FACILITIES

 

FRONT  ENTRANCE

This is the front entrance of QPGS  three-story brick  building. All school doors are always locked during the school day with a door bell, camera and buzzer entry system at this entrance.

 

MAIN OFFICE

All visitors must be buzzed through the front door and  immediately walk straight ahead  to the main office. This office is the hub of all parent, teacher and student communication for QPGS. Each classroom has two way communication to this office.

 

LIBRARY

The library at Queen of Peace Elementary School has been undergoing a slow and steady upgrade for the past two years. Under the supervision of Mrs Joyce Kearns,  Mrs Josephine Romano and Sister Catherine Albert, the oldest of our reading selections have been discarded and replaced by many new attractive and colorful editions.  Along with DVD’s and video/audio tapes, all of these new books have been logged onto an electronic library tracking system.

Our growing library consists of 2,415 hard cover books; 2,055 paperbacks; 403 VHS tapes; 154 DVD’s; 31 audio CDs and 9 audio CD books.  Within this collection, there are 2,397 non-fiction and 2,627 fiction books. Additionally, a collection of good research classics are available. The teachers are asked to select materials which coordinate with their classroom curriculum.

Students visit the library and the adjacent computer room weekly. 6th, 7th and 8th Grade students are encouraged to choose books for independent reading as well as research for class projects. 1st to 5th Graders can choose a favorite book or DVD. A weekly topic is chosen for kindergarteners to experience the full scope of library books. Special consideration is given for individual research and information.

“It is important for students to learn how to use the library independently,” said Mrs. Kearns. “There is such a great deal of information that can be gained when the students enjoy their reading experiences.” Mrs. Kearns has served as our school librarian for two years. Mrs Romano has been volunteering in our school library for eighteen years. The school community is very proud of the progress that has been made in our library !

 

QPGS sponsors a Scholastic Book Fair in September which helps us to annually add new materials to our collection. We also participate in Barnes & Noble Book Fair incentives.

 

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COMPUTER  LAB

QPGS Computer Lab has 18 DELL Pentium desktops and 16 Pentium laptops on two rolling stations.

In addition, there are 7 SMART boards and projectors in shared use throughout the school as well as 2  desktop computers in each classroom. Computers are also available for student use during After Care.

Students in Grades K to 8 spend one-half hour to forty-five minutes each week in the Computer Lab. When working in the lab, each student uses his/her own computer. Classes include keyboarding, introductory use of spreadsheet and powerpoint presentations.

 

CAFE-TORIUM

QPGS uses this space for its weekly Music classes as well as for daily lunchtimes.

In addition, our Music Department prepares several  shows annually---an afternoon Christmas Concert, a Spring Musical and an end-of-the-year Band Concert.

Assemblies as well as academic competitions and parent events are also held in this all-purpose space.

 

HIGH  SCHOOL FIELD

QPGS has full use of our high school field for annual Field Day events, weekly Physical Education classes and daily recess times.