PS 230 will be hosting PreK Open Houses from 9:00 - 10:30 am on the following days -
Wednesday, February 5
Monday, February 24
Monday, March 10
Learn about the Pre-Kindergarten program at PS 230 and how to apply!
RSVP to Jill Reinier, Parent Coordinator (jreinier@schools.nyc.gov)
September 5, 2019
Dear Families,
Happy first day of school, and welcome back! I hope you’re as excited as I am to start the 2019–20 school year. This is a great time to be a student in a New York City public school. So many of our students and schools are doing better than ever. We have the highest-ever graduation rate, and more students graduating ready to succeed in college. And I expect more great things for our students this year.
From our youngest learners to our oldest in high school, our children are the next generation of thinkers, leaders, creators, and change-makers. We are ready to propel each of them on that path. Our commitment holds steady regardless of a student’s family income, race, religion, nationality, disability, language spoken at home, sexual orientation, gender identification, or any other dimension of their identity. Everyone at the DOE is working hard to ensure that every student gets the rigorous, inspiring, engaging, nurturing education they deserve.
I call this the Children’s Agenda—every day and every decision is about getting each student what THEY need to succeed. We understand that no two students, classrooms, or schools are alike, and recognize the beautiful and distinctive nature of each. At the same time, we are offering our students and families strong support, creating more welcoming schools, and ensuring a rigorous curriculum for all. Students across the city will benefit from social-emotional learning, restorative justice practices, and culturally responsive curriculum that reflects who they are. This is what it means to advance equity now. All of us at the DOE hope you love what you see today, and wish you a successful school year.
Sincerely, Richard A. Carranza Chancellor
Front Row (Left to Right): Ms. Saeed, Sra. Leon, Ms. Connuck, Ms. Sidman
Back Row (Left to Right): Mrs. Aslam, Ms. Orefice, Ms. Brooks, Ms. Harrilall
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2nd Grade Supply List
Reading Workshop:
Readers will pay close attention to characters as they read. Students will think about how characters respond to events and challenges, along with thinking about character’s feelings throughout the turns of the text. Through this close work on with characters, readers will “ask and answer who, what, where, when, why and how” to show their understanding of the key details within the text. Readers will practice walking in the characters' shoes, taking on the events and challenges their characters face.
Helpful Tips for Parents:
Writing Workshop:
In writing workshop, students will be working on informational writing. Students will be writing about topics they know a lot of information about. Writers will be breaking down their topics into separate sections, and writing as much as they can concerning different areas of that topic.
Helpful Tips for Parents:
Math Workshop:
We will focus on the place value of 2-digit numbers, and operating on those numbers within 100. Students will come to see 100 as 10 tens and multiples of 100 as being made up of some number of hundreds. They will solve a variety of types of story problems. They will play games that involve combining amounts to get to 100 or $1.00. They will work on fluency with addition and subtraction within 100, with a focus on using known facts and knowledge of the operation. Students will also identify, read, and write numbers to 500, and add and subtract 10 in that range.
Helpful Tips for Parents:
Science:
In January, 2nd graders will start a new unit of study: The Changes to Land Over Time. This unit focuses on the processes that change land over time. Students will develop and use models to demonstrate the effects of erosion and weathering on land.
Social Studies:
This January we are going to continue our study of the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands.
English as a New Language (ENL-formerly known as ESL):
We will be working with our English Language Learners to build their reading, writing, and language skills.
Art:
Miss Becker is warming up our winter with a unit plan on saving and caring for Feral and stray cats in the area. As a trap neuter return certified rescuer she is proud to introduce the students to this worthy cause through collaging habitats, designing and building shelters and placing them at Jamaica Bay Marsh.
She is also teaching the importance of thinking about elements of art using Brain Pop, laminated samples, etc. Students are watercoloring large snowmen.
Gym:
Group Games!
We will use a variety of team-building skills to refine and strengthen our gross motor skill abilities.
January
1/6
PTA Read-A-Thon begins
1/11
2nd Grade Family Science
1/20
No School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1/28
School Leadership Team Meeting
1/30
Winter Snowtacular
1/31
Sports Day - Wear a Team Shirt!
