Join us Tuesday, September 1st at 1:00 to meet River Oaks staff!!

Remember to stay in your car and wave to your teacher and staff 🥰

I can’t wait to see my new students and my old students from previous years ❤️

Hi Parents & Students,

Please see the letter regarding the Dearborn Virtual Leraning Plan. A few staff members and I will be at school on Wednesday August 12, from 9am – 2 pm to answer any questions you have about Dearbron Virtual Learning. I hope all of you have had a nice summer.

Thanks, Mr. Martin

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ou5s8x5KAIh9Dv4giUJi6iq8VzomtpDGdEM9l2h3WfA/edit?usp=sharing

Dear Families and Students,

Today was our last BBB meeting, many friends didn’t join which I was a little sad since it was our last time to say goodbye and I wanted to see everyone. I also understand many of you have things to do so no problem at all.

I will be signing off classdojo tomorrow night. So I cannot see your messages if you send me anything after tomorrow.

As of now, we don’t know how schools will open in the Fall. I’m sure the school and/or district will contact you when they get more information.

Report cards should be mailed soon according to Mr. Martin. If you have any preschooler or kindergartener that needs to be enrolled, contact the school before 2:00 at 313-827-6750.

Thank you for all your hard work and support the past few months. We made a great team! You can all add on your resume: worked with a small group of students and experts on Google Classroom 😊.

With this pandemic, it made us realize how important it is for us to stick together no matter where you are from or what skin color you are. United we stand, divided we fall. That has always been my motto.

Teamwork, respect and equality!! It’s so important to educate yourself and your children on respect and treating people equally no matter what. Remember you are the role model for your child. What you say or do, your child will pick up. Have those uncomfortable discussions and guide them to become a better generation. They are our future ❤️

Enjoy your time off with your child and your family. Be healthy, stay safe and recharge.

If you ever have questions, or any hardships that I can support you, you can always reach me on my email at: attiaz@dearbornschools.org

Sincerely,

Zahara Attia

Please check Google Classroom for Week 7 assignments 🙂

Next week we will be passing out learning materials for all students to pick them up to help with the remainder of online learning.

Students will receive their math workbooks for the remainder of the school year and the common core book for ELA, and maybe some school supplies.

Learning material pick up will be a drive up service.

Please stay in your car and someone will come out to bring all of your child’s materials. Pop the trunk open and we will place the materials.

Learning Materials pick up next Tuesday, May 5th from 12:00 pm-3:00pm and Wednesday, May 6th 10:00 am-12:00 pm.

I will explain more later on how to use the materials at home for learning.

Please make sure to pick them up! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Please visit the your child’s special area teacher blogs:

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/zechar/ – Joanne Zechar – Art Teacher

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/webbl/ – Linda Webb – Gym Teacher

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/keyofg/ – Conda Green – Music Teacher

Spelling: 

Pattern Week 29: Contractions

1. isn’t
2. didn’t
3. we’ll
4. she’s 
5. don’t
6. you’ve
7. there’s
8. haven’t
9. hes’s
10. won’t

*Monday– Write each word 3 times each

*Tuesday– Write the meaning of each word

*Wednesday– Put the word in a sentence 

*Thursday– Find more words with the same pattern

*Friday– Have someone give you a spelling test, how did you do? 

Songs: 

https://youtu.be/FGf-SNfbtAQ

Language Arts:

Students will study Story Elements. Story Elements are the characters, setting, problem, solution, plot (beginning, middle and end), and theme of a story. Think of the 5W’s and H: who, what, when, where, why, and how.  

Please view the following links to help support IXL learning. 

Videos to Guide Learning:

IXL Skills -please look for starred skills under 3rd grade. 

❒  I-Story Elements: 1

❒  T-Descriptive Details: 1 and 2

Listen to the stories provided and answer the questions in Google Classroom.

Stories to Listen to and Answer Story Elements Questions:

Enemy Pie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2FoGf__Fx0

The Good Egg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5q2Z30Vi5U&t=54s

Raz-Kids:. We will continue to use Raz Kids as our assigned reading. Students who are reading at levels A-J will continue to read and complete at least 2 quizzes per day. Students reading at levels K-Z will only be required to complete one quiz per day. Need to read 30 minutes daily. Keep reading until 30 minutes are up or split it, 15 minutes then another 15 minutes 

Your child should listen, read AND do the quiz for each book. They need to be working on level up, not in the reading room. Also, if your child is having trouble on the quiz with a specific skill for example, the author’s purpose: they can use IXL to strengthen their skill then complete the quiz. If your child does not complete all tasks, they can’t go to the next level.  

