Week 36

We are down to our final state test after completing the manipulatives portion of the Science exam! The last part is the written portion and will be administered in class on June 4th. Ms. Hanson has been sending practice packets home throughout the year.

Progress reports were sent home today. Some children have not yet been letter level tested, so if your child's letter level is the same as last report card's, please expect that your child will be retested in the next two weeks.

Here's what to expect next busy week!

• Schools are closed on Monday due to Memorial Day! 
• We plan to decorate the Shakespeare costumes on either Wednesday afternoon or Thursday afternoon. We will narrow the date by Tuesday of next week.
• We are going to Wyckoff Farmhouse on Friday. The four parent chaperones will receive a letter with more details. Thank you to everyone who volunteered!
• If you haven't done so please check out the new student made math videos starring Anjie, Stella, Penelope and Sophie. Alex was a great help shooting both films!

Have a sunshine filled three day weekend!

Week 35

Fourth grade families rock! We had a very speedy and thorough sewing group prepare T-shirts for our students to decorate. Many parents have offered to help with sets and props. Our production is going to be great!
Here's what to expect next week:

• We will have Shakepeare on Monday and Thursday. Please note that our play is on June 14th. Families are invited to a showing at 9:25am. There will be a second show at 2:00pm for the 3rd and 4th grade.
• We are visiting the Armory on Tuesday.
• Please expect a progress report by the end off this week.

Have a beautiful weekend!


Addendum: 

• We are also starting the Science Manipulatives test this week. These are hands on science activities that children will conduct based on written directions. Students are expected to observe and report in writing about the results of their experiments. Our class has been split into two groups. One group will be tested at the Science lab on Wednesday and another group will be tested on Friday.
• Please check out our new math videos!

Week 34

Happy Mothers Day to all the amazing ladies who care for and inspire us! We hope you are pampered and given all the happiness due to you!

Here's what to expect next week:

• Science Fair projects are due on Monday. We will visit the fair at 10:00am.
• All students have been cast in their roles for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Please help your child practice lines. The goal is to be "off book" (lines memorized) as soon as possible and to concentrate on stage business. Students worked on posing and gestures this past session, in order to convey the character's motivation wordlessly.

Finally, I want to thank everyone for the cards, flowers and kind words on Teacher Appreciation. We were treated to a delicious luncheon provided by parents today. The support and care shown by the families really makes PS 154 a great place to be!

Have a marvelous weekend!

Week 33

We had a busy week! Our first Shakespeare class focused on archetypes and our students were challenged to improvise a character type as the character checks into a hotel. We also had our Earth Day activities, culminating in our parade around the block with our Buddy class.

Here's what to expect next week:

• In Writing Workshop, we will learn about literary essays. Students are familiar with the essay format. We will use that format as we write about stories that we will read analytically and discuss the universal themes found in the stories.
• In Math, we will return to geometry and focus on finding the volume of a prism. We will also return to multiplication, only this time we'll multiply decimals.

For our poll question, 1/4 of sixteen ounces is 4 oz. Thanks for voting. Check out our new question!

My thanks to the parents who came to our Shakespeare planning meeting and our First Friday class. It was fun for our buddies to meet our moms and dads! If you were unable to attend the Shakespeare meeting, and would like to volunteer to help with our show, please send a note to me.

Have a wonderful, warm weekend!