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/.

The school office will be closed from Friday 12 August through Friday 26 August. It will reopen Monday 29 August. While the office is closed, you may email Mr. Billings at: [email protected]

The Summer reading list and the report forms are both available in the School Updates/Wednesday folder link.

Summer program opens Wednesday 6 July. The program runs Mondays-Thursdays, 8a - 1p. Registration is still open. Please call the school office for more info (718-367-3081.)

Beginning Tuesday 21 June, The school office will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 9a to 12 noon.

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!

Registration for our summer program is open. The program is available to current OLR students in grades K-7. Please call for more info and your family registration code.

Pre-K and Kindergarten moving up ceremonies will be held on Thursday 16 June. The Pre-K will be at 8:30a and the Kindergarten at 10a. Parents are reminded that each student is allowed a maximum of 4 guests.

Wednesday 15 June will be the last day for our After-school program.

All current parents are reminded that they must re-apply for their financial aid every year. Families were emailed a link and access code on 31 January. If you did not receive it or are having difficulties, please call the Parent Help Line (646-794-3318.)

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

With the expectation that we will have all our after school activities back in September I wanted to tell you the following: The school will be taking over our band and violin program. Band will be available for students entering grades 3-8 and will meet once a week (probably Mondays, as in the past.) 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. This pre-registration period begins now. No fee or paperwork is required. 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. Before Covid we took a trip every year and entertained residents at a local nursing home. We’re looking forward to having a good number of students making music! 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.

Our annual Silly Sweater Day will be held on Tuesday 22 December. ALL STUDENTS (in school and remote) are invited to wear a sweater that is silly, ugly or fits the season. Even though we are not all together, it can still be fun!!

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.