Dear Parents and Guardians,
Hope you are doing well! Today, I sent a yellow reminder note stapled to your child’s planner to remind you about tomorrow’s parent teacher conferences. These notes are only for parents who have an appointment tomorrow. Please check the time and date! See you tomorrow!
Thanks for your help,
Mrs. Shakarchi
Dear Families,
Hope this blog finds you in good health. I hope you didn’t have to do a lot of raking this weekend. I have to admit that this season is one of my favorite seasons.
Last Monday was such a big success. The students and I were so excited to see many of our dear parents visiting our classroom and school 🙂 . The whole event was a success because of your continuous support and help. The students had so many yummy treats and candy!
This week’s updates:
Parent Teacher Conferences:
Thanks for the parents who signed up for a time. If not, please review the time and date, sign, and return the notes as soon as possible or email me to set up a different time. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Planners: please review student’s planners daily for upcoming events, quizzes, and behavior. Please initial every night.
Math: We are starting Math Unit 3 Monday (Measurement and Data) which will include area and perimeters. We already had our pretest for the unit Friday. At the end of the unite, We will go over the questions in the pretest together, and it will be home Friday 11/18 as a study guide. Hopefully, we will be having a math test on November 22nd.
Spelling: This week there will be a Random Spelling week. Students will NOT receive a spelling list. They will need to review all the previous words on list A and Both only. Words will be randomly chose from our spelling jar.
Reading: Please continue spending 20-30 minutes reading to or listening to your child read and log the minutes on their November logs.
Fluency: a new fluency will be sent home Monday. Please have your child read the passage four times a week. Each time should include three attempts. Have them answer the questions. This week’s passage will be about Light. A big thank you to Mrs. Awada, she is volunteering on Tuesdays to give the Fluency assessment. If you are interested in volunteering, please let me know. We would love to have you. Please email me – shakara@dearbornschools.org -to set up a time.
Story of the Week: a new prompt will be sent home today. We are loving how the students are expressing themselves through this free write.
Snacks: Thanks for providing your child a healthy snack. The students really enjoy it!
Donations: our class is in need of hand sanitizer bottles and tissue boxes. We really appreciate your help 🙂
Reminder: Tuesday, November 8th is No School.
Thanks for your hard work,
Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
Dear Families,
Wishing all of you a safe and happy Halloween.
Monday: Students will pass candy after lunch. Halloween parade will be at 2:00. Parents are more than welcome to join us during the parade.
Weekly Updates:
Unit 2 Math study guide will be sent home. Also, we will get our new spelling list, Story of the Week prompt, and Fluency. Homework will be reading and math. Note: students may start practicing their multiplication tables-I will be sending the tables soon.
Tuesday: We are starting the new science unit:Light and Sound. Cycle one will focus on Light.
Writing Workshop: Some students are still working on finishing publishing their narrative-favorite family vacation. The grade will be based on:
1-Organization: Introduction, 2-3 body paragraphs, conclusion
2-Indentation
3-Dialogue and quotations
Students had explicit instructions on how to write a personal narrative. Thanks for your help and support at home. Many students took their time completing the publishing process at home. Their final copies were nicely written.
We are starting Opinion writing this week
Parent Teacher Conferences appointments will come home this week. Please take a minute to review the date and time. Sign and return as soon as possible. Your promptness is appreciated. If there is a conflict, please let me know as soon as possible, so I can change accommodate you!
Thursday: Picture Day
Friday: 1/2 Day Dismissal is at 11:10
Take care,
Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217
Dear Families,
Hope you had a great weekend!
Social Studies: Geography of Michigan
On Wednesday, October 26th,we will take the districts social studies common assessment. The students took their social studies folders to study over the weekend. In the red social studies folders, they had a study guide, different types of maps, and vocabulary words. They will be bringing the red folder Monday and Tuesday to study. Please take some time to have them review these concepts. Your help and support is greatly appreciated.
Spelling:
No spelling this week due to the social studies test. We will resume next Monday.
Fluency:
Students will receive their new passage today, and will be graded next Monday. Please have them practice reading with fluency and understanding. Then, they will answer questions on the back. Some students are forgetting to complete their assignment.
Math:
Two step problems and adding within 1,000.
Daily Math Review.
Writing:
We will revise, edit, and publish our Family Vacation narratives.
Story of the Week:
Students will have a new prompt today. Please have them reread there story to you to check if it makes sense. Their stories are amazing.
Reading and Book It:
Please have your child practice reading and asking and answering comprehension questions on fiction and non-fiction books during the 20 minutes of reading. Reading logs are due on November 1st.
Thank you for your continuous support, and have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Shakarchi and Students in room 217
Dear Families,
Book orders are due on Monday, October 24th. Please take a few moments to explore the selection together and let your child help choose books he or she is excited to read.
Remember, you help our class earn FREE Books and supplies with every order.
Thank you for supporting your child’s reading both at home and in the classroom! Have a great weekend.
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Shakarchi
Good Morning Families,
Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
Book Orders:Thanks for everyone who ordered from Scholastic Book order for the month of October. Your orders help build our classroom library. We receive points to get free books with each book order. If you haven’t, you still have time to put it your orders. All orders are due on October 24th.
Test:
Unit 1 Math test will be on Tuesday October 18th. A study guide was sent home Friday. Please review the skills with your daughter/son.
Math Unit 2
We will start unit 2 Wednesday. In this unit, children will work on addition and subtractions of whole numbers, with special emphasis on the basic facts and their extensions; solutions strategies for addition and subtraction number stories; and addition and subtraction computation with multidigit.
Multiplication facts:
Students need to practice the multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction facts daily. Many of the students enjoy practicing their skills on their favorite websites such as Math Magician, Frontrow, Mobymax, and Multiplication.com.
Writing:
Our focus for this week is narrative writing. We will focus on these lessons: adding transitions, adding dialogue, details, an introduction, and conclusion. They will be graded on three things: indenting each paragraph, the use of transition words, and dialogue.
Science:
A vocabulary study sheet and a study guide are coming home today. Please have your child focus on the highlighted words only. We will have a quiz Friday.
Fluency folders go home “usually” on Fridays and are due the following Friday. However, due to last Friday’s rush, the new passage will be sent home today. It is due the following Monday. Please make sure to practice every night and answer the comprehension questions. This reading time can count towards their 20 minutes daily reading. I know parents are super busy with so many things, so please feel free to choose any four days to read and record the number of words per one minute.
Story of the Week:
Students receive the new prompt on Monday and return it completed with one paragraph of 5-8 sentences. They have seven days to finish this homework. To clarify, this is how it works:
Monday: Plan
Tuesday: Draft
Wednesday: Revise
Thursday: Publish
If students need more time, please feel free to chunk the writing over the one week period. This writing homework is for enjoyment and to build up their writing skills and stamina.
Wishing all of you a great week.
Mrs. Shakarchi and Students in room 217