https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRPvpmUYfCR_sRq14PSTYoyatM8n2SiccuMqG2ZwzC0/edit
Past week
Lots of work has been completed this week. You all are doing a great job. We’ll keep practicing submitting work on Google Classroom. This is something many around the district are learning even the principals daughters were having trouble at first. Practice makes perfect!
Have a nice weekend. Rest, relax and have fun with your families.
Bye For Now!
Happy “Fun Day” Friday First graders, and Ramadan Mubarak to those who are observing. Today is going to be a little relaxed being that it’s the beginning of Ramadan.
Just do a little Reading, Math, Writing, or Google Classroom activities. NO RUSH!!! Be sure to hit “submit”.
Apparently we missed a few birthdays during this time of social distancing. Hussein’s Salem’s birthday was April 7th, Rabi Tamer’s birthday was April 13th, and Zeinab Hadla’s was last Saturday on April 18th. Congrats to all of you and I hope you had a great day.
Students of the Week
I know we had a few students who never got to be the student of the week before the school closing. I always randomly picked the new student from a group sticks with your names on them. I marked them after you were picked. I don’t have these sticks. If you could let me know who you are I can set up some activities for you to do during your week. I’m thinking:
Busy Student Pictures
Emails with Classwork
*Please put your name on your work before you take a picture and send it to me. I download your work into file folders by subject. I won’t know who’s who when I look on it later.
BYE FOR NOW!!!
Hello Howard Families,
We hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy! We have great news for those families who missed previous opportunities to pick up a Chromebook and were still needing one! We will have a third day for Chromebook distribution in a drive-up format in front of the school’s main entrance (please stay in your car as we must practice social distancing). The Chromebook distribution will be held on Tuesday, April 28th from 3:00-4:30. Please keep in mind that you will be asked to sign a contract stating that you will be held responsible for the upkeep of the Chromebook that will need to be returned to the school after the shutdown. If you plan on coming to pick up a Chromebook, we ask that you fill out this Survey for planning purposes. This survey also gives you an opportunity to request support in attaining internet/wifi service if you are in need of this.
Please rest assured that all Chromebooks will be disinfected before the distribution, therefore, completing this Survey will help us to be better prepared. Thank you for your ongoing patience, understanding, and cooperation. Just as a reminder, for your safety, no parents or students will be allowed in the school building. We will keep you posted if and when this changes, as we know that some students would like their belongings. However, we do not have any information regarding this at this time. Please stay home and stay safe!
Take care,
Mrs. Sabbagh
Sorry girls we have been told to cancel live meets for 2 days, because the site has been interrupted by some inappropriate things. If anything changes I will let you know. Just work on the quiz. I know you can do it. email me if you have any questions.
***After you click on the quiz, Look below for “Math quiz google form“. That’s the actual quiz for you to complete and turn in. If you clicked twice on the original link you are typing on the original. Don’t do that. I had to change the test about 3 times.
Google Meet w/ Girls Tomorrow at 9:00 am Math Quiz Topic A
Math quiz topic A (make a copy for yourself if you can)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oDr6Nr1gaBIoDLXXR2FMUDhMQrASV3l4lG_cVy-ik4Q/edit
Good Morning First graders and parents, I hope all is going well with your families. I have just put a Math quiz on google classroom. You just have to put the number sentence that goes with the problem in the text box at the bottom of the problem.
I can see most of you have been really getting into this remote learning, evidenced by all the emails with assignments attached. I have folders (writing, spelling, and math) on my google drive where I have been downloading these documents. This will be my evidence of your work for the 4th report card, along with the assignments on google classroom where I get reports on what has been “turned in” .
Please remember to put your name on assignments you send me, because when I go through my folder I won’t remember whose writing, Math, or spelling this is. I won’t be be downloading every document you send to the blog.
Raz kids
Congrats to the following students who read who read over 2 books a day and completed the quiz every day last week: Maha, Lilly, Wassim, Elliott, Jayden, Zeinab, Sam and Hassan. Keep up the good work!!! I know all of you are capable of being on this list.
