Students working from home! For those of you who haven’t sent a pic , you can still send one to my email, or remind, and I will update it to this page.
For the parents who haven’t joined remind please do so this week. I’m sending invites to google classroom this week on remind.
please text the following and put your child’s name when you sign up . Ex- Malak’s mom
CLASS PICTURE!
Must Do:
Freckle Reading and Writing assignments
required daily teacher assigned articles and math practice .
Week 2 Spelling –
Monday– write four times each, Tuesday-vowels in red/consonant in blue, Wednesday-sentences using your spelling words, Thursday– alphabetic order, and Friday– rainbow writing.
Spelling (plurals x,h,es)
boxes
witches
dishes
fixes
sandwiches
foxes
stitches
swishes
mixes
riches
Work on Writing
Monday:
Spring is here! If you were to look outside how does Spring look differently than Winter?
Tuesday
We left school so quickly due to the coronavirus, but if I had a chance to say a few things to my teacher, this is what I would say…
Wednesday
Compare and contract using a venn diagram two family members.
Thursday
If you could meet any character from your book , who would you meet and why?
Friday
Would you rather have a pet dog or a pet cat? Give three reasons why?
After reading a book daily fill out the following comprehension questions ..
Fiction books:
Title-
Author-
Text Type-
Genre-
1. What is the author’s purpose for this book?
2. What is the problem in the story?
3. How was the problem solved?
4.How did the character in the story act throughout the story?
5. This story reminds me of a time I ….
Nonfiction books:
Title-
Author-
Text Type-
Genre-
1. What is the main idea of this book?
2. The three facts I learned are….
3. After using the glossary pick two words and write the meaning.
4. The photograph that helped me understand the text more is …….. .
5. After reading this book I now know more about…..
Writer’s Workshop (1 Week Assignment)
Animal research project , pick an animal and follow the format below on how to list the information. Have fun with this project, use the internet , books, magazines etc…
Resources
The links below are great resources for reading:
1. Have students go towww.readworks.org/student
2. Students enter class code MKUPDK
3. Tell your students that their default password is 1234
Scholastic News Articles: For extra reading you may sign on and read the articles for second grade and the activities that follow . Directions are below.
Go to Grade 2
Log in
click on student
our class code is: Mokdad
Below are Fiction and Non-Fiction comprehension questions students should answer after reading each book from their reading bag. They must choose 3 questions per book to answer.
Non-Fiction Questions
| 1 Write 3 facts you learned from this book. | 2 What is the most interesting thing that you learned? | 3 Who do you think would be interested in the book you read? Explain why…. |
| 4 What was the author’s purpose? Explain how you know. | 5 Find a heading in your book. Tell me what page it is on and write what the heading is teaching us about. | 6 Choose 4 vocabulary words from your text. With each word: Describe it, illustrate it, and use it in a sentence. |
| 7 What are 2 questions you still have about this topic? | 8 With an adult, do some online research about your topic and write 2 NEW facts your learned (that were NOT in your book). | 9 Write a connection that you have with this topic. Why are you interested in this topic and what else are you still wondering? |
Fiction
| 1 Do a picture walk of your story. Write down your prediction for what you think will happen. | 2 What is the problem and solution of your book? | 3 What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? How do you know? -Persuade -Inform -Entertain |
| 4 What is the main idea of this story? What do you think the author wanted you to learn? | 5 Retell the story: First… Next… Then… Last… | 6 Did this story remind you of anything? Write down your connection and tell me what kind of connection it is. |
| 7 Write 3 new or interesting words from your story and write their definition. | 8 How do you think the main character felt in this story and why? | 9 Draw a picture of your favorite part of the story and write 3 sentences about it. |
Parents please keep your kids at home. During the mandated shut down, all school playgrounds & athletic fields, will be closed to the public. If you are found on the property you will be asked to leave. Please stay at home! Do not visit friends and family!Stay healthy and stay safe!
