Hello parents,

Please check schoology to see if your child is Group A or B for Hybrid Schedule which will start IN PERSON March 8th for 3rd-5th grade.

A letter from Mr. Martn, 

Dear River Oaks Community,

We are so excited to have our Rockets coming back to River Oaks!!! It has been almost a year since our students have been at the building to work on their academic and social development and it is time for them to come back 🙂  At the last board meeting it was decided that we will transition into the “Hybrid Model”. This means that we will have 2 cohorts of students;

• Group A- comes to school from 9:40am-2:20pm on M/TH (2 days)** Lunch will be provided and we will follow the CDC and Wayne County Health Guidelines.  Group A-students will have their special area classes on days that they are not at school. The whole class will meet remotely on Wednesdays with their classroom teacher.
• Group B- comes to school from 9:40am-2:20pm on Tues/Friday (2 days)**. Lunch will be provided and we will follow the CDC and Wayne County Health Guidelines. Group B students will have their special area classes on days that they are not at school. The whole class will meet remotely on Wednesdays with their classroom teacher.
• Important- the classroom teacher will meet with students at home using zoom from 8:40am-9:05am on days that they are not at school. The classroom teacher will go over their content practice for the day, remind students about special area  classes for the day, and answer any questions students may have. Attendance will also be taken at this time for the asynchronous day. 
• Both groups have live remote lessons on Wednesday with their classroom teacher.  (1 day)
• River Oaks classroom teachers will post their A-Day and B-Day student schedules on their schoology page each week.

Preparation for the Hybrid Model has taken place over the course of this school year. Our classrooms have been altered to align with the “National CDC Health Guidelines” and our school district has been working with the Wayne County Health department to make sure we have taken the correct steps to have our schools as safe as possible. 

At River Oaks we have been working extremely hard providing live instruction in the morning and offering learning labs in the afternoon that are specific to our students academic levels. To prepare for the Hybrid model groups, we looked at the following items; placing siblings together in the Dearborn High Feeder on the same days, planning for students that need support services, planning for students that need transportation, balancing numbers in the groups to align with national spacing guidelines, and looking for common levels amongst the students in the 2 groups. This process was very time consuming and making changes can cause a “domino effect”, so we ask that no changes are made during this hybrid transition period. My hope is that the Hybrid Model goes very well and we can be back to a normal 5 day week in the near future. We are all going to have to continue to work together to keep the levels low at our building and our students/staff/ and parents safe. 

Please remember to go over the “COVID Screening Questions- English or Arabic” with your student(s) each day and to keep them home if they have any symptoms.  

Additional resources from the school nurses click here.  

Thank you to all of our parents for everything that you have done over the last year to help with your student’s education! We appreciate your constant support and devotion 🙂

Mr. Martin

Dearborn Public Schools is excited to announce the district has met the COVID measurements set by the Board of Education and will start phasing students and staff back to in-building learning.

February 18, 2021 – In person learning labs will start. Classrooms teachers will schedule the students.

March 1, 2021 – Kindergarten, 1st and second grade students will start the Hybrid schedule. 2 days of face to face learning with half the students from the class. 2 days at home doing asynchronous review work (no live classroom instruction). Gym, Art, Music, Media & Technology will have at least one live lesson on the days at home. Wednesday will be the same as now for all students.

March 8, – Pre-school, Third, fourth and fifth grade students will start the Hybrid schedule. 2 days of face to face learning with half the students from the class. 2 days at home doing asynchronous review work (no live classroom instruction). Gym, Art, Music, Media & Technology will have at least one live lesson on the days at home. Wednesday will be the same as now for all students.

Social distancing guidelines will be followed to help students/staff be safe. Students will eat lunch at school.

A parent meeting will be held soon. You will have an opportunity to ask questions and get additional information.

I know this news is both exciting and stressful.  We will work through this transition together.

Please call the school if you have any questions or concerns.

Hello Parents and Students,

There is NO Live sessions on Tuesday, February 9th from 9:00-11:15 because of WIDA. If your child finishes early, we will give you a call. 

