Hello! Ms. Cote and I are getting ready to take the work packets over to Howe so they will be available to pick up today between 3:00 and 4:30 p.m. If you need a later time, please call Howe to make sure someone will be there. You may also pick them up beginning at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.

For Mrs. Camp’s book – please be advised the staple was not able to go through the packet. It was the best we could do in short notice. You may want to put the packet in a 3 ring binder. I will also provide a schedule so you can pull the pages for your student each day if you like. Thankfully, it’s only a few days online so we will get through it! Students will need the following supplies available: Pencils, Colored Pencils, Glue Sticks and Scissors. Please note: Students who are virtual on Friday December 10th will need a grocery add to complete an assignment.

Attendance – Attendance will be taken, but if your student is ill or you are unable to make your scheduled time, we understand. Students will be marked excused if they are not present. There is no need to add more stress to your day!

AM GROUP – 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Thakara, Reda, Deraa, Hashed, Zhera, Matthew, Giuseppe, Aisha, MiMi, Ali H., Ali J, Maasoma, Munasar, Mo K, Tarek

PM GROUP 1:00 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Zeinab, Fatimah, Abdullah, Julian, Khadija, Shaima, Ali M., Derick, Abrar, Amr, Amer, Alexandria, Samiah, LeeLee

Students should log in at their scheduled time or 5 min prior. Students will only be admitted to their scheduled session.

Mrs. Camp’s Workbook Schedule

Thursday – pg. 1-14

Friday – Review 1-14, Quiz p. 15

Monday – p. 16-25

Tuesday – Review + 26 – 27

Wednesday – p. 28-34, Do p. 35 and complete recipe review p. 37 on own

Thursday – p. 38-46, Complete recipe p. 45 on own

Friday – All Students will need a grocery add to cut out foods from different food groups

We can do this! Ms. Cote and I will be working back and forth between home and the building. No visitors are allowed at this time. If you need us please feel free to call or text the classroom phone or send us an email! We will respond as able during working hours – 8:30-3:30. As always, please allow 24 hours for us to return your call. We are pretty good at responding back as soon as we see there is a message, but we are human too! 🙂

~Camp and Cote

Good Morning Families,

As you know by now, our program will be closed until December 7th. We will return to in person learning on December 8th for most students. Others will be quarantining until December 13th. Beginning tomorrow, we will provide virtual instruction for the students. They will be assigned either an AM or PM group and will receive instruction for approximately 2 hours – which will include a few stretch/bathroom breaks. Due to the large number of students we need to service, requests cannot be made for a particular group. We need to keep the groups to a certain size or the wifi just won’t hold up.

A second blog post and a remind message will go out once materials are prepared and ready for pick up. You will pick up your students work packet from Howe School 22586 Ann Arbor Trail, Dearborn Heights 48127 The phone number for Howe is 313-827-7000. Students may access virtual learning using a home computer/laptop, chromebook, or ipad. If you are in need of a chromebook for your student, please text our classroom phone by noon today, and one will be available for you when you pick up your students work packet. The link for virtual learning is in the classroom info tab of the blog. All details and a schedule for virtual learning will be included in the work packet.

During this time, if your son/daughter tests positive for covid, please call or text the school phone to let us know. The nurses need that information and determine if we need to do more contact tracing, depending on the test date. Calling or texting the school phone is confidential, only me or Ms. Cote will see the messages. Please provide the students name, and the date the test was administered. The school phone number is: 313-701-7985

Returning to School:

When we return to school, every student, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to show proof of a negative covid test that was administered on December 7th, 2021. Earlier tests will not be accepted and the student will have to go home. You may go to any clinic you choose. Each of the Dearborn high schools are providing free testing sites, most pharmacies (CVS, Walgreens, etc) and Urgent Care centers provide testing as well. Hype is providing discounted rapid tests ($20) for students if they mention “Dearborn Transition Program”. Again, the test MUST be dated December 7th, 2021 and it is required for every student to return.