This week we have Tayseer for the most practiced, Bayan for most correct, and Murtada for highest accuracy! Great job everyone!!
Good morming,Please continue to post daily reminders when and where our students can pick up breakfast and lunch. Starting next week we will shift to a new schedule. Please see below.
Dearborn Public Schools is offering free pickup lunch and breakfast for students while school is closed for the mandatory shut down over the next few weeks.
Families will be able to stop in and pick up a bag with both breakfast and lunch for each child in the family. Pickups will run Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon at Fordson, Edsel Ford, Dearborn high school, McCollough-Unis, Salina Intermediate, and Woodworth Middle School.
Mondays, students will receive breakfast and lunch for Monday and Tuesday.
Wednesdays, students will receive breakfast and lunch for Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Fridays, students will receive breakfast and lunch for Friday Saturday and Sunday.
To continue nurturing our young minds while they are at home from school, Representative Abdullah Hammoud has launched what will now be a series of different guests readers who will read their favorite children’s book via YouTube. TuneIn in and watch the first video in the series, “Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors” read by Representative Abdullah Hammoud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej-N0yxAzWg&feature=youtu.be
Office of the Superintendent
March 20, 2020
Greetings,
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”
This famous movie quote from The Wizard of OZ is spoken by Dorothy when she realizes that she is no longer in the safety of her farm house in Kansas but rather has been chaotically thrown into the unfamiliar and somewhat bizarre land of Oz. Sound Familiar?
Major events have been cancelled; restaurants, malls, and other businesses closed; and “Social Distancing”, and “Flattening the Curve” have become the trending phrases of the day. In just one short week our daily routines have changed and we are still getting used to a different way of life. Amongst all of this change, parents have had to add the role of teacher to their other responsibilities. I want to thank all of our parents for the support and kind words that have been shared with us during the past week. We appreciate all that parents are doing to support our new way of learning for the weeks ahead.
Of course, there wouldn’t be any on-line lessons, virtual classrooms, or remote learning if not for the incredible work of our teachers. Almost overnight they transformed our schools by creating lessons, developing plans, and moving their classrooms from the confines of four walls to the openness of the internet. I cannot thank and compliment them enough for the outstanding work they have done to ensure our students will have meaningful learning experiences while our buildings are closed.
The learning may not look the same for each school or even each grade, but what is common is the connection these teachers are making with their students. That can be difficult to do through a computer screen, and yet our teachers are doing it. They do it by sharing personal stories; photos and videos of their pets, children or hobbies; and by demonstrating how learning can happen anywhere at any time. They are doing it because they are passionate about teaching and have the expertise in their field. I appreciate all of their hard work and commitment to our students.
There are so many people to thank for all they have done this past week. Our administrators, our engineers, crisis team, union heads, custodial staff, all district staff, and of course the hard working team in our technology department. Mr. Troy Patterson and his entire team have done, and continue to do, a tremendous job of supporting the technology needs of our teachers and students. In addition, they were instrumental in distributing more than 5,000 chrome books to students this past week.
When it comes to distributing items to the students no one does it better than our Food Service department. This week Mr. Jeff Murphy, Mr Josh Bains, and their entire team in the Food Service department were able to provide more than 35,000 meals to students in our district, 20,000 being handed out on Friday alone. Thank you to everyone who was part of that program including the dozens of volunteers coordinated by our PTA.
We are scheduled to return to our buildings and our classrooms on April 13th. As we have been saying all along, this situation is ever changing and we all must be patient to see if our efforts will help to slow the spread of this virus. We must continue to follow the recommendations of our healthcare professionals. This means avoiding groups of more than 10, keeping our social distance, washing hands, covering our mouth when coughing or sneezing, and of course if we are not feeling well, please stay in your home.
