Academic Program
Students at Sunset Park Avenues Elementary will experience a curriculum rich in literacy and language that develops their ability to problem solve, reason, communicate, and attend to precision. Students spend much of their time engaged in independent or small-group practice and exploration. During this time, teachers work one-on-one with students to model and further develop their skills, providing highly-individualized learning in a cooperative classroom environment.
Literacy:
Students in all grades experience a balanced literacy program each day. This includes:
- Read Aloud
- Shared Reading
- Guided Reading
- Independent Reading
- Phonics / Word Study
- Interactive Writing
- Independent Writing
The curriculum allows teachers to meet students specifically at their instructional level. Students learn the work of what it means to be a reader, writer, listener, and speaker.
Students in all grades experience a balanced literacy program each day. This includes:
- Read Aloud
- Shared Reading
- Guided Reading
- Independent Reading
- Phonics / Word Study
- Interactive Writing
- Independent Writing
The curriculum allows teachers to meet students specifically at their instructional level. Students learn the work of what it means to be a reader, writer, listener, and speaker.
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Mathematics:
EngageNY (Eureka Math) Students also participate in a balanced mathematics program that includes daily work in fluency practice, conceptual development through shared activities, problem-solving and application through rich, open-ended math problems. Students participate in conversations during which they share their thinking, justify strategies, and learn from the work of others. |
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Social Studies and Science:
integrated Units Students develop emergent research skills through long-term integrated units in social studies and science topics. Our teachers backwards plan unit of study based on the grade-level standards that are of high-interest topics (pumpkins, bridges, construction, and water) and build skills of inquiry, critical thinking, research, and presentation. Students participate in hands-on project learning and take many field trips to deepen their understanding of content and build knowledge of the world around them. |
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Specialty Clusters
Visual Arts All students participate in a visual arts program where they explore art-making through a multitude of materials and methods. Students learn to express thinking and ideas through art and develop language skills through critique and study of other artists. |
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Physical Education Physical Education helps tap into the intrinsic energy and need for movement that all young children possess. In addition to developing gross motor skills and encouraging and active, healthy lifestyle, students learn sportsmanship, fair play, and how to work as a team towards a common goal |
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STEAM
Our young students experience an intensive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) program. Students become chemists, physicists, and programmers as they learn about 21st century skills in a hands-on way. |
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Dance
The elementary dance program provides standards-based instruction in dance. Students are given the opportunity to experience dance as art in an educational setting, performing, creating, responding and connecting their dance learning to their own experiences. |
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Media
The media program brings together the school library with other forms of media. Students engage in traditional library studies, lend books, and engage in research and presentation projects. |
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After School Programs
Center For Family Life in Sunset Park
In the 2022-2023 school year, P.S. 516 is excited to announce our partnership with Center for Family Life in Sunset Park beginning September 2022! New funding from the NYSED 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, will allow Center for Family Life in Sunset Park to serve 160 students, grades K-5 in free, 5-day per week afterschool that will run from school dismissal through 5:45pm. The afterschool program will be designed to engage students in consistent group and community-building activities that promote social, physical, academic and creative development. For more information email Olney Edmondson at o.edmondson@centerforfamilylife.org.
Title III Program
English Language Learners (ELLs) are entitled to participate in our Title III after school program, which operates once per week for a portion of the school year. Students in the Title III program participate in activities that help to support language development and acquisition.
Center For Family Life in Sunset Park
In the 2022-2023 school year, P.S. 516 is excited to announce our partnership with Center for Family Life in Sunset Park beginning September 2022! New funding from the NYSED 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, will allow Center for Family Life in Sunset Park to serve 160 students, grades K-5 in free, 5-day per week afterschool that will run from school dismissal through 5:45pm. The afterschool program will be designed to engage students in consistent group and community-building activities that promote social, physical, academic and creative development. For more information email Olney Edmondson at o.edmondson@centerforfamilylife.org.
Title III Program
English Language Learners (ELLs) are entitled to participate in our Title III after school program, which operates once per week for a portion of the school year. Students in the Title III program participate in activities that help to support language development and acquisition.
