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Zumba-Thon 2020

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Post published:Mon, February 17, 2020
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Join us for a night of movement, fun, and community to help our schools raise money for enrichment programs. Please donate what you can to support us! Note that 25% of the funding raised for this year’s zumbathon will go to earthquake relief for Puerto Rico. Online link to fundraising here: http://bit.ly/PS17Q300Zumba

Date: Friday, April 3, 2020
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Place: Q300 Lower Division Gym (28-37 29th st, Astoria, NY 11102)
URL: http://bit.ly/PS17Q300Zumba

The Q300 PTA and the PS17 PTA are so proud to be co-sponsoring our 5th annual Zumba-thon to raise money for enrichment programs and supplies for all our students at PS 17 and Q300. The amazing Tanuja Duffy, of Zumba with Tanuja will conduct an hour and half master class to which we all can Zumba!

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Q300 Principal Opening

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Post published:Mon, February 10, 2020
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Are you interested in leading an inquiry-based K-8 school with a diverse, collaborative, and engaged student body, empathetic, inquisitive, and dedicated educators and staffers, and a committed and active parent community? The PTA encourages qualified candidates to apply for the position of principal of The 30th Avenue School (Q300), a…

Q300 Upper Division Basketball Tournament

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Post published:Mon, February 3, 2020
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Upper Division Basketball Tournament. 8:40 am - 3:00 pm. Thursday, March 5th at the upper division campus. Our second ever upper division school basketball tournament is on! Mark your calendars! Volunteers are needed to referee and coach and we are seeking water and snack or prize donations. Volunteer sign up:…

Chess tournament on Sunday, February 9, 2020

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Post published:Mon, February 3, 2020
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Join us for another Q300-hosted tournament this school year. With No Score and Unrated sections included, it's a perfect format for those students who have had a positive taste of chess in curriculum to make their first tournament splash amongst familiar faces in a 'home field' setting of mostly beginners.…

Hogwarts School at Q300 on Sat, February 29

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Post published:Mon, February 3, 2020
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Harry Potter Night. Save the Date. February 29, 2020. The 8th graders are organizing a fundraiser for their graduation. This event will be open to all and include creative Potter crafts, games and snacks for the whole family. Stay tuned for more details. Dressing up as your favorite character is…

WinterFest Auction 2020 is live now (until Feb 12)

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Post published:Thu, January 30, 2020
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We are excited to announce that our WinterFest Auction 2020 is now live! The WinterFest Auction features mostly summer camp prizes. Register as a bidder at https://charityauction.bid/Q300PTAWinter2020, bid on these amazing prizes, and share the site with friends and neighbors as anyone can bid. Get a great deal on a summer camp or our other prizes while you support our PTA. Just make sure to bid before the auction closes on Wednesday, February 12th at 10pm. Please share the URL with neighborhood groups and on social media after you’ve placed your own bids!

Sample Auction Items

Camp Half-Blood in Central Park
Pierce Day Camp
Shibley Day Camp
Industry Gymnastics, NY
Chess Academy
Steve and Kate’s
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Q300 PTA fundraising at Stop & Shop

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Post published:Mon, January 27, 2020
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Stop & Shop's A+ School Rewards is a unique and easy way Stop & Shop offers its customers opportunities to be rewarded by earning money for their designated schools. Since 2005, Stop & Shop has awarded more than $20 million to local schools The Stop and Shop number for Q300…

International Potluck and Festival 2020 & Donations for Winter Auction 2020

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Post published:Fri, January 3, 2020
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Date: Friday, January 31, 2020
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Place: Q300 Lower Division campus (28-37 29th St, Astoria, NY 11102)

Our 6th annual Winter International Potluck and Festival will be on Friday, January 31st at the Elementary School Campus from 6:00pm-8:00pm. This is a school wide event! K-8 extravaganza! This is a lovely community event where every brings dishes from all over the world!

Food, Attendance, and Volunteer. To RSVP, let us know the type of dish you will be bringing, or sign up to help with the event (craft table, Costco run, etc…), please click the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa9ac22a6f94-q3005
Prizes for Auction. We will also be raffling and silent auctioning a few prizes. We are looking in particular for camp prizes though welcome others. If you can donate or can solicit a donation, please fill out the Winter Festival Auction Donation Form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-Zt8e8MXPaBFcOU25tmZb6pcb0vS8bZDP_SYJTtvqUJAvbw/viewform. See below for more information about the auction prizes.
Grade Tables. We’re asking that each class (up to 2 per grade) plan an appropriate activity that can be set up and run at a table during the event. You can put together anything—a craft, a coloring activity, origami. Last year we even had a parent set up a chopsticks station where children were able to experiment with picking up different items, like legos and marbles! If you are interested and helping to organize this for your child’s grade, please reach out to your class parent or the LD (Barbara Monroe or Christina Lee) and UD (Sae Makino-Siller and Milena Ivanova) representatives!

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Q300 Teacher Holiday Breakfast

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Post published:Mon, December 2, 2019
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On December 20, 2019, the PTA will be sponsor a holiday breakfast for our amazing teachers and staff at Q300! Please consider contributing a baked good, box of coffee, or other food item for the teachers and staff to enjoy, and/or help set up.

Date: Friday, December 20, 2019
Time: 7:30am-
Place: Lower Division (Teachers’ workroom on the 3rd floor) and Upper Division (Principal’s Office)
URL: Volunteer sign-up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c45afa82caafa7-q300

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GivingTuesday on Tue, December 3, 2019 #GivingTuesday

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Post published:Wed, November 27, 2019
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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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