3rd blog – 5/25-Chag Shavuot Sameach!!
May continues to be a busy month with play rehearsals happening every day! We finally made it to the “big stage” and began practicing as a whole grade. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser! We began our last unit of writing, a personal narrative. Students were asked to think back to the beginning of the year and their first writing piece! Some remembered what they wrote about, and some needed a reminder! But the skills they learned remained as we made a list of what should be included in a personal narrative. Things like the 5 senses, similes... Read More
Kindergarten Blog 5/25
Dear Kindergarten Families, It was another very busy week in Kindergarten. Students had a guest baker, attended two performances, and started some new units in Writing and Social Studies. In General Studies we began our mapping unit in Social Studies. With great excitement students explored a variety of maps including maps of the world, the United States, Brooklyn, the NYC subway, and NYC bike lanes. We then made our own map of the classroom. Next we will sketch and then map maps of Smith Street. In Writer’s Workshop we are working on publishing our last stories. We have introduced three... Read More
2nd Grade Blog 5/25
Writing During Writer’s Workshop the kids wrote special I Am poems. They also drew self portraits that shows their uniqueness to accompany the writing. We hope that you enjoyed reading them at the Chumash ceremony! Reading In reading our groups have been busy doing different activities. One group wrote and is performing a student written play based on Junie B. Jones. Another group is learning to summarize a text and put it into writing. Math In math class we wrapped up the unit on time and money. The students practiced solving some more sophisticated multi-step problems that used skills that... Read More