Announcement – Tuesday, October 20th Posted on October 20, 2026 QMS Morning Announcements Today is Day 5, October 20th 2026 Did you know – the average person has approximately 60,000 thoughts a day? Many are repetitive. This is WEEK 2 of our GHOST THE HURT CAMPAIGN. This week, we are focusing on GHOSTING OUT BODY-SHAMING. COUGAR REMINDERS -Yearbooks are on sale online; please ask your families to see the information on the QMS website, in Mr. Nelson’s weekly emails, or on Facebook Get FOUR FREE ICONS with the purchase of personalization, until Oct. 23rd. -Our QMS parent connections group is collecting new or gently used cards or card games. Please forward them to Mrs. Lyon! NATIONAL DWARFISM AWARENESS DAYThis coming Sunday October 25th, is International Dwarfism Awareness Day. To show our support and help spread awareness, we are asking everyone to wear green on Thursday. About 80% of people with dwarfism are actually born to average-height parents, meaning it can happen in any family. By wearing green, we are standing together to promote inclusion, celebrate differences, and show our support for the little people community both here and around the world. So, don’t forget to dig through your closets and wear your favorite green shirt, sweater, or socks this Thursday. DRAMA CLUBSecond half of lunch every day 3. ART ROOM The Art Room will be open on Tuesday and Wed second half of lunch for those finishing up projects or working on Remembrance Day art. WELLNESS CENTRE: Mr. Stu is seeking two or more grade 7 or 8 anchors to help with Take 5 for this coming week. The topic is going to be Lets Ghost out Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. This is an invitation to any members of our QMS community who are 2SLGBTQ+ Allies and would like an opportunity to have your voice heard. Please approach Mr. Stu TODAY if you would like to be involved. UBU meets every Tuesday and Thursday at lunch. LIBRARY CLUB – Meets the first half of lunch on Day 5s SPORTS Three on 3 Basketball:3 v 3 Boys & Girls Basketball is cancelled for this week but will resume Monday and Tuesday of next week Badminton TEAM “Badminton Club is now done; thank you to all the students who participated over the past five weeks. Badminton Team Tryouts will begin this week as follows:Grades 6 and 7 tryouts are Tuesday Oct. 20thGrade 8 tryouts are Wednesday, Oct. 21stand callbacks will be Thursday, Oct. 22.All tryouts are from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. D&D ClubD&D is every Day 1 and Day 3. Lunch Soccer Intramurals (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays):Today’s last games are Spain vs. Italy and Sweden vs. EnglandReferees and Score keepers are Rose/Madison and Kaelyn/Lydia.Playoffs will happen once all scores are calculated! Stay tuned. Tech Room The Tech Room is open the second half of lunch all week. Morning Intramurals Bring your gym shoes and enter the school at 8:00 a.m. Music Today at lunch there will be a practice for beginner clarinets, trombones and flutes. Please bring your lunch and we play once we have finished eating. This is a reminder of our Singing Club rehearsal after school today until 4:15pm PRIDE PASSES: Today we are recognizing a student in 6Lamey who was helpful to a classmate, and a student in 8Goodman for perseverance on work! Well done! TUESDAY TRIVIA / Answers on Wednesday – Please send answers to Mrs. Lyon Science & Nature What is the hardest natural substance on Earth? What is the largest planet in our Solar System? What do botanists study? Happy Birthday to: Dylan in 7Lord Quote of the Day: None of us is as smart as all of us – Ken Blanchard Here is your Let’s Ghost the Hurt at QMS thought for the day is this: Here’s something to think about as part of Let’s Ghost Body Shaming at QMS.: Why do we comment on other people’s bodies at all? Too tall. Too short. Too big. Too small. Too much hair. Not enough hair. Imagine if we simply stopped judging bodies and started getting to know the people living in them. Consider that today.