{"id":1144,"date":"2026-10-09T16:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T20:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2026-10-09T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:53:10","slug":"parent-bulletin-october-10-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/2026\/10\/09\/parent-bulletin-october-10-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Bulletin ~ October 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Monday<\/strong> <strong>12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tuesday<\/strong> <strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Wednesday<\/strong> <strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Thursday<\/strong> <strong>15<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Friday<\/strong> <strong>16<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><u>Thanksgiving<\/u><\/strong>  <br><strong><u>No School<\/u><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong><u>Ordering opens for Pizza hot lunch<\/u><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Bikes and Scooters<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are very happy to see many students riding bikes and scooters to school. However, we also would like families to make sure that we take care to be safe while on school property and sidewalks around the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students and parents are expected to dismount off all bikes and scooters once on school property. <strong>Pedestrian-Only Zones &#8211;<\/strong> All Queen Elizabeth school grounds, including parking lots, fields, play areas, drop-off lanes, walkways, and indoor locations, are designated \u201cDismount Zones\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is being encouraged that all individuals bringing an e-bike or e-scooter to district property meet all legal requirements for that device &#8211; minimum operator age and helmet requirements. Please review the City of New Westminster guidelines for e-mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwestcity.ca\/transportation\/getting-around\/e-mobility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.newwestcity.ca\/transportation\/getting-around\/e-mobility<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Early Dismissal and Family Conferences \u2013 Oct. 21<sup>st<\/sup> and 22<sup>nd<\/sup> &nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers will be sending out information regarding family conferences for the upcoming early dismissal days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Fresh to you Fundraiser<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year we are participating in our fourth <strong>Fresh to You Fundraiser<\/strong>&nbsp;by selling top quality fruits and vegetables from BC&nbsp;\ud83c\udf4e\ud83e\udd54\ud83e\udd55. Support local farmers while raising <strong>funds<\/strong>&nbsp;for our<strong>&nbsp;school garden<\/strong>. The Fresh to You Fundraiser, which is supported by the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (BCAITC), provides a <strong>40% profit<\/strong> for each bundle sold!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>$25 Bundle<\/strong>:&nbsp;3 lb onions, 3 lb carrots, 3 lb apples, 5 lb potatoes (no substitutions)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please complete your <strong>order online<\/strong>&nbsp;through School Cash On-Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orders must be placed by <strong>midnight<\/strong> on<strong>&nbsp;Wednesday, October 14<\/strong> <strong>\ud83d\udcdd<\/strong>. We are expecting our bundles to be delivered in November. Once the exact date is confirmed, we will contact you regarding pick up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>October<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12 \u2013 Stat Holiday \u2013 Thanksgiving \u2013 no school<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16 &#8211; Ordering opens for Pizza Hot Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 \u2013 22 \u2013 Book Fair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 &amp; 22 \u2013 Student\/Parent Conferences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Early Dismissal \u2013 12:05<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23 \u2013 Non-Instructional Day \u2013 Professional Development Day \u2013 no school for students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">25 \u2013 Last day to order Pizza Hot Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">27 \u2013 Pumpkin Run \u2013 Spirit Day \u2013 Wear your pumpkin colours!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">30 \u2013 Pizza Hot Lunch Day \u2013 PAC fundraiser<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>November<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11 \u2013 Stat Holiday \u2013 Remembrance Day \u2013 no school<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12 \u2013 Individual Photo \u2013 Re-take Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13 \u2013 Ordering opens for Pizza Hot Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22 \u2013 Last day to order Pizza Hot Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23 \u2013 Non-Instructional Day \u2013 Professional Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">27 \u2013 Pizza Hot Lunch \u2013 PAC Fundraiser<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 14 Thursday 15 Friday 16 Thanksgiving No School Ordering opens for Pizza hot lunch Bikes and Scooters We are very happy to see many students [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-page-news"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/QEE-Banner-Default-Template.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"bpayne","author_link":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/author\/bpayne\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1144"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1150,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144\/revisions\/1150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/qee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}