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Just a reminder, if you would like to get a school breakfast and lunch for your Dearborn students (PreK kids included!) you can get food free of charge.

This was copied from the Dearborn Public Schools website, read for more information….

تقدم مدارس ديربورن الرسمية وجبات فطور وغداء مجانية للطالب يتم

توزيعها في 6 مراكز

لإل
نظرا غالق اإلجباري للمدارس خالل االسابيع الثالث القادمة تقدد مددارس دبربد رل الرسدمية تجبدار د ر تغددا مجانيدة ً
لل الب.
لكل طفل من أطفال العائلة. بتم الت زبدع ب ميدا السداعة ً بمكن لألهالي الت قف تأخذ كيس بحت ي على تجبتي الف ر تالغدا مدن
ظ بد ً 17 آذار/ مارس ي المدارس التالية: ردسدن دبربد ل هداي ادسدل د رد ال10 ص تحتى الساعة 12 من ب غد
ماكاال ب نس سيالبنا المت س ة تإعدادبة ت تدترث.
سيتم تضع ال تار ي كل مبندى ترددد ااهدالي تال دالب إلدى مكدال دخد ل المبندى. سديك ل ال عدا بدالقرب مدن المدداخل لتقليدل
مقدار ال قت الذي بقضيه أعضا المجتمع ي المرا ق.
عامدا تمدا دتل. ال بحتدا ال دالب إلدى الحضد ر إلسدتال ال جبدار. ً برجى االنتباه إلى أل ال جبدار متاحدة لمدن هدم بعمدر ال18
طالما أل ال الب من طالب مدارس دبربد رل الرسدمية ال بتعدين أل بكد ل مدن طدالب المبندى الدذي بسدتلم منده ال جبدار. بمكدن
للشخص المعين أخذ تجبار ال عا لعدة أطفال كما تبمكن الحص ل على ال جبار الغذائية لي مي السبت تااحد ب الجمعة.
سيسمح البرنامج لـ 20700 طالبًا ي الق اع باالستمرار دي الحصد ل علدى طعدا دحي. لقدد أ ددرر حاكمدة ال البدة السديدة
غربتشين تبتمال ااسب ع الماضي قرارا بقضي بإغالق جميع مدارس ميشيغال ي الفترة ال اقعة بين 16 آذار / مارس حتدى 3ً
نيسال/ أبربل إلب ا انتشار تحاالر يدرتس ك رتندا المسدتجد 19-COVID .لقدد تدم تحدبدد ع لدة الربيدع لمددارس دبربد رل
مسبقا ي الفترة ال اقعة بين 6 ت10 نيسال / أبربل لذلك لن تستأنف الدراسة ي ق اعنا التعليمي لغابة 13 نيسال/ أبربل.
س ف بستمر الق اع ي تقدبم تجبار ال عا اانفة الذكر حتى 3 نيسال /أبربل على االقل.
أداد المدبر العا للق اع الدكت ر غلين ماليك بفربق خدمار الغذا على سعة تبنيهم تت بيقهم لهذا التغيير الجذري دي الخددمار
الغذائية لتلبية احتياجار العائالر.
قدال الددكت ر مداليك : قنحدن نقددر دبر عائالتندا تمجتمعندا حيدك نحداتل جميعًدا التكيدف مدع هدذا التغييدر المفداج مدن إغدالق
المدارسق. قأكثر من ثالثة أرباع طالبنا مؤهل ل لل جبار المدرسية المجانية أت المخفضة. ندرك أل هذا ال عا مهدم لعائالتندا
تقد ب اجه العدبد منهم ع بار مالية إضا ية من التغيرار االقتصادبة المفاجئة المتعلقة بـ 19-COVID .ق
لمعر ة أي تغيرار أت تحدبثار قد ت رأ على برنامج ال جبار أت أي أم ر أخدر تتعلدق بدإغالق المددارس الرجدا زبدارة م قدع
مدارس دبربرتل االلكترتني.org.dearbornschools.www

Dearborn Public Schools is offering free pickup lunch and breakfast for students while school is closed for the mandatory shut down over the next three weeks.

