Week 37

We had a great week, filled with many performances and activities! It has been great to see many of you as you joined us for the Third Grade Play, Music Concert and Field Day.




For next week:

• Schools will be closed on Tuesday for Eid al Fitr.
• Schools will be closed on Thursday for Brooklyn Queens Anniversary Day.
• Children will not have any written homework this shortened week but please keep in mind the Chapter 12 math test will be taken the week following. Here are some links to help your child review for the test  on June 14th. 
• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/parallel-perpendicular-and-intersecting-lines
• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/parallel-sides-in-quadrilaterals
• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/identify-rhombuses
• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/classify-quadrilaterals

Have a wonderful weekend!

Week 36

Our thanks goes to Aurora's , James's and Katja's mothers for coming to DanceAfrica with us. It was an entertaining show and we had a great time!

We have begun out final Math unit on Two Dimensional Shapes. This unit will help students name shapes using words and attributes and move away from a reliance on pictures and models. Here are some links to help your child learn some of the vocabulary of this unit: 

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/is-it-a-polygon

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/angles-greater-than-less-than-or-equal-to-a-right-angle

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/lines-line-segments-and-rays

Here are some events to watch out for next week: 

·   Schools are closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

·     Please join Mr. Gioia and the Third Graders in the MMR on either Tuesday or Wednesdayfor the play, Nosy Noel and the Missing Mouse. Your child will perform once each day, according to their team. Please ask your child which team they are on. 

·     Please join us at K280 (the former Bishop Ford site) for Ms. Gabel’s Music Concert on Thursday. The performance will start at 9:30 am. Ms. Gabel has asked children to wear a white top and black bottom with dark shoes. If you do do not have these items, please have your child dressed in the closest colts you can get (light colored top, dark colored bottom).

·     We will begin to walk over to Prospect Park at 9:25 am for Field Day on Friday. We need two chaperones to help us walk over. Please let me know via note if you are available to walk with us. Please make sure your child is wearing sun protection and has extra sunscreen to reapply. Children should bring a towel to sit on and a water bottle. We have also talked about safety in the park and children have been asked to not bring anything that is of value to them since those items can go missing or be misplaced by the end of the day. 

Have a wonderful three day weekend!

Week 35

 The kids had a fun time with the first Science Day Out at PS 154. There were so many activities we were completed entertained the whole time.

We also had a great time at Brooklyn Museum. We want to thank our chaperones, Dorothy's, Eleanor's, Michael's and Lucas's moms for coming to the Brooklyn Museum with us!

Here's what is happening next week:

• Monday will be Heart Health Day. Students are encouraged to wear red and participate in a Jumpathon to raise awareness of a heart healthy lifestyle.
• We are going to start our final math unit on Shapes. This unit will help children not just identify shapes and figures, but to use math terminology to define them. Here are some links to introduce you to the subject:

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/open-and-closed-shapes

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/is-it-a-polygon

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/lines-line-segments-and-rays

• We are going to the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Wednesday. We will see the DanceAfrica show featuring dancers from the African country of Rwanda. Our chaperones have been informed and we will be back at school for a sixth period lunch.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Week 34 : Happy Mothers Day!!!

My thanks to you all for the beautiful notes and gifts during Teacher Appreciation week. It was a lovely reminder of how wonderful our PS 154 community is!

Here's what to expect for next week:

• Wednesday is Science Day Out. We will have fun schoolwide science activities and it might be a bit messy. Please be prepared by wearing clothes you can get messy in. 
• We will have our Chapter 10 Math test on Thursday. This unit covers topics including time, linear, mass and liquid measuring. 
• On Friday, we will go to the Brooklyn Museum.  Our chaperones have already been notified. Students will return to school to have lunch in the cafeteria during sixth period lunch. 

Here are some links to help review for the upcoming math test. 

• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/elapsed-time
• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/time-patterns
• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/which-metric-unit-of-weight-is-appropriate
• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/which-metric-unit-of-volume-is-appropriate

Finally, I hope everyone has an amazing Mothers Day, celebrating all the awesome ladies in our lives.

Week 33

It was great seeing everyone at the last Family Friday of the year! We especially want to thank Zoe (Rafa's mom) for leading the planting activity.

We have finished the last of our standardized testing this week and I am very proud of the hard work and perseverance the children showed. Test scores will be available to you during the summer.

Here's what happening next week:

• We are continuing our reading work with Biographies. Students will focus on gathering new words ( character traits) to describe the subject with evidence fro their reading. The class has been fascinated with the lives and accomplishments of some amazing people!
• In Math, we will work on learning Measurements and creating a reference for units of measurements. It will not be necessary for children to convert units from one to the next but they will be able to make estimates to how long or how heavy an object is. 
• We are diving deeper into Social Studies as we learn more about the biomes of Africa. its landmarks and its inhabitants. This Wednesday, we will need your help with our salt dough maps. Each child has received a letter requesting cardboard and salt dough. Please check your child's folder for it if you have not seen it yet. 

Thank you and have a marvelous weekend!