Weekly Update Oct 2, 2026
Hello Juniper Ridge Jaguars,
Have a wonderful weekend.
In today’s message, you will find the following information:
Upcoming Dates
PAC Message (Updated)
Tasty Tuesdays / Wednesday Wonders
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Upcoming Dates
Oct 6 – Grade 7 Parent Meeting re Parent Led Celebration (6:30pm)
Oct 7 – Evacuation / Fire Drill
Oct 12 – Thanksgiving (NO SCHOOL)
Oct 14 – Whole School at the Salmon Run (Info to come Monday)
Oct 15 – Evacuation / Earthquake Drill
Oct 16 – Photo Retake Day
Oct 16 – Spirit Day (Anything But A Backpack)
Oct 17 – Municipal Elections Day (we are a polling station)
Oct 23 – Inservice Day (NO SCHOOL)
Oct 24 – Provincial Election Day
Oct 30 – Spirit Day (Halloween Costumes or Orange & Black)
Oct 30 – Movie Night (Hosted by the Grade 7s)
Use this link to see the calendar of in-service and holiday dates for the entire school year: SD73 School Calendar At A Glance
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PAC Message
Big Deal Coupon Books
Available to order on MunchALunch through the weekend - order deadline Sunday Oct 4.
Or please return your completed forms to the school next week.
$10 for a book full of local coupons AND it helps the PAC support our school & our students.
All books will be sent home with your student!
All Candidates Trustee Forum
Hear directly from the candidates for School Trustee about their priorities for SD73 students, parents, families & the wider community.
Tuesday October 6 2026 | 6:00pm-8:00pm
Henry Grube Education Center - 245 Kitchener Crescent
Everyone is welcome!
Hot Lunch
The first session of Hot Lunch is now open for ordering on MunchALunch!
Please be sure your orders are completed & paid for within 24 hours so they don't get removed from the list.
Ordering deadline is the Wednesday in the week prior to the lunch you are ordering (ie. 8 days before the hot lunch).
Want to help us hand out hot lunch? Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/yXaoUkU
Our next PAC Meeting will be Oct 5 @ 6:15pm in the school library. Free childcare is available!
Tasty Tuesdays / Wednesday Wonders
Yay!!! We are really excited to share that it is back up and running starting on Tuesday October 6 thanks to all the work of Kim and Sarah. A couple of really important notes to ensure it runs smoothly and remains cost effective for the entire year:
- Students need to bring a bowl and cutlery – this is good for the environment and keeps the cost down.
- Volunteers are needed (https://signup.com/go/NBYjZeq) – while Kim and Sarah do all the food prep, we need help serving the food to all the students. Please let us know if you can help. A big thanks to all the volunteers last year who made this a great success.
- New Payment Set Up – We are going to chunk the payments in 1-2 month increments and attach temporary fees in SchoolCash Online. Kim and Sarah are able to keep the cost to an average of $2 a meal for students (wow!). As always, you will have the option to pay online or send in cash or cheque to the school. We will also set up the option to adjust the total you pay if you are unable to pay or can only pay a portion. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL STUDENTS WHO PUT OUT THEIR BOWL FOR FOOD WILL BE FED. Payment ensures the program is sustainable and supplements any grants we are successful in receiving. It is not a requirement as we want these food days to be accessible to all. The first email will go out next week.
To view calendars you can print on put on your fridge of the menus for October and November, please use these links:
Calendar for October 2026.docx
Calendar for November 2026.docx
Sarah has created a Facebook page for Tasty Tuesdays/Wednesday Wonders so when Parents have questions it's an easy way to find her. Here is the Link for the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2065950707476701/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
If you are able to help serve on any of the Tuesdays or Wednesdays, Sarah and Kim would really appreciate it. Here is the link for the sign-up website to sign up to help serve:
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BLAKE BUEMANN (Principal)
ASHLEY MOORE (Vice-Principal)
Juniper Ridge Elementary
School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
