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Grades 3-4: Week of 3/25/24

In Reading, third graders learned how important envisioning is when reading. As for fourth graders, they are encouraged to use precise words when describing their characters, while supporting their answer in multiple parts of the book that they are reading.

This week in Art, the students co…

Grades 1-2: Week of 3/25/24

This week in Art, the students finished their Sonia Delauney inspired paintings. They are very colorful!

It was instrument week in Music, and we learned about Italian instruments, such as the violin family and mandolins! We had a performance from Elizabeth and Elijah, and our Mimi Award win…

Grades 3-4: Week of 3/18/24

In Reading, students have been practicing identifying the author’s purpose of a passage. The acronym PIE (Persuade - Inform - Entertain) helped them remember the different reasons an author would write a story or text. I encourage you to practice this skill at home with your child.

This w…

Grades 1-2: Week of 3/18/24

This week in Art, the students continued to work on their Sonia Delauney inspired paintings.

This week in Music, we learned about the history of Italian music! We also got a piano performance from Lylah, and our Mimi Award winners were Tamar and Elijah!

 

Grades 3-4: Week of 3/11/24

In Social Studies, third grade has been learning about the geography of the United States and how it affects where people settle. The fourth graders have been focusing on New York.  

3rd Grade explored forms of matter – solid, liquid, and gas, and then created a mixture that was neither…