November 2023

Maple Ridge Elementary 2nd Term Conferences/Walking Report Cards

Submitted by sara.matis on Tue, 11/14/2023 - 10:52
PTC written text and crayon image

We are so excited to meet with you to talk about or show your student's progress for second term as well as make goals for continued improvement and success.  Please select from the available times or contact your child's teacher via email to schedule during a different time.  For walking report cards, please have your student attend as they will be demonstrating their grade level skills.  For regular conferences, please make the best decision for your family regarding whether or not your student should be present.

Kindergarten

Attributions
All classroom teachers

Thankful Quilt

Submitted by becky.manning on Mon, 11/27/2023 - 22:17
Students in front of their thankful quilt.

Mrs. Mammen's math class designed "quilt squares" to make a thankful quilt and learn how to calculate area.

Attributions
Laura Mammen

Second Grade Turkey Trot

Submitted by becky.manning on Mon, 11/27/2023 - 11:24
Ms. Jordan's second grade class on the field.

Maple Ridge second graders participated in a grand turkey trot, completing 18 laps to gear up for Thanksgiving. Following the run, they enjoyed a break, eating delicious healthy snacks provided by local businesses. The event was a fun start to the Thanksgiving break!

Attributions
Lyndsie Jordan

Crystal Apple Winner--Lyndsie Jordan

Submitted by becky.manning on Sun, 11/26/2023 - 20:17
Ms. Jordan with Mr. Harvey.

Congratulations to Ms. Jordan! She was recently awarded the Crystal Apple Award by Craig Harvey from Horace Mann insurance. Ms. Jordan is one of our amazing 2nd grade teachers and she is well loved by her students, parents, and the faculty and staff. Her team made her bracelets with words that describe her: enthusiastic, amusing, sincere, sparkle, light. We love Ms. Jordan and are thankful to have her at Maple Ridge!
 

Virtual Field Trip

Submitted by becky.manning on Sun, 11/26/2023 - 20:00
Students listening to an Everglades park ranger.

Maple Ridge 5th grade students recently participated in a virtual field trip to the Everglades and learn more about the ecosystems there.

Attributions
Michelle Kruse

9th Annual Gobble Off Winners

Submitted by becky.manning on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 17:02
Students holding their turkeys. Office staff dressed as a turkey and pilgrims.

We held our 9th Annual Maple Ridge Gobble Off today! Congratulations to Allie Jensen, Nolan Peterson, and Steele Hansen for being this year's winners. They each took home a turkey to their family. We are grateful for our Maple Ridge students and parents and we wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Kindergarten Healthy Bodies Lesson

Submitted by becky.manning on Mon, 11/20/2023 - 22:04
Parent teaching a lesson to kindergartners on the rug.

For Red Ribbon Week, we learned about keeping our bodies healthy. A wonderful parent volunteer came into our class and taught us how to add more fruits and vegetables into our meals. We learned what to eat to be kind to our bodies and brains. We also did a little activity with exercise. The best part of the lesson was shopping in our classroom! They got to pick healthy foods, fun outside toys, a recreation pass, waterbottle, and sunglasses. This amazing Maple Ridge parent got donations from many local businesses and the kids loved the lesson.

Attributions
Bridgette Cheever