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Tuesday, February 5th

NWEA testing is just about done! The majority of the class is finished and there is just a handful left.  It will be nice getting back to the regular schedule.

Below is are article if your child is interested in attending STEM Middle School next school year.

STEM Middle School Admission Process

STEM Middle School would like to thank everyone for their interest in attending our school for the 2019-2020 school year.  To answer the most popular question we hear, there is no application process in order to be considered for STEM for those students who attend Dearborn Public Schools; instead, invitations will be sent out to all those 5th grade students in the district that are found to be eligible.

To be eligible students must have the following:

–       A Winter NWEA math score in the 85th or higher percentile.

–       A Winter NWEA reading score in the 85th or higher percentile.

–       A Winter NWEA science score in the 85th or higher percentile.

–       ADVANCED on the 2018 ELA and Math M-STEP.

Our hope is to have invitations sent out to all eligible 5th grade students by the end of February.  From there, students who receive an invitation and indicate that they are interested in actually attending STEM in the fall, will be selected by lottery.  We will accept a final number of 60 students in to our 2019-2020 6th grade class.

If you live within the Dearborn Public Schools, and do not currently attend a Dearborn Public School, OR you are currently a 6th or 7th grader and would like to apply for a POSSIBLE empty slot, an application will be available on the STEM Middle School website (https://stem.dearbornschools.org/) under the tab “ADMISSIONS” starting in mid-February.   Invitations will be sent out to grade students that meet the below standards:

–       A Winter NWEA math score in the 85th or higher percentile.

–       A Winter NWEA reading score in the 85th or higher percentile.

–       A Winter NWEA science score in the 85th or higher percentile.

–       ADVANCED on the 2018 ELA and Math M-STEP

Once again, thank you for your interest in STEM Middle School – a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School for Academic Excellence.

Today the Ecology Club started a new drive-4 Oceans.  We are asking kids to return bottles and cans at home (that have a 10 cent deposit) to the store and bring in the money that they get back.  This money can go to help clean our oceans.  Our goal is that every classroom will bring in a total of $100.  For every $20 brought in, this program can clean 1 pound of bottles and other garbage from the oceans.  Also, for every $20 brought in, we can purchase a “save the oceans” bracelet and raffle it off in class.  Read about it and watch the video below and help us in this important effort to save our oceans!

https://4ocean.com/

Tomorrow is a Late Start!  Remember, school begins at 9:35. (Breakfast will be served at 9:00).

Homework

Spelling– Write words 1-10 in sentences in your spiral notebook.

Math– Study for the facts test tomorrow

Read your pledge minutes and write in your log.

Categories: Class News

Jennifer Gartha


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