We will begin Learning Labs next week, the week of October 12. If you have not already received your child’s schedule, you will receive it by the end of the week.

Happy October!

First, I want to say I am so lucky to have such a great class of students and families! Thanks for all of your support through our first month of school.

Tomorrow, Oct 2, is Fun Friday. Please ask your child to find ONE item they want to show and share with friends. One item only please. They will say, “This is my _____. I love it because _____.”

Next, I want to remind you to encourage your children to go on Raz-Kids, Math Seeds, and Reading Eggs. Also, reading TO your child is super important, so don’t forget to do that as well.

Thanks, everyone!

When your child comes in to take their NWEA test they will be given their login information for raz-kids, reading eggs, and math seeds. These programs will be great for students to use during asynchronous learning time. Once you show them how to log in a few times, they will be able to work for about 15-20 minutes on their own. You will be amazed at what they are able to do independently with just a little bit of practice  Here is a brief video explaining the programs for you. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EWdbTEP9hlisZgG6B8fMci_pIFJbUDI0/view?usp=sharing

Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help! Remember-access and login information will come home with your child after they have tested at Haigh:) 

Learn our Haigh social habit of the month with our school social worker! For September, we will focus on Habit #1-Begin with the End in Mind. Enjoy! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eUpnce-XwWxKjABATkhB879nxnDcWLgq

Parents, 

The weekly lesson plan is live and ready to go in Schoology. As a reminder you can find the lesson plan and zoom link under the materials tab on Schoology. (Below is an example of Mrs. Chammout’s schoology, but ours says weekly lesson plans also).

We will not be live on Zoom this Tuesday or Thursday so that we are able to safely NWEA test our students in small groups. The activities for Tuesday and Thursday will be posted on the blog Monday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon for you to review. There will be a short video for your child to watch prior to the completion of their activities for the day. 

If you did not sign up for a time to have your child take the NWEA test, please see the link below. If your child is not NWEA tested prior to learning labs, they will be missing out on important small group instruction and will have to complete the test instead of working with me and their classmates. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!

Mrs Shupe’s NWEA sign up

The homework for this week is from their SUCCEED math workbook. They will do the lesson in the homework book that matches our in class zoom lesson. 

Monday- 21 & 23 

Tuesday- 27

Wednesday-31

Thursday-35

Friday- 39

For the time being, we are not going to collect the homework pages from the workbook and are going to continue viewing their classwork over zoom. We are coming up with a more permanent plan that is suitable for Kindergarten students and will keep you posted. Learning labs are going to be essential for us as teachers to monitor and track the progress of our students. 

When they come in to take their NWEA test they will be given their login information for raz-kids, reading eggs, and math seeds. 

Parents, 

I am all so impressed with how well the students did on our first zoom meeting! One teacher takeaway I learned today was, I think it would be best for the students to have a “brain break box” ready to go and near their work space! The purpose of this box is to provide your child with some activities they can work on when they finish their independent work early or when we take breaks. This box is only used under teacher direction and will not be used during teacher instruction!  Here is a picture of a sample box of items we would use in the classroom when they are finished with work early. Here are some items you could place in the box: 

• Handful of Legos
• Puzzles
• White board
• Coloring book
• Markers
• Drawing paper
• Books to read or do pictures walks 
• Playdoh

Please keep this ‘brain box’ in a safe place where your child can have quick access to it, but when put away, it will not be a distraction. If you could support us limiting the activities in the brain break box to quiet activities that will not distract other learners, I would greatly appreciate it. 

I wanted to thank you again for your patience and support today as we navigated our first day of zoom. If you have any questions or would like to speak with me, please feel free to email me and we can set up an appointment to talk during office hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. 

Kindergarten Parents, 

Here is the Kindergarten specials schedule for the next few weeks; these will be updated as staffing is adjusted. Please log into the specials course on Schoology to view the instructions, expectations, and assignments for each special class. We have included their emails if you have any questions. All Specials classes will take place daily from 12:25-1:20pm. All classes will take place through Schoology, so it’s important your child knows how to log into Schoology.  Thank you! 

Kindergarten Schedule

Monday- Art with Ms. Buenting buentir@dearbornschools.org 

Tuesday-Technology TBD

Thursday- Music with Mr. Keramaris  keramae@dearbornschools.org

Friday- Gym (PE) with Ms. Layson laysonj@dearbornschools.org

• “How To” videos for Zoom and Schoology
• Student friendly visual schedule that you can print off for your child to have ready Tuesday morning. The purpose of this schedule is to help you and your child create a routine while they are learning at home. (This is more specific than the one I previously sent)
• Rules for Zoom to go over with your children before we talk with them on Tuesday

You should have received an email from me just a moment ago. Here is the same information again for your convenience. Again, we would just like to remind you that Schoolgy is not yet up and running so please check this blog for updates. We will be communicating through email until Schoolgy is up and running. I promise we will keep you in the loop and we will figure this out together. Just a reminder to sign up for a time to meet with me! 

Mrs. Shupe’s Sign Up! Click me! 

The new school year is almost here!

Sure, it’s going to be different, but let’s make it great! I can’t wait to meet all of my new kiddos!