Hello Maple Families,
As we begin a new month at École Maple Elementary School, there is already so much to celebrate. Our students continue to settle into school routines, show kindness in their classrooms and on the yard, and take part in meaningful learning across the school. October brings new opportunities to learn, connect, and show our Maple spirit.
Thank you to the many families who joined us for our Open House. It was wonderful to welcome you into the school, see students proudly sharing their classrooms, and continue building the strong home-school connections that support student success. We are grateful for the time you took to visit and connect with staff.
Our Terry Fox Walk will take place on Friday, and we are looking forward to coming together as a school community to honour Terry’s legacy of hope, courage, and determination. Terry Fox T-shirts are no longer available for purchase, but families can still support our fundraising efforts as we work toward reaching our school goal. Donations can be made at https://schools.terryfox.ca/134769.
This week, students engaged in important learning connected to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Through age-appropriate conversations, reflection, and classroom learning, students deepened their understanding of the experiences of Residential School Survivors and the importance of reconciliation. We remain committed to creating a school environment grounded in respect, belonging, and care for all students and families.
A few reminders for families:
- School Day continues to be our primary platform for permission forms, school products, trips, and events. Please log in regularly to check for updates.
- Safe Arrival should be used to report student absences each day.
- Lunch Box programs, including Milk Mondays and Subway Fridays, have started. Information on ordering is included below.
- Please continue to check Tri-Board Transportation for bus cancellations or delays during inclement weather.
- Our school website remains the best source for school news, updates, and important dates.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership as we move into October. We appreciate the many ways families contribute to our caring and connected school community, and we look forward to another positive week of learning at Maple.
The Maple Team 🍁
Maple Daily Schedule
The Maple Daily schedule can be found here.
What's Happening This Week
- October 7-8 - School Photo Days (More info below!)
- October 9 - Terry Fox Walk
Looking Ahead
- October 12 - Thanksgiving (No School)
- October 13 - Cross Country Meet
- October 15 - IEPs go home
- October 20 - Cross Country Finals
- October 20 - School Advisory Council Meeting at 6:30pm
- October 26 - PA Day (No School for Students)
- November 11 - Remembrace Day
- November 13 - Bus Safety Presentations
- November 13 - Progress Reports go home
LSDB 2026-2027 School Calendar
The calendar for the 2026-2027 school year is available online. Click here.
Edge Imaging Photos
School photos will be taken on October 7th and 8th. Here are the classes scheduled for each date.
October 7:
- LEAH TOFFOLON/JAY MELBOURNE
- BRIANNA HURTEAU/SHAWNECIE SWEET YOUNG
- CAROYLN HOLMES/ANGELA POTTIER
- KELLY GILROY
- ELENA SPENDLOVE
- AMELIE BHARADWA
- SHANNON CONRAD
- ASHLEY COOPER/KIM BAILEY
- MELANIE LAIRD
- ALENA CAWTHORNE
- LOUISE ADAM
- FLAVIA FERRERO
- SOPHIE VOLLICK
- KATHLEEN DORSEY
- NICOLE MAWSON
- MICHELLE HEGARTY
- AMY SMITH/MEGAN DOWLING
October 8:
- KELLY SCOTT
- DOM TURCOTTE/CHRISTINE PRESCOTT
- CAMILE HANLAN/TRACEY MATHESON
- JEN TRUEMAN/MANON SAUVE-LEROUX
- MIRANDA HEIN
- TANYA SPARKS
- CAROLINE DESMARAIS
- CHANTAL OLESCHUK
- CHARLES DAVID MITCHELL
- CAITLIN ALLEN
- LISA ANGELO
- JADEN LEE
- JOSIE TURNER
- BEENA JOHN
- SHANA CASSISTA
- RYAN HOFER
- LISA BARTON
School Advisory Council Update
We plan to continue our regular fundraising efforts and school events. As always, these events depend on volunteer support from families like yours, so please consider lending a hand. Pizza lunches will continue biweekly.
- Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. - 2nd School Advisory Council Meeting
- Thursday, November 12 at 5:00 p.m. - Connected Family Forum (Fall)
- Tuesday, November 24 at 6:30 p.m. - 3rd School Advisory Council Meeting
- Thursday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m. - Maple Movie Night
- Tuesday, January 12 at 6:30 p.m. - 4th School Advisory Council Meeting
- Tuesday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m. - 5th School Advisory Council Meeting
- Thursday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. - Maple Movie Night
- Tuesday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. - 6th School Advisory Council Meeting
- Thursday, April 15 at 5:00 p.m. - Connected Family Forum (Spring)
- Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. - 7th School Advisory Council Meeting
- Friday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. - Maple Family Dance
- Tuesday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. - 8th School Advisory Council Meeting
- Thursday, June 10 at 5:00 p.m. - Summer Send-Off
Tri-Board Busing Information
2026-2027 Busing details are available in the Student Portal.
Keep informed of late and cancelled buses by visiting the TriBoard website portal. Click on the Delays and Cancellations to check the status of your child's bus.
If you require assistance, please visit triboard.ca/contact to contact them.
You can log-in or create an account here.
Pick Up & Drop Off Information
When picking up and dropping off students, please use the parking lot off of Rose Abby Drive, not St. Martha Street. The large lot on St. Martha Street is for staff parking.
Reporting A Student Absence
Please use the Safe Arrival system to report your child's absence; do not call the school to report an absence. If your child is going to be absent from learning, please ensure you use the Safe Arrival system to report the absence. If your child will be late, please report a full day absence and then we will sign them in when they arrive. You cannot indicate a half day absence.
How to report your absence:
1. Toll-free telephone
- Call 1-855-257-9349 toll-free to report an absence using the automated phone system.
2. School Messenger App
- Use your mobile device to download and install the free SchoolMessenger blue app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, the SchoolMessenger website portal, or from within the LDSB mobile app.
- The first time you use the app, you must select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account, or may not be able to see the "Attendance" option. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system.
- Select Attendance, then select Report an Absence and follow the prompts.
3. SchoolMessenger SafeArrival Website Portal
- Visit the SchoolMessenger website portal.
- The first time you use the app, you must select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account, or may not be able to see the "Attendance" option. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system.
- Select Attendance, then Report an Absence and follow the prompts.
SCHOOL-DAY
Limestone DSB uses an application called School-Day to allow families to complete permission forms and make payments for school-related events, products, and activities easily and securely online. Parent/Guardians create an account in School-Day and to link their student(s). Visit the School-Day website portal.
LUNCH BOX
Click this link to Access Milk Monday and Subway Fridays. SAC Pizza orders are also available through School Day. Families can now log in and place orders.
Order Maple Spirit Gear!
Looking to buy Maple spirit wear? T-shirts, sweatshirts and other swag will be available through the online store. Click on the image below to see what's available.
School Trips and Volunteers
If you wish to volunteer or attend field trips with your child's class you will require a valid Vulnerable Sector Check on file with the school board prior to going, we cannot accept it at the school on the day of the event. It must be valid within the last 6 months.
To facilitate this process, prospective volunteers should contact the office for a letter to take to the police detachment that covers the area in which they reside.
Once received, the prospective volunteer must upload their completed police record check to LDSB Police Record Check Portal. The school will then have access and if there are any questions, they will call the prospective volunteer.
There was new legislation introduced for the education sector and there is no leeway for anyone who does not hold a valid VSC. Information on acquiring a VSC in Kingston is available here: www.kingstonpolice.ca/services/background-check/
Concussion Protocols
The Limestone District School Board is committed to helping all students succeed and lead safe, healthy, and active lives. As part of its commitment to student safety, injury prevention, and well-being, the Ministry of Education supports concussion awareness, prevention, identification, management, tracking, and training in schools through legislation, policy, and resources.