Students that come for WIDA testing will get a bag of materials with Benchmark Unit 6, 7 and 8. Also, Module 7 Learn. Make sure these materials are put in a safe place. If we come back face to face, they will need to bring these materials back. 

If your child is not testing, you can pick up materials from school from 9:00-3:00. Just tell them your child’s name and their teachers name. Report Cards will be in the bags too. 

There will be LIVE session in the afternoon at 12:25-1:00 for continued math lesson 16- Problem Set.

There will be Learning Labs at normal times. 

The following students will go to River Oaks from 9:00-11:15. Make sure you have a mask on.

I will be standing outside the doors where Ms. Talluto, Ms. Chancey and Ms. Fowler’s hallway is. 

Students WIDA Testing are: 

Farah

Hussein

Fatima

Chrestin

Hawra

Zeina B.

Ali B.

Mohammad

Alex

Ali H. 

Zena H. 

Hassan

Rislan 

The following students are not testing. I will send you a message on schoology with Mrs. Wetter’s Zoom link. You will join her class for the morning. 

Jamil 

Zayn 

Kylie 

Adnan- you will be testing later with Ms. Khuja 

Najwa- You will be testing later with Ms. Khuja

Moussa- You will be testing later with Ms. Khuja 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me or send me a schoology message. 

Thank you, 

Mrs. Attia 

Some reminders for upcoming week….

Hello Parents and Students,

For marking period 3, I was able to add two days of Learning Lab for the whole class on Mondays and Fridays from 3:15-3:45. Students should be attending and I am writing down who attends these additional math sessions.

Science Study guide will be posted on Monday. The test will be on Wednesday. 

There is NO Live sessions on Tuesday, February 9th from 9:00-11:15 because of WIDA. If your child finishes early, we will give you a call. 

Students that come for WIDA testing will get a bag of materials with Benchmark Unit 6, 7 and 8. Also, Module 7 Learn. Make sure these materials are put in a safe place. If we come back face to face, they will need to bring these materials back. 

If your child is not testing, you can pick up materials from school from 9:00-3:00. Just tell them your child’s name and their teachers name. 

There will be LIVE session in the afternoon at 12:25-1:00. There will be Learning Labs. 

The following students will go to River Oaks from 9:00-11:15. Make sure you have a mask on.

I will be standing outside the doors where Ms. Talluto, Ms. Chancey and Ms. Fowler’s hallway is. 

Students WIDA Testing are: 

Farah

Hussein

Fatima

Chrestin

Hawra

Zeina B.

Ali B.

Mohammad

Alex

Ali H. 

Zena H. 

Hassan

Rislan 

The following students are not testing. I will send you a message on schoology with Mrs. Wetter’s Zoom link. You will join her class for the morning. 

Jamil 

Zayn 

Kylie 

Adnan- You will be testing later with Ms. Khuja 

Najwa- You will be testing later with Ms. Khuja

Moussa- You will be testing later with Ms. Khuja 

Lastly, Friday-February 12th and Monday- February 15th, there is NO SCHOOL.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me or send me a schoology message. 

Thank you, 

Mrs. Attia 

Hello Parents and Students,

The WIDA testing window has opened and it will be in-person which means your child will come to River Oaks for testing. WIDA is a state test for ESL students which means another language other than English is spoken at home. This test assesses your child’s ability to use the English language for listening, reading, writing and speaking. If your child is testing this year, that means they have taken this test before. 

The 3rd grade testing dates will be February 3rd from 9:00-11:30 and February 9th from 9:00-11:15.  There will be no more than 8 students per classroom. Masks are required and they will be social distanced. 

There is NO Live sessions on Wednesday, February 3rd from 9:00-11:30. 

There will be LIVE session in the afternoon at 12:25-1:00 and math reteach from 1:00-1:30. Learning Labs will be the same.  

The following students will go to RIver Oaks from 9:00-11:30. Make sure you have a mask on.

I will be standing outside the doors where Ms. Talluto, Ms. Chancey and Ms. Fowler’s hallway is. 

Students WIDA Testing are: 

Farah

Hussein

Najwa

Fatima

Chrestin

Hawra

Zeina B.

