PS 230 will be hosting virtual Gifted & Talented Open Houses at 3 pm on the following days -
Monday, May 4
Monday, May 11
Learn about the Gifted & Talented program at PS 230 and how to apply!
Please RSVP to Jill Reinier, Parent Coordinator (jreinier@schools.nyc.gov)
New York City will move towards a new Remote Learning Model for all school days until the end of the school year. Students will NOT report to school buildings for instruction. Teachers will prepare materials for students to use at home; and we will contact families with more information.
Breakfast and Lunch will be available at both buildings as "grab-and-go meals."
"Grab-and-go meals" will be available at PS 230 - Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
Please visit https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/learn-at-home for grade-level educational activities you can use at home.
Be Safe! Be Well! Please contact Jill Reinier, Parent Coordinator at jreinier@schools.nyc.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Letter from the Chancellor:
The health and safety of all NYC Department of Education (DOE) students continues to be our first priority in the wake of the evolving situation around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in New York City. There are a number of actions we have taken and many things you can do to keep our communities safe. The most important action you can take is to stay home if you are sick.
Please see the Letters from the Chancellor for additional information on what the schools are doing to stop the spread of COVID-19.
For the most up-to-date information about the NYC Department of Education's response to the spread of the coronavirus, please visit https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/health-and-wellness/coronavirus-update
Please see https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/ for guidance on how to have conversations with your children about COVID-19 and its impact on your community.
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What are we learning this month?
In reading…
Students are preparing for the NYS ELA Test in March. During this month they will be reviewing testing strategies to successfully read passages and answer multiple choice questions. To ensure they are prepared, the classes will be using their Ready Books, Read Alouds, and several short passages accompanied with multiple choice questions. Teachers will also teach strategies to handle the emotional stress of taking the test, and show the students silent movement breaks they can use while taking the test.
During this month students will continue to read their independent reading books, use their i-Ready and Myon Accounts.
In writing…
Fifth graders are working on another non-fiction writing unit. Students will be conducting research, with an
eye toward evaluating the reliability of various sources. Organizing their information will be an important focus. Students are expected to take a position on an issue, then write in a persuasive manner to convince their reader of the truth of that position.
At the same time, we will be preparing for the state ELA test. We continue to use our Ready books, as well as supplemental passages, to make our short answers and essays the best they can be.
In social studies...
Our fifth grade students will begin to study the Westward Expansion of the United States of America. This information also aligns with our current reading and writing units. Social Studies time will be used to ensure that students have the necessary
background knowledge to be successful in all of their curricular areas.
Additionally, as always, Social Studies is a subject that allows our students to engage with story and timeless questions which help inform their understanding of the past and the future. They will be exploring the reasons why people migrated West during the 1800’s and the impact that cultural collision had on all of the people involved. They will ponder big questions such as:
As we are approaching Spring, we are blossoming as math learners working on strategies to add and subtract fractions with either common or uncommon denominators. Then, we are going to move onto multiplying and dividing fractions using different visual models...
As we are working on these topics, students should be thinking about:
Fifth Grade Scientists have completed dissecting the owl pellets and have put the remains together. This activity allowed them to identify the type of prey owls consume. They applied this information to come up with the owl’s role within its ecosystem.
Currently, the students are exploring how abiotic (non-living) factors and biotic (living) factors are interdependent.
At home, the students can research some of the impacts pollution, overfishing, and/or overpopulations have in various types of ecosystems.
The fifth grade will be designing an All About Me piece incorporating customized open fonts and symbols which reflect each student's character traits and interests.
ArtsConnection....
Claymation - Students have been working in the pre-production phase (writing scripts, building sets, and creating clay characters) of their claymation films. Over the next few weeks they will begin production by photographing their films frame by frame and beginning to do voice-overs and sound effects.
In 5th grade music we will continue learning about the composers whose works we will be listening to when we go to hear the New York Philharmonic on March 20. We will focus on how these composers were influenced by changes that were happening
during their lifetimes, and how their works also celebrate important events from both the past and present.
Exercise Unit - Understanding the importance of routine exercise throughout our lives to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Exercise Unit- Understanding the importance of routine exercise throughout our lives to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
March
March 4 & 5
Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20
NY Philharmonic Field Trip
March 25 & 26
NYS ELA Test
April 21 & 22
NYS Math Test
Quote of the Month:
"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" - Dr. Seuss
Students of the Month:
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