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In lieu of the International Winter Potluck, where we usually get to celebrate all of our diverse heritages by enjoying traditional cultural dishes and folkloric craft-making activities, the Q300 PTA is planning a series of family-friendly virtual sessions to bring the celebration into your home. These will be ongoing throughout the year. We invite you […]

CEC (Community Education Council) for District 30 (http://www.cec30.org) is hosting the first parent workshop on Thursday, February 4, 2021 as part of the NYS Integration Project Grant! Title: Session 1: Celebrating Difference: Bias & Microaggressions Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021 Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Place: Zoom (Meeting ID: 87060319044) URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87060319044?pwd=ejEvQXZ MMVZzcm9SZFdqTVZlKy9PUT09

February is National African American History Month, which celebrates the contributions that African Americans have made to American history in their struggles for freedom and equality. Due to social distancing, many Black History Month events throughout the city are virtual this year. Here is one list compiled from the city Black History Month Events.

Bank Street College of Education will host an in-depth dialogue on supporting equity and the early education of Black children on Thursday, February 4, 2021 as part of Black Lives Matter at School Week. The symposium will feature a panel discussion around the theme of “Disrupting Anti-Black Racism in Early Childhood: Center, Abolish, Liberate” and […]

The DOE is conducting surveys on your remote and blended learning experience in Fall 2020. All students in grades 6–12, parents and guardians of students in grades 3-K–12, and teachers can take the Fall 2020 School Experience Survey. See the following DOE website for more information. The surveys will be closed on Friday, February 5, […]

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 so that we can all […]

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 at 5:30pm for Families Saturday, […]

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 Thursday, January 6, 2022 to […]

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. The best part is you […]

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 distribution time seem to have […]

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 part in the online nationals […]

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 will then discuss it at […]

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 clubs, including Debate Team, Math […]

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 and family as an easy […]

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 can attend events, run for […]

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. Convenient drop-off sites all across […]

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 that shipping to New York […]

Q300 PTA 2020 VIRTUAL COSTUME PARADE! Let’s see those costumes! Although we can’t gather in person this year for our annual Costume Party, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to see all of our Q300 friends in their fun and fabulous costumes. So please join our virtual Costume Parade on Flipgrid. Share a photo or short […]

The Q300 PTA is excited to partner with La Guli Bakery of Astoria and Betty Bakery to provide delicious pies for our Thanksgiving feasts and to help raise funds for school programs. Pies come with different flavors (Apple, Dutch Apple, Pumpkin, Purple Sweet Potato, Pecan, Blueberry, and Cherry) and in different sizes (8″ or 10″) […]

Q300 is looking for class parents for 2020-2021. Class Parents play an important role in the Q300 community, supporting the students and teachers in many ways. This year, more than ever, Class Parents will be vital in fostering a community amongst all the families in the grade, whether your child is remote or blended, cohort […]

Q300 PTA is participating in Tea Collection Tea Days Fall Fundraiser again. Tea Collection is a children’s clothing company that sells cute clothes from sizes 0 to 16. The fundraiser starts midnight on Monday, October 5, 2020 and valid through Monday, October 12, 2020. By entering our code into the “promo code” box at checkout, […]

We are looking for volunteers to serve on the Nominations Committee to help (a) identify candidates for the PTA board and for the 3 parent/guardian positions on the School Leadership Team (SLT) and (b) administer the elections virtually that will be occur on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 5:30 pm EDT. The Committee’s responsibilities include […]