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Week at a Glance
Saturday, November 9, 2024
- Sports
- Boys Volleyball A, B & C Championships @ Gateway H.S. 8:00 AM
- Girls Soccer A,B & C Championships @ APS Stadium 8:00 AM
Sunday, November 10, 2024
- Girls on the Run 5K at Empower Field 9:00 AM -12:00 PM
Monday, November 11, 2024 - A Day
- Clubs
- Elementary Music Club - 4th & 5th, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
- K-3 Art Club 2:30-4:00 pm
- Events
- Veteran's Day - Thank you to all who have served!
- Scholastic Book Fair open until 12:00 p.m.
- Sports
- Girls Volleyball Meeting - 2:30-3:00p.m.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - B Day
- Clubs
- Art Club 4th-8th Grade 2:30-4:00pm
- Girls on the Run 2:30-4:00pm
- Quest for Oceans 2:30-3:30pm
- Reading Club 2:30-3:30pm
- Science Matters (Slime Time)- 2:35-3:35pm
- Events
- 5th Grade field trip to Colorado Symphony Orchestra 9:30am-1:30pm
- Hearing and Vision Screening - All day
- Girls and Boys Volleyball Pictures
- Boys Volleyball Banquet 5:00-6:30 p.m.
- Accountability Meeting 5:00-6:00 p.m.
- PTA Meeting 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - A Day
- Clubs
- Painting Club 2:30-3:30pm
- Music Studio Club (Gr. 6th-8th) 2:30-3:30pm
- Events
- 3rd Grade Parent / Teacher Conferences 3:15-7:15pm
- Sports
- Girls Volleyball practice Starts 2:30-4:30PM
- Girls Soccer All-Star Game @APS Stadium 5:00PM
- Boys Volleyball All-Star Game @ Rangeview 5:00PM
Thursday, November 14, 2024 - B Day
- Clubs
- Robotics 2:30-4:30 pm I-pod
- Tae Kwon Do 2:30-3:45pm in Music Room
- Events
- Vista Peak Presentation to interested 8th grade students 7:45-8:10 a.m.
- K, 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Grade Conferences 3:15-7:15 p.m.
- Gifted Parent Discussion Group 7:30 a.m. & 4:30 p.m.
- Girls Soccer Banquet 5:00-6:30 p.m.
- Glow Mundo Parent Group - 5:00-6:15 p.m. Room 130
- Prospective Student Parent Meeting 6:00-7:00 p.m.
- Sports
- Girls Volleyball practice 2:30-4:30pm
Friday, November 15, 2024 - A-Day
- Clubs
- Music Studio Club 6th through 8th Grade 2:30-3:30 p.m.
- Middle School Dance 2:30-4:00 p.m.
MIDDLE SCHOOL CONFERENCES - SIGN UP
Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences
November 20th, 2024
3:15-7:15 p.m.
Click on the tab to schedule π
If you met with your child's teacher at the last conference, please do not sign up for this round. Once families who have not met with their child's teacher sign up, then we will ask those who already had a conference to sign up if they want another confernece.
We want to make sure that eveyrone gets a chance to meet with their student's teacher.
Early Pick Up
We will ask you to wait until dismissal if you arrive after 2:15 p.m.
Before School Entrance
Students must enter the school through the playground doors to go to breakfast which begins at 7:20 a.m. We will be going back to this practice in order to limit the traffic coming in and out of the school's front entrance doors.
From 7:20 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. the doors leading to the corridor will be locked so students must go around to the playground to enter for breakfast.
Only students accompanied by their parents will be allowed to enter the school before 7:45 a.m.
During inclement weather, students will be allowed to enter through door #2 beginning at 7:20 a.m. (This door can be found to the left of the front entrance.
Before School Arrival
Please remember that we have no supervision available before 7:20 a.m. Unless your student is enrolled in the before care program of the Boys & Girls Club students should not be dropped off earlier than 7:20 a.m.
If you need to drop them off before 7:20 a.m. please enroll in the before school cared offered here at Quest.
Dr. Haddock advocated heartedly to have this resource available for parents.
