Maple Family Update January 19th -23rd

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Posted on 2026-01-16 19:41:48.112 +0000 UTC

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Hello Maple Families,

We hope you are having a great weekend! It has sure been quite the January so far! We have had a record 4 snow days in 2 weeks!

Please remember during snow days:

Morning drop off is 9am at the earliest to ensure supervision.
Please arrange pick up for end of day at 3:35pm
All hot lunches are postponed, Subway is cancelled (account credited), and milk will be delivered the next day.
Tri-Board offers numerous ways to stay connected on the latest updates: Tri-Board Web site

As for the school events and activities, there are lots of great opportunities coming up here at Ecole Maple. Please scroll down for the latest updates!

See you next week!

The Ecole Maple Team

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Kids Pile

Literacy Week At Maple

This week (Jan. 26th-29th) we are celebrating Literacy Week with some fun activities at school! Please see the poster attached for our activities. For some fun at home literacy activities why not make mealtime family learning time! See this WEBSITE for resources including activities from famous author and illustrator Barbara Reid!

Maple Literacy week poster

Lit Mealtime

Board g AMES

Hello Families,

We are looking for used board games and puzzles for use during indoor recess in all grades. If you have any puzzles or games good for ages 4 to age 12 with all their pieces we would love to take them off your hands. On the included poster is a list of board game and card game ideas some teachers were interested in but we are happy with any games you may have at home collecting dust. If you have other items at home you think might be a good fit for indoor recess entertainment don't hesitate to reach out to parent council or Amber Murray.

You can send items in with your child at any time or drop them off to the school on February 3rd between 3:30-6.

Kingston Frontenacs Chuck A Puck-Sunday, February 1st

Fronts Game

Join Ecole Maple at the February 1st Game as the Kingston Frontenacs take on the Peterborough Petes at 1 PM. Purchase your tickets in Maple Section here: https://am.ticketmaster.com/frontenacs/buv/quickbuy?id=MTc2NQ==

The National Anthem will be sung by Maple Students!

Interested in volunteering: https://signup.com/go/wQyciXJ - we need help selling pucks and help on the ice to collect the pucks. All volunteers require tickets and those going on the ice will need skates and a helmet.

Chuck a Puck

Report Weather or Transportation Related Absence

All parents/guardians are asked to report their student’s absence regardless of the reason, including during bus cancellations. Often, bused students find alternative ways to school and we want to ensure we know the whereabouts of every student to ensure their safety and well-being. Knowing who is supposed to be at school will allow school office staff to best ensure all students are accounted for. Students are asked to ensure they use the Main Entrance doors and report to the Office if arriving after the 9:15 bell.

The reporting tool has two options regarding transportation:

Inclement weather (all transportation types and walkers) for any inclement weather days when your student will not be attending school.
Transportation (not weather-related) for any non-weather-related transportation reason when your student will not be attending school (e.g., when a bus is cancelled due to a driver shortage).

We recognize this is a change in practice but one we are making to ensure student safety and well-being. Thank you for your support and understanding.

During the winter, Tri-Board utilizes professional weather monitoring & forecasting

services and works closely with our school bus companies to determine if it is safe to offer school bus transportation on inclement weather days.

A bus is cancelled in a weather zone if it serves a school or has a bus stop located in the weather zone. Buses may be cancelled in other zones based on local conditions.

Schools will remain open however any students driven to school by parents/guardians will need to be picked up at the end of the day.

For a complete list of bus cancellations and delays visit: https://triboard.mybusplanner.ca/Alerts

You can find out more about weather related cancellations at: https://triboard.ca/snowdays/

A Message From Southeast Public Health

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Please note that all upcoming SAC Hot Lunch Days will be rescheduled to the following Monday when there is a Snow Day on the scheduled date. It is important for students to bring their own lunches on Snow Days if they come to school.

Subway Lunch Box orders will be cancelled on Snow Days. All students who ordered will have a credit on their account. It is important for students to bring their own lunches on Snow Days if they come to school.