Throughout the week of October 24th through October 28th, Maple Ridge student council members will be selling Ghostie Grams to students who want to send a special spooky message to their friends around the school.  You can send a Ghostie Gram for 25 cents each, or send 5 for $1.00.

On Friday, October 14th, an assembly was held to celebrate Maple Ridge PRIDE, and to reward students through a raffle drawing for prizes.  Since the beginning of the school year, Teresa Jordan, a facilitator at Maple Ridge, has met with students in the school to determine what constitutes pride, and how we can show it.  After meeting with students, teachers and faculty, it was determined that the acronym PRIDE would represent PERSEVERANCE, RESPECT, INITIATIVE, DETERMINATION, and being ENGAGED in learning.

Our fourth grade students at Maple Ridge recently had the opportunity to travel to the Utah State Capitol for a tour as part of the Capitol's 100th years celebration.  Students were privileged to hear from Utah Congressman Chris Stewart.  

Recently the fourth grade students were able to attend the symphony.  Most students chose to wear more formal attire for the special occasion.

Last week, our fifth grade students at Maple Ridge Elementary, had the opportunity to go to Shadow Mountain for the day.

Welcome to our first parent-teacher conferences for this school year.  We look forward to meeting with you.  Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 13 for the majority of our school.  Kindergarten and third grade will be scheduling on Tuesday, October 11 for the bulk of their conferences.  Teachers, however, will be working throughout the week to accomodate schedules and meet with parents before and after school as well.  If you are unable to sign up for one of the available times, please contact your child's teacher(s) to schedule another appointment.

The annual Maple Ridge Carnival, to raise funds for the PTA, took place on Thursday, September 29th.  Students and their families were able to enjoy a variety of food and games, and had the opportunity to bid on movie baskets to help raise money.  These baskets were all comprised of donations from families centered around a movie theme.  Parents, teachers, and volunteers generously gave of their time to help.

The Maple Ridge PTA instituted a new program this year here at Maple Ridge.  The Watch D.O.G.S. program, (Dads of Great Students) Who are WatchDOGS? Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the school principal or other administrator.  This last week, Mr. Bowen and Mr. Hancok volunteered at Maple Ridge.  

Faculty members were given the opportunity on Monday, September 19th, to discuss the desired values and expectations for our teachers and students here at Maple Ridge.  After some training from Principal Sara Matis, and facilitator Teresa Jordan, teachers also took the time to work on professional growth goals, as well as to work on some objectives for student learning.

Beginning recently and continuing through the next several weeks, education students at BYU will be teaching several classes at Maple Ridge.  Students are given the opportunity to exercise and have fun at the same time.