Weekly Updates 6/6-6/10

NEWS/EVENTS

Hi Everyone!

Today I met with the kids to share my end of the year plans with them. I'm sad to say that my last day with them will be this Friday, June 10th. It has been a great year, and I told them that although it makes me sad to good bye for now, I feel really good about the work we've done and the end of the year plan we have in place. They were overjoyed to learn that Ms. Penn is going to be with them for their last 10.5 days of school. She is one of the kindest, most hard working substitutes I have worked with, and the kids will have a great last few days with her. Shortly I will be posting an introduction! I will be reaching out to you again before the end of the week. Thanks for all of your ongoing support.

• Tomorrow we are harvesting some plants from the PS 11 Garden (little yard) at 10:30. Please come join us if you are free!
• Wednesday we are running the PS 11 Farm Stand from 9-10 am. Parents are welcome to join us if you'd like. The kids will drop off their things and then we will meet you in front of the school.
• There is no school this Thursday 6/9 or next Tuesday 6/14. These are staff clerical days.
• Field Day is next Friday June 17th!
• Meet your new teacher day is Tuesday 6/21
• The last day of school is 6/28, this is a half day
• All portfolio contents and report cards will most likely be sent home Friday 6/24. PLEASE RETURN PORTFOLIOS ASAP. 
• The end of the year potluck dinner and dance is Friday 6/24 after school

CURRICULUM

Reading- This week is Social Issue book clubs students are looking at specific moments (turning points) that teach us how our characters work through struggles and face different Social Issues. Throughout this unit we will refer to Each Kindness, The Can Man, and Junkyard Wonders as mentor texts to help guide these conversations.

Writing- Students have been working on drafting Fairy Tale Adaptations of Cinderella. The steps for doing this involve:

• Picking an element to change (character, setting, event)
• Plotting out the domino effect of that change
• Stitching scenes together with thoughtful narration

Later in the week students will have a chance to develop an adaptation of one of their own favorite Fairy Tales. They will select one of these tales to bring to their fourth grade teachers on "Meet your new teacher" day.

Math- This week in our Geometry unit we are going over the various attributes of shapes and broadening our descriptions with more sophisticated comparisons.

As always, email me with any questions!