School resumes tomorrow – Tuesday, September 7, 2021 – I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. We had a great first week of school! This is a wonderful class and I look forward to getting to know everyone better.

Meet the Teacher Night – Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Please join us in the back parking lot to meet the teachers and enjoy some free Kona Ice. We will be there from 6-7:30 and Kona Ice will be there from 6-7. You will have a chance to ask questions about class and sign up for Parent-Teacher conferences in November.

Getting to Know your child – Students have completed an All About Me form at school, if any papers came home please have them complete and return them to school. Parent should have completed Help Me Get to know your Child form online. Here is the link if you haven’t completed it yet. I have had 13 families reply and I need everyone to complete this form. It should only take a few minutes.

Class Dojo – I will be using Class Dojo to share information, pictures and for behavior this year please make sure you have sign up for this free app. There are pictures up now of the students and a video of the toad release from this weekend. Here is the link.

Blog – I will use my blog each week to update you on what has been going on in the classroom and upcoming events. We will also be using Schoology once it up and running. Please make sure you subscribe to the blog, I will usually send an update on Sunday night. You can subscribe in the bottom right corner of this page, just add your email.

NED Show – The students will have a Virtual Assembly this Wednesday at 10 AM. The focus will be ‘Growth Mindset Mission’ and we will be having a yoyo sale after. The yoyo sale pays for other schools to have the assembly for free just like us!  A form went home last week for the fundraiser to order the yoyos and other things from NED. To see a sneak peek and access resources go to this website. https://www.thenedshows.com/mm-teacher-preview

Academics – In Language Arts we are doing the Review and Routines Unit, we are reviewing phonics and ideas learned last year and establishing our 3rd grade routines, in math we are working on Multiplication and Division arrays. Students had homework in math on Wednesday and Thursday. They will have math homework most days. There will usually be 3 must do problems and the rest are optional. In social studies we are learning about Geography, we are focusing this week on what is geography, and relative versus absolute location. In science we will begin to learn about Animal Adaptations, in preparation for our animal unit we have Monarch and Swallowtail caterpillars and toad tadpoles in the classroom. There is a video on Class Dojo of the first release of toads this weekend.

If you have any question please contact me at keeblek@dearbornschools.org. I look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday at 6 PM.

Howe Montessori is confirmed for the Kona Ice Truck on Wednesday, September 8 @ 6p-7p. This is FREE for Howe students and families. I look forward to seeing everyone!

Class Dojo – I will be using Class Dojo for my behavior program this year. Students earn points for following the school rules and get prizes at the end of each week. You will need to sign up to see their behavior with this link. I also use Class Dojo to share pictures from class activities and school events on Class Dojo. Please join today! Here is the LINK TO JOIN. The student avatars start in eggs this year and the student will need to login to “hatch” their avatar (monster). If it does not let them log in after you have joined then we will login at school tomorrow and “hatch” them at school.

Help me get to know your student:

As your child’s teacher, I’d like this school year to be the best your child has ever had. That’s why I’m asking for your help. I’ve found that the more I know about my students, the easier it is for me to help meet their needs. Thanks for taking a few minutes to help me and thanks in advance for the helpful information! Please use this link to answer the survey.

Subscribe to the Blog – Please subscribe to my blog by adding your email in the lower right corner of my blog where it says subscriptions. This will allow you to get an email every time I send a newsletter or message. I will also send messages in Schoology soon.

Dates to remember:

No School for Labor Day – Friday, 9/3/21- Monday 9/6/21

Open House – Wednesday, September 8th 6:00-7:30

Suggested School Supplies

(Please write your child’s name on these items)

A backpack with your child’s name on it

4 Composition Books with a sewn seam 

If the cost is too large please donate what is works for your family.  Your generosity is appreciated!  A pencil box will be supplied for each child by the school – DO NOT buy a pencil box

48 – Pack of #2 PRE-SHARPENED pencils

1 hand pencil sharpener with cover to catch pencil shavings

1 package of pink erasers                    

1 package of colored pencils           

1 package of markers                              

1 package of highlighters

1 package of dry erase markers          

2 boxes of tissues     

4 glue sticks                                             

1 pack of printer paper

1 pair of scissors

1 container of wet wipes-boys only – Not Clorox Wipes – these are hard of children’s skin.

