Mrs. Alabakoff's 4th/5th GradeDearborn Public Schools

Oct 14th Camp Information

We leave one week from Monday (on Oct. 21). Students should be here by 7:50. They SHOULD have their lunch and items for on the bus in a small back pack. All medicine should be in a ziploc bag with exact directions for taking and your child’s name on it. Give it to Mrs. Ranka when you arrive Monday. Pillows should be in their bags, not for on the bus. Put sleeping bag/pillow in some sort of bag labeled with your child’s name. Remember, if you use a garbage bag, they usually all look alike, so attach something to make your child’s stand out. Watch the weather forecast and pack accordingly. We will load bus by 8 and leave by 8:15.

We will return between 3:45-4:45 on Wednesday. You will receive a phone call when we are 1/2 hour away. Please be on time to get your child and DO NOT park where the bus will unload.

We are excited and will have a great time, don’t worry! 🙂

Oct 9th Halloween Breakfast

The breakfast will be on Halloween day–Thursday, October 31st. Parents who are volunteering to flip pancakes can start warming up the griddles at 8:45! The breakfast will most likely be about an hour.

Oct 9th Reminders

Thursday (tomorrow) is our DTE assembly. Students who didn’t decline will be bringing home the energy kit!

Friday is a half day dismissal. We will still be having our Spelling test. Make sure to spend time studying. We are focusing on the long i spelling patterns—i with e at the end, igh, ei, ie , y. Students should also spend extra time on the content words and word of the week. These words are a little more challenging. They also need to know the definition of the word of the week. We spend time on word work activities with these words as well.

Halloween Breakfast–I posted a link for the sign up genius for the Halloween Breakfast . You can hover over “Halloween Party” and the link will come up. Thank you in advance.

Oct 9th Halloween Breakfast!

Halloween party

Oct 7th Camp News

Camp News: Thanks to everyone for sending in the camp balance, we are all set to go now! Dads going are Mr. Makled, Mr. Frietag, Mr. Gawall, Mr. Heaton, Mr. Nowak and Mr. Wisniewski. We need about 4-5 volunteers who can take the call when we are about 1/2 hour away and begin the fan out calls. If you will be home and able to make about 8 phone calls to let parents know we are almost home please email Mrs. Ranka at rankac@dearbornschools.org and late next week you will get a list of numbers to call. Also, your child can bring $30 in spending money if they would like to purchase a hoodie or t-shirt while at camp. You can put it in an envelope with your child’s name on the outside and hand it to Mrs. Ranka as the students get on the bus on Monday, October 21. Make sure your child knows that they have spending money. Thanks in advance.

Oct 1st Week of Sept.30-Oct. 4

Reminders for this Week:

Wednesday–Camp Money due for 4th graders going to camp

Thursday–Peace Day Assembly 1:30 Wear Pink!

Friday–Field Trip to Three Cedars Farm Book Bingo–6 p.m.

THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR TO DRIVE/CHAPERONE FOR THE FIELD TRIP! WE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE AND HAVE A LOT OF DRIVERS!

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK IN WITH CATHY IN THE OFFICE BEFORE FRIDAY. YOUR INFORMATION HAS TO BE UPDATED EVERY YEAR. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ONLY YOUR CHILD YOU STILL NEED THE ICHAT FORM COMPLETED.

We are learning:

Spelling–This week our focus is long e. We are learning about the different ways to spell the long e sound. Please practice each night focusing on those patterns. Don’t forget the word of the week!

Daily 5/CAFE–We are exploring folktales. Fourth grade will be learning more about myths. We are also learning about character traits with evidence and how the character changes throughout the story. We will also be using organizers to recount stories.

Writing–Currently we are working on our first draft of a narrative. Students developed leads to grab the reader’s attention.

Math–Third grade is working on multiplication and division using tape diagrams.

Social Studies– Fourth–Learning about special purpose maps and then will move on the studying the regions of the U.S.

Third–Finishing up research on human characteristics and then will move on to natural resources of Michigan.

Science–Students just finished an activity with making a twist-o-matic ride to study energy! Lots of fun!

Have a sunny week!!

Sep 26th Camp News

We made 313.49 in the Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser! Thanks to all that participated.  We had donations from Drs. Umlauf, and Levy, Trendsetters Dentistry as well as some cash donations.  The total amount due now is $70 per student.  Please pay in cash or check made to DuVall School by Wednesday, October 2.  Thanks for your support!

Sep 26th Third Grade Mid-Module Assessment

Third graders are bringing home their mid-module assessment REVIEW tonight. Please go over it with your child. We will also review tomorrow in class. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PUT THE REVIEW IN THE HOMEWORK FOLDER TO BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. The assessment will then be on Monday, so students have time to review over the weekend.

Thank you for your support!!

Sep 23rd Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser

Today is the Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser for camp. If you don’t feel like cooking, please head up there with your flyer to help lower the cost of the bus for the trip! Thanks in advance for your participation! Final camp amount will be due by Wednesday, October 2. Ms. Courtright will let you know the amount once the fundraiser amount comes in by week’s end.   

Sep 23rd Kindness Rock Project

DuVall families,
Our students will be painting rocks with your help in preparation for our Peace Day Project. On Thursday, September 26, we are asking parent or guardian volunteers to contact me to help students with this project.  During this time, students will get a kindness rock from the PTA and write a message of kindness on the rock with the support of the parent/ guardians volunteers.  On October 3, our students will take their kindness rocks to the butterfly garden and place them so that their message of kindness can be viewed by anyone walking by!  Thank you for your help and support.