Dear Parents:

Today I will be sending home Student Reading Bags and Reading Logs. The Reading Logs must be filled out and signed daily. Students should be reading at least 20 minutes a day, including weekends. The Reading Logs are in their folders. Please keep these at home until filled. When full, the students can turn it in to earn a patch tag, and then begin a new one. The Reading Bags must be brought back and forth from school to home every day. Many, many students have dropped many Reading Levels over the Summer, and we need to get back on track.

The Zearn Pass Code is written on today’s date in the planner, and is: MN9Q9P. Please also go on Zearn every day for Math practice. Thank you for your help.

Dear Parents:

There will be no homework tonight due to Open House. See you this Evening!

Dear Parents:

Please remember to send in a picture of your child from home. I use them for their lockers, and for the Student of the Week board. Thank you!

Dear Parents:

Today will be the first day of Homework. The students will be writing the homework assignments in their planners daily. They must bring their folders/planners back and forth from school to home every day. I will mostly be assigning a Math Sheet, Reading, and Studying Spelling Words every day. There will be a Spelling Test every Friday, and other Spelling activities due each Friday. These Spelling activities called TIC TAC TOE, will be due every Friday, but I have students work on them in school. If they don’t finish the activities by Thursday, then they will have to finish them as homework. I will send the first Math Homework sheet, and the first Spelling List today. The first Spelling List is: has, sat, will, fix, him, bad, if, six, wag, had. Thank you for your help!

Don’t forget Open House on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6:00!

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Our Special Class schedule has just been finalized. Many people are asking about Gym Day in order to have correct shoes. Our Gym Day is Monday, so please have students wear Gym shoes and comfortable clothing every Monday.

Students may bring a treat to share with the class on their birthday, but I would prefer no cupcakes, because of the messiness. Many students enjoy goodie bags. (We have 23 students.) I will also be having several class parties throughout the school year, and I will send home a sign up sheet when it is time to participate in those.

Once a week, I will be choosing a Student of the Week demonstrating excellent behavior and good work. Please send in a picture of your child from home, so that I can post it for the Star Student Board.

Homework and Spelling will begin next week. The students will be bringing home a homework planner with their assignments written in it each day.

If you wish to contact me for any reason, please email me at kowalsm@dearbornschools.org or call Haigh School at 313-827-6200. Thank you so much! I am looking forward to seeing all of you at Open House on Thursday, September 12, at 6:00.

Dear Parents: Some End of School Year Announcements…

6/7 Last Math Test- Please review Study Guide, Shapes, Fractions, Telling Time

6/10 Field Day: Gym shoes, comfortable clothes for sport activities, lunch from home is recommended for picnic.

6/11 Picnic (Levagood) Lunch is provided from donations. If you volunteered to donate something, please bring it to the park, and meet us there. We will walk over at around 10:00 AM.

6/12 Parent Meeting in library at 8:00 AM. we will discuss Summer Work/Resources for students.

6/14 Last Day Dismissal is 11:45 AM. I will provide snacks for the students for a party.

Thank you for a very wonderful school year! I have loved working with all of you, and your children! Have an amazing Summer!

Dear Parents: Gradually, I will be passing out Math Books to take home for Summer practice. Please use these with your child during the Summer to prepare for 3rd grade. Thank you!

Dear Parents: This will be the last week for Spelling. The list this week is: man, men, woman, women, foot, feet, goose, geese, mouse, mice.

PBIS will be on Friday. Please send in board or card games, but no electronics please.

The Math Study Guide was sent home today. The test will be next Friday. Thank you!

Dear Parents: Some notes for a very busy week ahead…

This weekend please review the Brainpop worksheets I sent home, and please have students go on Brainpop in the area of Reading/Writing to prepare for NWEA. No Spelling this coming week, due to field trips and Friday off.

Monday 5/20: NWEA Reading Test.

Tuesday 5/21 Dearborn Historical Museum Field Trip (AM).

Wednesday: Detroit Science Center Field Trip (Full Day) Please send a bag lunch.

Thursday: Regular day, however, I will be absent in the AM for a District Teacher Meeting.

Friday: No school.

I have had many volunteers willing to donate desserts for the June picnic. Thank you! One extra item that may be helpful is water bottles. Mrs. Chammout’s class in in charge of that, but it might be nice to have some extras. Thank you for all your help!

Dear Parents: we will be testing for NWEA Reading on Monday. Also, I only had 1 response to my blog about picnic dessert donations. If anyone else is able to contribute, please let me know. Thank you!