Parent Newsletter – January 2018
Happy New Year 2018! As always, you are invited tocheck our school website the What’s Happening section of the Times and Transcript for weekly school event listings. Make 2018 a great year!
DROP OFF LANE – Please pull up as far ahead as possible in the driveway at the front of the school and stop as close as possible to the curb. Children should exit your vehicle on the sidewalk side. For everyone’s safety, please do not pass the cars that are stopped letting students off or park in the drop off lane.
Reminder: supervision only begins at 7:55am. For safety reasons, students should not be on school grounds prior to this time.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS…
Monday, January 8 / First day back for students!Wednesday, January 10 / Zumba 12:12-12:35pm K-4 in the gym
PSSC meeting @ 6:30
Friday, January 12 / H&S Friday Night Sports Night 6:15-7:30pm
Wednesday, January 17 / Zumba 12:12-12:35pm K-4 in the gym
Thursday, January 18 / HALF DAY. K-2 dismissed at 11:30am. 3-8 dismissed at 12:00pm. Staff PL afternoon.
Friday, January 19 / Popcorn Sale at recess in the lobby. $1.00 various flavours.
H&S Friday Night Sports Night 6:15-7:30pm
Tuesday, January 23 / Papa John’s QES Pizza Night, 639 Mountain Road location only
Wednesday, January 24 / Zumba 12:12-12:35pm K-4 in the gym
Partners for Youth Event
Friday, January 26 / H&S Friday Night Sports Night 6:15-7:30pm
Saturday, January 27 / Family Literacy Day! Check out for details.
Friday, February 2 / Popcorn Sale at recess in the lobby. $1.00 various flavours.
QES’ Community ROCKs!
Staff and students would like to extend gratitude to everyone who donated to the Fill the Bus food drive, and those who donated items that made the holiday season special for many of our families. We have a very generous school community and we are grateful for everyone who donated and helped make the holiday season brighter for our school and local community. Special thanks to community sponsors Blessings in a Backpack, Banana Republic, Ana Banana, Nav Canada, IGT, and Moncton Progress Club.
Sincere gratitude to Jeremy Simpsonwho won the 50/50 draw at our holiday concert and donated the money to our music department. Thank-you for being kind!
First Book Canada, My Book Club, BMO & Crandall University are Kind!Thanks to the collaborative efforts of First Book Canada, the local group My Book Club, Bank of Montreal, Moncton, and Crandall University, every QES student received at least two brand new books in December! My Book Club has been distributing books obtained from First Book Canada to students in schools since the spring of 2012.In 2016, My Book Club received a grant of $1500 and in 2017 a grant of $1700 from BMO, Moncton. To date, “My Book Club” has distributed over 7,000 books to local students!
QES staff and students would like to thank My Book Club members: Marcia Trail, Wendy Bokhorst-Heng, Saira Mahmud, Stacie Reck, and Melissa Steen who have dedicated many hours to this project. We truly value their efforts in promoting literacy and a love of reading in our students. Gratitude!
Congratulations to Emma Pavlovszky, grade 2, and Tyler McKenzie,grade eight, who were the top fundraisers in the Fall 2017 Walk-a-thon! Emma was presented with three Lego kits and Tyler received a $100 STEAM gift card during our recognition assembly in December. Emma and Tyler were principal for the day and enjoyed a special lunch with the principal for their efforts. Thanks for your support Emma and Tyler!!!
QUALITY EDUCATION - ENGAGED LEARNERS - SUCCESS FOR ALL
POPCORN SALE!
The ROCKSTARs will host a popcorn sale on Friday, January 19 and Friday, February 2 in support of the Friends of the Moncton Hospital Radiothon. The sale will happen at recess in the lobby. Popcorn is $1.00/bag, various flavours. All money raised will be donated to the Radiothon.
Special thanks to the ROCKSTARs who hosted a very successful spirit week before the holidays! The door decorating contest was a hit! Congratulations to K Mackenzie, grade 5 LeBlanc-Parlee, and grade 6 Caul who earned top prizes and all those who participated! Gratitude to our Home & School who sponsored hot chocolate and gingerbread decorating for all our students!Gratitude to Mme. LeBlanc-Parlee and grade 6 Gallant students who hosted Winterlude activities in the gym for our grades 3-5 students. Lots of “holiday fun” was had by all!
FRENCH SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FOR THE 2018-2019SCHOOL YEAR
Parentsof children in grades K, 2 and 5 who have an option for French immersion will be required tocomplete the electronic registration form Deadline for registration is January 30, 2018. Parents without access to the internet can contact CindyMitton for assistance. Collect calls will be accepted. Information sessions, to help withprogram selectionfor Grades 1, 3 and 6 students, will be held in November and December. Find the schedule here
PARENTS- WARM CLOTHES REQUIRED!We’ve reached the time of year
when very cold weather can be
expected every day. Please
ensure that your child (children)
is dressed for at least one half hour
of outdoor play daily (Recess, and
Noon break). Unless there is heavy
precipitation or extreme wind chills,
it is best for your child’s health to have some outdoor time.
/ Anglophone East School District is currently recruiting for the following casual positions that will start in 2018:
- Kindergarten Support Workers (to start in February, 2018)
- Casual Bus Drivers
- Rental and Casual Custodians
MUSIC NEWS…
FREE PIZZA! Get a free Papa John's pizza and help QES at the same time! Order a pizza on Tuesday, January 23 from Papa John's location, 639 Mountain Road only, and 20% of the total sales from the day will be donated to QES! All money raised will be used to buy guitars for our music program.
1) Best option - Order Online: when you place an order over $25 and have an active Papa John's Online Account, you will receive 25 Papa Rewards Points. This awards you with a FREE 3 Topping 14" Pizza valid to use the day after your purchase. OR
2) Come into the store to order or place an order over the phone, and there is a selection of combos offered in relation to this promotion. With this option you can't receive a free pizza/ points but you will still help out our school with your order!!
Let's enjoy some pizza and get some more guitars!
Home & School News
H&S Friday Night Sports Night: Check out the Friday Night Sports Night from 6:15 to 7:30pm in the QES gym. The cost is $2 per child ($1 for siblings). Check out H&S QES sports/soccer Facebookpage for details or contact Jon Hubert directly at .