August 10, 2017
Welcome Back to School, ZQuest!
6th Grade iPad Information
There was notification for 6th grade parents to pick up iPads at the Tech Office. ZQuest 6th grade families will get their iPads on September 12 at our Open House/Curriculum Night. There will be other devices for your 6th grader to use during school up until then. Please mark September 12 on your calendars. You will want to make sure you have your checkbook or cash for insurance on this evening as well!
6th grade Band Information
6th grade Orchestra Information
If students purchase an instrument, they should also purchase the STRING BASICS BK1 for the specific instrument you purchase.
IMPORTANT! What about Volunteering??
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO CHAPERONE OR VOLUNTEER in any way, OR just VISIT at Zeeland Quest...you MUST make sure that you have had a background check online! Please go to https://v2ms.zps.org/Login.aspx and create an account (if you haven’t already). The account you create is good each year, however you MUST update it every year (so put your username and password in a safe place). The alternate is to stop into the office and use the fingerprint sign in on the volunteer computer!
This is necessary for ALL parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. who want to attend trips or come in to visit! We CANNOT allow you down to our hall without this completed (this is not to be an inconvenience to you, but to keep ALL of our kids safe ALL the time)!
**IMPORTANT** Starting October 2, if your tag is YELLOW, you will not be permitted past the office, so PLEASE get those background checks in! If a grandparent is coming from out of town, please plan ahead so that they can participate in whatever activity they are coming to school for!
SECURITY NEWS…
*PLEASE make sure that you are CHECKING in at the office BEFORE coming down to the rooms. This MUST be done even if you are only dropping off a lunch or walking your child to their class in the morning. In addition, you MUST wear your printed name tag at all times in the building, making sure it is visible to all teachers and faculty at all times. You will be stopped if you do not have a visible name tag! These are things that we must do in order to keep all of the kids safe! Thank you for your patience and for understanding!
2017/2018 Information
Calendar
You can view the updated 17/18 school calendar here, at the ZQ Parent Website, on Facebook or on the ZQuest Website & District Website!
School Supplies List
(BRING Sept. 5)
Creekside Announcements for 6th-8th graders
If you have an email on record then you will automatically receive daily announcement emails. If you do not have an email in our system, please get that to our secretary so that you will receive those emails. If you are not receiving them daily, you are strongly encouraged to visit the Creekside website to read those! It's also very important to remember that not everything they announce pertains to ZQuest, so if you are unsure, please email me at lrindfli@zps.org.
Spanish Needs!
Señora Frego is looking for donations of the following items if you are cleaning out your house or come across them at garage sales this summer:
- a small dollhouse with furniture
- plastic toy food, plates and table settings
- transportation/vehicle toys
- accessories/dress up clothes that go with jobs (firefighter, doctor, police officer, etc.)
- any children's books in Spanish to add to our library
- banagrams
JRL Library at ZQuest!!!
Dear ZQ Families,
In the upcoming 8 to 10 months, I will be working to build a Just Right Library for ZQ students. Up until now, Roosevelt School and ZQ have shared the JRL. With the addition of space, we would like to build our own library for ZQ students. Many of you have already generously donated books and I am in the process of leveling these and getting collections organized. It is an enormous undertaking. Thank you to the PTO and other parents who are assisting with the process.
We are looking for books in Guided Reading Levels and specifically looking at levels A-N for our JRL. Our priority at this time are reading levels A-J to support our early and emergent readers. Leslie asked that I send out a few links to help you know what kinds of books we are looking for and where you can purchase them if you so desire. Here are two of the most affordable links.
Book Source
If you search under the Collections by Level in this link, you will see books at a specific level to purchase.
Book Wizard (Scholastic)
This is a teacher resource that helps teachers look for level text for classroom use.
Most Scholastic books you order have a guided reading level with them. Scholastic is a great source to use if you are ordering books for your child as well.
Thanks for all of your support. Feel free to contact me with any questions or ideas. ~Mrs. Hooker
Free and/or Reduced Lunch apps!
Get yours turned in!
If you haven't filled out an application for free and reduced lunch (in most cases this is a yearly renewal and you need to reapply), there is still time to do so! Even if you don't think you will qualify, filling out the application helps the school by providing us with additional funding from the government. It's simply to apply. Simply follow this link to apply online or email Leslie for a paper application!
Small ways to give to ZQuest through your everyday shopping...
Family Fare Receipts
Simply drop your family fare receipts off in the white trash can outside Mrs. Leslie’s office and they will be counted toward reward money that comes back to our school! It’s an easy and simple way for us to earn money by your weekly shopping!
Box Tops
You can sign up to receive coupons and Box Tops extras by going to www.boxtops4education.com. It’s easy to sign up, clip coupons to save at stores and earn money for ZQuest!
A few things to remember BEFORE turning them into school…
*Please look at the expiration date! If the top is expired, please just recycle.
*Please cut the box top out around the dotted perimeter. This helps our parent volunteer in making sure they are all taken care of (imagine the hours it would take to cut everyone’s box tops out?!).
*Please make sure that you place them in a baggie or the collection sheet and label with your child’s name and their teacher’s name!
*PTO is working on a fun classroom challenge, so keep cutting those Box Tops!
Shoparoo!!!
What is Shoparoo? Shoparoo is a free mobile app that lets you earn cash donations for our school, just by taking pictures of your shopping receipts. It’s super easy and only takes seconds. The best part is that it doesn’t matter where you shop or what you buy--every receipt counts! If you are unable to get the app, please feel free to send your receipts in weekly and we will scan them!
Download the free app here and start snapping those shopping receipts!
**Paper Gator Recycling:
What? Please bring in your newspapers, catalogs/magazines/junk mail/phone books/office-school paper. We cannot take plastic, metal, trash, glass, or cardboard.
Where? In the back of Creekside (Look for “Paper Gator” on the bin)
When? 24-7(drop off anytime)
What will the paper become? The paper will be shredded and processed into hydro-seeding mulch, lawn establishment products, lawn repair products, cat litter, dog litter or small animal bedding. Help us become a greener world!!!! Recycle!!!
