Please join us on 3/19 to see the Lapbooks that 3rd – 5th graders created on some famous people in Black History. The Green Team will also have projects they created on different types of alternative energy. Parents will park and come inside to see the fair and pick up their child inside. Students in 3rd-5th will not be dismissed outside that day. K-2 will be in specials at that time but may join us if their specials’ teachers would like to bring them.
WIDA Testing – all bilingual students started their WIDA testing last week. It will continue this week on Wednesday and Friday mornings. Please try to arrive on time so the are ready to test by 9:05. I will continue next week also.
March is Reading Month – a packet went home last week explaining March is Reading Month. Students should be reading every night for 15-20 minutes, they should fill out the reading log and return it every Monday for a prize. SO BRING YOUR READING LOGS TOMORROW! Read the packet to learn about lots of other fun activities.
Spirit Week –
Academics –
Monday – Unit 4 Lesson 2 must do all
Tuesday – U4 Lesson 3 must do all
Wednesday – U4 Lesson 4 must do all
Thursday – U4 Lesson 5 must do all
Friday – Topic A quiz
ELA -For ELA we are doing the pamphlet for Unit 7 Week 1 – Spelling – Suffixes -er, -or, Grammar – Verb Tenses
Science will continue chapter 3 studying environmental traits.
Science we have started chapter 3 studying environmental traits.
March is Reading month is coming up! We will be having a book fair and other fun activates. More information to come soon.
Spelling Bee – The district spelling bee will be on Monday, February 25th at Fordson High School. Howe School is being represented by Malak in 3rd at 5 PM, Amir Y in 4th at 6:15 and Layla in 5th at 7:30. Come out and cheer them on!
Millage Message is to once again let everyone know that the Operational Millage Renewal is NOT AN INCREASE.
In fact, the cap on this tax is dropping from 6.17 mills to 4 mills. That’s a 2.17 mill DECREASE in the cap amount.
That means that up to this point the District could assess up to 6.17 mills but if the millage is renewed the District can only assess up to 4 mills. That is a decrease in the cap amount.
How much is the District currently assessing? 2.05 mills.
The amount that the District can assess is based on a State formula and not determined by the District. It is tied to enrollment and the overall property value in the District. If State funding were to continue to increase the homeowner part of this millage could drop to 0.
The larger funding source for the Operational Millage Renewal is the 18 mills that are assessed on businesses. This too is not an increase, only a renewal of what has been paid by businesses since 1994 when the State changed how schools are funded. This is not unique to Dearborn as all school districts in the state have this 18 mill tax on business. If this is not renewed the amount of funding the District receives from the State would decrease and Dearborn would become one of the lowest funded districts in the State.
If anyone tells you that the Operating Millage Renewal is an increase they are not sharing accurate information or do not understand how this millage renewal works. Please refer them to https://dearbornschools.org/operating-millage-renewal/ for accurate information.
Have a wonderful day and please make sure to vote now or vote on February 27th.
Valentine’s box – please have your child create a Valentine’s day mail box or bag at home to collect your Valentine’s day mail. You can use a empty tissue box or shoe box. Don’t forget to add your name so your friends can deliver your cards. – We will be celebrating Valentine’s day by sharing cards with each other. If you would like to include a small piece of candy with each card that is fine. We will be addressing our cards to each of our classmates and signing our name. I will be sent a list on 2/4 of names on Class Dojo. PLEASE NO candy for me! I need to lose some weight.
Michael Berry Dentist visit – Wednesday, 2/14 – 9:00 AM – Please arrive on time we will be leaving right when school starts. This will be a fun trip! Kids have really enjoyed this in the past. They will get to play games and activities about oral hygiene.
Science test this week – we will be having the Chapter 2 Science test on Wednesday or Thursday. Here is the study guide for Chapter 2 test. It will be given in class on Monday.
