Haigh Community, In an effort to help us prepare for any contingencies regarding the Coronavirus, please take a moment to complete the following survey regarding your access to technology at home. This is a school wide survey so we are asking that families with multiple students enrolled only provide the name of their oldest child on this survey. These results are confidential to the school and will be shared with the necessary classroom and resource teachers and administrators only. Please complete this survey as early as possible. Thank you.
Central office will remain open but we will not allow visitors to enter the building (We will have a limited number of staff members in the building). Instead, use phone communication or other forms of electronic communication. The communications office line is 313-872-3006 and will be open for calls from 9am-4pm (Monday to Friday). Parents and community members can also email the communications department at the following email address. communications@dearbornschools.org
Art activities for Young 5s and Kindergarten students will be posted on Mrs. Buenting’s blog starting tomorrow, March 16. At the top of her blog page is a tab labeled Kindergarten, this is where you will find activities, videos, and web links. Please, visit her blog weekly over the next three weeks for activities that can be done with minimum supplies yet keep creative minds working! https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/buenting/
Hello Parents! Attached on this blog are online learning resources to complete with your child at home during our time off. Please read in it’s entirety and if you have any questions I will be happy to help. In addition to this learning, you can also view my link (on my blog) labeled “Educational Websites” to further assist in your child’s educational journey online:) I will also post some fun activities on SeeSaw to see how your child is doing:) At the end of this blog, it will explain what is to be turned in on April 13th (reading log and writing responses). I hope all my families and students stay healthy and well during the next 4 weeks. I will miss all of you and can’t wait to see you back on April 13th. Take care<3 Love, Mrs. Fillmore
Spelling test and lists will be pushed back and will resume in April when we return. In the meantime, please continue working on sight words. We have attached the sight word lists for Kindergarten that need to be mastered before the end of the year.
An easy way to practice these words is by writing out flash cards. We recommend you try the 6:4 method (6 words they know and 4 words they do not know) when reviewing. Practice the set of 10 words until they have mastered words and then bring in new words 4 new words and removed 4 they have mastered.
Sight Word Lists ** They need to know these by the end of Kindergarten! (Young 5, focus on the pre-primer list to prepare them for Kinder!)
Reading
Please use Raz-Kids and reading eggs to work with your child on maintaining and improving their reading skills. I will be monitoring the online programming from home, please email if you have any questions. Students should listen to the book, read the book, and take the quiz for each book before moving on to the next story or book. My recommendation would be at least 3 books a day (following the listen, read, and quiz pattern) and 20-30 minutes on reading eggs.
Please continue to do the fun activities on the March is Reading Month Log. Don’t forget to log your minutes!
Writing
Attached is a template to use each day- 15 total. Students should pick a topic of their choice and write at least 3 complete sentences (Kindergarten) to match the picture they draw.
Here are the math lessons that should be completed in your child’s Eureka Math Succeed Book.
Week of March 16th: Module 4 Lessons 31-36
Week of March 23rd: Module 4 Lessons 37-40
Week of March 30th: Module 5 Lessons 1-6
This is a link to a youtube playlist that has the lessons online for your child to watch. On the right side of the video is the playlist where you can select the appropriate lesson.
Book fair for next week has been cancelled! Also, please look in your child’s folder for a note from me. Thank you:)
This week we enjoyed some special readers in our classroom! Thank you to the families who came to read to us:) Due to recent events, I will be cancelling ALL guest readers until further notice. Thank you for your understanding during this time!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We have officially learned ALL the letters and sounds of the alphabet! Now, we will use our sounds to help us with reading and writing new words:) Next week we will have our 9th spelling test List #9: are, here, was, sit, hit, pit, fit, kit, bit Bonus words to study at home: spit, skit Make sure to practice all the words and the bonus words (10th word) at home for homework. Our 9th spelling test will be on Friday, March 20th.
Writing: In writing we will focus on writing our spelling words in sentences and Narrative Writing. Please practice this at home as well. Thank you!
Math: This week we completed lessons 25-30. Next week, we will complete Module 4 lessons 31-36. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)
Science: For March, we will focus on weather and climate.
Social Studies: For March, we will focus on maps.
GREAT NEWS! We have a book club online at scholastic.com! Each month there are awesome deals with the latest and the most reasonably priced books online! All you do is order at the link below, use the code and your books will be sent home to you within 5 days:) It’s a great way to build your child’s library at home and books also make great gifts as well:) All the information is below! Happy reading!
