Hi Everyone – Just checking in, hoping your workout went well. Please make sure to document it on the checklist. The checklist is due to me on Friday of each week by way of email. If you have any questions, please send me an email.

Online learning will begin on Monday, March 16. The following letter was emailed to each student and outlines the expectations for online PE class. A checklist along with daily assignments is attached to the document. I encourage students and parents alike to email me with any questions or concerns. I hope all is and continues to be well with you and your families.

March 15, 2020

Students and Parents/Guardians,

I hope this email finds you well. During our hiatus from traditional learning, the PE Department will be sending weekly checklists with a fitness plan/exercises to be performed daily. It is expected that you continue to prepare for fitness tests that will resume upon our return to PE class.

You will receive credit for work done from home. In order to earn credit, download the checklist that will be sent each Monday (click “enable editing” in yellow near the top so you can save the document and add your information), complete the given exercises, document that the exercises have been completed, answer the follow up questions and email the checklist back to me by way of your school email account. If you do not have MS Excel and/or cannot download the document, please make your own version of the checklist and email that instead.

Your first assignment is to respond to this email letting me know you received it. Please respond with your name and PE class hour to ensure we can communicate effectively.

I will be updating information and reminders through iBlog posts as well as email. If you have any questions, please email me and I will get back with you as soon as possible.

Please take care of yourself and I look forward to seeing you upon our return.

Sincerely,

Mr. Barkoff, PE Teacher

barkofk@dearbornschools.org

*What You Need to Know About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

*When to Keep Your Student Home from School (English and Arabic)

*2019 Novel Coronavirus Information from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (English)

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We will be having two swim make-ups this week. Both will take place on Wednesday, March 11th. The first one will be in the morning at 6:30 a.m. and the second will be after school at 2:30 p.m. Students need to be prepared to swim at 6:30 a.m. and/or 2:30 p.m., so getting to the locker room 5 to 10 minutes early will be necessary. Hope to see you there.

March 3, 2020

Greetings, 

With the March 10th primary election just around the corner, I thought it might be helpful to share a few thoughts regarding the safety and security of our schools.  

Changes in the Wayne County common calendar, and our obligation to follow that calendar, have resulted in November elections becoming a Professional Development (PD) day for all school districts and perhaps adding another PD day every four years in March might be part of a future conversation. For now, our district, along with just over half of the other districts in Wayne County, will be open on March 10th just as we were during the 2016 primary election. 

For those schools where voting will occur, there will be a bit of change in the daily routine. Principals and engineers have plans in place that will ensure a minimal amount of disruption but it will require a little patience from all of us.

As for the safety and security of schools, please know that myself and others have been in touch with the City Clerk’s office and Dearborn Police. Our City Clerk is a long time supporter of the Dearborn Public Schools and he too understands the balance between running a smooth election and keeping schools safe.  His office is estimating about 12,000 to 15,000 people voting at about 50 different precincts scattered throughout the city. That works out to an average of 300 people stopping by each voting location (actual numbers will vary by location but some polling locations may have fewer voters due to changes in absentee voting laws that have made the process easier and accessible to a larger number of voters).  As with most elections, the busiest times will occur in the morning between 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. and then again between 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. 

From the beginning to the end of election day, communication and organization is key to keeping everyone safe. I have communicated with principals, engineers, and all other staff members providing them with guidance and suggestions to ensure a secure school environment.  Of course, we have our outstanding Dearborn Police School Resource Officers who, as always, will be in our schools on election day. We have a great partnership with the Dearborn Police and they will once again be making an extra effort on election day to visit schools not just once, but frequently throughout the day in a program they call “Safe and Fair Elections.”

Our schools are part of the neighborhood and fortunately the people coming in to vote are the friends, neighbors, and parents of the students we see everyday. As a school community we need to take pride in the role we have to support a free and fair election process.  At the same time we must balance that with the very real concern for the overall safety of the staff and students in our schools. By all of us doing our part to work together, communicate, remain vigilant, and follow a few simple precautions, our schools will remain safe, not only on election day, but every day. 

Our 2nd semester swim unit will be ending this Friday, February 14th. The 15 minute swim test will take place on this final day of the unit.

Parents,

We recognize that cell/smart phones are a regular part of yours and your children’s lives. In order to maintain the security of our testing sessions, as well as to reduce distractions for others, we are asking you to discourage your child from bringing their phones with them to school during our final exams this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. 

Should your student absolutely need to bring their phone, please encourage them to have it turned off and stored in their lockers. If their phone comes into the classroom, students will be directed to turn them off and turn them in to their teacher during the testing session; at the end of the testing session, they will receive them back. 

Any student who has a phone out during an active testing session may receive disciplinary action in accordance with our student code of conduct, possibly resulting in an out of school suspension, as well as possible invalidation of that exam. 

We recognize this may be an inconvenience, but feel confident that this will better support a more secure and focused testing atmosphere. As a reminder, Dearborn High School is NOT responsible for lost or stolen cell phones or electronic devices.

Week 12

Hello Parents,

There are only 5 days left and we need 200 more parents to let us know how we are doing by answering a few questions on our Parent Survey. Please spend a few minutes today!

Congrats to the whole crew that put on our play last week, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.” I love watching our kids realize their talents in such an awesome way! Way to go Girls Volleyball on winning the district championship. They play in the regional semi’s against Churchill this Tuesday at DHS, 7 pm, they’d love your support.

Next week Dearborn High is participating in the “Battle Against Hunger.” The Battle Against Hunger is an annual collective effort between Dearborn High School, Fordson High School, and Edsel Ford High School. All canned goods collected will be donated to Zaman International to stock their warehouse and all funds collected will be donated to the Amity Foundation. The Kick-Off Event for the Battle is this Sunday; we’ve included a couple flyers that give more information.

As a reminder, this Friday is the end of our 2nd Card-Marking. Please make sure to encourage your students to get all of their assignments turned in by Friday and to do their best on any end of card marking tests.

Thanks

Mr. Martin

• 11/15 End of Card Marking
• 11/20 Late Start
• 11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Recess

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th.

 Please remember to Vote on Tuesday.

 If you can’t make it to the polls on Tuesday, November 5th, new laws allow you to vote at the City Clerk’s office before Election Day. 

This Saturday, November 2, any registered voter can stop by the City Clerk’s Office between the hours of 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and vote via absentee ballot.

The Dearborn City Clerk’s office is located inside the Dearborn Administrative Center, 16901 Michigan Ave. 

In addition, registered voters will still be able to request absent voter ballots in person until 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4.

Week 10

Hello Parents,

Please let us know how we are doing by answering a few questions,  Parent Survey. The more input we have the better we can become.

For those that missed the BRICS Bond presentation at last weeks PFSA meeting, here is some information to help you, bond info. Please plan on voting next Tuesday, 11/5. DHS is a polling site, we are looking forward to hosting all of you.

The 19-20 DHS Major Events calendar is a place to find many important dates. This calendar is also built into our building calendar that can be found on our website: https://dhs.dearbornschools.org/dhs-calendar/.

Thanks,

Mr. Martin

11/5 No School