Mrs. Halimi

It’s time for students to nominate their favorite Dearborn Public Schools teacher for the 2020 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Award, sponsored by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce and presented by LaFontaine Automotive Group.  The nomination deadline is Monday, March 9, 2020 at 5 p.m.   Nominations can be submitted online here (the preferred method) or via a paper form.

Printed nomination forms may be picked up at any Dearborn Public School and the District’s Administration Office, 18700 Audette. Completed forms can be dropped off or mailed to the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce, 22100 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48124 or faxed to (313) 584-9818. Adults may assist students in completing nominations when necessary, but no more than two teachers can be nominated per student.

Students may nominate any new or veteran teachers whom they feel has made outstanding contributions to the teaching profession.  Pre-school through second grade students are asked to describe how their teacher makes learning fun.  Students in this category can include a nice drawing, if they wish, but it will not be part of the selection process.  Third through fifth grade students must describe how their teacher has created a classroom where learning is positive and fun.  Middle school students (grades 6-8) are asked to explain how their teacher connects classroom learning with everyday life.  Students in high school must describe how their teacher is preparing them to be college and career ready.

“Nominating a teacher for this award is an outstanding way for students to show teachers how much their work is valued and appreciated and the positive impact teachers have on students’ lives. We have so many excellent teachers deserving of this recognition, and I hope many of our students will take a few moments to nominate their favorite teacher,” said Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko.

LINK to online form

Dear families,

Haigh is excited to collaborate with Wayne State University to begin our D-SHINES program this spring. D-SHINES will convert part of the large field behind our school into a full garden, complete with massive garden beds, shed, picnic tables and benches for an outdoor classroom. The focus of this program is to promote healthy lifestyle choices, proper nutrition and the importance of physical activity. 

Before we begin this program, the D-SHINES program coordinator from WSU would like to collect information from our families to develop a program that is best suited for our students and our families. The survey takes approximately six minutes. Please take the time to complete this survey (only one survey per family is needed). 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oDA12PPm3jHDswcnfLG2sG1fqbyNz7Tsb720bIOaocU/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks so much for your help and support as we begin this awesome program! 

D-SHINES Haigh Representatives 

Courtney Otto and Sara Sarafa (Garden Champions)

Kristy Lozon (Physical Activity Champion)

Good afternoon Haigh families! It has been a great week off and my family and I are loving the sunshine. Hopefully your family has enjoyed the time off to rest, relax, and spend quality time together.

Reminders for the week:

• Tuesday—PBIS escape room
• Thursday—Sky Dome Planetarium assembly

This week in reading we will work on making inferences in a text. We will practice using our prior knowledge, picture cues, and evidence from the text to infer important information about the characters thoughts, motivations, and feelings. In writing we will learn about opinion writing and take a stance on cutting down trees in the rain forest. We will practice using sources and do some of our own research to help support our opinion with evidence from a source.

In math we will begin our next unit of fractions. The fraction unit is one of my favorites because it is such a big concept and so very important. It is also my favorite because we have worked so hard with our multiplication/division strategies and building up our number sense. I just know we are ready to dig deep into this unit!

In social studies we will continue to talk about how manufacturing really helped grow the state of Michigan. We will begin to talk about the growth of the automobile industry in Michigan.

Academic Vocabulary:

1. Manufacturing- the process of using resources to make a product for people to purchase.
2. Fraction- a part of a whole.
3. Mining- the process of getting minerals or precious metals from the ground.
4. Partition- to cut or divide into pieces.

I am looking forward to a great week last week of February at Haigh!

Good afternoon Haigh families. I hope your weekend is going well. I heard some afternoon snow is on it’s way today.

Reminders for the week:

• Spirit Week
  • Monday- pajama day
  • Tuesday -mismatch day
  • Wednesday- sports team or crazy hair day
  • Thursday- Haigh spirit day
  • Friday- Wear red for Valentines day

• Valentine gram sale during lunch (Mon.-Wed.)
• Bring in a paper Kroger bag (We will decorate at school to hold Valentines in)
• Small Valentine celebration on Friday at 2:30

In reading this week we will work on recognizing the theme in a story and supporting it with evidence from the text. We will also work on responding to questions from a text using the CER (Claim, evidence, reasoning) format.

In math this week we will continue to work on finding the area of composite shapes. This proved to be a little tricky for them this past week. Take a look in their folder at the sheet we did on Friday to help support them. I plan to test on area by the end of this week. We will begin our unit on fractions after mid winter break.

In science we will continue to explore how habitats have changed over time.

