December 2024
Important Dates and Reminders
- December 10, 2024: Report card distribution in NYCSA
- December 23, 2024 – January 2, 2025: Winter break- no school
- January 2, 2025: Students return to school
Math
Chapter 5- Division: During the next few weeks, we will be learning how to divide by 1-digit numbers. You can expect to see homework that provides practice modeling division and using the division algorithm Please continue to practice multiplication facts with your child as this will help them with division.
Science
Students investigate the role that animal senses, primarily vision, play in survival as they try to understand why there is a decline in the number of Tokay geckos living in one area of a rainforest in the Philippines.
Social Studies
Students will be learning about what makes a complex society. Students will research and study how the Native Americans interacted with the environment and developed unique cultures.
Reading
Module 5: In this module students will be focusing on the essential question, “How far can your talents take you?” Students will learn about artistic and creative people by studying the biography genre.
Writing
Module 5: Students will write an argument writing piece. They will write about an imaginary school trip to see an orchestra play.