JUNE PLACEMENT LETTERS
3K
July 1, 2025
Dear Family:
Welcome to the 2025/2026 school year here at The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens, PS 354Q! We are excited to have you join us for an exciting and successful school year! School begins on Thursday, September 4, 2025, and the school day is from 8:00 am to 2:20 pm. Students who arrive after 8:05 am are considered late.
First Week Schedule for 3K Students - September 4 - September 5
- Thursday, September 4, 2025: Students in 3K and PreK will participate in a parent orientation breakfast from 8:15 am – 10:15 am. Families will be REQUIRED to stay with their child during the session. You may take your child home when the orientation is over. Please note we can only accommodate one adult per child during this orientation. Dismissal is at 1:35 pm.
- Friday, September 5, 2025: Students in 3K and PreK will be dismissed at 1:35pm.
- Monday, September 8, 2025: First full day (8:00 am – 2:20 pm) for 3K and PK students. Pick up begins at 2:10 pm each day
Your child will tentatively be in Class ___ for the 2025/2026 school year
Please see the link below to see your child’s classroom number and teacher.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18CswgUh0pccA0wgiiKwSEdMqifRovHS17zu89BNC0YQ/edit?usp=sharing
The supply list is also linked on our website and at the link above. You should also plan to supply a change of clothes in case students have accidents. It is ideal that parents send in two (2) changes of underwear and pants for their child in a ziplock bag.
Arrival and Dismissal
During the opening weeks of school all students are greeted by their teachers in their designated spots. 3-Kindergarten students will enter through Entrance 5, which can be found by the new playground/outdoor classroom near the schoolyard.
Any students that arrive after 8:05 am must use the main entrance.
There will be an opportunity to meet with the teacher and learn more about the school on Back to School Night on Monday, September 15th. The time is to be announced. You will have a brief overview of school and class policies, routines, requirements, curricula, etc. Please feel free to check our website (www.ps354q.org) for school supplies, school uniforms, school policies, and other information.
We are a uniform school, and students are to be in full uniform Mondays through Thursdays. On Fridays, we have Freestyle Fridays where students where their own clothing. The school uniform is a grey top with logo and navy or black bottoms. All registered Kindergarten students will receive a free uniform shirt during the first two days of school. Please complete the uniform form with your child’s size for distribution. There will be supply drop off on August 27th and August 28th and again on September 2nd and September 3rd from 9 am to 2 pm. Please ensure you label all items with your child’s name and class.
We look forward to a productive school year! Have a safe and enjoyable summer!
Sincerely,
Dr. Emmanuela Remy
Principal
PRE-K
July 1, 2025
Dear Family:
Welcome to the 2025/2026 school year here at The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens, PS 354Q! We are excited to have you join us for an exciting and successful school year! School begins on Thursday, September 4, 2025, and the school day is from 8:00 am to 2:20 pm. Students who arrive after 8:05 am are considered late.
First Week Schedule for PreK Students - September 4 - September 5
- Thursday, September 4, 2025: Students in 3K and PreK will participate in a parent orientation breakfast from 8:15 am – 10:15 am. Families will be REQUIRED to stay with their child during the session. You may take your child home when the orientation is over. Please note we can only accommodate one adult per child during this orientation. Dismissal is at 1:35 pm.
- Friday, September 5, 2025: Students in 3K and PreK will be dismissed at 1:35pm.
- Monday, September 8, 2025: First full day (8:00 am – 2:20 pm) for 3K and PK students. Pick up begins at 2:10 pm each day
Your child will tentatively be in Class ___ for the 2025/2026 school year
Please see the link below to see your child’s classroom number and teacher.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18CswgUh0pccA0wgiiKwSEdMqifRovHS17zu89BNC0YQ/edit?usp=sharing
The supply list is also linked on our website and at the link above. For Pre-Kindergarten students, you should also plan to supply a change of clothes in case students have accidents. It is ideal that parents send in two (2) changes of underwear and pants for their child in a ziplock bag.
Arrival and Dismissal
During the opening weeks of school all students are greeted by their teachers in their designated spots. Pre-Kindergarten students will enter through Entrance 6, which can be found by the new playground/outdoor classroom near the schoolyard.
Any students that arrive after 8:05 am must use the main entrance.
There will be an opportunity to meet with the teacher and learn more about the school on Back to School Night on Monday, September 15th. The time is to be announced. You will have a brief overview of school and class policies, routines, requirements, curricula, etc. Please feel free to check our website (www.ps354q.org) for school supplies, school uniforms, school policies, and other information.
We are a uniform school, and students are to be in full uniform Mondays through Thursdays. On Fridays, we have Freestyle Fridays where students where their own clothing. The school uniform is a grey top with logo and navy or black bottoms. All registered Kindergarten students will receive a free uniform shirt during the first two days of school. Please complete the uniform form with your child’s size for distribution. There will be supply drop off on August 27th and August 28th and again on September 2nd and September 3rd from 9 am to 2 pm. Please ensure you label all items with your child’s name and class.
