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The Greater Victoria School District wishes to recognize and acknowledge the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations on whose traditional territories we live and do our work.

Quadra 2780 Richmond Road, Victoria BC V8T 4T4

Phone (250) 382-8296 Fax: (250) 382-3649

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Dear Parents/Guardians: Students are in their classes and routines are well underway to our adventurous year! Many thanks to our school community of students, parents and staff as we support each other with all the changes of this unique school year. Our Richmond site is working well for everyone! It is a beautiful clean, bright and airy building that the district and school staff prepared and setup very well for the students! Busses are now running smoothly and we thank you all for your comments and suggestions to help improve the transportation system, while keeping the safety of student upmost in the forefront. Choir, Strings and Cross Country running have all started up. These activities are all happening during the school day over the lunch hour, so there are no excuses for missing practices! Encouraging and supporting your students to get involved in extra activities is important. Many life long learning lessons continue to be learned during these activities. Breakfast club continues at our Richmond Road site, many thanks to the volunteers. Once the students arrive off the buses, or get dropped off at school, the breakfast club program opens it’s doors at 8:25 a.m. with toast, yogurt and fresh fruit – a healthy start to the day for those who missed breakfast at home! We are looking forward to seeing many of you tonight at our Meet the Teacher & Open House. We miss seeing so many of our parents each day but hope this event will bring you in to see our wonderful building and meet your child’s teachers! The September Parent Meeting was attended by a small but enthusiastic group. Every parent in the school is automatically a member. You are all welcome and encouraged to attend as many meetings or events as possible. It is a great parent community here at Quadra and we know you will enjoy this connection. At the end of September the Quadra students will celebrate and honour Terry Fox with our annual pledge drive and run. Information is coming out this week. October will be quickly upon us and individual school photos are scheduled for Thursday, October 3rd. Ordering occurs after the photos, but basic information will come home next week. We continue to encourage kind and appropriate behaviour so Quadra Elementary is a safe and caring school for all. Your help and support with these goals is appreciated. My door is always open and I welcome your input as we work together to support our next generation of leaders.

Sincerely, MarilynCampbell

L’Ecole

School at Richmond


ÉCOLE QUADRA SCHOOL 2013-14 STAFF

Currently we have 317 students in 16 Divisions, 8 English and 8 French Immersion. We are

pleased to welcome two new staff members to our staff this year. They are teachers Mme Elise

Hoefer and Mr. Cam James.

ENGLISH FRENCH IMMERSION

Division Grade Teacher Division Grade Teacher

1 4/5 Mrs. S. Kivell 2 4/5 Mme L. Marrs

3 4/5 Mr. P. Rosenberg 4 3 Mme J. Senese

5 3/4 Mr. C. James 6 2/3 Mme G. Lawson

7 2/3 Mr. P. Dailyde 8 1/2 Mme J. Di Biase

9 1/2 Ms. W. Waldron 10 1 Mme R. Isaac

11 1/2 Ms. S. Wood 12 K Mme A. Stewart

13 K/1 Ms. L. Campbell 14 K Mme J. Koski

15 K Ms. C. Trozzo 16 K Mme Elise (Hoefer)

Librarian: Mr. M. Leischner

Music Teacher: Ms. E. Pollet

Strings Teacher: Mr. S. De Vries

Dance Teacher: Ms. L. Porter

Learning Support Team: Teachers and Educational Assistants

Teachers: Ms. T. Brisotto - English

Mrs. P. Beckner – English

M B. MacDonald – French Immersion

Educational Assistants: Mrs. M. Young, Mrs. M. Larimay, Ms. A. Tuton,

Mrs. A. Ferreria, Mr. R. Bannister (for Mrs. S. Gilbert), Ms. N. Chamberlain,

Ms. T. Roberts, Mr. M. Iloa, Ms. P. Bourque, Ms. C. Kay, Ms. K. Smith

Counselors: Mrs. Shauneen Koch – District Counselor

Mrs. Susannah McKee – Youth and Family Counselor

Office Staff: Administrative Assistant: Mrs. L. Adams

Clerk Typist: Mrs. N. Aloisio

Principal: Mrs. M. Campbell

Vice Principal: Mme G. Lawson

Custodians: Mr. T. Murdoch – Daytime

Mr. G. Harding - Evening


Please use the attendance line when calling in an

absence or a late. 250-380-9383

UPCOMING EVENTS Sept. 19th Open house meet the teacher (6pm-7pm)

