Check this out! Ms. Alsaad, our writing enrichment teacher, made this really cool video honoring our 5th graders! Watch closely, because there’s a few special guests!!

Thank you Ms. Alsaad!!

Enjoy!

5th Grade Video

2020 Summer Learning: Math and Literacy

Dear Parent/Guardian,

       According to Johns Hopkins University, the effects of summer learning loss can result in nearly a three-month loss in grade-level equivalency in math and a two-month loss in grade-level equivalency in reading.   As a result of the school shut down, estimates suggest students will return in the fall 2020 with roughly 70% of the learning gains in reading relative to a typical school year.  However in mathematics, students are likely to show much smaller learning gains and in some grades, nearly a full year behind what we would observe in normal conditions. In order to close the summer learning loss gap in reading and math, middle school students will be  expected to complete Summer Learning before they return in the fall.  Teachers will grade the completed summer work when school opens in August.  Below are the expectations for math and literacy.  Thank you so much for supporting your child’s development through summer learning.

Math:

• Complete 60 minutes of Khan Academy practice a week (Practice only, videos will not count). 
• Students need to access Khan through Clever from the Dearborn Schools Student page. 

              DO NOT LOG IN FROM THE STUDENT’S PERSONAL  ACCOUNT

Literacy:

• Read a minimum of two books of your choice before you return in the fall.
• Then, in your English Language Arts class you will complete some sort of evaluation. This could be in the form of a book talk, a one-pager, or a small project about your reading. These are generally related to characters, conflicts, plot, and lessons learned. Please refer to building blogs for more specific information.  

الدورة الصيفية : الرياضيات و اللغة الانكليزية

أولياء الأمور و الأوصياء الأعزاء:

بناءً على دراسة لجامعة جون هوبكنز إن  الانقطاع عن الدراسة خلال الصيف  قد يسفر عن تراجع الطالب بما يعادل فترة زمنية قد تصل إلى الثلاثة  أشهر تقريبا من فترة الدراسة العادية في مادة الرياضيات، و الشهرين في مادة القراءة. تشير التوقعات أنه نتيجة لإغلاق المدارس سيعود الطلاب إلى المدارس في خريف  العام الدراسي ٢٠٢٠  بنسبة ٧٠ % فقط مهارات القراءة مقارنة بالمستوى الذين قد يصلون إليه خلال السنة الدراسية النموذجية / الإعتيادية. بينما من المرجح أن يظهر الطلاب نسبة تطور أقل في مهارات الرياضيات وفي  بعض الصفوف ما يقارب من تأخر سنة دراسية كاملة عما نشهده في الأحوال الدراسية العادية.   التخلص من هذه الفجوة التعليمية التي من الممكن أن تنشأ عن حلول فصل الصيف في القراءة والرياضيات، يتوقع من طلاب المرحلة الاعدادية إكمال واجبات بيتية صيفية  قبل عودتهم إلى المدرسة العام القادم وسيتم تصحيح وإعطاء علامات عن هذه الواجبات من قبل المعلمين عند بداية العام الدراسي في شهر آب القادم. في ما يلي توقعاتنا في مادة الرياضيات و القراءة. شكراً لكم على دعمكم ومساندتكم لأبنائكم في إكمال  الواجبات الصيفية .

الرياضيات:

●         إكمال  ٦٠  دقيقة اسبوعياً في التمرن ( التمرينات فقط، مدة المقاطع المصورة لا تحسب من ضمن الساعات المطلوبة) على موقع أكاديمية خان.

●   على الطلاب الدخول على موقع خان عبر صفحة مدارس ديربورن الرسمية  الرئيسية / صفحة الطلاب. لا تقوموا بتسجيل الدخول من صفحة الطالب الخاصة.