Scholastic Reading Club:
Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date – 3/27/20
Dear Families,
This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 3/27/20. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ
Spelling test results- I will check the tests on Monday and will let the students know who got a 100%:) All spelling booklets will come home on Monday for you to review with your child. Please make sure to sign on the line and return the booklet on Tuesday:) Thank you!
A homework sheet will come home on Monday! The sheet is due back to school every Friday! If there is no school on Friday, the homework will be due on Thursday. Remember, reading with your child 15 minutes a night is also a part of our homework! Make sure to fill out the monthly reading log each night!
Make sure to go on the learning websites that Haigh has purchased for all of our students! These websites are great extension activities in Math and Reading that are full of fun and learning! Make sure to visit: Raz-Kids, Reading Eggs, Math Seeds and Zearn during the week and weekends!
Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/ Activation code: RKYTJ. The March date to order books will be by the 27th. You will have the chance to buy something from our book order each month:)
Housekeeping items:
Please provide a healthy snack for your child each day! No chips, candy, cookies/cupcakes or juice are allowed for snack. Thank you for your cooperation in promoting a healthy lifestyle for your child:).
Make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack. We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!
Please make sure to go through your child’s folder each night, look at your child’s work (see how they did), look at behavior, read any notes and sign in each day.
Every Monday is library check out! Please make sure your child is returning his/her book so they can check out a new book for the week. If you misplace this book or lose it, there will be a cost for the missing book!
Every Friday will be Kindergarten/Haigh t-shirt day! We love being in the same shirts and showing our Kinder pride at Haigh! If your child forgets to wear their shirt, it’s ok, they can wear a Haigh shirt instead (if they have one). The Haigh Owl Pride committee is going around to each classroom each Friday to tally up how many kids are in spirit wear! The class with the most participants for the month wins a trophy to keep in their room!! Let’s show Haigh that Room 42 has the most spirit! 🙂
Spare change challenge- The PTA has come up with a fun way to collect loose change at school! The intent for the challenge is to raise money to go back to each grade level. In order to include the specials teachers, we will take a small amount from each grade level and divide that between the specials teachers. The money raised may be used for whatever the teachers feel they need for their classrooms.The contest will continue until the bottles are filled, but the first grade level to fill all of their bottles wins an Ice Cream Social.
Upcoming Events:
March 17th- GREEN Day! Book Fair has been CANCELLED!
March 18th- LATE start! Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.
March 19th- Wear Disney gear to school!
March 23rd-27th- SPIRIT WEEK $1 to participate: Pajama Day, Twin Day, Animal Day, Book Character Day, Hat Day!
March 30th- Start Module 5 in Eureka Math! Wear a shirt with words on it:)
March 31st- March reading logs due and April reading logs passed out. Wear black today!
April 3rd- March is Reading month log DUE! Turn in all minutes completed for a chance to win a prize!
April 6th-12th- SPRING BREAK! School resumes on Monday, April 13th.
April 22nd- LATE Start! Students arrive at 9:35 a.m.
Reading buddies: This week we did not meet with our buddies due to the half day on Friday!
I am writing today to provide you with background on how our district is handling the Corona-Virus(Covid 19). Dearborn Public Schools is taking this very seriously and has continued to update their website with information and resources. Below is the link that shows the precautions our school district is taking. I have also attached some resources that can be used at your homes. As more information is shared I will continue to update our blog and send these items home with your students. Thank you for your understanding and support as we work together for our students and staff. Sincerely, Mr. Short
March is Reading Month kicks off this month! We are excited for all of our guest readers and the fun activities we will do all month long:) If you would like to be a guest reader for our class, sign up here:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a45a8af2ea5f85-march
We had a great time launching read across America on March 2nd!
This week we enjoyed some special readers in our classroom! Thank you John’s family and Maryella’s family who came to read to us this week:)
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We have officially learned ALL the letters and sounds of the alphabet! Now, we will use our sounds to help us with reading and writing new words:) Next week we will have our 8th spelling test List #8: no, he, of, den, men, hen, ten, pen, then Bonus words to study at home: when, Ben Make sure to practice all the words and the bonus words (10th word) at home for homework. Our 8th spelling test will be on Friday, March 13th.
Writing: In writing we will focus on writing our spelling words in sentences and Narrative Writing. Please practice this at home as well. Thank you!
Math: This week we completed mid module testing. Next week we will complete Module 4 lessons 25-30. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)
Science: For March, we will focus on weather and climate.
Social Studies: For March, we will focus on maps.
