There are many tests and events coming up the next couple weeks.

Dec. 15 Social Studies Test- Students will receive the study guide.  Also, go on to Class Links-Review the History of Michigan.

Dec. 16 Movie Night- Come Join our PTA at 4:30-5:30

Dec. 19 Hat Day

Dec. 20   Review for Chapter 4 Math- Students will get a study guide next week

Dec. 20 Jersey Day

Dec.21 Math Test. Crazy Hair Day

Dec. 22 Science Test on Light- Students will get a study guide next week

Dec. 22 Mismatch Day

Dec. 23  Last Day Before Winter Break; Return to School January 9, 2017

Our students enjoyed a bucket filler assembly on Wednesday.  Mr Awada was our guest speaker and read the “Bucket Filler” book.  He spoke of how important it is to be part of a team.  We all need to work together to be our best academically, socially, and mentally.  He emphasized that words can hurt or make us feel special.  All of us need to fill buckets and not be bucket dippers.  We can be a team when we work together as a team.  Go Miller!

Dearborn Federation of Teachers Donate Books to DPS Students

The Dearborn Federation of Teachers (DFT) recently donated a book to every student in one classroom at one elementary school, a middle school and one high school. This is the fourth year that the DFT has made the book donations as part of their ongoing effort to provide “a free book for every student in Dearborn. Students who stopped by the DFT/DPS booth at the Dearborn Homecoming festival in August had the opportunity to enter the drawing to win free books for their classrooms. The winner received an additional book for having their name drawn. This year’s winners were Bryant Smith in Mrs. Bridgeman’s 3rd Grade at Miller Elementary, Calder Skazalski in Ms. Bailey’s 6th Grade Language Arts Class at Bryant Middle School, and Miranda Manszewski in Mr. Pletzke’s 9th grade Language Arts Class at Edsel Ford High School. Congratulations to all of our winners. “This is my favorite day of the year!” said DFT Community Outreach Chair John Bayerl. “It’s great to see the excitement these books bring to the students and their teachers. Hopefully these books help our students become lifelong readers and lifelong learners.” To date, the DFT has distributed over 6,000 books to Dearborn students. Also, many district teachers have used FirstBook.org to provide their students with books. For more information and to make a donation, contact Chris Sipperley at 313-584-5311 or csipperley@dft681.org.

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Snowball Fights
December 8, 2016 by Nadia Elayan
A snowball fight is a physical game in which balls of snow are thrown with the intention of hitting somebody else.
Throwing snowballs while under the authority of the school district is STRICTLY forbidden due to the safety concerns of our students. Students who are seen throwing snowballs on or near school property will be suspended from school.

Elf reads to Snowman.  It is during daily 5 and Snowman is quiet, enjoying the holiday story.

Mrs. Bridgeman’s class received a grant from Donor’s Choose and sent thank you notes to the donors.

The review for the history of Michigan is on the right side of my blog under class links. Look for Review of the history of Michigan, it is near the bottom of the class links. Students may review Michigan history. A paper copy of the review will come home in the next week when the test is announced.

Our focus:
In reading students will be able to:

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
* Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

In math students will be able to:
* Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
* Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

In social studies students will be able to:

* Use informational text and visual data to compare how American Indians and settlers in the early history of Michigan adapted to, used, and modified their environment.
* Use a variety of sources to describe interactions that occurred between American Indians and the first European explorers and settlers in Michigan. * Use a variety of primary and secondary sources to construct a historical narrative about daily life in the early settlements of Michigan (pre-statehood).
*Create a timeline to sequence early Michigan history (American Indians, exploration, settlement, statehood).

In science please go to Ms. Hammoud’s blog.

Our school district offers Language and Translation Assistance at the blog listed below.
Please note that our services include every language needed by our families not just Arabic.

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/translation/.