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…
As part of #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, on December 1 and your end of year giving, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the PTA Your donation will help fund programs, services, and resources at Q300 including: enrichment programs, including visual arts, architecture, and dance, and electives and…
As we head into this unusual holiday season, here’s a reminder of how you can shop and earn money for Q300! All of these stores have delivery and curbside pickup as options—so shop safely and put your mind at ease. Feel free to share these links with grandparents and friends…
As many of you know, the Q300 PTA relies on the help of everyone to function. We are seeking volunteers for several committees, as well as looking for those who have amazing skills and talents and are willing to volunteer them to benefit the school. We know that not everyone…
We can't do our usual in-person coat drive collection at school this year, but there are other ways to help our community this winter! Two ways to help out 2020 Queens Boroughwide Winter Coat Drive Donate clean, new or gently worn coats to the 2020 Queens Boroughwide Winter Coat Drive.…
Q300 PTA will be holding an online book fair with our partner Children’s Bookstore from November 6th through 20th, 2020. We will receive 30% of all sales during this time period. They have a great selection of children’s books from board books to Young Adult and the owner assured me…