
Queens Creek Elementary School
Parent Newsletter - October 9, 2020
ATTRACTION FUNDRAISER BOOKS ARE DUE!
Trashion Fashion Show
Trashion Fashion Show entry forms and outfits are due on October 13th for Cohort A students or October 16th for Cohort B students. The actual show will take place on October 30. The show will be recorded and posted online for parents to view.
QCE DESIGNED MASKS AND GAITERS
We finally have the link for the QCE designed masks and gators. Families can purchase through October 19th. Here is the link: https://www.rally-masks.com/collections/queens-creek-elementary-school-fundraiser
Gaiter - $12.50
Mask - $10
Do not worry about shipping. The company will ship the purchased items to the school and we will send them home with the students.
Transition to Plan A - Schedule for Students Return
Schedule
- October 5, 2020: Kinder & 1st Grade transition to all students four days a week (M,T, Th, F)
- October 19, 2020: 2nd & 3rd Grades transition to all students four days a week (M,T, Th, F)
- November 2, 2020: 4th & 5th Grades transition to all students four days a week (M,T, Th, F)
- November 30, 2020: All Grades transition to five days a week.
Message from the PE teacher - Mrs. Mixon
Hello from Mrs. Mixon! We are doing well in Physical Education! Fortunately, we have been blessed with beautiful weather for most of our school days and have been able to have class outside. Our white top (basketball courts) was cleaned and power washed by my husband so that we have a great place to have PE. We are making it work with social distancing and not sharing equipment.
I am happy to announce that we will be back in the gym for PE beginning October 19th!☺️ This will be especially helpful for our kindergarten students.
I have ordered "sitspots" to keep our social distancing in place when line up while in the gym entering and leaving.
This is no doubt my most challenging year, as I'm sure it is for you as well. On behalf of our staff thank you for your support and patience in helping us serve your children during this difficult time.
School Dismissal Manager
It is important that all parents log into the program and update the students' weekday default settings. The school has created one parent per student. That parent will need to create the accounts for the other adults that my need access. Every adult that may pick up the student needs to have a separate account. These added adults will be "View Only", which means that can pick up the student from school, but cannot make changes in the system. If you need one or more of these adults to have editing rights or need help with they system, please email Mrs. Staley at michelle.staley@onslow.k12.nc.us or Mrs. Yager at jill.yager@onslow.k12.nc.us.
All afternoon transportation changes will happen within the system. This eliminates the need for notes that don't always reach the teachers or emails to the front office that might not be seen until after dismissal. All changes need to happen before 2:00pm. At 2:15pm each teacher is sent an email with a list of all his/her students and how each one is getting home.
This week we begin moving away from calling every student on the walkie talkies. Adults picking up students in the afternoon car rider line will need to access the SDM system in order to check in. If you have an Apple or Android mobile device, there is a free app. If you have another brand of mobile device you will need to access the the systems at www.schooldismissalmanager.com from the internet browser on your mobile device. If this is the case, I strongly suggest you create a shortcut to the website on your homescreen for ease of access. Either way you will need to allow access to the camera of your device to scan the QR code that will be at the Check-In location. The system will also give each driver a PIN to use if the QR code doesn't work. When the drive checks in, a message is sent to the teacher to send your child out and marks your place in line. The staff member checking in drivers will still have a walkie talkie in case there are technical issues.