Week of January 29, 2017 Announcements

Catholic Schools Week 

Tuesday January 31st

Touring Tuesday and Open House 

9:00 AM -11:00 AM 

Parents may visit classrooms and be part of the teaching/learning.

Wednesday February 1st

Annual Speech Contest 10:00 AM

Thursday February 2nd

Report Card Distribution

Friday February 3rd

Feats of St. Blase - Mass at 9:00 AM

Blessing of Throats will take place at Mass.

Parents invited.

Students of 4th grade will lead the Mass.

Dismissal at 12:00 noon

Parent Teacher Conferences

3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

An e-mail from the Catholic School Regional Office of Manhattan will              be sent to parents on Monday January 30th regarding the             re-registration process for students entering grades 1-8.

After you re-register you will be invited to sign the contract for your child's registration in the office.

Tuition rates etc will also be published by the regional office on Monday January 30th.

Report Card Distribution &                                                                                   Parent Teacher Conferences

Report Cards will be distributed to children on 

Thursday February 2nd before dismissal.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be Friday February 3rd

3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Dismissal on Friday will be at 12:00 noon for all students.

Students in all the PreK class will receive a PreK Developmental Survey.

As a reminder if tuition is owed 

             the report card will be held until the                   balance is paid.   

Feast of St. Blaise Friday February 3rd

Mass will be celebrated on Friday February 3rd in honor of the   Feast of St. Blaise.  Students will have their throats blessed at this Mass and parents are welcome to attend Mass and have their throats blessed. 

Monday January 30, 2017

Parents will receive e-mail regarding the re-registration process.

Tuesday January 31, 2017 Feast of St. John Bosco

Open House 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM 

Parents are invited to come and sit in the classrooms and watch the teaching/learning that goes on daily in the classrooms. 

Parents of students in the PreK For All Program will be working on specific activities with their children on Tuesday and all are urged to attend.

Photo Shoot Day - all students in full uniform - no gym clothes.

The regional office will be re-doing the school website in the next few months and they are sending in a professional photographer oto take pictures of the students in the classrooms etc.

Wednesday February 1, 2017

February calendars will be distributed.

Speech contest will be held for students in grades 5-8 at 10:00 AM

Blended Learning coach will be working

                                                                   with students in grades 3, 4, & 5 

Thursday February 2, 2017 Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Report Cards will be distributed at dismissal.

Friday February 3, 2017 Feast of St. Blaise

Early Dismissal Day --12:00 noon for all students 

Mass at 9:00 AM - parents invited led by students of the 4th grade

Parent Teacher Conferences 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

PreK and Kindergarten teachers in their classrooms

Grade 1 - Microscope room - first floor

Grades 2-4 - school library - 2nd floor

Grades 5-8 - science room - first floor 

Sunday February 5, 2017 - Super Bowl Sunday

Living Environment Class 9:00 AM

Mass for all students 1:00 PM 

Week of January 23, 2017 Announcments

Dismissal now at 3:15 PM

 for students in grades K-8. This is being done to extend the hour of instruction in Mathematics to    1 1/2 hours which needs to be done to complete all the components in the Eureka Math Program (new textbook program).

Parents are requested to remind baby sitters, abuelas, abuelos who pick up students at dismissal.

PreK Parent Workshops

There will be ONE parent workshop for all PreK parents. It will be held on Tuesday January 24th at 8:00 AM in the school library. The workshop will focus on Who's the Boss.

 The presenter will be Ms. Annette Castro. 

Parents are urged to attend.

Tuesday January 31st

Touring Tuesday and Open House 

9:00 AM -11:00 AM 

Parents may visit classrooms and be part of the teaching/learning.

Wednesday February 1st

Annual Speech Contest 10:00 AM

Thursday February 2nd

Report Card Distribution

Friday February 3rd

Feats of St. Blase - Mass at 9:00 AM

Blessing of Throats will take place at Mass.

Parents invited.

Students of 4th grade will lead the Mass.

Dismissal at 12:00 noon

Parent Teacher Conferences

3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

IMPORTANT –                                                                   2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR REGISTRATION INFORMATION 

Dear Parent/Guardian,

At the end of this month we will celebrate Catholic Schools Week, an excellent time to step back and look at the difference a Catholic school education makes in the life of a child. Throughout Our Lady Queen of Martyrs’ rich history, students have grown spiritually, academically, and personally – we continue to support the formation of saints and scholars. The power of Catholic education is evident at our school, and we are thrilled to continue that tradition in the 2017-18 school year!

