Thank you for all the wonderful gifts, flowers, snacks, cards and gift cards!!!! You are all so wonderful and generous!! I am a very lucky teacher and I felt very appreciated this week!

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! I hope you enjoy the cards that we made for you! Have a great weekend!

This week:

Spring Concert will be Tuesday evening at 6 PM. Mrs. Reed sent a message on Class Dojo a couple of days ago explaining everything.

Testing and Results – All but 3 students are done with iReady testing, MSTEP is also complete. You will get MSTEP results in the mail over the summer. We will send the iReady results home with the report cards.

Benchmark – We are starting our 10th and final Benchmark Magazine call Balanced Forces. Unit 10 Week 1 – Spelling – Final Syllables (-en, -on, -ain, -in), Grammar – Subordinating Conjunctions to Form Complex Sentences

Math – Mon Lesson 9, Tue L10, Wed Quiz, Thur L11, Fri L12 – We have a rehearsal for the concert that may take all of math time and push our lessons back one day.

Science – We are starting our last unit called Balancing Forces. We are also writing informational reports on Natural disasters.

Malak is Star of the Week

iReady testing – Monday and Wed mornings

Math this week Lesson 6-10 – do homework each night unless stated on the blog or Dojo

ELA – Unit 9 Week 3– Spelling – Prefixes pre-, re-, Grammar Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

Color Run – Wednesday – 3:15-4:00 – Students must have a permission slip to participate. Wear sunglasses and black or white plain shirt you don’t mind getting colors on. This is a fundraiser, bring pledge money. Parents come and cheer on your students.

Teacher Appreciation Week – Message from PTA

Get Involved – Teacher Appreciation Week is here!

MAY 3, 2024 ~ HOWESCHOOLPTA

Teacher appreciation week is next week and here is what you need to know!

Tuesday – Chalk the Walk is happening Tuesday after dismissal (weather permitting). See flyer below for more information. Some chalk will be provided, all are welcome to participate!

Thursday – Sign up to help with Recess Duty Thursday. There are two shifts available to help cover duty for lower and upper classes. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084DABA92DA0FE3-49193351-teacher#/

Friday – Help your child handmake a gift to show their love and appreciation for their teacher. (Cards, gifts, flower, notes… big or small, let their love GrOw wild!)

No math homework this weekend. We took our Topic A quiz in math today, they tests were sent home. Most students did REALLY well.

We are taking the iReady reading test on Monday. Please practice reading comprehension quizzes on https://www.raz-plus.com/
Teacher code: kkeebler0 (that is a zero at the end)
Click on their name and the password is howe unless they chose their own with me.

Tonight there is no new math homework. Please read and practice vocabulary for the iReady Reading test on Monday. Most students finished their iReady math test today.

Popcorn Friday – May 3rd

Teacher Appreciation Week – May 6th – 10th

Early Release Tuesday- May 7th

Color Run- May 8th, 3:15 pm

SCI/SXI Programs Mother’s Day Tea- May 13 – 2:00 pm

Last Day to Enroll in the Howe Summer Discovery Program– May 14th

Early Release Tuesday- May 14th

Spring Concert May 14th, 6PM

Howe PTA meeting – May 16th, 6PM on Zoom

Early Release Tuesday- May 21st

Hands-on STEM Assembly- May 22

K-2 – Field Trip Real Life Farms – May 23rd

No School – May 27th

Early Release Tuesday- May 28th

Sky Dome Assembly- May 30

Kensington Field trip – May 31st –All day

We are looking forward to a fun month!

Homework tonight – Unit 5 Lesson 4 math. Tomorrow we will begin the iReady math assessment. The iReady reading test will be Monday.

We are reaching out with an ask regarding  our MLUP process.  We need help spreading the word about the available survey- that we need everyone in Dearborn’s to provide their input. !

We are writing to share 3 updates on the City’s Master Land Use Plan project: 

1. The survey has been extended to May 5. We currently have over 450 responses and would love to reach closer to 1,000.
     Please continue to encourage your peers, friends, neighbors, and kids to take it at www.plandearborn.org. You could just forward this email, or share the flyer attached. 

2. We are also hosting listening events on April 29 and May 2 at a variety of places in Dearborn: Fordson High School, O.L. Smith Middle School, Salina Elementary School, Centennial Library, and the Arab American National Museum.
    These will be focused on neighborhoods, and help inform future land use in Dearborn. Please see the flyer below with complete details and specific event dates/times. There is a virtual option for folks unable to attend on those dates.
    No need to RSVP, and people can show up anytime during the events !   

