Mrs. Keebler's Blog

Important! Please to either email Bernadette Drennon, the secretary (drennob@dearbornschools.org) or call the office with the asset tag number that is on their students chromebook. If they do not have a chromebook, we need to update that as well. I have been informed by computer services that if a number is not listed on the chromebook inventory sheet that was shared in February that their computer will be disabled in the near future. 

Star of the Week will be Ali S. starting 3/21

Native American Research Project – We have been working on our research reports for 2 weeks now. Here is a link to the Native American Schoology Folder with all the information about the project. It includes the papers that were sent home on March 7th, student resources and everything else that you need to know about the project. Please make sure that your child is doing his/her own work. It needs to sound like it was written by a 3rd grader and be in his/her own words and NOT PLAGIARIZED (or copied) from an online resources. Also your child will be presenting this project and will need to be able to say all the words.

3/18 Notes due – Students should have finished up their notes document and submitted it for a grade.

3/22 Rough draft due – They need to complete their rough draft by Tuesday

3/24 Final draft due – They will need to finish their final draft by Thursday.

4/4 – Whole project due – Trifold poster board, Native American 3D house

4/8 – Native American and Science Fair at 3:15 – Students will be presenting their projects.

Cardboard for presentation board – If for some reason you are not able to get your students a cardboard tri-fold presentation board, please send me a message. I have a large cardboard box that I am going to cut apart and we could make 2 poster boards out of it. If you would like one let me know.

Reading Logs – This is the final week of March is Reading month and one more chance to earn prizes and a brick on the Yellow Brick Road. Please make sure your student returns his/her completed reading log . We will be watching The Wizard of Movie at the end of the week.

Spring Break – starts March 25th at the end of the day and school will resume on April 4th.

Scholastic Book Fair – Starts on Wednesday 3/23 with a preview day, students will bring home their book choices. Send in money on Thursday 3/24. Friday is make-up day for students who miss Thursday. Volunteers are still needed, especially on Thursday to help the students purchase their books.

Field Trip to Cranbrook Institute of Science – We have an exciting trip planned to the museum on April 27th. We will be riding in a school bus. We will have a fun live presentation about Force and Motion, seeing Native American exhibits and seeing the special traveling exhibit called Space: A Journey To Our Future. Chaperones are needed and I will be sending out a permission slip closer to the trip. Make sure you have your volunteer forms completed in the office if you wish to attend. It takes time to do the background checks to get approved to go.

Cranbrook COVID Safety Protocols are as follows:

• Face coverings are recommended for all guests aged three and older for the duration of their visit.
• We encourage children under age three, who are not wearing a face covering, remain in a stroller or carrier for the duration of their visit.
• We encourage guests to be respectful of the other people around them and be mindful of each other’s space.
• Hand sanitizing stations are available at the museum entrance and high-contact areas.

Academic – This week in ELA we will be finishing up reading the Wizard of Oz and answering the comprehension questions, completing unfinished work, completing our research papers. There will be no new spelling words, pamphlet or spelling test this week. We will continue learning about Native Americans in History and Fractions in math.

Marking Period End on Friday – All Assignments are due by Wednesday, 3/23. If there is not a check or a grade on the paper, then I have not seen it and it needs to be turned in to be graded.

Also – Please return your reading logs tomorrow. They were not counted on Monday when I was absent.

I am not feeling well today and I will not be in tomorrow. Last time I was sick there was a lot of rowdy behavior. Please remind the students that we are in a sub shortage and we need to be polite to the subs that we get. Remind them I expect to get a good report and I will know who is misbehaving because I’ve ask the sub to write down names for me. It will be a fun day with High Tech/High Touch! It would be sad if there was poor behavior and the scientist had to cancel.

Hi Everyone,

After talking to a couple of parents, I have come the the realization that some people are missing my weekly updates on Schoology. I have been posting updates every Sunday night. Check your settings so that you get email notifications or check Schoology each week to make sure you don’t miss anything. We have a big project due at the end of the month. Please make sure you sign the papers tonight so I know you have seen all the information

Here is an article that explains how to update your email settings on Schoology:

https://support.schoology.com/hc/en-us/articles/201000903-Parent-Email-Digest-and-Overdue-Notifications-Email

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Thanks! Mrs. Keebler

For most of the year I have been double and sometimes triple posting the information from the blog to Schoology and Class Dojo. I will no longer be doing this. All information will be posted on Schoology. The district has added all parent names and emails to Schoology and the blog must be subscribed to in order to see. I will still post pictures or quick reminders in Class Dojo.

This Week’s Star of the Week is Muhammad, next week will be Bianca.

On Friday I sent home a couple of things that need to be returned:

1. Report cards and NWEA test scores – you make keep the reports, please sign and return the envelope
2. Spirit Wear order for Howe School Sweatshirts and T-shirts – Please return by 2/4.

Academics –

Math test – We finished unit 4 math last week and took the assessment. Most students did really well! If your student didn’t do well on their test and you would like to study with them at home, they may take a retake to improve their score. Just let me know when they are ready.

We are beginning unit 5 on Fractions in math. I have paused the multiplication and division tests for a few weeks to make sure everyone is fluent in Addition and Subtraction first. We seem to have a few gaps. We are continuing Power of Flowers unit in science. We will be taking the unit test soon. We are starting Unit 6 in Language Arts called: Making Decisions.

MobyMax Contest – I have started a new MobyMax contest which will run until the end of February. Students earn points, game times and prizes for learning new concepts and answering questions correctly.

No School – February 18-22

Virtual School on March 1st.

Star of the Week this week is Lianna.

End of Marking Period is coming fast.  Please make sure your student is up to date on all missing assignments.  Please check Parent Connect for the most up-to-date information.  Any assignments not turned in by Friday 1/14 will become a zero in the grade book.  These will become the report card grades.

NWEA Testing – We will begin NWEA testing next week.  Please make sure that your students has been practicing their skills on Moby Max.

Moby Max Contest – We will be finishing up our Moby Max contest in a couple of weeks.  Please have them practice everyday.

Mid-Module Math test will be Friday.  The practice test is Thursday.  It is open now and can be found in This Week’s Work in Schoology, students can practice as many times as needed to get a good score.  We will go over the answers on Thursday.

Science Quiz on Tuesday – Study Guide is on This week’s Work

I will not be in school tomorrow so there will NOT be a Zoom link to the classroom. I will see everyone Tuesday.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday vacation! I am excited to see everyone and hear all the news I’ve missed these past two weeks. I hope everyone was safe and healthy. If you were exposed to COVID over break or you are not feeling well PLEASE STAY HOME. Please remember, if you need to say home, please email or message me on Class Dojo and I can turn on Zoom to help them keep up with the class while at home.

A couple of reminders before tomorrow:

• Bring boots, snow pants, gloves and a hat to go outside if the temperature is above 20 degrees, we will be going outside to play and for fresh air.
• Bring a couple of masks because sometimes masks need to be changed through the day for various reasons and it’s good to have a spare mask when needed.
• As you may be aware, Covid cases are continuing to spread at a high rate throughout the nation. As we return it is very important that we closely monitor our staff and students and that we are following our mitigation plans. Please help us keep our students healthy and in school by doing the following:

• If your child or anyone in your household has been exposed over the Holiday Break to Covid, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
• If your child or anyone in your household has any symptoms of illness or has tested positive for covid, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
• If your child or anyone in your household is unable to pass the Daily District Screener, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
• If your child or anyone in your household has a covid test result that is pending-either rapid or PCR, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.

We need every individual to follow this advisory message in order for us to help mitigate the spread of Covid-19 within our school community.