The 2017-18 school year registration process will soon be underway.  Your completion of the the registration process, including payment of the non-refundable registration fee, indicates your commitment to having your child attend Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School  for the 2017-18 school year.

NEXT WEEK , you will be receiving an email welcoming you to our new online enrollment process which opens January 31, 2017.  Completion of the online enrollment process will secure a seat for your student(s).

This new way of registering your student(s) for 2017-18 is being administered by the company TADS.

With the addition of the TADS Enrollment module we continue to move toward a fully integrated and online process for our families.  We are now using TADS Admissions, Enrollment (Registration), and Financial Aid (where applicable) in addition to TADS Educate for our student information system.  You should know that TADS will not be replacing our current tuition billing system (Smart Tuition) for the 2017-18 school year; you will continue to pay tuition and other related school fees through Smart Tuition.

You will receive a separate email for each student who will be attending our school. This email, which will be sent from support@tads.com,will include a brief overview of the registration process and a link that is unique to your student’s information for enrollment including related payment due and grade level for 2017-18 school year. 

REGISTRATION PAYMENTS IN TADS

Registration fees are applied to each student registered and are due at the time of registration.  A reduced registration fee rate is being offered on those students who are registered by the following dates:

·      February 28, 2017 – returning students

·  April 14, 2017 – new families (including all students entering Kindergarten)

You must complete this process no later than the above date to receive the reduced rate.

 In addition, we cannot guarantee a seat for your child if do not complete the process and pay the related charge(s) by that date.

Please note that if you have previously used TADS for Admissions or Financial Aid, you will be asked to log into TADS with the account you created at that time.  You must use the link in each email you receive in order to see the correct info for the 2017-18 school year.  Payments will be made per student.

Thank you for your commitment to Catholic education for your child.

If you have any questions regarding the new registration policy please see:  Alba, Mr. Guzman or Mr. Woods 

Monday January 23, 2017 

Dismissal at 3:15 PM 

CCSS Module IIb Week 7 

Tuesday January 24, 2017 - Feast of St. Franis de Sales

PreK Parent Workshop in library 8:00 AM

Wednesday January 25, 2017 - 

Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul 

Instructional specialist will be visiting the PreK For All Classrooms 

Thursday January 26, 2017 

PreK For All Program CLOSED - teacher conference day.

PreK-3, PreK-4 and PreK-5 Classrooms.

Grades 4, 5, 7 & 8 have gym class today.

Friday January 27, 2017 - Feast of St. Angela Merici

PreK For All coach will be working with teachers and students today.

Blended Learning Coach will be working with students today

Sunday January 28, 2017

Living Environment Class 9:00 AM

Mass for all students 1:00 PM

 

Week of January 17,2017 Announcements

Breakfast & Lunch Program

Mr. Woods would like parents to know that there will be no HOT breakfast or lunch served for a number of weeks.  

 This is due to a gas problem that is being worked on with Con Edison.           Cereals, yogurt etc. will be available for breakfast. 

Sandwiches, salad and fruits will be available for lunch.  

New menus will be available by the end of week as adjustments are made to food deliveries etc.  If you have any questions please see Mr. Woods.

       Parents should feel free to send lunch with their child if they wish.             Mr. Woods will have microwaves available in the lunchroom to heat lunches brought from home to assist parents and students during this transition.

Mid Term Schedule Grades K-8

Kindergarten will take only Reading & Mathematics

Tuesday January 17th- Reading

Wednesday January 18th - Mathematics & ELA

 Thursday January 19th - Religion & Social Studies

Friday - January 20th Science

A reminder to parents that the mid-term score will appear on your child's report card in grades 1-8.

PreK-1 Mrs. Fundora's Class

PreK-2 Ms. Rodriguez's Class

Kindergarten Classes

Parents are reminded that the web site has opened for registration. Alba, the school secretary, will also assist any parent in the process and the link is on the school web site of www. olqmnyc.org.

