Henry Ford PTA will be having their annual Spring Festival!

Students will hunt for Easter eggs, be entered in a raffle to win a basket full of goodies, get a picture with the Bunny

Rabbit, and receive a prize.

Date:  Wednesday, April 17

Cost: $4.00

If you would like to donate a bag of candy, please send it with your student as soon as possible. 

Hooray! Spring is here! 

Whether families are headed to the beach or having a staycation, it’s a great time to practice using those reading accommodation tools with real-life reading opportunities. Using reading tools such as text-to-speech during fun, low stress, literacy activities help to build independence and encourage practice.

Take advantage of Spring break! Many of our struggling readers do not take the initiative to read for their own purpose and pleasure. Help them learn the power of connecting to the world that exists outside the classroom.

Our school has sent home a Spring Break reading log to encourage reading, please return it to school after Spring Break!

Timeline Project

WHAT: A project for you to do WITH your child.  Make a timeline of your child’s life using pictures from each birthday/year of their life, or a major milestone (when they learned to talk, walk, ride a bike, swim, etc).

DUE: Thursday, March 19,2019

Examples:

Date:   When the event occurred.

Caption:   Write a sentence about the picture.

You may use poster board or construction paper to make your timeline.
We encourage you to enjoy looking through pictures and make the timeline together.  This is supposed to be a “family” project. If for some reason you do not have a picture of an important event you want to write about, draw it.  Make the most of this learning experience together, but most of all have fun!

Thank you,

Ms. Fadhl

Dear Families,

On Friday March 1st, I sent home the ‘Pennies for Patients’ information. This is a fundraiser for Cancer Research through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. With the information came a small paper Piggy Bank that allows your student to collect money throughout the month of March. I am asking that your student bring their Piggy Bank on Fridays to add to the classroom’s larger piggy Bank…..so every Friday they are to bring their small to add to our large piggy bank.  

Thank you for your support!

Ms. Fadhl

March 1-8

To kick-off the Pasta for Pennies campaign, 
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 
is challenging our class to raise 
$250 online!

All classrooms at our school that raise $250 or more online will receive a pizza party! 

Our Classroom’s Online Giving URL is: 
https://events.lls.org/pages/mi/HenryFordElementarySchoolDearborn-2019/fadhlclassroom

Just a friendly reminder

Please remember that we eat snack each day around 10:00.  Your child must bring something healthy and nutritious from home.  Your child may only bring ONE snack!

Great Examples: 

Fruit, vegetables, crackers, pretzels, granola bar, yogurt, goldfish

We will send home:

Candy, chips, cookies, cereal bars dipped in chocolate

Donations of nonperishable foods are always welcome, because often children forget to pack a snack.

Thanks,

Ms. Fadhl

Dear Families,

Beginning this week, your child will bring home a spelling list and practice. Along with spelling practice in the classroom, please have your child practice these words at home. Spelling assessments will be given on weekly. Please check your child’s folder for a new spelling list every week.

Thank you, Ms. Fadhl

I will attach the weekly spelling words here as well…. just in case of lost of lists!

Henry Ford Elementary PTA is conducting a Heart Design contest for Y5-5th grade students. Student can design their hearts at home for mom or dad. When they finish, students will bring the finished designed heart to their teacher and the the picks the best design from the class. Our PTA will pick the best design from each grade level to receive a prize.

Contest runs from January 15th – February 5th! 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday February 13!!!

Be Creative!

WE are all glad to be back to school and working hard learning new information!

This week I will be starting Winter Assessments such as DRA reading levels, alphabet tasks, and math assessments! NWEA will also be starting this week and next so please make sure your students are getting plenty of sleep!!