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PS 398Q: The Héctor Figueroa School

We would love to invite you to take a tour of our school! Take a look inside PS 398Q: The Hector Figueroa School! Hope you enjoy our Virtual Tour! After you take a tour, read for more information on our Kindergarten and above Open House or our 3K/Pre-K Open House!

Mission & Vision

Mission Statement

The mission of P.S. 398 Queens is to partner with parents and the members in our community to prepare our diverse population of students to become lifelong learners in a nurturing, and safe environment with high expectations developing independent, responsible, confident, and compassionate citizens contributing to global society.

Vision Statement
At P.S. 398, Queens our students L. E. A. R. N. in a nurturing environment to develop their own academic and artistic abilities. Our students respect diversity and understand that they each have strengths that empower them to strive in the real world and achieve life goals. Students are leaders of their learning and take intellectual risks through a project-based approach to learning that encourages students to think critically, develop creativity and collaborate daily. Students make connections between every day classroom experiences that prepare them to be successful in the ever- changing world of the 21st century.

Our Community and Special Events

  • Student and parent picking up school supplies for remote learning
  • Student and parent picking up school supplies for remote learning
  • Teachers dressed up as Dr Seuss character for Halloween
  • Teachers dressed up as pumpkins for Halloween
  • Students playing gym outdoors on 34th avenue
  • Students playing gym outdoors on 34th avenue
  • Students playing gym outdoors on 34th avenue
  • Students playing gym outdoors on 34th avenue
  • Students gathered on the carpet area during lesson
  • Students dressed in Halloween costumes during remote learning
  • Students dressed in Halloween costumes during remote learning
  • Students dressed in Halloween costumes during remote learning
  • Teacher dressed up during spirit week throwback day
  • Teachers dressed up during spirit week throwback day
  • Teacher dressed up during spirit week throwback day
  • Teachers dressed up during spirit week throwback day
  • Teachers gathered on the rooftop dressed in pink for breast cancer awareness
  • Students playing gym on our outdoor rooftop
  • Student showing their drawings
  • Student showing their drawings
  • Students playing gym on our outdoor rooftop
  • Students playing gym on our outdoor rooftop
  • Principal Urena Thus with a parent and student picking up school supplies for remote learning
  • PS 398 Teachers and Staff on rooftop during summer orientation
  • PS 398 Teachers and Staff on rooftop during summer orientation
  • PreK art work of themselves underwater
  • Teacher and students gathered on the carpet during a read aloud
  • Students learning about hand washing with our school nurse
  • Students learning about hand washing with our school nurse
  • Teacher, parent and students learning all about saving for college
  • Families sharing their artwork during paint night
  • Families creating their artwork during paint night
  • Teachers spelling out the word love with their arms and body
  • Students and K9 Police Team
  • Students and K9 Police Team
  • Teacher and students dressed up as doctors
  • Teacher and students dressed up as doctors
  • Teacher and students dressed in College Gear
  • Students engaging in center time on the carpet area
  • Students engaging in center time at their desks
  • Students engaging in center time at their desks
  • Families in the school gymnasium for movie night
  • Students and instructors learning about karate
  • Students on the rooftop for the fall festival
  • Teachers and students dressed up for halloween with pumpkins
  • Teacher and students gathered on the carpet for a read aloud
  • Book of the month bulletin board there is only one you
  • Principal Urena Thus with teachers and students from PreK
  • Dr Composto our superintendent reading to families during orientation
  • Students participating in potato sack race for the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Principal Erica Urena Thus with PS398Q Staff Members and Parents
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Blow Up scarecrow for the Fall Festival
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue playing wack the apple game
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • 30Q398 Parent Teacher Association Bake Sale on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • PS398Q Staff and Parents during Fall Festival
  • Principal Erica Urena Thus and Assistant Principal Cheryl Hametz along with local police precinct
  • Principal Erica Urena Thus, ENL Coordinator Lidia Jaramillo, Guidance Counselor Ramos Fall Festival photo op
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in bean bag toss for the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Fall Festival Pumpkin patch set up for students to pick a pumpkin for the fall festival
  • Parent Teacher Association setting up their bake sale for the fall festival
  • Ps398 teacher along with her child in 3K holding a pumpkin
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • Students participating in the Fall Festival on 34th Avenue
  • ps398 student posing in front of fall backdrop
  • ps398 student posing in front of fall backdrop
  • PS398 teachers and parent coordinator
  • PS398 Staff
  • ps398 student posing in front of fall backdrop
  • Students picking pumpkins during fall festival
  • Teacher and students posing in front of fall festival back drop photo op
  • Teacher and students posing in front of fall festival back drop photo op
  • Students participating in wack an apple fall festival game
  • Students participating in fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Teacher and students posing in front of fall festival back drop
