Mrs. Keebler's Blog

Star of the Week – Mohammed A2 – He will make a poster, be our line leader, bring sharing, share his favorite book and invite a special adult to lunch on any day at 12:20

Math Quiz – Topic B tomorrow– Friday the topic B study guide went home. Students should have completed this and reviewed it with their parents. Please return it on Monday we will go over the answers and take that Topic B quiz. Here is a link to the study guide if they forgot to bring it home. Study guides are always on my blog under the Eureka math tab. If you don’t have a printer just have them write the answers on a piece of paper.

Writing homework-was posted in Google Classroom on Friday, students should be working on the brainstorming page first. then write their draft, copy their draft on the revise and edit pages and make all the corrections. Post their final draft on the last page. Here is the link Google Classroom. Students will log in with their student number@dearbornschools.org and their password is their birthday (MMDDYYYY)

1/2 Day Friday – Professional development day – students dismiss at 11:45

Recess Helpers – Students missed one of the lunch recesses last week because we didn’t have enough staff that day to take them outside. It would be wonderful to have a parent volunteers as an extra set of eyes at lunch recess or to help at recess if staff is out sick this would be each day from 12:35-1:00. If you every have time and you have your volunteer form filled out, please stop by and tell the office you are there to help with lunch recess.

Friday reward recess – I still need volunteers for our Friday reward recess. This Friday is a 1/2 day so we would have the reward recess from 9:15-9:45. Here is the link to sign up if you can help. Thanks in advance to all my helpers and thank you to Ava’s dad for helping last week.

Week 2 Spelling words are on iLearn – there is a link to iLearn on the Homework tab of the blog

Please take this brief survey to help me get to know your child better. This will help me know best how to teach your child. Thanks in advance for your help. Parent Survey

Topic B Math Study Guide – will go home tomorrow for a quiz on Monday. Please review your student’s study guide at home and RETURN the study guide on Monday. We will review the answers before taking the quiz. Here is a link to the study guide that can always be found on the blog. M1 Topic B Study Guide

I have updated the homework tab on my blog to include all the links to everything you need to complete homework. Hopefully all the links are working properly, I see different things as a teacher than students. If you have any questions please let me know. Here is a link to the tab.

Technology Help – I will be at schools most afternoons, with the exception of meeting days . Anyone that would like to come in after school for help logging in to Parent Connect, Google Classroom or any other program please send me an email or text on Class Dojo to make sure that I stay to help or I don’t have a meeting.

Writing Homework – students should be working on revising their rough draft tonight. The final draft is due by tomorrow night at 7 PM.

Spelling Homework – Students should be studying the words at home. They should have completed ABC order and Vocabulary Match at school on iLearn. If they did not they need to complete it at home. You can sign on to iLearn from my blog on the homework tab. Spelling test on Friday.

Math quiz – a study guide went home Friday for a Topic A in math. Please check over your student’s work and make sure they understand everything and return it to school on Monday. We will review the answers and take the quiz on Monday. If your student forgot to bring home the quiz, you may print it at home it is under the Eureka Math tab here on the blog.

Star of the Week – This week it is Mohamad A – 1. Each Star of the Week will make a poster board all about themselves (please just use thin poster board not foam board otherwise we can’t hang it on the door, do sharing, favorite book, line leader, lead the pledges, and they can invite a special person to eat lunch with them (usually a family member). For lunch you may bring lunch for you and your child, please do not bring lunch for anyone else, this makes the other kids who don’t get lunch sad. Lunch is at 12:20.

Parent Connect – Please make sure you are signed up for Parent Connect. This is where you will see your student’s missing work and grades. Any missing work becomes their homework and should be completed at home. Most papers are available on the blog. All the math papers are on the Eureka math page, I will try to link the rest of the papers to the assignment in Parent Connect.

How do you sign up for Parent Connect? – Go to the Parent Connect link on my blog or the Dearborn schools website. Click the link, then click the “Forgot my information” link below the sign in, type your email and they will send your information to you. Please write the username and password on a paper and put it in your student’s red folder so they can use it both at school and home to check when they have missing work. Thanks!!

Spelling Homework – Students should start practicing their Week 1 spelling words these are on the blog under the homework tab, spelling, then scroll down. Students will be working in class on their spelling activities in iLearn. There is a link to iLearn in the spelling tab. If students do not get their work finished during class then it is their homework.

Writing Homework – the writing homework was posted on Friday. Students should log in to Google with their student id and their birthday (MMDDYYYY format) , then click on 9 dots in the upper right corner, then click on Google Classroom, then click on the writing assignment. Then click on your work with your name. Start typing in the first box that says type here. The first day is just brainstorming your ideas you will use to write about.

