Quincy Elementary School
Where Mountain Kids Learn!!!
September 24, 2018
Mr. Paul teaching Kindergarteners in the garden
Our 5th Graders Summited Lassen Peak!
Family Art Night! Finger crocheting, rock painting, mini canvas painting, slime station and more! It was a fun night! Thanks, PCO!!!!!
Teacher spotlight
Angela Hawkins, Tiny Eye E-Helper for our Speech students
1) What you love about teaching - I love how each day/week you learn something new about a students personality.
2) Interesting facts/interests about you/family life - My husband teaches high school English at Quincy High and our two boys attend 7th grade there. I was a public school teacher for 8 years and home schooled our boys for three years. We have lived in Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Utah, and Gilroy all in the last eight years. Quincy is definitely the smallest town we have ever lived in!!!
3) The most enjoyable thing you did this past summer - Took our boys to Maui for the first time and went scuba diving.
Lost and Found
Legal and Safe Parking
Parents may park along Lee Road and use the back gate and/or the crosswalk to access the school entrance. Spaces along the fence are okay to park in, even those that were previously marked "No Parking". The parking lot may not be used for dropping off or picking up. When striping is done, there will be 7 spots designated "visitor parking" for our classroom volunteers and others who are staying a while. All other spaces are staff only. Please use the car lane for dropping off and picking up.
Parking at Dollar General is ok for parents, as long as it is only in their back lot, and not those spaces near the store. If parking there, you must use the crosswalk to cross Mill Creek Road. Staff may not park in the Dollar General lot.
Parents may park along Mill Creek Road, but your car must not extend beyond the white lines. Doing so could result in ticketing or towing.
If parked on the northbound side, across from school, you must use the crosswalk at either Lee Road or Hwy 70. You may not cross between cars in the pickup lane.
Using the Drop Off/Pick Up Lane
1) Pull all the way forward before unloading or loading children.
2) Wait on the road if the line extends out beyond the car lane. This is true for Mill Creek and Lee Road. You may be on Lee Road with your blinker on, but this is the appropriate and legal way to wait to make a right-hand turn. CalTrans is providing School Zone signage to help other motorists be more aware, but eventually, motorists will get the message to avoid this area between 2:30 and 2:50.
3)Please avoid blocking the bus driveway if you are among the first cars to extend beyond the car lane. Once all three buses are in, you will be directed by QES staff to pull forward and you may block the driveway at that time.
4)Please Avoid UTurns when possible. The Car Lane will be Right Turn Only as you exit. Signs are coming! Plan your route to make an extra block if needed. Going a bit out of your way could save you stress and make everyone safer.
Crosswalk Safety
1) You may make a right turn on red as long as the crossing guard has returned to the sidewalk. We are placing a cone in the road to remind you. If you see the cone out, it is illegal and unsafe for you to turn.
2) Please don't race to make a yellow light. The 3 minutes it saves you could cost the life of someone's child. If it turns yellow and you can safely stop, do so.
Pedestrian and Cyclist Education
1)Students not going home and returning to Dollar General for candy, crossing on bikes against light.
2)Students falling off bikes, hoverboards, or scooters in front of cars.
3)Students weaving into traffic because they lack full control of their bikes
4)Students on bikes without helmets
5)Students crossing South Mill Creek in front of oncoming cars
Things to consider:
1) Some students are not ready to walk to and from school without door to door supervision
2)Some students can handle walking, but the addition of the bike or scooter is proving too much to attend to
3)Hoverboards are not a safe mode of transportation for any Quincy Elementary student
Please spend some time getting to know your child's abilities. Walk from home to school on the weekend and back, reviewing the rules and expectations. Assess whether or not they could be successful without you there. How attentive are they? Did they notice the car approaching the intersection too fast to stop? Did they notice that the right-turner did not see them? We plan to do our part to educate students about pedestrian safety, but only you can provide one-on-one tutoring and ensure your student is developmentally ready for this responsibility. Alternatively, you may decide the bus is a better option for now.
QES is a musical school! TK-6 students are receiving music instruction from Ms. Russo and Ms. Markee
- TK -throughout the week with their teacher, Ms. Russo!
- Kindergarten: Throughout the week 11:45-12:20
- 1st through 3rd grades, Tues-Thursday 1:25-1:55, 2:00-2:30
-Tuesday -First Grade
-Wednesday- Second Grade
-Thursday-Third Grade
- 4th Grade Recorders and Voice - Each Class Twice per week, 11:30-12:15 Tues-Friday
- 5th/6th Beginner Band -Each Class Twice per week, 1:00-1:45 Tues-Friday (6th-grade elective)
- 5th/6th Intermediate/Advanced Band - 2:15-3:15 Tuesday, Thursday (Bused to QJSHS, and dismissed from there at 3:15, 6th-grade elective)
Upcoming Events
September
25 - 28 - 6th Grade FRED Trip
26 - 1st Grade - Five Foot Farm
27 - 2nd Grade - Five Foot Farm
28 - 3rd Grade - Five Foot Farm
October
1 - PICTURE DAY!
In case you missed our school supply list:
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4. Select Pioneer-Quincy Elementary School and look for your child's grade