November 2019 - Q300 PTA

GivingTuesday on Tue, December 3, 2019 #GivingTuesday

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019 is #GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.

We are grateful to the Q300 families who have pledged or donated to the Direct Appeal. So far, we have raised a little over 40% of our Direct Appeal goal to fund teaching assistants, enrichment programs, teacher professional development, and other critical resources for our kids’ education.

Please help support the PTA by doing any of the following:

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Q300 PTA’s holiday shopping guide 2019

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Post published:Wed, November 27, 2019
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As we head into the holiday weekend, just a reminder for your holiday shopping (Black Friday and Cyber Monday!) that we have a number of ways to shop online that help raise money for the Q300 PTA:

Shop at Amazon through this link, the Q300 PTA can get 4% (and sometimes more, depending on the category) of your shopping: http://bit.ly/Q300Amazon
Storefront for Shutterfly and Tiny Prints, if you’re planning on ordering some of those cute holiday photo cards: http://q300pta.shutterflystorefront.com
Cute clothes for kids at our Primary.com storefront, with 10% kickback, which is good for everything on their site, not just uniforms: https://www.primary.com/school/q300
Children’s Bookstore is our online partner for books—we will get 30% through December 16th and 15% back for the rest of the year: https://www.childrensbookstore.com/welcome/?ref=S5YWTCW
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Q300 PTA Stepping Into Summer Party & Auction 2020

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Post published:Wed, November 20, 2019
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Annual Q300 PTA Stepping Into Summer Dance Party & Silent Auction 2020. DJ, Dancing, Food & Drink, Silent Auction, Raffles, and Online Auction! The venue might reach capacity so tickets are limited quantity! Date: Sunday, May 3, 2020 Time: 3:00pm-6:00pm Place: Central in Astoria (20-30 Steinway St, Astoria NY 11105)…

Make holiday cards at Shutterfly and help Q300

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Are you a family that likes making and sending holiday photo cards? If so, consider ordering through our Shutterfly storefront (also includes Tiny Prints). The Q300 PTA will receive 8% of your order to help your child's learning at Q300. This year's goal is to raise $500. Here is the…

Thanksgiving Pie Sales 2019

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Post published:Fri, November 15, 2019
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The Q300 PTA is excited to partner with La Guli Bakery of Astoria to provide delicious pies for our Thanksgiving feasts and to help raise funds for school programs. There are four different pies (Apple, Pumpkin, Blueberry, and Cherry) and each 8-inch pie costs $17.

Order online here with a credit card or use this paper form (the deadline of the paper-based order is Friday, November 8, 2019) and return to school with a check made out to Q300 PTA in a sealed envelope. The price for the pie will be $17.75 online as it will include $0.75 processing fee.

Online pie sales have been closed.
Both online and paper-based pie sales from La Guli Bakery have been closed. For inquiries, please contact the Fundraising Committee (Claire Lui at ClaireL[at]q300pta.org).

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Q300 Gallery Night 2019

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Enjoy food, wine and art at a midtown contemporary art gallery with your fellow Q300 community members – including teachers – all for the benefit of the students of Q300! Date: Friday, November 15, 2019 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location (new this year): ClampArt (247 W 29th St, New York,…

Q300 Coat and Sock Drive 2019

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Q300 PTA will collect coats and socks at the PTA meetings on Thursday, November 21 (LD). Collection boxes will also be at both the upper and lower division campuses for families who wish to send donations in with their child from Monday, November 18 through Friday, December 13, 2019. Date:…

Q300 Thanksgiving Luncheon for Teachers 2019

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On Wednesday, November 27th, 2019, the PTA will have a Thanksgiving appreciation luncheon for all of the staff and teachers at both campuses. We are so grateful for all of their hard work! We are also grateful for the generous donation made by Flavors NYC in Manhattan, which just opened a new store in Astoria called Local Kitchen.

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Time: 8:45pm – lunch time
Place: Q300 Lower Division (28-37 29th st) and Upper Division (31-51 21st street)
Volunteer URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdv2TEdEXAoSW7cyChTBdRMK1-mvxFXSDZogTgqQDmjaD7NzQ/viewform

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Q300 4th Grade & 8th Grade School Bake Sale

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Post published:Tue, November 12, 2019
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Our 4th graders and 8th graders will be running a bake sale to raise money for their year end trip (4th grade) and graduation expenses (8th grade). Please stop by and pick up some treats! The fourth grade & eighth grade families are organizing Bake Sale on Tuesday, November 12th,…

Holiday Gift Card Sale 2019

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Post published:Fri, November 8, 2019
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Let your holiday shopping work for the Q300 PTA.

Buy gift cards to over 70 major retailers and the Q300 PTA gets a percentage of the face value of each card. Download the order form here.

Act now! Orders are due Monday, November 25, 2019.

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