  • Students picking pumpkins
  • Teacher and students posing in front of fall festival back drop
  • Teacher and students posing in front of fall festival back drop
  • Parents purchasing items from the PTA bake sale
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Parent and student smiling
  • Parent and student smiling
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students picking pumpkins for the fall festival
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Students participating in the fall festival on 34th avenue
  • Parent Coordination, Ms. Jenny Rodriguez, speaking to families during Breakfast with the principal
  • Principal Erica Urena Thus with Assemblywoman Jessica Gonzalez Rojas
  • School librarian, Ms. Martinez, speaking to families during Breakfast with the principal
  • Principal Erica Urena Thus and Nuala O’Doherty part of 34th avenue coalition
  • Principal Erica Urena Thus with a PS398 parent
  • Principal Erica Urena Thus speaking with parents during breakfast with the principal
  • Parents in the cafeteria for breakfast with the principal
  • Principal Erica Urena Thus
  • PTA president Victoria Mediulus speaking to families about upcoming events
  • ENL Coordinator, Lidia Jaramillo speaking to families about the AIS Program that helps support students
  • Pre-K students sitting at the cafeteria tables smiling for the camera
  • Pre-K students awaiting for the safety assembly
  • Pre-K students sitting at the cafeteria tables for the safety assembly
  • Pre-K students smiling
  • Pre-K teacher and her class in the cafeteria for the safety assembly
  • NYPD Officer speaking to the students about safety
  • NYPD Officer conducting a safety assembly in the cafeteria
  • NYPD Officer speaking about safety to the lower graders
  • NYPD Officer speaking about safety
  • NYPD officers speaking to the Kindergarten and 1st graders
  • NYPD Officers with Class PK116
  • NYPD Officers with Class PK115
  • NYPD Officers with Class PK114
  • NYPD Officers with Class K-203
  • NYPD Officers with Class K-202
  • NYPD Officers with Class K/1/2-214
  • NYPD Officers with Class 1-211
  • NYPD Officers with Class 1-212
  • NYPD Officers with Class 1-204
  • NYPD Officers speaking to the students about safety
  • NYPD Officers speaking to the 2nd and 3rd graders at a safety assembly
  • NYPD Officers speaking to the 2nd and 3rd graders about safety
  • NYPD Officers with Class 2-303
  • NYPD Officers with Class 2-301
  • NYPD Officers with Class 2-305
  • NYPD Officers with Class 3-314
  • NYPD Officers with Class 3-312
  • Principal Urena-Thus and NYPD officers
  • Kindergarten class 202 in front of the school buses for the field trip
  • Kindergarten class 201 in front of the school buses for the field trip
  • K/1/2 bridge class group on the field trip
  • Turkey Giveaway with parents, council member and boys & girls club
  • students dressed for spirit week
  • principal and staff dressed for throwback thursday
  • prek students dressed for spirit week
  • principal and teachers dressed for throwback thursday
  • principal and teachers dressed for throwback thursday
  • students dressed for throwback thursday
  • principal and teachers dressed for throwback thursday
  • 2nd grade dressed for throwback thursday
  • principal and student dressed for throwback thursday
  • 1st grade students dressed for throwback thursday
  • prek students dressed for freaky friay
  • 3k students dressed for spirit week walt disney dc marvel day
  • 1st grade engaged in superhero theme lesson during spirit week
  • prek students dressed for walt disney dc marvel day during spirit week
  • 1st grade engaging in superhero themed lesson during spirit week
  • 1st grade dressed for walt disney wednesday during spirit week
  • 1st grade dressed for walt disney wednesday during spirit week
  • 1st grade dressed for walt disney wednesday during spirit week
  • 2nd grade dressed for walt disney wednesday during spirit week
  • 2nd grade dressed for walt disney wednesday during spirit week
  • student and principal dressed in team jerseys for team tuesday during spirit week
  • staff dressed in giants jersey during spirit week
  • 2nd grade field trip to the local library
  • principal reading a book to the 2nd grade class
  • queens library jackson heights branch
  • 2nd grade field trip to the local library
  • 2nd graders outside the local library
  • prek dressed for team tuesday during spirit week
  • 1st grade dressed for jersey day during spirit week
  • 2nd grade dressed for jersey day team tuesday for spirit week
  • speech therapist and principal dressed for jersey day
  • teachers dressed for pajama day spirit week
  • principal and staff dressed in pajamas during spirit week
  • prek dressed in pajamas for spirit week
  • 2nd grade class with teacher and principal in pajamas during spirit week
  • 2nd grade teachers and principal dressed in pajamas during spirit week
  • 1st graders in their pajamas during spirit week
  • 1st grade pajama day spirit week
  • spirit week pajamas day kindergarten
  • prek class and teacher dressed in pajamas during spirit week
  • 1st graders in the hallway dressed in pajamas during spirit week
  • prek spirit week pajama day
  • students engaged in a lunar new year activity
  • teachers engaged in professional learning day
  • teachers engaged in professional learning day
  • teachers engaged in professional learning day
  • teachers engaged in professional learning day
  • teachers engaged in professional learning day
  • 2nd grade students at the civics for all soapbox event
  • 1st grade engaged in learning centers
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • 3rd grade chorus
  • 3rd grade chorus
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • k and 1st grade bridge class wonderful world winter concert performance
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • 3k and prek students wonderful world winter concert performance

