Zone B Track Meet at Uvic
2018-05-28 10:30 - 13:30 (America/Vancouver)

City Track Finals
2018-05-31

Quadra's Got Talent - Fri. June 1st
2018-06-01 17:30 - 21:00 | Ecole Quadra School Gym, 3031 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 4G2, Canada
Come early and enjoy a BBQ to kick off the Quadra’s Got Talent Show. This is a great evening of family entertainment.

French Immersion field trip to Bamberton
2018-06-18
French Immersion Students will be bused to Bamberton Beach while the English students will participate in an outdoor “Fun Day” with indoor and outdoor activities planned.

Eid-Al-Adha
2018-08-21
Eid al–Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah’s (God’s) command to sacrifice his son Ishmael. Muslims around the world observe this event.

Office Open this week 8am - 3pm
2018-08-27
The school office is open this week for questions and registrations for the upcoming school year.

1st Day of School Grades 1 - 5
2018-09-04 09:00 - 11:30 | Ecole Quadra School, 3031 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 4G2, Canada
9:00 a.m. School Starts for Grades 1 – 5
11:30 a.m. First Day of School over for Grades 1 – 5

Welcoming Conversations for New Kindie Parents
2018-09-05 09:00 - 15:30 | Quadra School Library, 3031 Quadra Street, V8T 4G2
These are scheduled conversations for our new kindergarten parents with the Kindergarten Staff. This year we will be offering one 20 minute session per family, which will be taking place all day Wednesday, September 5th in the library. We will also have some additional availability on Thursday and Friday of the same week, which will be held in the Kindergarten wing. The purpose of these conversations is to learn more about your child and your family in order to best support a positive partnership to maximize your child’s learning at home and school.

Please complete “My Child’s Story” over the summer and bring it to the meeting (attachment provided)
Please use the Google document link below to sign-up for a session or call the office at 250-382-8296 to secure a spot
Please sign-up according to the teacher that is assigned to your child’s group (i.e., French – GROUP A is Mme Stewart; French – GROUP B is Mme Koski; English – GROUP A is Mrs. Jodoin; English – GROUP B is Mr. Stevenson)
Please make alternate childcare arrangements, as this time is intended for adults only

Google Document Link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wdGv2nsN1wJ5IuRoW-KcZSrTtEAd-iLLYJqkoAer5DM/edit?usp=sharing

PAC Meeting 7:00 p.m.
2018-09-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Quadra School Library, 3031 Quadra Street, V8T 4G2
All parents welcome to attend. Meet in the library at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm to contribute to your child’s school community.

Pro D Day (Our School District)
2018-09-17
No School for students. Staff meeting and participating in Professional Development activities.

Yom Kippur
2018-09-19
Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is one of two Jewish High Holy Days. The first High Holy Day is Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). Yom Kippur falls ten days after Rosh Hashanah on the 10th of Tishrei–the Hebrew month that correlates with September-October on the secular calendar. The purpose of Yom Kippur is to bring about reconciliation between people and between individuals and God. According to Jewish tradition, it is also the day when God decides the fate of each human being.

Although Yom Kippur is an intense, solemn holiday, it is nevertheless viewed as a happy day, since if one has properly observed this holiday, by the end of Yom Kippur they will have made lasting peace with others and with God.

Meet the Teacher Evening - "Bring your own Picnic"
2018-09-20 17:30 - 19:00 | At the school, 3031 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 4G2, Canada
The PAC has modified the event for this year. PAC welcomes you to come meet your child’s teacher during this school community event. Bring a blanket, school spirit and enjoy the evening.
“Bring your own picnic dinner” or eat before you come, instead of a BBQ. We welcome you to bring a dessert or snack to share with others.
5:45 pm – 6:15 pm – Classrooms open for parents to come in to meet the teacher
6:15 pm – 7:00 pm – Families gather outside to enjoy their own picnic on the black top or back field and share desserts.
We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, September 20th, 2018!

Terry Fox Run
2018-09-28 13:30 - 14:30 | At the school, 3031 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 4G2, Canada
This is a fun school community event that we do to honour Terry Fox and do a some fundraising. Family members are welcome to join us and run around our fields to celebrate the spirit of Terry Fox.

Bottle Drive
2018-09-29 09:00 - 15:00
PAC is coordinating a fundraising bottle drive. Volunteer to help for an hour and bring your bottles! 10 am – 2 pm….. set up starts at 9am, while clean up is from 2pm – 3pm.

Photo Day
2018-10-02 | At the school, 3031 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 4G2, Canada
Individual photos will be taken of each student today. Opportunities to order copies will be made available on line or by sending in a form in approximately one month. Remember to bring your smile today!