Zearn
Congrats to the following students who are on schedule with the Zearn lessons, or have surpassed and gone ahead: Mahdi, Maha, Lilly, Wassim, Elliott, Jayden, Sam, Nader, Aseel and Morgan. Keep up the good work!!! I know all of you are capable of being on this list.
Writing
Congrats to the following students who have completed all the writing assignments and more: Adam, Nader, Rabi, Amelia, Hussein, and Sam. Keep up the good work!!! I know you all can be on this list. Lilly’s stories have been following the 3 main steps to a good story. A good opening or beginning sentence, a middle with details , and a good wrap or ending.
Lions
By Lilly
Today I am going to talk about lions. Lions are cats and the biggest of all cats. Lions sleep a lot during the day. Lions make a loud roar noise. Lions babies are called cubs. They run very fast. I hope you learned a lot about lions.
**Remember to END the Meet by clicking the Hang-up button and NOT just closing the tab.
Google Meet w/ the Boys
Congrats boys! We had a good google meet today. We had many new participants. We completed the Module 4 Quiz A with flying colors. It was a little noisy at times, but we got through it. Try and follow the guide for students on google meets. Try and get your bathroom breaks before the meeting, because we are not waiting. Girls you are next. See you on Friday.
Busy Students
School
By Sam
I like school. I do a lot of work. I read books. Then I do Science. Also, I do raz kids. Then I do Zearn. After that, I go to the cafeteria to eat. Then we all go to recess. I miss all of my teachers and friends.
Morgan’s Work
Airplanes
By Nader Saad
Riding in an airplane feels like it is slow but it is fast. Airplanes fly very high in the sky. Airplane seats are comfortable. Airplanes can be different sizes.
Eagles
Eagles are large and powerful birds. There are over 60 different types of eagles. Eagles can see very good. They can even hold a deer as prey. Eagles are so fast their speed is up to 99 mph. They can live up to 20 years. Eagles have heavy heads and large hooked beaks. They also have strong legs and sharp talons. Eagles are very interesting birds.
Rabi T.
I Love My Cats!!!
By Amelia
I love my cats. I like to call my cats kiki’s. They are very loud. Frank is an orange tabby cat who likes to go outside. Tuna is a Siamese cat. His favorite cat toy is a sparkly ball. Taz was a tabby cat. He was afraid of everything except my mom. He was finally getting used to me.
Hussein’s Work
Rabi’s Spelling
Mia’s Reading answers
1. A banana fell and made a thump.
2. He ran and told fox.
Google Meet Today w/ Boys 9:00
meet.google.com/jac-opdt-xne
*Remember to be ready to solve those math problems.
Google Classroom Assignments
Turn in an assignment with a doc assigned to you
I’m so sorry for all the confusions on assignments, logging into sites, and showing evidence of all your child’s work. I hope this helps. I’ve talked with my First grade team, and we all seem to be on the same page.
Reading is mostly online or in actual books, but answers to questions or retellings can be in their notebook or on google docs.
Science and Social Studies activities are usually on google classroom with readings or videos on ReadWorks or youtube.
Math is completed in their workbook or quizzes on Google classroom.
Spelling is completed in their notebooks or on google docs. Emailing me pictures of some not all of your work is great. The students love to see their work on the blog. I can create assignments for some spelling and reading on google classroom.
Writing can be completed in their notebook/paper (send a picture) or on google docs.
*When students type their stories or assignments, they then share it with me so I can instantly edit their work, make comments. The updated documents are on their Google docs for them to see later on. This is what Google docs is used for.
Getting on Google Classroom
*Log into dearbornscools.org
*Click on student portal
*Look for useful links
*Click on Google Classroom
*Click join
*Class Code r5gzdws
Google Meet Tomorrow w/ Boys at 9:00am meet.google.com/jac-opdt-xne
Evidence of Good Work
My Family
By Maha
I live with my family. My mom’s name is Amani and my Dad’s name is Hail. I live
with three sisters and one brother. I eat when my mom calls me to eat. My mom tells me when to sleep. My mom tells me when to do my homework. My sister’s name is Reem.
