Mrs. Kiss's Classroom BlogDearborn Public Schools

Nov 14th Parent/Teacher Conferences

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all who came to the Parent/Teacher Conferences tonight to check their children’s progress.

Upcoming conferences:

Wednesday, November 20

3:45 – Mohamadali Faraj

4:00 – Haider Mohammed

4:45 – Olivia Rosales

5:00 – Mostafa Alfahali

5:45 – Kadeja Faraj

6:00 – Ayesha Sufian

Thursday, November 21

3:45 – Ali Smart

4:00 – Nur Alsheeblawy

4:15 – Hala Jouni

4:45 – Housen Ahmad

5:00 – Rukaya Aalabdulrasool

5:15 – Hassan Bazzi

5:30 – Afdal Altaii

6:00 – Leen Yassine

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Mrs. Kiss

Nov 14th Updates for Thursday, November 14

SCIENCE: LIVING THINGS PROJECT – New assignments and due dates:

– Fill in missing information for each of the first 8 categories (Body Parts – Movement)

– Research Adaptations (Mrs. Washington’s class only)

– Next project check for Mrs Washington’s class: Thursday, November 21

– Next project check for Mrs. Kiss’s class: Monday, November 25

SPELLING 

Test tomorrow

New list goes home

MATH

Lesson 2.9

WE ARE NOT DOING PARTIAL-DIFFERENCES!!! Your homework will direct you to use that method, but I am asking you to use the trade-first method.  Please SHOW YOUR WORK.

Continue practicing your basic facts whether they are simple or 2-digit +/- facts or multiplication and division.  You may either practice orally with a parent or older sibling, go online (xtramath.org), or do the weekend packet.

Possible Unit 2 test dates: November 22 or November 25.  Study Guides will go home the day before.

READING

MSLIP students MUST take home their book bag and reread the assigned pages.

HRL is mandatory for everyone in the class.  30 minutes reading + 3 sentences reflections + parent’s signature.  Due Fridays.

Nov 7th Living Things Project

Mrs. Kiss’s  and Mrs. Washington’s class

Research the first 8 categories (up to Adaptation) of your animal.  Answer as many questions as you can.  Remember, the more details you have the better your description will be.

Ask your parents to take you to one of the Dearborn Public Library branches and check out books on your animal.  It’s FREE!!!  Please record the title and author(s) of the books that you are using.  Bring your books to class to continue your research.  If you have any questions while working on your research at home, you can always reach me at kisso@dearbornschools.org.

You may also do your research on the internet, but stay safe.  Please, write down the name and address of the website you’re getting your information from.

Mrs. Kiss: I will collect your notes on Monday, November 11.

Mrs. Washington: I will collect your notes on Tuesday, November 12.

Have fun!

Aug 27th WELCOME!

Welcome Students and Parents!

I hope you had a fun-filled and safe summer.  I hope that you learned a lot, too. – Yeah, you know, we don’t only learn in school. And we don’t stop learning after we’re done with school.  Duh! But you already know that.  –  I hope that you are ready for the 4th grade challenge and you are coming in with an open mind.

This year will change your life. Literally.  First of all, you will add a digit to your age (unless you already did that in the summer).  How often does that happen in a person’s life? Second, you will have a brand new teacher. Me!!!  That, too, only happens once in your lifetime.  In addition, you will get to know a few new people.  It is always fun to make new friends, isn’t it?  Finally, you will find out answers to many secrets.  4th grade is full of useful knowledge that you will need for the rest of your life.  Just come in on Tuesday and look around.  I bet you will see many strange things that will make you scratch your head. But you know what the cool thing is?  That you will unlock all those secrets.

So, bring your best smile, your best heart, and your best attitude.  You will not need anything else.

See you on Tuesday!

Your new teacher,

Mrs. Kiss

Feb 5th Welcome to iBlog

Welcome to iBlog Teacher Websites Sites. This is your brand new classroom website.  There are some things you should do to get started.  Hopefully you have been following the Getting Started Tutorial.  It is important that you edit your profile so that you can choose your school and grade level as this will help parents and students find your website.  Plugins add extra functionality to your website and offer specialized features.  Be sure to visit the Using Plugins page below to see how to add calendar events and more.

Here are some resources to help you with iBlog

• Getting Started Tutorial
• Using your Website (the basics)
• Using Plugins (Calendar, iPhone App, eNewsletter, and more)
• Support Tutorials (General iBlog tips and tricks)
• iBlog News (See the latest iBlog news)