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November Knightly News

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thing?.... Principal’s Message...

Dear Queen Elizabeth Families,

October was a busy month! The QE staff has been hard at work setting goals for improving

student achievement in literacy and numeracy. Ask your child about strategies they are

learning in class toward our school goal of improved problem solving skills. When you are in

visiting at the school be sure to look at the front bulletin boards where student problem solv-

ing work is on display for each of our grade level divisions. As part of our goal setting for

student achievement we review our 2013-2014 EQAO results. For those who would like to

view our results, the EQAO School Report is available on our school website at

www.publicboard.ca under the Queen Elizabeth school listing. Integral to achieving these

goals is the valuable partnership between home and school. Continued this year is the No-

vember Progress Report as well as the parent/teacher interview times. You will receive your

child's Progress Report on November 17, 2014. It is intended to provide you with an anecdo-

tal summary of your child's progress throughout the start of the term as well as ways in

which you can assist your child in their learning experience. The first term Report Cards,

complete with grades will be sent home on February 2, 2015. This year, the parent/teacher

interviews will take place the evening of November 20, from 4:30 to 7:00p.m. After reading

your child's report, should you have questions or concerns we encourage you to call the

school and make an interview time with your child's teacher. Please note there is a PA Day

on Friday, November 21-staff will be involved in Professional Development during that day.

Another important factor in increasing student achievement is “time on task,” (time spent

learning). Research shows that increasing time on task results in “substantially improved

student achievement”. Every day at Queen E, our staff endeavours to make sure every mi-

nute of instructional time is focused on purposeful learning. Missing any of that time puts

students behind and creates frustration or defeat because they feel they cannot catch up. It

is extremely important that students attend school, arriving on time between 8:15-

8:30a.m., every day. Unless students are too ill to participate in regular school activities,

they should be at school. Please try, whenever possible, to schedule appointments outside of

instructional time. If your child is going to be absent or late arriving, please be certain to call

the school and leave a message. As part of ensuring that all of our students are safe we are

required to speak with the parents/guardians of students who are absent or receive a mes-

sage regarding all student absences and lates from the parent/guardian. Thank you for as-

sisting us in maintaining the Safe Schools protocol.

Thank you to all who were able to attend the October School Council meeting. School Council

provides an opportunity for you to stay informed and also to participate in school life at

Queen E. We welcome and encourage you to join us at our next meeting in January. Babysit-

ting is provided free of charge for children of parents attending. Please join us!

Queen E. Knight spirit wear will be on sale soon. Look for the order forms to come home with

your child at the start of the month. Along with t-shirts, long sleeved shirts and sweatshirts,

school caps, toques and track suits will also be available. NEW this year- school spirit wear

will also be available in our Castle Colours. Your child will know which Castle they belong to if

you wish to purchase accordingly. The spirit wear is not a fundraiser- all items are sold at

the school cost for purchasing.

As always, please feel free to contact us at the school with questions, concerns or good news

to share. Your input is always valued!

Mrs. Dean & Mr. Oldridge

Upcoming Events: December 22-January 2– Christmas Break

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

Sub Orders go home

4 “Media Safe” seminar presented by CCP 7pm

5 Hippie Chick Lunch

6 Sub orders due

7 8

9 10 11 Remem-brance Day Assembly 10:50 am (wear black or white)

12 Picture Retakes Hippie Chick Lunch

13 14 Sub Day

15

16 Bullying Aware-ness Week

17 Progress Reports home Pizza orders go home

18 19 Hippie Chick Lunch

20 Parent Teacher Interviews 4:30-7 pm Pizza orders due

21 PA Day

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23 24 25 26 Hippie Chick Lunch

27 28 Pizza Day Assembly 11:50 am

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Good Citizenship is our focus for November

Around the School...

School Council News

Thank you to all of the parents who

attended our October 27th School Council. Our next meeting will take

place on January 12th at 7pm in the school library. As always, free

babysitting is available for parents attending the meeting.

At QEPS We Solve Math Problems!

Math problem solving continues to be our instructional focus at QEPS. Look at the problem

solving that is happening on all four bulletin boards surrounding the main office.

Coats for Kids

Thank you to all those who brought in

coats, hats, gloves or mittens. Thank you to Don’s appliance for donating

the collection boxes. Distribution of Coats for any families

who require gently used winter jackets will be taking place at the South Essex

Community Council, 215 Talbot St. E. on:

Saturday, November 8 – 9 am – 4 pm Monday, November 10 – 1 pm – 4:30 pm Wednesday, November 12 – 3 pm – 8 pm

From the Knights of the Green Table… Our Eco-club continues to build upon its relationship with the local community. Discussions with representatives from Gleaners and

Access Kingsville will lead to an increase in our gardens in the spring with a focus on greater food production for those in need.

Trees from our Nursery have recently been planted in our schoolyard in places that lack substantial shade. Our Thursday

group is keeping their fingers crossed as they recently submitted a

grant proposal to the United Way for new tools and lumber.

Intramurals are well under way at QEPS Junior and Intermediate students will continue to take part in

intramural Dodgeball during morning recesses during the month of the November. At the same time, we are beginning to run

primary soccer games at recesses for our grade 1 and 2 stu-dents.

Cross Country Success…

Our Cross Country Team concluded another successful season with top

20 finishes for Sydnnie, Amber, Aubrey, Arthur, Ariya, Keyara, Charlize

and Lydia at the East Mersea Meet. At the County Meet in Kingsville,

our junior girls team placed 3rd and qualified for the District Meet where

all of the girls finished in the top 100. Great effort, knights!

Please comment and return bottom portion Your input is invaluable to us. Once you have read the monthly newsletter, please com-ment if you wish and return this section to the office. Your family will be eligible to win a

large pizza donated by Domino’s Pizza from the monthly draw. The _________________________________family has shared the newsletter.

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Parent Signature: __________________ Student Names:__________________

Congratulations to the Froese Family who were Pizza winners in October!

October’s Images from QEPS

Students in 3G rap!

Kindergarten students used simple

machines to move logs!

Planning bicycle helmet safety messages in 5W...