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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: https://tinyurl.com/yxy96f86. For questions, contact: Ginar[at]q300pta.org. […]

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. Date: Sunday, February 9, 2020 […]

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 welcomed. Date: Saturday, February 29, […]

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 […]

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 PTA is 41211. Please go […]

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 […]

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’ […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 link: http://q300pta.shutterflystorefront.com/

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 […]

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, NY 10001 (between 7th and […]

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: Monday, November 18 to Friday, […]

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 […]

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, during the Parent-Teacher Conferences. The […]

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.

The Q300 Book Fair Fundraiser with The Astoria Bookshop will be held both online and in person. Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Time: 1:00pm-7:00pm Place: Explorations Room Of Q300 Lower Division URL (online book fair on Nov 4-12): https://astoriabookshop.com URL (volunteer sign-up): https://bit.ly/2Ns48rl

Q300 and PS17 PTAs are hosting Movie Night Friday at 5:30pm on Friday, December 6, 2019. The location will be the PS17 campus (Q300 Lower Division). Date: Friday, December 6, 2019 Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm Place: Q300 Lower Division (PS17 / 28-37 29th st., Astoria, NY 11102) We will screen Moana (https://movies.disney.com/moana) this year. Doors open at […]

Are you interested in seeing Disney on Ice at Barclays Center on November 15-17, 2019? Buy your tickets through our special Q300 link (http://www.barclayscentergroups.com/PSQ300) and Q300 PTA will receive a $5 donation for each ticket sold. (The link also has tickets for the Harlem Globetrotters and Jurassic World in February 2020, if you’re interested in […]

Q300 Chess Team is hosting the first Q300 “home” chess tournament on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Date: Sunday, October 20, 2019 / Sunday, November 17, 2019 / Sunday, February 9, 2020 / Sunday, May 3, 2020 Time: 9:00am-2:00pm Place: Q300 Lower Division (PS17 / 28-37 29th st., Astoria, NY 11102) URL: https://www.q300chess.com/q300-home-tournaments/ NYChessKids is offering […]

The success of our school community depends on the enthusiasm, ideas, and work of parents like you. Do you have a community building project idea? Interested in initiating a new fundraiser? Have a way to help strengthen the Q300 school community? The Q300 PTA would like to hear your thoughts!

Q300PTA is hosting our 5th Annual Q300 Costume Party on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the Lower Division campus (P.S.17). $10.25 Adults and $5.25 Children. Each ticket includes pizza, drink, music, magic show, fun activities and a haunted stage! The link to ticket purchase is available below (via PayPal). Date: Sunday, October 27, 2019 Time: […]

Embark on a mouth-watering adventure at T-Swirl Crepe on Tues, Nov. 12, 2019 (11:30am-9:00pm, Parent Teacher Conference Day). Located a few blocks from the Lower Division, T-Swirl Crepe has more than a dozen delicious crepe selections (also gluten-free options). 20-30% of your purchase will be donated to Q300 PTA. Write “Q300” on the receipt and […]

Q300 is looking for class parents for 2019-2020. Class parents play an important role in the Q300 community, supporting the students and teachers in many ways. Class Parents can do many of their duties remotely and can serve jointly with another parent. If you have any questions about the role of a Class Parents, please […]

Box Tops for Education is a rebate program for school communities to raise money for school and their children. Since 1996 families have clipped and sent Box Tops in to their schools, which received 10 cents for each of Box Tops contributed. Starting this year, families can contribute to the Q300 Box Tops fundraising either […]