​Happy Friday, MAS families. I hope everyone has had a wonderful week so far. The Cross Country District meet was a lot of fun on Wednesday. We had an amazing group of runners who showed dedication, perseverance and commitment. Well done! We have received our total from the Indigo Adopt-A-School campaign, and I am pleased to announce that over $1600 was raised for books for our school library. We may even have something special up our sleeves for choosing the books! Our Java Moose fundraiser was also a hit! The final totals are not tallied yet, but a preliminary look at order forms shows that it was certainly successful! We will keep you updated on how much was raised for student activities. Yesterday, Jenna E from Downtown Optometry came to speak to us for Children’s Vision Month, and even let us try out some pretty cool glasses and equipment. This morning, the Multicultural Association of Fredericton presented to our school which was very fun and inspiring for our students.

Items to note for this week:

1. October is ADHD Awareness Month! Ms. Simmonds (resource) will be doing presentations for classes about the superpowers associated with ADHD!
2. This is Safe Schools Week. We will be having a fire drill, bus evacuation, lockdown and site evacuation.  We will discuss each of these with students first so they are prepared in every possible way.
3. Monday, October 17 – Internet Safety Presentation by the Fredericton Police Force for students in grades 4 and 5.
4. Tuesday October 18 – Hot lunch orders are due.  Sorry, we are unable to accommodate late or changed orders.
5. Wednesday, October 19 – PSSC and Home & School meeting at 6:30 at the school
6. Thursday, October 20 – Pancake breakfast provided by Kiwanis with assistance from our Home & School volunteers.  Pancakes will be delivered to classrooms and eaten there.
7. Thursday, October 20 - Grade 3/4 Coes and 4/5 McCabe to Ducks Unlimited (shout-out to Home & School for covering costs)

Looking ahead:

-Monday, Oct. 24 – Picture retakes

-Wednesday, Oct. 26 – A representative from CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) will be in to present to our students and staff about vision differences.

-Thursday, Oct. 27 – Student Voice meeting; STAR student assembly

-Friday, Oct. 28 – Halloween Howl (6-7:30) – Volunteers are welcome!  Also, we will be looking for donations for treat bags.  Please reach out to our lovely Home and School co-chairs if you would like to volunteer or donate.  Dubayr3@gmail.com (Becky) and Ashley-lynn94@live.com (Ashley)

-Monday, Oct. 31 – Halloween Learning Centres

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Christie Jordan

Principal​