885 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111

617-635-8497

Wai Chin Ng                               Cynthia Soo Hoo                           Michael McCarthy

Assistant Principal                                             Principal                                                     Assistant Principal

                                                                                                                                           August 25, 2022

Dear Quincy Elementary Kindergarten Families,

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you, as part of our educational family, to a wonderful 2022-2023 school year! A new school year is always exciting for families, students, and educators.

We are thrilled at the opportunity to get to know all of you and engage in the educational process together. Your child is embarking on a journey that will lead them on many roads of discovery and learning. Our focus is always providing each child with new challenges that will result in a rewarding school experience.

We are committed to making the Josiah Quincy Elementary School (JQES) a safe, welcoming, nurturing, supportive place that provides a challenging educational experience for all of our families and students. Together, we will work with you, our families, and community partners in preparing our students to be contributing global citizens beginning with our F.I.R.E. values:

Focus                *Stay on task

* Listen and follow directions

Integrity          *Be honest, courageous, and trustworthy

*Do the right thing regardless of what others are doing

Respect         *Treat people the way you want to be treated

*Value property of others like your own

Empathy         *Think of other people’s feelings

* Be mindful and considerate of others

Our school hours are 9:30am to 4:10pm. In preparation for a positive and productive school day and year, it is important that your child arrives at school on time.

Kindergarten Orientation          

We are excited to welcome you to Josiah Quincy Elementary School.  We at the Quincy School understand that transitioning into school can be difficult for young children, which is why we are inviting you and your K1/K2 child to come to school on Friday, September 9th, from 10:00AM – 11:00AM for a Kindergarten orientation. We will meet on our playground (please use the stairs located on Washington and Oak Street as the entry point to the playground), with each teacher assigned to a different area of the outdoor space and plenty of signage and staff members to assist families with finding their assigned teachers.

Please note that school will not start for your K1/K2 child until Monday, September 12th.

First Day of Kindergarten         

The first day of school for all Kindergarten students is Monday, September 12th.  Breakfast and lunch are FREE for all of our students each day. We recommend bringing your child to school on the first day, but if you plan on sending them on the bus, please put a label on their backpack with their name and their teacher’s name so we can make sure everyone gets to the right place.  All students should come in with a list of any allergies, your phone number, and how your Kindergartener will be getting home that day- be it the bus, after school program (please include the name of the program), or family pick-up (with a list of names of adults you give permission to pick your child).  

Arrival Procedures: School begins at 9:15.

Walkers: Starting at 9:15, staff will be stationed at the bottom of all playground stairs to escort/monitor students as they proceed to their identified areas on the playground.  Grades K0-K2 should meet at the stairwell on Washington and Oak St.; Grades 1-5 should meet at the stairwell on Oak and Shawmut St.  Parents/Guardians will be allowed on the playground for the first two days of school only.  Grades 3 and 5 will line up on the lower playground, Grades K0, K1, K2, 1, 2, and 4 will line-up on the upper playground.

Bus Students:  The only students that will be dropped off on Washington Street will be students in the Multiple Disabilities classrooms or individual students who have paraprofessionals to greet them at the bus.  All others will be dropped off on Marginal Road and staff will accept each bus one at a time and escort them to the playground keeping between students.

Classes will enter the building one at a time using three different entry points.

The playground will be our arrival area regardless of weather, so please plan accordingly each day!

Student Arrival after 9:30: Parents/Guardians will escort students to the side door on Washington Street, across from the middle school.  There is an intercom there, parents/guardians will page the office using the intercom and a staff member will come to escort the student to the classroom.  

Dismissal Procedures

K0-K2 will begin dismissing students at 3:45,  Grades 1 and 2 will begin dismissing at  3:55, Grade 3 at 4:00, and Grades 4 and 5 at 4:05

Walkers:  Oak and Shawmut St.:  Parents/Guardians of students in K2-5th grade  will be asked to stand in designated grade level areas on the lower playground.  Classes will be called to the landing at the stairs and sent from there to their parents/guardians.   K1 Parents/Guardians will gather outside of the glass doors on the corner of Washington St. and Oak St. and the students will be dismissed to families via the glass doors. Families should leave the school grounds immediately after receiving their children if possible in order to alleviate  the crowding  on the lower playground.

Bus students: Bus students will be dismissed from the auditorium until the cafeteria  is ready for use in November (it is being converted to a BPS My Way Cafe!).  Staff members (para-professionals and others) will be assigned to each pod to escort students to the auditorium, and the staff members will stay to assist Mr. Ng  until the teachers assigned to bus duty arrive.

If a student is being dismissed before 3:35 on a school day, the parent/guardian will use the Intercom at the Washington Street door across from the old  JQUS Middle School campus. Students cannot be dismissed after 3:35, as we will be beginning our regular school dismissal and staff members may not be available to escort students. Parents/Guardians should notify classroom teachers, preferably in writing, if they need to pick up their student early on a particular day.

The playground will be our dismissal area for walkers regardless of weather, so please plan accordingly each day!

Save the Date- Open House - Thursday, September 15th from 4:45-6:45pm where you will be able to meet your child(ren)’s teachers, learn about the curriculum and specific grade level expectations, as well as ways to support their learning at home.  

