Mrs.Grahl's 1st grade Blog

The link is:https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/aileenchromicz/

Hello all, I hope everyone is staying healthy!

If your children are receiving Speech/Language services, please join the Duvall Elementary Speech/Language Remind group:
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Ms. Grammel’s Speech/Language blog can be found here:https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/grammel/

Dearborn Speech Department Website:Speech and Language Home Suggestions

Please fill out this form if you would like to reserve a Chromebook on loan for my child. To take the DuVall Chromebook survey, please click here. Please complete this survey by 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 19th as this will provide our staff with enough time to prepare the necessary number of Chromebooks based on the anticipated number of requests. The survey above must be filled out in order to make a reservation for a Chromebook on loan – we will not be able to distribute additional on-the spot requests as it takes time to prepare each of the Chromebooks.

There is a limit of one Chromebook per family. Chromebooks must be returned to the school on the first day Dearborn Public Schools reopen after this mandatory shutdown. Students must follow Dearborn Public Schools Acceptable Use policy and guidelines. The family borrowing the Chromebook agrees to understand that they are responsible for any damage to the Chromebook. The Chromebooks on loan are for current DuVall students only.

Internet Access:
Chromebooks require internet access and have Wi-Fi built-in. Dearborn Public Schools cannot provide internet home access. Comcast has an Internet Essentials package for families that qualify. This program is currently free for 60 days. After the 60 days, Internet Essentials will cost $9.95 per month. (You can apply online: https://apply.internetessentials.com/) Dearborn Public Schools does NOT have an affiliation with Comcast. Individual families are responsible for any costs of the service.

Qualifications for Internet Essentials:
You are eligible for public assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program, Housing Assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and others
You do not have an outstanding debt to Comcast that is less than a year old.
You live in an area where Comcast is available but have not subscribed to it within the last 90 days.

Xfinity Wi-Fi Free
Xfinity WiFi Free For Everyone: Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.

Plan for Distribution on Friday, March 20th:

Parents will drive up to the bus lane on Francis Street near the preschool door (door 4) on Friday, March 20th.  Parent/ Guardians must have a Driver’s ID.  A DuVall staff member will bring the parent our Chromebook Loan agreement to the car along with the Chromebook, have the parent sign it, and then collect the signed agreements as a record of our Chromebooks that have been distributed.  Please follow the schedule of distribution for classes below so that we can have an orderly distribution of the Chromebooks on loan – there is a limit of one Chromebook on loan per family.

9:00 – 9:15 Ms. Shapas

9:20 – 9:35 Mrs. Ross

9:40 – 9:55 Mrs. Grahl

10:00 – 10:15 Ms. Sims

10:20 – 10:35 Mrs. Burke

10:40 – 10:55 Mrs. Morrison

11:00 – 11:15 Ms. Cibasek

11:20 – 11:35 Mrs. Alabakoff

11:40 – 11:55 Mrs. Moon

12:00 – 12:15 Mrs. Ranka

12:20 – 12:35 Mrs. Courtright

Thank you for following the above guidelines and schedule for distribution to make this process possible as well as for the DuVall staff who will be assisting during processing and distribution days.  

Robert Attee
Principal,
DuVall Elementary School

https://www.spellingcity.com/users/duvall33 Here is the Spelling City link. Just another option for practice.

Our BrainPOP username is Duvall1 and our password is duvall33

1st Grade Online Instruction Schedule. Please download:

I have been trying to add some assignments to Google Classroom. Students can access Google Classroom by following the aforementioned steps.

1.Go to Dearborn Schools Student Portal

2. Login to Clever (Username: Student number@ dearbornschools.org/ Password: Birthdate (01012011)

3.Click on Google Classroom and join class

4.Enter class code fg66l7c

Note: Mrs. Grahl and I will be uploading forms soon so that you can complete spelling activities in Google Classroom.

First Grade:

Math

• Zearn –  Online lessons aligned to Eureka Math Please work on Mod 4 lessons 1-15.
  • Mrs.Grahl’s – UX6M8P, Ms. Sims’s TV4R8B
• Moby Max – (Clever) – Wide variety of material available.
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information. We’re currently focusing on life science but feel free to explore.
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google. Magic school bus is a good idea for Science videos but feel free to explore. 
• Freckle https://student.freckle.com/#/login  – Freckle has ELA and Math activities and assignments. Grahl code: GRAHLX  Sims code: SIMSSN

Language Arts

• Storyline Online– The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. 
• Readworks–  Provides K-12 teachers with a large, high-quality library of curated nonfiction and literary articles, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary supports, formative assessments, teacher guidance, and more.  Must have an account, but they are free. Mrs.Grahl’s password is DSQKNC Ms. Sims’s password is ZMCZAM. 

• MobyMax- Access through Clever
• ReadWriteThink.org– reading and writing resources across grade levels.
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.
• Scholastic News, a nonfiction magazine just for first-graders. Your child will have his or her own magazines to take home. You can also go online to the Scholastic News website. You and your child will be able to: • read and listen to digital articles • watch nonfiction videos • play fun games The issues, videos, and worksheets are also available in Spanish! 
• https://sn1.scholastic.com/home-page-logged-in.html –  Go to www.scholastic.com/sn1. You’ll need to click the “Log In” button and then click “I Am a Student.” for Mrs.Grahl’s class our password is grahl1234, For Ms Sims’ Class:  PHEMHMA,
• VOOKS –  https://watch.vooks.com/ password Duvall33
• Freckle https://student.freckle.com/#/login  – Freckle has ELA and Math activities and assignments. Grahl code: GRAHLX  Sims code: SIMSSN
• Lalio.com – phonics practice Grahlcode : DEKWJT Sims code: DEKWJT

Science

• Mystery Science – Mystery Science features multimedia science units for K-5. Each lesson consists of a series of short videos and prompts guide student discussion. This is followed by an experiment that can be done at home. Teachers can send students specific lessons via a link. Students do not have to be logged on to Mystery Science! Go to MyPD to watch a video about how to find these student links and the different ways you can share the link with your class.  HOW TO ACCESS: Go to Mystery Science, students will click on “mini-lessons.” Go to the top corner and click on “student links.” Explore and enjoy the episodes!  We will be focusing on plants and animals in class. 
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.

Social Studies

• MI Open Book – Families & Schools Ch 4 My Environment
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.

We have been practicing writing sentences correctly. Our weekly spelling test will now include one dictation sentence worth 3 points for capitalization, spacing and punctuation.

The Spring deadline for box tops is approaching. Please bring in any box tops you’ve saved no later than this Friday 2/28.  Remember, the class with the most box tops gets a PIZZA PARTY!  Thank you!