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Spring Testing – Spring testing will begin soon after we return from break, I have added the dates to our blog calendar.

MSTEP – We will begin MSTEP testing on Mondays and Wednesdays starting April 22nd

iReady – We will begin iReady testing on Mondays and Wednesdays starting May 6th

Preparing for the test – to prepare for the test students should continue to do their iReady practice for a minimum of 10-15 minutes per subject per day. This will help prepare them for both tests. Students will get prizes for completing a minimum of 45 minutes a week in each subject.

MSTEP practice – When we return we will also begin the MSTEP practice test. If you are interested in having them get a head start over break you can find the practice test here. Click on Sample Items, pick a the grade and subject, then the login information is printed above the login box.

Black History and Alternative Energy Fair – April 4th 4 PM – 5 PM – Please join us for to hear our students present their Black History Biography reports, and see the Green Team poster boards on Alternative Energy. I sent everyone’s the lapbooks home on Friday so that students can practice reading them outload so they are ready to present. Some students need to finish their projects and some need to clean up some mistakes or things the might look sloppy. PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR STUDENT’S LAPBOOK TO MAKE SURE IT IS COMPLETE AND READY TO PRESENT. Please return your projects on Monday so they can be graded and we can practice before the fair. Here are the resources to help finish or repair their lapbooks:

Complete Biography Lapbooks – it should look like this sample. If you are missing any papers print them here. Here are the biography articles they used to complete their lapbooks: Biographies set 1 and Biographies set 2

Reading Logs – Please remember to continue to read over the break. Return reading logs on Monday, April 1st for a prize. The class with the most participation gets a pizza party.

If you have any questions about anything please email me at keeblek@dearbornschools.org.

Enjoy your Spring Break – I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of their spring break. I am hoping we will be getting some spring weather soon! See you on April 1st!

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Homework tonight

Study for the Science Chapter 3 test with Blooket, click the word Blooket to play.

Finish U7 Week 3 Pamphlet.

Complete Biography Lapbooks – it should look like this sample. If you are missing any papers print them here.

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PTA and Parent meeting tomorrow

Howe School: Parent Partnership Meeting

Parent Partnership Meeting

Please join us for a parent partnership meeting! When: Thursday, March 21 from 3:00-3:45

Where: in the Howe School Cafeteria Topic: We will be discussing iReady Reports and Personalized Learning.

We hope to see you here!

Tammy Fournier

Howe PTA

Please join the Howe PTA for a meeting on Thursday, March 21st at 6pm via Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting

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See you then!Angie

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Weekly News 3/18

Star of the Week is Sullivan

Reading Logs due TODAY! – Don’t forget to bring in your reading log for a prize and to help us earn a PIZZA party! The class with the most participation gets a pizza party.

Book Fair – Flyers were sent home last week for this week’s book fair. Preview Day will be today, students will make a wish list, they will bring the wish list home to review. Shopping day is tomorrow, when you send in money don’t forget the 6% tax. Please place money in a plastic bag or envelope with your child’s name. There is a separate donation envelope if you would like to donate books to the classroom. Parents can come in on Tuesday from 2:25-4:00

Field Trip – Kensington Nature Center and Farm – May 31st – We have planned an all day field trip to the Kensington Metro park in May. The trip will cost $14. Permissions slips and money are due by Friday, March 22th.

Spring Break begins at the end of school on Friday 3/22. We return to school on Monday, April 1st. (No joke!)

Black History and Alternative Energy Fair – Thursday, April 4th 4-5PM. Parents are invited to come see our students Lapbook created about famous black Americans. The Green Team will also be presenting on different alternative energies.

Academics:

Math:

Monday – Lesson 8 must dos all

Tuesday – Lesson 9 must dos all

Wednesday – Topic B quiz

Thursday – Lesson 10 must dos all

Friday – Lesson 11 must dos all

Science – We will continue to learn different ways that traits are acquired.

ELA – We will be on Unit 7 Week 3– Spelling – Variant Vowel o, Grammar Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, Punctuate dialog

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Announcements

Mrs. Reed is planning her Spring Concert, she needs to know if your child will be attending and if you can help in any way. Please complete the following form by Monday to help her make her plans.  Google Form Link 

Book Fair Flyers and envelopes for teachers/classroom are going home tomorrow.

The Book Fair will have extended hours on Tuesday, March 19th, 2:25-4PM for parents to shop the fair!

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Spring Scholastic Book Fair is Coming!

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  March 18th Preview day -Students fill out a wish list to take home.

  March 19th  Shopping day during school! – Students purchase from their wish lists.

  March 20th – Makeup day – Fair open 9am-12pm for last minute shopping.

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This Week’s News 3/11

Ramadan Mubarak! – to everyone who is participating in Ramadan. Please remember if your child is interested in fasting that the must have a permission slip form from you. Here is the fasting permission slip again if you don’t have the one we sent home.

Here is a library of books about Ramadan for anyone who is interested.

Reading Logs due tomorrow: Please remember to fill out, sign and return the reading logs tomorrow morning. Students will get a prize each week and we are working to earn a pizza party for the class who participates the most!