In social studies we will focus on how mining was a major economic activity that helped grow Michigan.

Academic Vocabulary:

1. Theme- the message in a story.
2. Inference- to use your prior knowledge and evidence from the text to figure something out.
3. Parallel lines- two lines that are always the same distance apart and never touch.
4. Quadrilateral- a 2-D shape that has 4 sides.

Looking forward to a great week!

Happy Superbowl Sunday! We are rooting for the 49ers over here! I will keep this one short and sweet today.

Reminders for the week:

• Little Caesars Pizza kit fundraiser pick up on Tuesday 1:30-4:30
• Wednesday Late start
• Friday family Valentines dance in the gym 6:30-8:00
• NO library tomorrow due to WIDA testing

This week in reading we will be reading fiction story and practice asking and answering questions in the text as well as learning about the theme of the story. In writing we will work on our final copy of our snow paper.

In math we will continue to work on area with the focus on word problems.

In science we just began our new unit where we will be exploring how animals change over time.

In social studies we will learn about the growth of Michigan with a focus on the lumbering industry.

Academic Vocabulary:

1. Economics– the study of how people use resources to make or get goods or services.
2. Fossil- remains of plants or animals.
3. Line- extends in both directions with NO endpoints.
4. Line Segment- part of a line that connects two points. It HAS 2 endpoints.
5. Ray-A part of a line with a start point but no end point.

Looking ahead to Valentines Day, we will be having a short celebration in the afternoon to pass out Valentines. If your child would like to send in Valentines, please be sure to include everyone. We have 23 students in the class. I will send home a list of names this week with your child 🙂

Looking forward to a great week ahead. Enjoy the Superbowl!

Good afternoon Haigh families and a BIG Happy Birthday to the state of Michigan! Michigan’s statehood turns 183 today. Be sure to remind your child 🙂 I hope each of you are enjoying the weekend!

Reminders for the week:

• Module 3 math test tomorrow
• Climate brochure due on Wednesday (This was explained and given to your child on Friday. Please see their folder as the brochure and rubric are inside)
• We will be finishing up our math NWEA this week!

In reading this week we will finish up instruction with main idea. We will move on to a revisit of fiction text with an emphasis on asking and answering questions in a text. We will also touch on the theme of a story. In writing we will continue to work on our snow paper.

In math this week we will test on module 3 tomorrow. A study guide went home on Friday. Please be sure they look this over today as it mirrors the unit test. We will move on to unit four which is about area. We will still be working on building our multiplication fluency with our math masters minute tests. Ask your child what fact they are on and help them beat it by creating a set of flashcards 🙂

In social studies we will begin our unit on the growth of Michigan.

Academic Vocabulary:

1. Agriculture- the practice of growing crops and raising animals.
2. Decade- a period of ten years.
3. Obtuse angle- an angle greater than 90 degrees.
4. Conflict- the struggle between 2 characters in a story.

Looking forward to a great week ahead 🙂

Good evening Haigh families. I hope you had a great weekend!

Reminders for the week:

• Tuesday—-Half day; dismissal @ 11:45
• NWEA testing this week; language and math

This week we will continue to work through our NWEA winter testing. Almost everyone is finished with their reading assessment and we have moved on to language at the end of the week. We should be progressing to math by the end of this week. Please remind students to try their best and put forth their best effort.

We will continue to work on main idea through our Scholastic classroom magazines and other non-fiction articles. We will also continue our informational paper on snow.

In math we will be spending much of the week working on 2 step word problems. Making sure students are knowing what the question is asking to determine what operations they have to use to get the correct answer. We will also work on multiplication fact fluency with our 1 minute fact quizzes, Be sure to ask your child what fact they are on so you can help them practice 🙂

In social studies we will begin our new unit on the growth of Michigan.

In science we will continue our lesson on climate around the world and begin researching a specific place. We will be making brochures to extend our learning.

We will be having a spelling test on Friday but we will not have any academic vocabulary this week. Please make sure your child is reading for at least 25 minutes each night and recording it on their January reading log.

