June 2nd- 5th Grade Trip (ALL DAY!), be here by 6:45am, leave at 7:15am get back to school around 6:30pm 7th- Arts Residency Exhibition 8th- School Closed & 5th Grade End of Year Party 12th- School Closed 15th- 412 End-of-year celebration, Pier 6, 10:10am-1:30pm, pizza lunch, bring suit and change of clothes June 20th- Field Trip to Pier 6 Floating farm June 21st- Memoir Celebration in the garden from 8:30-9:30 23rd- 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony **Plan on going out to lunch or connecting with other families to celebrate after the ceremony Each family is guaranteed 2 tickets. 26th- School Closed, Eid al-Fitr 28th- LAST DAY & half day
May 2-4th Math Exam & Alternative Assessment 5th- 5-4124 Commentary Speak Up Speak Out Commentary Celebration! (9:00-10:15am, Cafeteria) 12th- PS 261 Potluck Dinner, 5pm 19-21st Annie The After School Musical (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) 23rd- Building Equity & Community Connections, 5:30-8pm (Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-human-root-ps-261-parent-workshop-tickets-34634054389?ref=estw) 26th- 5th Grade Trip Info Meeting, 8:30-9:10am, Room 409 29th- School Closed 30th- 5th Grade Dance Performance
April 8-18thNO SCHOOL, Spring Break
March 9th- Family-Teacher-Student Conferences & Half Day 28-30th- State Test: ELA
February 13th- Field Trip, Treehouse Shakers, Under the Tangle, cost $8 per person, chaperones free 16th- Historical Fiction Celebration, Location: Cafeteria, 9-10am 17th- Half day, Noon dismissal 20-24- NO SCHOOL, Midwinter Recess
January 16th- NO SCHOOL 20th- MLK March on Borough Hall 27th- Field Trip- Hidden Figures
December 16th- Gingerbread House Celebtraion 10:10-11:45am in class 5-412. Please bring in all supplies by, Thursday, Dec. 15th 26-Jan. 4th- Winter Break- NO SCHOOL
November 3rd- 1/2 Day of school- Family-Teacher-Student Conferences (Please select a time slot where your child can also attend the conference with you. The kids run the majority of the conference, in an effort to prepare them for middle school interviews. 8th- NO SCHOOL! Election Day 11th- NO SCHOOL! Veterans Day 17th- Picture RETAKE 23- 5-412's Celebration of Thanks, 11:00-11:55am. Please bring a food or drink that honors your family's traditions. (Send an email to Ms. Tara and Ms. Tamiko to let them know what you're bringing.) 24-25th- Thanksgiving Break
October 10th- NO SCHOOL! Columbus Day 12th- NO SCHOOL! Yom Kippur 18th- Applying to Middle School Learning Leaders Morning Workshop, 8:30-9:30am 22nd- Big Apple Crunch 28th- Character Parade 31st-Writing Identity Celebration, Room 412, 9:00-10:00am
September 8th- 1st day of school! 12th- NO SCHOOL! Rosh Hashanah 16th- Back-to-School Breakfast 8:30-9:20, Room 412. Families, we'd love to have you join us! 22nd- Back-to-School Night, Thursday, 5:00-8:00pm
Curriculum News
Current Units of Study: Writing: Writing Identity *Celebration, Monday, Oct. 31st Language System: Commas *Beginning momentarily Reading: Developing Agency and Identity in our Reading Lives * Read Aloud: The Tiger Rising
Math: Place Value and Decimal Fractions * Mid-Module 1 Assessment: Friday, October 28th Social Studies: Government: Elections Word Study: Habits of Mind Vocabulary *Weekly word study assignments and assessments starting soon.