Sept. 23rd Pro-D Day – no school for students at Quadra

Sept. 27th Terry Fox Run

Oct. 3rd Individual Photo Day

Oct. 14th Thanksgiving (no School)

Oct. 23rd Parent/teacher interviews (early dismissal 11:50 am)

Fall Cross Country for Grade 3, 4 and 5 Students

This year practices are Tuesday and Friday at lunch recess in the gym. We will head outside if the weather permits for our training runs. Please ensure students have proper running shoes and running attire. On race days all drivers and runners will meet in the gym @ 3:00 p.m. The race dates are as follows:

The races are 1.2 – 1.5 km long. Monday, Sept. 30th Monday, Oct. 7th

Tuesday, Oct. 15th Monday, Oct. 21st

The race locations will be announced next week. The final race is at Beacon Hill Park and is planned for Monday, Oct. 25th. **We are in need of a number of parent drivers for each of our meets in order for all students to participate. Thank you to the parents that have already volunteered. Parent drivers must fill out a drivers form and provide the office with a copy of your car insurance and drivers’ license prior to race day. Please contact Ms. Brisotto, Mrs. Beckner or Mr. Rosenberg if you have any questions. Thank you!


Quadra Elementary School Meal Program

“We believe a good lunch provides students with the nutritional energy to excel at learning”.

At Quadra Elementary we provide a School Meal Program for families who would like their children to have a hot lunch. If you

wish your child to participate in the School Meal Program

you can pick up the forms and the menu for each month

in the office

CommunityLINK Programs help fund the School Meal Program, but we need your contributions to help keep the program

available for all students at our school.

Your child’s lunch costs the School District $3.97 per day

and includes 1/3 of their daily Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI)

No child should go hungry at lunch and every family is encouraged to support the program with whatever amount is possible.

Quadra Choir is open to students in

grades 3, 4, and 5. We participate in

assemblies, community concerts and,

this year, the Great Victoria Performing

Arts festival. The choir meets on Wednesdays at lunch recess. If your child

loves to sing or would like to learn how to sing better, consider joining

choir. There is still time to join. Just see Mrs. Pollet for a yellow permission

sheet. Students who showed up to our first rehearsal last week are reminded to

bring their yellow sheets back.

Thank you, Emily Pollet, Music Specialist


THE WHEELS ON THE BUS

GO ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND!

After a few “start-up glitches” our bussing

program seems to be working smoothly. Many

thanks to parents and guardians for their

cooperation and to the PAC for giving us some

valuable suggestions to refine our system.

To ensure our students’ safety, please follow the

bus safety guidelines as posted at the Quadra site:

1. Parents/Guardians are to wait for the students by the coloured signs in the

fenced area.

2. Avoid walking between buses.

3. Use crosswalks.

4. Respect neighbours’ driveways.

Quadra staff provides supervision at

the Quadra site in the morning from

8:05 to 8:20 a.m. and again after

school from 3:10 to 3:25 p.m. PLEASE

ENSURE YOUR CHILDREN ARE PICKED

UP BY 3:25.

Parents may alter their children’s

bussing arrangements but please be

sure to phone our office with the

changes in plenty of time for that

information to be passed on to the

classroom teacher.

Safety message from our Crossing Guards at Quadra

construction site

Please walk to the corner to cross Quadra Street when picking up your

student(s). The Crossing Guards are there to help keep students and

parents safe.