Starting Monday, March 23, the Administrative Service Center will no longer be open but, just like our schools, the work will continue. Our staff will transition to working at home and to make sure we continue to deliver services to the public, I would like to share the following contact numbers and emails:
As we increase the number of people being tested for COVID-19 there will most likely be more reported cases. The whole point to all of the closures and cancellations is to keep people from gathering in large groups so that we don’t spread the COVID-19 virus. It’s not to stop it, cure it, or end it…only slow it down. In a few weeks, we can evaluate the situation, consideration recommendations from the state and county, and with the information available to us make decisions about the remainder of the school year.
It is the uncertainty that is most frustrating for most people. People like to have deadlines, goals, a beginning and an end. With the current state of affairs we don’t have that. We only have “wait and see” with no real conclusion in sight. I ask that we all try to be patient. We are going through a very different time and learning as we live through these events. A little inconvenience for the next few weeks (and longer if necessary) is worth doing in order to keep others safe and avoid more drastic measures down the road.
Our administration has the support of our incredible Board of Education and I have witnessed first hand the awesome ability of this community to come together in the time of crisis. I know that by all of us working together, remaining calm, and being patient we will help each other through this difficult time and come out on the other side much stronger as a community, as a state, and as a nation.
Regards,
Glenn Maleyko, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Must Do:
Week 2 Spelling -(Monday– write four times each, Tuesday-vowels in red/consonant in blue, Wednesday-sentences using your spelling words, Thursday– alphabetic order, and Friday– rainbow writing.
Week 2: Spelling words (Contractions)
Work on Writing
Monday:
Describe your favorite season (fall, spring, summer, or winter). Describe 3 things you like to do during that season.
TUESDAY
“Pizza is the best food in the whole wide world!” Is this statement a fact or an opinion? How do you know?
WEDNESDAY
Water, food and shelter are the basic needs that all humans need to survive. Describe why each one of these things is important for living. Give 2 reasons for each of our basic needs.
THURSDAY
Compare and contrast. In what ways are humans and animals alike? In what ways are they different?
Readworks:
Below are Fiction and Non-Fiction comprehension questions students should answer after reading each book from their reading bag. They must choose 3 questions per book to answer.
Non-Fiction Questions
| 1 Write 3 facts you learned from this book. | 2 What is the most interesting thing that you learned? | 3 Who do you think would be interested in the book you read? Explain why…. |
| 4 What was the author’s purpose? Explain how you know. | 5 Find a heading in your book. Tell me what page it is on and write what the heading is teaching us about. | 6 Choose 4 vocabulary words from your text. With each word: Describe it, illustrate it, and use it in a sentence. |
| 7 What are 2 questions you still have about this topic? | 8 With an adult, do some online research about your topic and write 2 NEW facts your learned (that were NOT in your book). | 9 Write a connection that you have with this topic. Why are you interested in this topic and what else are you still wondering? |
Fiction
| 1 Do a picture walk of your story. Write down your prediction for what you think will happen. | 2 What is the problem and solution of your book? | 3 What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? How do you know? -Persuade -Inform -Entertain |
| 4 What is the main idea of this story? What do you think the author wanted you to learn? | 5 Retell the story: First… Next… Then… Last… | 6 Did this story remind you of anything? Write down your connection and tell me what kind of connection it is. |
| 7 Write 3 new or interesting words from your story and write their definition. | 8 How do you think the main character felt in this story and why? | 9 Draw a picture of your favorite part of the story and write 3 sentences about it. |
| The address 6470 Williamson ave. Free Food Distribution for Households with Children [South parking lot] Dearborn’s Ford Community & Performing Arts Center Monday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Helping Our Community During Urgent Times of Need Households with children who are in need of food are encouraged to attend our upcoming drive-thru food distribution, sponsored by Gleaners Community Food Bank. Please stay in your vehicle to limit exposure. Groceries will be placed into your trunk or back seat. Guests without vehicles are welcome to walk up, but should be prepared to carry 20-30 pounds or have a cart. Together with Gleaners Community Food Bank, we are taking all necessary precautions to distribute food safely.Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan 2131 Beaufait | Detroit, MI | 48207-3410 313-571-0230 www.gcfb.org |