Winter Recess

At The Young Women's Leadership School of Queens we encourage our students to become lifelong learners. In order to help them maintain and improve their skills, we have prepared
Winter Assignments to be completed over the break and handed in on their return.

School will be closed from December 22, 2007 - January 1, 2008.

Students are expected to return to school on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 in the dress uniform.

Open House ~ Informational Session

Incoming 7th Grade potential applicants must attend one of the following with their parent/legal guardian:

Saturday, January 12, 2008 9-12 pm

or

Thursday, January 17, 2008 6-7:30 pm

or

Thursday, January 24, 2008 6-7:30 pm

or

Saturday, January 26, 2008 9-12 pm

Location: 109-20 Union Hall Street Jamaica, NY 11433

Parent-Teachers Association

PTA General Meetings

• Tuesday 1/29/08 7:00 to 9:00PM
• Tuesday 2/26/08 7:00 to 9:00PM
• Tuesday 3/25/08* 7:00 to 9:00PM *Nominations Committee will be selected
• Tuesday 4/29/08* 7:00 to 9:00PM *Nominations: Names should be submitted
• Tuesday 5/20/08* 7:00 to 9:00PM *Elections
• Tuesday 6/10/08 7:00 to 9:00PM

Afterschool Activities Cancelled

All afterschool activities including tutoring have been cancelled today, Thursday, December 13, 2007 due to the storm.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Attention Parents!

Parent Teacher Conference

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

and

5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

We encourage you to bring your daughter.

Please report to the TYWLS main office (room 400)

first to pick up your daughter's

report card.

Note: Students will be dismissed at

11:00 a.m. on this day.

Middle School Recruitment

Recruitment dates for 6th and 7th grades are coming soon! Exact dates and times will be announced in November.

Sign up with our emailing list to be informed immediately.

MAKING STRIDES Against Breast Cancer

TYWLS, Queens staff, students & parents will be participating in "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer". This is a noncompetitive walk to help fight breast cancer and provide hope to people facing the disease. Participation supports the American Cancer Society's lifesaving research, prevention, early detection, and support programs for thousands of patients and their families.

When: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Time: 11:00-1:00 p.m.
Place:
Queens Borough Hall
120-55 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, New York

Walk on Sunday, October 21 or to participate without walking, mail your contribution to:
American Cancer Society
Rego Park/Eastern
97-77 Queens Boulevard Suite 1110
Rego Park, NY 11374

Or donate through the secure Web site at www.cancer.org/stridesonline.

OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION SESSION

The Young Women's Leadership School of Queens would like to announce two Open House Information Sessions for 8th grade students and parents interested in attending our school for 9th grade in the upcoming 2008-2009 school year.

Please attend one of the Open Houses on the following dates:

Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

and

Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 9:00 p.m.

Afterschool Programs

Please note:
All afterschool programs are cancelled on Wednesday, October 31, 2007.

2007 Curriculum Nights

The following are from 7:00p.m. to 8:30 p.m.:


7 th Grade - Thursday, September 27


8th Grade - Monday, September 24


9th Grade - Tuesday, October 2

Helping Involve Parents

As announced at the PTA meeting on September 25:

TYWLS, Queens is now a HIP school, (Helping Involve Parents). The HIP website is a vehicle through which parents can send and receive notifications to and from our our school. The website is www.hipschools.com. To log into our HIP School website, you will need a username and id number. For that information, please call us at 718-725-0402 x 3 or 5.

Upcoming dates for September, October and November 2007

September 24 - 8th Grade Curriculum Night @ 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
September 25 - PTA General Meeting
September 27 - 7th Grade Curriculum Night @ 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
TBA - 9th Grade Curriculum Night @ 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
September 29, 30 - NYC High School Fair at Brooklyn Technical HS, 10-3pm
October 3 - Seeds to Trees trip for two 7th grade classes
October 4 - Seeds to Trees trip for two 7th grade classes
October 8 - School closed in obeservance of Columbus Day
October 15 - Afterschool Programs Begin
October 18 - TYWLS, Queens HS Open House 7-8:30 pm
October 20 - TYWLS, Queens HS Open House 9-10:30 am
October 27, 28 - Specialized High School Admission Test (grade 8 only)
November 6 - No School for Students