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May Newsletter
3K2 – 104A
Mr. Jackie, Ms. Erika, and Ms. Esther
For roughly the month of May, the children and their teachers will be exploring and studying the following unit – “Exercise”.
Exploring the Topic
- The children will begin their exploration of the unit by sharing what they already know about exercise. This can include what kind of exercise they like to do, where they like to exercise, and learning about the kind of exercise their peers and/or teachers may engage in. By talking about exercise and sharing what they know and what they can do, it will help provide a foundation for the following weeks.
Investigation 1
- The children will start our study by first focusing on different types of exercise which may include some simple movements like jumping, running in place, standing on one foot, and touching their toes. During this first week, the children will be introduced to ideas and vocabulary such as balance, endurance, flexibility, and strength.
Investigation 2
- The children will further their exploration into exercise by looking at where people exercise and how outdoor exercise can vary from indoor exercise. The children will also engage in a few different types of exercise which can include learning how to stretch, practicing simple yoga movements, and even how dance is a form of exercise.
Investigation 3
- The children will continue to explore exercise by looking at equipment that can and is often incorporated into exercise. The children and their teachers will discuss equipment such as dumbbells/weights, foam rollers, and treadmills, to name a few. They may even engage with a few different types of exercise equipment.
MAY 3K102A NEWSLETTER
Ms. Cristino, Miss Karol and Mrs. Nath wish everyone a very happy May !
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: We are working on our unit “EXERCISE”. Young children are in nearly constant mo6on. Moving makes children feel capable and confident, releases tension, and builds strong bodies and minds. Children’s love of movement will make a study of exercise very exci6ng! We will try many types of exercise, watch other people exercise, explore the places that people exercise, and explore equipment that’s used. We will learn concepts and skills in language and literacy, physical development, math, science, social studies, the arts and technology. We will also be developing thinking skills to observe, investigate, ask questions, solve problems, make predictions and test our ideas.
REMINDERS:
Arrival 6me is between 7:45 and 8am in the annex.
Students who arrive a\er 8:15 will be marked late.
Dismissal 6me is promptly at 2:00.
Any student not picked up by 2:20 will be walked to the main building gym.
Please pack a water sippy cup and snack for your child, daily. We cannot store food in the classroom.
PLEASE SIGN UP TO BE A PARENT READER.
Sign-up sheet on side of classroom door.
IMPORTANT DATES:
May 9- Parent Teacher Conferences- Information to follow.
May 18- Happy Birthday Xavier
May 19- Happy Birthday Khadeejah!
May 22- Spring BBQ- Information to follow.
May 30,31- Dance Performance- Information to follow.
May 2024 Kindergarten Newsletter
Classroom News:
We are thrilled about the month of May. Two more months to go! We have many special
events coming up.
May 8th, 2024- All Kindergarten classes to Queens Zoo.
May 9th
- Parent – Teacher conferences for elementary schools. (the teacher will send you
information).
May 22nd
- Spring BBQ for grade 3k-1
st grade.
May 27th
- No School. (Memorial Day)
May 30th & 31st
- Dance Performance. (information to follow).
What are we learning?
ELA: Please practice alphabet recognition and letter sounds every day. We are learning to
blend sounds together to read words and full sentences. Please practice reading the heart
words. Examples of heart words (the, it, as, it, if, us, up, and, we, see, can, my) This action
will help the students to read sentences and books.
Math:
Recognizing and writing numbers 0-30
Addition and subtraction equations (8+2=10, 10-8=2)
Count numbers to 100 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, .............100)
Identify and describe shapes (square, triangle, rectangle)
Reminders
Please arrive at 8:00 a.m. everyday
Dismissal is at 2p.m
Please dress accordingly to the weather. Have your child wear sneakers every day. We will
be going outside to play.