Families will be able to stop in and pick up a bag with both breakfast and lunch for each child in the family.  Pickups will run daily from 10 a.m. to noon starting tomorrow, March 17, at Fordson, Edsel Ford and Dearborn high schools, McCollough-Unis, Salina Intermediate, and Woodworth Middle School.

Signage at each site will direct parents and students where to enter the building. Food will be near entrances to minimize the amount of time community members spend in the facilities.

Please note, meals are available to anyone age 18 and younger.  Students do not need to be present, and the Dearborn School student does not need to attend at that building.  A designated person can collect meals for multiple children.  Meals for Saturday and Sunday can be picked up on Friday.

The program will allow the District’s 20,700 students to continue to have access to healthy food.  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week ordered all Michigan schools closed from March 16 through April 3 to slow the spread of novel coronavirus and cases of COVID-19.  Dearborn Schools is scheduled for spring break April 6 to 10, so school will not resume in the District until April 13.

The grab-and-go meals will be served at least through April 3.

Superintendent Glenn Maleyko praised the District’s food service team for quickly implementing this drastic change in service to meet the needs of families.

“We appreciate the patience of our families and community as we all try to adjust to this sudden change from closing schools,” Dr. Maleyko said.  “More than three quarters of our students qualify for free or reduced priced school meals.  We realize this food is important to our families, many of whom may be facing additional financial hardships from the sudden economic changes related to COVID-19.”

Check the Dearborn Public Schools website at www.dearbornschools.org for any updates or changes to the meal program or for other issues regarding the school closure

It’s been a full week without our friends- are you missing school yet? I AM! LET ME OUT OF THIS HOUSE! Lol –

Parents be proud of your strong work ethic and determination- you’ve got through the first week of the Covid crisis AND have successfully participated in remote learning! You are truly rock stars!

Take a minute, with your child, to look through the photos and videos that were shared this week. The photos and videos had me smiling, each time the phone beeped I had to see what was uploaded! Keep submitting them next week and I will share them out again next Friday.

Pictures and videos that were shared this week can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0By1su7pIEBJufkU3VjRBVnpJRFM0LVJ4NnN5UXI2MGs2TFZKakk1X1FXZ09RQXlUNU9WbEk?usp=sharing

If you need to borrow a chrome book for your child to use at home, tomorrow (March 19th) is the ONLY day you can pick one up. Someone, possibly Mr. Martin will meet you at the front of the River Oaks building at 9am. You will drive up to River Oaks (stay in your car) and they will have you sign for the chromebook.

Chromebooks are expensive, if you are borrowing one, you are accepting responsibility for damage to it. Please be kind to our school technology!

*******Plans for next week will be sent over the weekend. Have a good weekend!******

Plans for March 19th are: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VsgUa2vNrxQ59Kw27imlMcVVFZX5cqZ8khqYXI0kjQE/edit?usp=sharing

“Remote learning” definitely has advantages and disadvantages! While I love the idea of preparing lessons from the comfort of my recliner in my comfy clothes- it’s really hard to see how the lessons are going with the kids. Teachers make adjustments to lessons as we go based on the needs of the kids. I can challenge them more or simplify the lesson as it is presented…but that is very difficult to do without actually being with the kids seeing how things are going. I NEED your feedback!

Please comment below on how things went this week. Use some/all of the questions to give me some feedback on how things went.

Lessons Presented this week: counting silverware, locating front/back/spine/first word in a book, hide and seek numbers, strawberry counting book, sock ball game, and pigeon drawing.

• What lessons did you have to simplify for your child?
• What lessons needed an extra challenge for your child?
• What lesson was fun / uninteresting for your child?
• Were you able to do the lessons? What stopped / motivated you?
• Did you have the materials at home that you needed for the lessons? What adaptations did you make?
• Was it helpful to have a routine for the day?
• Were the screen time games helpful?

• What can I do to make this an easier transition for you/your child?
• How are you feeling about being “Ms. Bass” this week? 🙂

Any comments are appreciated, and will be used to make future lessons!