1 roll of scotch tape-girls only

Due to the thunderstorms, we will not be having the Kona Ice Truck. See you Monday at 8:55. Free breakfast is served at 8:40 each day. Students should be in their seats at 9 AM and will be marked tardy be 9:05. Monday is a 1/2 day and dismissal is at 12:05.

Final Notice – There are still many missing assignment.  Please check the Schoology Gradebook under each subject and have your student complete all work by Wednesday, 6/16 at the latest.  I have added the zeros to show the scores they will get on their report card if the missing work is not completed.

This weekend is a long week end. There will be no school tomorrow (Friday) or Monday. We will return to school on Tuesday. ENJOY your long weekend! If you have extra time please check the Schoology grade book for missing work. Please make sure you have completed your Weather and Climate magazine, Pink packet from Weather and Climate unit and the Weather Research report.

Summer program – We have a fun summer program planned for this summer with theme weeks! If you are still interested in joining us please complete your application so that we can have enough staff for the amount of kids. We already have a LOT of kids interested!

Spirit Days

June 7-8 Inside/Out day or Backwards Day-Wear your clothes inside/out or backwards

June 10-11 – Crazy Hair or Hat day

June 14-15 Luau/Beach/Picnic Day-Colorful shirt, shorts, sunglasses,sunhat and a towel.  Be sure to bring a towel because we will eat our lunches outside with Mrs. Keebler, (sorry no parents are allowed this year)

June 16th-(Virtual) Breakfast with the teacher (bring breakfast to Zoom and chat)  Virtual Field trip 

June 17-18 PJ day-wear your favorite pajamas to school.

Spring Portrait Gallery

Here is the link to the online Gallery for anyone who did not purchase, but may still want to

https://shadiaamenphotography.shootproof.com/gallery/HoweSpringPortraits2021

PASSWORD: howe21

Hello Families!

Just a reminder to send a water bottle or reusable cup with your child or children everyday to school!

Our drinking foundations are closed to ensure the safety of all.  The water bottle filler is open, so students can refill their reusable cup or water bottle.

Thank you!

Tests this week

Don’t forget we will be taking the spelling test on last week’s words tomorrow, Wednesday. The spelling words are in the spelling folder under language arts. We will be taking the Government test on Thursday/Friday.

May 17, 2021

Greetings, 

The most recent recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has loosened mask wearing requirements for those who have been vaccinated.  These recommendations are a sign that we are slowing the spread of COVID-19 and moving closer to returning to a lifestyle we enjoyed before the start of this pandemic.   

However, at this time, all staff, students, parents, and other visitors to our buildings will be required to wear a mask. As we move forward, this requirement may change but for now this is our plan as we enter the final stretch of the 20-21 school year.

The CDC has also recommended that schools continue to require masks for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.   Youth under the age of 12 are not yet eligible for the vaccine. Youth between the ages of 12 and 15 became eligible for vaccination on May 12, 2021. Because people are not fully vaccinated until 2 weeks after their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, students in this age group will not be fully vaccinated before the end of current school year. 

In addition, there are directives in place from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) that still require the wearing of a mask in the workplace. 

Throughout this pandemic we have followed our local Wayne County Health Department guidance and we will continue that practice. We have been successful at mitigating the spread of COVID 19 in our schools because we had a plan that moved forward in a cautious manner while balancing the need for in person instruction with COVID 19 safety protocols.

I know this has been a tough year for everyone with the COVID 19 pandemic. However, each day we take a step closer to rebuilding our confidence in the health conditions in our community and the workplace. It will take time before everyone feels safe and we are confident that the spread of COVID-19 has reached a point that it is no longer a public health crisis.  I look forward to that day. 

I wish you and your families all the best for safe and healthy days ahead. 

Regards,

Glenn Maleyko, Ph.D.

Superintendent

COVID-19 Screening
Has your child returned to the U.S. after traveling internationally in the last 7 days?
If the answer is Yes, the child must stay home to quarantine for 7 days from the date that they returned to the U.S.  Then on the seventh day, the child must get a COVID PCR test and have a negative test result before returning to school.