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Our Mission Statement

Who we are and what we believe!

The Louis Armstrong School fosters the linguistic and academic development of all scholars in our learning community. We establish a linguistically and culturally rich community of learning where students are encouraged to take intellectual risks in a compassionate, inclusive, safe, and rewarding environment. Our instructional practices utilize a variety of research based approaches to provide meaningful, authentic instruction appropriate for the diverse needs of our student body. Providing multiple paths to success, incorporating scaffolds, and using rich and varied resources helps students strengthen their understanding of the content across all subject areas. Together, we adapt, create, engage, nurture, advocate, support, serve, and love. We stand firm that all students can achieve success and celebrate the collective and individual milestones of our children.

Our Vision Statement

What we are setting out to achieve!

We strive to continuously participate, share, and help one another cultivate an environment that is supportive of English language learners, bilingualism, students with disabilities, and our diverse community as a whole. Creating a positive atmosphere for adults and children to flourish together is our shared goal and we are confident that our commitment, expertise, passion, and persevering attitude will create brighter outcomes and futures. The commitment to our students, our co-workers, and our school is evident from our actions and we are proud to be lions. We roar with pride because lions never give up!

Upcoming Events

Dec 31

New Year's Eve

Time: 5 PM

Location: Times Square

Jan 1

New Year's Day

Time: 12 AM

Location: Times Square

Jan 13

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Time: 8 AM

Location: Park

Feb 2

Groundhog Day

Time: 8 AM

Location: Everywhere

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Recent News

Reminder, P.S. 143 Is A Uniform School for ALL Students in K-5

All students must wear their P.S. 143 uniform each day to school, starting on the first day of school. If you need a new uniform for September, the PTA is selling them throughout August so your son or daughter is "back to school" ready! Uniforms may be purchased before school starts at our main building on August 12, August 13th, August 20th, and 23rd from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Purchases can be made on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am to 11:00am at the main building. PA may also be contacted at 347-608-1904 or via email, pa143q@gmail.com. We are proud to be a uniform school and this will be enforced and encouraged throughout the entire school year. Friendly reminder: Bring completed Blue Cards and Media Consent Slips on the first day. Make sure immunizations are up to date! This is very important. Check out supply lists here: https://www.ps143q.org/apps/news/article/1061893

K,1, and 2 Students - Important Transportation Information

In September, all students in grades K, 1, and 2 will have bus stops.

Welcome to Our New Website!

Thank you for visiting our new website! Please check back often as updates are made, and click on article headlines to view full stories where applicable.

Back to School Supply Lists

You can find back to school supply lists here. Remember to ONLY have your child bring in enough supplies he or she can independently carry. You can have them bring in a little at a time the first week of school.

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About P.S. 143Q

Welcome to our school! We believe that parent participation is key to student success; our new website is designed to provide parents with all the information they need to be active participants in their student’s education. You will find that the site works just as well on mobile devices as it does on a desktop so you can find information on the go. If you have any feedback regarding our website, we would love to hear it!

P.S. 143Q is an elementary school serving upwards of 1,500 students in grades K-5. Our student body is diverse with origins from all around the world. Over half of the student body are English language learners and we are proud of our multilingual roots! At P.S. 143, administrators, teachers and staff, combined with parents, and community partners, work together to support the needs of our bright, capable, and caring scholars.

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