September 30th will be dollar dress down day!

Event;  First Grade Field-trip Green Acres Farm
Date: September 22, 2022
Time: 11:30 am -2:00 pm
Donations of $10.00 can be paid to the front office for First Grade Field Trip.  This donation will help cover the cost of entrance, school buses and a small pumpkin for each first grader.

Fun Math song about counting on! Counting On Song. School pictures are Tuesday August 30th. Don’t forget your folders Friday and have your August calendar filled in to pick a reading prize.

We had a great first week of school. This week we begin full days! Release time is 3:20, except for Thursday is an early release at 1:20, also remember NO SCHOOL on Friday August 26th. The kiddos will be doing math and reading acadience assessments this week make sure to get lots of rest and a good breakfast.

The kiddos did a great job, learning expectations and sharing the emotions they felt on their first day of first grade. If you forgot to turn in your folder Friday please send it tomorrow morning.

Thanks! Ms Strain

I am so excited for this school year to get underway. Back to School night will be August 15th 6-8 pm. First day of school is August 17th with Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all being short days with school, getting out at 1:20 pm. Please take a moment and subscribe to the class blog by clicking on the robot and verifying your email. You are also welcome to read and then sign the class disclosure before back to school night. This can be found on the class blog under classroom disclosure. Thanks so much! See ya soon.

School Lunch 2022-2023

–School meals will no longer be free this year, you can submit an online free/reduced meal application through your parental Aspire account.  It is a super quick process, only taking a few minutes of your time.
—Breakfast will be served in the Q1 lunchroom.  Price will be $0.40 for students that qualify for the reduced price and $1.50 for full pay students.
—Lunch will cost $0.40 for students that qualify for the reduced price and $2.00 for all full pay students K-9th grade. 
–If you have a child with allergies, contact Madeline Chestnut, Kitchen Manager so she can make sure everything is documented.  You can email her at mchestnut@questac.org

Many parents ask what I need to work on with my child before school starts. As we start this school year, there are a couple of things the kiddos should have down to help them with their independence and get off to a great start. Essential skills that make their life simpler and make things move and function quickly and organized are self-help skills; below are examples of things to work on before school starts.

• Restroom independence (Button or snapping pants hand-washing etc.,)
• Putting on a jacket or coat independently
• Zipping a jacket or coat independently
• Work on tying shoes
• Open a water bottle to fill at recess
• Open small packages of food at lunch so they do not have to wait to have them opened.

Reading is a huge part of first grade! For the kiddos to want to read, they need to develop a love for books. Please read to your child or have them listen to the stories online, listen together and discuss the book after. I have attached links below to books that the kiddos can read at different sites. Choose a link below, and it should take you to the site.

https://www.starfall.com/h/?t=363707926

https://www.indypl.org/blog/for-parents/free-video-read-alouds

https://storylineonline.net/

Other areas to review:

*Reviewing all upper and lowercase letters and sounds.   

*Adding small amounts of 0-10 items,

*Counting how many specific letters they find on signs as you are driving in a car or anything to get them talking and learning about numbers and letters will be very helpful as a review before we start the year off. So excited to get this year started

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Notification from: Quest Academy

Quest families,

YEARBOOK SIGNING DAY will be Thursday, May 26th. If you did not previously purchase a yearbook, there will be a very limited number of extra copies in both the elementary and junior high buildings that will be sold on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS, beginning on THURSDAY MORNING AT 8:00. Yearbook delivery has been delayed, so we are unable to sell any extra copies before that time.  

FREE DRESS DOWN DAY: Friday, May 27 will be a short day, and a free dress down day. Happy last day of school!

MEDICATION:  If your student has any medication on file with us, please pick it up before Friday, June 3 at 3:00. (The school will be closed on Memorial Day). Any medications left after that time will be disposed of. 

LOST AND FOUND:  Our lost and found is bulging. Please come and take a look if you feel you are missing anything. Any items left after Friday, May 27 will be donated

NON-RETURNING STUDENTS: If your student is not planning to return in the fall, please let us know immediately. We are in the process of forming classes for the fall and will need to fill any available positions. 

SUMMER SCHEDULE: After June 3, the school will be open on Tuesdays only, 8:00 am-1:00 pm. Please plan any visits accordingly.