Every year, billions of dollars in federal funding go to hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other resources based on census data.

For a better future of our city, schools, and students , please click on the link now and fill out the census. It only takes a few minutes from your time to make a difference.

Complete the Census application here: 

https://my2020census.gov/

GSRP information for 2020-21

PreK for 4 year olds!

ATTENTION All FAMILIES WITH A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD: Dearborn Schools offers a Free Preschool Program

GSRP is a free program for all eligible families and is designed to give a high quality preschool experience prior to Kindergarten. 

Eligibility is primarily based on family income (federal poverty level), life experiences and child’s age.   If your child’s birth date is between December 2, 2015 to December 1, 2016, your child may qualify for this program.  

If you would like to be sent information about registration for the 2020-2021 school year please fill in the GSRP Interest Form 2020-2021 and someone will contact you as we start the registration process. 

If you have any other questions please email Amy Modica modicaa@dearbornschools.org

تنبيه الى جميع الأسر التي لديها طفل يبلغ من العمر أربع سنوات

 مدارس ديربورن تقدم برنامج مرحلة ما قبل المدرسة المجاني

  GSRP هو برنامج مجاني لجميع الأسر المستحقة ويهدف إلى إعطاء تجربة ما قبل المدرسة جودة عالية قبل الروضة. 

 يعتمد الأهلية في المقام الأول على دخل الأسرة (مستوى الفقر الفيدرالي) ، وتجارب الحياة وعمر الطفل.   إذا كان تاريخ ميلاد طفلك بين 2 كانون الأول 2015 إلى 1 أيلول 2016 ، فقد يكون طفلك مؤهلاً لهذا البرنامج.  

إذا كنت ترغب في أن يتم إرسال معلومات حول التسجيل للسنة الدراسية 2020-2021 ، يرجى املاء نموذج  GSRP 2020-2021 وسيتصل بك أحد الأشخاص عند بدء عملية التسجيل. إذا كان لديك أي أسئلة أخرى ، يرجى إرسال بريد إلكتروني إلى Amy Modica modicaa@dearbornschools.org

Week of April 27

What can you make out of paper ? If you don’t have paper at home, you can use newspapers, store ads or magazines that you get in the mail.

Week of April 20

Happy Earth Day: April 22 50th Earth day

Week of April 13

Photos of STEAM projects done at home with legos, water bottles, crayons and paper.

April

Science Observations

Video instructions from a first grade student on how to wash your hands. Great job with your demonstrations! Especially how you used your elbow to turn off the water.

EGG EXPERIMENT OBSERVATIONS: What happens to an egg when you leave it in Vinegar for 24 hours?

Students made observations about plants and animal when they went outside.

Hussein went outside to look for animal tracks. He thinks this might be squirrel tracks. What do you think?

Mohanad and Mahdi found signs of spring.

Creations of your choice

March 26

Keeping People Safe

Hussein made fever bracelets out of duct tape for his entire family, even his baby brother! I love how our Henry Ford Engineers are thinking of ways to design objects that will keep people safe.

Lego Creations by First Graders

March 24

Candle Experiment by Ali & Mahdi Hammoud

Ali and Mahdi Hammoud sent an experiment for families to try out. I want to thank Mrs. Amanda Hammoud for supervising this cool experiment and making sure the boys were safe!

STEP 1: Gather the materials that you see in the first photo
STEP 2: Fill the bottom of the bowl with water
STEP 3: Add a few drops of food coloring. Then mark the water level with a crayon or marker.
STEP 4: Put a wax candle in the middle of the bowl
STEP 5: Have an adult help you light the candle
STEP 6: Put a glass over the candle
STEP 7: Observe and record what happens

• What do you notice about the water level?
• What do you notice about the candle?
  STEP 8: Try the experiment with 2 candles. Are the results the same or different?
  SHARE YOUR RESULTS ON CLASS DOJO OR email Ms. McCormick at mccormk@dearbornschools.org

March 23

Cardboard Creations by Mustafa Shantar in 1st grade. Thank you for the inspiring creations using materials you found at home. I can’t wait to see what other students create!

Some creation ideas from Ryan Larson: Calming jars and silly putty. Give them a try and send in your photos!