3. We extend our thanks to everyone who has participated in the process so far! We’re very grateful for your ideas, time, and passion for Dearborn. It shows in the survey responses and feedback to date. 

The City of Dearborn is undertaking a Master Land Use Plan Update and we need your help getting the word out to the community to complete the survey and to attend the community meetings to have their voices heard and get more information.   

Here is the link to take the Survey:  Dearborn MLUP Survey          We need more feedback from all of you.  See the flyers attached for locations to attend ! 
YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING  

What is the MLUP? A Master Land Use Plan helps guide city leaders as they chart out the city’s future, developing land use, transportation, economic development, parks and recreation, housing, and environmental sustainability goals and objectives.

Who’s involved?
Everyone In Dearborn!    Stakeholders of Dearborn such as Residents, Business Owners, Employees, City Staff, Associations, Boards/Nonprofits, Elected Officials and leaders like you!

How can I be heard?Please fill out the community driven (flier attached) and attend one of the upcoming community meetings (flier attached). 

How do I learn more? Visit the website Plan Dearborn!

The consultant will be hosting several location Community Meet-ups  where you can get more information and provide your feedback. 

Your Help Is Much Appreciated  ! 

On Behalf of the City of Dearborn, Economic Development Department and our Consultant Host  Beckett&Raeder, Inc.

Thank you,
Laura Gonzales

Assistant to Director Jordan Twardy 
Economic Development | City of Dearborn 16901 Michigan Ave,  Ste. # 7,    Dearborn, MI 48126

Phone: 313-943-3641lgonzales@dearborn.gov | www.cityofdearborn.org

Batoul Star of the Week she will makes a  poster about  herself,  her parents will write a letter about what makes her special to them, bring sharing to the class,  she brings her favorite book,  she gets to be line leader. Next week Malak will be Star of the Week.

The Character Trait for May is Friendship.

MSTEP continues this week for 3rd grade – please make sure they have eaten a good breakfast (protein not sugar), have a healthy snack and have gotten enough sleep. Please continue to practice iReady pathways, this will help students improve their scores for both the iReady test next week and the MSTEP tests this week. We will do MSTEP Math on Monday and Wednesday morning at 9 am. Please arrive on time.

Academics – We will try to continue to do some of our regular work during testing if we have time. This may change during the week if testing takes longer than planned.

Academics this week:

We only got through lesson 3 in math last week due to testing.

Math

Monday Unit 5 Lesson 4 must do all

Tuesday Unit 5 Lesson 5 must do all

Wednesday Unit 5 Topic A quiz – no homework

Thursday Unit 5 Lesson 6 must do all

Friday Unit 5 Lesson 7 must do all

ELA –Unit 9 Week 2 – Spelling – Prefixes dis-, un-, Grammar Forming and Using Irregular Verbs

We will probably not have time for science and social studies during that testing days. We will try to squeeze it in if we have time. If time Science is weather and climate, social studies is economics.

PTA Dates and meeting notes:

• Anyone interested in purchasing a popcorn machine? Reach out to Rami
• Teacher Appreciation week: May 6-10 2024 Theme: “Thanks for Helping Us Grow”
• Color Run: May 8 th at 3:20pm. Will be a Pledge fundraiser again this year to boost PTA funds. Rain out Date is May 9. NEEDED: parent volunteers. Sign up genius. Parents needed for cutting popsicles,
  corralling kids.

Dates to remember:

Popcorn Friday May 3

Star of the week – Malak – May 6

Color Run May 8 – Be sure to return your permission slip, pledge form and money for the PTA fundraiser. All money goes to help our students. Permission slips and pledge forms were sent home last week.

I-Ready Testing May 6, 8, 13, 15

Spring Concert – May 14 6 PM

Star of the week – Alirida – May 20

No School – May 27 Memorial day

Kensington Field Trip – May 31

Thanks to a multi-million grant, Dearborn Public Schools is planning a large 2024 Summer Discovery Program for current elementary and middle school students.