GREAT NEWS! We have a book club online at scholastic.com! Each month there are awesome deals with the latest and the most reasonably priced books online! All you do is order at the link below, use the code and your books will be sent home to you within 5 days:) It’s a great way to build your child’s library at home and books also make great gifts as well:) All the information is below! Happy reading!
Scholastic Reading Club:
Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date – 3/27/20
Dear Families,
This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 3/27/20. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ
Spelling test results- GREAT NEWS!!! Out of 22 students who took their spelling test today, we only had 16 students get a 100%!!! I am so proud of how hard my students and families worked all week to ensure their child was successful on their test. All spelling booklets will come home on Monday for you to review with your child. Please make sure to sign on the line and return the booklet on Tuesday:) Thank you!
A homework sheet will come home on Monday! The sheet is due back to school every Friday! If there is no school on Friday, the homework will be due on Thursday. Remember, reading with your child 15 minutes a night is also a part of our homework! Make sure to fill out the monthly reading log each night!
Make sure to go on the learning websites that Haigh has purchased for all of our students! These websites are great extension activities in Math and Reading that are full of fun and learning! Make sure to visit: Raz-Kids, Reading Eggs, Math Seeds and Zearn during the week and weekends!
Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/ Activation code: RKYTJ. The March date to order books will be by the 27th. You will have the chance to buy something from our book order each month:)
Housekeeping items:
Please provide a healthy snack for your child each day! No chips, candy, cookies/cupcakes or juice are allowed for snack. Thank you for your cooperation in promoting a healthy lifestyle for your child:).
Make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack. We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!
Please make sure to go through your child’s folder each night, look at your child’s work (see how they did), look at behavior, read any notes and sign in each day.
Every Monday is library check out! Please make sure your child is returning his/her book so they can check out a new book for the week. If you misplace this book or lose it, there will be a cost for the missing book!
Every Friday will be Kindergarten/Haigh t-shirt day! We love being in the same shirts and showing our Kinder pride at Haigh! If your child forgets to wear their shirt, it’s ok, they can wear a Haigh shirt instead (if they have one). The Haigh Owl Pride committee is going around to each classroom each Friday to tally up how many kids are in spirit wear! The class with the most participants for the month wins a trophy to keep in their room!! Let’s show Haigh that Room 42 has the most spirit! 🙂
Spare change challenge- The PTA has come up with a fun way to collect loose change at school! The intent for the challenge is to raise money to go back to each grade level. In order to include the specials teachers, we will take a small amount from each grade level and divide that between the specials teachers. The money raised may be used for whatever the teachers feel they need for their classrooms.The contest will continue until the bottles are filled, but the first grade level to fill all of their bottles wins an Ice Cream Social.
Upcoming Events:
March 10th- BINGO for Books! 6pm
March 13th– ½ day of school. Students dismiss promptly at 11:40 a.m.
March 17th- GREEN Day and Book Fair Day! 2:30pm:)
March 18th- LATE start! Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.
March 19th- Wear Disney gear to school!
March 23rd-27th- SPIRIT WEEK $1 to participate: Pajama Day, Twin Day, Animal Day, Book Character Day, Hat Day!
March 30th- Start Module 5 in Eureka Math! Wear a shirt with words on it:)
March 31st- March reading logs due and April reading logs passed out. Wear black today!
April 3rd- March is Reading month log DUE! Turn in all minutes completed for a chance to win a prize!
April 6th-12th- SPRING BREAK! School resumes on Monday, April 13th.
April 22nd- LATE Start! Students arrive at 9:35 a.m.
Reading buddies: This week we read with our buddies…it was a great time!
March is Reading Month kicks off this month! We are excited for all of our guest readers and the fun activities we will do all month long:) If you would like to be a guest reader for our class, sign up here:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a45a8af2ea5f85-march
Also, a packet will be sent home on March 2nd full of fun reading month activities. Make sure to look for it in your child’s folder, so your child can participate in the fun:)
Thank you to Mrs. Keaik for making our classroom door look AWESOME for reading month! Swinging into Reading all month long with our monkeys!
Help: Parents I need your help! Please make sure you are reading my notes on the communication log each day:) Today, it took me 15 minutes to take out everyone’s reading log from their book bags. Please make sure at the end of each month you are taking out the logs and placing into your child’s folder:) Also, I noticed a lot of empty reading logs. This shows me that no one at home is reading with your child, when I know this is not true. Remember: reading is a homework requirement to be done each day and is also part of the participation grade. Your child should be doing homework each night, regardless if there is school or not:) Thank you!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We have officially learned ALL the letters and sounds of the alphabet! Now, we will use our sounds to help us with reading and writing new words:) Next week we will have our 7th spelling test List #7:said, on, me, she, cap, map, nap, tap, clap Bonus words to study at home: snap, flap Make sure to practice all the words and the bonus words (10th word) at home for homework. Our 7th spelling test will be on Friday, March 6th.
