Principal Message

 QUEST Families,

Happy October! I hope this month finds you and your child in well established routines, while also enjoying plenty of family time. We are quite busy at QUEST, and our students have all settled in well as we dive deeper into this year. This month's blog is loaded with goodies, so please take a close look. 

Conferences

Our three-way conferences begin this month, with a heavy amount occurring on the evening of the 28th, and then again right before Thanksgiving. Although  the classroom teachers are the primary source for conferences, please know that special area staff, AIS providers, and special education teachers are also available to conference. 

For those new to QUEST, you will notice that students are included in our conferences. The purpose of this is to put the child in the driver's seat of their learning--agents of their learning we like to say. After all, it is their learning. The goal is that the student attends and together, alongside the teacher, we all establish learning goals that will be focused on for the coming months. This is a meaningful process, and I can say that as a QUEST parent, it is quite remarkable to hear your child talk about their learning in a thoughtful, structured way. 

Halloween

QUEST does allow Halloween costumes, and our school will celebrate this holiday on October 28th. For those that do not celebrate this holiday, please communicate with your child's classroom teacher and meaningful accommodations will be made for your child. This is a half-day of school (smart move on our part, right?!). We will have an outdoor parade (time will be shared by the classroom teachers soon), and many classrooms also celebrate with classroom parties. Please be aware of the following expectations around costumes: 

• No blood should be part of the costume that is worn to school.
• Toy weapons that go with the costume should not be brought to school.
• If a child has a mask with their costume, they should bring that in their bag; their classroom teacher will instruct them when it is an appropriate time to put it on.
• Costumes should not be offensive or discriminate against others.

IB Coordinator and REACH at QUEST

Mrs. Andrea Geglia, current IB Coordinator and REACH teacher at QUEST, has accepted a position as a Principal in Greece. Congrats to her on her new job--QUEST will certainly miss her, but we could not be happier for her. She begins in Greece at the end of this month.

This leaves a vacancy at QUEST. We are in the process of hiring for the IB Coordinator, and once we have a person assigned to that role, we will communicate out. This role is an important one as they work alongside the district and building leadership to help build and sustain our IB Programme. 

Please join me in wishing Mrs. Geglia the very best! 

I hope you are able to find some time to pick apples, check out one of the fall-based offerings here in Hilton, or to jump in some leaves! Thank you for sending us such awesome learners. We appreciate you!

WE are QUEST!

Yours in Education,

Derek Warren

QUEST Principal