Author: Elizabeth Donelson

        Dear Families, The first grade is in need of several CLEAR, 12 OUNCE PLASTIC CUPS. Our first grade donation to this month’s PBIS celebration (The Haigh Winter Carnival) is a plastic cup snowman as an estimate game (how many cups did it take to build our snowman?). It is our job to build a snowman for the… Read more →

      Hi families! A lot of parents have asked for math and reading packets for their student as extra practice for the upcoming two-week break we have. Instead of printing off two big packets for each student, I will be attaching two links to this post for you to use right from your smart phone or computer to… Read more →

           On Friday, December 22th Mrs. Donelson’s class will be having brunch together in the classroom. We will be serving pancakes, fruit, bagels, milk and other delicious treats. All parents and younger siblings are welcome to attend this special brunch. Brunch will be served around 10:30am. (Please do not feed your child a huge breakfast before school.) Following brunch, the… Read more →

Attention: Families with Preschool age children who are 4 years of age by December 1, 2017.  There is an immediate possibility of free full day preschool beginning in January 2018 in the Dearborn Public Schools (next month). The family must be eligible based on risk factors and not currently enrolled in a GSRP program.  If interested, families may pick up… Read more →

  Dear families,   Our November PBIS celebration is almost here and we are celebrating with a few games of TURKEY BOWLING! The party will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 29th. Students will be bowling with a rubber bowling ball to try and knock down three “turkey pins”. They will also be challenged by trying to knock the pins over… Read more →

Today your child will bring home a new reading tool in their book bag – their own retelling rope! Their rope consists of 8 colored beads tied onto a shoelace. This tool is used to help students with reading comprehension of a fictional story. Children know that comprehension happens when they understand what they read. I can test their comprehension… Read more →

  Below you will find the link to the new class schedule time slots for the book fair. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0844a4ac22a7ff2-fall Please see that our start time has changed from 9:00am to 9:30am on Tuesday, November 14th. Read more →

Dear families, Please enjoy a few photos from our recent trip to the Detroit Zoo. Thank you to all the chaperones who were able to attend. Your generosity was greatly appreciated.       Read more →

  Dear families, Today and Monday I will not be meeting with reading groups so that I can individually assess each of your children and see their progression for the month. I strongly encourage you to continue to read each and every night with your children. Thank you for all your continued support! Sincerely Mrs. Donelson     Read more →

FIELD TRIP REMINDERS! We are asking that all first graders dress appropriately for Thursday’s weather. It is supposed to be in the low 50s, so a warm jacket and a hat is a good idea. All children must pack a snack, lunch and a drink for a picnic lunch at the zoo. All bags and containers MUST be disposable. Children need to arrive at school… Read more →