Dear Families,
1. Book Fair – Focus On The Family
This Thursday, February 27, MRCS is grateful to partner with Focus on the Family with their first ever book fair! A selection of books, merchandise, and more will be on display.
Families are invited to view the selection in person after school from 3:00 – 4:00 PM.
A small selection of items will be available in person for families to purchase between 3 and 4 PM. Students will be given a catalogue to be sent home on Wednesday, along with the link to the online store that you will be able to place your order from.
View the selection at a special discount here: bookfair.focusointhefamily.ca (available February 27 – March 30).
Note that parents must purchase items for their child(s) during this time, students K-8 will not be able to purchase items during school hours.
2. Grandfriends Day
Our annual Grandfriends event will be in the morning from 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM this Friday, February 28. This will be an event to celebrate the families in our community, come together for some tea and snacks, and see how God is working in the lives of our students.
3. Anastasia – The Musical
The Maple Ridge Christian School Drama Department is proud to present this year’s play – Anastasia. Based on the book by Terrence McNally, Anastasia tells the tale of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia who may have escaped the execution of her family. Years later, an amnesiac orphan of similar appearance teams up with two con-men in order to uncover the secrets of her past.
Tickets for Anastasia can be purchased at Theatre in the Country website with shows through March 5-8.
4. Student Led Conferences (SLC)
On Thursday, March 6 from 8:30AM – 8:00PM, students K-8 ONLY will lead Student-Led Conferences (SLCs). SLCs are a communication tool that gives you insight into your child’s learning progress through your child’s point of view. Students will share their learning progress and identify evidence of growth. It will be attended by the student, parent/guardian, and the teacher. While SLC is led by the student, the teacher will facilitate the meeting.
Please note that this is not a parent/teacher meeting, and the focus will be on the student and the parent/guardian. Should you wish to speak with the teacher, we ask that you send a separate email to coordinate a different time for discussion.
Sign up forms to book times and to sign up for childcare will be sent in another message to Kindergarten – Grade 8 in the MRCS app.
School will still be in session for high school students Grades 9-12.
5. Parent Drivers Needed
With warm weather approaching, teachers are looking for additional parent volunteers who can assist in driving students to various educational field trips.
To sign up, please head to the MRCS app under Forms, Handbooks, Policies & Procedures → Procedures → Steps to be a Volunteer Driver.
We appreciate your support in making these trips run smoothly!
6. Hot Lunch
The next hot lunch will be Domino’s Pizza on Thursday, March 13.
This will be the last hot lunch before Spring Break.
Deadline to order is Thursday, March 6.
Please place orders for hot lunches on Munch a Lunch. Purchase altogether or week by week.
For any questions or concerns, please email .
We are still looking for sponsors! If you would like to sponsor a hot lunch, please use Hot Lunch Sponsorship Sign Up to sign up for a specific date. Should you wish to sponsor, we offer advertisements of your logo and website link. However, if you’re making a personal donation, there will be no advertisement but you will be issued a tax receipt.
For more information, contact .
7. Volunteers – Moving In
As we prepare to enter a new completed phase of our school expansion project, MRCS is looking for volunteers to help us move into the new building over Spring Break.
The dates are: March 17-21, 24-28, and March 31. If you are interested, please fill out the volunteer form.
Note: All volunteers should be over the age of 16 and be physically able to lift 50+ pounds. MRCS will be contacting volunteers to verify their ability.
8. Moving Boxes
For the move, we are looking for donations of sturdy and in good condition moving boxes to help us pack up classrooms! Since this is a big project that requires many hands, we would be grateful for your support.
All donations can be delivered to the front office starting this week.
Thank you for your support and patience during this time.
9. Spring Break
As we near the opening of our new building expansion, we are thrilled to announce that we have planned occupancy for the new education wing! In order to give our staff enough time to transition into these new spaces to ensure these areas are ready for learning, please note the dates for the extended Spring Break.
- Friday, March 14: 11:30AM early dismissal for Spring Break
- March 15 to April 2, 2025: Spring Break
- Thursday, April 3: Classes resume