Please understand that staff cannot be responsible for students before 7:20 a.m.
For Kindergarten through 5th Grade Only
Coming home to you soon is your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser catalog - featuring their own name and art on the cover, WITH FREE STICKERS OF THEIR ART!
Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order! NEW - *Ship to Home FREE. (*Customer pays a small processing fee at checkout and order ships to home.)
Order by: 11/20/2024
Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!
If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online .
Thank you for supporting our school!
The Student Council has some new Quest Swag and we can't wait to share it with you! We're back at our fundraising!
Items and Prices:
Quest Sports Bag - $8
Hoodie - $30
T-shirt - $15
Purchases can be made before and after school at the table outside the cafeteria. We will also have these for sale during our book fair, Nov 4-8.
Our purpose/goal:
Student Council raises funds through selling school spirit wear, donations, and other events. Our goal is to raise funds to allow us to purchase new items for our students, items for our character store, have free community events, and also continue our community and global outreach. With your help, I know we can meet each of these goals! Thank you for your continued support.
Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers!
Thank you to the following volunteers for coming to Quest even with all the snow that came down upon us.
Valerie Schowinsky, Kathryn Pottle, Jennifer Sanderson, Martha Hernandez, Ashley Ensighn, Estella Escobar, Lisa Adams, Kristen Monteith, Mary Brow, Krista Pfeifer, Jared Lopez, Kyra, Richmond and Gaelle Ndjomo Nana.q
And to our wonderful PTA Dre Sneddon, Angelica Upton, and Susy-Q Milo for organizing the teacher meals, setting up and cleaninu up for conferences.
Help Feed our Teachers
On November 20th the Middle School teachers will be staying for conferences. It will be a long night and they could use a nice meal.
We need families to help bring in dishes on these days. Please use the link below to sign up.
Calling ALL Carpenters!
Mr. Nickell has moved classrooms! The advantage is that his new room is closer to the media center and computer lab. The only downfall is he doesn't have the cubbies for student storage.
This is where you handymen and women come in. We are looking for volunteers who can carefully take down the cubbies in room 216. We will take it from there. If this is something you can do and are willing to donate your time and talent then please reach out to our Family Liaison, John Adams and you can set up a date and time to come in and make Mr. Nickell a happy tech teacher.
Prospective Student Family - Mentors Needed!
Our application window has opened for families to apply. We would like to offer the opportunity for prospective families to get support from families already attending Quest. We especially need families who speak another language. You would help guide them through the application process, advise and just make sure their paperwork is in order. If you are interested, willing and able to mentor a family applying to Quest, please reach out to Mr. Adams so he can get things organized.
π₯¨ππNews from the Nurse on Snacks! πππ
I have had some questions about healthy snack options so this week I am sending some ideas for
snacks. When a child comes to the clinic with a headache or stomachache one of the first things I
ask is if they ate breakfast (or lunch if it is after lunch) and if so-what did they eat? Sometimes I
hear nothing or cereal, pancakes, or a muffin for breakfast or chips and a cookie for lunch with
nothing to drink. Eating simple carbohydrates causes the blood sugar to rise quickly and then to
drop just as fast. The drop can cause headaches, jittery and anxious feelings, irritation, and being
βhangryβ. I talk to the children about adding a protein to their meal-a cheese stick or peanut
butter toast as example. The same outcome happens after a snack of simple carbohydrates such
as cookies and a drink box (as example juice, Capri Sun, sports drinks, or energy drinks), chips
of any kind, dried fruit rolls or fruit leather, Pop-tarts). Here are some ideas for healthy snacks
for persons of all ages.
o Tortilla roll-ups or wraps take a tortilla (corn is best but flour is fine) with turkey/ham/chicken, bit of cheese, low-fat dressing or low-fat yogurt. Or spread a tortilla with low-fat dressing or some smashed avocado, thin sliced meat or cheese, some thin slices of cucumber for crunch. Roll, cut in half and eat or slice in circles.
o A sandwich cut in triangles, squares, shapes made from a nut butter, low or no sugar jelly or meat and cheese.