On March 7, 2018, the Ontario government enacted Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), 2018, and amended the Education Act, to protect amateur athletes, including students, by improving concussion safety on the field and at school. The amendments to the Education Act came into force on July 1, 2019, and give the Minister of Education the authority to require school boards to comply with policy and guidelines on concussions, consistent with Rowan’s Law.
All school boards in Ontario are required to have a policy on concussion safety for students. These are outlined in Administrative Procedure 142: Concussions, as well as a variety of supporting resources and documents that outline a code of conduct for students and families, flow charts to identify and diagnose a concussion and assessment and management forms. The Ontario Physical Activity and Safety Standards in Education has information on their website regarding the concussion protocol.
Concussion awareness resources:
Limestone District School Board Concussion Codes of Conduct:
- Concussion Code of Conduct for Interschool Sports - Coach/Team Trainer
- Concussion Code of Conduct for Interschool Sports - Parent/Guardian
- Concussion Code of Conduct for Interschool Sports - Students
Student Accident Insurance
The Limestone District School Board requires that students have student accident insurance in order to participate in extra-curricular activities. Before students will be allowed to participate in these events, parents/guardians must confirm their own coverage for items not covered under the Provincial Health Plan, or purchase an insurance plan.
Each year a Student Accident Insurance Plan is made available to all students on a voluntary basis. The plan provides protection for dental damage due to accidents, fracture benefits and other important coverage, which are not covered under the Provincial Health Plan. Some parents may have dental plan coverage through their workplace but many of these plans are limited in one way or another, while this accident coverage is not. You should compare plans to make sure you have the coverage you need or desire.
In making this plan available, the Board wishes to make its position clear in the matter of insurance. Under the Education Act, the Board is not permitted to provide insurance coverage for accidents to pupils, therefore, the Board recommends consideration of this plan to any parent who wishes to obtain this kind of insurance. Although the policy has all the advantages of a group plan, it is essentially a direct contract between the parent and the insurance company.
A family plan is also available for three or more students which permits the enrolment of students in the family who are attending schools outside the jurisdiction of this Board as long as at least one child in the family is attending a school within the Limestone District School Board.
If you wish to subscribe to this insurance, you may do so by completing the form handed out to students the first week of school and mailing it directly to Reliable Life Insurance Company in the stamped envelope provided. Or, for your convenience, you may purchase directly online at www.insuremykids.com.
E-Scooters
E-scooters are easy to find, but they aren't toys and aren't designed for kids. In Ontario, you must be at least 16 years old to ride wherever e-scooters are permitted.
In Kingston, e-scooters are not currently permitted. The City is developing a Micromobility Regulations Strategy — with updated rules around e-scooters, e-bikes and other lightweight, rideable transportation — to support safe, accessible and sustainable travel around Kingston. The strategy, which considers public engagement feedback and research into best practices, will be presented to Council for consideration later this year.
Find out more at Micromobility Regulations | Get Involved Kingston by Communications & Public Engagement.
Self-Identification
School board self-identification is based on any degree of Indigenous ancestry (Status, Non-Status, Métis citizenship, etc.). Self-identification can be withdrawn at any time. LDSB, in accordance with the Ministry of Education, Ontario, does not require proof of identity to self-identify. https://www.limestone.on.ca/indigenous-self-identification
Kingston Community Events and Programming
BGC South East Fall 2026 Evening & Weekend STEM Programs
Looking for fun and educational STEM opportunities outside of school? BGC South East offers 10-week evening and weekend programs for children and youth ages 4 to 18, with programs in coding, robotics, 3D printing, STEAM, environmental science, and more! Fall programs have begun, with 1 session per week, and some spots are still open. Learn more and register here: https://boysandgirlsclubofkingstonareaincl.my.site.com/#/app/program/list/DIV-001/