Plans for tomorrow can be found here– > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_on7XAgGNzPwx5HQodgpO__VXQIZ-QupRkEEsofeAew/edit?usp=sharing

I miss you all so much- who is ready for a phone call from Ms. Bass? Anyone have FaceTime? Comment below!

Dearborn Public Schools is offering free pickup lunch and breakfast for students while
school is closed for the mandatory shut down over the next three weeks.

Families will be able to stop in and pick up a bag with both breakfast and lunch for
each child in the family.  Pickups will run daily from 10 a.m. to noon starting today, March 17 at Fordson, Edsel Ford and Dearborn high schools, McCollough-Unis, Salina Intermediate, and Woodworth Middle School.

Signage at each site will direct parents and students where to enter the building. Food
will be near entrances to minimize the amount of time community members spend
in the facilities.

Please note, meals are available to anyone age 18 and younger.  Students do not need to be present, and the Dearborn School student does not need to attend at that building.  A designated person can collect meals for multiple children.  Meals for Saturday
and Sunday can be picked up on Friday.

The program will allow the District’s 20,700 students to continue to have access to
healthy food.  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week ordered all Michigan schools closed from March 16 through April 3 to slow the spread of novel coronavirus and cases of COVID-19.  Dearborn Schools is scheduled for spring break April 6 to 10, so school will not resume in the District until April 13.

The grab-and-go meals will be served at least through April 3.

Superintendent Glenn Maleyko praised the District’s food service team for quickly implementing this drastic change in service to meet the needs of families.

“We appreciate the patience of our families and community as we all try to adjust
to this sudden change from closing schools,” Dr. Maleyko said.  “More than three quarters of our students qualify for free or reduced priced school meals.  We realize this food is important to our families, many of whom may be facing additional financial hardships from the sudden economic changes related to COVID-19.”

Check the Dearborn Public Schools website at http://www.dearbornschools.org for any updates or changes to the meal program or for other issues regarding the school closure.

• I found a better way to submit pictures and videos. Instead of emailing them to me, please use the link found at the bottom of plans pages to submit your photos and video check in’s. If you sent pictures/videos to me already, I will move them to the link!
• I am using the Kindergarten Transition Assessment results to form plans for your child’s learning at home. You have the huge learning advantage to customize learning to what your child needs by using that data. If you need a copy of your child’s Kindergarten Transition Assessment, email me ASAP. I did grab all of the kids’ before I left the school- whew! I will send a copy to your email.

Plans are available here–> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wr2QrBLCPPvU2-8SS_NhcVloPRiHLpjzKpUDQKHAAvo/edit?usp=sharing

Parents,
Thank you for responding to the classroom iblog.  Several of you emailed about our classroom routine and what to continue working on while children are learning at home for the next few weeks.  After looking for sample routines and trying to be practical, I put together a sample routine that may work for your Preschooler.  Feel free to use it, or customize it to make it work for you. 

What is included in that plan, are some activities are for your child to practice at home.  There are YouTube videos that I have recorded and games that work on skills that children would be practicing with us at school, if we were together.   I know some of you are working outside the home- share this plan with those taking care of your children or do the activities highlighted in yellow when you are with your child after work.  

All Dearborn Public School teachers will be posting activities that students can complete at home, due to school closings.  All teachers will be checking in on students to ensure they are learning at home.  Time is precious and we don’t want to waste learning time because we are not together!  Plans for upcoming days at home will be sent as I complete them.  

Please give me some comments about the plans as we go!  What is working and what is not working?  It took a great deal of time to put this together for you, I want to make sure it is useful for you and your children.

Click here for plans for Monday, March 16th–>  https://docs.google.com/document/d/15otmfCaAmTwCI67w7bptxceQZM8mBTMGqva2bV-CfT8/edit?usp=sharing

This is my test video to see if this idea will work for our online learning! Please show the following video to your child. After viewing the video below, please type your child’s name in the “comments” section.

Best Wishes!

Just a heads up, we are cancelling our Superhero workshop tomorrow at River Oaks Ele. I will let you know about future Parent University workshops at a later date!