Quincy Elementary School
Where Mountain Kids Learn!!!
January 15, 2021
Announcements......
- No School Monday, January 18, 2021, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
- AM/PM in-person school will resume on January 25, 2021
AM/PM Monday through Thursday at school
Friday doing online school from home (asynchronous)
6th Grade Fundraising!!
Flamingo Flock a Friend!
QES Educational Technology Survey
QES Pioneer Campus Notes
Greetings QES Pioneer Families!
We are excited to welcome students back on campus (am/pm model) starting Monday, January 25.
* AM/PM sessions Mon-Thurs. We will continue with our am session (8:10-10:50) and our pm session (12:05-2:45) format, Monday through Thursday, and offer zoom sessions and asynchronous learning on Fridays. Students who were in an am session, will continue in the am, and students who were in a pm session will continue in the pm.
* Fridays. Students are not on campus on Fridays, unless you need Internet services from 8-11. Unfortunately, no transportation is available on Fridays. Please call if interested. Space is limited.
* Screening. We will begin screening at 8:00 for the am session, and 11:55 for the pm session in the front of the school. Please stay in your cars and wait for a QES staff member to greet you, review the questions and take your child's temperature. Please wear masks when we approach your car.
* Bus Services. Transportation will be provided for pm session only. We will be notifying families who were previously riding the bus with the new times by Friday, January 22. If you wish to ride the bus, please contact Barbara or Alan at the office (283-6550) by Wednesday, January 20.
* Recess. Students will receive a 10-15 minute recess break towards the end of their session, and will also receive a sack lunch when they depart for the day.
* Safety. We will need to continue following our safety protocols: students must be healthy to attend school, students must be wearing properly fitting clean masks, students must stay 6' apart from other students, students will have to wash hands or use disinfectant frequently. Our wonderful Custodial Team, Mr. Peter and Mr. Mike will clean and disinfect between sessions and perform a complete, thorough sanitizing of the school on Fridays.
* Thank you! We appreciate your cooperation with our safety protocols. We are hopeful that if we all work together then we can continue to offer am and pm sessions through the end of the school year.
Elementary schools and Covid transmission. If you haven't already, please review the fascinating briefing from the California Department of Health explaining recent evidence about children and Covid transmission. It's great news and will hopefully ease our minds regarding how safe our children are at school. The briefing shared that children are less likely to become infected at school due to the social distancing and mask requirements on campus, and more likely to become infected outside of school. The briefing also shared that children's chances of becoming infected are less than adults because their cells have fewer receptor sites for viruses to attach to, and children typically have immune systems primed for fighting viruses. Please check out the link below - definitely worth the read!
100 books challenge! (Christmas gifts = some books?) We are challenging all of our Pioneer students to read, (read-to, or read-with) 100 books by the end of May! They can count up to 2 books/week they read with their teacher, but we want to also encourage students to be practicing their reading outside of their time with their teacher, and develop healthy reading habits. Reading logs were distributed in the December 18 distribution. Students will fill in their reading logs, and turn into their teacher once they've read 100 books. Now may be a good time to set aside 20-30 minutes each evening with no TV electronics on, and everyone reading (including parents who can model reading to their children). Teachers will share the book logs with me, and I will provide students some recognition. Thanks for participating!
We always enjoy seeing pictures of you and your family participating in learning activities and especially catching your child and family reading. Please share with us! You can send them via email to areeder@pcoe.k12.ca.us and/or Ms. Barbara at bgoulet@pcoe.k12.ca.us - we miss you and enjoy seeing your pictures!
In closing, we appreciate your ongoing support and patience through distance learning. We're excited to return to our am and pm sessions starting on Monday, January 25. Please contact us if any questions or concerns.
Enjoy your 3-day Martin Luther King Jr weekend!
Alan Reeder
Alder Campus INFO:
We are all so excited to see our students again on January 25th. We will stick to our previous class lists, keeping students in AM who were there before, and similarly for PM students. Your student will not be moved from their current placement unless we speak with you first. Those student who are currently enrolled in Distance Learning or Independent Study programs will continue in those programs.
Please make sure to help your student to remember to charge their Chromebook each night so that they are ready for in-person instruction each day. Time is often lost solving problems like dead batteries and forgotten chromebooks or charging cords. Thank you for your help with this! We want your student learning for the time they are here with their teachers and not trying to solve problems that can be avoided with a little planning.
2021 Fitness Challenge - Your student has an assignment in Mrs. Hollister's class. We are taking a virtual trip based upon how many miles we log walking, running, and/or biking as a school between now and February 4th. Please help your child calculate and log their miles. Details are in Mrs. Hollister's Canvas Course. Woohoo! We made it all the way to Canada, Baja Mexico, or Colorado our very first week! We can't wait to see how far we go next week!
NO ZEROES!!! We have a campaign to be a school where no one has missing assignments or zeroes! Please help us get there by encouraging your student to turn in all of their work. What a great thing -to be able to showcase QES students for being a school where there are no zeroes. And, in elementary school, no zeroes means no Fs. How wonderful!
We have a 2021 School Motto. Our Student Council has branded this year's QES theme:
Keeping Hope and Kindness Alive at QES!! It is a fitting tribute to our wonderful students.
If you have any concerns or suggestions we would love to hear them. Please do not hesitate to email lhollister@pcoe.k12.ca.us or call 283-6557. You can also contact Mrs. Hollister or your teacher using the Parent Square app.
Health Screening
By exposed to Covid-19, we mean: within 6ft. of a person with a confirmed case of Covid-19 for longer than 15 minutes in the past 14 days.
Free Breakfast and Lunch for ALL children 1-18 years old!
Community Information/Events
Toolbox Lessons from Ms. Wayson
Introduction to Toolbox:
https://www.loom.com/share/51a5682dcfe743fbbe68d19cc899208e
The Breathing Tool:
https://www.loom.com/share/d351fba4cc3d4b8294ca4514cb6efa52
Here is another fun video on breathing also!
https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/bear-breath
My Quiet Safe Place Tool:
https://www.loom.com/share/458d63253ae8491380d5a3855722bf31
The Listening Tool:
Contacting us......
QES is one school but on two different campuses.
QES Alder Street Campus
246 Alder Street, Quincy Ca
QES Pioneer Campus
(530) 283-6550 extension 5326
175 N. Mill Creek Road, Quincy, CA