Sincerely,
Your Kindergarten Teachers
May 1st Grade NewsLetter
Mrs.Villalta, Mrs.Frydel, Mrs.Scherr, Ms.Oro, Ms.Ramos, and Mrs.Benenati
Dates to Remember:
• Thursday, May 9th Evening Parent-Teacher conferences.
• Wednesday, April 15th Queens Zoo Trip.
• Monday, May 27h School is closed.
Reminders:
• Please check your child’s folders every day.
• Please check homework every day.
• Please sign into google classroom.
• Please bring charged IPADs.
A peek at what we are learning:
MATH: Students will subtract tens using models, subtract tens using a hundredths chart,
subtract tens using an open number line, use addition to subtract tens, and use different
strategies to practice subtraction.
ELA: Students will Identify and describe Sequence of events, use sentence-level context as
a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase, ask and answer questions about how animals
survive in the winter. Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments
of others through multiple exchanges
PHONICS: Students will identify long vowel teams, diphthongs, and multi-syllable words.
They will continue to practice segmenting and identifying phonemes in single/multisyllable words with short and long vowels, and appropriately blending words. They will be
able to identify suffix ing.
Second Grade Newsletter
May
Classroom News: Ms. Garcia, Ms. Olivo, Ms. Ululati, Ms. Rooney, Mrs. Saleh, and Mrs. Mckenna are continuing to work with your children to reach their academic goals.
What we are learning:
ELA: Students will be learning about opinion texts and how to distinguish fact from opinion.
Math: In unit 10, students will add three-digit numbers using models and strategies.
Reminders:
- Please continue to check your child's folder and homework.
- Arrival is at 8:00 a.m. and Dismissal is at 2:00 p.m.
- Please continue to make sure your child is logging into rgr.fun
Important dates in May:
- Wednesday, May 1st
- April break ends, school Resumes
- Thursday, May 9th
- Parent Teacher Conferences in the Evening
- Wednesday May 22nd
- Second Grade trip to the zoo
- Thursday, May 23rd
- BBQ in the school yard
- Monday, May 27th
- School closed for Memorial Day
Terrific Third Graders 2024 May Newsletter
On Tuesday May 7th and Wednesday May 8th our fabulous students will
taking the New York State Math Test. Please make sure that your child
comes to school on time those days.
Math
Our focus this month will be to extend students understanding of time
and develop understanding of liquid volume (capacity) and mass.
Students will learn how to tell time on an analog clock to the nearest
minute, students will use counting up as a strategy to find elapsed time
in hours and minutes and choose appropriate units and tools to
estimate and measure capacity and mass.
Science
We will be planting our garden in the front of our school. Students will
study parts of a plant and what they need to survive.
• Engineering-
We will continue discussing how engineers work,
specifically commutative engineers. How are engineers important
to make our traveling from one place to another easier?
Reading-
Essential Question: How do animals adapt to challenges in their
habitat?
• Students will understand character’s perspectives in a literary text
• Students will identify and explain metaphors, personification, and
hyperbole in a text.
Writing
Students will write an expository essay about how animals help people
solve all kinds of problems. They will be using information from three
sources, “Woof” Rrrread to Me, Please?”, “Parrot Pals” and “A Dog’s
Super Power”. They will also quote evidence from the text to support
this idea of how animals can help people. Their goal is to use the rubric
to understand what makes a strong expository essay.
Important Dates:
• We come back Wednesday May 1st from spring break
• Math New York State Exam- May 7th and 8th
• There is no school May 27th
- Memorial Day
4th Grade
Reading: Unit 3 Weeks 3 & 4 – How can one person make a difference?
We are continuing our unit study on civil rights. Students will read biographies that focus on people who work to make a difference in the life of others and will build knowledge on how one person can make a difference.
After completing our argumentative essay about why the civil rights movement was needed student will begin learning about the three branches of our government. They will write an informative essay explaining the responsibilities of each branch.
Please encourage your children to read every night
WIN – What I Need
Students continue to make progress during their WIN programs. They are assessed every 6 weeks and move accordingly.
