We are very excited to welcome our new students into our kindergarten class!  

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The first day of Kindergarten classes will be Wednesday, August 20.  8:30am-1:10pm. Thursday and Friday, August 21-22 will also be early out schedule 8:30-1:10pm. Click here for the full Quest Academy 2025-2026 school year.

We look forward to seeing each of you during our Back to School Night on Monday, August 18, 6-8pm.  Have a wonderful summer break! 

Last Week of School: 

MONDAY – NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY-FRIDAY, MAY 27-30
   Early Out 8:30-1:10pm

• TUESDAY, MAY 27
  • Graduation Celebration 9:30 am in the library
  • Best dress or uniform
  • If you would like, you may check your student out after our celebration by notifying the Q1 office.
• WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
  • Field day
  • Dress for the weather- we will be outside 8:45-10:00am
• THURSDAY, MAY 29
  • K-2 Talent Show (we will watch students perform that previously signed up through the school link)
  • Visit 1st grade
• FRIDAY, MAY 30   
• Free Dress Down
• Early Out– 1:10pm

Please remember to return the zipper bag and book this week along with any borrowed clothing.

 Summer Learning "Quest"

We are excited to invite your child to participate in our summer learning “Quest”. There are different levels of achievement available to allow all students the opportunity to participate and receive recognition for their efforts. We hope you will make summer learning a priority.

 Saying Goodbye

We have spent a year growing and learning together as a class family. It has been our experience that saying goodbye to teachers and friends can bring a variety of responses from our young children. Our hope is that the transition will be fun and exciting for all our students.

But it can be difficult for them to express how they are feeling and even more challenging for them to understand what they are feeling. They may express these feelings by acting out, struggling to come to class, no reactions, or many other ways. Please know this is normal.

It is very important to us that each of them knows that they will always hold a special place in our hearts. That we will continue to care for them, wherever they are- if we are close and see each other often or if we are far apart. Please know that you are always welcome to reach out to us, we enjoy hearing from our students and their families.

Here are a couple articles that have some practical ideas to support you and your child through this transition.

• Bright Horizons- Helping Children Say Goodbye to Teachers and Friends
• Scholastic- Tips to Get Ready for the School Year End

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 Weekly Reminders:

1- TUESDAYS: May 13th is our last library day this year. Please send library books back to school or arrange payment with Mrs. Anderson for lost books. This will also be our last day for zipper bag books. Please return books and zipper bags to our classroom.

2- FRIDAY: Early Out 1:10pm
*Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)

3- $6.00 donations are welcome to help with our field trip expenses, including the cost of bus transportation. These optional donations can be given to the office.

Upcoming Events:

• May 13: Final library day- ALL books due
• May 22: Kindergarten Field Trip to Treehouse Children’s Museum
• May 23: Dollar Dress Down Day and Yearbook signing day
• May 26: Memorial Day- No School
• May 27: Mrs. Hirano’s Kindergarten class graduation 9:30-10:15 am in the library and Early out
• May 28: Elementary Field Day and Early out
• May 29: Elementary Talent Show, 1st grade class visit (we will briefly meet the 1st grade teachers) and Early out
• May 30: Last day of school and Early out

 Summer Reading Programs:

There are many fun and free ways to encourage summer reading. Here are just a few:

• Barnes & Noble Book Store: Summer Reading Program | B&N INC
• Weber County Library
• Davis County Library | Home
• Summer Reading Program | Utah State Library Division
• Collaborative Summer Library Program
• Scholastic Home Base
• Utah State Fair-Read & Win!
• Camp BOOK IT! | The Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program

Updates:

1- Tuesdays: Send take-home library books, zip folders, and school folders to school (please remove the “keep at home” pages)

2- FRIDAY:  Early Out 1:10pm
 *Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)

3- $6.00 donations are welcome to help with our field trip expenses, including the cost of bus transportation. These optional donations can be given to the office.

4-At the beginning of the year we asked for a $30.00 donation to help cover classroom supplies. If you have not yet donated and would like to please donate online or in the Q1 office.

5-We are in need of more snacks to get us through to the end of the year. If you are able to donate healthy snacks, you can leave them at the office with "Mrs. Hirano" on it or send it with your child to class.

6-You will see progress monitoring books come home. Your child will love to show you the progress they have made this year in reading and math.

Upcoming Events:

• May 13: Final library day- ALL books due
• May 22: Kindergarten Field Trip to Treehouse Children’s Museum
• May 23: Dollar Dress Down Day and Yearbook signing day
• May 26: Memorial Day- No School
• May 27: Mrs. Hirano’s Kindergarten class graduation 9:30-10:15 am in the library and Early out
• May 28: Elementary Field Day and Early out
• May 29: Elementary Talent Show, 1st grade class visit (we will briefly meet the 1st grade teachers) and Early out
• May 30: Last day of school and Early out