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6/12/20
2020 SUMMER LEARNING EXPECTATIONS FOR LOWREY STUDENTS:
All incoming 6th, 7th and 8th Graders for Fall 2020 at Lowrey school will be expected to choose TWO books from the list attached and READ them.
Students will be held accountable for COMPLETING this reading BEFORE they start their new 7th Grade ELA class in the Fall of 2020.
Students will be expected to take a basic quiz on each book they chose to read, and there will be a writing assignment given by their new ELA teacher based on these TWO books as well.
Please don’t hesitate to email me with any questions or concerns- I’ll make sure to check my email over the summer, and I promise to respond.
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO SEE MORE SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS AND THE TITLES YOU SHOULD CHOOSE FROM FOR YOUR SUMMER READING:
6/8/20
Parents, please fill out this short but very important survey concerning your feedback on returning to school in the fall. Please, it is crucial that you take the time to answer the questions and leave your comments. Please press on the link below to start the survey.For translation assistance, parents may call 313-580-2532 Monday June 8th through Friday June 12th 8:30a.m. through 4:30p.m.
School ReOpen Committee Parent Survey #1 https://forms.gle/DNx3eN8hcRpXsfSs5
الاهل الاعزاء،
الرجاء ملء هذا الاستطلاع القصير ولكن المهم جداٌ لرأيكم في إمكانية العودة الى المدرسة في الخريف المقبل. من المهم ان تأخذوا الوقت الكافي للإجابة على الأسئلة وترك تعليقاتكم. يرجى الضغط على الرابط ادناه للإجابة. للمساعدة في الترجمة ، يمكنم الاتصال بالرقم 3135802532 من الاثنين 8 يونيو إلى الجمعة 12 يونيو من 8:30 صباحًا حتى 4:30 مساءٌ.
https://forms.gle/DNx3eN8hcRpXsfSs5
6/4/20
The summer meal distribution will be once a week on Wednesdays starting June 17. Food will be handed out every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the seven locations. Each bag will contain seven breakfasts and seven lunches for each child under the age of 18. Each child will also get a half gallon of milk.
The distribution locations will continue to be Fordson, Dearborn and Edsel Ford high schools, Woodworth and Smith middle schools, Salina Intermediate, and McCollough/Unis School.
One person can pick up food for any child living in the home. The child does not need to attend that school.
5/31/20
Students,
This week, Lowrey Staff members took the time to clean out their first hour students lockers. Anything and everything that was left in your locker was placed in a plastic bag. On that plastic bag is a sticker with the students name and first hour teacher. Tomorrow, Monday, June 1st, 2020, you and your families will be required to come pick up your belongings.
6th graders are asked to arrive at Lowrey anytime between 10am and 12pm on MONDAY 6-1-20. 6th graders should go to the Bingham block at the back of the school. Bags will be brought out and teachers will station themselves along the block as to not congest one area and maintain social distancing.
We are also asking if you have any Lowrey textbooks, library books or classroom library books at home, to PLEASE bring them to return as well on Monday.
When you arrive at the school- please find your FIRST HOUR TEACHER’s station on the sidewalk- and use the number given to them by the first hour teacher.
MY FIRST HOUR CLASS- please see the list below for your Pick Up Number. Knowing your first hour teacher’s name and your Pick Up Number will help the distribution flow more smoothly. There are eight students listed below that had EMPTY lockers- you do not have to come to the school unless you have textbooks/library books to return.
#1 Cerina Abdulkarim
#2 Amal Ahmed
#3 Fatima Algobay
#4 Mohamed Ali
#5 Dawoud Almontesar
#6 Kamar Alshammari
#7 Sahm Alsorami
#8 Yazan Ayadi
#9 Hussein Chalhoub
#10 Hadi Dabajeh
#11 Hussein Elhabhab
#12 Abraham Harb
#13 Mira Mansour
#14 Ahmed Nasser
#15 Sana Salian
#16 Mariam Sofyan
#17 Khaleel Taher
#18 Belal Zahwi
Empty Lockers
Hassan Alrubai
Talia Bazzi
Zeinab Bazzi
Ziad Elhamdi
Zaineb Farj
Nabil Mohassen
Ranya Naji
Ruba Omar
If I am not your first hour teacher- contact YOUR first hour teacher for your Pick Up #
Email me if you have any questions or concerns!!
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5/12/20
Click the link below and enjoy!!! From us, to you <3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRNmz5SOFbs&feature=youtu.be
4/24/20
With the start of Ramadan, meal distribution times will change at four locations.
Starting Friday, April 24, 2020 student meal distribution will be from noon to 2 p.m. at Fordson High, Salina Intermediate, Woodworth Middle and McCollough Elementary. The later time will continue through Memorial Day.
