Dear Maples Families,

Today, the governor of Michigan, ordered all schools to remain closed for through the end of this school year. As a staff, we share the disappointment of our families and students but know this plan will support the well-being of all Michigan residents and help slow the spread of COVID 19.

At this time, the district and our staff is working to create a unified plan moving forward to continue to support the emotional and academic learning of our students.

Next week, April 6-10, is Dearborn’s spring break. Staff will be stepping back from remote teaching to relax and spend time with their families. They will be sending some final notes home tomorrow about fun things for families to do next week to keep students active and learning!

Please continue to connect with your students’ teachers. Now more than ever we need to work together to assure our students keep learning and stay healthy!

We miss you all!

Mrs. Jakubik

This year we learned all about Michigan’s Geography, History and Economy in Social Studies. We had a field trip earlier this year and visited the Monroe Battlefield. That was a fun field trip! Well just because we are home doesn’t mean we can’t go on field trips and learn all about Michigan! I have been looking at Virtual Field Trips as a fun way to learn about Michigan. Every week, I will post a Virtual Field Trip, please join us whenever you are ready to go somewhere different!

Click on the link and begin your Virtual Field trip to the Michigan Sand Dunes!

The Third Grade Team have compiled a calendar for third grade students to continue to work on their academic subjects during this trying time. It is unfortunate to be going through this but it is better to be safe and take all of the precautions to ensure all of our students stay healthy. However, I feel as a community we can overcome any challenge like this Coronavirus or any other. Attached is the daily calendar of assignments for the students to complete the weeks of March 16-April 13th. The calendar will be posted on Google Classroom and on Class Dojo. All Assignments will be completed on Google Classroom, Raz-Kids, ReadTheory and Zearn. It is very important to have your child complete the required assignments to ensure their readiness for the MSTEP test in the Spring.

WE appreciate all of your support.

Thank you for your patience.

Click on the link to view the Online Homework Calendar with the required assignments.

Dear Third Grade Families,

We wanted to share an overview of our third grade progress and our plan moving forward until the end of this year. We want to apologize because we have many updates so it is a little bit long but we wanted to make sure you get all of the information.
First, we have already finished all of our DRA testing, NWEA Winter Math and Reading test and completed the 2nd card marking. As a result, we have sent report cards this past Friday. We have one more test we will be doing next week which is the NWEA Language Test. Also, we are on our last topic on Module 2-in Math and we have Topic E quiz (subtracting three digit measurements and solving word problems). Please make sure your child is practicing by completing his or her Math homework by going on Zearn until they have reached Lesson 21. I did not assign a paper homework over this weekend but I expect that they finish all of the lessons on Zearn. As far as NWEA Language Practice, your child can go on Prepdog.org and select the Language Practices tests.

Secondly, as you may have heard about the READING BY THIRD GRADE LAW. This law will affect our current third graders which means that if your child does not get a score of over 1253 on the M-STEP, this will mean that he or she will be forced to repeat third grade. Some of students at the beginning of the year got a Reading Contract so this was discussed at the Parent Teacher Conferences as to how important this state law was.

OUR promise to you as your child’s third grade teachers, we will continue to work with your child and provide the extra support needed for your child to succeed. However, we teachers cannot do this alone which means that I need help from you as the parents to also do your part by making sure your child come home and is completing their reading homework/third grade expectation.
Also, having a talk with your child regarding their behavior and attitude towards school is also important. When your child comes with a healthy mindset coming to school and not wasting time will make a difference in their learning performance. We need to stay focused for the rest of the year and make sure we all succeed with making sure our children understand that their education should be valued.
IF you have any questions, please reach out any one us third grade teachers whether it is Mrs. Atris, Mrs. Casebolt, Mrs. Imsande or Mrs. Massey. We will be happy and eager to help and provide whatever resources is necessary for your child to succeed.

October will be a very busy month. Here all of things we are doing in our classroom!

October 7, Monday-Guest Speaker- Dearborn Fire Station- Will come in talk to our students about the importance of Fire Safety.

October 9- Wednesday- Picture Day- Please make sure you fill out the form and have the correct amount to your child’s order.

October 10, Thursday- Field Trip to River Raisin Battlefield. This is a free trip courtesy of the PTA and a Social Studies Scholarship. Please make sure your child brings a bag lunch/drink and wear comfortable clothes and shoes.

October 14 and October- Field Trip to the Fire Safety House in Dearborn All of the third grade will be visiting the Fire Safety House in Dearborn.

This summer, your child is required to complete 120 minutes for Reading and 120 minutes for Math on ExactPath each week over the summer vacation.  Please make sure that your child is completing this requirement because it is very important that your child does not regress over the summer.

To get to ExactPath, go to the Dearborn Public Schools website, click on Student Portal and Click on Clever.  Finally, you will see the ExactPath app, click on the ExactPath icon and you may begin your challenge!

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads!

The PTA is holding a Father’s Day Sale throughout the week during your child’s lunch time.

For summer work, we have set up a class for third graders to brush up on their 3rd grade Math Skills.

Follow the directions on how to get started.

Click here to open the PDF with instructions

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Click on the WEBSITE https://www.prodigygame.com/