We look forward to a productive school year! Have a safe and enjoyable summer!
Sincerely,
Dr. Emmanuela Remy
Principal
GRADE K
July 1, 2025
Dear PS 354Q Family:
Welcome to the 2025/2026 school year here at The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens, PS 354Q! We are excited to have you join us for an exciting and successful school year. School begins on Thursday, September 4, 2025, and the school day is from 8:00 am to 2:20 pm. Hot breakfast will be served daily from 7:30 am and 7:55 am for K to 5 students only.
Your child will tentatively be in Class ___ for the 2025/2026 school year
Please see the link below to see your child’s classroom number and teacher.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18CswgUh0pccA0wgiiKwSEdMqifRovHS17zu89BNC0YQ/edit?usp=sharing
The supply list is also linked on our website and at the link above. For Kindergarten students, you should also plan to supply a change of clothes in case students have accidents. It is ideal that parents send in two changes of underwear and pants for their child.
Arrival and Dismissal
During the opening weeks of school all students are greeted by their teachers in their designated spots. Kindergarten students will enter through the back entrance by the schoolyard and report to the gym Dismissal will take place in the gym for the first two days of school. Beginning September 8, 2025, they will be dismissed to their line spots in the schoolyard.
Any students that arrive after 8:05 am must use the main entrance.
Kindergarten students are ELIGIBLE for our afterschool program that ends at 5:45 pm daily.
Please ask for Ms. Yanick (ybeckwith@sqpa.org), our SQPA CBO Director, on how to register for the afterschool program. Our afterschool program, SQPA, will TENTATIVELY begin on Monday, September 15, 2025.
There will be an opportunity to meet with the teacher and learn more about the school on Back to School Night on Monday, September 15th. The time is to be announced. You will have a brief overview of school and class policies, routines, requirements, curricula, etc. Please feel free to check our website (www.ps354q.org) for school supplies, school uniforms, school policies, and other information.
We are a uniform school, and students are to be in full uniform Mondays through Thursdays. On Fridays, we have Freestyle Fridays where students where their own clothing. The school uniform is a grey top with logo and navy or black bottoms. All registered Kindergarten students will receive a free uniform shirt during the first two days of school. Please complete the uniform form with your child’s size for distribution. There will be supply drop off on September 3rd and 4th from 9 am to 1 pm. Please ensure you label all items with your child’s name and class.
We look forward to a productive school year! Have a safe and enjoyable summer!
Sincerely,
Dr. Emmanuela Remy
Principal
GRADES 1 TO 5
June 29, 2025
Dear PS 354Q Family:
Welcome to the 2025/2026 school year here at The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens, PS 354Q! We are excited to have you join us for an exciting and successful school year. School begins on Thursday, September 4, 2025, and the school day is from 8:00 am to 2:20 pm. Hot breakfast will be served from daily from 7:30 am and 7:55 am for K to 5 students only.
Your child will tentatively be in Class ___ for the 2025/2026 school year
Students in Grades 4 and 5 will receive their class placements in late August.
Please see the link below to see your child’s classroom number and teacher as well as school supplies lists.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18CswgUh0pccA0wgiiKwSEdMqifRovHS17zu89BNC0YQ/edit?usp=sharing
Please note that if your child is MANDATED to attend the Summer Rising program, the class above will be changed to the next grade’s class contingent of your child completing and passing the August promotion portfolio guidelines. This is only applicable for students in Grades 3 to 5.
Arrival and Dismissal
During the opening weeks of school all students in each grade will be greeted by their teachers in their designated spots in the school yard or gym.
- Kindergarten will enter through the back entrance to the gym and dismissed in the schoolyard
- Grade 1 through Grade 5 will line up in the schoolyard at their designated spots and will be escorted into the building by their teacher.
Any students that arrive after 8:05 am must use the main entrance and will be designated as being late.
Students will be dismissed from the same location/entrance that was used for arrival unless otherwise stated.
Please note that SQPA and the STEAM afterschool will TENTATIVELY begin on Monday, September 15, 2025.
Registration information for both afterschool programs will come out in August.
There will be an opportunity to meet with the teacher and learn more about the school on Back to School Night on Monday, September 15th. The time is to be announced. You will have a brief overview of the school and class policies, routines, requirements, curricula, etc. Please feel free to check out the website (www.ps354q.org) for school supplies, school uniforms, school policies, and other information periodically throughout the summer. We are a uniform school, and students are to be in full uniform Mondays through Thursdays. The school uniform is a grey top with logo and navy or black bottoms. As advertised since mid-June, there is a 15% discount on all uniforms purchased through July 1st. Use code on flyer. There will be supply drop off on August 27th and August 28th and again on September 2nd and September 3rd from 9 am to 2 pm. Please ensure you label all items with your child’s name and class.
We look forward to a productive school year! Have a safe and enjoyable summer!
Sincerely,
Dr. Emmanuela Remy
Principal