1-25-2018
Dear families,
Due to the short week and the unexpected snow day, we will be taking our first spelling assessment of the -at word family on Monday. This will allow students two extra days to work on them in class and the weekend to read and practice writing them at home! I hope you have a wonderful and WARM weekend! Happy Friday.
-Mrs. Ross and Class 
-at word family (cat, *bat, rat, *sat, mat, *fat, hat, vat, pat)
Dear Families,
I hope this message finds you all well and warm! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a wish you meaningful day off on Monday. I just wanted to take a moment to mention how much I love my profession, my students and appreciate our diverse school community. I am very proud to be a teacher in this district and hope I can continue to nurture and teach for many years to come!
We had a another great week last week. We are learning so much about penguins and continue to read, write and share our knowledge. We have finished our individual reading assessments for the end of the second card marking period, and have continued working on our math assessments! Make sure your child is reading every night for 10-15 minutes. Reading groups will resume next week, so make sure those reading bags come to school every day! In addition, students can work on the zern website for additional math practice. I am SO proud of all the progress we have made thus far, and am excited to see our growing scores on the NWEA math and reading assessment this month! I will send any updates of school information as they come. Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Ross
Homework: This week your child will receive a math game to put in their math binder and the next 5 lessons in math.
*Popcorn: This week we will have popcorn sales so bring your quarters! I will collect them at 8:35 am before gym class.
*Library check out: I believe we still have Media check out this Tuesday morning even with the half day. Please help your child bring place their books in the backpacks Monday evening! I’ll let you know if something changes regarding check out.
*Reading Packs: Make sure your child is spending about 10-15 minutes reading at night on Raz-Kids and the books, letters/words you find in the reading packs. This will help your child SO much reviewing their personal bags each night! Those students who had books sent home last week, make sure they are in there next week because they will be switched for one to two more this week!
LA Books: Informational Books about “Penguins” (We will read and research about penguins this month). In addition, we will read a LA book called “Each Kindness”.
*If your child has any personal books about penguins at home, we would LOVE to read them during class this month and discover facts from the text that we can learn and write about! If you’d like to let us read a book from your house, please make sure your child’s name is written inside the cover so we can get it back to you when we’re done researching penguins. Thank you to Bradley, Nolan, Morgan and Kaydin for bringing in books and research articles about penguins for us to read!
*If your child does NOT have any penguin books, I would love to encourage your child to visit the Dearborn Public Library to get a library card, check out some great new books, and find some books on penguins!
*If you like looking on the computer with your child, we’d love to read some child friendly articles on penguins!
Writing Topic: Informational Writing: Penguins (Can, Have, Are) We have begun taking our writing plans and putting them into sentences in a rough draft. I am so proud of our writing skills!
Spelling: Spelling instruction will begin this week!
Sight Words: went, with
-at word family (cat, *bat, rat, *sat, mat, *fat, hat, vat, pat)
-words with a * are definitely on the test, I will add two cold words to make a total of 5 words on the spelling test on Fridays. In addition there will be the two “sight words of the week” to make sure we keep learning the sight words on the Dolch List!
(Students will work with the teacher on a specific “word family” each week and be assessed on Fridays each week (or Mondays if the week is short/or extra time is needed). You will receive the results in the homework folders on Monday afternoons. Words will be posted on the blog each Sunday. It would be beneficial to spend a few minutes each night working on reading and writing the words (and most importantly helping your child to see the first letter/sound is the only one manipulated to make the new word and because of this they all rhyme).
*Science: Finish Unit on Climate and Weather cont. lessons on Mystery Science and scholastic magazines
*Social Studies: Finish Unit on Needs and Wants. and working on fair trades and review all the ideas of the unit as it comes to a close shortly. Once again reviewing the concepts of: needs/wants, goods/services, trades (which benefit both parties) in real life teachable moments whenever you are out on the town will help deepen your child’s comprehension of this economics unit: How Do I Get What I Need and Want?
