April 2026
Important Dates and Reminders
- April 2, 2026 – April 12, 2026: Spring Break- no school. Return to school April 13, 2026
- April 15, 2026 – April 16, 2026: ELA State Test
- April 29, 2026 – April 30, 2026: Math State Test
Math
Chapter 15: Geometric Measurement
Your child is learning about geometry. He or she is learning common geometric terms, such as point, line, ray, and line segment. Your child is also learning about angles, including classifying angles and measuring angles. He or she is determining the measure of an angle using known angle measures, as well as using an appropriate tool, such as a protractor. Your child is also learning how to add and subtract angle measures.
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
Colonial and Revolutionary Period in New York: Students study the arrival of European settlers and their fight for freedom from England in the Revolutionary War
Reading
Module 7: Essential Question What lessons can you learn from characters in traditional tales?
Focusing on reading skills: central idea, retell, figurative language, characters, adages and proverbs
Writing
Module 7: In this module, students will write a type of text known as an imaginative story. Explain in an imaginative story includes interesting and often unrealistic characters, settings, and events.