Dear Parents,

There’s a new program that will pay up to $500 in utility costs for Michigan’s essential workers. THAW, or The Heat and Warm Fund, will pay up to $500 in utility assistance for any household with an income up to 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. Following the Department of Homeland Security’s definition of an essential worker, if you’re a health care nurse, hospital cleaning and maintenance worker, grocery and foodservice clerk, or bus driver, you qualify.
https://thawfund.org

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lashchuk

Student meal distribution times to change at four sites

during Ramadan

Ramadan starts this week and Dearborn Public Schools is adjusting the student meal distribution
times at four sites to better accommodate our families who are observing that tradition.
Free student food distribution will continue at all seven schools on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
However, starting Friday, April 24 the pickup time will shift later to noon to 2 p.m. at Fordson
High School, Woodworth Middle School, Salina Intermediate and McCollough Elementary. The later
schedule will continue through Memorial Day weekend, when Ramadan ends this year.
Food distribution will stay at 10 a.m. to noon at the three other locations- Dearborn High School,
Edsel Ford High School and Smith Middle School.
Families should also note that the distribution schedule will change the weeks around Memorial
Day weekend. The week before Memorial Day, the District will distribute food on Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday – May 18, 20 and 21. Friday May 22 is scheduled to be a day off for staff
and students. The week of Memorial Day, food distribution will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday –
May 26, 27, and 29 and move back to 10 a.m. to noon at all seven schools.
Dearborn Schools families can pick up meals at any location. Their child does not need to attend
that school. The meals are for any child under 18 living in the home. Each bag contains breakfast and
lunch for a student for the days until the next pickup. Monday and Wednesday bags each have two
days of food, and Friday has three days worth.
The grab-and-go meals are provided free to families through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
School Lunch Program. Through the program, Dearborn Public Schools offered free lunch and
breakfast to all kindergarten to 12th grade students before schools were closed to slow the spread of
novel coronavirus. Last week, the District distributed 65,000 meals through the program.
The grab-and-go meals will continue at least through June 10, which was scheduled to be the last full day of school for the year.

Hi Becker and Haigh students,

Here is a way to show that you care about your community. Please send pictures you draw and letters you have written to tell the doctors and nurses thank you for their services during these very difficult times.

Please send letters and drawings digitally to Dean Kevin Corcoran corcoran@oakland.edu.

Thanks for your participation!

Sincerely,

Mrs. L

Hello Becker parents and students,

Below is the link and access code to order a yearbook online.

Yearbooks are $10. Parents can pay online and the yearbook will be delivered to your home. No orders can be taken after April 23rd. YBPAY.lifetouch.com Access Code: 11913320

Sincerely,

Mrs. L

Hello Haigh and Becker Parents,

I am available from 9:00AM-4:00PM Monday-Friday to communicate with you. Please feel free to email me at lashcht@dearbornschools.org and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay happy!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lashchuk

STEAM teacher at Becker Elementary

Technology teacher at Haigh Elementary

Dear Haigh and Becker students,

You can do Gonoodle at home! Click on the link provided.

Check out these free options that you can offer to your students and their families during this unprecedented time: 

✔️We have pulled together resources for families to channel GoNoodle Good Energy at home – you can find all of these here. 

✔️Encourage families to try out the new GoNoodle Games app, available on iOS devices (Android coming soon!)

Take care out there, 

Team GoNoodle

Hi Haigh and Becker students,

Your report cards are available through student connect starting April 6th 2020.

Sincerely,

Mrs. L

Dear Parents and Students,

April 6th through April 10th is spring break for the Dearborn Public Schools. During this week students will not need to complete any on-line assignments and teachers will not be available. Students and teachers are on break starting Monday April 6th and continuing through Friday April 10.  

This is only for the week of April 6th through the 10th.   
Students will continue their distance learning on Monday, April 13, and teachers will once again be available to deliver on-line and distance learning. 
Once again, all on-line and distance learning will resume on April 13 and continue until the end of the school year.   
Please remember that we must all do our part to stop the spread of the COVID 19 virus. Please stay home, stay safe. 

Sincerely,

Mrs. L

Hi Haigh students,

The staff at Haigh shared a video on Youtube of a slideshow with music to show how much we care about you and miss you. Click on the link that says Youtube video slideshow in the box on the right hand side called links on my blog.

As always stay safe, stay healthy, stay happy!

Mrs. L

Hi Haigh and Becker students,

Join in on the fun to see mystery science live! Tune into the live session on April 7th at 1:00PM by typing in your search bar mysteryscience.com/live.

What a great scientific opportunity!

Sincerely,

Mrs. L