تعزيز مهارات القراءة والكتابة باللغة الإنكليزية:

• اقرأ كتابين على الأقل من اختيارك قبل أن تعود إلى المدرسة في فصل الخريف.
• سوف يتعين عليك أن تقوم بإتمام نوع من التقييم / الاختبار في صف اللغة الإنكليزية يرتبط  بشكل عام بالشخصيات والصراعات والمؤامرة و الأحداث والدروس المستفادة من القراءة . يمكن أن يكون التقييم على شكل حديث عن كتاب ، أو ملخص من صفحة واحدة ، أو مشروع صغير حول المادة المقروءة. لمزيد من المعلومات المحددة يرجى مراجعة مدونات المدارس.

إذا كانت لديك أي أسئلة ، يرجى الاتصال برولا صبح عبر البريد الالكتروني : 

Each year all the teachers at Snow vote on some very special awards for our amazing 5th graders!

Watch the video to find out which 5th graders won the CORE VALUE AWARD, PRINCIPAL AWARD, and the OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD!

WATCH THE VIDEO I POSTED IN OUR READING COMMON CORE GOOGLE CLASSROOM TO FIND OUT WHO WON!!! https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/NDE1MTQ3Njc4NTda/p/MTEyOTMzMTg1NDg3/details

OR YOU CAN WATCH THE VIDEO USING THIS LINK! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FFWUc2aGRwiJSf5ZmHXkYhMGKmwWCCGF

Congrats to the winners!!

Dearest Team 5th Grade Students and Families,

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all my amazing students, and their parents and guardians, for an absolutely WONDERFUL school year! This was an awesome group of students! They rose to every academic challenge I posed for them, as well as the ultimate challenge of dealing with a first-ever pandemic, Covid-19.

This year’s team has been hard-working, supportive, kind, caring, responsible, and just an all-around great class! I feel so blessed, honored, and privileged to have been their teacher! What an awesome team! Thank you!

And although our time in the classroom was cut short, the memories we made will live on in my heart forever. The smiles, the laughter, the bonding, the team building, and of course, the learning.

A very special thanks to all the parents and guardians who not only supported me during the school year, but most importantly, supported our students, and ultimately, the team. Thank you.

I wish all my students and their families a wonderful summer filled with smiles, laughter, and yes, even some learning! Please be safe everyone!

All of you have truly left an imprint on my heart, and for that I am forever thankful.

Keep being the BEST version of yourself!

With so much respect,

Mr. D

The Snow staff would like to say goodbye to students for the summer by standing along Culver Street at  11:00 am on June 11.  Staff will be waving goodbye and sending their best wishes to all Snow students.  We are asking any family that chooses to participate to drive south down Culver at this time and wave to staff and honk their horns!

WE HOPE YOU CAN MAKE A QUICK APPEARANCE!!

I miss the team!!

Much Respect,

Mr.D

Dear Snow Families,

If you are still interested in picking up your child’s supplies, please call the Snow office between 8am and 3pm on June 11 and 12. If there is no answer, please keep trying as there only one person in the office. We will arrange a pick-up time for you.

Thank you.

PLEASE ATTEND! I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Every year, billions of dollars in federal funding go to hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other resources based on census data.

For a better future of our city, schools, and students , please click on the link now and fill out the census. It only takes a few minutes from your time to make a difference.

Complete the Census application here: 

https://my2020census.gov/

Sincerely,

Mr. D

I really hope to see you then!!

—Mr.D

June 8, 2020

Dear Snow Families,

On behalf of the Snow Team, we would like to wish every Snow family and safe and relaxing summer break.  We are so proud of how the whole Snow community came together during this difficult period to support our students. Each child is precious to us and we miss them dearly.

To help our students continue to make progress throughout the summer break, we will be posting suggested summer work.

Thursday, June 11 is the last ½ day of school for students.  The Snow staff would like to say goodbye to students for summer time by standing along Culver Street at  11:00am on June 11.  Staff will be waving goodbye and sending their best wishes to all Snow students.  We are asking any family that chooses to participate to drive south down Culver at this time and wave to staff and honk their horns! 

As we receive information regarding the 2020-2021 school year, we will be sure to communicate through the district website and our Snow blog.  Have a wonderful break!

The SnowTeam