Ali B.

Moussa

Mohammad

Alex

Ali H. 

Zena H. 

Adnan- In Florida 

Hassan

Rislan 

The following students are not testing. I will send you a message on schoology with Mrs. Wetter’s Zoom link. You will join her class for the morning. 

Jamil 

Zayn 

Kylie 

Adnan- Join Mrs. Wetter since you are in Florida. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me or send me a schoology message. 

Thank you, 

Mrs. Attia 

Hello Parents and Students,

The WIDA testing window has opened and it will be in-person which means your child will come to River Oaks for testing. WIDA is a state test for ESL students which means another language other than English is spoken at home. This test assesses your child’s ability to use the English language for listening, reading, writing and speaking. If your child is testing this year, that means they have taken this test before. 

The 3rd grade testing dates will be February 3rd from 9:00-11:30 and February 9th from 9:00-11:15.  There will be no more than 8 students per classroom. Masks are required and they will be social distanced. 

There is NO Live sessions on Wednesday, February 3rd from 9:00-11:30. 

There will be LIVE session in the afternoon at 12:25-1:00 and math reteach from 1:00-1:30. Learning Labs will be the same.  

The following students will go to RIver Oaks from 9:00-11:30. Make sure you have a mask on.

I will be standing outside the doors where Ms. Talluto, Ms. Chancey and Ms. Fowler’s hallway is. 

Students WIDA Testing are: 

Farah

Hussein

Najwa

Fatima

Chrestin

Hawra

Zeina B.

Ali B.

Moussa

Mohammad

Alex

Ali H. 

Zena H. 

Adnan- In Florida 

Hassan

Rislan 

The following students are not testing. I will send you a message on schoology with Mrs. Wetter’s Zoom link. You will join her class for the morning. 

Jamil 

Zayn 

Kylie 

Adnan- Join Mrs. Wetter since you are in Florida. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me or send me a schoology message. 

Thank you, 

Mrs. Attia 

Hello parents and students,

A friendly reminder that there is NO school on Monday, January 18th for Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day. 

I will see everyone on Tuesday 🙂 

Hello parents and students,

Wednesday we are doing our reading NWEA. We will start our testing after we complete our math study guide on Wednesday. We will test until lunch time, anyone that is not done, will stay logged on at 1:00 after our social studies lesson to complete their test. 

Learning labs are CANCELLED on Wednesday to make-up for NWEA. 

On Tuesday, I will have students practice logging in and entering their session name and password so it is smoother on Wednesday.

 
In order to be ready tomorrow and Wednesday please read the following:

1. Please log in on time. 

2. Please have headphones for your child, if needed.

 3. Please remind your child that they must do the test on their OWN. 4. Log into https://test.mapnwea.org orthey can click on the link found on schoology called NWEA Student Log-in

5. If you haven’t already, please log in tonight to make sure the website works for you. If it says “oops where’s my test window” please click the link and follow the steps: https://nwea.force.com/nweaconnection/s/article/Oops-Where-is-my-test-window-1405102090050?language=en_US

6. If you are still confused, there are two videos under the How-To Folder that can help you. They are “How to allow pop-ups for NWEA Testing” and “NWEA Device Readiness”. 

Hello Parents and Students,

I will NOT be doing LIVE session Monday morning (1-11-2021). I have recorded the math and reading lessons for the morning. These videos will be found under Week 18 folder. Then click the Monday folder. Under the Monday folder, there will be 2 folders: Math and Benchmark/Reading. Make sure your child watches the videos and completes assignments.

Do the following steps: 

1. Go to schoology and click on Week 18 Folder 

2. Click on the Monday Folder 

3. Please click on the first page under Monday folder to listen to the directions for the morning.

4. Click on Math to watch lesson and complete assignments 

5. Take a 10 minute break 

6. Click on Benchmark to watch 3 videos and complete assignments. 

7. Have lunch at 11:45-12:20

8. Log-in at 12:20, I will be LIVE at 12:25 to do S.S and Learning Labs. 

Be a Responsible 3rd grader and finish all your assignments independently!!

Thank you and see you soon!!! 🙂