Apr22

Student meal distribution times to change at four sites during Ramadan

Ramadan starts this week and Dearborn Public Schools is adjusting the student meal distribution times at four sites to better accommodate our families who are observing that tradition.

Free student food distribution will continue at all seven schools on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

However, starting Friday, April 24 the pickup time will shift later to noon to 2 p.m. at Fordson High School, Woodworth Middle School, Salina Intermediate and McCollough Elementary. The later schedule will continue through Memorial Day weekend, when Ramadan ends this year.

Food distribution will stay at 10 a.m. to noon at the three other locations- Dearborn High School, Edsel Ford High School and Smith Middle School.

Families should also note that the distribution schedule will change the weeks around Memorial Day weekend.  The week before Memorial Day, the District will distribute food on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday – May 18, 20 and 21.  Friday May 22 is scheduled to be a day off for staff and students.  The week of Memorial Day, food distribution will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday – May 26, 27, and 29 and move back to 10 a.m. to noon at all seven schools.

Dearborn Schools families can pick up meals at any location.  Their child does not need to attend that school.  The meals are for any child under 18 living in the home. Each bag contains breakfast and lunch for a student for the days until the next pickup.  Monday and Wednesday bags each have two days of food, and Friday has three days worth.

The grab-and-go meals are provided free to families through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s School Lunch Program. Through the program, Dearborn Public Schools offered free lunch and breakfast to all kindergarten to 12th grade students before schools were closed to slow the spread of novel coronavirus.  Last week, the District distributed 65,000 meals through the program.

The grab-and-go meals will continue at least through June 10, which was scheduled to be the last full day of school for the year.

Remote Learning 4/20/2020

Apr20

Hello Parents and friends!!

We have added Screencastify to our plans. We will be teaching lessons and you will be able to follow along.  Please know that I will be tracking all the students who are doing the work and the ones who are not.

My office hours are between 1-2pm where I will be available to answer any questions or concerns.

Important Information:

For the current marking period:

Students receive feedback on weekly assignments in the form of narrative comments. 

Meeting:  regularly submitted work and attended check-ins

Accuracy of work assessed on standards/graded/recorded in MiStar

High participation

Progressing:  Submitted most assignments and attended some of the check-ins

Limited Participation:  with one of the following explanations

Rarely or did not submit work (may be required to attend summer school)

Rarely attended check-in sessions (may be required to attend summer school)

Family hardship during the time of instruction (summer support offered)

  Here is a schedule of what is expected of you each day.  For example, you look at Monday and scroll down. You will see activities that need to be done for  ELA, Math, Social Studies and Science. You are only expected to finish those listed for Monday. You do not need to continue on to Tuesday or any other day.  When it is Tuesday, you are expected to do the work listed under Tuesday and so on. 

Also, you need to keep up with Gym, Music, Science Enrichment, and Art.  

You can reach me on classdojo for any questions or concerns.

Remember to read everyday even on Saturdays and Sundays!!  I’m adding some readworks in google classroom and books in Benchmark in case you need new reading material.

Spelling Words
geesepeoplethemselves
grasssheepwolves
livesteeth

Choose 5 activities below. One activity a day. Do your work on paper, take a picture or video and send on classdojo.

  1. Rainbow words
  2. Choose 6 words and put them in sentences
  3. 3 times each
  4. ABC Order
  5. Pyramid
4/20/2020MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ELA- Read  “Kanchil  and the Crocodiles” in Benchmark and answer the questions on google classroom. 
 		Unit6 Screencastify
Go to google classroom.		Reread the story “Kanchil  and the Crocodiles and do the opinion prompt on google classroom.
 		Reread the story “Kanchil  and the Crocodiles ‘and do the informational writing on google classroom.Book Review:Send a video on classdojo of you telling what you liked about the book and why you would recommend it to a friend.
MathLesson 24Go to google classroom and don’t forget to Read, Draw, Write. 
For more practice go on zearn.		ScreenscastifyGo to google classroom. For more practice go on zearn.Watch the video:https://youtu.be/byDYZyXLEQQ
On a paper, draw how many 4ths make a whole just like the video. Send it on class dojo.
For more practice go on zearn.		Solve the problem set on google classroom.
For more practice go on zearn.		Solve the Exit Ticket on google classroom

For more practice go on zearn.
Social StudiesRead Open Book pages 85-87 in google classroom.  You have all week to read and do the assignment. Read Open Book pages 85-87 in google classroom.  You have all week to read and do the assignment.  Read Open Book pages 85-87 in google classroom.  You have all week to read and do the assignment. Read Open Book pages 85-87 in google classroom.  You have all week to read and do the assignment. Read Open Book pages 85-87 in google classroom.  You have all week to read and do the assignment. 
Science:Work on this 20 minutes a day til you finish.
Click on the link below and then write the answers on a paper to the discussion questions.  Once you have finished the video, take a picture of your discussion questions and send it to me on classdojo.
https://mysteryscience.com/animals/mystery-7/environmental-change-engineering/266?code=NDY2MjkzMA&t=student
Gymhttps://iblog.dearbornschools.org/southers/
Musichttps://iblog.dearbornschools.org/oakmanmusicroom/3rd-grade-lessons/
Science Enrich.https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/gruczl/
Arthttps://iblog.dearbornschools.org/stewart/
Mediahttps://iblog.dearbornschools.org/hansend/

Apr17

#Students1stDbnSchs Great News!!! Our Continuity of Learning Plan was approved by Wayne County RESA

Click Here to view the Letter to the Community. 

We have some great news. Our Continuity of Learning Plan was approved. I want to thank Ms. Faraj, Dr. Chochol, Ms. Peterson, and Mr. Esseily for taking the lead along with the crisis team, extended cabinet members, administrators, union heads, teachers, principals, support staff, Board of Education, parents, and students who participated in the development of the plan and/or provided feedback.  Dr. Liepa the Wayne County RESA Superintendent stated the following: “This is one of the most comprehensive and thorough plans I have read.  It was well laid out and easy to follow.” 

I hope that you and your families are well given the current crisis. My thoughts and prayers go out to anyone who has lost a loved one or someone they know. I wish you all the best for safe and healthy days ahead.