Hope that you are all staying safe and healthy!

Our social workers, Ms. Ismail and Ms. Weaver have created a blog together with some resources that you may find useful! Check them out at https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/nourismail/

Also, our Speech-Language Pathologist has created a blog with some essential resources! She can be found at https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/kobeisa/

Finally, our Occupational Therapist has put together some strategies and activities that students can do at home. She can be found at https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/samaahkot/

If your child utilizes any of these services through our school or want to stay up to date on some resources available, please sign up for their blogs!

Stay safe,

Mrs. Bitar

Please have students continue working on their online assignments as they are posted to google classroom. Once again, I will post an assignment tomorrow (Monday March 23rd) in the morning and students will have until Thursday night to complete it. Please make sure that students are pacing themselves so they do not fall behind. This assignment will be followed up with a check of the content on Friday due Sunday Night.

Also, if you are in need of a chromebook and have not received one from the school please reach out directly to Mrs. Jebril to arrange for the pickup of a chromebook!

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. I will do my best as always to respond as soon as I can.

Hope you and your families are continuing to stay healthy!

Thank you,

Mrs. Bitar

Dearborn Schools has announced that O.L. Smith will be added as a student meal distribution site starting on Monday, March 23.

Students, parents or a family representative can stop by any of meal locations from 10 a.m. to noon each week day to pick up meals.  One bag will be handed out for each child under 18 in the home.  The Dearborn School student does not need to attend school at that building.  Students do not need to be present, and a designated person can pick up meals for all the children in the family.
The free grab-and-go meals include food for lunch and breakfast.  Meals for Saturday and Sunday can be picked up on Friday.  
Six other food sites opened on Tuesday, including Fordson, Edsel Ford and Dearborn high schools; McCollough-Unis; Salina Intermediate; and Woodworth Middle School.
Signage at each site will direct parents and students to where to enter the building.  Food will be near entrances, usually near the kitchen, to minimize the amount of time community members spend in the facilities.

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

I will be posting my first assignment tomorrow morning using the new Online Learning Format. Please use the guide I created throughout the assignment to ensure that it is completed and turned in by Thursday night at 11:59 pm through google classroom.

Please feel free to email me @ bitaro@dearbornschools.org with any questions. I will be available as always to answer your questions as soon as I can.

Stay Healthy!

Thank you,

Mrs. Bitar

Students were emailed a survey to complete by their advisory teachers. Please complete these as soon as possible!

Please ensure that your students are checking their google classroom regularly as school work will be posted through there during this time frame.

Please refer to the OL Smith School blog if needed to receive information for free internet offered by Comcast for Low Income Families.

Please feel free to email me @ bitaro@dearbornschools.org with any questions and/or concerns.

Stay Healthy!

Thank you,

Mrs. Bitar

Hello All,

This week we will be working on our End of Unit Project (Adaptation and Natural Selection) in which we will be presenting on Thursday and Friday. This will be done as a review of all the topics covered throughout the unit. That being said, the students will be taking their post assessment next week after reviewing as a class. The “Gotta Have Checklist” was provided to the students at the beginning of the unit as a means to track progress throughout the unit and double as their study guide. I have attached a copy of the Checklist to this post for your convenience.

Reminder: No School for students on Tuesday November 5, 2019!

Thank you,

Mrs. Bitar

Hello!

This week we will be starting our first official unit in the new Curriculum. This unit consists of concepts in adaptations and natural selection. The Unit Challenge Question we will be exploring is “What causes a bed bug population to stop being affected by a pesticide?” From there each lesson has an individual “Essential Question”. I will be sending home a “Gotta Have It Checklist” this week will be used as a guide during the unit to ensure we are all able to answer the “Essential Questions” in the unit. This document will also double as the study guide at the end of the unit. Please let me know if you have any questions throughout the unit!

Reminder: Wednesday September 25, 2019 is a late start with the first bell ringing at 8:50.

Have a great week!

~ Mrs. Bitar

This week we will be starting our first mini unit working towards answering “How can we make accurate predictions?”. There will be several activities that we will complete to look at how patterns are used to make predictions.

A few important reminders for this week as well:

1. We will be taking the NWEA test on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Please make sure we are getting a good nights sleep and have a healthy breakfast in the morning.
2. Be sure to join us for Open House on Wednesday September 11, 2019 from 6:00-7:30 in the evening. Hope to see everyone there!

Have a great week!

~Mrs. Bitar

Good Afternoon,

Welcome to 8th Grade Science! Many of you know me from last year and for those that don’t, my name is Mrs. Bitar and I will be the 8th Grade Science Teacher this year!

I am very excited to start this year off with a new curriculum that the district has adopted to ensure the NGSS learning process for all! Please find a letter attached to help explain a little bit about the new curriculum.

I have also attached a copy of the Syllabus for the 2019-2020 School year. The best means of communication for me would be via email @ bitaro@dearbornschools.org

I look forward to working with and your child to make this a great year!

~Mrs. Bitar