March 8, 2024 QEB Family Communication

March 8, 2024 QEB Family Communication
Posted on 03/07/2024
March Break

March 8, 2024

Good afternoon to our QEB families,

We wish all of our families a safe and relaxing March Break! We look forward to welcoming back our students on Monday, March 18, 2024.

MapleDale Cheese Fundraiser - Our QEB School Council Maple Dale Cheese Fundraiser is almost coming to a close! Support QEB and support a local business! Orders can be placed on School Cash Online until March 17, 2024!

It's that time of year again where we as a QEB community raise funds for the Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation. Our school community relies daily on access to the nutrition provided via the Food for Learning program. The Annual Food For Learning Student Benefit Auction is fast approaching and QEB has committed to donating a basket for the auction. Our theme for the donation basket is quite simple - Gift Cards!  If you would like to donate a gift card (your choice of place and value), it would be greatly appreciated!  Let's work together and remember that any small amount of donation helps! Gift cards will be collected at the front office throughout the month of April. Thank you! 

HPE Kindergarten registration is open now. Register today for September 2024. Building Foundations … Creating Bright Futures! https://www.hpeschools.ca/programs.../programs/kindergarten

Student Absences -  Detailed information about SafeArrival can be found at HPEschools.ca/Absence. Please use the toll-free number, website, or mobile app to report your student’s absence in advance. The toll-free number is 1-833-568-2535. Links to the SafeArrival website and mobile app are available at go.schoolmessenger.ca. 

QEB Community Supports & Updates:

  1. Mental Health & Well Being Supports for Families:

    1. Kids Help Phone – 1 800 668-6867 or text CONNECT to 686868

    2. Children’s Mental Health Crisis Line – 613 966-3100 (15 years old and under)

    3. Quinte Health Care Crisis Line – 613 969-7400 (16 years +)

  2. We’re here to help! Please contact your child’s teacher or QEB Administration if you would like to connect with our Child and Youth Worker (Ms. Blakely) and/or have support getting connected to community resources.

  3. Children’s Mental Health Resource Poster: CMHS Resource Poster

QEB Information Items & Updates:

  1. Every Tuesday is QEB school spirit wear day! Wear your QEB gear or our school colours (Blue & Yellow) to show your school spirit!

  2. QEB Spirit Days:

    1. March 18, 2024 Leprechaun / Lucky Gear Day

    2. March 28, 2024 Neon Day

  3. Eastside SS invites our Grade 7&8 students to a Basketball Development Session – Friday, March 22, April 5, 12 & 19 - 4:30-6:00 PM (4:00-4:30 is available for warm-up and there is potential for more dates) - Parents should fill out this google form if students are able to join the development: https://forms.gle/qRwkD7WuvwF5997QA

  4. ROM March Break Family Offer - March Break at ROM returns with activities for all ages starting March 9 to 17, 2024. In addition to exploring art, culture, and nature throughout their permanent galleries,  they also have several feature exhibitions this season with loads of fun educational content: ROM's armoured dinosaur Zuul, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and more. 

  5. Belleville Library March Break Event Schedule: Belleville Library March Break Event Poster 2024

  6. March 11-15, 2024 - Holiday

  7. March 21 - Maple Dale Cheese orders ready for pick up

  8. March 29 - April 1, 2024 - Holiday

  9. April 5, 2024 - Grade 6-8 Vacation Dance at ESS 5:00-7:30 PM - Vacation Dance ESS Information Poster

  10. April 8, 2024 - PA Day

  11. April 8, 2024 - Boston Pizza QEB Fundraiser 5:00-8:00PM - 10% of all drink and food restaurant sales from this evening will be donated to QEB for the purchase of technology. Hope to see you there if you are able to make it! 

  12. Pizza days are running with cheese pizza from Bourbon Street Pizza. Orders for Wednesday, March 27 & April 3, 2024 can be placed through School Cash Online or paid by cash with an order form from the office.  Pizza is $2.50 per slice per week.  Orders are due by Monday, March 25, 2024 at the end of the school day. 

  13. The Royal City Soccer Club is excited to host their 32nd annual grassroots summer day camps to families in the Belleville area again this summer. Information Poster: RCSC Summer Camp Information Poster

  14. Through our Food For Learning (FFL) program, we will be offering a hot lunch every Thursday and Toast or Cereal & Fruit every Friday for all students that would like to participate. Please see the calendar on our  QEB website for specifics regarding each hot lunch day - https://queeneb.hpedsb.on.ca/ 

  15. Kernels Popcorn is available for purchase Tuesdays & Thursdays at second break for $2.25.

  16. QEB spirit wear is available online at (Back by request!): http://goteamwork.com/schools/product-category/queen-elizabeth-public/. Orders are sent directly to the school for pick-up during the school year. 

QEB Student Teams & Clubs (currently running with staff involvement):

  1. QEB Student Council - Leadership team for intermediate students to further develop the QEB Purple School Community through student voice and involvement in fundraising and event planning for whole school participation.

  2. Rainbow Club - A club for junior/intermediate students with a focus on creating a safe space for student voice while students enjoy a variety of activities and cooperative games in the gymnasium.

  3. JEDI (Justice/Equity/Diversity/Inclusion) Club - A school-based equity club of intermediate students and staff working together to assist and inform our equity plan, considering different perspectives and setting priorities for our school and community.

  4. Forest of Reading Book Club -  A school based reading group that offers the opportunity to experience and celebrate award winning books written, illustrated, and published by Canadians.