Dear Families,
I hope this message finds you all well and warm! We had a great week back from vacation last week. We have been enjoying our penguin research and working very hard. We have also begun individual assessments for the end of the second card marking period which is quickly approaching! Make sure your child is reading every night for 10-15 minutes. Reading books may slow down this week, so your child can access a large amount of electronic books on Raz-Kids! In addition, they can work on the zern website for additional math practice. We have been using zern in math stations and playing math games during math workshop. The class loves it! I will send any updates of school information as they come. Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Ross
Homework: This week your child will receive a math game to put in their math binder and the next 5 lessons in math module 3. We are on pace now with lessons in the classroom. Please let me know if this is difficult for your child.
*Popcorn: This week we will have popcorn sales so bring your quarters! I will collect them at 8:35 am before gym class.
*Library check out: Media check out this Tuesday morning. Please help your child bring place their books in the backpacks Monday evening!
*Reading Packs: Make sure your child is spending about 10-15 minutes reading at night on Raz-Kids and the books, letters/words you find in the reading packs. This will help your child SO much reviewing their personal bags each night! Those students who had books sent home last week, make sure they are in there next week because they will be switched for one to two more this week!
LA Books: Informational Books about “Penguins” (We will read and research about penguins this month)
*If your child has any personal books about penguins at home, we would LOVE to read them during class this month and discover facts from the text that we can learn and write about! If you’d like to let us read a book from your house, please make sure your child’s name is written inside the cover so we can get it back to you when we’re done researching penguins. Thank you to Bradley and Nolan for bringing in books to read last week!
*If your child does NOT have any penguin books, I would love to encourage your child to visit the Dearborn Public Library to get a library card, check out some great new books, and find some books on penguins!
*If you like looking on the computer with your child, we’d love to read some child friendly articles on penguins!
Writing Topic: Informational Writing: Penguins (Can, Have, Are)
Spelling: Spelling instruction and tests will begin week of 1-21-2019. Students will work with the teacher on a specific “word family” each week and be assessed on Fridays each week (or Mondays if the week is short/or extra time is needed). You will receive the results in the homework folders on Monday afternoons. Words will be posted on the blog each Sunday. When the time comes, it would be beneficial to spend a few minutes each night working on reading and writing the words (and most importantly helping your child to see the first letter/sound is the only one manipulated to make the new word and because of this they all rhyme). We have been working on manipulating first and last sounds in CVC words for a while now, so this should be an easy addition for our class.
Phonics: Long U
Words of the Week: an, me
*Science: Unit on Climate and Weather cont. lessons on Mystery Science
*Social Studies: Continue Unit on Needs and Wants. and working on fair trades and review all the ideas of the unit as it comes to a close shortly. Once again reviewing the concepts of: needs/wants, goods/services, trades (which benefit both parties) in real life teachable moments whenever you are out on the town will help deepen your child’s comprehension of this economics unit: How Do I Get What I Need and Want?
Dear Families,
Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful vacation and got the chance to spend time with your families and friends. Most of all, I hope you got to RELAX! I had the most relaxing break and look forward to being SO much healthier in the coming year. I am very excited to hear all the fun that your little ones had over vacation. As we reset our alarms and get back into the swing of things, here is what we will be working on this week in school. Tutoring resumes this week for any students that attend. I will update and add any changes to the blog as they come. Have a wonderful week!
Homework: This week your child will receive a math game to put in their math binder and the next 5 lessons in math module 3. We are on pace now with lessons in the classroom. Please let me know if this is difficult for your child.
*Popcorn: This week we will have popcorn sales so bring your quarters! I will collect them at 8:35 am before gym class.
*Library check out: Library check out is back! So make sure your child brings their book back Tuesday morning Thank you for all your help.