Have a great evening 🙂

Good evening Haigh families! I hope everyone had a restful weekend. Mine has been super busy with a hockey tournament for my son Austen, more hockey for my other son Alex, and a birthday party at Defy Detroit ( a super FUN place to go!) A winning weekend for sure 🙂

Tomorrow we will begin our winter NWEA testing. We will begin with reading this week and then get started on our language. Next week we will work on math. Like always, please remind your child how important it is to take their time on each test, read the question carefully, and try their best to answer the question. We will test each day for about 40 minutes. Please be sure to feed them a healthy breakfast and offer them some encouraging words on their way out tomorrow 🙂

Reminders for the week:

• PTA meeting on Tuesday @ 4:15 in the library
• NO LATE START on WEDNESDAY!! This was on error on the green January calendar
• Social Studies test on Thursday; please look for the study guide to go home on Tuesday
• Haigh school store on Thursday during lunch
• ALL Little Caesars pizza kit orders due FRIDAY
• Half day Friday; dismissal @ 11:45

This week in reading we will continue to work on finding the main idea. We will extend our learning by reading longer texts and practicing supporting our main ideas with 3 details from the text. In writing we will continue to work on our informational snow paper.

In math this week we will begin our multiplication wall of fame 1 minute tests on each fact in isolation. Students will begin with times 2 facts and if they pass they will write their name on the special “Wall of fame” board. The next day they will take times 3 and so on. The goal is to promote fact fluency in which we have been working so hard on with our skip counting and sprint practice. Please help your child by practicing with them and asking them which times fact they are on. For our math lessons this week we will look at the use of parentheses in both the distributive and associative properties of multiplication. We will also be touching on some skill builder topics (geometry terms, graphs, time) to help them with their upcoming NWEA math test.

In social studies we will be finsihing up Michigan state hood and test on Thursday.

In science we will be looking at different weather and climates around the world.

Academic Words:

1. Pioneer- someone who is first to settle in an area.
2. Area- the amount of space on the INSIDE of a shape. Area= length X width.
3. Perimeter- the distance AROUND a shape. We add ALL the sides.
4. Right angle- an angle that measures 90 degrees.
5. Acute angle- an angle that is LESS THAN 90 degrees.

Looking forward to a great week 🙂

Happy new year Haigh families! I cannot believe how fast the holidays flew by. All good things must come to an end and I am ready to get back into a routine. I hope you all enjoyed your time with your precious little ones, I know I did. I am sure I will be hearing all about the fun times, vacations, and experiences you had with your children.

Reminders for the week:

• Little Caesars Pizza Kit sales 1/6-1/17
• Library check out is tomorrow
• Animals and the Environment assembly on Friday 🙂

This week in reading we will be working on identifying the main idea in a non-fiction text. We will learn how to first identify the topic and use it to ask ourselves what is the whole text, small paragraph, or section about. We will look at supporting our ideas with 3 details directly from the text. In writing we will work on writing about our winter break and then move into writing an informational paper about SNOW! Maybe if we write about it we will get some to enjoy soon! I am not a fan of snow, but the mild temperatures over the break sure didn’t make it feel like Christmas! However, I did get to try out my new running shoes 🙂

In math this week we will begin our new unit which is more multiplication topics.

In social studies we will continue to learn about Michigan history and Michigan’s path to becoming a state.

Academic Vocabulary:

1. Main idea—what a text is mostly about.
2. Voyageur- people who moved the furs through the Great Lakes.
3. Explorer- someone who travels in order to discover some place new.
4. Detail- a fact about the topic that supports the main idea.

Looking forward to seeing all my students smiling faces in the morning! Good luck getting your kids to bed tonight, I know my little ones are going to have a rough Monday morning getting back into the swing of things!

Good evening Haigh families. 5 more days before holiday break and my to do list is super long! I hope you all had a great weekend getting things crossed off your lists 🙂

have a lot of reminders of our fun filled week ahead!

• NO spelling and vocab this week
• Math test on Wednesday; study guide will come home tomorrow
• Candy gram sales Monday-Wednesday @ lunch–$1 per gram
• Ugly sweater BINGO for books on Tuesday @ 6:00-7–$3 per person
• Late start on Wednesday
• Thursday PBIS celebration 🙂 🙂 🙂
• Friday Haigh School store during lunch/ candy gram delivery
• Friday CLASS PARTY 1:30-3:00

Our class party will be on Friday afternoon. I have collaborated with our wonderful room moms for some fun holiday activities. All are welcome to stop by and say hello 🙂 Please do NOT send in additional treats as we have it covered 🙂

This week in reading we will continue to read about holiday celebrations in other countries and write an informational paper about the different traditions that we notice.

In science we will complete our cloud spotter mystery science video and discuss weather patterns.

In social studies last week we discussed the impact the French had on the Native Americans. This week students will learn about another group of explorers that also had an impact on the Native Americans.

I am looking forward to a fun week with my students! They have a spot on the nice list. Wishing all families a restful and fun break with loved ones!