handwork Club @ 11:15-11:55 in the Makerspace

This week is another shorter week with Thanksgiving Monday! We are excited for lots of great things happen this week at and around the school, including clubs, sports, and trips!

We had a very successful Terry Fox Walk last Tuesday October 8th. We will be revealing the total amount raised this week!!! Did the students raise enough to get the special surprise from Mrs. Fox, Mme Tiuu and M. Derbyshire???

Also, a big congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Fort Henry Cross Country Run last week! We are very proud of all of the students, and well done to those who qualified for the district championship on October 17th!

Picture Day is this week! Please see the poster and class lists below. Teachers will reach out if there are any changes.

It's another 4 day week! We hope everyone had a wonderful long weekendweek, and are ready for another great week at Maple!!

Mrs. Fox, Mme Tiiu, M. Derbyshire, and the entire Maple Team!

The Student Advisory Council (SAC) invites all Kindergarten parents to a meet-and-greet at Fine Balance Brewery (677 Innovation Drive) on Sunday, October 27th, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Bring the family, connect with other parents, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon over coffee and beverages. Kids' activities will be provided, and food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Given the limited space at Fine Balance Brewery, we ask that those interested in attending please register using the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/v6VgvhHy9v. Registration is not mandatory, and you are welcome to show up on October 27th between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

If you haven't been to Fine Balance Brewing before, it's a locally-owned business that encourages Balance in Life. People of all ages and pets are welcome inside. More information can be found at its website: Fine Balance Brewing Company.

While the event targets kindergarten-age families, all parents (especially ones new to Maple) are welcome to attend.

Anyone with questions on this event may direct them to the SAC email ecolemaplecouncil@gmail.com

Overview

Classes should begin with phones put away.

Students Grade 7 and above may not use cellphones or other mobiles devices during class time without the explicit permission of their teacher.

Students Grade 6 and below may not use cellphones or other mobile devices at school during the school day without the permission of a teacher.

This supports student achievement and well-being by:

• keeping students focused on learning by removing distractions
• promoting mental health

For more information, please see the Government of Ontario Web site:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/cellphones-and-other-mobile-devices-schools

In collaboration with the City of Kingston and KFL&A, Ecole Maple is excited to offer an opportunity for families to access established meet up locations for their student (s) who are walking from the neighbourhood indicated on the meet up location map. Families may decide to walk with the group, or set up a network where this could be scheduled with other families in the neighbourhood. At the end of the school day, students can also access the meet up location at the Gazebo for their walk home. As indicated, there is the advantage of increased safety when traveling in numbers as well as an opportunity to make friends and build community.

When you join SchoolMessenger, you will be able to:

• receive imporant information from LDSB
• join classrooms and extra-curricular groups
• report a student's absence (same day and in advance)

Reporting A Student's Absence:

The new student absence reporting system will let you use a mobile app, a website, or an interactive toll-free phone number to report an absence in advance. These options are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Future absences can be reported at any time.

If your student is marked absent and the absence hasn’t been reported in advance, our new SafeArrival system will attempt to reach the student’s priority contact by telephone to confirm the absence. If our system is unable to reach the designated contacts, school office staff will follow up.

Email: maple@limestone.on.ca
Website: www.maple.limestone.on.ca
Location: 529 St. Martha Street, Kingston, ON
Phone: 613-650-5478
Twitter: @Maple_LDSB