Please do not send your student to school if they are showing symptoms of COVID. Every family was sent home the COVID-19 screener, in all languages, on Monday. We know how inconvenient it is to have to miss work or change your schedule when a student is home sick. But please, out of courtesy and respect for all students and our staff, err on the side of caution and keep you student home until you know for sure (by a dr. visit or a negative test) that your student is not infected. Thank you to those of you who did that this week.

We hope those of you who are sick are feeling better in no time, and we look forward to seeing everyone in person again soon! We miss you already!

~Camp and Cote

An advisory message from the Dearborn School Nurses

• If your child and/or anyone in your household have been exposed over Thanksgiving Break to Covid, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
• If your child and/or anyone in your household have any symptoms of illness or have tested positive for Covid, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
• If your child and/or anyone in your household are unable to pass the Daily District Screener, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
• If your child and/or anyone in your household have a Covid test result that is pending—either rapid or PCR, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.

We need every individual to follow this advisory message in order for us to help mitigate that spread of Covid-19 within our school community.

Sincerely,

The Dearborn School Nurses

Happy Thanksgiving!!!! We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy time with your families. When we come back, there will be just three weeks of school until the Christmas break. The first semester is flying by.

Please see the district’s announcement about preparing to go virtual on our Facebook Page “Dearborn Transition Program” or on the “Dearborn Public Schools” Facebook page. We are not going virtual at this time, simply preparing for the possibility in the future. Should we go virtual, we will use our zoom link provided in the “class info” section of the blog. We will post any information here on the blog and through Remind.

Upcoming Dates:

December 8 – Late Start/CBI Day

December 15 – Tentative Christmas/Zumba Party! We will finalize the details once we return from the Thanksgiving break. There is a $5 charge for Zumba so we can pay the instructor. Zumba is optional. We will likely need students to contribute a few dollars towards a pizza party if that’s what we decide to do.

December 17 – Last Day of School

Have a great break!

~Camp and Cote

Hello! It’s been a busy week and I can’t believe we are already through the first week of November. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it! We are in full swing of things, and will be adding an additional job site (Red Lobster) on Monday. Most of the students who are scheduled to go to Red Lobster were not here today – so I’m going to post the work schedule for the entire class, they will remain in effect until January.

Also, just a reminder, we are on the Middle School time, but we follow the Elementary Calendar. Today for example, was a half day for all Elementary students but not secondary students. We will always remind you on the blog of upcoming schedule changes. If you are using the district provided calendars, make sure you are looking at the elementary days.

Upcoming Dates:

November 24-26 Thanksgiving Break

December 8 – Late Start

December 15 – Tentative Christmas Party/Zumba Class

December 20-31 – Christmas Break

Job Site Schedule: (Monday, Tuesday and Friday)

Modern Greek – Ali M, Zhera, Amer, Munasar, Aisha

Red Lobster – Zeinab, Alexandria, Thakara, Deraa, Mo K

Goodwill – Julian, Abdullah, Matthew, Derick, LeeLee (not sure if I spelled that correctly!) Sub: Ali J

Howe Clerical – Hiba, Shaima, Khadija Sub: Hashed

Howe Janitorial/Grounds – Giuseppe, Reda, Amr Sub: Tarek

Hype Janitorial/Classroom Jobs – Ali H., Ali J, Justin, Hashed, Abrar, MiMi, Maasoma, Tarek, Maasoma, Samiah **

**These students will rotate into other positions as they demonstrate readiness for an off site program

Don’t forget conferences are next week – if you need to check your time please email us or check the Sign Up Genius link in “Class Notes”.

Have a great weekend!

~Camp and Cote

Hello,

Yesterday we had a meeting with our Program Coordinator, and we were informed that we will be able to ride the bus to the Howe job site (instead of walking) beginning some time in November. This is great news as it allows more students to attend and we feel it is a much safer option. We will also be adding Red Lobster to our job sites, which will mean we will be on a tight schedule once everything is up and running. Our new schedule will mean we will be leaving the building earlier in order to make all of the required stops. It could mean, that no one will be in the classroom if your student is arriving late (and he/she will miss his/her assigned job site.) We do have a few regular late arrivals and we understand students have doctor appointments, etc. It may be required to walk your student to the room if they are late, to make sure a teacher is in the classroom. Students cannot be left unsupervised. We will let everyone know when the new schedule will begin, but wanted to give you time to prepare. All job sites are on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

Hello!

