WEEK OF JUNE 15,2009 3RD GRADE

REMINDERS: 1. There will be a 12:00 dismissal Tues.,Weds., and Thurs. of this week. 2. Friday will be a 10:00 dismissal. There will be an Awards Ceremony at 8:30. All parents are invited to attend. The children must be in full uniform. 3. Thursday, Report Cards will be distributed to all students. Please make sure to register for Summer School if your child is required to attend. Anyone who does not attend Summer School, will have to repeat the grade. The children must also be in full uniform on Thursday because we will attend the End of the Year Mass and Graduation at 9:00. 4. Wednesday, we will have our class party. The children can wear whatever they like but must look neat. No shorts allowed. I am asking each child to bring in $2.00 for pizza. They must also bring in something to drink for themselves, not to share. No glass bottles please! You can also send in anything else that you like. I want to thank all of you for your support and cooperation throughout the year. It is very important and helpful that parents and teachers work together. I look forward to seeing you all in September. Remember is a very important year in terms of State Exams in ELA, Math, and Science. You can go to the NY State Education Dept. website and download exams from previous years. The ELA test is in January, so it is important to review over the summer. The test consists of Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, and Writing. You can also purchase review books in any book stores. Just look for 4th Grade State Exams. Enjoy the summer and be safe! Sincerely, Donna Toscano Larios

WEEK OF JUNE 8,2009 2ND GRADE

READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS: For the remainder of the school year, the 2nd grade will be working on their Reading and Language Arts portfolios. Dibels testing for the Reading First Program will continue this week. In Reading we will continue to work on phonics and comprehension skills and in Language Arts we will be reviewing verbs and describing words (adjectives). Please make sure that your child continues to read over the summer and also work on their writing skills. This is very important. HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND A RESTFUL AND SAFE SUMMER!

WEEK OF JUNE 8, 2009 3RD GRADE

REMINDERS: 1. The children will be bringing home a permission slip this week concerning Field Day at Riverbank Park. Please sign the permission slip and send it back, no later than Thursday, 6/11. If you will be accompanying us on the trip, please also write that on the bottom of the permission slip. This is so we can have an accurate number of adults for train passes. If your child is not attending the trip, please send back the permission slip with no written on the bottom. That way, I can take your child off the list. 2. If you are attending Field Day and you and your child will be meeting us at the park, your child cannot be marked present for the day. If you do not want your child to have an absence for the day, please come to school first so that your child will be there for attendance. 3. Field Day is next Monday, 6/15. We will be leaving almost right after attendance(about 8:15) and will be back at school by 12:30. Please make sure that someone is available to pick up your child at this time. If you will be leaving with your child from the park, please let me know, so that I am not looking all over for your child. Children may not leave with another parent unless I have a note from a parent giving permission. 4. Materials suggested for trip: hat, sunglasses, suntan lotion, water, lunch or snack, money if you want your child to buy soda or ice cream, and some type of light bag that these materials can be carried in. The children do not need to bring sports equipment or toys because there will be activities set up for them. They must wear their school gym shirt and any type of sweat pants. Shorts can be worn under the sweat pants in case it gets very hot. 5. Friday, June 8th will be a 2:30 dismissal. 6. Our class party will be on Wednesday, 6/17th. More information will be given later in the week concerning the party. For the remainder of the school year, we will continue to work on writing skills and be completing some portfolio assignments. In reading, I will be concentrating on phonics and comprehension skills. In language arts, I will be reviewing adjectives and pronouns. Dibels testing for the Reading First Program will also continue this week. HAVE A GOOD WEEK!

WEEK OF JUNE 8, 2009 4TH GRADE

Reading and Language Arts: For the remainder of the school year, the 4th grade will be completing the Reading and Language Arts Portfolios. We will continue to read stories in the Reading Text book and and also work on comprehension skills. In Language Arts, we will be finishing up verbs and reviewing pronouns. The children will be writing all notes in the Language Arts notebook. This would be good to look over during the summer, because grammar and language mechanics are very important tools for you child to learn to apply to their writing. Have a good week and a safe and restful summer!