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Welcome to the QAA Parents Association

 WEBSITE PA INFORMATION

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

 

Dear QAA Parents,

The Parents Association (PA) extends a warm welcome to everyone.  For our new families, we look forward to meeting you and sharing the QAA experience. To our returning families, the PA aims for the next year to be a positive and rejuvenating time for you and your daughters.  The Parents Association does our best to make this happen.  Now, the PA President and V.P. also assume another role; it is one of working closely with the QAA Board, Principal, teachers and administration, the Foundation, and parents (as your voice) on the Strategic Planning Committee.  As of July, 2011 the PA extends a warm welcome to Mrs. Mary Reynolds as our QAA Principal. 

About us:  The Parents Association is an Executive consisting of 15 parents that you select each May at our Annual General Meeting (AGM).  Everyone is invited to this AGM.  The PA Executive represents you.  On this Association we also have the Principal, a Teacher representative, and the Liaison Officer.  The PA meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at QAA.  You, as parents, are welcome to join us even if you are not on the Executive.  Just let us know beforehand, so we have proper seating arrangements.

Objectives of the PA:  Basically, our mission is 4- fold:

 1) To represent the interests and concerns of QAA parents 2) to act as a link of communication with the school, 3) to sponsor many school activities/awards 4) to fund student, teacher,  & Staff Wish List items.

  Information re:     Our PA sponsorship:

- Organizes and hosts an Annual Welcome BBQ for our new and returning families early in September.                                     

Information will be in your Welcome Package before school starts.  The BBQ for ~ 1000 is a huge undertaking.  Our QAA volunteers pitch in to make this fun for all QAA families, teachers and staff.

 - Funds the Early Morning Supervision Program (students may arrive early at 7 am.)

 - Organizes/hosts Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week  (they are the heart of QAA)

 - Sponsors  the Secondary 3 - Award of Excellence  at Honor Roll evening &  hosts  the event.

 - Sponsors the PA Spirit Award at Convocation

 - Sponsors  1 or 2 student(s)to go to the Forum for Young Canadians (Ottawa).

 - Sponsors Science Fair for Sec. 2 and 4 

 - Sponsors student transport to special events/field trips

 - Assesses new needs  (eg. Cyber-bullying workshop for Parents and students) in 2011/12.

 - Sponsors a Speaker Series that offers student access to guest speakers with dynamic careers (held in a conference-like format as of       March, 2011.

 - Funds hospitality for 2 information evenings for Sec.1 and Sec. 2-5.

- Sponsored and furnished a lounge area in the Library (2011), to allow students to work on group projects.

- Allocates roughly $10 – 12,000 per year for Wish List requests.  The goal is to enhance the QAA student experience.   The PA       helps QAA in many other subtle areas, eg. a $5000 donation to the Breezeway entrance upgrade.

 

Important : The PA offers all the above and more to QAA by holding only ONE fundraiser a year.  This is the Fall Chocolate Drive.  The Drive is “vital” for the PA to offer our sponsorship to the students and school.  Please help our QAA students and the PA volunteers make this a success.

The PA tradition for Chocolate Drive is:

a) Sec. 5 students receive a  Rugby Graduation Shirt for their effort  throughout the five years.

b) top sellers receive gift incentives at December Assembly                                                                                                                            

c)  pizza lunch is provided for each year’s top selling class.

 

The Chocolate Drive (Cadbury’s) plus the Family Membership Fee is our only source of income.  All PA  volunteer parents work very hard to make this a great success… please offer your support in helping your daughters  keep the campaign short and sweet.  (See the long pink sheet in the student welcome package).

The PA has always had and still needs our QAA parent volunteers to help us.  The PA truly appreciates and thanks the QAA parent community, for we are in this together.  Parents getting involved sets an example for the students.   It is key to helping students and parents know and enjoy the QAA school experience.

The PA is available for comments or suggestions.  Contact us with questions, concerns, offerings of help etc.  at 514-636-0900, ext. 448, or at ' ); //--> This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ">pa This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . The QAA PA website is www.qaa.qc.ca    

We look forward to seeing you and we wish everyone a happy, successful school year!

Debra Barrie

President, QAA Parents Association

514-630-4007 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

2011-2012 Parents Association Executive

 

   Officers:  President- Debra Barrie; Vice-President – Cindy Woods; Treasurer – Darlene Innes

          Secretary - Vera Turko-Kulycky

Members:   Cathy Alongi - Caroline Kennedy - Marissa Lane - Jacqueline Mallais - Cristina Molinari Farina – Kristen Pugsley –Cheryl Skean – Bessie Telfer – Garleen Tomney – Sonja Williams 

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Chocolate Drive

 

Thanks to one and all who helped make our Fair Trade Chocolate Drive such a great hit! Thanks to your participation, we raised over $10,000. Proceeds were used to fund the Wish List items. See text below.

 

 
Wish List

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Every year, the proceeds from the Chocolate Drive and funds from the Membership Fees support the Welcome BBQ, early morning supervision, Science Fair, hospitality receptions, the Award of Excellence, the QAA Parents Association Spirit Award, graduation prizes, grad rugby shirts and Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week.

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Annual General Meeting

The Parents Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) - TBD. Our special guest will be Mr. Dominic Varvaro, QAA Board President.

We are actively seeking interested parents or guardians to join our Executive Committee. This year, there will be eight open positions for parent representatives. Nominations will be taken from the floor at the AGM. This is a great way to become involved in your daughter’s school. No experience is necessary … just a willingness to help!

 
Cyber Bullying Workshop

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This year, the Parents Association will be sponsoring a Cyber Bullying Workshop, which has been organized by QAA’s Pastoral Animator. This workshop will be for parents and students at a date (TBA).

 
Annual QAA Family BBQ

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Welcome to all our QAA families, for our 10th Annual Welcome BBQ - 2011/2012 academic year. 

Come and enjoy friends, food, raffles, inflatables and games!  See you there on September 12th, 3.30pm - 7pm.

 

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Graduation Scholarship Spirit Award

 

Each year, the QAA Parents Association awards a graduation scholarship entitled the QAA PA Spirit Award to a graduating student who has used the different resources available to her and has made the most of her potential; has shown marked improvement academically and overall growth; with her love of learning, she is well on her way to a path of lifelong learning; is an ambassador for the school as evidenced in her manner of speech, comportment, enthusiasm, kindness, etc and is someone who helps make ‘good’ things happen. The Convocation Ceremonies held in June, 2011, we were proud to award this Spirit Award to Melanie L. Congratulations, Melanie!

 
Award of Excellence

Each year, the QAA Parents Association honours the outstanding performance and dedication of a Secondary 3 student. At the Honour Roll Ceremony held on October 20th, we were proud to award Victoria M. the Parents Association Award of Excellence. With Victoria’s excellent grade average, her endless participation in school committees along with her generous volunteering efforts, she is a very deserving recipient. Congratulations, Victoria!

 

 
Parents Association Meetings

The Parents Association meetings are open to all interested parents. If you wish to attend one of our meetings, kindly let us know and we will be happy to make the appropriate seating arrangements. We can be reached at 514-636-0900, ext 448, or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . Our meeting dates for the remainder of the year are: September 6th, October 4th, November 1st and December 6th (Social).

 

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