C. Bartlett / J. Beckett-O’Leary
2nd Term Reports
Many thanks to all of our parents who attended 2nd term Parent Teacher Conferences. We were very pleased with the turn out. As you know, parental involvement in your child’s education is essential to ensuring continued success. We are now well into the 3rd term so please take a few minutes to check your child’s book bag each night. We appreciate your continued support.
Spring Concert
Our grade 4 and 5 students will be showcasing their talents on April 11th once in the afternoon 1:10 and again in the evening 7:00. They have been working so hard and we can’t wait to see them in action. Hopefully they can help mother nature get into the spirit of Spring.
We will also have a special appearance from our band who have come leaps and bounds from September. It should be a great day and evening!
There will be more details about tickets going home this week.
Easter Break
It is hard to believe that Easter Break is almost here! Students will be dismissed normal time on Thursday, April 13th with school reopening on Monday, April 24th and it will be Day 1 on our schedule. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Easter Break. Hopefully, we will see lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures.
PD Day for MQW Staff, Friday, May12th
Please note that MQW staff will be participating in a professional development session onFriday, May12th. There will be no classes for students on this date.
Congratulations Ms. Chubbs
We would like to take this time to congratulate Ms. Chubbs on the arrival of her beautiful baby boy. Nothing more special than starting a wonderful family!
Thank you to Ms. Guy who has been substituting in her class for the last number of weeks, you have done a great job!
On April 10th we will be welcoming Ms. Cheryl Snelgrove to our MQW staff to replace Ms. Chubbs as our new grade 1 teacher. We look forward to seeing Ms. Snelgrove next week.
MQW Webpage
Our webpage is constantly being updated for your home viewing. Please note the latest Newsletters and happenings will be posted there for your convenience.
May Kinder start
Our next Kinderstart session will be May 26th, 2017. There will be no classes for our regular Kindergarten students on that day.If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call the school office for assistance.
Kiss N Ride / Parking Lot and Traffic
Please take note of our NEW SIGNS when coming onto the parking lot each day. As you know, this is a continuous safety concern and we ask for your cooperation. Always be conscious of small children while driving in this area especially when busses are off loading the children in the morning or loading in the afternoon. Parents who drop off children in the morning after the busses have left the parking lot are asked to use the Kiss and Ride Service for the safety of all students in the parking lot. If you do park and drop off your children,you must walk them across the parking lot,if not you must use the Kiss and Ride lanes. Our parent volunteers are more than happy to greet you with a smile, open your car door and ensure your child is safe and you do not have to leave your vehicle as you travel to your place of work. If we continue to see that parents are just stopping and letting their children out, we will have to close off a lane so you will have to go through the Kiss and Ride Lane to park. We really appreciate your cooperation in trying to keep our students safe.
Recycling
Thank you very much for your support throughout the school year with our recycling program.Our recycling funds go back into the school to help support and enhance student learning. We thank you sincerely for your continued support!!
Outdoor Play at Lunch
We certainly hope that your child enjoys going outside for physical activity and fresh air at lunch time play. PLEASE ensure that she/he is dressed appropriately so thatthey can fully take advantage of our outdoor play areas.
Lost and Found
We keep a Lost & Found container on the main floor and outside the gymnasium in our school. We invite children and parents to check periodically for items that may be missing. Also, in this regard it is wise to label as many school items as possible. Names or initials should go on sneakers, book bags, lunch bags, jackets, caps, pencil cases and other supplies.
Lifetouch Picture Shoot
This WednesdayApril5thwill be our Spring photo shoot done by our fabulous Lifetouch photographers.
School Development
Recently, we successfully completed our School Development Internal Review process. During the last week of April, our school community will be participating in an External Review. A team comprised of colleagues and district personnel will review considerable data for our school including student/staff surveys, achievement data, procedures and policies. We are looking forward to this process as it will provide valuable input to our new School Development Plan. A plan that will drive the learning and teaching at our school, and will outline our priorities for the next few years. Once it is completed, we look forward to sharing it with you.
National Volunteer Week
The last week of April is National Volunteer week and we will be expressing our appreciation to our wonderful volunteers. Our volunteers help our school community in so many ways that we can’t thank you enough. You are all great
A few Parent Reminders
We remind all parents that if you are dropping off an item/lunch for your child or picking your child up for an appointment to please check in at the office rather than proceed to the classroom. For student /school security we must know who is in the building at all times. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this matter and thank you to the vast majority who follow this request.
There are a number of students who are continuing to arrive late for school each morning. We do ask that students arrive on time for school. Arriving late not only causes a disruptive start to the school day for your child, but also disrupts the learning of all other students in his/her class. We are monitoring lateness and will be contacting you with a formal school letter if lateness is consistently impacting on instructional time.
Once again we are pleased that the number of phone calls from home asking us to notify your child of a change in the dismissal routine is decreasing. We thank you for your support and continue to discuss with your child procedures before they come to school in the morning.
Provincial Assessment Grade 3/6
Our grade 3 and 6 students will participate in the English Language Arts Provincial Assessments inlate May. This assessment is used to measure the attainment of the Primary and Elementary English Language ArtsOutcomes. There will be a parent information pamphlet sent home in May with further details.
Dates to remember:
April 5 ~ Lifetouch Spring pictures
April 11 ~ Spring Concert
April 13 ~ Last Day of school for Easter Holidays
April 24~ First Day back to school after Easter Holidays.
May 12~ PD for Teachers
May 22~ Victoria Day Holiday
May 26~ Kinderstart Session
May 25-30~ Provincial Assessment