On the last day of school, May 25, elementary students will be having a talent show in the Q1 gym. Kindergarten through 2nd Grade will perform at 8:45am and 3rd Grade through 5th Grade will perform at 9:45am. There are limited spots per grade level, so sign up quickly. Students will be selected on a first come, first served basis. An email will be sent out if your child has been selected to participate in the talent show. 
Click here: Talent Show Signup

Our FINAL day of library will be this Wednesday, May 9. 
ALL books are to be returned or paid for by May 11th.  

Please note: Students that do not have their library account cleared by field day, will be cleaning  in the library instead of going to field day.  Also, an uncleared account will follow them to the next grade & they will not be able to check out until they have either paid for or returned the book.


Look for your child’s spring pictures from Bell Photographers in their blue folders today. If you choose to purchase you can pay with cash, check, or online here: 
Bell Photography  Please promptly return any pictures you choose not to purchase.

For the field trip to the Hill Aerospace Museum students will need to either pack a sack lunch or a school sack lunch can be purchased. Please Click Here to fill out a form to let us know if your child will be eating school lunch or if you can provide a lunch from home.  LUNCHES FROM HOME WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETELY DISPOSABLE. No lunch boxes, containers, metal utensils etc. 


We will also be doing an in class experiment on May 17th using milk and cookies. Please fill out this form for your child to participate. 

This year our 1st grade students have been donating coins for Mission K9 Rescue. We will be presenting their donation during our Patriotic Program on Tuesday, May 22nd. Donations are still being collected. Let’s finish strong!  There will be a dollar dress down day this Friday, May 11th to raise funds for Mission K9 Rescue. Feel free to donate whatever amount you feel appropriate. 

As a reminder here is our post from January about this service project:

Mazzie, a war dog who was abandoned in Kuwait after his service visited our classroom.  We learned about the sacrifices many dogs are making to protect the lives of our soldiers.  Unfortunately, these dogs can be left behind after their work is done. Mission K-9 Rescue is striving to Rescue, Reunite, Re-Home, Rehabilitate and Repair any retired working dog that has served mankind in some capacity.

This year for one of 1st Grade service learning projects is collecting coins to donate to Mission K9 Rescue. 

As a First Grade we have been learning that everyone can serve and help others through stories such as “The Lion and the Mouse”. Though our children may be young, they too can make an important difference and our small contributions of a coin here and a few coins there will truly add up to something great.

We are also learning about financial literacy principles; for example, we are learning about the principle of saving and we are learning that, to earn money, one must work.  We are encouraging our students to do extra jobs at home for family or friends to earn coins to add to our Mission K9 Rescue fund.

Last chance to order our Student Treasures Books.  Here are the steps:

1. Go to this website: 
Student Treasure Book Order

Click on the “Order Books”  and enter the pin# below. 

2.  Enter this pin# for the “I Wonder Why” Book:      7016010
     Enter this pin# for the “When I Grow Up” Book:  7016009

**If you buy 2 copies get 3rd FREE.  Enter code BUY2G1 at checkout.

Hill Aerospace Museum Field Trip: 
Our final field trip is Friday, May 18th from 8:45am-1:00pm to the Hill Aerospace Museum.  Please have your student wear their white uniform shirt for this field trip.  They will need to bring a sack lunch from home as no school lunch will be available and it needs to be completely disposable.  We will be leaving the school promptly at 9am and returning to the school by 1:00pm.  If you are able to chaperone the field trip please email Mrs. Nelson asap to get on the list-and if you signed up at the beginning of the year to chaperone this field please also email Mrs. Nelson.  We will have our groups put together by next Friday.  Thank you in advance for assisting with this.  

Patriotic Program: 
The first grade will be performing their Patriotic Dress Rehearsal for the school Monday, May 21st for students and faculty, please have your child wear a RED SHIRT to school this day.  

Quest Academy first graders will be performing their Patriotic Concert on Tuesday, May 22nd 5:00-6:00pm in the Q1 gym. Please have your child in the gym by 4:45pm that evening, dressed in a RED SHIRT and uniform pants.  Any patriotic accessories are encouraged!! (Please avoid any tall accessories, such as tall hats, that could potentially block the view of other children standing behind your child.)  

We welcome any friends or family members to join us!  To show our gratitude and to honor the service of our veterans we encourage you to extend a special invitation to your veteran family members and friends.  

PLEASE PLAN TO BRING YOUR OWN CHAIRS AND/OR BLANKETS FOR SEATING; CHAIR SEATING WILL BE TOWARD THE BACK OF THE GYM, BLANKETS UP FRONT.

1- FRIDAY:  Early Out 1:30pm
   Homework due
$1.00 Dress Down Day (Student participation is optional. Students are welcome to wear a Quest Spirit shirt with uniform pants or traditional uniforms).

2– Mommy & Son Neon Night Dance Party Friday, April 27. Click here to order tickets: POQA Online Store 

3- Stock up on great books for summer from Scholastic Books. Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ:
 Scholastic Book Club

Upcoming (mark your calendars):

May 18: Field trip to Hill Aerospace Museum
May 18: School Carnival and Food Truck Event
May 21: 1st Grade Program for school at 9am
May 22: 1st Grade Patriotic Program for parents at 5pm
May 24: Early Out
May 25: Last day of school (early out)