Dear fourth grade families,
Please enjoy these updates from our classroom.
Social Studies Shares
Thank you to everyone who came to our social studies shares, and congratulations to all the students for the hard work they put into their performances and presentations. After testing, we look forward to studying several Native American cultures and engaging in a new round of projects.
State Tests
The New York State ELA and Math Tests are coming up April 17-19 and April 25-27, respectively. It's especially important that on testing days, students come to school after a full night's sleep and a substantial breakfast. If your child's sleep schedule has changed over the vacation, please be sure to move back to a school schedule tonight. On testing days, it's very important for students to arrive at school by 8:25 to make sure they have ample time to unpack, use the rest room, and settle in before testing begins at 8:45. If your child eats breakfast at school, please plan to arrive by 8:00. There will be no homework for the next two weeks, other than reading each night, in order to ensure that students are able to go to bed early and arrive at school on time. We understand that testing puts undue stress on families; we encourage families to help students feel as relaxed and confident as possible about the tests. We will do the same at school.
Extended Day Break
As a reminder, there will be no extended day on April 16, 17, 23, and 24. Please make alternate arrangements after school on those days. Extended day will resume on April 30.
Snack
Please take a look at our current snack calendar, and be sure to send in snack on your week.
| March 26 | April 2 | April 16 | April 23 | April 30 |
| Parker | Luigi | Kasar | Christina | Amon-ra |
| Oscar | Liza | D'yanira | Brandon | Ashley |
| Narayan | Lila | Dreanna | Alana | Jonathan |
| Milla | Alexander | DeAndre | Adriana | Martha |
| Miljan | Eko | Dario | Adelina | Michael N. |
| Michael C. | Ismael |
IndyKids
Many of our students have enjoyed reading IndyKids, an independent newspaper written by and for kids, this year. Families may be interested in this opportunity to participate in the production of IndyKids. http://indykids.net/main/get-involved/kid-reporter-program/
Best,
Nancy and Stephanie
