Our feature on the Announcements!

Some of our very own students were featured on the morning announcements presenting on our Air Quality Lab!  Here is a link to check it out.  http://shen.welearntube.org/?q=node/274

Fied Trip Correction

There was an error in the letter home about the two spring field trips.  Here are the corrections:
6/7/12 - Albany field trip
6/13/12 - Mabee Farm field trip

Newsletter 5-7-12

Reminders:

5/11 – Bike Safety Awareness

5/14 – 5/18 PARP week (note was already sent home)

5/23 Science performance test

5/24 Kindergarten registration

5/25 – No school

5/30 Field Day

This week’s ELA topics:

·         Writing –Mrs. Sweeny will be in to teach poetry all week

·         Grammar – finish adverbs and begin prepositions

·         ELA – We’ll begin merging our reading time and social studies time to make sure we cover all content.  We’ll explore the main idea, detail, cause and effect of our NYS history. Our nightly homework may contain social studies content.  What a great way to show students how topics relate!

·         Spelling – silent letters

This week’s Math topics:

·         We’ll continue our money study.  Money centers will be used so kids get their hands on the money!

·         Counting money – change and amounts

·         Elapsed time (A movie begins at 4:00 and ends at 5:30.  How long was the movie?)

·         TEST FRIDAY

·         Please go over the money quiz with your student as many found it challenging.

This week’s Science topics:

·         We’ll begin reviewing for the NYS 4^th grade science test.  The test can include topics taught K-4.

·         This week we’ll focus on Earth Science and Health, specifically nutrition.