QUINCY UPDATE

READING MARATHON

Our Reading Marathon is this Friday, October 13. The marathon begins at 9:15 We are so excited to celebrate reading and to raise money for Quincy! Please watch our video!

Parents are invited to come and join us during the times listed below:

• Young Fives – 9:15-9:55
• Kindergarten – 9:35-10:15
• 1st & 2nd Grade – 9:35-10:15
• 3rd Grade – 11:45-12:15
• 4th Grade – 1:15-1:45
• 5th Grade – 1:45-2:15

GIRLS ON THE RUN

This year, Lindsay Jipping and Peggy Greshaw will be coaching Girls on the Run again at Quincy. Girls on the Run is an after school program which inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Our ten-week program is designed for girls in grades 3-5. Lessons are brought by trained volunteer coaches who guide and mentor the girls through an uplifting curriculum that focuses on life-long skills to improve emotional and physical health. The program culminates in a non-competitive 5k which gives the girls a chance to shine and an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. Look for handouts coming home with girls soon. Sign up starts in November and fills up quickly!

HALLOWEEN PARADE FOR 1ST-5TH GRADE

Our parade will be on Tuesday, October 31 at 2:15pm. We are hoping to have the parade outside if weather allows. Please look for directions about where to stand for the parade soon. If it is raining, we will have the parade indoors and parents can watch either in the multipurpose room or the gym. Please note that kindergarten or Young Fives will not participate in the parade.

Individual classrooms may be planning a few events in the afternoon. The events are left to the discretion of the classroom teacher. Teachers are encouraged to engage in some fun, traditional types of games and activities.

Our costume parade will begin at 2:15 p.m. Students are not required to wear a costume for the parade. We ask that costumes not be worn during the morning so that classroom teachers are able to maintain as normal a morning as possible.

Let’s get creative! Self-created costumes are encouraged.

Things to avoid:

• Any type of aerosol containers (silly string, hair coloring, etc.) or weapon type items
• No scary costumes, bloody, gory, devilish or monster-type of costume.

Any parents who prefer that their children do not participate in any of these celebrations may have their child/ren excused from the activities or take them home for the afternoon. We will make the library available in the afternoon for quiet activities or reading.

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up in early November. Very soon we will be posting a link on our website where parents can sign up! An email will be sent to families letting you know when it is posted. Once you register your email address you will be sent an email to sign up for the conference time that works best for you.

You may call the office (616-748-4700) if you are unable to schedule your conference online.

For the benefit of your child, if they are part of more than one household, we ask that you schedule only one conference together.

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PICTURE DAY!

Flyers were sent home today about picture day on October 5. Order forms will be sent home September 25. New this year, order forms have student names pre-printed on them.

VOLUNTEERS/CLASSROOM PARTIES/VISITING THE SCHOOL

Each year your background check expires and must be renewed through V2MS system to be allowed in your child’s classroom. This includes grandparents, friends and lunch time visitors as well. If you have not done so already, please go to https://v2ms.zps.org and register to volunteer.

PLEASE CALL IN ABSENCES AND TARDIES ON OUR ATTENDANCE LINE

Please call the attendance line if your child is going to be late or will be gone from school. Our attendance line number is 616-748-4710. If your child is going to be late and they plan on having a hot lunch, please let us know what item (A, B or C) they would like before 9:15.

PTO MEETING

Friday, October 6, 9 am

LIBRARY NEWS

Please send in your Family Fare Receipts to support our  library! The Direct Your Dollars Program will directly help our library! You can turn your receipts into the office. Thank you!

Z-PASS BUS TAGS

Each student is assigned a bus tag that they should carry with them every day, scanning it as they ride a bus to and from home, as well as field trips or athletic events.

ZPass+ is a feature that gives parents notifications of where and when their child gets on or off the school bus.  Parents can activate the account either online at www.zpassplus.com and signing up to receive instant messaging to a cell phone or an email account, or by contacting Zonar Systems Customer Service 1-877-843-3847.

Parents will need their child’s Zpass card number to activate.  A small monthly fee may apply.