Nominations have now opened for the 2024 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Award. This annual award is sponsored by the Dearborn Area Read more…
Noah is Star of the Week– He will be bringing a poster about himself, sharing, his favorite book and a letter from his parents telling us what makes him so special to them. Kareem will be star of the week starting on February 20th.
Valentine’s day – We will be celebrating Valentine’s day by sharing cards with each other. If you would like to include a small piece of candy with each card that is fine. We will be addressing our cards to each of our classmates and signing our name. I will be sending a list of names on Class Dojo. Please feel free to make a Valentine’s day mail box or bag at home to collect your Valentine’s day mail. You can use a empty tissue box or shoe box. Don’t forget to add your name so your friends can deliver your cards. PLEASE NO candy for me! I need to lose some weight.
Dentist trip – We will be having an in school field trip to the Dental School over at the Michael Berry Center at 9 AM on Wednesday 2/14. The dental students have designed some games and activities to teach about oral hygiene. Please arrive on time we will be walking over there right away.
Howe Character trait of the month – Hello Parents, Here at Howe, we are introducing monthly character traits to build a school-wide culture. This month we will be discussing Integrity. Integrity can be hard… Especially at school. Students nowadays have lots of pressure to perform perfectly on tests, not get in trouble, and have lots of friends. But what happens when the truth comes into question and they have to make some hard decisions that feel uncomfortable? Although they’re in elementary school we can be seen working on Integrity daily through the simplest things. Here is our Parent Letter about Integrity.
Academics
Math – We took the Topic B quiz on Thursday and most did quite well. We did Groundhog day math on Friday. So we will continue with lesson 11 on Monday.
Monday – Lesson 11 must do all
Tuesday – Lesson 12 must do all
Wednesday – Lesson 13 must do all
Thursday – Lesson 14 must do all
Friday – Lesson 15 must do all
ELA -For ELA we are doing the pamphlet for Unit 5 Week 3– Spelling – Inflectional endings -ed, ing, Grammar – Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences U5 W3 Spelling Practice.
Science we are still studying Animal traits and the Code.
Parent Meeting – Please join us for a parent partnership meeting! When: Monday, January 29 from 3:00-3:45 Where: in the Howe School Cafeteria Topic: We will be discussing the millage renewal that will be on the February 27 ballot. Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you here!
Book Club – Join us for part 1 of our three-part discussion of The Secret of Childhood.
Location: The Great Commoner 22001 Michigan Ave Suite 100 Dearborn, MI
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 8-9:30PM
Academics
Monday – Lesson 8 must do all
Tuesday – Lesson 9 must do all
Wednesday – Lesson 10 must do all
Thursday – Lesson 11 must do all
Friday – Lesson 12 must do all
ELA -For ELA we are doing the pamphlet for Unit 5 Week 2 – Spelling – Vowel -r Syllables, Grammar – Subordinating Conjunctions U5 W2 Spelling Practice.
Science we are still studying Animal traits and the Code.
I’m back to school from a long and relaxing maternity leave, and more excited than ever to be back at work with all my students! I would first like to say that my family and I appreciate everyone’s kind words and gifts being sent for our baby boy, and we all sincerely hope you had a wonderful winter break!
Starting on Friday, February 2nd, I will be hosting Art Club for another year! This upcoming week I will be sending home information, permission slips/applications for the Art Club. I will explain to all grades their expectations for becoming a member, but I kindly ask that you would please review this with your children at home as well.
I’ve decided to offer Art Club to all grades K-5 this year. I am trying to accept as many students as possible! In order for me to do that, I’ll need your help! Coming soon, I will create a signup sheet for Art Club parent volunteers. We will meet once a week on Friday’s from 4-6pm.
We have some amazing big projects coming up and we can use all the help we can get.
If you have any questions or concerns, as always, please do not hesitate to contact me, and reach out!
Mrs. Nada Hmayed Dearborn Public Schools Art Teacher Lindbergh Elementary, Howe Montessori and Center Based Learning