*Reading Packs: Make sure your child is spending about 10-15 minutes reading at night on Raz-Kids and the books, letters/words you find in the reading packs. This will help your child SO much reviewing their personal bags each night! Those students who had books sent home last week, make sure they are in there next week because they will be switched for one to two more this week!
LA Books: Informational Books about “Penguins” (We will read and research about penguins this month)
*If your child has any personal books about penguins at home, we would LOVE to read them during class this month and discover facts from the text that we can learn and write about! If you’d like to let us read a book from your house, please make sure your child’s name is written inside the cover so we can get it back to you when we’re done researching penguins.
*If your child does NOT have any penguin books, I would love to encourage your child to visit the Dearborn Public Library to get a library card, check out some great new books, and find some books on penguins!
*If you like looking on the computer with your child, we’d love to read some child friendly articles on penguins!
Writing Topic: Informational Writing: Penguins (Can, Have, Are)
Spelling: Spelling instruction and tests will begin week of 1-21-2019. Students will work with the teacher on a specific “word family” each week and be assessed on Fridays each week (or Mondays if the week is short/or extra time is needed). You will receive the results in the homework folders on Monday afternoons. Words will be posted on the blog each Sunday. When the time comes, it would be beneficial to spend a few minutes each night working on reading and writing the words (and most importantly helping your child to see the first letter/sound is the only one manipulated to make the new word and because of this they all rhyme). We have been working on manipulating first and last sounds in CVC words for a while now, so this should be an easy addition for our class.
Phonics: Long E
Words of the Week: it, big
*Science: Unit on Climate and Weather cont. lessons on Mystery Science
*Social Studies: Continue Unit on Needs and Wants. This week we will finish working on fair trades and review all the ideas of the unit as it comes to a close shortly. Once again reviewing the concepts of: needs/wants, goods/services, trades (which benefit both parties) in real life teachable moments whenever you are out on the town will help deepen your child’s comprehension of this economics unit: How Do I Get What I Need and Want?
1-5-2019
Dear Families,
This is a message from Yasmine Hicks our PTA President. If you’d like to donate to this event you can use the link below to re-paste. Thank you in advance for your generosity. I hope to see you all at the pancake dinner it’s so fun!
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Join the DuVall PTA/Staff as we cook you up a FREE Pancake dinner! We’ll have pancakes (nut free available),sausages, milk and orange juice. Please click on the link provided to donate! https://www.signupgenius.com/
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I wanted to thank you all so much for all your generosity and support helping us make this day so special! Below are some pictures I snapped at the party today of our precious penguins. Thank you all for the beautiful gifts as well I am so spoiled. My house and I smell so good from all the beautiful lotions and candles. ♥️ I wish you all a Happy Holiday and New Year! I will see you all on January 7th!
Dear Families,
I can not believe it is already the last week before Christmas break! Time has truly flown by this year. We are going to have such a fun week, I am looking forward to it. I wanted to thank you once again for all your generosity and time you have given us to make this week so special. Here are a few reminders about this week and the break!
Spirit Week: 17th-21st:
12/ 17 Monday: DuVall Day- Wear DuVall spirit wear!
12/18 Tuesday: Ugly Sweater Day- Wear an ugly holiday sweater, or just a random sweater. To make it “ugly” you can put bows, candy canes, etc., on it!
12/19 Wednesday: Candy Cane Day (red and white)- Wear clothing with candy cane prints OR wear red and white, like a candy cane!
12/20 Thursday: PJ Day- Wear pajamas to help celebrate the PBIS whole school movie!
12/21 Friday: Holiday Day- Wear holiday gear! If you sell Christmas or not, you can dress up for your favorite holiday of the year! Hats/Headbands are welcome!
* Christmas break: class will resume on 1-7-19
*your child will receive a new homework packet this week with 10 pages to cover last weeks lessons and the lessons we will do this week. I will also give them two new games for their math game binder!
*Students will exchange books for a new on during library Check out this week so make sure library books are in their backpacks Monday night.
