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Ticket sales are now closed (2022/10/15). No ticket will be sold at the door this year. The Q300 PTA invites you to the Fall Costume Party on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm at the Lower Division building. All Q300 families are invited to attend. Admission is $5 per person (age 5 and […]

If you love gardening – or looking for gift ideas for someone who wants to add flowers to their garden – we are partnering with “Flower Power Fundraising” this fall – for spring garden bulbs! More info to come, but if you’d like to take a peek at the different varieties of tulips, daffodils, lilies […]

We are very happy to invite you to the in-person PTA General Membership Meeting on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 6:30pm at the Auditorium at the Lower Division Campus at 28-37 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11102. This is the first in-person membership meeting since February 2020. Title: Q300 PTA General Membership Meeting Date: Thursday, September […]

Q300 is currently hiring Teacher Assistants. Please share the below Job Listing with any prospective candidates. Please consider sending it to people you know, in academic and educational fields recent grads or grad students taking a gap year consider the TA at your kid’s summer camp that the kids were drawn to a retired teacher […]

The Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) has just shared 2022-2023 routes and ridership lists with Q300. These lists follow the OPT eligibility guidelines. Bus stops have to be in Queens and no less than 1/2 mile from the school. The OPT bus route can not be longer than 5 miles from the school. If your […]

The Q300 PTA’s FAQ page for the OPT (public) school bus 2022-2023 has been updated. The link is https://q300pta.org/resources/bus-info/. For questions about the OPT (public) school bus, contact schoolbus@Q300.org.

We are holding a PTA uniform swap/playdate on Sunday, August 21, 2022, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am ET at Torsney/Lou Lodati Playground, Sunnyside (at the corner of Skillman Avenue and 43rd Street / 41-15 Skillman Ave, Long Island City, NY 11104). The closest subway stop is at the 40th Street station of the 7 […]

The 9th Annual Back to School Q300 Meetup will take place on Sunday, September 18, 2022 from 12-3 pm at Rainey Park (Vernon Blvd at 34th Ave.). The 0300 PTA welcomes all Q300 families, teachers and staff to meet in the park for a casual gathering. Join old friends, and make new ones at the […]

The NYC Department of Education just issued its Fall 2022 COVID-19 guidance. Here’s the link to the guidance: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/health-and-wellness/covid-information/health-and-safety-in-our-schools.

Families interested in private bus service for next year are asked to complete the form below to be added to our list of potential riders. This form does not guarantee a spot nor does it commit you to using the bus. Last year, there were two private buses, one in Queens for the Upper Division […]

AmazonSmile (https://smile.amazon.com/) is a simple way for you to support your favorite charitable organization, such as Q300PTA, every time you shop at Amazon. AmazonSmile is a program that donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases on Amazon to Q300PTA. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping […]

Free “grab & go” meals during summer started on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. See the feeding locations on the DOE website at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/summer-meals. Free breakfast and lunch will be available from Tuesday, June 28, 2022 to Friday, September 2, 2022 to people 18 and under at select schools, pools, city parks and food trucks. The […]

It’s time for our school-wide Summer Read-a-thon! Q300 is a community of learners and readers, and we continue our passion for books and knowledge into the summer months (while simultaneously raising money for our enrichment programs)! For questions, contact VP Fundraising at fundraising@q300pta.org. How it Works Setting Goals: We are asking students to set reading […]

The deadline for the book swap collection is now on Friday, June 24, 2022. The book swap is going to take on Monday, June 27, 2022. Students are encouraged to bring in a gently used book to donate to the lower division book swap. Books can be brought in any day from now until Monday, […]

Does your child grow like a weed? Does your child’s uniform pants, which seemed so big at the beginning of the year, now fit like shorts? Well, you can help defray the expense of buying new uniforms by participating in the Q300 uniform swap. Drop-Off Uniforms Please donate any gently used uniform that your child […]

Congratulations to our new SLT and Board Members for the 2022-23 school year! We are so grateful for your service. The latest results are in, and there are still a few vacancies: 2022-2023 PTA Board Members Q300 2022-2023 School Leadership Team

The following options have been added: – School pick-up on Monday, June 13, 2022 – Teacher thank-you gift option See the revised flyer for more information. Chocolate gifts for dads, grads, or yourself! Purchase items in store or online. 20% of sales supports the PTA. Online orders have the option of in-person store pickup or […]

The Q300 PTA Board would like to invite K and 1st grade families to a casual meetup on Sunday, May 15th, from 1:30pm -3:30 pm, at Athens Square Park (located at 30th Street and 30th Avenue, right next to the Lower Division). All K and 1st grade students, caretakers, and family members are invited. Come […]

The Q300 Fun Run t-shirt order has been closed. Q300 PTA is pleased to announce that it will hold a Fun Run event (http://q300pta.org/FunRun2022) again this year. Following our school’s first Fun Run in 2021, this year there is again a virtual window (Saturday, May 21, 2022 through Sunday, June 5, 2022) where families are […]

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. The National Register of Historic Places is pleased to promote awareness of and appreciation for the historical accomplishments of Jewish Americans. We showcase historic properties listed in the National Register and National Park units commemorating the events and people that help illustrate Jewish Americans’ contributions to American history.Jewish American […]

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 […]

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