The school year is well underway, and I hope that everyone is feeling at home in their new schools and classrooms. Even this far into the school year, many of our QUEST students are still adjusting to the new routines and new expectations of the QUEST program. It’s not just the students who have a period of adjustment, either. The first few months of school are filled with many changes that the parents and families of QUEST students need to come to terms with, too.
I have two sons currently participating in the QUEST program. My oldest is now in Mrs. Franks’ Fifth/Sixth classroom at Meeker. He’s been in a full-time QUEST classroom since third grade, and participated in the pull-out program for the two years before that. My middle son was in the pull-out program last year, and is in a second grade clustering classroom this year. We’ve had some experience handling this time of year and the demands of the full-time program. For many of our families, however, this year has been filled with unknowns. Last year there were around 120 students in a full-time program. This year, that number is about three times that. It can be a bit of a shock. Hang in there, and encourage your kids to hang in there. It’s worth all the hard work. If you would like to discuss what you’re going through with other parents in a similar situation, please check out our forum.
Now that everyone has had a chance to start getting settled into their new classrooms, we invite you to join us this Thursday, October 22nd, at Sunrise Elementary from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. We’ll be hosting our annual Ice Cream Social. It’s a great opportunity for kids and families to get together and learn about ABC and what we have to offer. It’s also a great opportunity to put names and faces together, both of your child’s classmates and their parents.
Here are some recent highlights posted to our website at www.questabc.org.
