Dear Families, On Monday, October 2nd we will be having our first PBIS celebration of the year. This celebration is to recognize your child’s positive behavior for the month of September. Our theme will be Float, Fly, Glide! This event will take place outside, so let’s hope the weather stays pleasant! Be sure to check the weather forecast and make… Read more →
Month: September 2017
PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW!!
Picture day is tomorrow, Friday, September 29th. Please make sure you send in your completed order form with your child. Also, any form that was turned in earlier this week, will be passed back before pictures. We will take our pictures before we go to GYM in the morning. Read more →
SPELLING TEST BOOKS
Each Friday your child will take their weekly spelling test. I will grade and send those home in your child’s Owl Folder on Friday (hopefully, could be Monday). Please review the words with your child, sign the bottom of the test and return to school on Monday so they are ready to go for next week’s test. Thanks for your… Read more →
READING BAGS AND READING RESPONSE JOURNALS
This week, your child will be bringing home their “book bag.” It is a large, blue and red bag with their name on it, a book inside and a more detailed letter regarding the use of the bag. Each child has their own bag and will be responsible for bringing it home EVERY night and returning it to school EVERY… Read more →
NWEA TESTING
Tomorrow, the first graders will take the first portion of the NWEA math test. The children will have two forty minute sessions to complete all 56 questions. I will encourage them to take their time and listen carefully to the questions asked of them. Later this week, we will take the reading portion. Wish us luck!! Read more →
New Resource
Dear Parents, Under the educational websites tab on my blog you will now find access to frontrowed.com. Your child’s login information is included under the link. Please note that Frontrow is a great resource for differentiation of instruction. Everything your child completes on the site is consistently modified to their level. In addition to Frontrow, your child will also be… Read more →
OPEN HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 14th FROM 6:00-7:30PM
Haigh’s Open House is tonight from 6:00 – 7:30pm. This is an opportunity for you to come with your child to meet their teacher and explore the school! Your child will take you on a tour of our classroom and the rest of the school, showing you where their special classes are held. I look forward to meeting all of… Read more →
Meet Mrs. Donelson
Dear Parents and Students, My name is Mrs. Donelson and I have been teaching in the Dearborn Public Schools for more than twenty years. I am thrilled to be teaching at Haigh Elementary and having the opportunity to work with the incoming first graders. There is a special place in my heart for early elementary students, and working with them… Read more →