Uy’skweyul  Snuneymuxw First Nation Mustimuxw,

I am very happy to be working here at Qwam Qwum Stuwlxwlh Community School! I have had some visitors come to the school and give me warm welcomes to the Snuneymuxw First Nation Community! The staff and students at QQS have been so awesome in welcoming me here too!

I have been working hard to understand the needs of the school. What I do know for sure is that we need to work on attendance and getting to school on time.  So, what we are going to be doing is running an attendance contest!

QQS ATTENDANCE CONTEST

· ALL QQS students are entered!

· Contest runs from Monday, May 11th, 2015 to Wednesday, June 10th, 2015! (23 days)

· QQS students are expected to attend everyday on time (8:45am to 2:30pm)

· In this contest students MUST to be here at least 22 out of 23 days! (so they can only miss one day)

· School starts at 8:45am SHARP! If they walk in at 8:46am they are late!

· Lates: what if my child is late for school? Three lates will be equivalent to one day missed.

· Early departures: if a child leaves early three or more times this will be equivalent to one day missed.

· Excused absences (Doctor or Dentist appointments) parents MUST PHONE IN BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AT 8:45am to report that their son/daughter won’t be at school because of an appointment or illness.

· SAFE ARRIVALS: Please ensure that you sign your child in upon their arrival so that we know that they have arrived at school safely.

· SAFE DEPARTURES: Please sign your child at the front desk, so that we know who they are leaving with. This also helps us with our bus run at the end of the day. We also need to make sure we know who is in our school at all times in the event of an emergency.

Now that you know the rules of the contest, you must be wondering what is the prize right?

We will be taking the students who have 22 or more days in school & on time between Monday, May 11th, 2015 to Wednesday, June 10th, 2015! on a VERY SPECIAL TRIP!

The QQS BEST attenders will be going to PLAYLAND!!!

Who: All of the QQS students who attend 22 days or more between May 11th & June 10th, 2015

What: QQS Attendance Contest

Where: We will be going to PLAYLAND!!!!

When: The trip will be on Monday, June 15th, 2015

Why: We want ALL of our students to be here at QQS every day!

We need your help parents, guardians, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, friends & relatives! Please help us get all of our children to school every day and on time!

What can you do?

Set regular bed times and morning routines

Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before

Don’t let your child stay home unless he/she is truly sick. Keep in mind complaints of stomach ache or headache can be a sign of anxiety and not a reason to stay home.

If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to teachers, school counselors, the principal and other parents for advice on how to make him/her feel comfortable and excited about learning.

Develop back-up plans for getting to school if something comes up. Call on a family member, a neighbour, or another parent.

Avoid medical appointments and extended trips when school is in session.

Family members can go outside and stand on their porches and driveways and give our kids positive encouragement for going to school every day!

Ask your child/children how their day was and “What did you learn today at school?”

Be positive and encourage the kids to come to school!

It does take a community to raise a child! Please help us out Snuneymuxw First Nation Community!

Yours in Education,

Principal Roxanne Harris

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UPCOMING DATES FOR QWAM QWUM PARENTS TO REMEMBER !

May 8th                Kindergarten Class – BC Forest Museum

May 18th              Victoria Day-School Closed 

May 19th             Nanaimo Christian School Visits our Classes to engage some activities with students in 4/5/6/7.

June 19th             Last Day of School For Preschool Students

June 1st                Culture Week Begins

June 5th               Culture Week Ends

June 8-9th            Niki’s Year End Trip – Strathcona Park – Overnight

June 11th             Year End School Attendance Incentive Field Trip – Please send your child to school everyday !

June 17th             Graduation Dinner for Qwam Qwum Students at Bowen Auditorium

June 18th             Preschool Last day of Class

June 22st              Aboriginal Day-School Closed 

June 24th             Last Day of School for Kindergarten-Grade 7 Students – Early Dismissal @ 11:15am

Kindergarten Class Celebrates Earth Day on April 22,2015 with walking the reserve and picking up garbage. Thank you for your help Kindergartener’s!