Announcements – Friday, September 11th

Announcements for Friday, September 11^th 2026  

📚 QMS Daily Fact:  Did you know September 11th celebrates Make Your Bed Day?  This may be your sign to clean your room this weekend after a very busy start to the school year!

Energy Drinks:  Energy Drinks are not to be consumed at school, on campus, or during after school activities/sports.  Please leave these at home.

Cafeteria:  Next week, Grade 7s are in the cafeteria.  A new food distribution system will begin on MONDAY.  On Monday, any grade 6 or 8 students who ordered Hot Lunch will pick up their order in the cafeteria, and then bring it back to their classrooms.  We hope that this new system will be both more efficient and environmentally friendly!  For today, food will be distributed as it has this week.  Please be patient.

Art

There will be a meeting for all grades interested in joining art and poster club on Monday Sept 14th the second half of lunch in the Art Room. Please come and find out more information!

Sports:

Morning intramurals will start on Monday – please make sure you bring your gym shoes with you!  You can’t go to your locker beforehand.  Come into the school at 8:00 am.

Soccer Intramural tournament information meeting – There will be a meeting on Tuesday, September 15 in the gym, during the second half of lunch. All students are welcome to attend, we will give out all the information.

Music:

Music activities are starting NEXT week!  If you enjoy singing, please sign up for the Singing Club.  There is a sign up list outside of the music room!  All singers are welcome!  Our first practice is next Tuesday after school.  It ends at 4:15pm.

Hello band students who were in band last year!  Senior Band is starting on Wednesday after school until 4:40pm!  Please sign up outside of the Music room or see Ms. Rattray for more info!

If you are new to QMS OR you didn’t do band last year, then learn how to play an instrument in Beginner Band!  We begin trying out instruments after school on Thursday. If you did not already sign up with Ms. Rattray, please sign up outside of the Music room.

Tech:

The Tech Room is NOT yet open for lunch. 

Break Time DJ
Mrs. Lyon is accepting Break Time DJ applications!  If you would like to be responsible for playing break music, please pick up an application in Mrs. Lyon’s office and return by Monday at noon.   This is for Grade 8s Only.

Other:

School picture day is Monday, September 28^th.  Mark you calendars!

Happy Birthday to Henry Dobbin in 6 Gallant, and Kylie Wood in 7 Lord’s class!

Staff:

GoldRush! Pay your dollar by the end of the noon hour Friday!

See cougars demonstrating our PRIDE Code?  Don’t forget to celebrate with PRIDE PASSES!  Cougars, you can have your name entered into weekly and monthly prizes by showing preparedness, respect, involvement, determination, and effort!

⭐ QMS Inspirational Quote of the Day: 

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

Maya Angelou