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Box Tops for Education (https://www.boxtops4education.com) 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. Here is the videos to show you how Box Tops for Education […]

By now students have brought home flyers for the Read-a-thon, which usually ends by the first week of school, but we have extended the deadline this year to Monday Oct. 18th, 2021! Below is the list of GoFundMe Teams. Click on the team of your child(ren) and raise your donation there. Join the K01 Readathon […]

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, Blueberry, Cherry, Dutch Apple, Pecan, Pumpkin, and Purple Sweet Potato) this year. The deadline for the order […]

The Q300 PTA has two Grandstand tickets to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and two Grandstand tickets to the NYC Marathon up for auction at https://charityauction.bid/Q300PTAFall. Celebrate the return of spectators to these iconic fall NYC events from ticketed Grandstand seats! Bidding is open now until Friday, October 22, 2022 at 10:00pm. Anyone can register and […]

Elections are around the corner for the PTA Board at the October PTA meeting. Are you interested in making a difference at Q300? The PTA has open seats! Open positions include (see graphics below for descriptions): Co-VP Secretary Co-VP Treasurer Co-VP Communications Co-VP Community Affairs Co-VP Lower Division Rep Co-VP Upper Division Rep Please run […]

The Q300 PTA is seeking Neighborhood Liaisons! Are you looking for a low-stress, low-demand way to get involved with the Q300 community?; Do you enjoy arranging group outings?; Do you have ideas for activities in your neighborhood that you’d like to share with other Q300 families?; Would you like to make new families feel welcome? […]

The Q300 PTA has purchased KF94 masks for Q300 students and staff who might need them. If you would like to request some masks for your children and family members, please check your e-mail for the mask distribution announcement with the request form. Masks will be distributed at the school, most likely placed in your […]

Information about the private bus for 2021-2022 has been added to the website. Parent-organized private transportation options are available for students not well served by OPT buses. Parent volunteers work with families and bus/van operators in areas where there are enough interested riders to establish routes. See http://q300pta.org/resources/bus-info/#privateBus for current private transportation options for the […]

Q300 has once again partnered with Tea Collection (https://www.teacollection.com)! Between Monday, October 4, 2021 and Tuesday, October 12, 2021, and you will receive 20% off teacollection.com orders and another 15% of those orders’ will be donated back to Q300. To receive your personal discount and the donation to the PTA, use code SDF21Q300PTA. The promotion […]

The Asian American Federation, along with several Asian American community-based organizations in NYC, is hosting a webinar on the topic of the mental health impact of anti-Asian hate and COVID-related stress on Asian children and their families. The event takes place at 3:00pm on Friday, October 8, 2021. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/AsianChildMH.

Q300 PTA is looking for Class Parents in 2021-2022. 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. You can download a list of responsibilities […]

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year at Q300! We are eager to get you involved in the PTA so that together we can make this year great for our students. The PTA will be forming committees so that we can begin organizing activities and events (as possible). We also need people on occasion to do […]

All DOE public schools, including Q300, will randomly test biweekly unvaccinated students if they have submitted consent for testing. There are two ways to submit the COVID-19 testing consent form: Print the form, sign it and send it to your school (to the Main Office of the school). Forms are available in different languages.

NYChessKids will start the in-person program at Q300 (Lower Division) from September 29, 2021. The program is scheduled from 2:30pm-5:30pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The online registration form will become available at https://www.nychesskids.com/q300-elementary-school on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. For inquiries, e-mail nychesskids@gmail.com.

Registration for SeriousFun (after school @ Lower Division) has started for 2021-2022. Their in-person after school programs will begin on Monday, September 20th, 2021.

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 […]

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. Do you want to help or add new sections to […]

An update from Serious Fun for the after school program in Fall 2021 (@ Lower Division). As of today (Thursday, September 2, 2021), Serious Fun is planning to a virtual program between Monday, September 13 and Friday, September 17, 2021. They are hoping to run the in-person program from Monday, September 20, 2021.

DOE will be hosting “Back to School Family Forums” in each borough. The forum for Queens will take place at 8:00pm-9:30pm on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Visit https://learndoe.org/face/ for registration. The dates, times, and supported languages are as follows: Brooklyn – Wednesday, September 1st • 6–7:30pm (Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic) Queens – Wednesday, September 1st • […]

The Q300 PTA will hold our annual back-to-school meetup on Sunday, September 12, 2021, from 12-3pm in Rainey Park. All Q300 families (old and new), teachers, and staff are invited to join for this fun event! Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021 Time: 12:00pm-3:00pm Place: Rainey Park (Vernon Blvd, Astoria, NY 11106) URL: https://bit.ly/Q300BacktoSchool2021 Although we […]

An announcement from NYChessKids about the after school program in Fall 2021. NYChessKids is hoping to offer an after school chess program at Q300 Lower Division in Fall 2021. This is still tentative, pending DOE regulations. If approved, the program would run 2:20-5:30pm Wednesday – Friday. This after school program is fee-based. Note: there will […]

Free “grab & go” meals during summer started on Monday, June 28, 2021. See the feeding locations on the DOE website at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/summer-meals.

The deadline for the Read-a-thon 2021 has been extended to Monday October 18, 2021. See here for more information. We are thrilled and excited to bring back the 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 […]

As Principal Sonita Ramkishun mentioned in her newsletter, Q300 will be purchasing all school supplies for 2021-2022 and families do not need to purchase their individual supplies this year. Therefore, the PTA will not organize the school supplies group order this year. For quesiotns, please contact Jenny Lando, Parent Coordinator, at jennylando@q300.org.

Do you enjoy organizing events and activities for your kids? Would you like to enrich and improve the educational, emotional, and social lives of Q300’s students? Do you enjoy listening and understanding the concerns of your fellow Q300 community members? Are you great with financials, keeping financial records in order, taking minutes at meetings, or […]