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Important Dates - June 2010
June2
Last Day of Div I Intramurals
Gr. 4 Outdoor Intramurals start
June 3
Patrol Picnic – All Day
June 4
Field Trip a.m. all students – Robert Munsch
Sub Lunch
Performance by Three Left Feet
June 7
Tennis K – 4
June 8
Tennis K-4
June 9
Gr. 4 Intramurals
Tennis K – 4
School Council Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
June 11
Early Dismissal - 11:45 a.m.
Staff Luncheon
Sponsored by School Council
June 15
PAT Gr. 3 LA Part B
PAT Gr. 6 Social Studies
June 16
Gr. 4 Intramurals
PAT Gr. 6 LA Part B
Field Trip – Zoo Grades K & 1/2
June 17
PAT Gr. 3 Math
PAT Gr. 6 Math
June 18
PAT Gr. 6 Science
June 21
Patrol/Leadership Luncheon Noon
June 22
Haultain Sports Day &
Pancake Breakfast 9-10:30 a.m.
June 23
Deer Run Sports Day 9-10:30 a.m.
Queensland Sports Day 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Talent Show p.m.
June 24
Gr. 6 Farewell 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Cuban Dance Assembly 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Farewell Celebration 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
June 25
Farewell Assembly 11:00 a.m.
Report cards go home
Last Day of School (12 noon dismissal)
Staff Luncheon p.m. (school closed)
June 28
Appeals Day – No School
June 29
Organizational Day – No School
June 30
Organizational Day – No School
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School Hours Kindergarten: Grades 1-6 Early Dismissal (at 11:45) on two Fridays of each month.
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Effective June 30, 2010, Queensland Downs School and all programs contained therein will be closed.
School Farewell Celebration (pdf) new
Fairview School's Middle French Immersion new
Welcome to our school's website. We are one of over 220 schools with the Calgary Board of Education that offer a high quality public education program.
At the top of the page are links to areas within the Calgary Board of Education site. At the left are links specific to our school.
All students who live in the Queensland, Deer Ridge and Diamond Cove area are eligible to attend. Students currently enrolled in our school will automatically be registered for next year.
Welcome to Queensland Downs School. My name is Jean Hugill and I very happy to be appointed the principal of this energetic learning community.
I have over 25 years of experience with the Calgary Board of Education, as a teacher, a curriculum leader, an assistant principal and an acting principal. As a native Calgarian, I have been most fortunate to work all around the city; from Woodlands School in the deep SW, to inner city schools in Victoria Park and Connaught. Most recently I was the assistant principal at O. S. Geiger, a large culturally diverse school in the NE part of Calgary. I have enjoyed my experiences at every one of these fine CBE schools. Each one has its own distinctive culture, focus and energy and I have enjoyed learning and growing along with each school community.
As a teacher, and now as an administrator, I have always believed that learning is about taking risks, being inquisitive, making mistakes, an adventure. I believe that to effectively learn anything, a student needs to trust and deem that he or she is okay right where they are and that they know their own strengths and weaknesses. As educators we must strive to create classrooms that are a “safe” place to be, to think, to feel, to inquire. If we can lead our students to believe in themselves, then I am convinced that students will learn.
Education and its process need to be genuinely meaningful to our 21st century learners. Students need to be challenged with problems and ideas that they find first of all interesting and secondly intellectually demanding. For learning to have impact, students need to be engaged. Our Queensland Downs focus on inquiry based learning is an excellent way of engaging and energizing our students.
Team work, engagement, relevancy and rigor are the guiding principles which will help our students to believe in themselves as learners. Guiding our Queensland students to value and enjoy learning will move them from dependence to interdependence, from other reliant to self reliant, and from irresponsibility to responsibility in all areas of their lives.
It promises to be an exciting year at Queensland Downs School and I look forward to working with you all. “Striving for Excellence in a Changing World” What a fitting motto for today’s learners!
Sincerely,
Jean Hugill, Principal
Queensland Downs School
