Author: Maria Siciliano

Dear Parents and Students,

During the school closure, students will be expected to complete lessons assigned weekly by teachers. It is essential to check teacher blogs daily. School will be out for a month. It is critical that students are working productively at home in order to prevent learning loss. Here are the expectations for the next 3 weeks:

• Students will be expected to use I-Ready for 45 minutes a week which will include two lessons. Lessons must be completed until the student passes with an 85 percent pass rate. 
• Students must use Zearn for math. Students must practice on Zearn for at least an hour a week. 
• Students must read for 30 minutes a day using their reading bags. Have students recount/retell their reading upon completion. 
• Students must respond to a writing prompt every week through Google Classroom.

We thank you for your support during this unique time. Please reach out through email at your convenience with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

The 2nd Grade Team 

Mrs. Hammoud- hammouh@dearbornschools.org

Ms. Harrison- harrisc@dearbornschools.org

Mrs. Bridgeman- bridger@dearbornschools.org

Ms. Siciliano- sicilim@dearbornschools.org

Ms. Mikho- mikhot@dearbornschools.org

Directions for logging on to Clever:

1. Go to www.dearbornschools.org

2. Select the “Resources” tab in the upper right hand corner, then select “For Students” from the pull down menu.

3. Under the “Useful Links”, click on the blue Clever link. Then click on “Log in with Google”.

4. You will be prompted to enter a username and password. Your child’s username is their ID number with the @dearbornschools.org following. 

• EXAMPLE ONLY: 20123456@dearbornschools.org

You must enter the @dearbornschools.org part or it will not work. Your child knows or has his/her password written. Once you are logged in using Clever, you may access Iready without having to enter any more login information. 

On Monday there will be a pizza sale after school!

Parents are being asked to bring in baked goods during the voting day. Thank you for your help!

Reading: Student will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. They will include transitional words in their recount.

Math:  Students will add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.They will mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100-900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from a given number 100-900. Students will explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.

Writing: Students will understand how to write a narrative paper. They will work on the steps in the writing process from drafting, revising, editing to publishing.

Science: Students will learn about the structure and properties of matter. They will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Students will learn that matter can be described and classified by its observable properties Students will learn that different properties are suited to different purposes.

Social Studies:  Students will understand the duties of state and local government by comparing them to the national government. They will make a t-chart explaining all the duties of different governments. Students will learn about different branches of government, council, court, and mayor.

Dearborn SHINES Family Night Monday – March 2nd, 2020 at 4:00 – 5:30 P.M.  in the Miller Cafeteria/Gym.  Come join us for a wonderful family event aimed at promoting Healthy Living: Healthy Snack / YOGA / GoNoodle Activities / Nutrition Based Activities / Raffle / Community Vendors and wholesome fun!

Dearborn Big Read

Kick-off March 7th

Join in on the fun at our NEA Big Read-Dearborn kick-off event in the Anderson Theater at The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd. on Saturday, March 7, 2020, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free and open to the public.

• Free copies of Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl and free seeds
• Keynote lecture by Dr. Selena Smith of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• Tree crafts
• And more

Reading: Student will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. They will include transitional words in their recount.

Math:  Students will add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.They will mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100-900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from a given number 100-900. Students will explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.

Writing: Students will understand how to write a narrative paper. They will work on the steps in the writing process from drafting, revising, editing to publishing.

Science: Students will learn about the structure and properties of matter. They will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Students will learn that matter can be described and classified by its observable properties Students will learn that different properties are suited to different purposes.

Social Studies:  Students will understand the duties of state and local government by comparing them to the national government. They will make a t-chart explaining all the duties of different governments. Students will learn about different branches of government, council, court, and mayor.

Parents please take the attached survey. Thank you for your help. Click on link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSHINES2ParentT1

Friday PTA Meeting – The agenda will be presented by LAHC on healthy cooking practices, items will be raffled and the class with the most representation will receive a pizza party

Please help your child complete each of these tasks to ensure they are ready to jump back into our routine when we come back to school!

• Go on iReady for at least 15 minutes a day. You must complete the two assigned iReady lessons they will be graded. 
• Complete the math addition and subtraction work. 
• Go on Zearn everyday.
• Read for at least 25 minutes everyday.

Reading: Student will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. They will include transitional words in their recount.

Math:  Students will use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing with unknowns in all positions, e.g. by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Writing: Students will understand how to write a narrative paper. They will work on the steps in the writing process from drafting, revising, editing to publishing.

Science: Students will learn about the structure and properties of matter. They will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Students will learn that matter can be described and classified by its observable properties Students will learn that different properties are suited to different purposes.

Social Studies:  Students will understand the duties of state and local government by comparing them to the national government. They will make a t-chart explaining all the duties of different governments. Students will learn about different branches of government, council, court, and mayor.