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
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5th Grade Archives
5th_Grade_School Supplies - 2019
5th Grade News - November 2019
5th Grade News - December 2019
What are we learning this month?
In reading…
All classes are reading the verse novel, Home of the Brave or The One and Only Ivan. Some classes will send the book home for homework. Students need to be responsible taking care of their books.
These books will be read aloud, in partnerships, and independently. Students will be analyzing the book in many ways. They will study figurative language, theme, character traits, and character’s perspective.
Students will be working to record their thinking in order to grow an idea across the text. Students will also be evaluating the strength and significance of their ideas by using text evidence.
Remember, students should be logging into their I-Ready Accounts, as well as their MyOn Accounts to further support their reading instruction.
In writing…
In Writing, students are revisiting the craft of narrative writing. An important goal of this unit is for students to make connections with
the narrative texts they see in reading.
In this unit, students will be revisiting the skills they learned in previous grades to develop personal stories. Fifth grade personal
narratives emphasize story structure, craft moves such as "show, not tell," point of view, and stretching out the tension in a story. Students will expand on elaboration techniques using dialogue, descriptive vocabulary, and figurative language.
Finally, students will work on revision as a means to clearly communicate ideas and meaning.
In social studies...
Fifth grade is wrapping up their study of European exploration of the western hemisphere. This month, we will begin examining America in the 1800s. Specific historical events include Westward Expansion, the U.S. Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. As always, content-specific vocabulary will be an important part of this unit.
Expect your child to mention the Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, and the Transcontinental Railroad. Students will explore these ideas and more, as they make connections between the actions and consequences of major historical periods.
Finally, fifth graders will be doing some work to examine different events from a different perspective.
We are using what we know about multiplying and dividing to find the volume of rectangular prisms. How does this relate to multiplying and dividing? How many layers of cubes would fit inside a rectangular prism?
As we continue solving word problems, students will be working to show their mathematical thinking clearly to others. This includes using equations to show a plan for their answers, showing the steps they take clearly with words and/or equations, and making sure their answers to problems are clear.
Please encourage your student to log into Xtramath.org at home to sharpen their mathematical fluency, which will help them in all areas of the upcoming units.
In fifth grade, the scientists-in-training are observing physical changes and chemical changes by putting different substances together and observing the properties before and after. We have made solutions using salt and water and we have made others using food coloring. We are near the end of our Unit of Study—Physical and Chemical Changes.
Every 5th grade student should have their Science Notebook to take home along with a review sheet in preparation for their Unit
Assessment. At home, you can help review some of the science words we have used in class. Please make sure your child’s Science Notebook is kept in a safe place.
During the month of December and January, 5th grade students will apply what they have learned about Digital Citizenship while exploring the Google Apps for Education (GAFE) interface. Through the use of their G-Suite accounts, students will learn about the importance of creating strong passwords and accessing class assignments on a digital platform.
We will be learning about the four basic rhythms: the quarter note, half note, dotted half note, and whole note. We will also learn how to read notes.
We will also learn about song forms: AABA, ABA, and songs with bridge sections.
Team Sports-Basketball Unit ... Working on teamwork, sportsmanship and communication and, of course, our gross motor basketball skills.
Nutrition unit - We will be finishing our Nutrition topics about smart & healthy choices while understanding our digestive system functions.
January
1/2
Welcome Back to School!
1/6
PTA Read-a-Thon Begins
1/12
PTA Brooklyn Nets Game
1/23
Open School Night
Quote of the Month:
"Do more than belong, participate. Do more than care, help. Do more than believe, practice. Do more than be fair, be kind. Do more than forgive, forget. Do more than dream, work."
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