Dear Parents,

Just a reminder that Parent/Teacher conferences for grades K-5 will be held on the following dates:

Monday, November 9 - Evening Conferences
Friday, November 13 - Morning and Afternoon Conferences
Monday, November 16 - Evening Conferences

As a reminder, students will not be in attendance on Friday, November 13.

Please remember to bring your ID to enter the building.

Dear Parents,

New York State Law requires that each school conduct an emergency Preparedness Drill at least once a year. The purpose of this drill is to provide practice in evacuating the school in case of an emergency such as loss of heat, water or electricity.

This year we will hold our drill on Tuesday, November 24. On November 24, students will be dismissed at 3:05 p.m. Please be available at 3:05 p.m. to meet your child(ren) at their regularly dismissed exits. Buses are also scheduled for a 3:05 p.m dismissal.

Students who attend the After-School YMCA Program will be dismissed to the YMCA at 3:05 whereby counselors will be present to supervise students.

Please be assured that in the event of an actual emergency, students would not be dismissed without parent contact. If it were safe to remain in the building, our students would stay at Unqua. If we had to evacuate the school, our students would be relocated to an alternate site. Parents would be contacted by phone and made aware of the situation.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Catapano & Mrs. Hulsaver

Yearbook Information - 5th grade families, please see the flyer on how to upload pictures of your child for the yearbook. All pictures must be submitted by January 3, 2027! A hard copy of the flyer was sent home with your child.

Please support Unqua Student Council by donating food for our Annual Food Drive.

Unqua Weekly Wrap Up / Family Connect Night / Holiday Spirit Week

Please support Unqua Student Council by donating food for our Annual Food Drive.

Dear Parents/Guardians of K-8 Students,

We invite you to read our iReady Parent Letter that includes important information on how to access iReady resources and parent reports.

Please note that your child’s iReady Parent Report will be available on the Parent Portal under the Student Portfolio tab beginning Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 3:00 PM.

Sincerely,

The Massapequa School District

Yearbook Information - 5th grade families, please see the flyer on how to upload pictures of your child for the yearbook. All pictures must be submitted by January 3, 2027! A hard copy of the flyer was sent home with your child.

Dear Parents,

We look forward to celebrating Halloween with the following activities on Friday, October 30. Classroom teachers will provide you with more details if needed for classroom activities, but here is an overview:

Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 will have a parade after the last lunch period, beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. The parade route will be out the back door and around the playground equipment, and back into the building. Students in grades 3-5 will be invited outside to watch the parade. Parents are welcome to attend the parade, and are to enter through the south side gates. The gates will be open at 1:50 p.m., after we have cleared the last recess for the afternoon parade.

In case of rain, we will plan an indoor parade route through the building ONLY for students due to space within the building. Information through an email blast will be sent out if the parade is moved to indoors.

Students in grades 3-5 may come dressed for Halloween but, PLEASE, be considerate of our younger students in kindergarten through grade 2. It would be inappropriate to have violent, gory or very scary costumes or masks in school. Although these things may be part of Halloween, they do not belong in an elementary school setting. I know that all parents will cooperate on this issue and I will ask upper grade teachers to reinforce this with their classes. Children wearing inappropriate costumes or masks will be asked to remove them and may be excluded from some activities.

Classroom parties are optional and different teachers may plan different kinds of activities. Ideally, parties will take place after the parade – a nice way to end the day. If this is not possible, the party should take place just before the parade. Naturally, we are trying to preserve the morning for instruction. We are continuing in only distributing pre-packaged factory wrapped snacks to students where the ingredients and nutritional information are clearly labeled. In addition, please Do NOT send in Treat Bags for the class. They will be returned with your child if they are sent in. This is for health and allergy purposes.

I look forward to a great Halloween and encourage all trick-or-treaters to follow their parents’ directions for a safe and healthy Halloween. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,
Deanna Catapano, Principal
Laura Hulsaver, Assistant Principal

Please help student Council with their Sock-tober Fundraiser.

Unqua Weekly Wrap Up

PTA Red Ribbon Week begins Friday, October 23!

Dear Parents,

We look forward to celebrating Halloween with the following activities on Friday, October 30. Classroom teachers will provide you with more details if needed for classroom activities, but here is an overview:

Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 will have a parade after the last lunch period, beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. The parade route will be out the back door and around the playground equipment, and back into the building. Students in grades 3-5 will be invited outside to watch the parade. Parents are welcome to attend the parade, and are to enter through the south side gates. The gates will be open at 1:50 p.m., after we have cleared the last recess for the afternoon parade.

In case of rain, we will plan an indoor parade route through the building ONLY for students due to space within the building. Information through an email blast will be sent out if the parade is moved to indoors.

Students in grades 3-5 may come dressed for Halloween but, PLEASE, be considerate of our younger students in kindergarten through grade 2. It would be inappropriate to have violent, gory or very scary costumes or masks in school. Although these things may be part of Halloween, they do not belong in an elementary school setting. I know that all parents will cooperate on this issue and I will ask upper grade teachers to reinforce this with their classes. Children wearing inappropriate costumes or masks will be asked to remove them and may be excluded from some activities.

Classroom parties are optional and different teachers may plan different kinds of activities. Ideally, parties will take place after the parade – a nice way to end the day. If this is not possible, the party should take place just before the parade. Naturally, we are trying to preserve the morning for instruction. We are continuing in only distributing pre-packaged factory wrapped snacks to students where the ingredients and nutritional information are clearly labeled. In addition, please Do NOT send in Treat Bags for the class. They will be returned with your child if they are sent in. This is for health and allergy purposes.

I look forward to a great Halloween and encourage all trick-or-treaters to follow their parents’ directions for a safe and healthy Halloween. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,
Deanna Catapano, Principal
Laura Hulsaver, Assistant Principal

Please help student Council with their Sock-tober Fundraiser.

Please help support MHS Safe Halloween by donating candy! A bin is set up in the Unqua lobby. Candy donations will be taken through October 21. Thank you!

PTA Red Ribbon Week begins Friday, October 23!