Mary Queen of Peace News

It's been pretty windy, and I don't know if you could rig up a way to have the wind play your flute for you, but I feel like without practice it isn't going to sound pretty. If you want to sound good while using your instrument, make sure you check the March Band Schedule so you know when to bring your instrument to school. March Band Schedule

We are delighted to announce that the staff and School Council of École Mary Queen of Peace School will be placing a Gift Card Tree on tickets.  The total value of the prize is over $1000!  All were donated by the staff and school council of MQP. The money raised from the sale of the tickets will go directly toward the purchase of Chromebooks for our school to support our Google Classroom Initiatives. We have 6000 tickets available for purchase and we expect these to go quickly. Tickets are being sold for $2.00 each and will be sold on a first come, first served basis. If you wish to purchase tickets, please send in the money required for the number of tickets that you wish to buy.  Homeroom teachers will send the tickets home with your child.  Families should return the ticket stubs as soon as possible so that they can be submitted for the draw. Participation in this ticket draw is, of course, completely voluntary. Tickets will also be available in the main office for purchase

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 27th, is Friendship Day here at Mary Queen of Peace School. Students are invited to wear red, pink or white. Our Friendship Assembly, led by our Grade 2 classes, will be held at 10:30am for our Kindergarten, Grade 3, 5, and 6 students. Together with our Grade 1 and 4 students, parents/guardians of our Grade 2 students are invited to attend the afternoon assembly at 1:00pm. A reminder that tickets are available here at the office at a cost of $65.00 each for our Spring Auction fundraiser event taking place on March 23rd, at The Holiday Inn. As well, we are providing a special opportunity to purchase tickets tomorrow, Wednesday, February 27th, here in our main lobby from 4-6pm! We also have tickets available at a cost of $2.00 each on a Gift Card Tree valued at $1000.00!! If you wish to purchase tickets, please send along the money required for the number of tickets you wish to buy to your child's teacher. Tickets can also be purchased here at the of

A Lego We-Do robotics kit arrived! The first component of our new makerspace. Recently Ms. Rose completed an application from Brilliant Labs for a Makerspace and had it approved! A makerspace is a work space inside the school that focuses on making, learning, exploring and sharing that uses a variety of tools, some high tech, and some very low tech. Based on Ms. Rose's approved application the new makerspace includes a large variety of making tools, including K'nex education kits some coding robots (ozobots and Beebots) several sewing machines A 3D Printer! A special thanks to Ms. Rose for all the work that she put into the application. Everyone at Mary Queen of Peace is excited about being able to access some of these great learning and making tools. And thanks to Brilliant Labs for providing the funding and expertise in purchasing and planning out new makerspace.

Ms. Hammond’s class is learning about empathy and they some help from a special visitor, baby Emma. Her big sister, Kaitlyn, came along too!

Due to the inclement snow this afternoon all schools in the metro area will be closing 3 hours earlier than normal. This means that buses will leave the school at 11:25am on their normal runs. If alternate arrangements for pick up need to be made, please contact your students teacher this morning.

Congratulations to MQP Chess Club students Jasper Kennedy and Owen Stack (Grade 1) , Liam Collins and Mateo Weymouth (Grade 2), Aathmihan Logendraraj (Grade 4), Nolan Ash , Meadow Kennedy and Noah Macdonald (Grade 5), and Frank Chen (Grade 6) who played in the Canadian Chess Challenge Eastern Regional School Chess Tournament held on Saturday, February 16, 2019. A special congratulations to Jasper Kennedy who placed 2nd in the Grade 1 category and Mateo Weymouth who placed 2nd in the Grade 2 category across the eastern region and who have qualified for the Provincial Final Tournament to be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Corner Brook on March 16th.

This Friday MQP will be continuing our Friday morning recycling Blitz! If you are dropping your child off to school in the morning, please consider bringing some of your recyclables with you to help. Friday is also Ice Cream Day! Please bring $1 to school and get a tasty Ice Cream sandwich at recess to support the PTA.

The provincial government has launched the annual school development surveys of students, parents/guardians, and staff. The data from these surveys will be used by our school to create our school development plan. Please complete the family survey by Friday, March 15th so we have representation from all of our families.  Please click on the link to complete the survey.  Thank you for your cooperation. School Climate Survey

A special thanks to everyone who showed their appreciation to the staff at MQP this week. It makes everyone on staff feel great to see that everyone cares so much. Also, the delicious treats and other things certainly help!

Don't forget, there are no classes on Monday, Feb. 18th, due to a district wide school holiday. School will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 19th at the regular time.

Due to Kinderstart session #2, there will be no classes for regular kindergarten students on Friday, Feb. 15th. Students will return to school at their normal time on Tuesday, Feb. 19th. The next kinderstart session will be on Friday, March 29th. Also, on Feb. 19th there will be Kindergarten Photos.

There will be no soccer this weekend, Feb. 15, and Feb. 16th. Soccer will resume next weekend at the normal times. To check the soccer schedule, visit the MQP Soccer website at bit.ly/mqpsoccer

If you know of a student who attends Mary Queen of Peace that has done something interesting or noteworthy, and you want the rest of the school to know about it, send Mr .Walter a message! We have a brand new school slideshow in the lobby that is updated each Monday. Usually it contains schedules and events at the school, but we would love to showcase our fabulous students as well. If you have something to share, send a message and picture to Mr. Walter (michaelwalter@nlesd.ca). Each Monday it will be added to the show. Additionally, if you would like it shared online, you can let Mr. Walter know that as well. Any achievement is great, whether it is  personal best at a swim meet, a bronze medal at a hockey tournament, new badge in Girl Guides, or even help that has been given around the community!

Mary Queen of Peace will be taking on a bigger role with a recycling initiative for the rest of this school year! We are hoping to collect 100 000 pieces and we are seeking donations from our school community. We will be holding Recycling Blitz Fridays starting on Friday, February, 15th. We will be accepting donations during morning drop off in the Kiss and Ride Lane and in the main entrance near the office for kindergarten parents. We are accepting all plastic drink bottles, tetra packs, and aluminum cans only. Please note, we cannot accept glass or any kind of recyclables from alcohol at the school. If drop off at the school is not convenient for you, drop off may be made at any of the following Evergreen Recycling Depots using the MQP recycling account 7537950 at any time: • 79 Blackmarsh Rd. • Corner of Cowan Ave & Waterford Bridge Road • Regatta Plaza - 92 Elizabeth Ave • 858-860 Torbay Rd. Also for those of you who do not use recyclable bottles or containers we wo

Time to get moving, outside! The entire school will be taking part in a Canada wide event, Winter Walk Day! Our whole school will be taking a stroll around Kenny's Pond, weather permitting. So make sure you are dressed for the event. Parents and Guardians, and other family members are welcome to take part. We will be departing on our walk at 1:30pm.