Author: Elizabeth Donelson

 Please see the message below from our district office. Due to extremely cold temperatures and wind chills, all after school activities for Tuesday, January 29, 2019 are cancelled.  This includes all parent meetings,extended day tutoring, concerts, athletic competitions and practices.  Adult and Community Education classes will also be closed this evening (1/29/19). Kids Club and All Day Pre-School will remain open until… Read more →

        Tomorrow the first graders will take the NWEA reading test. The children will be asked 43 questions all related to ELA concepts (reading comprehension, syllables, antonyms and synonyms, sentence structure, punctuation, vocabulary, etc. . The test will be read to them through headphones and they will need to choose the best answer to the questions. I… Read more →

Please note that all Dearborn Public Schools will be closed today due to the icy road conditions. I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing day off. Read more →

      Hi families! Over the 2 week break, we are organizing a fun holiday challenge for your child to participate in to help prepare them for the upcoming NWEA tests in January. Here are the rules to participate in the challenge: Practice the questions found within the Reading NWEA Review Packet. Practice the questions found within the Math… Read more →

Below is the link to sign up for donations to our holiday party. If you are interesting in volunteering in class, please let me know through email, blog, or in person. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0844aea62dabff2-1stgrade Read more →

Your child will be bringing home a new reading tool in their book bag – their own retelling rope! Their rope consists of 8 colored beads threaded on 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 using… Read more →

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Dear Families, Thank you so very much for all that you do. I was incredibly grateful to have such a wonderful group of parents come in and help volunteer through our holiday activities. The kiddos seemed to have such a fantastic time and that is thanks to all of the hard work and donations everyone sent in. I sincerely hope… Read more →

  On the letter we sent home today, we asked for chaperones to take their child with them in the car and meet us at the zoo – this is incorrect! All students may ride the bus with us to the zoo, while parents will drive separately and meet us at the front gates. Sorry for the confusion 🙁   Mrs.… Read more →

      FIELD TRIP REMINDERS! We are asking that all first graders dress appropriately for Monday’s weather. It is supposed to be in the low 50’s, 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… Read more →