Half Day!

Students will be dismissed at 12:00 on Monday, June 2. Please make sure your child is picked up on time if your child does not walk home by himself or herself.

Colonial ABC books

We are currently working on American Colonial Alphabet books as our final Social Studies projects. Each child has been collecting information on objects, people, events and ideas that are associated with the American colonies during the 18th century. It is recommended your child do some additional research on the internet or reading childrens books on the topics. www.socialstudiesforkids.com is an excellent site for this subject.

Author's Visit

On June 4th, Phil Bildner, one of the authors of Barnstormers, will be here to speak with the 4th Grade classes.

Congratulations, again!

The class has once again won a commendation from the lunch staff for their excellent behavior. Since the "free period" from the last commendation was not used, the kids will now have two free periods. We are currently deciding on a fun activity to do during those periods.

Bake Sale

The final Bake Sale of the school year will take place on Thursday, May 22. Most treats will cost between $1.00 and $2.00.

Shakespeare Performance

It's settled! The Fourth Grade will be performing William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream on June 19th starting at 1:30 in the Multi Media room. Please help your child study his/ her lines and if anyone would like to help with costumes, props or backdrops, please see either Ms. Chiu, Ms. Milledge or Ms Theodorakis.

Happy Mothers' Day!

Happy Mothers' Day to all the important ladies( moms, grandmas and aunts) who love and take care of us!

Spring Musical

The Spring Musical was great! The children performed well and sang delightfully. BRAVO! Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts with the fifth grade performance and several classes being on school trips, the Friday performance at 1:20 is cancelled.

Visiting the Brooklyn Museum

Tomorrow is a our second and final workshop at the Brooklyn Museum. For parents who would like to join us, we will be leaving the school at 9:30am. Please wait for us by the security desk. Thank you!

Spring Musical Performance!

Just a friendly reminder that the children will be performing Thursday in the Multi Media room starting at 6:00pm. If your child is performing, please make sure he/she arrive at 5:30 for a quick final rehearsal. Your child should arrived dressed in "ragamuffin" clothes (mismatched patterns) unless otherwise specified to your child by the music teacher. It should be a great show and we hope to see you there!
P.S. Our class helped paint this backdrop for the performance. Are these kids talented, or what?

Save this Date!

We have tentatively scheduled the Shakespeare performance for Thursday, June 19 at 1:40pm.
(SEE May 1st post for more on the Shakespeare workshops)

Congratulations!

Our students have received a certificate in recognition of their excellent behavior during recess! Be proud of their good choices and here's to everyone doing their very best.

Mother's Day Plant Sale

Friday, May 9th is the Annual Plant Sale. Children will have the opportunity to purchase plants ranging from $2-$15.

Musical Theatre and Recorder performance

After many weeks of preparation and practice, our students are please to invite you to our Spring Music performance. It will take place at on Thursday, May 8th at 6:00pm in the Multimedia Room. There will be a repeat performance on Friday, May 9th at 1:20pm.

Brooklyn Museum

On Wednesday, May 7th we will be returning for our second workshop at the Brooklyn Museum. This time, the workshop will center around a tour of the Schenck House, a recreation of a colonial Dutch house. Please make sure your child has returned his/ her permission slip before the trip.

Cinco de Mayo

May 5th (Monday) is Cinco de Mayo. This holiday commemorates Mexico's victory in a battle at Puebla, where the Mexican Army was able to defeat French forces occupying the city. P.S 154 invites you to join in the celebration in our school yard. There will be Mexican food for sale and a raffle will be held for a pinata. This event will take place from 3:10 -5:30.

Parents as Enrichment Partners

Today, the class was treated to a fun activity designed to make them streetwise! We received maps of Manhattan and, using our map skills, "traveled" from on landmark to another. The children's book classic, This is New York, was used to guide us through Manhattan's sites.

A "Mid- Spring" Shakespeare Workshop

This Monday, the children began a journey into the world of William Shakespeare' s A Midsummer Night's Dream. Our guide, Ms. MaryLynn, began our workshop by introducing the children to basic acting terms and then gave students the opportunity to show off their knowledge of the play, which was read in class before and at home during the Spring break. By the end of the session, students were able to create tableaus or freeze motion scenes to interpret portions of the play. We hope to perform this play for an audience sometime in June. Check future posts for further details.