Thank you… - Maple Grove Elementary School

More important information…
Reminder to Parents:
Any outstanding school fees or daycare/lunch supervision fees are due prior to May 31 st , 2013.
All accounts not paid by then will be forwarded to the school board for further follow up.
Beautiful Flower Pens for Sale!
The Graduation Committee will be selling beautiful flower pens for $2 as a fundraiser for graduation. They will
be selling these pens during recess in the lobby for everyone to buy!
On sale from Monday, May 6, until Friday, May 10
It’s a great gift to purchase for someone that you love… and I’m sure you’ll also want to buy one for yourself!
Earth Day Celebration:
On Monday April 22 nd , Maple Grove
Elementary School celebrated the Earth,
along with millions, all over our planet. It
was a wonderful assembly. We enjoyed a
dance performance, the beautiful voices
of our school choir and poems by Grade
4. We sang some songs together and
launched Maple Grove’s new composting
project. It was an inspiring assembly that
left everyone feeling good because they
can make a difference in the world and
help save our beautiful planet Earth.
At Maple Grove, we are not only trying to
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, we are now
composting! Every classroom has a bin to
collect organic waste, fruit and vegetable
scraps, along with bread and paper
towels. The waste is collected and then
deposited in our new Machine à terre,
located outside of the kindergarten door
on Sherbrooke Street. In our earth-­‐
making machine, worms and other small
animals are busy breaking down our
waste into nutrients that will enrich the
soil, instead of polluting our planet.
Most of our household waste is organic
waste that could be composted. This
organic waste when dumped into
landfills causes pockets of poisonous gas
that are a threat to our environment,
hygiene and safety.
With composting, it is a
win-­‐win situation for
the Earth and for us!
By: Mme Zemnickis
Daycare:
For our Ped Day on March 22 nd , we enjoyed a trip to the Cabane à
Sucre Sportif. We played outdoors, we went down slides, and then
we went on a wagon ride to see some cows. When it was time for
lunch we all went into a big hall with many tables where we ate
eggs, ham, mini hot dogs, potatoes, beans, and lots of syrup! For
dessert, we had pancakes and sugar pie. Then we all went into a
hall and danced to music. Our treat of the day was taffy on a stick.
We all had a great time!
For our Ped Day on April 19 th , we went bowling at the Laurentian
Lanes. We took the school bus there. We all had to wear bowling
shoes, then we were put on different teams, and we played with
big bowling balls. We had a lot of fun! We bowled for about an
hour and a half, it was really cool. There were computers that
showed your name and your score, and there was a TV at each
station where it also showed your score. Some kids on our team
got strikes and there were also a few gutter balls. We then took a
lunch break and continued to bowl again after lunch. I hope I can
go there again with daycare!
By: Anthony C. (Room 3)
Ms. Chantal’s Corner:
The Good Start program is for the kindergartens who are starting
next year. The parents come with their kids for the morning to
show them what the school and kindergarten classrooms look
like. The parents had information sessions in the library and the
kids did activities on the stage. Two grade 5 students were paired
up with four families and it was our job to bring them around the
school. We brought them down the junior hall, then the
kindergarten classrooms, for recess we went to the gym and then
we went to the senior hall. We had a coffee and ice cream break.
There will be three more sessions: April 26 th , May 3 rd and May
10 th .
By: Danny L. (Room 6) and Anthony L. (Room 4)