Writing: In writing we will focus on writing our spelling words in sentences and Narrative Writing. Please practice this at home as well. Thank you!
Math: This week we completed Module 4 lessons 18-23. Next week I will mid-module test the students in unit 4. Please go back and complete any lessons,with your child, that you were not able to do. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)
Science: For March, we will focus on weather and climate.
Social Studies: For March, we will focus on maps.
GREAT NEWS! We have a book club online at scholastic.com! Each month there are awesome deals with the latest and the most reasonably priced books online! All you do is order at the link below, use the code and your books will be sent home to you within 5 days:) It’s a great way to build your child’s library at home and books also make great gifts as well:) All the information is below! Happy reading! Scholastic Reading Club:
Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date – 3/27/20
Dear Families,
This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 3/27/20. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ
Spelling test results- Out of 23 students who took their spelling test today, we had 19 students get a 100%!!! WOW oh WOW is that awesome! I am so proud of how hard my students and families worked all week to ensure their child was successful on their test. All spelling booklets will come home on Monday for you to review with your child. Please make sure to sign on the line and return the booklet on Tuesday:) Thank you!
A homework sheet will come home on Monday! The sheet is due back to school every Friday! If there is no school on Friday, the homework will be due on Thursday. Remember, reading with your child 15 minutes a night is also a part of our homework! Make sure to fill out the monthly reading log each night!
Make sure to go on the learning websites that Haigh has purchased for all of our students! These websites are great extension activities in Math and Reading that are full of fun and learning! Make sure to visit: Raz-Kids, Reading Eggs, Math Seeds and Zearn during the week and weekends!
Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/ Activation code: RKYTJ. The March date to order books will be by the 27th. You will have the chance to buy something from our book order each month:)
Housekeeping items:
Please provide a healthy snack for your child each day! No chips, candy, cookies/cupcakes or juice are allowed for snack. Thank you for your cooperation in promoting a healthy lifestyle for your child:).
Make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack. We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!
Please make sure to go through your child’s folder each night, look at your child’s work (see how they did), look at behavior, read any notes and sign in each day.
Every Monday is library check out! Please make sure your child is returning his/her book so they can check out a new book for the week. If you misplace this book or lose it, there will be a cost for the missing book!
Every Friday will be Kindergarten/Haigh t-shirt day! We love being in the same shirts and showing our Kinder pride at Haigh! If your child forgets to wear their shirt, it’s ok, they can wear a Haigh shirt instead (if they have one). The Haigh Owl Pride committee is going around to each classroom each Friday to tally up how many kids are in spirit wear! The class with the most participants for the month wins a trophy to keep in their room!! Let’s show Haigh that Room 42 has the most spirit! 🙂
Spare change challenge- The PTA has come up with a fun way to collect loose change at school! The intent for the challenge is to raise money to go back to each grade level. In order to include the specials teachers, we will take a small amount from each grade level and divide that between the specials teachers. The money raised may be used for whatever the teachers feel they need for their classrooms.The contest will continue until the bottles are filled, but the first grade level to fill all of their bottles wins an Ice Cream Social.
Upcoming Events:
March 2nd- Sign up to come read to our class via. Sign Up Genius!
March 10th- BINGO for Books! 6pm
March 13th– ½ day of school. Students dismiss promptly at 11:40 a.m.
March 17th- GREEN Day and Book Fair Day! 2:30pm
March 18th- LATE start! Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.
March 19th- Wear Disney gear to school!
March 23rd-27th- SPIRIT WEEK $1 to participate: Pajama Day, Twin Day, Animal Day, Book Character Day, Hat Day!
March 30th- Start Module 5 in Eureka Math! Wear a shirt with words on it:)
March 31st- March reading logs due and April reading logs passed out. Wear black today!
April 3rd- March is Reading month log DUE! Turn in all minutes completed for a chance to win a prize!
April 6th-12th- SPRING BREAK! School resumes on Monday, April 13th.
April 22nd- LATE Start! Students arrive at 9:35 a.m.
Reading buddies: This week we were not able to read with our buddies. We will meet with them next week:)
