3.1.26 Family Newsletter

Another great, FULL, week here at QCE! a HUGE thank you to everyone who donated to our sock drive. Find the final results below and a special note from Mrs. Bender.

This week is Read Across America week. This initiatives is celebrated to promote a love of reading in children, boost literacy, and encourage daily reading habits. We will have tons of guest readers in our building this week to read with students. It will also be SPIRIT WEEK!!! The days are listed below on the flyer. But they are as follows: Monday- Jersey Day, Tuesday- Wear something magical (fairy tale, magical, etc.), Wednesday- Mismatched or silly outfit, Thursday- Dress as a hero or a leader, Friday- QCE shirts and/or colors (blue and green).

We will also be kicking off March Madness Reading! What is better than reading?? Including some basketball! March Book Madness is an online bracket-style tournament that matches books in one-on-one "games." The games will be decided by a simple vote from each homeroom classroom. After each round of voting the bracket will be updated and the next round of voting will begin.

Just a few reminders:

*CAR RIDER DROP OFF AND PICK UP- The flow has not changed. Families need to go around the circle at the high school. Do not turn left into out drop off/pick up circle.

*DROP OFF AFTER 8:30- Any student(s) that is dropped off after 8:30, must have an adult walk them into the building. Once the bell rings our staff comes back into the building and moves into their day. So parents must walk them up and into the office for their tardy slip.

*EARLY CHECK-OUTS- must be done before 2:40. The reason for this is there is a lot of movement that starts at 2:45 to prepare our building for dismissal.

We truly appreciate everyone's help with these things. Our number one goal is to keep our campus safe and consistent with our procedures.

Our sock drive was a huge success with a total of 1,382 pairs of socks donated.

1st place is 1st grade with 469 pairs of socks
2nd place is Kindergarten with 413 pairs of socks
3rd place is 2nd grade with 199 pairs of socks

Way to Go 1st grade, your special treat will be here soon!

A special shout-out goes to 1st grader Carmen Rangle for individually bringing in the most pairs of socks, at a whopping 241 pairs of socks!

Also, a special THANK YOU to our 5th grade Leadership group, The Gator Squad for counting and collecting the socks daily. Our Gator Squad consists of Anabel Dixon, Arya Goecks, Daniela Zavala-Gomez, Elizabeth Reed, JB Sloan, and Scarlet Moore.

Great Job Gators! You showed compassion and caring for those in need in our community. The socks are on their way to the Onslow Community Outreach Homeless Shelter!

Finally, Thank you to our parents for helping to support our cause. We know we couldn't do it without you =)

HUGE shout out to our Science Olympiad and Odyssey of the Mind Teams! Both teams competed Saturday and did a great job!

Science Olympiad took home the following: 2nd in Ramp and Roll, 3rd in What's the Matter, 3rd in Super Sleuths, 3rd in Movers and Shakers, 3rd in Metrics and 3rd in Bone and Brawn.

Odyssey of the Mind took home 3rd overall for Onslow County Schools.

We couldn't be prouder of our students and coaches who spent months practicing after school and on weekends.

One thing we love to do here at Queens Creek is celebrate! Celebrate all things! So lets start shouting out some staff members that have gone above and beyond for your student(s) or family. Please complete the form below if you want them to be recognized! Our staff is one in a million. :)

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On Friday, we celebrated some teacher for specific learning areas. Please make sure you congratulate them if you see them. We are so lucky to have so many amazing, talented and committed educators here at Queens Creek Elementary!