*Make sure your child is reading for 10 to 15 minutes each night over break to maintain reading foundational skills and fluency.
*On the 21st we cant wait to see you at the party in room 106 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm. If your child will be donating anything that is not food feel free to send it in before Friday! Please make sure to sign in at the office and get a visitors pass.
*There will be an all school Sing-along, directly following our classroom party, in the gym on Friday at 2:30 PM and We would love to share that with you as well.
*DuVall Spiritwear orders are in! We have been told that some items are on backorder. If you have any questions about your order please contact Katherine at (313) 598-8586.
Have a wonderful week!
I wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all the moms that have been working so hard in our classroom and also working so hard to make our popcorn Fridays so special! Thank you to Morgan’s and Carter’s mom for volunteering to work in our room last week and to Morgan’s, Carter’s, Cameran’s, Johnny’s, Paisley’s moms for popping SO MUCH popcorn for all our hungry penguins! With the last two weeks to go before our winter break, here is what you need to know this week as well as important information before the break! If their are any changes of modifications to the week, I’ll be sure to write them as soon as possible!Homework: This week your child will receive lessons 1-5 in Module 2 about shapes as well as a new math game to play in their games binder. Make sure they are in sheet protectors before writing on them to ensure that your child can play them over and over again this year! Welcome back Mrs. Dunlap and thank you again for your continued help with homework packets and folders.
Late Start: This Wednesday December 12th, 2018 is a late start! School will start one hour later than usual. I will meet students outside on the yellow line at 9:35am.
*Popcorn: This week we do not have school on Friday, if you have other children at DuVall there will be popcorn sales so bring those quarters at 8:35 am. Siblings can always buy popcorn for your kinders!
*Library check out: Library check out is back! So make sure your child brings their book back Tuesday morning Thank you for all your help.
*Reading Packs: Make sure your child is spending about 10-15 minutes a night on the books, letters/words you find in there. This will help your child SO much reviewing their personal bags each night! Those students who had books sent home last week, make sure they are in there next week because they will be switched for one to two more this week!
LA Book: Snowman at Christmas
Writing Topic: At night… (students will be writing as if they are a snowman playing outside at night during Christmas time)
Letter(s) of the week next week: Review all letters…
Words of the Week: Review all words
*Science: Unit on Climate and Weather cont. lessons on Mystery Science
*Social Studies: Continue New Unit on Needs and Wants. One last week of goods and services. Next week we will work on the idea of “trades.”
Families are welcome to interact with their child as they work through various winter themed stations Please just check in at the office to sign in and get a visitor’s pass before heading down. If you would like to donate to the party please check out the sign up genius this week for any items you’d like to send in. If you will donate non perishable items, they may come in at any time this week or next. However, if you will be donating any perishable food items for the party, please bring them the morning of the party! Thank you all in advance for your generosity and overall awesomeness!
Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break with family and friends. I had a lovely and lazy break with my darlings and am also happy to be back at school with yours I wanted to thank you all once again for all your help and beautiful donations to our Friendsgiving feast! We had such an amazing meal and wonderful time together. We appreciate you so much. Here are a few things to know this week as we finish up the end of November lessons and head into December. How did that happen so quickly? Life is sweet I guess when you work with such wonderful children every day!
Important Dates and Information:
DuVall Book Fair is here: Yesterday we went to the DuVall bookfair and previewed all the great books it has to offer! Your child picked out some very special titles they liked and wrote down the prices. Please don’t forget to add tax! I will only send them back during school hours if they have money to spend now. So you can help by making sure they have their book fair money in an envelope or plastic baggie with their name on it and also have your child bring back the slip with the book titles for the ladies to help them locate the books If you would prefer to visit the book fair with your child after school we have been told it will be open until 4:15pm (ish!).
*Homework: We have completed all the homework pages for module 1 in math, so this week we have sent two homework games for your child to add to their binders! Yay! Now your child has 12 games to play with every night! Make sure they are in sheet protectors before writing on them to ensure that your child can play them over and over again this year!
