Mary Queen of Peace News

The October Newsletter is now available! There are lots of events in October, not just Halloween, so make sure you check out the newsletter and see what is happening at Mary Queen of Peace! October Newsletter

There will be a an election for the two vacant seats on the school council. Paper ballots will be available and voting will commence on Monday, September 24th at 9:00 a.m. and close at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 27th.   At that time, ballots will be counted.   The successful candidates will be announced by Friday, September 28th. Owen Murphy My name is Owen Murphy.  I have four children, two of which have completed Mary Queen of Peace, one currently attending and another due to attend this wonderful school in the near future. For the past three years, I have been volunteering with St. John’s Minor Hockey and St. John’s Minor Baseball.  I am a Health and Safety Instructor with Puglisevich, and I believe keeping our kids safe and active will give them the best environment to succeed in school and at home.  I look forward to the opportunity of representing all parents and helping our children have an enjoyable time at Mary Queen of Peace. Robert Miller Successful group

September 20, 2018 Dear Parents, On behalf of Chartwells and School Lunch Order, we want to thank all our new and returning customers for the feedback we have received since the launch of our new website.  This new system has been created to allow us to grow and adapt to better meet parent needs and provide a more efficient user-experience that is now compatible with various mobile platforms.  We understand your frustration with regards to some of the issues you have encountered when trying to use the new website and we are diligently working behind the scenes to ensure your next visit with us is a more positive experience.  As advances in technology continuously evolve, Internet Explorer isn’t able to apply many of the more advanced functions and as such is not supported with this new website.  Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari browsers are all compatible.  Our team is working closely with the developers every day and the feedback we are receiving is being communicated and

Don't forget to fill out the online registration form for the upcoming races that will be held on Sept. 22nd, Sept. 29th, and Oct. 6th (all Saturdays). The form MUST be filled out by Friday at 1pm the day before each event. Good luck to everyone participating, and if you have any questions please contact Mr. Fewer. Cross Country Running Registration

Don't forget that Mary Queen of Peace will be holding its curriculum night this Thursday, Sept. 20th. K-3 classes will hold their sessions from 6:30-7:15pm in their classrooms. 4-6 classes will hold their sessions from 7:15-8pm in their classrooms. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Chess Club is on again this year at MQP! Instructor : We are very fortunate to have Nihad Dervisevic returning again this year as our Chess Instructor. Registration: Registration forms are due to be returned to your child’s teacher by Friday, September 28, 2018. Schedule: Chess Club will begin Tuesday, October 16th. As in past years, Chess Club will happen during lunchtimes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The decision regarding which day a given grade will attend Chess Club will be communicated after registration. It depends on the numbers registered by each grade. This will ensure the numbers of players in attendance are equal on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Something new this year! We will also be offering an additional afterschool session each Thursday from 2:30-4:00pm for those students who have a special interest in Chess. We hope to have students representing MQP at various Chess Tournaments held by Chess NL throughout the year. See http://www.chess.

Linked below is the MQP Back to School information package. It contains a large amount of information about the school, so take look and familiarize yourself with it. MQP Back to School Information Package

The September Newsletter is now available to read! You can find it at the link below, or you can find our archive for the years newsletters on the schools website under Resources - Parent Portal. Notable events this month include Cafeteria Service Starts Sept. 10th Breakfast Program Begins Sept. 18th Curriculum Night on Sept 20th September Newsletter

Mary Queen of Peace has scheduled their Professional Learning Day dates for the first half of the year. On these days there will be no school for students, but teachers will be taking part in various Professional Learning sessions. You can find the schedule on the schools website and calendar at: https://mqp.nlesd.ca/calendar The days are: Oct. 5th Oct. 30th Nov. 30th Most likely these dates won't change, but if they do, the information will be shared with the school community. 

There were a few minor changes to our bus routes for MQP this year. We still have 8 buses and there is no change to the colors of the buses or the drivers. Please see the attached bus form indicating the bus color, driver and the streets/areas associated with each bus. Please let your children know that the bus they come to school on in the morning is the one they go home on in the evening. Bus Route Updates

A reminder for all students taking the bus tomorrow, that ALL bus routes start their runs at 7:40am tomorrow morning. The school day for students in Gr. 1-6 starts at 8:00am. For kindergarten students the school day will start at 10:30am and parents are allowed to bring their students to their classrooms.