Our Lady of Refuge School will reopen on Wednesday 9 September. Parents have chosen to have children in one of two groups: REMOTE--those students who will stay at home and learn on-line, as they did last spring and IN SCHOOL-those students who will come to school every day. Because of the size of the classes, students coming to school can come every day. We will not split them. For more info see the documents in the Wednesday Folder.

Please carefully review the Re-Opening plans developed by the Superintendent's Office (home page) and the specific details for Our Lady of Refuge School in the Wednesday Folder. Please call or email with any questions.

All students will receive their required school supplies when they return to school FREE OF CHARGE. Parents need not shop for the usual items (pens, pencils, notebooks, etc.) This is the school's way of saying THANK YOU to all parents who have been so supportive through these difficult times.

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There is an updated price list and information about how to order uniforms on the "School Uniforms" page. (under School Updates)

Please go to the Wednesday Folder to see a letter from our Superintendent, Mr. Michael Deegan, regarding plans to reopen school in September.

Click on "About Us" and scroll down to our VIDEO for a quick look at Our Lady of Refuge School.

We are all praying for the students, families, teachers and staffs affected by the closing of twenty Catholic schools in the area. Our staff is ready to help those students and families in any way we can. Please call (718-367-3081) or email (rbillings@olrbronx.com) with questions about Our Lady of Refuge School.

The Summer reading list and report form are now available in the Wednesday folder. All students entering grades 2 through 8 are required to read three books and write a report on each. Those three reports must be turned in the first day of school. The book reports count towards your ELA grade in the first quarter. Some titles are available through Scholastic Books. You can go to their site and shop: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ourladyofrefugeschool2

Congratulations to those students in grades 3-7 who earned Honors for the fourth quarter and year. The complete list is posted in the Wednesday Folder. This year it was an even more special achievement, given the difficulties of Remote Learning. We also want to thank our wonderful teachers who did such a great job over the last three months. We plan to have an award ceremony when we return to school.

Congratulations to the Class of 2020, a special group in a very special year. Although we could not have a ceremony, the complete list of awards and honors is posted in the Wednesday Folder.

Each family who enrolls for school year 2020-21, and remains enrolled, will receive a credit on their December 2020 tuition bill for the full amount of the registration fees they paid. Click the title to learn more!

Go to home page and scroll down to News. You can also see the entire class by clicking on About Us and Photo Albums

We are again offering Summer school at Our Lady of Refuge. This year however, ALL K-7 STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE. All parents should have received a flyer with all information. If you did not, you can find the flyer in our Wednesday Folder.

In answer to some parent questions, May 11, 22 and 26 are instructional days. The original calendar had them listed as snow days, but we were required to "give them back" for March 16, 18 and 19. You should remember we were closed the week of March 16; a week before Governor Cuomo closed all schools.

This week Mrs. Nunez became a grandmother! Her daughter gave birth to a beautiful, healthy girl named Olivia. Mother and child are doing fine.

Please go to the Wednesday Folder to see the letter from our Superintendent, Mr. Michael J. Deegan, announcing that school will remain closed through the end of June. Other important information is also included.

Educate LLC is an educational consulting company that provides support for our students and teachers. Now they are reaching out to our parents. Please see the letter in the Wednesday folder, "Educate LLC online resources for parents." The webinars include helpful information on Google Classroom, Zoom distance learning and other important topics.

For the second year in a row, we will have Summer School at Our Lady of Refuge. The dates have not yet been decided. Parents of eligible students will receive an email and a hard copy re: enrollment process this week. With a few exceptions, all students in grades K-3 are eligible. Students in grades 4-7 are eligible if they scored a 1 or 2 on either of last year's NYS tests. More information will be posted as we get it.