Our last day before Christmas vacation will be Friday 23 December. School will close at 12 noon. There will be after-care. There will NOT be violin.

Our Band and singers will bring Christmas cheer to the Academy of Mt. St. Ursula this Friday 16 Dec and the Eastchester Nursing Home on Wednesday 21 December. Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Levitt and all our students for their hard work and willingness to share during this blessed season.

The annual Holiday Book Fair has returned. Students will browse on Tuesday 13 Dec then shop on Wednesday and Thursday 14, 15 Dec. Parents are invited. Teachers will let you know what time your child will be at the fair. We STRONGLY encourage parents to sign up for E WALLET if you cannot attend. This will avoid the need to send your child with cash. Go to: www.scholastic.com/bf/olr2. You can also SHOP ONLINE through 25 December. Happy reading!!

New student applications for the 2023-24 school year open on Thursday 1 December. This includes siblings of current students. Please call the school office (718-367-3081) for more information

On Thursday 22 December all students and staff are invited to wear a sweater that is silly, ugly or fits the holidays.

A new offer to parents! Order forms were sent home for Holiday pictures. Parents choosing these photos (it is optional) can pick the background and send your child to school that day (2 Dec) in appropriate holiday dress.

We are happy to welcome Mr. Greg Drozdek our new PE teacher. Mr. Drozdek arrives with extensive teaching experience and a martial arts background. He will start here on Tuesday 29 November. NOTE: Thursday's PE classes are moved to Fridays.

On Tuesday 15 November grades 3-8 celebrated our 1st Quarter Honors Assembly. Please see the complete list of students in the Wednesday folder

The parent portal will be closed while teachers finalize their marks for the first report card (grades 1-8.) Report cards will be given out and available on line on Thursday 10 November. NOTE: Families behind on tuition will not receive their cards.

Sorry to tell all that Mr. Salazar is leaving OLR School. We wish him and his family the best in the future.

Parents can now access their child's marks (grades 1-8) by logging into the Parent portal. The website is: adny.tads.com/educate. See the attached "Parent portal tips" for directions.

If you have not yet purchased uniforms for this coming year, PLEASE DO SO ASAP!! Below is direct link to our school page for FlynnOHara. https://flynnohara.com/shop/our-lady-of-refuge-school-ny009/.

Returning families can earn a tuition credit of $1,000 or more for 2022-23 by referring new families who register! Click on the title above to learn more!

We are now offering free tutoring for students in grades 2-7. Classes are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 3-4:30p. Please contact the school office with questions.

Band will be available for students entering grades 3-8 and will meet on Mondays. Mr. Levitt and I have worked it out so the annual fee will be only $400 which includes instrument rental. This is a lot better than the previous price which was close to $700. The fee will be added to your SMART tuition account ($50 a month for 8 months) so no extra arrangements need to be made. The available instruments are flute, clarinet, trumpet and drums. If you’d like to purchase an instrument please contact Mr. Levitt at [email protected] Please let us know if you would like your child to join. The earlier the better as we’d like to get an idea of how many instruments will be needed. No fee or paperwork is required. Last year we had our biggest group ever! Our goal is to have a Christmas concert this year as well as a spring concert. We’d also like to have the students do one performance out of school. Please email me or Mr. Levitt with any questions.

Congratulations to Kathy Le, OLR Class of 2021 who has been accepted to the Bronx High School of Science. Kathy joins her sister Elizabeth (OLR Class of 2019) at Bronx Science. Congrats should also go to Kathy's family and all of her teachers who were part of her success.

Parents interested in Our Lady of Refuge School can now tour the building in person. Tours are available daily, but only between 3 and 4p. Please call (718-367-3081) to schedule your personal family tour.

We are proud to announce the addition of Recorder instruction for grades 3 and 4. All students in those grades will receive their own instrument and instructional book, free of charge.