By Adam
Peregrine falcons can fly. They are the fastest birds. They can fly up to 200 miles per hour. They can live in cold tundras to a hot desert. They can live low near the ocean and as high as the mountains. They find a shallow place near some rocks or a building for their nest. Female peregrines either lay two or 4 eggs each time. Peregrines are carnivores. They eat meat like starlings, pigeons and doves. Their lifespan is up to 17 years. Peregrine Falcons are cool birds.
Weekend
By Maha
This weekend we had a BBQ. My mom and dad cooked good food. At night we watched a movie. It was sunny. I played outside with my sisters. My dad took me to visit grandma.
Adam’s Story about Sports
Spelling
Hussein’s Ramadan story and spelling practice
Amelia’s Spelling work
Rabi’s Spelling work
Good Morning Parents and Students I hope this message finds you ready for a new day. I know this remote learning can be a little tricky and confusing at times. It’s this same for me also. This week I am having 2 Google Meets. The first one is for the boys tomorrow (wednesday) at 9:00, and the second one is for the girls on Friday at 9:00. For both meets ww will be talking about Math. So bring your questions and comments. We will be going over Module 4 Quiz A as a group. Look it over and be ready to discuss. Here is a copy of the quiz. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oDr6Nr1gaBIoDLXXR2FMUDhMQrASV3l4lG_cVy-ik4Q/edit When you click on this link, you will see a smaller google link. Click on that.
Generic Schedule Work Times
Dear Howard School Parents –
The district has developed a learning plan for your children that meets the recommendations of the state of Michigan. Within the plan, there is a recommended amount of “work minutes” for each subject that is determined by your child’s grade level.
It is important that the definition of “work time” is understood by parents, guardians, and students. When your child is learning or practicing skills /cooking, playing an instrument or developing an interest. We also need to encourage our children to have conversations with people outside of our homes during this time- calling (not a text – hearing a voice is important) a friend, neighbor or relative can help him/her feel comfortable. Here are three different types of “times.” “Think-time,” “work-time,” and “play-time.” Please read below and take note of the “work time” explanation.
The first is “think time.” This involves activities such as watching videos, listening to stories/lectures, reading over materials, watching or participating in demonstrations, rewatching videos or explanations when mistakes are made or other similar activities. These are the activities that lead up to your child working on and completing an assignment.
The second is “work time”. There are recommendations from the state and district for the amount of “work time” per subject depending on grade level. “Work time” is the amount of time your child is continually engaged in completing an assignment without breaks or distractions. This is the time he/she will be working on things such as actively solving math problems, writing/typing responses, identifying answers within passages or completing assignments in online learning sites chosen by his/her teacher. It is important to realize every child is different with individual learning styles, needs, and speed – the state is recommending these times as a guideline. Adjustments in the amount of time need to be considered to accommodate your individual child’s style and needs.
The third is “leisure/play time”. This is important to balance your child’s day, to manage stress and develop other parts of your child’s brain. More than ever your child needs to do activities that involve relaxation and creativity. This time can include special area activities: drawing, creating projects, crafts, board games, building with legos or blocks, card games, puzzles, imaginative play, Continuity of learning plan-“Work Time”
Generic Sample Schedule
| School Times | MINUTES | SCHOOL SUBJECTS |
| THINK/PLAY | Morning Message | |
| THINK | Reading Story | |
| WORK | 15 min. | Text Questions |
| THINK,Work, or PLAY | 15 min. | *Special Class |
| THINK | Math lesson Video | |
| WORK | 15 min. | Math Workbook |
| PLAY | *RECESS OUTDOORS | |
| Work | 15 mi. | Writing |
| THINK | Science or Social Studies Video | |
| Work | 15 min. | Video Activity |
| PLAY | SCHOOL TIMES | |
| THINK/WORK/PLAY | 15 min. | Reading Technology |
| THINK/WORK/PLAY | 15 min | Math Technology |
| PLAY | *Family Time | |