PARISH EDUCATION COMMITTEE (PEC) ELECTION
The Parish Education Committees’ election is scheduled for September 25 and 26 after Mass in the vestibule. There are three positions open for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.
One of the positions is Treasurer – “The role of the Treasurer is a critical one in the financial management of the school and as such must be filled by a person with a formal accountancy designation and/or business administrative skills with direct experience in preparing and managing budgets, and undertaking financial analysis”. If you have experience in this area, please consider serving.
Nomination forms are available at the QAS School office, Parish Rectory, or by printing the form found on the QAS website. Nominees will need to submit their completed nomination forms along with a short bio about themselves (100 words or less) to the school office by Wednesday, September 22 at 2:30 pm.
A deadline has been enforced in order for everyone’s write up to be included in time for the Parish Bulletin printing. Otherwise, there will be no write up for you when we post/announce the final nominees in the Parish Bulletin, School newsletter and School Website.
All write ups should be based on the following questions only:
1) How long have you been a Parishioner?
2) Do you have children in the school? Please state how many and what grade?
3) What activities are you involved in within the Parish/School Community?
4) State your background (i.e. work, experiences, and beliefs)
5) Why would you be a valuable member of the PEC?
Please be reminded thatthere should be no campaigning during the elections voting as per the CISVA policy.
If you have any questions or need clarification, please not hesitate to contact the school office.
TECHNOLOGY PERMISSION FORMS
You will find two forms attached to today’s email. One form is labelled “C4” – Technology Device Contract and the other is “C5” – Online Platform Consent. Please download two documents, read them over with your children, sign them and return the two documents as soon as possible. Please only submit one form per family.
TRAFFIC AND STUDENT SAFETY
As you are aware, Fairfax Street, Clifton and Brisbane Avenues are 30 km/hr. school zones between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on school days. After numerous complaints from residents, the City of Coquitlam will be placing a “speed reader” on Fairfax. The RCMP will also be enforcing the speed limit.
Please also ensure that you are keeping speed to 15 km/hr. when in the parking lots areas. With many vehicles and pedestrians around, we want to keep everyone safe!
TERRY FOX RUN
All QAS students will be taking part in the Terry Fox run next Monday, September 20th, in the afternoon. Students in Grades 2 to 7 may wear their QAS PE uniform or Terry Fox shirts to school on this day. Students in Kindergarten and Grade 1 may wear a tee shirt, shorts and runners to school. The weather forecast is for clouds and possibly rain, so come prepared with a rain jacket, pants, etc.
INDIVIDUAL PHOTO DAY
Monday, September 27th, in the morning. Students will come to school in the summer uniform on this day.
ORANGE SHIRT AND TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY
This is a new Federal statutory holiday (declared on June 30, 2021). As a result, there will be no classes in CISVA schools on Thursday, September 30th.
All students and staff will be asked to wear orange to school on Wednesday, September 29th. All classes will be discussing the reason for this day of remembrance. All are asked to make a $1.00 donation to the Archbishop’s Truth and Reconciliation Campaign.
HOT FOODS
The Hot Foods program begins on Wednesday, October 6th. Munch-a-Lunch, on our website, will be open soon for ordering. Ordering for term 1 will close on September 29th. Late orders will not be accepted.
WALKATHON
As you know, our Walkathon will take place on Friday, October 8th. The students are very excited! There are weekly early-bird prize draws on Winning Wednesday!! See attached poster for more information on all the fantastic prize opportunities.
Parent Participation Opening for Grade 1
We are still looking to fill in the position for class parent for Grade 1. As a class parent you are integral in the teacher-parent relationship. Basic duties includes: communication liaison between teacher / parents and part of the parent auxiliary committee. If you are interested in the position please contact Lori Johnstone, head of parent auxiliary committee ([email protected]) or Maricar Balbago ([email protected]). Thank you.
Meet the Teacher Night – This 30-minute Zoom session with your child’s teacher continues…
Wednesday, September 15 – 7:00 p.m. Grade 5; 7:30 p.m. Grade 2
Thursday, September 16 – 7:00 p.m. Grade 3; 7:30 p.m. Grade 4
Your child’s teacher will send you a Zoom invite prior to the meeting.
Thank-you
School Office