Lego fans, check out Mohanad’s lego car. I wonder how far it can travel? What can you create out of the building supplies you have at your house?

March STEAM Challenge Photos

St. Patrick Day Challenge: Use items from around your house to make a St. Patrick day creation. The photos below show leprechauns, rainbows and pots of gold created by Henry Ford Students at home.

Spring Challenge: Draw and label a picture of a spring observation.

Airplane Challenge: The Hammoud family tried the airplane challenge to see who could create an airplane that went the farthest. They also added their own idea: making origami shapes. I love how they extended the activity on their own.

I wonder how far their airplanes traveled?

Monster Challenge

Valentine Challenges

K-5 grade students were given a Valentine challenge: Use a variety of different materials to make a Valentine creation. Check out the hearts, flowers, arrows and messages that the students created !

Use these Valentine photos to inspire you to make St. Patrick Day creations using materials you have around your house.

Ideas: Leprechauns, shamrocks, pot of gold, rainbow, leprechaun trap Materials to create: cardboard, paper, crayons, markers, plastic containers, bottle caps, egg cartons, items from your recycle bin Reusable items: legos , blocks, playdough

Be sure to go to my blog and check out the new page called Home STEAM challenges. It lists ideas for STEAM challenges you can do at home while we are off school. Below is a list of materials that will be helpful to start collecting for our Home STEAM challenges.

Please start collecting materials to do STEAM at home. We will be building a lot of things using what you have around the house. “Junk” or recyclable items are exactly what you will need. Some ideas are:
-egg cartons
-cardboard
-plastic containers (yogurt cups, coffee cans, coffee creamer bottles, etc…)
-newspapers
-milk jugs
-bottle tops
-carboard tubes from toilet paper and paper towel rolls
-pop bottles/cans
-netting/bags from onions and oranges
-broken toys (can be used for parts)
-craft materials
-anything you think can be reused in an interesting way!

Check out my last blog post, “Hey, That’s My Monster!” for your first STEAM at Home lesson.

Make sure you comment on this blog or email Ms. McCormick at mccormk@dearbornschools.org. You can also send messages on Class Dojo.

The overall threat to the general public and in the U.S. remains low, but Dearborn Public Schools are approaching this emerging threat to public health with an abundance of caution. . Use these good hygiene practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases.

• Stay home if you are sick, and advise others to do the same.

• Always cover coughs or sneezes with a tissue or sleeve. • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds.

Use an unscented alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if soap and warm water are not available.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

It’s not too late to get your flu shot! While the influenza vaccine does not protect against COVID-19 infection, it can help keep you healthy during the flu season.

Check out the Henry Ford STEAM Night video which highlights Henry Ford staff, students and families as they had fun learning about STEAM through a variety of activities.

Stop by the STEAM room to buy a hand made creation. Every dollar we raise will help feed a homeless family for a day. Below are photos of the 6 raffle baskets and some of the items for sale. Raffle tickets are 50 cents and everything else is 50 cents to $5.00.

Raffle baskets

I would like to thank all of the parents who came out to the STEAM parent meeting. We had fun creating Turkey hideouts to help families learn how to do an Engineering Challenge at home by using the Engineering Design Process. The photo below shows the steps of the Engineering Design Process and Dream houses created by Henry Ford students using the EDP. Stay tuned for photos from the meeting.

Click on the link to see the entire slideshow presentation which includes photos of all of the STEAM classes and their projects. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kczG_JWmm9os-pDTiZbq3Aq7qwvMaYHpOh0H97YRnaE/edit?usp=sharing

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Henry Ford students have been working hard on an Engineering design challenge in the STEAM lab. First , we read the book, The Big Orange Splot.

Click on the underlined link above to hear the story.

Then the students designed plans to create their own dream house. Here is a picture of the kindergarten students using blocks to create a foam house.

I can’t wait to see how all the students’ final dream houses come out!

Here are a few pictures of families that visited the STEAM lab during Open House. If you took a picture in the STEAM lab, please send it to me and I will post it on the STEAM site. I loved watching all of the families explore the centers to learn more about scientists and engineers!

I loved meeting so many amazing Henry Ford families at Open House. Here are some pictures of students sharing their engineering plans and families creating their dream houses or structures during Open House.