Quist Weekly News
October 1, 2021
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Martin (gmartin@sd27j.net)
Dear RQMS Families:
I am sure you have received the recent communication from the district regarding the challenges with staffing and the issues around the TikTok challenges. I want to share with you what those have looked like for us at Quist. Our biggest challenges with staffing are in our cafeteria and the need for covering for staff when they aren’t able to come to work due to illness, experiencing Covid-like symptoms and are waiting for a test, or get pulled away to deal with a behavior issue. Our Cafeteria team is 2 people short. Feeding 700+ students each day with 4 people, instead of 6, has been difficult for them. As for other areas in our school, we need subs. Even one day a week to be a sub would help us out immensely. If you are a former educator or feel comfortable leading a group of students, we need you. Please reach out to me about the specifics around the qualifications for this type of position. If you only have an hour or two a day or week, please consider helping us at lunch duty. We can always use extra hands supervising our students inside and outside during lunch. Finally, if you have 15 minutes to spare, we can use help during before or after school duty. If none of those options are palatable, consider sending a thank you note or email to someone on our staff that has made a positive impact on your child. These words of encouragement really do help us.
As far as the TikTok challenges go, almost all of our issues have been resolved to date. One continuing issue for us is listening to adult voices and respect. We are working through our three doorway agreements; take care of yourself, take care of others, and take care of this place.
Conferences
Conferences will be held virtually to minimize the risk of possible exposure and spread of COIVD.
Virtual Conferences will be the week of October 11 -15th with a few options on Monday, 10/18. Click HERE to access are our signup genius links to make your appointments. To meet with all of your student’s teachers, you will need to schedule a minimum of three appointments: one for their core content teachers and one for each of their two explore learning classes. Additional appointments are also available for intervention and counseling.
Should one of our times not work for you, please reach out to your child’s Pathways teacher (for core content classes) or their exploratory teacher for an additional option to connect.
Best,
Trina Norris-Buck, Ed.S.
Lead Learner/Principal
Parent Survey
Athletics Updates
Congratulations to our Royal Football team who made it to the championships next Wednesday, October 6th at Brighton High School at 7:30 pm. All are invited to come and cheer on our team. Students may attend with family members present.
Additional congratulations are in order to both our A and B volleyball teams for their excellent seasons! Our B team was 7-1 and we are waiting for the official results of our A team’s season. Quist and Overland Trail were tied with 3 wins each for the season, A-team has a game on Tuesday, at Quist (starts @ 5 pm). This game will determine 3rd place for this year's season. The game is against OTMS. Students may attend with family members present.
End of season celebrations will happen the first week of October. We will celebrate our season and turn in uniforms & locks. Once we have confirmed what the end of our season will look like, we will announce these dates.
Registration for Boy's Basketball opened today (October 1). We will have a cap of 40 athletes. We will use completed registration date stamps (including current physicals, if not already submitted) to fill the first 40 spots, then we will create a wait-list.
Catherine "Kate" Brown
Dean of Students
Activities/Athletics Director
Yearbook Sales
Quist Middle School
Email: gmartin@sd27j.net
Website: sd27j.org/quist
Location: 13451 Yosemite Street, Thornton, CO, USA
Phone: 303-655-6950
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