I decided to make it easier to access the assignments from the main menu that is located on the top bar of my blog. Click on the page link “Remote Learning Assignments” and you will find a page that provides a description of every assignment listed by week.
There will probably be a lot of information posted on this blog in the weeks to come and assignments can be easily “buried”. I want to make it easy for your child to access the remote learning.
Please see the attached survey in regards to technology access at home. As a building we want to see who may need to borrow a chromebook over the next few weeks to help with their students’ remote learning. These results are confidential to the school and will be shared with the necessary classroom and resource teachers and administrators only. Please complete this survey as early as possible. Thank you.
HAIGH TECHNOLOGY SURVEY
Click the link for a tutorial on how to log in
You Gotta Have ART! 🙂
Art assignments will be given through google classroom. classroom.google.com
Please make sure you sign up for the “specials” course, EXAMPLE: Sellers Specials 19-20.
The code for each class is available on Mrs. Buenting’s blog. https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/buenting/
Art assignments will be given once each week on Wednesday. Make sure you are signed up no later than Monday, March 16.
Keep those creative minds working!
Read from a novel daily for 30 minutes. Each day, write a one paragraph “Somebody Wanted But So Then” summary and identify 2 words that you used context clues to define. Copy the sentences that include the interesting word and the context clues you used. Circle the interesting word and underline the context clues. Staple all of your work together and turn it in when we return. Each day’s entry will be worth 5 points. If you’re having a hard time finding books to read, check out the Storyline link from the State of Michigan.
Common Core Ready Workbook: complete pgs 154-159
Scholastic News Non-fiction reading. Learn at home lessons for 20 days. Follow the directions found on Google Classroom for Scholastic News. Each article’s entry into the google doc is worth 3 points (15 points for the week).
Writing Prompt for the week: Is it better for students to learn at home or at school?
Write a 5 paragraph opinion essay. Use the graphic organizer to plan your writing. Click the link and print. Graphic Organizer
You will need to complete the paper on Google Classroom. This paper will be due on Monday, March 23. It will be graded and returned on Google Classroom. Here is the rubric that will be used (it’s also added to google classroom). Make sure to submit the paper.
Complete lessons 14-17 using the links below and the corresponding homework assignments in the blue dot workbook. I will be checking in the workbook pages. If you did not bring home your workbook, you will need to click on the link below for the lesson pages. This is actually a copy of an “old” teacher’s manual. You will need to scroll down to UNIT D, lessons 14-17 homework pages. The workbook pages are listed as well as the entire lesson sequence. Just print out the workbook pages, otherwise you’ll be printing about 380 pages if you click print for the whole document!
Unit 5 Video Tutorials Video lessons directly aligned to Eureka Math on YouTube
Zearn – Online lessons aligned to Eureka Math
Math Card Games–to work on Fluency, play a couple of rounds of the Multiplication Number Battle Game daily! To reinforce what we’ve learned in fractions, try the Fraction Number Battles (greater than OR less than versions are both available). All you need is a deck of cards! The directions are found on this link, along with some other terrific card games! Eureka Math Card Games
Mystery Science: How do germs get inside your body? Watch the episode and vote for the next lesson you’d like to see! Include some of this information in your Opinion Paper for an extra credit point!
Click the link below and read about the process for how a bill becomes a law in our state legislature.
Learn about how a bill becomes a law
Click the Schoolhouse Rock Video to watch a cartoon version of this concept. It works the same at the federal and state levels.
As we enter into an extended period of time away from school, I want to take a moment to familiarize my third grade families with what will be a new normal when it comes to academics. First, I want to encourage everyone to stay informed by checking in with my blog, the Haigh School Blog, Mr. Short’s Blog, Dearborn Public School’s Website, and to find a news source that reports current information that you trust. This will provide you with an updated view of what is happening across the district and allow you to proceed through these next few weeks with confidence.
Many parents have expressed concern about maintaining a routine that supports learning while school is closed. Our third grade team worked together to develop a consistent plan for each of our classrooms. I will be posting weekly goals for each subject area. You are encouraged to have your student complete work that will be posted here on my blog. Keep in mind that even though your third grader is not in school, learning opportunities are all around us. These posts will be designed to help your child maintain and grow academically over these next few weeks. Check in every Monday morning for the goals. In the meantime, I found this terrific schedule that I thought would help families maintain a sense of routine with young learners.
Please come to school to pick up your child’s Common Core Ready workbook and the math blue dot workbook. Other resources will be posted soon on my blog.
Any online work that we do in our classroom is linked to my blog under the heading “Class Links.” There are also pages listed at the top of my blog for things like Reading Logs or Spelling Words.
Clever is a hub that is located in our Dearborn Schools main website.
This allows children to access many applications commonly used by students throughout the district. You can always go to Clever to find most of the apps we use. However, you can also use my blog.
Google Classroom is a place where your child is linked to special classroom assignments.
All Google apps like Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Slides, etc. can be accessed through your child’s school account. Make sure you are signed out of YOUR account before you try to access a google classroom. You will not be able to enter the classroom from your account. Your child signs in to Google with his/her school id and password independently at school and can do this at home, too. Sign in information is in his/her planner.
ReadWorks is a site which has reading passages and question sets that match the passages.
Each student has a username and password. You can also use the classroom code: FTY2B4 to enter the site with Google or Clever.
This site is closely matched with our math curriculum. I am keeping this updated to reflect the current unit in math. To access Zearn, go through my blog.
Each students has a username and password that has been glued into his/her planner to ensure ease of access. Our class code is CH6J7U. Again, I strongly encourage you to have your child log in to his/her own google account before accessing. This allows ease of re-entry into the site.
March 11, 2020
Good Afternoon Haigh Community:
 I am writing today to provide you with background on how our district is handling the Corona-Virus(Covid 19). Dearborn Public Schools is taking this very seriously and has continued to update their website with information and resources. Below is the link that shows the precautions our school district is taking. I have also attached some resources that can be used at your homes. As more information is shared I will continue to update our blog and send these items home with your students. Thank you for your understanding and support as we work together for our students and staff.
Sincerely,
Mr. Short
Principal-Haigh School
Please go to the Haigh’s school website and click on the links below:
https://dearbornschools.org/services/coronavirus-covid-19-information/
What you need to know about the Coronavirus
When to keep your student home
Michigan Department of Health Letter
stopping the spreading of germs
DISTRICT INFORMATION AND PARENT RESOURCES FOR COVID-19(CLICK HERE)
Dear Families,
Haigh is excited to collaborate with Wayne State University to begin our D-SHINES program this spring. D-SHINES will convert part of the large field behind our school into a full garden, complete with massive garden beds, shed, picnic tables and benches for an outdoor classroom. The focus of this program is to promote healthy lifestyle choices, proper nutrition and the importance of physical activity.
Before we begin this program, the D-SHINES program coordinator from WSU would like to collect information from our families to develop a program that is best suited for our students and our families. The survey takes approximately six minutes. Please take the time to complete this survey (only one survey per family is needed).
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSHINES2ParentT1
Thanks so much for your help and support as we begin this awesome program!
D-SHINES Haigh Representatives,
Courtney Otto and Sara Sarafa (Garden Champions)
Kristy Lozon (Physical Activity Champion)
Haigh School has no power and will be closed for today, March 5th, 2020. I will keep everyone informed through out the day about school for tomorrow, Friday, March 6th. Please share this message with friends and family.
Mr. Short