 

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NEW THIS YEAR! Mrs. Apsey will read a bedtime story to ALL Quincy students via Facebook Live at 7:00 pm on Monday, September 4. Please follow Mrs. Apsey on Facebook and then join the Quincy family as she tucks all the sweet children into bed the night before the best day of the year!

Mrs. Apsey Facebook Live Announcement

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STUDENT MEDICATIONS

Please pick up inhalers, epi-pens and any medications left at school by June 9.

Any medication not picked up by this date will need to be disposed of.

If your child needs to have medication at school next year, a form needs to be filled out and signed by doctor. You may stop by the school office to pick up a form so you have the summer to get all necessary paperwork completed.

RETURNING ZPASS BUS TAGS

Bus tags need to be turned in on the last day of school! Bus tags may be given to the student’s bus driver on the last day that they ride the bus, turned into the school office, or dropped off at Transportation office. All bus tugs will be reactivated and reissued in the fall. There will be a $10 charge for any bus tag not returned.

*Please note: ALL students have been assigned a bus tag, regardless if they rode a bus or walked/parent pickup, etc. So all students should be returning their bus tag.

LOST AND FOUND

Our lost and found items will be donated to charity on June 9. Please stop by the school before than if you would like to check the box for lost items.

CLASS LISTS

Class lists will be posted the week of August 14-18. An email will be sent to families when they are posted.

ZEE BUS VIDEO

https://youtu.be/0Z6DR7dFP4c

Zee Bus Summer 2017 Schedule is below. Zee Bus runs June 12 to August 11. Zee Bus does not run the week of July 3-7.

Monday:  9:30 Borculo CRC, 10:45 Ottawa Reformed, 12:00 Imperial Estates, 1:00 Rustling Winds

Tuesday: 9:30 Hunter’s Creek (corner of Caribou Ct. and Caribou Ln), 10:45 ECC (on McKinley), 12:00 Maple View MHC, 1:00 Logan Estates

Wednesday: 9:30 Niekerk Church, 10:45 Drenthe CRC, 12:00 Vreisland (Chicken Lickin parking lot), 1:00 Ottogon Estates

Thursday: 9:30 Maple Ct/Sundance, 10:45 Wiersma Drive, 12:00 Savannah Lakes/Woodfield, 1:00 Holiday/104th

Friday: Lawrence Street Park

 

 

 

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MEMORIAL DAY PARADE MONDAY, MAY 29

Then annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 29. The parade will begin at 9:00 a.m. in downtown Zeeland. 1st through 5th grade student may participate in the parade.

• Grades 1-5 will walk in the parade. They may dress in patriotic colors. Please meet at the west side of Cityside on Centennial and Main. New this year, all ZPS elementary schools will walk together with a ZPS banner made especially for us.
• 3rd-5th grades may ride their bikes, scooters or skates. They may decorate their bikes in patriotic colors. Please meet at the parking lot across from Cityside.
• At the end of the parade, you may pick up your child in the parking lot next to Zeeland Recreation.

OUR PTO THANKS YOU!

The PTO thanks all of YOU for you awesome support this year in our Quincy Reading Marathon and Spring Fling!! Thanks to you, we were able to fund fun events such as Donuts with Dad, Muffins with Mom and Grandparents Day here at Quincy for $950. We were also able to cover the cost of field trips this year in the amount of $7,500 and most importantly support our fabulous teachers and Quincy Staff by granting them over $15,500 in books, teaching aids and classroom supplies to assist them in making Quincy all it can be for our kids! We are looking forward to funding Field Day yet this year and your continued support in the 2017-18 school year! Thank you!

ATTENTION 5TH GRADE STUDENTS

If you would like to be on the Cross Country team (boys and girls) or Tennis team (girls) next fall at Creekside, please stop at the Creekside office to sign up and pick up an information sheet. Fall sports start on August 21. A physical form (dated after 4/15/17) will also need to be turned in to the Creekside office before you can begin on August 21.

READING IS AN ADVENTURE! SUMMER STRETCH 2017

Zeeland’s Summer Stretch program is going for a WILD change this year! Based on research, reading for enjoyment is out target goal for this summer! Instead of receiving a workbook to complete over the summer months, all current Kindergarten through fourth grade students will be given two brand new, just right books to read throughout the summer!