Just few reminders this week:

Parent Teacher Conferences – Please sign up for a conference if you would like one. They will be held on Nov 4, 9, and 11 from 3:30-6:30. They are not mandatory, particularly if you have an IEP scheduled within a few weeks of the conference date, but we do enjoy seeing you and it gives us an opportunity to check in. Conferences will be in person here at Hype, but please let us know if you would like a virtual conference. Only parents and students from our class should attend. Please do not bring younger siblings, etc.

Halloween Party – Due to our work schedule – our Halloween Pizza Party will be moved to Thursday October 28th. We will have pizza and games for the students. Students will not need a lunch, but will need to bring something to drink. Students may bring candy to pass if they wish. (If everyone is present, there are 32 students between Ms. Cote and myself.) Students should NOT wear costumes, but they can wear Halloween colors, Halloween socks, t-shirts, etc.

Cell Phones – Still a huge problem in our room. We are very close from taking everyone’s phone during the day. If you are calling your son or daughter during the day – they will not be able to answer. If there is an emergency, please feel free to call or text the classroom phone 313-701-7985

Have a great weekend!

Hello!

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for November 4, 9 and 11, from 3:30-6:30 p.m. I have created a sign up link on SignUpGenius, please sign up by November 3rd if you would like a conference. In the comments, please indicate whether you’d like a virtual or in-person conference. We prefer in-person, but understand that may not always be best for you. Whether conferences are virtual or in person, we will keep them at 20 minutes so we don’t keep you waiting – please be respectful of others who may be waiting as well.

Conferences are not mandatory, and if you’ve had an IEP within the last few weeks, your attendance is not necessary unless we have requested to meet with you. Please know, you can contact us at any time with any questions or concerns regarding your student.

Please click the link to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0545A4AF23A0FE3-parent

Hello! There is a webinar scheduled for October 27th for those interested in Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship. I have attended this webinar in the past and it is excellent. I highly recommend it for anyone who has a student in our program. The webinar is brought to you by Michigan Alliance for Families and will be presented by Dohn Hoyle from the ARC Michigan. Topics Include:

Hello! Our first Community Based Instruction (CBI) is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13, 2021. If your son or daughter is scheduled to attend, they will be brining an orange notice home with them on Tuesday. It will indicate where they are going and what they need to bring with them.

Students scheduled for Target: Will be shopping from a list for items that will contribute to the household. Please return the list and money needed to purchase the items to school on Wednesday morning. Students may also bring extra money if they wish to purchase something from the cafe if time allows. This is not a guarantee – but it’s something we have done in the past and students really enjoy this time.

Students scheduled for Leo’s: A sample menu will be attached to your orange notice. Please indicate what foods your son/daughter would like to order by highlighting or circling the menu items, and send the menu, along with spending money, to school on Wednesday morning. As I mentioned in the note, the menu I’m sending home and the menu in the restaurant vary in price slightly. Please add an extra few dollars when adding up their total.

All students will be scheduled for one Target trip and one Leo’s trip this year. So if your son/daughter is eager to get out into the community, everyone will have their opportunity!

*Students who are not demonstrating proper behavior, good grooming/hygiene/appropriate clothing on the day of their scheduled trip may have to stay back in the classroom

**Due to the large number of students we have, we cannot reschedule CBI due to absences. If you know ahead of time your student will be absent, please let us know we will do our best to accommodate your schedule. We will be updating the students planners tomorrow for the CBI sites. The CBI dates are: 10/13, 12/8, 2/9, 3/9, 4/13, and 5/11 (no one will be scheduled for 5/11 at this time – we will schedule that towards the end of the year).

*** We will not be keeping bank accounts this year. Any change from purchases will be sent home with the student. Students should carry a wallet and/or purse with them when going out on CBI trips.