Weekly Updates 3/30- 4/3

NEWS/EVENTS

• April break is coming up! Students will be on spring recess from 4/3 (Good Friday) through April 12th. School will be back in session Monday April 13th.
• The ELA State exams will take place from Tuesday April 14th- Thursday April 16th. We are asking students to get a good night's sleep, have a good breakfast, and arrive on time. We will start the exams at 9:00 am sharp.
• The State Math Exams will take place Wednesday April 22- Friday April 24th. Again, we are asking students to get a good night's sleep, have a good breakfast, and arrive on time. We will start the exams at 9:00 am.
• Tickets to the annual Gala and Auction Fundraiser will be 50% off for a special one day sale on April 1st.
• Please remember to return your school surveys- this can be done online, or can be submitted through the mail. The deadline is April 2nd. The participation rate is very important for P.S. 11, so the time you take to do this is very appreciated!

HOMEWORK

Monday: Read for 30 minutes, Students will select an informational passage that they haven't yet read or responded to and will answer the questions, Comparing fractions HW

Tuesday: Read for 30 minutes, Complete extended response for Super Crocs, Fraction Word Problem Practice

Wednesday: Read for 30 minutes, Complete short response for "The Old Man and His Grandson." Complete Fraction review for tomorrow's Post Assessment

Thursday: Over break students will select one extended response to complete for practice, one reading passage, and a few math extended responses.

CURRICULUM

Reading: This is our last week of ELA marathon training! For reading we are reviewing mixed genres such as poems, plays, opinion pieces, and other myths/fables/Folk Tales.

Writing: This week we are taking everything we know about crafting strong short responses and are diving into extended responses. Today we discussed how to break down address, and plan a response, and later in the week we will revisit ways to use introductions, conclusions, transitional phrases, and how to rank evidence.

Math: This week we are wrapping up fractions. Today we reviewed multiple strategies for comparing fractions, tomorrow we are reviewing word problems, Wednesday we will review, and Thursday we will take the post assessment.

Have a great week, and see you soon!

Ms. Bouchard