SPRING NEWS....

Dear Parents and Guardians,

School will be closed for Spring Recess April 11th-15th.  School re-opens on Monday April 18th. 

Homework for the break includes the pink math packet which was sent home, assignments on the math APPS on CLEVER (assignments will be posted during the week on Khan Academy and   I Ready. Independent practice may be done on IXL, Sumdog and First in Math.)

In addition, the Women's History Project (report AND posterboard) is due after the break.

SIncerely,

Mrs. Sussingham

PICTURE DAY

Due to staffing issues, not all pictures were taken on Friday, March 18th.  The photographers from LIFETOUCH  will return on Monday, March 28th to take pictures of the remaining students.

REPORT CARDS

Report cards may be accessed through the Parent Portal. Please see the link below with information on how to access this...

PARENT PORTAL

PARENT-TEACHER SIGN UPS...

Dear Parents, 

The schedule for parent-teacher day may be found in the link below. I have signed up parents that I would like to meet with on Friday.  If you cannot make the scheduled time please let me know: asussingham@yonkerspublicschools.org

Other parents who would like to meet with me may also sign up for any available slots.  Please make sure to check the schedule and sign up for only ONE time.   

I will provide a zoom link for parents who would rather speak via facetime.

Here is the link for the signup sheet. Again...check the names on sheet before signing up.

SIGN UP

Thank you.

Mrs Sussingham

SUMDOG

SUMDOG is an APP on Clever designed to help students become fluent in math facts. SUMDOG is assigned every night for homework. There is a 2 minute multiplication check and also a multiplication challenge for the week. 

Please ensure that your child is working on SUMDOG each night (10 minutes or so). This APP can be accessed on any device (including a cellphone). 

Please email me with any questions.

Mrs. Sussingham

Income Data Forms

Please return all income data forms to school. Please see information in the following link. Income Data Form

QUARANTINED STUDENTS

Students who are quarantined at home should work on the assignments and assessments posted on the APPS in my class page on CLEVER.

Benchmark Unit 4 quizzes and Unit test should be completed online. 

New assignments are posted in class APPS each day.

In addition to assignments:

Independent work should be completed in IREADY - "My PATH"

Diagnostic work in IXL should be completed each day...(click on diagnostic tab in IXL)

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

Complete "Black History Project", which includes essay, posterboard and FLIPGRID presentation. 

SNOW DAY!
Friday, January 7, 2021
For all students and school staff
Central Office Open at 9AM
**Home Testing Kits that were not picked up at school may be picked at the Board of Education, One Larkin Center Fri 1/7 10A - 5P and Sat 1/8 10AM to 1PM. 

Weekend Homework:

Complete assignments in:

Readworks, Khan Academy, I-Ready Achieve 3000 and ALL Benchmark Assessments not completed.

Finish Black History month biography essay, posterboard and flipgrid presentation.

Parent Workshop Information

See attached link for information about Parent Workshop:

Workshop- English

Workshop- Spanish

Happy Holidays

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday and New Year!  School will be closed for the week and reopens on January 3rd. 

(Homework for the break has been posted on CLEVER for the class. They should check messages from the teacher for information and links.)

RESOURCES FOR REMOTE LEARNING

Please see district information in the following link, to assist families with technology platforms during student, class or school quarantines.

Remote Learning Information

CLEVER

Clever log in instructions: CLEVER Instructions

Homework for the Christmas Holiday Recess 

Homework for Christmas Break Mrs. Sussingham’s class

Math: Sumdog practice 15 mins a day… multiplication CHALLENGE. Khan Academy: Assignments I-Ready: Assignments and “My Path” independent work IXL- work on starred activities ( all subjects)

ELA/ Social Studies: Reading: READWORKS 4 assignments. (3 stories with questions, one article a day set) Read stories and answer all questions (including written responses.

Read/ Reader’s Response

Vocabulary: Complete page 33 in Close read (online close read is found in the assignments tab in Benchmark) Write out the vocabulary words 5 times each in homework notebook and write a sentence for each word.

Writing: Choose a famous African American, research this person using books OR internet sources. Complete Biography outline, then write report using this outline. (Write on loose leaf OR you may type report.) This written report will be accepted as the Book Report due Jan 14th.

Science: Legends of Learning

Quarantined Students....