The free Summer Discovery Program will provide hours of additional math and literacy education for students, using an extension of the same curriculum students received during the school year.  A variety of enrichment activities will also be included.  Students will attend their regular schools, except students at four elementary schools undergoing construction this summer (Haigh, Howard, Long and Nowlin) who will attend other schools in their area.

Parents are asked to contact the office at their child’s school to enroll their student for the summer program no later than May 10, 2024.  

Slots are available for about 3,500 students.  The program is only open to students already enrolled in Dearborn Public School and currently in grades kindergarten through 8th grade. Free breakfast and lunch will be available to participating students.

The Summer Discovery Program is mostly funded through a grant of up to $7 million from the Ballmer Group and United Way for Southeastern Michigan.  Supplemental funding is also coming from Title I and 23G grants.  

Classes will run for 25 days from Wednesday, June 12 to Wednesday, July 24.  Days off include June 17 and 18 for Eid and July 4, 5, 12 and 19. Elementary students, Lowrey, Mc/Unis, and Salina Intermediate students   will have literacy, math and enrichment from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with optional free childcare extending until 4 p.m.  Middle school programs will run from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. each day, with optional free child care lasting until 4:45 p.m. Students eligible for transportation during the school year are eligible for transportation to and from the summer academic program. Transportation home is not available for students remaining for child care.  

Dearborn Public Schools usually offers some summer programs at most schools, but typically the programs are much smaller and focus on helping struggling students strengthen their academic skills.  The 2024 Summer Discovery Program is intended to reach a much larger number of students and provide more instruction and more enrichment. In the summer of 2021, Dearborn Public Schools used COVID relief funds to provide a Summer Academic and Enrichment Program to more than 8,400 students across the district.

“We are extremely thankful for this grant that will allow us to provide a great summer program to thousands of students in the district,” said Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko.  “We are looking forward to providing students a fun and educational experience that strengthens their academic skills.”

Summer Discovery Program flier

Batoul Star of the Week she will makes a  poster about  herself,  her parents will write a letter about what makes her special to them, bring sharing to the class,  she brings her favorite book,  she gets to be line leader.

MSTEP starts this week for 3rd grade – please make sure they have eaten a good breakfast (protein not sugar), have a healthy snack and have gotten enough sleep. Please continue to practice iReady pathways, this will help students improve their scores for both the iReady test in 2 weeks and the MSTEP tests this week and next. We will do MSTEP ELA on Monday and Wednesday morning at 9 am. Please arrive on time. Next week we will do MSTEP Math Monday and Wednesday morning at 9 am.

Academics – We will try to continue to do some of our regular work during testing if we have time. This may change during the week if testing takes longer than planned.

Academics this week:

Math

Monday Unit 5 Lesson 2 must do all

Tuesday Unit 5 Lesson 3 must do all

Wednesday Unit 5 Lesson 4 must do all

Thursday Unit 5 Lesson 5 must do all

Friday Topic A quiz – no homework

ELA – Unit 9 Week 1 – Spelling – Suffixes -less, -ful, -able, Grammar – Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

We will probably not have time for science and social studies during that testing days. We will try to squeeze it in if we have time. If time Science is weather and climate, social studies is economics.

PTA Dates and meeting notes:

• LAST CALL!! All yearbook orders are due by April 26 th .Order Online at: ybpay.com Yearbook Code: 14568324
• Anyone interested in purchasing a popcorn machine? Reach out to Rami
• Teacher Appreciation week: May 6-10 2024 Theme: “Thanks for Helping Us Grow”
• Color Run: May 8 th at 3:20pm. Will be a Pledge fundraiser again this year to boost PTA funds. Rain out Date is May 9. NEEDED: parent volunteers. Sign up genius. Parents needed for cutting popsicles,
  corralling kids, and throwing color. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084DABA92DA0FE3-color
• Spring Concert: May 14th 6-7:15.
• Field Day: June 5th
• Next PTA meeting: May 16 th , 6pm. Via zoom.
• *PTA PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED for 2024-2025 If you are interested reach out to the PTA email or talk to someone on the board (Rami or Alyssa)
• Open house: Friday Aug 23 rd. Time: TBD.

MSTEP and i-Ready Testing – We will begin our spring standardized assessment with MSTEP, early next week. Here is a link to information about the MSTEP test. Here is a short video that explains i-Ready. To prepare for testing please make sure that your child is well rested each day (kids this age need 9-11 hours of sleep), eats a good protein breakfast and arrives on time to school.