Library Card applications: were sent out last week. A library card gives your child access to thousands of books, videos, and games. The library also has computers, printers and much more. If you complete your applications at home and return them to school, the library will bring your child’s new library card to school when they visit on April 24th.

Black History & Alternative Energy Fair date change:

 The Upper Elementary Black History and Alternative Energy Fair

Location: Cafeteria Thursday, April 4th 

PreK-2nd 2:00-2:45 Parents 4:00-5:00

Due to traffic issues on early release days, we have decided to move the fair to a new date. 

Please join us on 4/4 to see the Lapbooks that 3rd – 5th graders created on some famous people in Black History.  The Green Team will also have projects they created on different types of alternative energy.  Parents will park in the back parking lot and come inside to see the fair and pick up their child inside.  Students in 3rd-5th will not be dismissed outside that day. 

WIDA Testing will continue this week so we may not get to all of our lessons again.

Academics:

Math:

Monday – Topic A quiz – review lessons 1-5 – using the online Eureka math book found on Clever. This link may bring you there, it works for me. Your child will need to login with their Chromebook username and password.

Tuesday – Lesson 6 must dos all

Wednesday – Lesson 7 must dos all

Thursday – Lesson 8 must dos all

Friday – Lesson 9 must dos all

Science – We will continue to learn different ways that traits are acquired.

ELA – We will be on Unit 7 Week 2 – Spelling – Homophones, Grammar: Possessives, Punctuate Dialog.

iReady Practice – Students should be practicing their iReady pathways everyday. Below is the research data showing that using iReady Personalized Instruction will help your child make greater gains.

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Black History and Alternative Energy Fair

Black History and Alternative Energy Fair

Cafeteria

Tuesday, March 19th 1:45-2:30

Grades 3-5

Please join us on 3/19 to see the Lapbooks that 3rd – 5th graders created on some famous people in Black History.  The Green Team will also have projects they created on different types of alternative energy.  Parents will park and come inside to see the fair and pick up their child inside.  Students in 3rd-5th will not be dismissed outside that day.  K-2 will be in specials at that time but may join us if their specials’ teachers would like to bring them.

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This Week’s News

WIDA Testing – all bilingual students started their WIDA testing last week. It will continue this week on Wednesday and Friday mornings. Please try to arrive on time so the are ready to test by 9:05. I will continue next week also.

March is Reading Month – a packet went home last week explaining March is Reading Month. Students should be reading every night for 15-20 minutes, they should fill out the reading log and return it every Monday for a prize. SO BRING YOUR READING LOGS TOMORROW! Read the packet to learn about lots of other fun activities.

Spirit Week –

Academics –

Monday – Unit 4 Lesson 2 must do all

Tuesday – U4 Lesson 3 must do all

Wednesday –  U4 Lesson 4 must do all

Thursday –  U4 Lesson 5 must do all

Friday –  Topic A quiz

ELA -For ELA we are doing the pamphlet for Unit 7 Week 1 – Spelling – Suffixes -er, -or, Grammar – Verb Tenses

Science will continue chapter 3 studying environmental traits.

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This Week’s News

Star of the Week – Kareem, next week will by Myla beginning on Monday 3/4.

Academics

Math –

Monday – Lesson 23 must do all

Tuesday No School – Election day – Get out and VOTE – this is a very important millage for our district.

Wednesday – Lesson 24 must do all

Thursday – Lesson 25 must do all, Study guide

Friday – Review Study guide – Chapter 3 test

ELA -For ELA we are doing the pamphlet for Unit 6 Week 3– Spelling – Ou as in how and out, Grammar- Standard English U6 W3 Spelling practice

Science we have started chapter 3 studying environmental traits.

March is Reading month is coming up! We will be having a book fair and other fun activates. More information to come soon.

Spelling Bee – The district spelling bee will be on Monday, February 25th at Fordson High School. Howe School is being represented by Malak in 3rd at 5 PM, Amir Y in 4th at 6:15 and Layla in 5th at 7:30. Come out and cheer them on!

Millage Message is to once again let everyone know that the Operational Millage Renewal is NOT AN INCREASE.  

In fact, the cap on this tax is dropping from 6.17 mills to 4 mills. That’s a 2.17 mill DECREASE in the cap amount. 

That means that up to this point the District could assess up to 6.17 mills but if the millage is renewed the District can only assess up to 4 mills. That is a decrease in the cap amount.  

How much is the District currently assessing?  2.05 mills.  

The amount that the District can assess is based on a State formula and not determined by the District. It is tied to enrollment and the overall property value in the District.  If State funding were to continue to increase the homeowner part of this millage could drop to 0.  

The larger funding source for the Operational Millage Renewal is the 18 mills that are assessed on businesses. This too is not an increase, only a renewal of what has been paid by businesses since 1994 when the State changed how schools are funded. This is not unique to Dearborn as all school districts in the state have this 18 mill tax on business. If this is not renewed the amount of funding the District receives from the State would decrease and Dearborn would become one of the lowest funded districts in the State. 

If anyone tells you that the Operating Millage Renewal is an increase they are not sharing accurate information or do not understand how this millage renewal works.  Please refer them to https://dearbornschools.org/operating-millage-renewal/  for accurate information.

Have a wonderful day and please make sure to vote now or vote on February 27th.

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