Bi-Monthly Newsletter

April 2, 2010

Spring Break There will be no school April 5—9. Hooray! Relax and have some fun!

Best of the Bay TV You can catch Quarry Lane on

Best of the Bay TV this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. on KRON 4. Maybe you’ll be

on TV!

Futsal Championships

It was an amazing season for our middle school and high school futsal teams! The middle

school futsal team, the only co-ed, mixed

grade team in the under 14 bracket, won the bronze medal in their very first year in the league. The high school

team, also in its first year, took home the gold medal after an ex-citing game on Sunday. Go Cou-gars!

Art Contest Quarry Lane was one of 38 schools

that partici-pated in this ye ar ' s S an

R a m o n Womens' Club

Art Contest. Of the 12 awards given at the high school level, QLS stu-

dents took home 7 (first place, second place, third place and sev-eral honorable mentions).

ACT Test and Class Quarry Lane will be hosting an ACT preparation class from Kaplan Test

Prep. April 2—Deadline for ACT class sign-up April 17—June 10 – ACT Prep

Class, 12 sessions June 12—ACT Exam

The practice test and results work-shop are free. The 12-week ACT

prep class costs $499. Register or get more info in the upper school office.

SAT 10 Info Night

If your student is in middle school, please join us on Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dublin Villa for a

SAT 10 information meeting. Come learn about our standardized test-ing, see sample questions, under-

stand how to read your child’s score and more. SAT 10 testing is scheduled for April 26 - 30. Please note: high school students will not

be taking the SAT 10 this year.

Pizza Fridays

Support our graduating seniors and have a delicious pizza lunch! The senior class of Quarry Lane will be selling pizza at lunch on

Fridays until the end of the school year (April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 28). Purchase a slice of Costco

pizza and a bottle of water for just $5!

In 500 Words or Less Join us in watch-ing the award

winning docu-mentary "In 500 Words or Less" for a glimpse into the lives of regu-

lar high school students on the road to college. Perfect for stu-dents in grades 8 through 11 and their families. Admission is FREE!

April 23, 7 pm in the Dublin Villa.

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Yearbooks

It’s not too late to get your 2009-2010 yearbook! This year’s Cata-mount WILL sell out so don’t delay. Order yours ASAP for only $60 in

the upper or lower school offices.

College Fair It’s never too early to start think-ing about col-

lege! Register today for the East Bay College Fair; May 8 at St.

Mary’s College. Dozens of local and out-of-state colleges will be repre-sented.

Spring Break

Best of the Bay

Futsal Championships

ACT Test Prep

Art Contest

SAT 10 Info Night

Inside this issue: Quarry Lane Events By Kelley Foulk, Assistant to the Upper School Director

Pizza Fridays

In 500 Words or Less

Quarry Lane 2.0

Enjoy Spring Break!

April 5 - 9

Yearbooks

College Fair

April 2, 2010

Bi-Monthly Newsletter

Spring Break I hope all of our Quarry Lane families enjoy re-

laxation and fun during spring break, April 5 - 9. See you April 12!

Science Fair Congratulations to all of the stu-dents who participated in the sci-

ence fair. It was a real treat to walk through the Villa and see all

the hard work and creativity

that was inte-grated into the

many projects. A special ―thank

you‖ goes to Mrs. Cheryl Dixon for planning and executing such a successful fair. Additionally, a

tremendous ―thank you‖ goes to the fol-lowing judges: Manish Kulkarni, Sumithra

Ramadas, Jacob Wilbrink, Madan Oak, David Dixon and Raj Batra. Your dedication to the fair was

truly appreciated! Thank you for being so attentive to all of our students and for providing such excellent feedback.

The following students were awarded gold medals: Jr.K - Noelle Woodward K - Stephanie Dixon, Amita Grewal

1 - Marta Wilbrink 3 - Bora Gursel 4 - Vincent Dixon, Nico Reichert,

Maja Kuehner

The following students were awarded silver medals: 1 - Christianna Hadsell, Rohil Sax-ena, Neil Shah 2 - Jordan Peters, Deya Ragahaven,

Annika Huston 3 - Nikita Laungani, Sebastian Summo,

Swetha Bellam 4 - Nikita Tirupathi 5 - Devika Oak, Supriya Ravis-hankar, Nicole Sinitsa

Congratulations to all the winners!

QSLPA Fund Raiser Thank you to every-one who partici-

pated in the spring fundraiser! Be-cause of your dona-tions and participation, the QLSPA

was able to raise approximately $2,000.00. The QLSPA will be pro-viding an ice cream treat on Fri-

day, April 2 for grades Jr. K through 5 to say ―thank you‖ for your participation and support of the QLSPA. YUM!

