SETSS

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

I hope that you all have an enjoyable spring break with your friends and families! In these trying times, it is important to connect with those that we love, as well as to take a well-deserved break and decompress.  

The ELA NY State Assessment will be administered to our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders to take the ELA state exam on April 19th – April 21st. For the math state exam, the testing window is May 2nd - May 4th. Instruction will be focused on preparing them for this very important exam.  

Please be sure to check our school website, our school app, and ClassDojo (if applicable) to ensure that you stay abreast of school happenings.  

From, 

Ms. Calder  

Rigorous Instruction 

Instruction is customized, inclusive, motivating, and aligned to the Common Core. High standards are set in every classroom. Students are actively engaged in ambitious intellectual activity and developing critical thinking skills.

Units of Study:  

Kindergarten   

ELA: Reading and writing cvc and ccvc words; answering 5W questions based on read alouds  

Math: Using ten frames to recall basic addition facts; creating models to show adding and subtracting within 20  

1st grade 

ELA: Reading and writing cvc and ccvc words; answering 5W questions based on read alouds 

Math: Using ten frames to recall basic addition facts; creating models to show adding and subtracting within 20  

2nd grade 

ELA: reviewing strategies for reading unfamiliar words; using context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words   

Math: Using the CUBED problem-solving routine to solve one step word problems; addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers with regrouping   

3rd grade  

ELA: sing RACE to write short text-based responses; NYS ELA Exam Test Prep (ex: identifying key words in directions/questions, using text features to improve comprehension, multiple choice strategies such as QUACK)  

Math: Using the CUBED problem-solving routine to solve one- and two-word problems      

4th grade  

ELA: Using RACE to write short text-based responses; NYS ELA Exam Test Prep (ex: identifying key words in directions/questions, using text features to improve comprehension, multiple choice strategies such as QUACK)  

Math: Using the CUBES problem-solving routine to solve one and two step word problems; adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators 

5th grade  

ELA: Strategies such as annotating the text to find main idea; NYS ELA Exam Test Prep (ex: identifying key words in directions/questions, using text features to improve comprehension, multiple choice strategies such as QUACK)  

Math: Using the CUBES problem-solving routine to solve one and two step word problems; solving problems using the four operations with decimals   

Strong Family-Community Ties & Collaborative Teachers

School leadership brings resources from the community into the school building by welcoming, encouraging, and developing partnerships with families, businesses, and community-based organizations.

Parent Workshops 

Triannual, reevaluation, initial and annual Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings are ongoing. Please ensure that you attend these very important meetings. Feel free to make an appointment with me on Tuesdays 2:35-3:15 pm if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s special education related services, program, or any other IEP or special education related topic.  

Teachers Contact Information

Teacher: Ms Calder

Email address: pcalder2@schools.nyc.gov