Contact Information
Ms. Patricia Lora
Fourth Grade teacher English Language Arts
Journeys Common Core reading program adopted by the district is a comprehensive Reading/Language Arts program. Journeys Common Core fully supports the Common Core State Standards for reading literature and informational texts. The program includes:
A balance of informational and literary texts.
High-quality, complex texts for close reading and analysis.
Text-dependent questions and tasks.
Using text evidence in writing and to answer questions.
Writing to sources.
Reading multiple texts about the same domain to facilitate knowledge-building.
General academic and domain specific vocabulary
Short texts and extended readings.
Ms. Lora's Calendar
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"A"Day
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"B" Day, Happy St. Patrick's Day
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Special BOE Meeting
NYACK BOE SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
The Board of Education of the Nyack Public Schools will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. After convening the meeting at 5:30 p.m., it is anticipated that a motion will immediately be made for the Board of Education to go into executive session to discuss a topic(s) as permitted by law. Executive sessions are not open to the public. No other action is expected to be taken by the Board at this meeting.
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"C" Day, Tanglewood Marionettes
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"D" Day, 11:45 DISMISSAL FOR PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
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Our Specials Schedule
A Day - Art
B & D - PE
C - Music
Library - Thursday
Mathematics
Our district has adopted the Math program entitled Investigations . It is a K-5 Mathematics curriculum designed to engage students in making sense of mathematical ideas. It is aligned to the Common Core Standards. Each curriculum unit focuses on an area of content in depth, providing time for students to develop and practice ideas across a variety of activities and contexts that build on each other.
Class & School Happenings
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"A"Day
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"B" Day, Happy St. Patrick's Day
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"C" Day, Tanglewood Marionettes
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"D" Day, 11:45 DISMISSAL FOR PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
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Superintendent's Conference Day - No School for Students
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Social Studies
This year in Social Studies we focus on the State of New York. We will study Native Americans, the Colonial period and the Revolutionary War as it relates to New York State. We will also study the geography and government of New York.
Science
This year we will introduce topics on Electricity, Force, Energy, Motion, Animals and Plants, Natural Disasters and Weather.
