February 2016

To raise money for the student council, students at Maple Ridge will be able to participate in the Penny Wars.  Each grade level will have a jar in front of the offices before school from 8:35-8:55.  Students can put in pennies to count as points for their grade level, but students from OTHER grades can counteract those points with silver change and/or dollar bills.  The winning grade level will get a game/rootbeer float party.

On Thursday, February 18th, several students in fifth and sixth grade chose to participate in the science fair.  This year, the science fair was optional to students in the upper grades.  A few of the projects were chosen to represent Maple Ridge in the district fair which will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd.

Spring Choir practice will begin tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. and continue each Thursday morning. Our Spring Choir theme is Music Through the Decades. All students are invited to participate.

This week, members of the student council are selling and delivering Val-O-Grams to the students at Maple Ridge.   Students, parents and teachers are able to purchase Val-O-Grams for others before school for 25 cents each, or five for $1.00.  This will last through Friday, February 12th.

Representatives from Inside Sales have been volunteering in the upper grade classrooms to teach the basics about coding.  Lessons have included paper airplanes and "Algorithmic Cooking with Brad."