During the week of May 30th, all Kindergarten through fourth grade students will attend a presentation about summer reading and personal goal setting. Please be on the lookout for a gallon size Ziplock bag, containing their new books, paper pennants to share their personal review of the books, and more information about how you can support your child over the summer! We are looking forward to this new adventure in summer reading!

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MAY 10, 11 & 12

1/2 Days – Noon Dismissal

2ND ANNUAL READING MARATHON

Our 2nd annual Reading Marathon will take place in the fall at Quincy Elementary. We are asking for sponsorships from local businesses and individuals such as yourself. If you know of a business or  are interested in sponsoring yourself, please contact Kimberly Zwart at  kimberlyzwart@gmail.com.

THANK YOU!

Quincy Family,

I am in awe of your generous donations for Hand2Hand! The collection received is amazing! We received over 3,000 items! This will make a tremendous difference in the lives of those who are hungry! We certainly appreciate your generosity and giving hearts!

Thank you so much!

Yours for Kids,Jackie Reimink and the Hand2Hand Team

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

Thank you to the staff for all that they do for our students. Thank you PTO for the breakfast on Monday, lunch today and special gifts throughout the week.

Quincy is AMAZING!

Wow! Quincy families showed what they are made of these past couple weeks. We were amazed at the number of donations for Hand2Hand. What a blessing that the donations will directly benefit Quincy families. Thank you for showing us once again why we take pride in being Quincy!!

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HAND2HAND

Hand2Hand Ministries is a resource for children facing hunger and a way to provide children a greater opportunity to succeed academically, emotionally and physically with healthy food. As a school we would like to stock the pantry. Food collected will directly benefit students here at Quincy. Your student will bring home a paper bag with an attached note today where you will find a list of suggested items to return in the bag. The class that collects that most items will get an extra recess! All donations are due by Friday, April 28th.

QUINCY MUSIC PERFORMANCE, APRIL 18TH

Please join us for a music performance on Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30pm at the DeWitt Auditorium. Our third, fourth, and fifth graders are so excited to show off all they have learned during music class this year. Students should dress to impress!

WHITECAPS GAME, APRIL 21ST

Many Quincy students earned a free ticket to a Whitecaps game, and “Quincy” night is this Friday, April 21st at the Fifth Third Ballpark. This year, the free ticket can be used for any home game through June 12th. If you haven’t ordered your ticket yet, you can do so by mailing in the order form, emailing the form to ReadingClub@whitecapsbaseball.com, or visiting the Whitecaps ticket office.

BOOK FAIR

Our Spring Book Fair is Buy One Get One Free! Please mark April 24-27.  Tuesday, April 25 is Family Night with hours of 3:45-6:00 pm.

KINDERGARTEN GRANDPARENTS DAY

Kindergarten Grandparents Day is Friday, April 21 at 2:00 pm. Because of limited parking, car pooling is encouraged. Another option to consider is parking at Helder Park and riding with other grandparents to Quincy to help with parking.

MARANDA IDITAREAD STORY

We had a wonderful time celebrating the end of the Iditaread on March 27!  Maranda from WOTV was here along with some other special guests. The link to the video is http://wotv4women.com/2017/03/30/quincy-elementary-trailing-through-march-reading-month/

SPRING ART EXTRAVAGANZA!

An artist reception to celebrate some of Quincy’s student art pieces is being held at The Royal Atrium, Royal Park Place Retirement Village, 400 Parkside Drive, Zeeland from 5:30-7:30 pm. The art will be on display from April 24-May 8, 2017.

Congratulations!

 

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Students and Mrs. Lievense with Miranda

Students and Mrs. Statema with Miranda

IDITAREAD ASSEMBLY

We had a wonderful time celebrating the end of the Iditaread! We had several special guests for our assembly this morning. Maranda from WOTV was here and she will feature Quincy on her show on Thursday–watch WOTV Channel 4 at 4:00pm on Thursday, March 30th.

We also saw a real sled dog! Mr. and Mrs. Braymer brought their dog Baloo in for us to see the characteristics of a sled dog. All students received their very own Quincy Iditaread bracelets to celebrate all our hard work.