Writing: Argumentative Essay
1st task: Write an argumentative essay for a school bulletin board display about why the civil rights movement was needed. (WE ARE CURRENTLY STILL WORKING ON THIS TASK)
2nd task: Write an expository/informational essay describing the responsibilities of all three branches of our government.
Math:
Topic 9 The 4th grade is working hard to understand fractions!!!!! They spent a lot of time learning how to convert them from improper fractions to a mixed number as well as converting them from a mixed number to an improper fraction. We are currently learning how to add and subtract fractions and even MIXED NUMBERS. Students are also practicing some prior skills for the state exam.
*****Please encourage your child to study their multiplication facts. This will make the skill of division a little less difficult.*****
Science:
Dr. Williams is continuing the Amplify Science Program during her classes.
She continues to have students learn to identify energy forms all around them. In class we continue to review systems of energy. Students are looking forward to the few STEM projects we will be doing.
Dance: Mr.E is such a great addition to PS81. Students are so close to being perfect. They have learned 3 new dances and are truly trying to perfect the moves for the show.
Clubs: Students continue going to clubs every Friday. Check out the PS81 website for updated pictures of clubs.
April 10th -----------No School (Eid al-Fitr)
April 11th and April 12th ------- ELA State Test
April 19th ---------- 4th Grade Trip to Hall of Science
April 22nd – April 30th ------ No School (Spring Recess)
May 7th and May 8th ----------Math State Test
May 14th ---------- 4th Grade Trip to Mets Game
5th Grade Newsletter
May
Classroom News: Mrs. Ramos – Cordero, Mrs. Brachfield, Mrs. LaVolpe, Mrs. Tibbets, Mrs. Tarricone, Ms. Resendez, Mrs. Morel, Mrs. Poplawsi, and Mr. Jonathan
Important Dates:
May 9th – Day 1 of 5th grade Math Statewide Testing
May 10TH – Day 2 of 5th grade Math Statewide Testing
May 15th – Day 1 of 5th grade Science Statewide Testing
May 16th – Day 2 of 5th grade Science Statewide Testing
May 27th – No School (Memorial Day)
May 29th –Trip to Queens Zoo
May 30th - Day 1 of Dance Performance
May 31st – Day 2 of Dance Performance
Important Future Dates: 5th Grade Senior Trip June 5th
5TH Grade Dance June 14
5th Grade Ceremonies June 20
ELA: WONDERS Classrooms will continue to focus on the genre of Argumentative Text. They will engage in a range of collaborative discussions with partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. Students will determine two or more central or main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details.
HMH Classrooms will continue learning about the wild west. They will focus on using text evidence to support their thinking, how to determine a central idea using text details and using context clues to determine unfamiliar words. They will write a historical fiction persuasive friendly letter as if they were in the west and they had to persuade their families to either join them or not join them.
Math: We will finish up with the wonderous world of fractions. Students will learn the meaning of volume of a solid and how to find the volume of a rectangular prisms using a formula. The children will use previously learned knowledge about volume to choose the appropriate tools to solve problems. The students will also learn how to plot using coordinate grids. Then students will continue to prepare to take the NYS Math state test. We will also review end of year 4th grade skills for the NYS Math Exam. We cannot express the importance of knowing from memory the multiplication tables. This is a third-grade standard, and MANY students still have not mastered this. Fifth grade math is much more difficult without this basic math skill mastered. Please take the time daily to reinforce/ memorize/ review this with your children. It will make them stronger mathematicians.
Science: Students will take the role of ecologist to investigate why jaguars and sloths are no longer in a reforested part of a Costa Rican rain forest ecosystem which should be growing and thriving. They will figure out what can be done to return the ecosystem to its original healthy state. They will also prepare for the Science State Test.
Social Studies: We will continue learning about different cultures, and holidays that are celebrated during the Month of May. We will discuss Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day and focus on why Memorial Day is important to our country.