PAC Meeting 7 p.m.
2018-10-02 19:00 - 20:30
All parents are welcome to attend the PAC Meetings. Please come and share your thoughts and ideas. Meeting takes place in the school library. Free child care is provided.

Thanksgiving
2018-10-08
Stat Holiday, schools are closed today.

Orange Shirt Day
2018-10-12
Students and staff across the Greater Victoria School District will proudly wear orange next week in support of Orange Shirt Day. The annual event is held on September 30th and brings people together to honour and recognize the impact of Residential Schools.
It is an event that grew from Phyliss Jack-Webstad’s story of having her orange shirt taken from her when she arrived at the Mission Residential School. Her story has now created an opportunity to have larger discussions on the aspects and experiences of the residential school legacy.
This orange shirt taken from one child is a symbol of the many losses experienced by thousands of students, and their families and communities over several generations. These losses include the loss of family, language, culture, freedom, parenting, self-esteem and worth and painful experiences of abuse and neglect. Wearing an orange shirt is a symbol of defiance against the things that undermine children’s self-esteem, and of our commitment to anti-racism and anti-bullying in general.
Join us and hundreds of others across Canada in wearing an orange shirt on September 30th, to honour and recognize that every child matters. *Please note, this year’s event falls on a Sunday and schools will participate in Orange Shirt Day during the school week.
The Story:
“I went to the Mission for one year. I had just turned 6 years old. We never had very much money, and there was no welfare, but somehow my granny managed to buy me a new outfit to go to the Mission School in. I remember going to Robinson’s store and picking out a shiny orange shirt. It had eyelets and lace, and I felt so pretty in that shirt and excited to be going to school! Of course, when I got to the Mission, they stripped me, and took away my clothes, including the orange shirt. I never saw it again, except on other kids. I didn’t understand why they wouldn’t give it back to me, it was mine! Since then the colour orange has always reminded me of that and how my feelings didn’t matter, how no one cared and how I felt like I was worth nothing. I finally get it, that the feeling of worthlessness and insignificance, ingrained in me from my first day at the mission, affected the way I lived my life for many years…I want my orange shirt back!”
-Phyllis (Jack) Webstad, Dog Creek, BC

11:50 a.m. Early Dismissal for Parent/Teacher Interviews
2018-10-16 11:50
School will be dismissed at 11:50 a.m. to allow for parent/teacher interviews in the afternoon. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up at this time.

11:50 a.m.Early Dismissal for Parent/Teacher Interviews
2018-10-17 11:50

Earthquake Drill
2018-10-18 | At the school, 3031 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 4G2, Canada
Quadra School community will participate in the Great British Columbia shake-out drill to help students and staff prepare and review safety procedures in the event of an earthquake.
We will be doing our drop, cover and hold practice for an earthquake.

Pro D Day (Provincial Day)
2018-10-19
This is a province wide Pro D Day. School is NOT in session for students.

Photo Retakes
2018-10-26 | Ecole Quadra School Gym, 3031 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 4G2, Canada
This is the time when students who missed their photo day or did not like their photo from earlier this year have a chance for a retake.

Hallowe'en
2018-10-31
Students will be allowed to wear costumes to school on Halloween. Costumes only, no masks, props or weapons to be carried around. Also, no gore or horror please. Keep it G – Family Friendly for our Kindergarten to Grade 5 community!
If your family does not celebrate Halloween or your child does not want to come in their costume, an alternative is to dress in black and orange clothing for the day!
Halloween, or Hallowe’en (a contraction of All Hallows’ Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day.

Turn Clocks Back!
2018-11-04
At 2 a.m. the clocks “fall” back an hour ending daylight savings until the spring. Adjust your clocks around your house.

Diwali
2018-11-05 08:00 - 17:00
Diwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere (spring in southern hemisphere).

PAC Meeting 7:00 pm
2018-11-06 | Quadra School Library, 3031 Quada Street, Victoria, V8T 4G2
All parents welcome to come and discuss activities to enhance the school environment for the children of Ecole Quadra School. We will meet in the library from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Remembrance Day Assembly
2018-11-09 10:45 - 11:30 | Ecole Quadra School Gym, 3031 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 4G2, Canada
Today we will do our remembering as a school community at an assembly. All Beavers, Girl Guides, Scouts, Brownies, cadets and welcome and encouraged to wear their uniforms.

Remembrance Day
2018-11-11
Stat Holiday – School is closed for the day.

Remembrance Day Stat
2018-11-12
Remembrance Day Stat as November 11th falls on a weekend. School is closed.
