Maple Family Update February 23-27

Hello Maple Families,

Please look through our latest newsletter for the latest updates of all the activities and events happening here at Ecole Maple!

Don't forget that Wednesday, February 25th is Pink Shirt Day. Wear anything you have that is pink for the day, but remember, anti-bullying is more than just wearing a t-shirt, and so we encourage families to have discussions around bullying and bullying prevention. We talk regularly in our classroom on the importance of positive communication, being an up-stander, and reporting incidences to a teacher or trusted adult to help support our Maple Community.

Have a wonderful week!

The Ecole Maple Team

Students are encouraged to play Kindness BINGO to compliment activities at school during the week of February 23rd.

Maple Olympics

Maple Movie Night March 5th

Visit School Day to order your pizza before February 26th!

Doors open at 6:00pm with Pizza arriving at 6:15pm and the movie will begin at 6:30pm.

Kindergarten Registration is Now Open

Welcome to Kindergarten in Limestone. If your student was born in 2022, now is the time to register your new student to start school this September. Click here to visit the LDSB website for more information.

Monday, Feb 23

• Equity Club @ 1:15

Tuesday, Feb 24

Wednesday, Feb 25

• PINK Shirt Day
• Knitting Club @ 10:55

Thursday, Feb 26

Friday, Feb 27

• Knitting Club @10:55

March 4 - Pizza Hot Lunch Day

March 5 - SAC Movie Night

March 16 -20 Spring Break -NO School

March 25 - April 1 - Scholastic Book Fair

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.

February Literacy News

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/