Mrs. Halimi

Good afternoon Haigh families. I hope you are all doing well and feeling healthy. This experience is difficult and trying but I am confident that we will beat this pandemic and reconnect again soon. I think that this whole thing is teaching us many things: love your family, enjoy the small moments, don’t take things for granted, and to keep a positive attitude. My family has been keeping our distance from family and friends and passing the time with board games (CLUE is their new favorite), playing roller hockey, house chores (planning to paint Austen’s room this week), crafts, lot’s of movies (Thank you Disney-Plus), cooking, baking, reading, writing, and the laundry that STILL never stops 🙂 I hope you guys are staying positive and helping your children pass the time with some fun family time.

Thank you for working hard last week to help your child access our virtual platform of Google Classroom. I know first hand how hard it can be to get your own children to stay on task each day. This is a break from their normal routine, a new way of learning, and some of you may be unsure of how to support your child during this time. So many of my friends have reached out and expressed how difficult it is with juggling their own jobs and  teaching multiple children in the home. Just know that every little bit that they do will help them from experiencing that “Summer Slide” or should we say “Spring slide”.   

Like always, I thank you for your support and the encouragement you give your child each day. If you need help or have a question please reach out by e-mail or through the remind app. 

Keep reading for this weeks suggested list of assignments:

Remote Learning Week 2 suggested list of assignments for the week of March 23, 2020

Reading —

• Scholastic News Learn at home lessons for 20 days. Read the non-fiction articles for days 6-10 . Each day there are 3 articles, pick the most interesting article (1) to WRITE A SUMMARY of what you have read and learned. I am changing this from last week since it seemed like a lot to get through. PARENTS, feel free to have your child complete the questions to articles if you would like them to do more.
  • Be sure to type your responses into the sheet labeled Scholastic News Work Week 2 
• Readworks articles will be shared through Google Classroom. Remember you can use the tools to highlight, take notes, and zoom in. If you are scoring poorly, I will send it back to you to revise or redo. Please remember to split the screen so you can use your good reading skills to GO BACK in the text to find your answer. This week you will have 3 of these. Be sure to SUBMIT to me!Here are the titles of the articles;
  • Computers Vs. Books
  • A New Friend
  • Bringing Books to Life
• Storyline Online– Read and listen to as many stories as you wish! Choose 1 story to listen to online and write a summary using the words: In the beginning, next, then, after that, in the end.. 
  • Be sure to type your responses into the sheet in Google Classroom labeled Storyline online summary. 

Writing

• I miss YOU! Type me a letter in a friendly letter format and tell me ALL of the things you have been doing to keep busy! Tell me something fun you learned or something fun you did. Make me smile with a joke or a silly story. I can’t wait to hear from you, I will write you back 🙂 
• halimia@dearbornschools.org 
• Remember to use the friendly letter writing format Letter Writing Format sample
• Keep an online slide journal to document your feelings of this historical moment. Please keep this journal on our Google Classroom titled: My Experience Living in a Historical Moment Slides

Math

• Watch video for lessons 16, 17,18,19,20  Unit 5 Video Tutorials. One lesson video per day.
• After watching each day’s lesson video on the link above, complete the matching lesson on Zearn. One lesson per day.
• Once finished with Zearn lesson, complete the matching lesson homework in the Succeed Math Book.
• Remember you are at home, so take some time out and play some FUN math games to ensure your stay on top of your multiplication fluency. 

• Science
  • Mystery Science– Watch the videos- How does hand sanitizer kill germs? and How many people are in the world?

Sing your favorite song Fifty Nifty United States! 

Have a great week, work hard, play outside and don’t forget to write me a letter 🙂

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