Spring Break Reading
Directions: SpringBreakReading
Bryant Orientation
The students had an informal orientation today in the Howard School cafeteria when Mr. Denision (principal) and Mr. Renko (counselor) visited the 5th graders, sharing information for middle school expectations at Bryant. Students also received course selection sheets. These need to be signed by parents and returned to Howard by Thursday.
Bryant Orientation for parents and students will be Thursday, April 28th @ 6:30 p.m.
5th grade Camp
Please note that the dates for camp were changed to June 8 – 10th. I was not told of this change prior to the meeting this past Monday. I apologize for any inconvenience or confusion!
District Guidelines on Illnesses
Please read the note from the office:
5th Grade Camp
There will be a parent meeting on Monday, March 14th at 6 p.m. in the Media Center.
Here are the notes that were sent home yesterday:
permission slip and emergency form
Unit 7 Math Test
The students were informed last Friday that the Unit 7 Test will be Wednesday. It will cover the following content:
- powers, exponents, and powers of 10
- expanded exponential notation (solving and explaining steps in detail
- order of operations (solving and explaining steps in detail)
- writing algebraic expressions (both ways – from words to a number expression and from a number expression to words)
- data and line plots
March is Reading Month and Spirit Week!
Monday starts “March is Reading Month!” Attached is the note and the calendar which will come home on Monday.
March is Reading Month parent note
March is Reading Month calendar
Additionally, Monday starts Spirit Week. The calendar for each day is here:
Unit 7 Practice
exponent practice: https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/evaluate-exponents
expanded notation with powers of 10: (1) https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/evaluate-exponents (2) https://sites.google.com/site/letmesolveyourmathproblems/writing-the-place-value-of-a-number/expanded-notation/expanded-notation-using-powers-of-10
Unit 6 Math Test
The District’s Unit 6 math assessment will be tomorrow. It covers much of the same material from unit 5.
STEM Application 2016-2017
Applications for the school Year 2016-2017 will be submitted online this year by clicking the link:
Stem Application 2016 – 2017
Must be a Dearborn City Resident to Apply. All applications must be submitted by March 18th.
Enrollment is limited and based on student interest and test scores. Currently, we will have 60 openings for 6th grade (current 5th graders) and no openings for 7th grade (current 6th graders), and 3 opening for 8th grade (current 7th graders).
8th grade is still in the planning stages and we will have more information sometime in semester 2.
Process: Apply before the deadline! Administration will look at your M-Step and NWEA scores. Depending on number of applicants, a selection will be asked to come to the Dearborn Heights Campus and take the Explore test. Based on those scores students will be invited to attend the STEM school.
Testing is penciled in for the weeks between April 4 – 22nd.
This is a school of choice and transportation is the families responsibility.
Explore Information and Test Prep
Click on all about the test and on the right are practice tests.