PTA – membership and blog – Last week you got a form to join the PTA, it is only $10 and the PTA does many things to help the students and staff of our school. Their first event is a skating party, see below. I encourage everyone to join the Howe PTA blog. It is a great way for everyone to stay informed about what’s going on at Howe.  https://howepta.home.blog

Ice Cream Social Skating Party papers went home on Friday – Please watch for a bright green flyer. Here is the information:

Rollerskating and Ice Cream Party

September 26, 2019 
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Lincoln Park Skating Center
1419 Southfield Rd.
Lincoln Park, MI 48146

$7.00 admission (to be paid at the door) includes skate rental

Reading Log Ice Cream Social will be this Friday. Make sure your student has turned in their summer reading log to get an invitation.

Recess Helpers – Attached is a link to volunteer for recess helper on Friday afternoons for 2:45-3:15. Just sign your name next to the dates that work best for you. I will post the rest of the year dates as we get closer. Thanks to Layla’s mom for helping out last week and to Ava’s dad for volunteering for next Friday. Each Friday if your students complete all their work they will get the extra recess reward. Recess Sign- up list

Parent Teacher Conferences – I have 17 of the 24 parents signed up for conferences. Please make sure you go to the blog and click on the sign up button on the blog from September 2nd. Please remember on the sign up and any correspondence with me please put your child’s name, especially if your child’s last name is different from yours.

I will be meeting with all parents for Parent Teacher Conferences on November 7th, 12th, and 14th. Please choose the time slot that works best for you below. If none of these time slots work please contact me and we will arrange an alternative time:

I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend. We had a great first week. We are back in the swing of things. Here is what is happening this week.

NWEA testing – begins tomorrow. We have 3 tests to take in 3rd grade. Math, Language and Reading. We are no longer taking the Science test starting this fall because the NWEA test doesn’t align well with our science standards. Please make sure your child has a good, high protein, low sugar breakfast and gets plenty of rest tonight (according to the Mayo Clinic elementary students should get between 9 and 11 hours of sleep each night for to be successful). We will take the test on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning and do make ups on Friday.

Butterflies – we will begin studying the butterfly life cycle this week. I am bringing in Monarch caterpillars for us to watch the metamorphosis, when they make their change we will be releasing them in our new butterfly garden. These butterflies will make the long migration to Mexico for the winter and their children return in the spring.

Open House – This Wednesday, September 4th is our Open House. We will meet in the classroom from 6 – 7 PM. At 7 PM there is a PTA meeting. There will be someone on hand to answer questions about the new BRICS Bond we are voting on in November. Here is a link to more information about the BRICS Bond.

Homework – we have started our math homework, as part of their math homework they should practice their multiplication facts each night, these must be memorized in 3rd grade. Student should have math homework most nights. Students will also be expected to study their spelling words for a test each Friday. We will be doing spelling activities in class, but students should also review the words at home. We will start spelling next week, since we will be testing this week. Writing homework – students should write in a journal during the week and will turn this in once a week on Mondays.

If you have any questions please email me at keeblek@dearbornschools.org.

Cardboard Needed! – Each student needs to bring in a piece of cardboard (from a cereal box or other thin cardboard box). In needs to be cut 3 inches by 6 inches. If you have extra, please send it in for students who don’t have cardboard.

No school– Friday or Monday this week in celebration of Labor day

Roll call for the Blog – I would like to make sure that everyone is able to see my blog post. Please reply to the post so that I know you can see it. I will try to send a message once a week, telling you what is happening in class. Normally, you should NOT reply to a blog post. If you would like to get a hold of me, please email me at keeblek@dearbornschools.org or text me on ClassDojo.

Class Dojo – I have 87% of parents signed up for Class Dojo. I LOVE this program. It allows me to share photos, and videos with parents, so you can see what is going on in the classroom. You can see your child’s behavior with specific feedback on what they are doing that is great and what they need to work on. You can also text with me or I can send you a quick note or I can send a message to the whole class.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone today at 11:00 for Popsicles on the Playground. I will be taking a picture of each child with their parents. This will help me connect each parent with their child. We will be using the pictures for a special project. If you can’t make it today, I will be taking pictures before and after school on the first day of school.

Popsicles on the Playground

When: Friday, August 23rd from 11-11:30 am

Where: Howe Montessori Playground

Please join us for a brief meet and greet before school starts! The teachers will be on the playground passing out popsicles to the new and returning students! This is a great chance to get your child excited for the new school year! We look forward to seeing you.