Please read the following information concerning the upcoming Gala and Basket Event:
This year Quest wanted to provide our students with additional learning opportunities by providing clubs and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities. We unfortunately did not have unlimited funds and were limited with the number of students who could participate. In the future, we would like to offer additional club opportunities for everyone to enjoy. POQA has taken on the task of raising money and has chosen not to sell cookie dough or gift wrap but to provide an opportunity to showcase what our students have done at a dinner event and silent auction.
Basket Fundraiser (in support of STEM activities for our students)
•Each grade has provided a theme basket with gifts, treats, gift cards, etc. Baskets can be viewed in the Q1 foyer.
•Anyone can purchase ticket(s)
Ticket prices
$1=1 ticket & a sticker
$5=6 tickets & a pencil
$10=15 tickets & a ball
•Tickets can then be placed in the bucket that coordinates with the basket of their choice•The evening of the Gala, a ticket from each basket will be drawn and the basket will be awarded to the ticket holder (need not be present to win).
Gala tickets and basket tickets are on sale again this week,before and after school, in the foyer of Q1. If you are unable to purchase tickets at that time, please email lblakely@questac.org with your name and phone number and we will contact you to make arrangements.
Our rainforest presentations are coming along great. We should be ready to start our Survivor game some time this week. Please watch for updates. You can check out all of the producers and consumers under the Survivor tab at the top of this page. As the students are voted off the island, they will be filled in with red. You can watch the fun in this way.
Homework
Reading: Please read 20 minutes every night. I can’t even express how important this is. Studies prove that children who read score higher on end of level as well as standardized tests. Reading also helps to increase vocabularies, imaginations, and paychecks in the future. I can see all sorts of benefits when it comes to reading every night.
Math: There are so many possibilities for math homework. I could assign worksheets, but there are beneficial activities that do the exact same thing as worksheets and the students tend to enjoy them more. I have gone in and programed these sites to review what we have learned in class, if your child does extra, and it becomes too difficult, please feel free to e-mail me so I can reset your child’s activities.
Prodigygame.com
Under the Sea
Reflex Math
Front Row
Woot Math
Spelling:
Spelling
Sorts should be done 4 times a week, with a regular sort done on Mondays.
Panthers: Sort 8
Huskies: Sort 7
Jayhawks: Sort 18
Wildcats: Sort 36