September 22, 2023 QEB Family Communication

QEB Family Communication September 22, 2023
Posted on 09/22/2023
Open House

September 22, 2023

Good afternoon to our QEB families,

We have an exciting week of activities coming up! We look forward to meeting our families at our Open House, learning more about Terry Fox’s journey, recognizing through learning and our actions about Truth & Reconciliation, and having our cross-country teams participate in our Area meet. 

Don’t forget that Monday September 25, 2023 is a PA day for our students - we look forward to welcoming them back to school on Tuesday.

QEB Open House & Family BBQ - Save the Date - Thursday, September 28, 2023 from 3:30-5:30PM. We are excited to be hosting an open house for our families to drop-in and see where their children spend their day learning and meet their child(ren)’s educators!  We will also be offering a community supported BBQ for all of our families that attend. 

Student Absences - Just a reminder that families can text the school number, 613-968-9173, to report a student absence or call and leave a message on the attendance line. 

QEB Community Supports & Updates:

  1. Mental Health & Well Being Supports for Families:

    1. Kids Help Phone – 1 800 668-6867 or text CONNECT to 686868

    2. Children’s Mental Health Crisis Line – 613 966-3100 (15 years old and under)

    3. Quinte Health Care Crisis Line – 613 969-7400 (16 years +)

  2. We’re here to help! Please contact your child’s teacher or QEB Administration if you would like to connect with our Child and Youth Worker (Ms. Blakely) and/or have support getting connected to community resources.

  3. Children’s Mental Health Resource Poster: CMHS Resource Poster

QEB Information Items & Updates:

  1. Check out our QEB Website https://queeneb.hpedsb.on.ca/ up-to-date information on all things QEB!

  2. Every Tuesday is QEB school spirit wear day! Wear your QEB gear or our school colours (Blue & Yellow) to show your school spirit!

  3. Monday, September 25, 2023 - PA Day (no school for our students)

  4. Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - QEB Terry Fox Run - Bring your “Toonie for Terry” or participate in our Cash Online Donation - all money collected goes to the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research.

  5. Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - Cross-Country Teams compete in the Area meet

  6. Thursday, September 28, 2023 3:30-5:30PM - QEB Open House 

  7. Friday, September 29, 2023 - Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters - Canada’s National Day for Truth & Reconciliation -  a day to honour and uphold Survivors and intergenerational Indigenous Survivors of the residential school system, and to commemorate those who didn't return home.

  8. Pizza days are running  again with cheese pizza from Bourbon Street Pizza. Orders for Wednesday, October 4 & 11 can be placed through School Cash Online or paid by cash with an order form from the office.  Pizza is $2.50 per slice per week.  Orders are due by Monday, October 2, 2023 at the end of the school day. 

  9. Thursday, October 19, 2023 - QEB School Photo Day

  10. Through our Food For Learning (FFL) program  we will be offering a hot lunch every Thursday and Toast or Cereal & Fruit every Friday for all students that would like to participate. Please see the calendar on our  QEB website for specifics regarding each hot lunch day - https://queeneb.hpedsb.on.ca/ 

  11. Kernels Popcorn is once again available for purchase Tuesdays & Thursdays at second break for $2.25.