8.30.2026 Family Newsletter

August 30, 2026

WOW! What an amazing first week of school! It is always good to have our campus filled with students and smiles ready to take on another school year. Please take note of a few things that will help us as we move full force into the 26-27 school year.

*Car riders: Please make sure students are ready to get out of the car when you get to a cone. Bookbag on, seatbelt unbuckled, ready to open their door and exit your car. This will help us get car rider done in time for the 8:30 tardy bell.

*Dismissal changes: Please update those in SDM by 2:00pm. That is when our report is ran and teachers get the email. There was a lot of changes happening via Dojo at the end of the days this week, but teachers are not checking Dojo during instructional time, and therefor they may not see it.

*If you have not returned completed papers from open house, we ask that you do that ASAP. This allows us to update the information we have on file and for staff and the nurse to have most current information.

On Tuesday we will have our first school wide fire drill. This will be the only fire drill we announce for the year. We understand that this sound will be loud for some students, but the goal is to prepare students so they know what to do in any emergency situations. Please talk with your child about how important it is to drop what they are doing and listen to their teacher/adult they are with for directions.

Tuesday we will also be having our first PTO meeting of the school year! Please join at 9:30 if you would like to find our ways to get more involved this year and support the students and staff at QCE. Before the PTO meeting, Mrs. Bender (our school counselor) will also be having the first volunteer training for the new school year. Anyone who wishes to volunteer, but complete this training and then get fingerprints done at the county office. If you are unable to attend Tuesday morning, she will be holding an afternoon session on Wednesday, September 2nd. See flyer below for more information.

Thursday, our 3rd graders will take their Beginning of Grade state assessment. This is nothing to stress! All we ask is that students arrive on time because testing will begin as close to 8:45 as possible.

We will begin dismissal at 3:15 this week.

*There will be a weekly parent/family newsletter sent out on Sunday afternoons, around 5pm. This will be sent via a text message with a link to the newsletter. There will not be a phone call every Sunday. Should you find yourself not getting this text message, please reach out to our Data Manager, Mrs. Larson, so that she can check we have the correct information.

*Dojo: Teachers and parents will communicate through this and administration will only post information on there. Admin does not receive notification for messages like teachers do. We ask that if you need to speak with administration, to please contact the front office or send an email. We appreciate your help with this as we do not want to miss any communication from parents.

News from Nurse Wade

Welcome back!

Communication is so important and I want you to be in the know when your child has a medical issue at school. Most medical issues are very minor and I use Dojo as a keep you updated. Please check your phone setting to accept notifications from Dojo so we can reach out to you quickly.

Kindergarten Parents and New to Queens Creek Parents:

Please get those Immunization Records and North Carolina Health Assessments back to the school nurse. These are state requirements that are due by Tuesday, September 22 to avoid school exclusion. Reminder letters will go home starting next week. If you have any questions or need guidance, please reach out to Nurse Wade.