*Popcorn: This week there will be popcorn sales so bring those quarters at 8:35 am!
*Library check out: No check out this week because the library is filled with the wonderful books for the book fair! Your child may enjoy their library books for one more week!
*Reading Packs: Make sure your child is spending about 10-15 minutes a night on the books, letters/words you find in there. This will help your child SO much reviewing their personal bags each night! Those students who had books sent home last week, make sure they are in there next week because they will be switched for one to two more this week!
LA Book: Sneezy the Snowman
Writing Topic: A Snowman Should Not…
Letter(s) of the week next week: W,J, Y,X
Words of the Week: here, you
Review words: I, can, see, the, to, like, look, at, come, and,a,we, go, in, he, my, is, has, for, are
*Science: Unit on Climate and Weather cont. (working on a weather tracking sheet this week!)
*Social Studies: Continue New Unit on Needs and Wants. This week our focus is on how needs and wants can be satisfied by purchasing “Goods and Services”! You can help by sending in more pictures of goods and services for us to sort, discuss and learn about this week! In addition, when you go to the store from now on with your child you can discuss and review if you are purchasing a good (something that I can touch, possibly hold in my hand and take home with me) or a service (something that someone does for me that helps me). Thank you in advance for all your continued support. Here are a few examples that we sorted yesterday:
Goods: vegetables, dolls, chicken breast, a doll house Services: mechanic, teacher, hair stylist, chef, dog walker
Dear Families,
I hope this message finds you well and wanted to wish you a safe, healthy and Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for my wonderful job filled with the most special children. I am so blessed that I get to spend every day with your precious child and I thank you for your hard work and support on our journey this year. DuVall is a wonderful school and I am so proud to be a part of this community.
I am looking forward to our “Friendsgiving” meal this afternoon and just wanted to send out our blog post this morning to remind everyone coming of the last minute details. In addition, I wanted to THANK YOU again for your generosity and time you have given to help make this new tradition a success!
*Friendsgiving is from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
*Parents are welcome to join! Please just sign in at the office and get a visitor’s pass
*If your child is donating anything to the meal you may send it in the morning, or drop it off in the office in a bag labeled “Ross 106” at any time before or at 1:45pm. Your child may also walk it in at 8:35 am if that is most convenient for you!
*If you’d like to leave with your child after we eat that is fine, please just remember to sign them out in the office before leaving because I don’t have the authority to dismiss students early
Important Dates and Information:
*Homework:. A new packet was sent home last night.
*Conferences: Conferences are back to back so please be prompt Make sure to check your child’s reminder slips and back of the folder for your highlighted date/time on the behavior sheets
*Popcorn: This week there is no popcorn sales but next wee we have popcorn sales so bring those quarters at 8:35am!
*Library check out: Your child will visit the library again on today. Please make sure that your child’s book is in their backpack Monday night ready to be returned this next morning. Any lost or damaged books front he DuVall library will need to be replace by the individual child’s family. Thank you for helping your child become a responsible penguin!
*Reading Packs: I know it’s hard on a vacation to remember to read, but make sure your child is spending about 10-15 minutes a night on the books, letters/words you find in there. This will help your child SO much reviewing their personal bags each night! Those students who had books sent home last week, make sure they are in there next week because they will be switched for one to two more this week! Reading progress is coming along SO WELL! I am so proud Thank YOU ALL for all you do at home with your child!
Letter(s) of the week next week: W,J
Words of the Week: here, you
Review words: I, can, see, the, to, like, look, at, come, and,a,we, go, in, he, my, is, has, for, are
*Science: Unit on Climate and Weather
*Social Studies: Continue New Unit on Needs and Wants. THANK YOU to all the students that have been bringing in pictures from magazines that were examples of “needs and wants.” We have really enjoyed discussing the difference between the two and sorting them on a t-chart! Thank you again for all your support!