Math: Module 6 (see google classroom for assignments and videos) 

Zearn: Module 6 Lessons 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 

These are the steps you need to for for math daily:  

1. Complete application problem (depending on lesson) found in google classroom, you may print or write your answers in notebook. Lesson 5 application is blank, so create your own story problem and then solve.

2. Listen to the lesson Mrs. Attia recorded for fluency, application answer and concept. 

3. Complete the lesson on Zearn until the next level is unlocked and stop, do NOT move ahead.  

IXL Skills: Math IXL will be for students that want extra practice once they’ve completed all steps listed above. 

**The skills below are for extra practice on multiplication and division 

❒ J-Division Skill Builders: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 

❒ F- Multiplication skill builders: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11 

Writing: 

Students will use their knowledge of story elements to write an imaginative narrative. Use your imagination to write a story! Remember, your story must include a main character, setting, problem, solution. Please use the graphic organizer and learning videos to help guide your writing. Review the Sentence Song to ensure you are writing in complete sentences!

Graphic Organizer:

http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Story_Map.pdf

Episode 1 What is an Imaginative Narrative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ3RwPeerOg

Episode 2 Brainstorming:

Episode 3 Planning:

Episode 4 Writing an Introduction:

Episode 5 Events:

Episode 6 Closing:

Episode 7 Revising:

Editing:

Sentence Song to review Sentence Structure:

GoNoodle:  Stay active! Download the App and get moving! If you can’t download the App, go on YouTube and search GoNoodle. 

Social Studies: Michigan Government

Students will read Section 5 in the textbook and complete the interactive links throughout the book. There are also recorded videos to follow along with the text. 

Once they have read section 5, then complete the activity found in Google Classroom. 

Science- New unit: Animals Through Time 

1. Mystery Science Lesson : How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? ←Click on link or go to google classroom, follow the video and complete the activity the best you can. 

2. Complete IXL Science Skill: 

❒ R-Fossils: 1 only 

منذ إغلاق المباني المدرسية يوم الجمعة ١٣ أذار/ مارس جرت الآلاف من التفاعلات الإيجابية بين المعلمين والطلاب عبر الهاتف البريد الإلكتروني وعبر الإنترنت. وهذا هو السبب في أنني منزعج للغاية وقلق بشأن عدد قليل من الأفراد الذين استغلوا بيئتنا المدرسية الجديدة ، واتخذوا خيارات سيئة ، وأصبحوا يعرقلون عملية التعلم.    

حدثت هذه الإزعاجات على مستوى مدارس المرحلة الإعدادية، بينما كان المعلمون يحاولون تقديم تعليمات للطلاب أثناء اجتماع Google. لسوء الحظ ، تجاوزت هذه الإزعاجات الحد لتصبح تهديدات وبذاءة. اكتشف أنه في بعض الحالات أعطى الطلاب عن طيب خاطر معلومات المستخدم وكلمة المرور لهؤلاء الأفراد للسماح لهم بالانضمام إلى الاجتماعات. تقع على عاتق الطلاب مسؤولية حماية سرية الحسابات وكلمات المرور الصادرة عن القطاع التعليمي. يتعد مشاركة كلمات المرور مع أي شخص انتهاكًا مباشرًا لإرشادات وبروتوكولات القطاع،  ولن نتسامح مع هذه الانتهاكات سعياً منا لضمان أمان شبكتنا من أجل حماية طلابنا. 

السلوكيات التي أظهرها هؤلاء الطلاب غير مقبولة في أي وقت من الأوقات وبشكل خاص الآن ، حيث أننا جميعًا نتعامل مع أزمة عالمية ، لن يسمح القطاع التعليمي بهذا النوع من الإخلال والمقاطعة للعملية التعليمية. تقع على عاتقنا مسؤولية حماية التعليمات وسنقوم بتنفيذ كل إجراء تأديبي يسمح به قانون سلوك الطلاب. بالنسبة لأولئك الأفراد الذين انتهكوا القانون ، سنقوم بإشراك شرطة ديربورن في تحرير المخالفات ضدهم ، وإذا لزم الأمر ، اتخاذ إجراءات قانونية أخرى أكثر جدية بحقهم. 