Food will still be handed out between 10 a.m. and noon at Dearborn High, Edsel Ford High and Smith Middle School.
Please remember to stay safe, stay home.
4/20/20
Starting today, I will be meeting with each class individually for a shorter amount of time. We will still meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, but the times are now shorter and split by hour. Please see the schedule below to see when your hour meets on Google Meet for Language Arts.
1st hour: 1:00- 1:30
2nd hour: 1:30- 2:00
5th hour: 2:00- 2:30
I will share the code for the meetings through your school email group chat (by hour) Sunday night. It is so important to be on time and to stay focused during our meetings now that we have a shorter amount of time. Again, please be on time, you will be given a reduced score for attendance if you are tardy to the meeting.
4/13/20
Welcome Back! I hope you all had a rested, safe, and healthy spring break. We are back in action today! Remember, your student’s attendance is MANDATORY in our Google Hangout Meetings. The Hangout name has been emailed to each student individually. See you there at 1:00 P.M. More instructions will follow after the meeting.
***For today’s session, you will need a piece of paper and a pencil***
4/3/20
Internet
4/2/20
Food distribution today. Zaman emergency food box pick up today 12-2.
Address:Zaman 26091 Trowbridge, Inkster,Mi 48141.
4/1/20
Students! Look out for an email from me at around 12:30 P.M. I will be providing you with with a code to join our Google Hangout session! Can’t wait to see and talk to all of you! Our session will start at 12:50 P.M.
3/31/20
Food Distribution taking place TODAY @ 9AM.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 @ Hanini Outreach Center: 4045 Maple Dearborn MI, 48126
3/29/20
Don’t forget to check my Online Learning tab for weekly updates. Week 3 online learning assignments have been posted and explained.
I highly suggest your read the instructions carefully. Many of you did not participate this week. These assignments are mandatory. Email me with any questions or concerns at nasserl@dearbornschools.org
Additionally, I want to have a video meeting with all of you this week! Download the application ZOOM. Tomorrow at 3:00 P.M I will be holding our first session. Check your email inbox around 2:30 P.M tomorrow (3/30/20) for the URL code so you can join our session.
ZOOM Session #1 3/30/20
Meeting ID: 779 654 600
Password: nasser
3/23/20
Don’t forget to check my Online Learning tab for weekly updates. Week 2 online learning assignments have been posted and explained.
Click here to find about how you can benefit from using the Gleaner’s Mobile Pantry today!
3/22/20
I hope all of you are doing well. I know SO much has changed since we left school on 3/12/20. I also realize that you have been receiving mixed messages about online work. Although I am not putting these new assignments in the grade book- I have been asked to keep track of who is making an effort and trying, and those who are not. I will be required to share this data when we return to school.
Dearborn has worked very hard to make sure that all students have access to technology (chromebook pick-up sites) and online learning opportunities. Although we are not meeting on a daily basis AT LOWREY SCHOOL- your education is still EXTREMELY important. I am worried that many of you are looking at this time out of school as a “vacation”. Not doing ANY work over this time off is not academically wise. We need to keep our brains working and motivated and stimulated. Your education is VERY IMPORTANT- and I am worried about you sliding backwards and losing all of the progress and hard work you have put in this year towards becoming better readers and writers.
I realize this first week off was a HUGE transition week for everyone. Families everywhere are trying to make sure they stay healthy and are prepared and stocked up in case of a prolonged shut-down. I have been doing the same for my family.
I will continue to post weekly assignments that are feasible to finish in the time given. If you work 30-60 minutes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on ELA assignments- you should be able to stay academically motivated and keep up on your learning. I will also continue to keep track of who is and who is not attempting these assignments.
If parents or students have any questions or concerns- please email me at nasserL@dearbornschools.org and I will reply as soon as I can.
3/19/20
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I have added a new page to my iBLog titled Online Learning. While we continue our education from home, you can find all assignments online under the Online Learning page. The assignments will be available at 6:00 A.M. every Monday, and lock at 12:00 midnight every Friday. Students are responsible for completing all assignments. Any unfinished work will be equivalent to a zero in the grade book.
Week 3/16-3/20 online learning will take place all on iLearn. Students are to log in with their student ID numbers and passwords. Please contact me via email if you should have any further questions. I will be in touch with parents of students who do not commit to completing their work.
**ATTENTION**ATTENTION**ATTENTION**ATTENTION**
Round 2 chromebook pick up for our Lowrey families.This is only for Lowrey Students! If your family does not have a working computer and is in need of a chromebook then please come to Lowrey’s main doors, tomorrow Friday March 20th between times of 12:30pm to 2pm.
