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May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. We tribute to the generations of AAPI members who have enriched America’s history. This is a list of resources for introducing the AAPI heritages to children. Resources: Lessons Plans, Curriculum, and More New York Public Library: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Asian American/Asian Research […]

All board positions are open. The only qualification for all positions is that the candidate be a current parent or guardian of a child in the school. Please see the graphic below or visit the following for more info on each position: https://tinyurl.com/Q300PTA-2022-5-Elections. President (up to 2 positions) Executive Vice President (VP) (1 position only) […]

Teacher Appreciation Day is Tuesday, May 3rd and we want to show the teachers and staff at our school some love for all of the amazing work. We normally do a potluck and set up some goodies in school for our amazing teachers and staff, but since we cannot do it this year due to […]

The Q300 PTA has some extra high-quality KF94/KN95 youth and adult size masks for distribution thanks to families that opted out of the mask distribution last month. If you would like to request additional masks for your student, please send an email to membership@q300pta.org and indicate your child’s name, class, and if you would like […]

Listen to, read about and support women fighting for our planet. Find out more about Rachel Carson, Eunice Newton Foote and Vandana Shiva: https://www.rachelcarson.org https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/happy-200th-birthday-eunice-foote-hidden-climate-science-pioneer https://vandanashivamovie.com/vandana-shiva/about-vandana-shiva/

In recognition of Earth Week 2022, Q300’s Green Team has organized a Tree Seedling Planting Day in collaboration with Randall’s Island Park Alliance on Saturday, May 14, 2022 @ 10am for our Q300 community. We invite Q300 families, teachers and staff to sign up with the form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBLRDGrWiHiiX-7I_dkWtD3VinAPu3F66sweCYZB1kAe0vew/viewform. The Park Alliance will give a […]

Compost pickup will be on Mondays, starting from Monday, April 11, 2022 (2:45pm-4:45pm). To volunteer, go to FSDO Volunteer Calendar and add your name to the calendar (and review the orientation video at https://bit.ly/38lzTk4. Beginning Mon. May 2, we will shift operating hours to 1:30pm-3:30pm. We’re thrilled to announce that the PS17 Wellness Council has […]

Consider using recyclable cardboard eggs this holiday season.

Q300 PTA is thrilled to announce that the PTA 2022 Stepping Into Summer Online Auction is open on Monday, March 28, 2022 until Sunday, April 10, 2022. We have full weeks of summer camp, museum memberships, toys, books, show tickets, generous teacher experiences, nights an Astoria Air BnB, household items, kids classes and so much […]

Use kitchen towels, dishtowels and rags instead of paper towels.

Set aside your food scraps for composting.

Get a reusable or permanent liquid soap dispenser.

Given the high demand for high-quality KF94/KN95 masks in our community, the Q300 PTA passed a resolution to order additional masks to distribute in our school community. With this current distribution, the PTA will be able to supply each student with two high-quality masks, which will be distributed in school and sent home with students. […]

Support Black leaders in the fight for climate justice. We skipped the Green Seed last week due to the holiday, so this week’s Seed honors both climate justice and racial justice in honor of Black History Month. Here are the links from above in clickable format: Sharon Lavigne: https://bit.ly/3st4gfW Dianna Rose: https://www.chaecorp.com | https://www.gofundme.com/f/essential-kitchen-community-space Doria […]

Flowers are back! Shop by color, support ecosystems with butterfly/honey bee/hummingbird seed mats, beautify the neighborhood with tree ring seed mats, plant strawberries, tomatoes, edible seed packs, vertical gardens and more! Place orders through the webstore link (http://q300pta.fpfundraising.com/) by Sunday, May 15, 2022. Orders will ship end of March for the planting season. PTA gets […]

Please join us for a fun and fitness-filled evening via Zoom on Friday, March 25, 2022 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. We will be once again co-sponsoring our annual Zumba-thon with the PS 17 PTA. Date: Friday, March 25, 2022 Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Place: Zoom URL: Registration at https://bit.ly/3JLJKwW / Donation: https://gofund.me/59bb5a65 The Q300 and PS17 PTAs […]

Grade K To start things off, and something families can do independently, please complete the Hunger Survey with the link below. Please share this widely as every completed survey gets a $5 donation from Citibank. We will also start collecting some Kindness, Greetings, and Well Wishes cards made by our kindergarteners. They are to create […]

The PTA is currently soliciting donations of new items to be auctioned off during the Stepping into Spring Online Auction. Items can be listed for bidding on their own or incorporated into larger themed baskets or bundles. This is the perfect opportunity to take a look around your home or office for any NEW items […]

Take action by writing a message or drawing a picture As the crisis continues to worsen, kids and families need ways to take action together and demand the climate justice funding NY needs! Here are instructions for a simple at-home activity (letter writing/drawing and social media), calling on Speaker Heastie and Leader Stewart-Cousins to include […]

Buy your tickets to New York International Children’s Film Festival, March 4-19, 2022. The New York International Children’s Film Festival 2022 is back this year in-person. Movie tickets go on sale on Thursday, February 17, 2022. Date: Friday, March 4 – Saturday, March 19, 2022 Place: Vary (in theathers and online) URL: https://nyicff.org/ Here’s how […]

The deadline for the Q300 Pizza Fundraiser 2022 has been extended to Friday, March 18, 2022. Order Pizza Kits from Little Caesar’s from Thursday, February 10, 2022 to Friday, March 11, 2022. Make pizzas and dessert during Mid-Winter Break, or get ready for March Madness! Have a pizza-making party! Part of your order will help […]

Seal drafty windows & doors with plastic film or foam insulation

Switch to reusable bottles for water, coffee, or other beverages

Since it is hard to meet in person this year, Q300 PTA is introducing Chat and Chill Mondays! Once a month, we will host casual and virtual meet-ups for folks to get to know others in the school community and share a (virtual) coffee while talking about life and parenting. For all Q300 parents, guardians […]

Did you know that Lunar New Year is celebrated by over 1.5 billion people? While traditions, celebrations, and dates may vary, it is celebrated in many countries across the globe like China, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Thailand, Tibet, the Philippines and more. While some events have already occurred in January, we have put together a […]