10.25.26 Family Newsletter

Happy Sunday Gator Families! We hope everyone was able to pull those fall sweaters out as this cold weather may be here to stay for the week. As a reminder, as the weather does change, we highly recommend putting your child's name in their sweatshirts/jackets, etc. This helps us if they end up in the lost and found.

This week is Red Ribbon Week. Join us in the dress up days as they are listed below! Reminder, dress code still applies.

PTO is also having their BOO Gram sales. Please click their link below if you are interested in buying one for your student or your student sending one or two to a friend. Reach out to them directly if you have any questions.

October 27th marks the end of our quarter 1 grading period. As we get closer to this day, we encourage everyone to be logging into their student's profile on Infinite Campus to see if they have any missing assignments and where their grades currently stand.

Teachers must complete a quarter one conference with all families. If you haven't signed up for one yet, reach out to your child's teacher to get this scheduled.

*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.

This past week we found out that ALL of our teachers MET or EXCEEDED GROWTH in the 25-26 school year! THIS IS HUGE!!!! Mrs. Starlin and I see the daily work that I our teachers, instructional staff and everyone at QCE pours into our students. They hold them to high expectations, push them, and teach rigor to make sure we are meeting the NC Standard Course of Study. And while we see it each and every day, having this information come out in EVAAS just confirms what we already knew.

With the help of our amazing PTO, we were able to celebrate their accomplishments this week. We treated them with floaties, sodas, cupcakes and MAGIC confetti! If you are able, send a huge shoutout to your child's teacher. We are simply blessed with the best here at QCE.

We had the SMILES Mobile Dental Clinic come last week and cleaned the teeth of 42 students. If your child was registered and was not seen, please reach out to Nurse Wade for clarification. In an effort to keep our students on a regular schedule, they will visit again in April. This will also give our students another chance to see the dentist without missing precious educational time.

Thank you to those who participated!

Do you want to rent one of the rocks out front? Click on the following link! https://qcepto.ptboard.com/formvw?store=6563&form=3

Haven't bought your popcorn pass for the year?
https://qcepto.ptboard.com/formvw?store=6563&form=1

Visit the PTO website for the latest news, ways to get involved and all information PTO related.

https://qcepto.ptboard.com/

October

19-28: PTO BOO Gram Sales

19-23: School Bus Safety Week

23-31: Red Ribbon Week “Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.”

23: PTO Popcorn Friday

27: Grading Period Ends

November

1-7: National School Psychologist Week

1: Daylight Saving Time Ends

2: Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 pm

3: Report Cards Issued

3: PTO Meeting- 9:30am

3: Election Day

4: Early Release Day – Dismiss at 12:15- Instructional

5: Oct.’s Student of the Month – 9:30

6: PTO Popcorn Friday

7-8: Honors Chorus- Winston-Salem

10: Fall Make-Up Pictures (ONLY for students who were absent on original date)

11: Holiday – Veteran’s Day – No School

13: World Kindness Day

13: K, 1, 3, 5- Vision Screenings

18: National Education Support Staff Day

20: PTO Popcorn Friday

20: Substitute Appreciation Day

25: NO SCHOOL- Teacher Work Day

26-27: NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Holiday

December

1: PTO Meeting- 9:30am

1: Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 pm

2: Interim Reports

3: Nov.’s Student of the Month – 9:30

4: PTO Popcorn Friday

7-11: PTO Santa Shop

17: Winter Fest: 5-7pm

18: PTO Popcorn

21: First Day of Winter

21-31: NO SCHOOL- Winter Holiday