Mrs. Keebler's Blog

Today is half a day. Pick up at 11:30.

Permission slip for the field trip Monday must be I’m turned in today!!

I’m sorry this is late this week, I have been sick all weekend.

Isabella Star of the Week

10/22 Fire fighter visit, Fire safety assembly

10/23 Last day to turn in missing work

10/25 End of marking period, 1/2 day, Trunk or Treat 5:30

10/28 Picture day

Academics

ELA We are continuing our Unit 2 Ways Characters Change Stories – FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SPELLING WORDS Unit 2 Week 3 – Spelling – Compound Words, Grammar – Future Tense Verbs – We will begin the district common ELA assessment on Thursday.

Math – This week we will be on Lesson 9, 10, 11, 12. We will be taking the district common math assessment on Wednesday.

Science – Force and Motion

Social studies – Government

Dear Parent & Guardians,

Now that cold weather is here, it’s important for students to dress appropriately for the conditions. Students need to wear a winter jacket to school and also bring a hat and gloves when the temperature hits a certain number.  When snow is on the ground, students need to bring boots and snow pants. If the temperature is 20 degrees or warmer, students will still be going outside for recess. A copy of our Winter Guidelines for student dress is outlined below.

Winter Guidelines for Outdoor Recess

Students go outside for recess two times a day, even during the winter months. We use the following guidelines to determine when it is safe for students to be outside. To make this determination, we use the “feels like” temperature (wind chill) as reported by the National Weather Service. Please make sure your child is prepared with the necessary outerwear.

TEMPERATURE GUIDELINES:

• Below 20 degrees, we do not go outside
• 20 degrees or higher, we go outside

Clothing

During the months of November through March, students should bring boots every day as there are many areas on the playground that can get quite snowy and/or muddy. Labeling items with your child’s first and last name can help us to return any lost items. We expect that students will wear the following winter gear when heading outside for recess.

CLOTHING RECOMMENDATIONS:

• 50-60 degrees: Long sleeves
• 40-50 degrees: Jacket,sweatshirt, or coat
• 30-40 degrees: Winter jacket, hat and mittens/gloves and covered legs (i.e tights, jeans, pants).
• Below 30 and if snowy: Full set of snow gear to play in the snow (winter jacket, snow pants, hat, mittens, and boots)
• November – March: Bring boots and shoes daily 

Students who do not wear snow pants and boots will not be able to play in the snow or on the playground. 

Students who do not bring boots will still go outdoors, but are expected to stay on the sidewalk.

Thank you for helping to make sure your student is prepared for the Michigan Fall & Winter!

Mrs. Alcodray & Mrs. Fournier

Fall conferences are scheduled for November 12th & 14th. Each family needs to sign up for one time slot. We ask that you please come without your child so that we can discuss successes and concerns during this short time period. If you need translation please let me know ahead of time so I can arrange a staff member to be there. Let me know if you have any additional questions. 

Please use the Sign up Genius to pick a time.

Dates to Remember:

10/13 Wyatt is Star of the Week

10/20 Isabella is Star of the Week

10/22 – Fire Safety talk – a firefighter will visit our classroom and talk about fire safety. This is in preparation for a field trip to the Dearborn Smoke House on November 4th where 3rd graders learn what to do if there is a fire in their house.

10/23 Last Day to turn in all assignments – marking period ends on 10/25 this will be a 1/2 day.

10/25 1/2 day End of Marking Period

10/25 Trunk or Treat 5:30 Howe Back Parking lot – helpers needed https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4AA8AE2CAAF58-52094860-howe#/

10/28 – Picture day – put on your best outfit and your best smile! Watch for the flyer soon to order pictures.

11/4 Dearborn Smoke House Field trip – permission slips will go out after the Fire safety talk.

11/5 – No School – Election Day – Get out and vote

11/12 and 11/14 Parent Teacher conferences – We will be sending a SignUp Genius soon to sign up for conferences. We will be meeting with 100% of the parents for the fall conferences.