Please click on the  link with information for families with students at home due to quarantine. 

Remote Learning Information

MATH FACT FLUENCY: SUMDOG

Math fact fluency is fundamental to fourth grade mathematics and math in general.  

Students need to practice multiplication facts daily.  

Please ensure that your child practices on SUMDOG every night for 10-15 minutes.  Students have a daily multiplication check AND a math fact challenge to practice assigned multiplication tables.  The students who are doing this consistently each night are making progress. 

Accuracy AND speed are important in knowing math facts. 

Please support your child by ensuring that they practice on SUMDOG each day, on a computer, tablet or smart phone.  

Thank you,

Mrs. Sussingham

Please see information below on parent workshops:

Parent Workshop Spanish

Parent Workshop English

Homework

Most nightly homework may be found on CLEVER.

The APPS that should be used are:

I-READY

IXL

KHAN Academy

SUMDOG

ACHIEVE 3000

Additional sites used are:

READWORKS

Legends of Learning

PRODIGY

Homework assignments are written down in class into homework notebook. ...including written assignments.

Parent-Teacher Conference DayDecember 10th, 20211:00- 5:45 PM

Please sign up for parent-teacher conferences through the following link.

PARENT-TEACHER SIGN UP

Virtual conferences are encouraged. 

On the day of conference, please sign into my Zoom meeting at your scheduled time OR you may come to the classroom for the meeting.

Below is the link fo the ZOOM meeting on December 10th.  

ZOOM LINK

Thank you!

Mrs. Sussingham

Parent Portal

Please see parent portal to access interim reports. The following link will provide the steps on how to access the parent portal in powerschool...

Siragusa Parent Portal

New Homework Items...

Assignments are now being given through the I-Ready App. 

Sumdog homework will be the daily multiplication check and there is a weekly math fact challenge.

Students who are not yet fluent in math facts (multiplication) will be writing out their facts at night to help them develop fluency.

Nightly reading: after reading for 20 minutes, students log the information (date, title of book, pages read). Students then pick a question from their question baggie and answer in their reader's response notebook.

HOMEWORK

Homework is given daily as a reinforcement to concepts taught in the classroom.

Most homework will be found on Clever in the following APPS:

Khan Academy

SUMDOG

Readworks

Achieve 3000

Ready Math

BrainPop

If your child is absent, they can check Clever and find the daily assignments on these APPS.

Health and Safety

If your child is feeling sick or displays COVID symptoms please keep them at home.

Please email  the school with information on why your child is absent.

Teacher:asussingham@yonkerspublicschools.org

Nurse:amedranda@yonkerspublicschools.org 

Assignments on CLEVER

Please help your child to become independent in signing onto CLEVER on their computer, tablet or phone.

The username is their school ID with @yonkerspublicschools.org

The password is their 8 digit birthday.

All students now have their log in information for Khan Academy (look in the back of their homework notebook). If they cannot get into Khan through Clever...they may go to KhanAcademy.org in their browser...sometimes that works better.

For students without devices at home...I will have in-class computer time a few days per week when they may do the Clever assignments.

Please not occasionally these sites have glitches, so be patient. Please email me if you have any recurring issues with a site.

Mrs. Sussingham

IMPORTANT: 

Student Pick Up Procedure

Only people listed on the Emergency Dismissal form may pick up students.  If you would like an older sibling pick up your child... you must notify the school in writing (email is fine). Please email me at asussingham@yonkerspublicschools.org with this information.

Dismissal Procedure

Bus students are dismissed from the classroom at 2:45PM.

Parents of bus students who need to pick up their child from school must come to the school BEFORE 2:45PM.

Students who are picked up each day will meet parents in the back door of school (by playground)at 3:05PM.

Students may not walk home or walk with a sibling unless the school has written permission (or email) from parents.

Thank you

Technology

This year, students will be working on homework assignments and enrichment activities on a variety of APPs on CLEVER. 

Please assist your child in accessing CLEVER using their school ID and password (8 digit birthday).

Students can access most APPS in directly CLEVER without other passwords. I have given students Khan Academy login information.

I will be assisting students to access these programs in the classroom this week.

If you have any problems or questions please email me...  asussingham@yonkerspublicschools.org

SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST

Please collect your school supplies and bring them to school (name on all supplies). 

SUPPLY LIST