o A cheese stick and multi-grain crackers. A little cup of peanut butter and multi-grain crackers.
o A low-sugar yogurt with low-sugar granola to mix and cheese cubes or a cheese stick.
o A little container of hummus and carrots, celery, multi-grain crackers.
o Mix fresh fruit with cheese cubes or a cheese stick.
o Raisins, dried cranberries, and cheese cubes or a cheese stick.
o A little container of guacamole and bell pepper or carrot sticks.
o A little container of cottage cheese with fruit. Apple slices and peanut butter.
o Leftover biscuits with peanut butter.
o No sugar added applesauce and cheese cubes or a cheese stick.
o A little square of dark chocolate and almonds or walnuts.
o Air popped popcorn with a sprinkle of salt or spicy seasoning with a cheese stick.
o A small colorful bell pepper stuffed with hummus. Add carrots to dip.
o Apple slices and peanut butter.
Do a google search for the Gross Goodies and Gross Grub cookbooks. Fun ideas for cooking
with your children. Recipes include Cat Litter Casserole (a favorite of my children), Ear Wax on
a Stick, and Hair Ball Salad. Enjoy!
Please remind your children not to share or borrow food to prevent an exposure to an allergy.
Enjoy!
For questions or more information please contact me.
Susan Golden MSN RN
303-326-1537
Dates to be on the lookout for:
~11/20 help feed the Middle School Teachers
~Next PTA meeting is 11/12 from 6-7
~Winter Fest 12/13
Winter Fest
PTA will be hosting a silent auction and would LOVE to support and feature our local community. If you own a small business or know someone that does and would be interested in donating please pass along the info so we can show the necessary tax ID info auroraquestpta@gmail.com
Phoenix Feathers:
This year we have decided to create a golden feather to celebrate our teachers and staff. If
you or your student would like to buy a feather for a staff member they will be $5 and can be
purchased at any event we are at as well as on the school website under PTA. Yearly our
PTA spends a starting average of $60 per student to provide all or part of your signature
learning experiences at Quest. This includes fieldtrips, student enrichment, and
transportation to name a few. By purchasing a feather for $60 you help chip away at our BIG
goal.
We Have A Facebook Group!
Wondering what is going on? Curious about upcoming events? Wanting to volunteer during
fundraisers but not sure how? This is your one stop shop for how to support the school,
fundraisers and overall school community. Please be sure to answer the questions when
you ask to join. It's a way that we ensure that our Quest information stays within our
community.
www.facebook.com/groups/1743613152521317/
King Soopers Rewards: (EASIEST way to passively fundraise)
Last quarter we earned $1563.70 with only 181 households participating. EVERY sign up
counts!!!! We have 575 students enrolled, lets get that number UP!
Help our school by buying your groceries! This is the easiest fundraiser and takes less than
10 minutes to set up so sign up if you haven't already.
ο· Go to: www.kingsooperscommunityrewards.com
ο· Click on Enroll Now.
ο· Sign in to your account.
ο· Click on Community Rewards
Enter Aurora Quest K8 PTA or βBX352β
Shop as usual using your rewards card or alternate ID.
***Be on the lookout for more passive opportunities in the future!***
PTA Meeting: 6-7pm in the Library.
Our next meeting dates are:
- November 12, 2024
- December 10, 2024
- January 14, 2025
- February 11, 2025
- March 18, 2025
- April 8, 2025
- May 13, 2025
We welcome all parents and support parents to join us! If you are interested in voting rights for decisions that affect how we support the school, membership is $10 with that going to state dues. You can become a member on the school website under the PTA tab or at any meeting or event we are hosting.
We would love our teachers to be a part of our meetings and as a thank you for their time
we are doing something new by having parents sponsor a teacher by paying their dues. As
the dues goes to the state, we canβt waive it but if youβre interested in sponsoring a teachers
membership please reach out.
A HUGE thank you to all parents and families for all you do to support, grow, and create our
community!
2024/2025 Aurora Quest K8 PTA Board
Dre Sneddon, President
Nidhi Kotecha, Vice President
Angelica Upton, Secretary
Susan Milo, Treasurer
PTA Meeting: