In honor of Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17th, the Q300 PTA invites all students and their families to participate in the Kindness Challenge. Fill out as many boxes on your Kindness Bingo Board and then post about what you did on the Padlet (https://padlet.com/monroeb6/zcoaacp444sez58a) by February 17th…
Q300 Chess Team is participating in the Greater NYC Scholastic Championship on Jan 30-31, 2021. See https://www.q300chess.com/event-schedule/ and https://www.gnyscc.com for more information. For more information about the Q300 Chess Team, go to http://q300pta.org/q300-chess-team/.
The Connected Chef (https://theconnectedchef.com) is a Queens based organization that delivers nutritious, high-density groceries to families through their Lifeline Grocery Initiative. Families in the Lifeline program have been put out of work due to COVID-19 and do not qualify for unemployment or other government assistance. Dates: Sunday, January 31, 2021…
Q300 PTA are organizing a holiday season food drive for the local community in collaboration with PS17 and PS234. All donations will benefit families in PS17, PS234, and Q300 as well as the local community members. There are two ways to contribute to the Food Drive, which takes place from…
Registration for this event has been closed. The Q300 PTA invites your family to participate in our Virtual Family Game Night. Get the whole gang together for an evening of fun and family-friendly competition with interactive game show-style challenges, scavenger hunts, charades, trivia, and more, hosted by a live DJ.…
DOE will have the Community Meals sites open during the Winter Recess to provide meals for families. The sites are closed only on Friday, December 25, 2020 (Christmas Day) and Friday, January 1, 2021 (New Year's Day), but they are open on the other days during the winter break. The…
A group of Astoria small businesses and non-profit organizations raised a fund to put up a large Holiday Tree in Athens Square Park (next to the LD). The tree will stay up at the park until January 20, 2021. See https://astoriapost.com/large-christmas-tree-coming-to-athens-square-park-next-week-funded-by-astoria-businesses for more information.
DOE is soliciting nominations for the Big Apple Awards 2021-2022. The deadline is Sunday, January 10, 2021. The instructions for the nomination and the list of the Big Apple Award Recipients for the previous year is found on the DOE website at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/vision-and-mission/big-apple-awards.
The Q300 chess team had their Fall home tournament with a record attendance of 140 participants including 50 from Q300. Congratulations to Landon Koh, a Q300 2nd grader, tied for first in the Open section, beating a number of strong kids and adults. Also, the Q300 chess team will take…
Do you have a community building project idea? Interested in initiating a new virtual fundraiser? Have a way to help strengthen Q300? The PTA would like to hear your thoughts! If you have a specific idea that you would like to implement, please fill out this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HK86JzslrkWj2eyZBcFnvk9GC8ztkrKjXNvm1Iusf6Q/viewform?edit_requested=true). The Board…