Financial Aid packages are available to students entering Kindergarten 

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Household Size	Eligible Income*
Two	$91,056
Three	$108,528
Four	$126,000
Five	$143,472
Six	$160,944
Seven	$178,416
Eight	$195,888

Tuesday January 17, 2017

Mid Year Exam Reading Grades K-8

Wednesday January 18, 2017

Mid-Year Exam Mathematics Grades K-8

Mid-Year Exam ELA Grades 1-8

Thursday January 19, 2017

Mid-Year Exam Religion & Social Studies Grades 1-8

Mr. Guzman returns for parents who have Smart Tuition questions 

Friday January 20, 2017

Mid Year Exam - Science Grades 1-8

Blended Learning Coach will work with students in grades 3, 4 & 5 

Sunday January 22, 2017

Living Environment Class 9:00 AM

Reconciliation Class 12:00 noon

Mass at 1:00 PM for all students in sacramental program

 

Morning and Afternoon Prayer 

Parents are invited to join grades 1-8

 every morning at 8:00 AM & 

every afternoon at 2:55 PM 

in the Church as the students join in prayer. 

There are extra prayer books available for parents.

IMPORTANT –                                                          2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR REGISTRATION INFORMATION 

Dear Parent/Guardian,

At the end of this month we will celebrate Catholic Schools Week, an excellent time to step back and look at the difference a Catholic school education makes in the life of a child. Throughout Our Lady Queen of Martyrs’ rich history, students have grown spiritually, academically, and personally – we continue to support the formation of saints and scholars. The power of Catholic education is evident at our school, and we are thrilled to continue that tradition in the 2017-18 school year!

The 2017-18 school year registration process will soon be underway.  Your completion of the the registration process, including payment of the non-refundable registration fee, indicates your commitment to having your child attend Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School  for the 2017-18 school year.

In the coming weeks, you will be receiving an email welcoming you to our new online enrollment process which opens January 31, 2017.  Completion of the online enrollment process will secure a seat for your student(s).

This new way of registering your student(s) for 2017-18 is being administered by the company TADS.

With the addition of the TADS Enrollment module we continue to move toward a fully integrated and online process for our families.  We are now using TADS Admissions, Enrollment (Registration), and Financial Aid (where applicable) in addition to TADS Educate for our student information system.  You should know that TADS will not be replacing our current tuition billing system (Smart Tuition) for the 2017-18 school year; you will continue to pay tuition and other related school fees through Smart Tuition.

You will receive a separate email for each student who will be attending our school. This email, which will be sent from support@tads.com,will include a brief overview of the registration process and a link that is unique to your student’s information for enrollment including related payment due and grade level for 2017-18 school year. 

REGISTRATION PAYMENTS IN TADS

Registration fees are applied to each student registered and are due at the time of registration.  A reduced registration fee rate is being offered on those students who are registered by the following dates:

·         February 28, 2017 – returning students

· April 14, 2017 – new families (including all students entering Kindergarten)

You must complete this process no later than the above date to receive the reduced rate.

 In addition, we cannot guarantee a seat for your child if do not complete the process and pay the related charge(s) by that date.

Please note that if you have previously used TADS for Admissions or Financial Aid, you will be asked to log into TADS with the account you created at that time.  You must use the link in each email you receive in order to see the correct info for the 2017-18 school year.  Payments will be made per student.

Thank you for your commitment to Catholic education for your child.

If you have any questions regarding the new registration policy please see:                                            Alba, Mr. Guzman or Mr. Woods 

Monday January 9, 2017- Early Dismissal Day 12:00 noon

Faculty Meeting 

Progress Reports due back to teacher grades K-8 - signed. After the teacher checks that the parent has viewed the Progress Report it will be returned home with your child.

PreK For All Building Block coach will be working with students and teachers.

Tuesday January 10, 2017-Touring Tuesday

Mid-Year Exam Review will be posted on blog by teachers.

Classroom visit by Mr. Hermann, regional superintendent for Manhattan.

Wednesday January 11, 2017 

Catholic High School Admission notices will be mailed.

Mr. Guzman will be away January 11th - January 18th

Thursday January 12, 2017 

Mr. Guzman will be away January 11th - January 18th

Friday January 13, 2017

Mr. Guzman will be away January 11th - January 18th

Blended Learning Coach will be working with students & teachers in grades 3, 4 and 5 

Sunday January 15, 2017

Holiday Weekend- students attend Mass with their parents.

Monday January 16, 2017

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday - School Closed