LEGACY PATHWAY Orders are now being accepted until April 8 for the next phase of our Legacy Path. Permanently mark your time at QMS with a beautiful engraved brick. Connect with our Development & Alumni Relations Office for further details.

OTTAWA BOUND Congratulations to Jelly Pei (Grade 12)! She has been invited to attend the Forum for Young Canadians in Ottawa during Spring Break. While in our nation’s capital, she will learn about the parliamentary process, collaborate with peers, uncover key local and global issues and dine with Federal Members of Parliament .

PAC SUMMER SUNSHINE Prepare your garden for the sunshine this summer with beautiful flowers, berries and vegetables from Van Noort. Bulbs, roots and potted berries are available until April 8. To view the complete PAC fundraising catalogue, click here.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR Thank you to everyone in our community who supported our Scholastic Book Fair. Parent and student volunteers were a huge asset during the event which raised $1333.67 in books to enhance our library resource inventory.

YEARBOOKS ON SALE Treasure the memories by placing your order today for yearbooks. Junior School yearbooks are $35 before May 1 and Senior School yearbooks are $65 before March 18. After Spring Break, Senior School yearbooks will be $70 until May 1.

ARTIST VISIT Students in Grade 5 and Art 10-12 were excited to welcome local Salish artist Lambert Goldsmith to class recently. Mr. Goldsmith’s visit, along with a field trip to the Cowichan River Hatchery, taught students about indigenous plants, salmon conservation and First Nation's traditions. What a fun way to prepare for participation in an exciting local public art mural project!

THE ROYAL REMINDER

Queen Margaret’s School | 660 Brownsey Avenue Duncan, BC, V9L 1C2 | T 250 746-4185 | F 250 746-4187 | www.qms.bc.ca

QMS ADMISSIONS CALENDAR

APR 1-3 CAN-AM EXPO, MARKHAM, ON, CANADA

APR 4 TORONTO, ON, CANADA

APR 6 PARKSVILLE, BC, CANADA

APR 20 CALGARY, AB, CANADA

APR 21-24 RED DEER, AB, CANADA

APR 28 KELOWNA, BC, CANADA

MAY 16-20 FRANKFURT, DUSSELDORF & ESSEN,

GERMANY

MAY 21-25 NEUSS, GERMANY

JUNE 10-12 SACRAMENTO, CA, USA

Our Admissions staff travel to cities around the world to

meet with prospective families. If you have friends or

family who are interested in meeting with one of our

representatives, please contact us by calling 250-746-

4185 or emailing Admissions.

QMS PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION Keep up to date with all of our Parents’

Association’s activities by clicking here to read

the most recent PA Minutes. If you have any

concerns or suggestions, please contact one of

the committee members:

Co-Chairs Dina Holbrook & Kirsty Grant

Vice Chair Jennifer Pelton

Secretary Tammy Gurski

Treasurer Nancy Wilson Becerra

THE VALUE OF SERVICE The QMS Senior School Green/Global Coalition raised $129.55 at their We Bake for

Change—Fair Trade Awareness Raising bake sale. 50% of the proceeds will go to Free the Children with the remaining funds going to enhance future Green Team initiatives.

Thank you everyone for your support!

Next PA Meeting: April 5, 2016 Time: 8:10am

Karin Quinn Hall

THURSDAY MARCH 17, 2016 Facebook Twitter

UPCOMING EVENTS ALL SCHOOL

MARCH 21-APRIL 1 SPRING BREAK, NO CLASSES

APRIL 4 8:00AM ALL CLASSES RESUME & QMS TURNS 95 YEARS OLD

APRIL 4 3:00PM OOMA TEA CELEBRATION, HEAD’S HOUSE

APRIL 8 9:00AM QMS OPEN HOUSE, THE LEARNING CENTRE

JUNIOR SCHOOL

MARCH 18 9:00AM PRIMARY RECOGNITION ASSEMBLY

MARCH 18 10:30AM INTERMEDIATE RECOGNITION ASSEMBLY

MARCH 18 1:30PM-2:30PM JUNIOR SCHOOL EASTER EGG HUNT

APRIL 12 10:00AM-1:00PM PRIMARY SCHOOL SWIMMING LESSONS

APRIL 14 AUTHOR PRESENTATION BY LEE EDWARD FODI, TLC

SENIOR SCHOOL

MARCH 20-MARCH 31 SERVICE TRIP TO ECUADOR

APRIL 7 8:00AM GRADE 8-9 RAISING VOICES POETRY WORKSHOP, FINE ARTS HALL

APRIL 11 9:00AM WE VOLUNTEER NOW WORKSHOP

APRIL 13 END OF TERM 3

RESIDENCE

MARCH 20 RESIDENCE CLOSES FOR SPRING BREAK

APRIL 2 RESIDENCE RE-OPENS

APRIL 5 5:00PM CULTURAL DINNER—JAPAN

EQUESTRIAN

APRIL 9 MENTAL PREP CLINIC WITH SONJA SEYFORT, QMS, BC, CANADA

APRIL 10 HUNTER/JUMPER SCHOOLING SHOW, QMS, BC, CANADA

2015-2016 SCHOOL CALENDAR

2016-2017 SCHOOL CALENDAR

Bio: For over 20 years, Allison Rees has taught LIFE Seminar courses to parents from all family situations. Her courses have been attended by thousands of parents and have changed people’s lives profoundly. She has co-authored two books, “Sidestepping the Power Struggle” and “The Parent Child Connection.” Allison’s articles and monthly “Cut It Outs” regularly appear in Parenting Today, the Times Colonist, and Island Parent Magazine. She takes a no nonsense approach to teaching, which takes the guess work out of parenting. “How we parent today has an impact on our child’s future self.”

proudly presents

Creating Healthy Family Boundaries with Dr. Allison Rees

Winning Co-Operation with Effective Communication

Date: Monday, May 2, 2016 Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Location: The Learning Centre, Queen Margaret’s School Cost: FREE RSVP: mjurisic@qms.bc.ca (Seats are limited, please register early to avoid disappointment.)

We invite QMS Parents and Guardians to a parenting workshop. Dr. Rees will focus on family boundaries and how these invisible lines can separate us or bring us together. Dr. Rees believes that when we take over our children’s responsibilities, we are crossing specific boundaries and interfering with their learning. Don’t let personal fears interfere with your parenting, depriving our kids of taking normal, healthy risks. How do we find balance? How do we avoid over-indulging? How can we secure the true meaning of respect in our families which really means having boundary clarity? We invite you to explore these questions with Dr. Rees and other QMS parents.