  • wonderful world winter concert performance

  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • wonderful world winter concert performance
  • student council inauguration
  • 2nd grade teacher in group with students
  • dr fahey principal and 2nd grade teacher
  • 3rd grade students and teacher engaged in group
  • social worker and student celebrating birthday
  • 1st grade field trip to MAD Museum
  • 1st grade field trip to MAD Museum
  • 1st grade field trip to MAD Museum
  • 1st grade field trip to MAD Museum
  • 1st grade field trip to MAD Museum
  • 1st grade field trip to MAD Museum
  • 1st grade field trip to MAD Museum
  • parents and students on field trip to the mad museum
  • 1st grade field trip to MAD Museum
  • students on school bus to the MAD Museum
  • Teacher and students on school bus to MAD Museum
  • Teacher and students on school bus to mad museum
  • students dressed in core value colors
  • 2nd grade dressed in blue to represent n for the core value nurture my mind and body
  • 1st grade dressed in purple to represent n for the core value nurture my mind and body
  • 1st grade dressed in purple to represent n for the core value nurture my mind and body
  • principal and teachers dressed in green to represent r respect myself and others core values
  • students dressed in green to represent the core value r represent myself and others
  • students dressed in green to represent the core value r represent myself and others
  • students dressed in green to represent the core value r represent myself and others
  • students dressed in green to represent the core value r represent myself and others
  • students dressed in green to represent the core value r represent myself and others
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in yellow to represent the core value e empower
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a achieve my goals
  • students dressed in yellow to represent the core value e for empower
  • students dressed in yellow to represent the core value e for empower
  • students dressed in red to represent the core value l for leader
  • students dressed in yellow to represent the core value e for empower
  • students dressed in red to represent the core value l for leader
  • students dressed in red to represent the core value l for leader
  • students dressed in red to represent the core value l for leader
  • students dressed in red to represent the core value l for leader
  • students dressed in red to represent the core value l for leader
  • teacher and principal dressed in throwback outfits for spirit week
  • 1st grade dressed in the decades for spirit week
  • 1st grade dressed in the disney for spirit week
  • 2nd grade outside the local library for field trip
  • prek dressed in jerseys for team tuesday spirit week
  • prek during spirit week pajama day
  • 2nd grade dressed in pajamas for spirit week
  • teachers during professional learning day
  • guidance counselor and students during morning announcements
  • winter wonderland concert performance
  • winter wonderland concert performance
  • winter wonderland concert performance
  • winter wonderland concert performance
  • winter wonderland concert performance
  • winter wonderland concert performance
  • winter wonderland concert performance
  • teachers receiving tenure certificate with D30 superintendent dr composto
  • 1st grade on field trip to mad museum
  • 1st grade on field trip to mad museum
  • 1st grade dressed in purple for core values week
  • 2nd grade dressed in green for core values week
  • students dressed in green to represent the core value r for represent myself and others
  • students and principal celebrating november birthdays with birthday crowns
  • students dressed in blue to represent the core value a for achieve my goals
  • students dressed in yellow to represent the core value e for empower
  • students dressed in red to represent the core value l for leader

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