Dearborn Public Schools
I am preparing envelopes to go home with the students for this year’s Jump Rope for Heart collections. Please see the link below to learn about earning a Mr. Tusker elephant for any online donation!
Mr. Tusker_1st Online Donation_email template
https://jumphoops2017mwa.kintera.org/williamfordes
Physical education classes are finishing basketball lessons and will begin volleyball lessons. The report card assessments are for the skill of underhand strike for the 4th and 5th grade students and catch a fly ball for kindergarten through 3rd grade students. Also, 4th and 5th grades fitness test is on flexibility by performing the sit and reach test. The locomotor skill being tested for lower elementary classes is slide. The social skill focus is on cooperation for lower elementary and respect for self and others for upper elementary classes.
I will have an additional post in a few weeks to give out a link for online donations for our Jump Rope for Heart event that is scheduled for April 20th.
This card marking the students are working on tennis skills during the month of December. I will begin basketball skills lessons in January. The personal/social skills the students are practicing are best effort and responsibility. Please remember to carry gym shoes to school when wearing snow boots in order to participate in physical education class. Doing this is a good example of responsibility.
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Read more
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Read more
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Welcome back returning students and new students as well. I am happy to begin my 20th year teaching at Wm. Ford and having Mr. Abass back to teach his 2nd year here. We will team teach some kindergarten through 3rd grade classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. Soccer will be the focus of this 1st marking and fitness test preparation for 4th and 5th grade classes, Be sure to wear play clothes and gym shoes on physical education days.
During the 4th marking period, the students will be learning gymnastics and T-ball or softball. The 4th graders fitness test will be for flexibility by doing the sit and reach test. The object control test for all grades is an overhead throw with a softball or wiffleball. The locomotor skill being tested is the skip. The personal/social skill being developed will be compassion for the K through 3rd grade classes and constructive competition for the 4th grade classes.
All physical education classes have started working on volleyball skills. The report card assessments will be underhand strike for object control for 4th graders and catch a fly ball for K through 2nd graders. The fitness test will be jump rope for 3rd & 4th graders. The locomotor skill will be slide for the K through 2nd graders. The sportsmanship category will work on cooperation with K through 3rd graders and respect for the 4th graders.
I will have the sports nights for boys again on Thurs 2/11 and for girls on Thurs. 2/18. Mrs. Scannell and I will also have another safety and service squad play night in the month of February. Permission slips will go home the 1st week of the month.
Thank you to the PTA for helping me with the supervision of an after school sports night for selected 4th & 5th graders on the 2nd Thursday of each month for boys and the 3rd Thursday of each month for the girls.