CLASS
1-213B
6
PS 69
Staten Island, NY
December 2013
Volume 3, Issue 3
THE GOOD NEWS GAZETTE
Dear Parents,
This is the second of our monthly newsletters!
In this newsletter, you will find information
about our classroom community. There are
many great things happening! Read on to
find out all of the wonderful experiences your
children will share!
We are so excited for this year!
Love, Mrs. Knight & Mrs. Gentile
Reading & Writing
Students have been exposed to many
complex texts including Stellaluna by Janell
Cannon and Dragons and Giants, a short
story from Frog and Toad Together by Arnold
Lobel. The students will continue studying
non-fiction with reading Elephants and Their
Calves by Margaret Hall and What Do You Do
With A Tail Like This by Steve Jenkins and
Robin Page. The class will create a question
and answer book that culminates their
understanding of facts, opinions and
knowledge of reading and asking questions
about what they read. Students will show
understanding of how text and graphic
features help them learn more about what
they are reading.
The students will be developing their writing
skills by improving basic sentence writing
conventions: capitalization, structure,
punctuation and spelling.
REMEMBER:GOOD READERS READ EVERY DAY &
GOOD WRITERS WRITE EVERY DAY!
Math
“Helping students learn is the end
goal of New York City public
schools. We are committed to
providing students a solid education
so they can go to college; get good
jobs; and lead productive, successful
lives.”
(http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/default.htm)
For the second chapter in math we will be
focusing on the CCLS Operations and
Algebraic Thinking. The students will be
developing their understanding of subtraction,
and strategies for subtracting within 20.
We will provide practice counting back using
models with manipulatives. This visual
representation of taking from numbers will
expand each child’s knowledge of subtraction
strategies.
Remember to use flash cards to practice easy
subtraction facts within 10.
Thank you, parents, for your continued support and cooperation in helping make your child’s
school experience a success!
Mrs. Knight & Mrs. Gentile’s Classroom Newsletter Page 2
What Else is Going On?
Visit our school’s website at
www.ps69.org
to read about all that is going on school
wide. Check out how we are using
questions to help students critically
think!
Reminders to Students
 Wear your school colors every
Friday (Navy blue and white)
 Wear sneakers for gym
Tuesdays.
This Month’s Highlights
Reading
We will closely read What Do You Do With a
Tail Like This build comprehension through
learning about determining the main idea and
supporting details, identifying facts and
comparing and contrasting.
Writing
Ask and answer questions about key details in
a text. Write questions and answers.
Math
Solve subtraction number stories in multiple
ways. The students will circle important
numbers, underline words that give clues to
the operation, choose more than one strategy
to solve, write a subtraction number sentence
and state the answer in a complete sentence
when solving number stories.
Math Games
Subtraction Slide
Social Studies/Science
Researching and connecting families and
cultures. Researching animals and how they
survive in the wild.
 Library is every other week.
 Be considerate and act as
good citizens.
 Practice flexible thinking and
listening with your whole
body to show that you care.
Remember being part of the
group is rewarding.
Sharing Experiences!