Academics this week –

Math – All students have finished their math tests, and had the opportunity to redo them. The scores are now in Parent Connect and the test will come home on Monday. We have started Module 2 on Place Value Concepts through Metric Measurement. We will be completing Lessons 4-7. We should have a Topic A quiz on Thursday and complete Lesson 8 on Friday. Watch your planner for the exact assignments.

ELA – We have completed our Animal Adaptations Unit. The Animal Adaptation Magazine should have pages 11, 19 and 27 completed and turned in. The Animal Fur essay should be completed and turned in. Our new unit is called Ways Characters Change Stories.

Spelling and Grammar – Unit 2 Week 2 – Spelling – Long I, Grammar – Irregular Past Tense Verbs. More spelling practice U2 W2 Spelling practice. Please remember the spelling menu is not optional. All students should be practicing for the test at home.

Social Studies – Government

Science – Force and Motion

Homework – Please complete daily math assignments, reading log, math fact practice, spelling practice. If they are not completing their 45 minutes per subject of iReady in school then they should be doing it at home. Any missing work not completed in class should be done as homework.

Parent Connect – please check Parent Connect to see if they are missing anywork. All papers have already been given to your students, please ask them to check desks, cubby, locker and back pack for missing work. I have created this missing work document for you to print missing reading logs, spelling and grammar pamphlets, math homework and spelling homework.

*PTA Trunk or Treat – Friday, Oct. 25th at 5:30 pm in the back parking lot.

• Kids & parents can dress up in their Halloween costumes
• We will need parents to help with donating candy, setup,decorated trunks, and clean up. 

*Classroom Halloween Activities—Thursday, October 31st 

• We will have some fall theme activities,  and pass out treats to each other. 
• Students can wear black/orange. NO COSTUMES during the school day. 
• Each child should bring in one big bag of candy or goody bag so that they can pass out and share with each friend. It could be candy, a trinket, or something smaller. Email me if you are unsure of this and want to check first. Some favorites in the past have been ring pops, jack o lantern mandarin orange cups, ghost applesauce pouches, etc. 

Wow, we have a busy month coming up! Check out the dates to remember section below to see all the things we have going on!

Kindness – Our new character trait of the month is kindness. This is a perfect trait for us this month! We could use some extra kindness in our classroom this month. Please remind your student about the importance of being kind! I’ll be watching everyone this month and we will be picking a student to get the kindness award at the end of the month.

Dates to Remember:

10/7 – Serena is still star of the week because of the short week last week.

10/8 1st Math Test– here is the study guide and answers, I will pass these out and we will work on these in class on Monday, test is Tuesday:

Module 1 Study Guide

Module 1 Study Guide Answers

10/10 Pistons Assembly

Thursday, October 10th, 2024 The Detroit Pistons will host a SEL assembly for all at 1:30pm in the school gym. They did a great SEL lesson, with a lot of fun activities, and gave away prizes. After the assembly at my last school, I made a highlight reel, if anyone wants to see what to expect:

This is a great incentive for the students because they will also give me game tickets for students and families to attend one of their games. This assembly program rewards our students with time out of the classroom. The assembly includes a visit from Hooper, a Pistons Youth Coach, teacher vs. student competitions, prize giveaways, and character-building messaging.  Ms. Sparkle

10/10 – Madalyn visit – we will have a high school student visit our room to decide if she wants to be a teacher.

10/13 Wyatt Star of the Week

10/20 Isabella Star of the Week

10/22 – Fire Safety talk – a firefighter will visit our classroom and talk about fire safety. This is in preparation for a field trip to the Dearborn Smoke House on November 4th where 3rd graders learn what to do if there is a fire in their house.

10/23 Last Day to turn in all assignments – marking period ends on 10/25 this will be a 1/2 day.

10/28 – Picture day – put on your best outfit and your best smile!

Academics –

Math – Monday – Lesson 23 Tuesday Module 1 test – see study guide above, Wednesday – Module 2 Lesson 1, Thursday Lesson 2, Friday Lesson 3.