على الرغم من أن المدرسين والطلاب يستخدمون اجتماعات Google بأمان، فقد طلبت من قسم التكنولوجيا التعليمية لدينا تعليق/ تعطيل إمكانية وصول جميع الطلاب مؤقتًا إلى اجتماع Google على شبكة القطاع. نحن نعمل أيضًا على جعل الموظفين يستخدمون منصة للاجتماعات عبر الإنترنت التي تم استخدامها في القطاع لعدة سنوات وتم تطويرها خصيصًا للاستخدام في الفصل الدراسي. يمنح البرنامج المعلمين مزيدًا من التحكم في الاجتماع بما في ذلك الإنهاء إذا حاول شخص ما الإنضمام بدون إذن.  

بدأت بكل فخر مسيرتي كمدرس ، وكالكثير منكم ، أنا وزوجتي نتكيف أيضًا مع العمل في المنزل ودعم الاحتياجات التعليمية لطفلين في المرحلة الإعدادية والمرحلة الثانوية . الأفعال التي وقعت هذا الأسبوع لا تحترم الجهود التي نقوم بها جميعًا لدعم تعليم أبنائكم. كمشرف ، وكأب ، يؤسفني حدوث ذلك وأعتذر للطلاب الذين   وقعوا ضحايا لهذه السلوكيات.

تمامًا مثلما قمت أنا وزوجتي بدور نشط في تعلم أطفالنا والأنشطة عبر الإنترنت ، أطلب من جميع الأهالي الاستفادة من هذه التجربة كفرصة للتحدث مع أطفالهم حول السلوكيات الصحيحة أثناء الاتصال بالإنترنت بما في ذلك حماية معلوماتكم الشخصية مثل أسماء المستخدمين وكلمات المرور.

منذ ١٦ أذار/مارس ، سمعت الكثير من القصص المشجعة حول تعلم الطلاب التي تجري في جميع المراحل الدراسية. لقد كان الأسبوع الماضي بمثابة تحول لنا جميعًا حيث انتقلنا إلى خطة التعلم الجديدة. بالطبع ، كان هناك منحنى تعليمي لجميع المعنيين بما في ذلك الموظفين والطلاب وأولياء الأمور. نحن نتفهم أن هذا الانتقال إلى “متابعة التعلم” سيخلق الإحباط والتساؤلات. يرجى أخذ العلم بأن مُدرسينا ومدراء وطاقم الإداريين موجودون هنا لمساعدة جميع عائلاتنا خلال الأسابيع المقبلة. هدفنا المستمر هو أن الدعم والمساعدة خلال هذا الوقت الصعب للغاية. تذكروا ، نحن جميعًا في هذا معًا وسنصبح معًا مجتمعًا أقوى في ديربورن.  

الزموا منازلكم. ابقوا بأمان. أنقذوا روحاً

مع كل التقدير

د. غلين ماليكو

 المدير العام

April 24, 2020

Greetings,

Since our school buildings closed on Friday, March 13th there have been thousands of positive interactions between students and teachers via phone, e-mail, and on-line. This is why I am so deeply troubled and concerned about a few individuals who have taken advantage of our new school environment, made poor choices, and become disruptive to the learning process.   

These disruptions occurred at the middle school level while teachers were trying to provide instruction to students during a Google Meeting. Unfortunately, these disruptions crossed a line and became threatening and obscene. It has also been discovered that, in some cases, students willingly gave their user information and password to these individuals allowing them to gain access to the meetings.  Students are responsible to protect the confidentiality of their district issued accounts and passwords. It is a direct violation of district guidelines and protocol to share passwords with anyone and we will not tolerate those violations as we ensure the security of our network in order to protect our students.  

The behaviors that these students exhibited are not acceptable at any time but especially now, as we all deal with a worldwide crisis, the district will not permit this type of disruption to learning.  It is our responsibility to protect instruction and we will be enforcing every disciplinary action allowed by our Student Code of Conduct. For those individuals who violated the law, we will involve the Dearborn Police to issue tickets, and if needed, take further and more serious legal action.  

Although teachers and students have been safely using Google Meetings, I asked our Instructional Technology Department to temporarily suspend all student access to Google Meeting on the District network. We are also working to have staff use a platform for on-line meetings that has been used in the District for several years and is specifically developed for use in the classroom.  The software gives teachers more control over a meeting including ending if someone attempts to gain access without permission.   

