Dear Families,
On Tuesday, February 28 we will be having a PBIS celebration to recognize your child’s positive behavior. This month’s celebration theme will be “Beach Fun!” We will turn the gymnasium into an fun indoor beach and enjoying activities that could take place at the beach! Your child may wear sunglasses, and or a fun beach hat to school. Please label everything with your name.
Thank you,
Haigh PBIS Committee
Please visit this link for information regarding report cards and NWEA scores.
https://haigh.dearbornschools.org/2017/02/06/nwea-information-on-2nd-card-marking-report-card/
We have been up to a lot of fun in our classroom during the month of January. As many of you know, we have been making new friends in Ohio. How have we been doing this? Well, through letters of course! We have paired up with another classroom of third graders from Toledo, Ohio. The children have been writing back and forth, sharing stories and experiences. The excitement that goes along with making new friends when I announce, “We’ve got mail!” is evident in their delighted faces!
We had so much fun today celebrating the holidays in our classroom. One of our fun experiences was listening to stories read by a special guest. Here is the link to her online stories on youtube! Have fun!
I am expanding the use of technology in our class by using Google Classroom for spelling tests. This week, your child’s spelling test scores are available on his/her Google Drive. To access your child’s information, he/she needs to log on to google using the district password that is used for all online work here at school. Second, once you are in the Google Drive, go to the “Shared With Me” tab. Your child’s test, along with the answer key can be found under that section. If you have any questions, please let me know. Otherwise, your child has practiced finding this in the classroom and can show you how to find it as well.
Our class just completed a terrific group project. This project combined the students’ knowledge of technology (Google classroom, creating text boxes, copying/pasting of images, researching using google), reading informational text (determining important information and highlighting it, answering a question using a text for evidence), non-fiction text features (illustration, heading, caption, photograph), and content (Michigan History: The Three Fires). The students worked on this project with each pair assigned to complete one slide for a whole-class slide show presentation. Each pair presented a slide and students explained the reasoning behind their choices. After the presentation, the class discussed what they learned about this section of Michigan History and summarized the information into a notebook entry. It was truly an experience of students becoming experts, sharing their information with others and having an opportunity to teach each other. Enjoy watching the slideshow!
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
The PTA is having a contest that is very exciting! Your child will be coming home with the information today! The due date is on Dec. 2 and entries should be submitted to the office. Please refer to the following links below for more information!