{"id":218,"date":"2020-01-27T14:40:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T19:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/juntuna\/?p=218"},"modified":"2020-01-27T15:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T20:46:00","slug":"report-cards-4th-grade-test-and-stem-program-invitations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/juntuna\/2020\/01\/27\/report-cards-4th-grade-test-and-stem-program-invitations\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Cards, 4th Grade Test, and STEM Program Invitations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Report Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Report cards are going home today. Please review your child’s report card, then return the empty envelope back to me with your signature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding student’s writing grade: All students were given a 3 in writing to reflect that they are progressing in their opinion writing ability. We will complete another opinion writing project this year, and then I will grade students on their final product rather than their progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This grade is not to reflect student’s level or quality of effort, but to reflect that all students in the class are progressing toward grade level expectations for writing. I will be submitting written feedback to students to help them improve their next opinion writing project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please email me at juntuna@dearbornschools.org or contact me on Remind with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4th Grade Social Studies Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This end of unit test has been scheduled for next Tuesday. The review sheet is going home with students today and is due Monday, Feb. 3rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important STEM Program Information from Ms. Tiba<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To all 5th grade parents that have an interest in their child attending STEM next year please review the following established process. Keep in mind that STEM is a Magnet school located on the Dearborn Heights Campus with the Michael Berry Career Center. This means that all parents are responsible for providing transportation to and from school. Our start and end times are aligned to high school times, 7:15 am – 2:15 pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no enrollment<\/strong> process for our new 6th grade class.  Instead, we will be sending out invitations to the top 120 5th grade students in the district and asking them to apply. If your student is in district<\/strong>, but not a DPS student, there will be an application posted on our blog (https:\/\/stem.dearbornschools.org\/<\/a>) mid-February .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have set a minimum<\/strong> NWEA reading score of 222 and a minimum NWEA math score of 231 as our baseline (winter 2020 5th grade scores).  In addition, students will need to have earned a 3 or a 4 on their 4th grade math and reading M-STEP tests.  However<\/strong>, having these minimum scores does not<\/strong> mean that a student will receive an invitation.  The top 120 students may very well achieve beyond these minimum scores.  Invitations to apply will be mailed home sometime in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a non-DPS student that applies, his\/her application will be ranked with the 120 invitations that we send home to DPS students.  If s\/he ranks in the top 120, s\/he will be emailed an invitation letter and be asked to email his\/her interest in attending in the Fall.  If s\/he does not rank in the top 120, s\/he will not receive a final invitation.  Again, meeting the minimum scores does not guarantee acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the 120 students have responded to their invitations, if we have more than 60 students “accept”, there will be a lottery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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