SAT 10 Info Night

Please join us on Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dublin Villa for a SAT 10 information meeting. Come

learn about our standardized test-ing, see sample questions, under-stand how to read your child’s score and more. SAT 10 testing for

grades K through 8 is scheduled for April 26 - 30.

Spring Pictures Friday, April 23 is spring picture

day for grades

Jr.K through 12. Spring pictures are optional and your student

should inform their teacher if

they want to be photographed. Students may wear free dress for

spring pictures. The payment for-mat is different from the fall pho-tos. Parents will be able to pre-

view all the photos before pur-chasing, so you pay only for the sheets of prints that you like. If you decide you do not want to pur-

chase any photos, all the prints may be returned to the school office. Photo reminders will be sent home on April 16.

Volleyball Clinic The volleyball clinic, open to students in

g r a d e s 3 through 5, will begin April 12 and continue

until May 28. The clinic will be held in the upper school gym on Mon-days and Tuesdays from 3:30 p.m.

to 5 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information please contact Athletic D ire c tor P h i l l ip Ha r r a t

pharr@quarrylane.org.

Spring Break

Science Fair

QLSPA Fund Raiser

Spring Picture Day

SAT 10 Info Night

Inside this issue:

Congrats to all our

Science Fair Winners!

Quarry Lane Events By Gabrielle Denton, Lower School Director

Volleyball Clinic

A Fit and Healthy

Family is a Happy

Family!

Bi-Monthly Newsletter

April 2, 2010

Family Fitness Have you made a commitment to keep your family healthy and fit? Chil-

dren cannot change their exercise habits by themselves. They need the

help and support of

their family. I help my children stay active and fit through sports

programs like soccer, basketball, baseball and swimming. My two

oldest kids have even participated in some children’s triathlons. As a child, I was active in sports and I currently

play soccer on three adult teams. I also enjoy coaching my children in their sports programs. Getting your

children excited about fitness will instill in them the desire to live a healthy and fit lifestyle.

There are so many healthy behav-iors and habits you can encourage

your family to do. For starters, you can limit the amount of time your child spends on TV, video

games and computer and encourage your child to find more

active hobbies, like riding their bike or playing outside. You may meet some

resistance as these behaviors or habits are hard to change within a family, especially if members aren't

ready, willing or able to make changes. Small, progressive steps can help. Keep in mind the following helpful

hints:

It's not a race. The first rule of

change is to not make changes too quickly. It takes time and dedication to unlearn unhealthy behaviors and to

develop new, healthy ones.

Think small. Small, gradual changes are easiest to commit to and incorpo-rate into daily life. Small changes can

make a big difference over time. Pick a few small changes that seem doable, like turning off the TV during dinner,

switching from soda and fruit juices to milk or water, or taking a walk after dinner once a week.

Set individual and family goals.

Goals need to be realistic and measur-able. Set specific goals for each family member and then determine family

goals. For example, your child's goal might be to eat fresh fruits and vege-tables for afternoon

snacks, and the family's goal might be to reduce fast food meals to only

once a month.

Get your child active. There are so

many programs you can sign-up your child for including organized sports teams, gymnastics, karate, dance and

swimming. Talk to your child about some activities that are available in the local area and see what appeals to

them. Once your child is signed up, encourage them to

fulfill their commit-ment even if they do not seem to like the activity at first.

Be active as a family. Take family

walks. There are so many wonderful trails in the area you can explore.

Go to bayarea-hiker.com for hiking trails in the

local area.

Even a walk around the neighborhood

or to the park is fun for the whole family. Other fun family activities include, mini-golf, bowling or playing

outside together. My husband enjoys playing HORSE with our children on the basketball hoop. Your child will enjoy

any activity you want to do with them. Nothing beats spending time with Mom and Dad!

Other ways to create a healthy

home environment include:

Remove sugar-

sweetened drinks from the home.

Offer more whole-grain foods with

meals and snacks.

Reduce the number of meals eaten out at fast-food and other restau-

rants.

Sit down together for family meals and have those meals last at least 30 minutes.

Remove TVs and com-

puters from children's bedrooms.

Include children in active chores, such as washing the car or walking

the dog. The best way to get your child on

board with the new, active lifestyle is to commit to the changes yourself. Your actions teach your child what to

eat, how much to eat and when to eat. You also encourage your child to be physically active every day if you make

it a priority yourself. The whole family can enjoy getting fit and healthy to-gether.

Think fit!

Inside this issue:

Fitness Together By Katie Warren, Director - Pleasanton West