CLASS SCHEDULE
Monday: Science (Ms. McGrath)-8th Period 1:55pm-2:40pm
Tuesday: Art (Mr. Haber)- 2nd Period 9:10am-9:55am
Science (Ms.McGrath)-5th Period 11:30am-12:20pm
Wednesday: Physical Education (Mr. Soto)-3rd Period 9:55am-10:40am
Thursday: Art (Mr. Haber)-7th Period 1:10pm-1:55pm
Friday: Music (Mr. Keisling)-2nd Period 9:10am-9:55am
WE ARE A TEAM!
Every Monday from 2:45-3:15pm, our school has Parent Engagement. This is an opportunity for parents to meet their child's teachers. We can discuss any issue and/or concern in order to try our best to provide the best education to your child. If you wish to make an appointment, please let me know in advance via Class Dojo or send a note in your child's homework folder. Keep in mind that other parents might also meet me during this time, so our appointments are slotted for about 10-15 minutes (depending if I have other appointments).
DAILY SNACK
Our class has a daily mid-morning snack usually around 10:30-11:00am. This snack break will only last 10 minutes, so your child's snack must be a quick item. I have listed some suggestions below. Please try to make the snack as healthy as possible. By the way, I will not allow any candy, sandwiches, or soda to be a child's snack.
CHEESE STICKS
FRUIT
VEGETABLES
CRACKERS
YOGURT
GRANOLA BARS
TRAIL MIX
PRETZELS
POPCORN
WATER
100% JUICE
APPLE SAUCE
If you wish to contribute a class snack in bunk, that gesture would be very thoughtful of you. I am sure that some students might forget or be unable to bring a snack, so these bunked items will be used for any kids missing a snack. I would greatly appreciate it!
FIELD TRIPS: EXCITING ADVENTURES
Class trips are a vital way to increase and improve a child's learning. Therefore, we have the following important dates to look forward to:
March 11th: New York Historical Society to learn about the history of N.Y.C. We will compare and contrast the past with the present.
March 24th: A N.Y.C. Park Ranger will visit our classroom to discuss the ecology surrounding our Bronx community.
April 22nd: New York Hall of Science to explore various areas of science through demonstrations, models, and experiments.
May 12nd: Nature Walk at Orchard Beach to discover the plants and animals found in this area.
June 8th: Throgs Neck Public Library Visit to encourage summer reading and learn about resources at this site.
S.O.L.V.E MATH STRATEGY
We're using a word problem solving strategy in the 2nd grade. It is called S.O.L.V.E which stands for:
S: SOLVE THE PROBLEM- Students will need to figure out what the problem is asking for ( I will need to find...)
O: ORGANIZE THE FACTS- Students will list all the important facts and eliminate unnecessary facts.
L: LINE UP A PLAN- Students will design a plan to find the answer. The plan can be a number sentence or picture. (DON'T SOLVE YET!)
V: VERIFY THE PLAN-Students will do whatever the plan stated to do and solve the problem.
E: EXAMINE THE RESULTS-Students will check the answer by solving the problem a different way to see if the answers match.
Also students need to make sure to underline the question of the word problem and circle all the important words & numbers that are needed to solve the problem.
This strategy will help students to slow down and analyze a word problem before actually solving it. Lastly, it will help students to solve in different ways and allow them to make sure that the answer makes sense.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!
March:
Monthly Assembly on Friday 3/6-Starts at 1:15pm until 1:55pm (2nd Grade Classes are performing during this assembly.)
Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday 3/5 (Half Day Dismissal at 11:40am)
PTA Meeting on Tuesday 3/17 at 7pm
NYS ELA Exam (Grades 3-5) on Wednesday (3/25) and Thursday (3/26)
Half-Day on Friday, March 27th (Staff Professional Development Day)-Dismissal at 11:40am
April:
Monthly Assembly on Friday 4/3 at 1:15pm
PTA Meeting on Tuesday 4/21 at 7pm
No School for Spring Vacation (4/9-4/17)
Return to School on 4/20
NYS Math Exam (Grades 3-5) on Wednesday (4/21) and Thursday (4/22)
May:
Half-Day on Tuesday, May 5th (Staff Professional Development Day)-Dismissal at 11:40am
Parent/Teacher Engagement on Thursday 5/7 at 6pm
PTA Meeting on Tuesday 5/19 at 7pm
No School on Memorial Day (5/25)
June:
NYS Science Exam (Grade 4) on Monday 6/1
No School for Students (Anniversary Day) on Thursday 6/4
Monthly Assembly on Friday 6/5 at 1:15pm
No School for Students (Staff Clerical Day) on Tuesday 6/9
PTA Meeting on Tuesday 6/16 at 7pm
Last Day of School on Friday 6/26 (Half Day Dismissal 11:40am)
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
I will like to congratulate the following students:
September 2019
Anderson Wander and Hailey Nunez
October 2019
Evan Pena Carty and Jordyn Straussman
November 2019
Miguel Herrera and Adrianna Rizzi
December 2019
Fatima Azzahra and Edward Garcia
January 2020
Alex Rolla and Nahla Gogoua
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
MONTHLY HOMEWORK HEROES
I will like to congratulate the following students:
September 2019
Anaisa, Evan, Jordyn, Carlos, Mariella, Aaron A., Elissa, Aaron P., Fatima N., John, Ryan P., Alexander, Gia, Fatima A., Darwin, Nahla, Alex, Isaiah, Desire, Edward, Liam, Anderson, Adriana, Miguel, Stephanie, Aiden, Jaylin, Hailey, Brycen, and Paris
October 2019
Jordyn, Evan, Carlos, Aaron A., Isabella, Fatima N., Aaron P., Ryan P., Darwin, Fatima A., Alex, Isaiah, Edward, Anderson, Miguel, Hailey, Jaylin, Aiden, Brycen, Adriana, and Liam
November 2019
Fatima A., John, Carlos, Edward, Nahla, Miguel, Darwin, Fatima N., Hailey, Ryan P., Jaylin, Aaron P., Adriana, Brycen, Alex, Isaiah, Liam, Jordyn, Evan, Anderson, and Isabella
December 2019
John, Fatima A., Elissa, Carlos, Desire, Edward, Darwin, Miguel, Hailey, Fatima N., Ryan P., Aaron P., Jaylin, Alex, Brycen, Isaiah, Liam, Jordyn, Anderson, Mariella, Isabella, and Evan
January 2020
Carlos, Fatima A., Ryan F., Edward, Nahla, Hailey, Fatima N., Jaylin, Ryan P., Aiden, Aaron P., Alex, Brycen, Liam, Jordyn, Evan, Anderson, and Isabella
February 2020
Aaron A., Fatima A., John, Elissa, Carlos, Edward, Nahla, Ryan F., Alexander, Miguel, Darwin, Fatima N., Jaylin, Hailey, Aiden, Aaron P., Liam, Alex, Anderson, Jordyn, Evan and Isabella
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IN MATH!
LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IN WRITING!
LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IN SOCIAL STUDIES!
LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IN READING!