Homeroom Assignment

As in the past years, we have taken great consideration in creating balanced classrooms.

Your child has been assigned to    ______________  in Room _______________

The first day of school is always an exciting experience as students get to meet their teachers and classmates. We are all eager and look forward to the opportunity to work with you and your child for the 2022-2023academic year- Together WE will do great things!

All the best,

The Josiah Quincy School Administrators and Kindergarten Teachers

885 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111

617-635-8497

Wai Chin Ng                                  Cynthia Soo Hoo                          Michael McCarthy

吳偉群副校長                                                司徒玉英校長                                       麥啟德副校長                                

                                                                                2022年8月25日

親愛的昆士小學幼稚園 家庭，

我們非常高興地歡迎你，為我們教育一部分的家庭，迎接一個美好的 2022至2023 新學年！新學年總是令家庭，學生和教育工作者感到興奮，能有機會認識各位並一起參與教育過程。你的孩子正展開

一個 多元化的發現和學習旅程。我們的目標總是挑戰每一個孩子能獲取到有價值的學習經歷。

我們致力使昆士小學（JQES）能為所有家庭和學生提供一個安全，溫馨，培育，富有支持和挑戰性的教育經驗，與我們的家庭和社區合作夥伴透過 F.I.R.E.價值一同預備我們的學生成為全球公民 。

集中                 *留在任務

* 聽從指示

誠信                  *要誠實，勇敢，守信

*無論別人怎樣影響仍選擇做正確的事

尊重                 *以待遇自己的方式對待別人

*看重他人財物如自己的

同理                 *想想別人的感受

*要留意，並為他人著想

學校時間為 上午9:30至下午4:10 。為了準備 一個積極的學年，你的孩子須要準時上學。

幼稚園開放日          

約賽亞昆士小學很高興地歡迎您。我們在昆士小學了解到幼兒初入學是很困難的，所以我們邀請您和您的K1或 K2的孩子在 9月9日 星期五 從上午10時至 11時來參加學校開放日。我們會在操场見面（请通过Washington街和Oak街的楼梯进入操场），教职工将会被分配到每一个地点来帮助你找到教室的指定区域和老师。

请注意幼儿园将会在9月12日周一开学！

幼稚園的第一天         

所有幼稚園學生的第一天上課是 9月12日 星期一。學校一再會為所有學生，免費供應早、午餐。我们建议在开学第一天你可以带领孩子来上学，但是如果你计划让孩子乘坐校车，请在孩子的书包上做标记并写好孩子和名字和老师这样我们可以确保每个人都在正确的位置上。所有学生都要带好一个表格，上面写清楚孩子的过敏原，父母的电话号码以及孩子放学后怎样回家，比如坐校车，课后辅导班（写好课后辅导班的名称），或家长接走（写好所有允许接走你的孩子的成年人姓名）。

上學及放學

步行者：9点15分开始，教职工会在学校楼下操场的所有楼梯处护送／观察学生找到他们在操场中定位的地点。K0-K2年级应该在Washington街与Oak街的楼梯处见面；1-5年级应该在Oak街与Shawmut街的楼梯处见面。家长／监护人只会在开学前两天允许进入操场。3－5年级将会在下层操场列队，K0，K1，K2，1，2 和 4 年级将会在上层操场列队。 

校车入校学生:  唯一将在华盛顿街下车的学生将是“多重残疾”教室中的学生或被职工在校车上允许的个别学生。其他学生将在Marginal Road下车，学校工作人员将分辆接收校车，逐排将学生从校车引导出来，并护送他们到操场。

班级从三个不同的学校入口点逐一/分班入校。

无论天气如何，操场都是我们的入校抵达点，因此请每天按计划出行！

9:30后入校:  家长护送学生到中学对面的华​​盛顿街的侧门。父母使用门口门铃呼叫办公室后，学校工作人员将陪送学生前往教室。

放学程序：

K0-K2在下午3:45放學，1年级2年级在3:55放学，3年级4点放学，4年级5年级4:05放学。

步行入校学生：家长／监护人将会在低操场的指定地点等待，学生班级将会带到楼梯处，从那里送至家长／监护人处。家长应在接到孩子后立即离开操场。

校车学生: 乘校车的学生会在礼堂内放学直到11月份餐厅投入使用。职工会被分配到每一个地点来护送学生到达礼堂，并帮助副校长直到负责校车服务的老师达到

如果学生在3:35之前放学，家长将使用位于昆士中学对面的华盛顿街门口的对讲机跟学校联系。家长请提前告知班主任（最好写下来）如果需要提前接走孩子。

无论天气如何，学校都将在操场解散学生，请家长学生每天按计划安排！

保留日期

學校開放日定於9月15日星期四由下午4:45至6:45舉行。當天你將能與您子女的老師會面，了解課程和年級的具體期望，以及如何在家裡支持子女的學習。

編班

像往年一樣，我們為平衡課堂已作出極大的考慮。你孩子獲編進

________  老師    ___________  室

開學的第一天常常都是為大家帶來令人感到興奮經歷，我們都期待在 2022至2023學年與您和您的

孩子一起合作，讓我們一起努力實幹。

昆士學校行政人員和幼稚園老師謹上

                                                                                                                     2022年8月25日