Thank you for supporting our mission to read more during March to build our reading skills and our love for reading!

WHITECAPS READING CALENDARS

Whitecaps Reading Calendars MUST be turned in by Thursday, March 30.

SPRING BREAK

Spring Break begins this week. Our last day of school is Thursday, March 30. We do not have school on Friday or the following week. School resumes on Monday, April 10.

KINDERGARTEN GRANDPARENTS DAY

Kindergarten Grandparents Day is Friday, April 21 at 2:00 pm. Because of limited parking, car pooling is encouraged. Another option to consider is parking at Helder Park and riding with other grandparents to Quincy to help with parking.

QUINCY BOOK FAIR

Our Spring Book Fair is Buy One Get One Free! Please mark  is April 24-27 with Tuesday Family Night hours of 3:45-6:00 pm.

STUDENT PLACEMENT INFORMATION

An important responsibility of the school staff is to assign students to classes for the next year.  Later this spring, the Quincy Elementary staff will meet to determine student placements for the 2017-18 school year.  Our goal is to develop balanced classrooms of children and we take class size, gender, learning styles, achievement levels, interpersonal dynamics, and social needs of our students into consideration when doing so.  Each classroom is a small community and we work hard to set up each child for success.

Parent input is a consideration in this process. If you wish to include unique information about your child’s needs that you would like us to consider in the placement process, please complete the form that will available in the office after Spring Break. We will review parent input carefully before making any placement decisions.

DAY OF THE YOUNG CHILD

The City of Zeeland has set aside Saturday, April 22 as a Day of the Young Child special event. It begins at 9:30 am and ends at 1:00 pm. Visit Cityside’s main gym for games, music and art activities for 3rd graders and younger. Parents will also be provided bike and car seat safety information as well as educational resources appropriate for parents of young children. You will also want to head outdoors to the front of the school to have your children hope on a fire truck, school bus, cement truck, and other vehicles. Additionally, there will be face painting, animals to pet, and special visits from team mascots. You won’t want to miss this!

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IDITAREAD

Our students are having so much fun participating in our March is Reading Month Iditaread! The whole school had a “Hall Out and Read” on Friday afternoon. Students are turning in their ‘paws’ and moving their class along to Nome, Alaska–the end of the Iditarod. Our goal is to have enough students read at home and turn in paws to have every class make it to the finish line! For more information, check out this video.

Picture of students reading in the hall

SPRING FLING AND BASKET RAFFLE

Quincy’s Annual Spring Fling is Friday, March 17 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Please come and spend an evening of fun with us! Flyers to order tickets for the evening and for basket raffle were sent home last week. If you need another one, please contact the office.

Our basket raffle is coming along great!

Thank you parents for your donations!

Picture of baskets for Basket Raffle

QUINCY’S MUSIC PROGRAM

Quincy 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are excited to share some music with you! Our music program is Tuesday, April 18th at 6:30 pm in DeWitt Auditorium (Zeeland East High School). Students are asked to “dress their best” and should arrive by 6:20 pm. Grade levels will showcase different skills including singing, dancing, playing ukuleles, playing recorders, and more! We want every student to be a part of this fun and special night. If your student cannot attend, please let Mrs. Russell know as soon as possible. jrussell@zps.org. Our students look forward to performing for you! Everyone is welcome!

CAMPBELL’S LABEL FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Campbell’s Labels for Education program is ending this year. We will be doing one final collection of any labels you have left in your home. This is not the Box Tops program. Please submit any labels by Thursday, March 30.

WHITECAPS READING CLUB

Quincy is participating in the 2017 Whitecaps Reading Club for the March is Reading Month! Please fill out the Whitecaps Calendar and return it to school by Wednesday, March 29 to receive one free Whitecaps ticket to be used on Friday, April 21 at 6:35 pm. If your student reads 15 minutes each day for 20 days marked on the calendar they will receive a ticket to attend for the game for free.

QUINCY BOOK FAIR 

Our Spring Book Fair is Buy One Get One Free! Please mark  is April 24-27 with Tuesday Family Night hours of 3:45-6:00 pm.