Thanks to everyone who participated in the google meet today. Itwas SO nice to see your faces. I miss you! Iwill be having anothersoon so don’t worry if you missed out. Please use the videomeetings as a chance tocatch up and ask me any questions thatyou have or need help with. See you soon and talk to you sooner!

Our google hangout is scheduled for Tomorrow, Thursday, April 16 at 1:30. Email invites were sent out to both parent and student emails. See you then!

Good Afternoon,
I am trying to learn new things with this remote learning business as much as you all are and I appreciate your patience with me. I attached a voice memo to an assignment on google classroom “Why does this rock look like a sponge?”. You can actually listen to me explain the directions and what the assignment is asking you to do. When I opened it I needed to click pause and then play twice to get it started so if you have trouble try that. Anyway, I would LOVE some feedback from you about using voice memos to explain assignments. So if you could please give it a listen and let me know what you think I would appreciate the feedback.
Thank you!

Good Morning,
Just a couple of quick updates:
If you haven’t already I would appreciate it if you could please fill out the survey/google form on my google classroom.
I am keeping track of students who do and do not turn in work. I will be contacting parents this week for those students who are not turning in work.
I have given feedback and returned work on google classroom so be on the lookout for that.
Lastly, I would like to schedule a google hangout to meet as a class for Thursday afternoon. Be on the lookout for that email in your student inbox. I hope to see all of you!
Have a good day,
Mrs. Quartana

We are suggesting students have a schedule for the following learning tasks. Students should begin their day with a healthy breakfast and begin on their learning. Take breaks in between learning: take a walk, Go Noodle dance, play a board game, etc. 

Go Noodle Link for sign up: 

GN_2905_Update Parent Invite PDF with Games CTA-V2.indd 

Language Arts: 

• All students will be expected to read for 30 minutes per day and write a summary of what they read per day. Students can read a book from their home library, read a story on raz kids or readworks. The summary should be written on loose leaf paper, turned in as email, or in google classroom. Please date each summary. The summary should be 3-5 sentences long. 

• All students will be expected to practice their weekly spelling words: 

essential, racial, influential, residential, special, confidential, commercial,

artificial, judicial, facial, superficial, potential, partial, sequential, initial, artificial, celestial, substantial, beneficial, crucial

Spelling activities can include: 5 times each, ABC order, use 10 words to write a paragraph, rainbow words, practice test. Not all activities have to be completed. 

Writing: Interview a family member. Write about your family member from the interview questions below: After collecting the following information write a story about that person. You can add to the questions or not ask all of them! Get creative!

What is your full name? Did your parents name you after anyone? What did people call you as a child? Do you have any nicknames?When were you born? In what city/state were you born?What is your first childhood memory?Did you have any siblings?What are their names and when were they born? Can you describe your siblings more? Favorite food? Least favorite food? Etc. 

Math:

The Fifth grade teachers agree that all students should be practicing their Multiplication math facts: students can create flash cards, or use the following website 

Math Flash Cards | Practice Math Facts

• Math:  IXL problems: please complete the starred standards:
• Fractions: 5.NF.A Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.

• All Fifth Grade students have the following: Raz kids, IXL, and Zearn logins in their planners. Students are expected to log in daily and work on these online learning websites. The students in all three classrooms have used these in the classroom prior to this date. 

Social Studies: 

Below is a resource we will be using this week for Social Studies: 

• textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/5th/5thGradeFull.pdf

Read pages 60-66

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did different colonial regions develop? 

2. How did regions impact life in the emerging nation? 

Science: Mystery Science:

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/april-fools?code=7de884a67399369ca8357cc84abc4616

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/rock-sponge?code=08fbf55b7deb3b0d6716d9b6b9df382b

Write a three-five sentence summary of each mystery science mini-lesson above.

April 6th – 10th Spring Break!

During this time I will not be posting assignments or checking in as often. If you have an emergency I would suggest contacting me on Class Dojo as that is linked to my phone and I am more likely to see your message.

Please take this time to relax, reflect, go outside, and do whatever you need during this stressful period in our lives. I know I will be doing the same.

Normal assignments will be posted again on Monday, April 13 so be sure to tune in for those announcements.

Have a restful break!

The Elementary Report Cards for Marking Period 3 are currently being processed and will be available to parents in ParentConnect, Monday April 6, 2020. Following is some information on how parents can access report cards data in MIStar ParentConnect. Please note that if you have more than one child, you should be able to see data for all your children and you do not need separate logins for the different schools (if your children attend more than one school).

How do parents login to ParentConnect? To login to ParentConnect, parents need their PIN and password; this is how it is obtained: Parents go to the Dearborn Schools’ website (dearbornschools.org) and then the ParentConnect link. If they don’t know the login info, they click the (Need Your Login Information) link and it will prompt them to enter their email address (as provided to the school and entered in MIStar), and then click Submit. This process emails them their PIN and Password. After logging in, click on the “report card marks” module.

If you need further assistance, please feel free to reach out.

Hope you are staying safe and healthy.

For us, as a Dearborn Public Schools community, any learning counts.  It counts whether it is a teacher in a classroom focused on required material or if a student is working more independently at home on enrichment activities.  It counts because it impacts the future success of our students, which is the most important measure there is.  

Go to Google Classroom.
Watch the scholastic news
Classroom password: inthenews
Use the google form to answer the questions about the video.
Have fun and check out anything else that interests you on Scholastic 🙂

Parents,

We’ve got some great news to share! Zaman International will be at Dearborn High on Wednesday from 10-12:00 pm to deliver 250 boxes of food to families that may need them; the boxes feed a family of four for 1-2 weeks. 

Feel free to use the south side of the building where normal breakfast and lunch pickup occurs. 

Thanks Najah Bazzy and Zaman International for their generosity!

Thanks

Mr. Martin

جانب الأهالي الأعزاء

لدينا بعض الأخبار الجيدة لمشاركتكم إياها! ستقوم مؤسسة زمان الدولية بتوزيع ٢٥٠ صندوقًا من الطعام إلى العائلات التي تحتاج إلى المساعدة وذلك في مبنى ثانوية ديربورن هاي بين الساعة ١٠:٠٠ – ١٢:٠٠ من نهار غد الأربعاء ٢ نيسان (آبريل)؛ وستوفر الصناديق الطعام لعائلة من ٤ أشخاص لمدة ١-٢ أسبوع. 

يمكنكم استخدام الجانب الجنوبي من مبنى المدرسة المخصص لاستلام الإفطار والغداء.

شكرا لنجاح بزي ومؤسسة زمان الدولية على مبادرتهم الكريمة!

جزيل الشكر

آدم مارتن، مدير الثانوية