I proudly started my career as a teacher and, like many of you, my wife and I are also adjusting to working at home and supporting the learning needs of one middle school and one high school aged child.  The actions that took place this week disrespects the efforts that all of you are doing to support your child’s education. As Superintendent, and as a father, I am sorry this occurred and apologize to the students who were the victims of these behaviors. 

Just as my wife and I have taken an active role in our own children’s learning and on-line activities, I ask all parents to use this experience as an opportunity to talk with your child about proper behaviors while on-line including protecting your personal information such as usernames and passwords.

Since March 16th, I have heard many encouraging stories of student learning taking place at all grade levels.  This past week has been a shift for all of us as we transitioned to the new learning plan. Of course there has been a learning curve for everyone involved including staff, students, and parents. We understand this transition to “Continue the Learning” is going to create frustrations and questions. Please know that our teachers, principals, and administrators are here to help all of our families during the weeks ahead.  Our continued goal is to be supportive during this very difficult time.  Remember, we are all in this together and together we will become an even stronger Dearborn community.   

Stay home. Stay safe. Save lives.

Regards,   

Glenn Maleyko, Ph.D.

Superintendent 

Week 5: April 20-25th

Spelling: 

Pattern Week 28th: /spl/ and /sp/

1. splash
2. spider
3. speak
4. sports
5. splinter
6. speed
7. spiral
8. space
9. Split
10. Splatter

*Monday– Write each word 3 times each

*Tuesday– Write the meaning of each word

*Wednesday– Put the word in a sentence 

*Thursday– Find more words with the same pattern,…

*Friday– Have someone give you a spelling test, how did you do? 

Language Arts: Students will study Context Clues and how Context Clues help them figure out understanding and meaning of text/unknown words. Please view the following links to help support IXL learning.

https://www.brainpop.com/english/studyandreadingskills/contextclues/

IXL Skills -please look for starred skills under 3rd grade. 

❒  FF-Context Clues: 1, 2, new

❒  HH-Sentences, Fragments and RunOns: 10

Raz-Kids:. We will continue to use Raz Kids as our assigned reading. Students who are reading at levels A-J will continue to read and complete at least 2 quizzes per day. Students reading at levels K-Z will only be required to complete one quiz per day. Need to read 30 minutes daily. Keep reading until 30 minutes are up or split it, 15 minutes then another 15 minutes 

Your child should listen, read AND do the quiz for each book. They need to be working on level up, not in the reading room. Also, if your child is having trouble on the quiz with a specific skill for example, the author’s purpose: they can use IXL to strengthen their skill then complete the quiz. If your child does not complete all tasks, they can’t go to the next level.  

Math: New Module 6 (see google classroom for assignments and videos) 

Zearn: Module 6 Lessons 1, 2, 3, & 4 

These are the steps you need to for for math 

1. Complete application problem (depending on lesson) found in google classroom, you may print or write your answers in notebook. 

2. Listen to the lesson Mrs. Attia recorded for fluency, application answer and concept  

3. Complete lesson on Zearn until next level is unlocked and stop, do NOT move ahead  

IXL Skills: Math IXL will be more students that want extra practice once they’ve completed all steps above 

**The skills below are for extra practice on multiplication and division 

❒ J-Division Skill Builders: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 

❒ F- Multiplication skill builders: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11 

Writing: Students will use their knowledge of Text Dependent Analysis and Opinion Writing to complete writing related to Social Studies. Students will answer the following question: Do you think the government of Freedomia will work? Why or why not?

1. In your notebook, while reading/listening to the social studies book, you will stop and write. 

2. When you write, you need to write in complete sentences. That means restating the question, using it as a sentence starters found in Google Classroom then answer the question. You don’t have to submit on google classroom for this week, just write it in your notebooks. I trust you 🙂

Example: Why is an owl an interesting animal?   My answer would be: An owl is an interesting animal (restated question) because the author wrote (sentence starter) that an owl can only see straight. It cannot move its eyes sideways (answered question). 

GoNoodle:  Stay active! Download the App and get moving! If you can’t download the App, go on YouTube and search GoNoodle. 

Social Studies: Michigan Government

Students will read Section 3 and 4 of the PDF- including the interactive links. There are also recorded videos to follow along with the text. Once they have read section 3 and 4, complete the Google form questions found in Google Classroom. 

Science- New unit: Animals Through Time Mystery Science Lesson one: Where can you find whales in the desert? ←Click on link or go to google classroom, follow the video and complete the activity the best you can.