October 5, 2023 QEB Family Communication

October 5, 2023 QEB Family Communication
Posted on 10/05/2023
Happy Thanksgiving

October 5, 2023

Good afternoon to our QEB families,

As we head into the long weekend I would like to take the opportunity to thank our parents and caregivers for your ongoing support of your children, our staff and our school community. It truly takes a ‘village’ to support our students to grow to their full potential! Thank you for supporting and trusting us each day. On behalf of our QEB staff we would like to wish you all a wonderful long weekend! We look forward to welcoming our students back on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

QEB Website: https://queeneb.hpedsb.on.ca/ 

QEB Twitter:  https://twitter.com/HPEDSB_QEB

QEB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QEBelleville/

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

  2. Grade 7 Families - HPE Public health is restarting its publicly funded school vaccination program. Consent forms were sent home with students today. Please complete and send back to QEB by October 17, 2023. 

  3. Pizza days are running  again with cheese pizza from Bourbon Street Pizza. Orders for Wednesday, October 18 & 25 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 16, 2023 at the end of the school day.

  4. Monday October 9, 2023 - Holiday for all students and staff

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

  6. Friday, October 27, 2023 - PA Day for Students

  7. Thursday, October 26, 2023 6:00PM - QEB School Council Meeting: Our second meeting of the school year will be held in person and virtually.  If you would like to be a part of this meeting (and you were not in attendance last year or at our last meeting) please contact the office and we will share the information and virtual link. All parents/guardians with students in attendance at QEB are welcome to attend and participate on our 2023-2024 QEB School Council.

  8. 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/ 

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