If you already picked one up, please don’t come again. One chromebook per household!
All parents will need to sign a consent form to insure chromebooks will be returned in the same condition they were given. All parents and students are responsible for the chromebooks. They must be returned once students return to school.
3/18/20
Lowrey School will be distributing Chromebooks to families in order to support their child’s remote Learning. Each Chromebook was checked and cleaned by admin and personnel to ensure that they are safe to be used. Please note that chromebooks need a working internet connection. If your family does not have a working computer and is in need of a chromebook then please come to Lowrey’s main doors, tomorrow Thursday March 19th between times of 11:30am to 3pm.
One chromebook per household!
All parents will need to sign a consent form to insure chromebooks will be returned in the same condition they were given. All parents and students are responsible for the chromebooks. They must be returned once students return to school.
3/16/20
Dearborn Schools offering free breakfast and lunch pickup for students at six sites
Dearborn Public Schools is offering free pickup lunch and breakfast for students while school is closed for the mandatory shut down over the next three weeks.
Families will be able to stop in and pick up a bag with both breakfast and lunch for each child in the family. Pickups will run daily from 10 a.m. to noon starting tomorrow, March 17 at Fordson, Edsel Ford and Dearborn high schools, McCollough-Unis, Salina Intermediate, and Woodworth Middle School.
Signage at each site will direct parents and students where to enter the building. Food will be near entrances to minimize the amount of time community members spend in the facilities.
Please note, meals are available to anyone age 18 and younger. Students do not need to be present, and the Dearborn School student does not need to attend at that building. A designated person can collect meals for multiple children. Meals for Saturday and Sunday can be picked up on Friday.
The program will allow the District’s 20,700 students to continue to have access to healthy food. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week ordered all Michigan schools closed from March 16 through April 3 to slow the spread of novel coronavirus and cases of COVID-19. Dearborn Schools is scheduled for spring break April 6 to 10, so school will not resume in the District until April 13.
The grab-and-go meals will be served at least through April 3.
Superintendent Glenn Maleyko praised the District’s food service team for quickly implementing this drastic change in service to meet the needs of families.
“We appreciate the patience of our families and community as we all try to adjust to this sudden change from closing schools,” Dr. Maleyko said. “More than three quarters of our students qualify for free or reduced priced school meals. We realize this food is important to our families, many of whom may be facing additional financial hardships from the sudden economic changes related to COVID-19.”
Check the Dearborn Public Schools website at www.dearbornschools.org for any updates or changes to the meal program or for other issues regarding the school closure.
3/15/20
I have added a new page to my iBLog titled Online Learning. While we continue our education from home, you can find all assignments online under the Online Learning page. The assignments will be available at 6:00 A.M. every Monday, and lock at 12:00 midnight every Friday. Students are responsible for completing all assignments. Any unfinished work will be equivalent to a zero in the grade book.
Week 3/16-3/20 online learning will take place all on iLearn. Students are to log in with their student ID numbers and passwords. Please contact me via email if you should have any further questions. I will be in touch with parents of students who do not commit to completing their work.
I have attached a document established by the 6th grade team to give you a better idea of how to manage your online learning schedules. This is just an example:
3/13/20
Hello,
While school is not in session, please continue to visit my iBlog for all updates. Students are still 100% accountable for completing all online assignments. For anybody who does not have access to internet, please click here to register for free internet for the next 60 days.
This year Lowrey once again rose to the occasion, to yet another successful Pink-Out; raising $3,000! All staff and students were excited and promoted the fundraiser. We are so proud of the commitment, love and dedication our students, parents and staff displayed. Go Polar Bears!
On Friday, October 25th, 2019, the Gleaner’s Mobile Food Truck will be passing out food to families. Please pull up or inform anybody you know who is in need @ 9:30 A.M.
Thank You!
**OCTOBER PINK OUT- THURSDAY, 10/24/19….DON’T FORGET TO WEAR PINK AND BRING A $1.00 DONATION!!!**
REMEMBER TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE BRICS BOND ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 2019!!
OPEN HOUSE WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2019! HOPE TO MEET YOU SOON!
Open House- 6th Grade Team 2019-20
SUMMER LEARNING 2018-2019
Students were presented with their summer learning assignments this week. If for any reason your child has misplaced, lost, damaged or you are simply traveling, they can access the assignment from the following links:
Welcome parents and students! I will utilize this tool as a means of communication. I will post continuously to keep you in the know about what is going on in our classroom. You and your student will also be able to access due dates, homework assignments, and any other important events. Feel free to contact me personally via email. My email address is nasserl@dearbornschools.org .