Coats for Kids Collection

The school is collecting coats size 7/8, 10, 12 and 14 to help

support families in need. Please bring your clean, gently

used coats to the drop off in the front foyer. Thank you

for your support.

Big Thanks to our Community Supporters

Quadra School has always had a great community that surrounds it

and supports it in many different ways. Already we have had a

donation of two violins that go into a pool to support our strings

students. These instruments are made available so all Grade Five

students have the opportunity, regardless of financial circumstances, to participate in learning to

play a string instrument. Many thanks go out to the members of the Celtic Band Cookeilidh and

the family of Viola Warren who made the donation of two violins possible.

Also many thanks go out to Harbourside Rotary Club! We have been

successful in receiving a grant of $10,000. This grant will go towards a

technology project to upgrade all the classrooms in our “HOME” site. This

will move us from the 20th

century to the 21st century with learning tools that

will support our future generations. The project total goal is $45,000. The $10,000 plus the

$5000 in our budget, puts us 1/3 of the way there!

News from the Quadra Parents' Group (PAC) As parents/guardians of Quadra students, you are automatically a member of the PAC. Join us for meetings

to find out what is happening at our wonderful school!

INTRODUCING THE 2013 - 2014 PAC EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT – Heather del Villano VICE PRESIDENT – vacant

TREASURER – John Walmsley FUNDRAISING CO-ORDINATOR – vacant

SECRETARY – Tanya Weston VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR – vacant

Interested in becoming more involved in your PAC? Consider joining the executive! We still have a few vacancies. Come to the next meeting or contact [email protected] if you would like more information.

UPCOMING PAC EVENTS OPEN HOUSE/MEET THE TEACHERS NIGHT – Thursday, September 19 from 6-7pm Look for the PAC table at tonight’s event! NEXT PARENTS' MEETING – Tuesday, October 8th starting at 7pm at Quadra at Richmond. Room # will be posted at the school. We hope to see you there!

MOVIE NIGHT – Coming in November! Date to be determined at the next meeting. VOLUNTEERS – Consider donating your time to help events be a success! Many hands make light work! Add your name to the volunteer list or contact the PAC (email address above).

HOW CAN YOU HELP FUNDRAISE WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT? Just pick up a Thrifty Foods &/or a Fairway ‘Gift’ card and go grocery shopping! For every dollar loaded on the card 5% goes to the Quadra PAC. Cards are available at the office and at most PAC events.

THANK YOUS WELCOME BACK COFFEES Many thanks to the following sponsors - Starbucks (coffee), Tim Horton’s (timbits) & Cabin 12 (fruit) and of course, the volunteers for making it possible!

SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON… GREENING THE GROUNDS – We are hoping to beautify our school for our return in September 2014. A group of parents along with community organizations are working with Glendale Gardens landscaping students to design 4 areas – Welcome Area, Teaching Garden, Sensory Garden & Indigenous Garden. These designs are required before we can apply for grant funding. PAC MEETING MINUTES will be available on the new Ecole Quadra School website. Look for our page!

mailto:[email protected]

Photo by Peter Reid

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Gallery in the SchoolsGallery in the SchoolsGallery in the SchoolsGallery in the Schools volunteers needed for the 2013/14 school year.

Gallery in the Schools

volunteers take works of art

from the gallery collection

into elementary and middle

schools. In the classroom, our

facilitators engage students in

a lively process of looking at

and talking about art followed

by a hands-on art activity.

To volunteer you need:

A love for children, art and learning

Your own transportation is preferred

Training is provided

Time Commitment:

Starting Sept 24: 6 two hour training sessions on Tues. mornings

Nov 2013 – May 2014: One morning or afternoon every two

weeks on Tuesday or Thursday

If you are interested, please contact

Roz Jeffery

At the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss Street

Phone: 384-4171 ext 229 Email: [email protected]

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