ELA – CLICK HERE FOR YOUR SPELLING WORDS: Unit 2 Week 1 – Spelling – Long E, Grammar – Adjective and Adverbs  Spelling Practice , I have included an optional spelling practice for those who need extra work on their spelling.

Science – Force and Motion

Social Studies – Government

Reminder – I run the Robotics club on Mondays and the Green Team on Wednesdays after school for the 4th and 5th graders, if you need to talk to me about anything on those days, please send me an email at keeblek@dearbornschools.org.

No school tomorrow October 1st

Spelling words to are attached to the previous post

Reminder – No School on Tuesday, October 1st – Professional Development

Star of the Week – Will be shared this week by Anesa and Serena. We still need to complete Anesa’s book and Serena will continue until the following week since we don’t have a full week this week.

Math – Homework – there are quite a few students that are not turning in their homework or exit tickets. Please check your student’s work each night to make sure it is complete and they are understanding the current concept.

Topic D Quiz on Monday – Make sure your students have completed all their work for lesson 15-18 and they understand it! The following students have missing work or redos for this sections and should make sure they complete or redo all their work: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 21

Math this week will be Topic E – Lesson 19-23 We will have the Module 1 Assessment on Monday, October 7th.

ELA – Unit 1 Week 3 – Spelling – Long O and U, Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement Spelling Words

Science – Force and Motion

Social Studies – Government

Grades – These can be viewed on Parent Connect. You can access this by going to Dearborn Public Schools, click on the Parent Connect button near the top center of the page. If you don’t remember your username and password, just click forgot and it will send you an email with your information. Please check this weekly for your child’s progress and missing work. I allow one redo on most assignments until the week before grades are due. Papers that are “report card” grades will have a percentage or a number score with a circle around it near the top of the paper. A check on the right side of the paper means it is in the grade book, a check on the left side means I have seen it. A star is 100%.

Grading Scale in a circle at the top of a paper.

1 – 100%-95%

2- 94%-80%

3- 79%-60%

4-59%-0%

Papers – I am putting in a lot of grades this weekend, please check on Sunday for an update on what is missing. Please save all papers until the end of the marking period. Then if something goes missing, you can just return it for a grade, instead of having a redo.

Conferences and Marking Period is ending on October 25th – All assignments are due by October 23rd. Parent Teacher conferences will be on November 12th and 14th in the afternoon and evening. I will be sending a sign-up sheet soon.

Star of the Week is Anesa

Spelling Test – several students did not do well on this week’s spelling test. I will do a retake on Monday. Please ask your child their score on their test Friday and anyone who didn’t get 100% will be allowed to retake. Please help them study. Their words can be found in their planner and on the Week 1 pamphlet.

Spelling Menu – Because we had trouble this week we will now be starting a Spelling Menu, each week. Students will need to choose 3 activities to complete on the back of the paper or attach your own paper, to practice the spelling words. This will be due every Friday. I hope we will see better test results next week.

iReady practice – we have now finished our iReady testing and it is time to begin practicing iReady at home. Students should do 15-20 minutes a day of iReady. They should alternate between reading and math so they will improve in both area.

Academics –

Math – This week we will be completing lessons Lessons 13, 14 We will take a quiz on Topic C on Tuesday. Then finish Lesson 15-17 for the rest of the week. Students will do well on the quizzes if they complete their daily classwork and homework. Please make sure they are bringing in their math each day.

ELA – This week we will start week 2 of our Benchmark curriculum. The week 2 Spelling and Grammar pamphlet will cover Spelling – Long A, Grammar – Regular Verbs.  The spelling words are on the pamphlet.

Social Studies – we will take the paper quiz on the Government Week 1 materials. Please make sure your students have completed the week 1 activities on online.studiesweekly.com, if they don’t know their login please message me on ClassDojo and I will send it to you.

Science – we will begin out unit on Balancing Forces.

Dates to remember – October 1st – No School Professional Development