Ms. Sims' First GradeDearborn Public Schools

Apr 22nd Earth Day Fun and “Going on a Bear Hunt”

Happy Earth Day!

I thought this was a cute poem (it’s sunny today in Pellston, MI, I guess it’s cloudy in Dearborn).

I Meant To Do My Work Today

by Richard Le Gallienne

I meant to do my work today,

But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,

And a butterfly flitted across the field,

And all the leaves were calling me. 

And the wind went sighing over the land,

Tossing the grasses to and fro,

And a rainbow held out its shining hand–

So what could I do but laugh and go?

I found this poem from this website that has a lot of fun things to do if you are looking for craft ideas, puzzles, poems, coloring sheets, etc. It had some fun stuff on it:  Earth Day Crafts, Worksheets, Games and Activities  It says “Earth Day,” but a lot of the material (like the poem above) is spring/summer related.

HOMEWORK

Remember to do your homework from our virtual classroom meeting on Tuesday.  Please put a stuffed bear in your front window and then “go for a bear hunt” (walk the neighborhood looking for stuffed bears in windows). I will ask you on Thursday at 11 if you saw any bears in the windows!

“We’re Going On A Bear Hunt” Animated Story

Have a great Wednesday and I will see you tomorrow at 11!

Ms. Sims

Apr 21st Updated Social Studies Link

http://textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/1st/Chapter2.pdf

Michigan Openbook project online textbook  or follow link on google classroom

This will be a review for them. You can read through the slides with them and there’s a few videos.

I hope this one works! Let me know!

Apr 21st How to get on Google Meet – edited

****OUR GOOGLE MEET DAYS ARE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS!  OUR GOOGLE MEET TIMES ARE 11 AM FOR BOTH DAYS!*****

I look forward to seeing everyone! Please mute yourself when you get on so we can hear each other.  

GOOGLE MEET RULES:

There are two ways to get on Google Meet, both are through Google Classroom:

1.  Make sure you are in the “stream” and click on the “meet link.”  Remember to mute when you get on!

2. Go to “Classwork” and click on the camera (see highlighted areas). Remember to mute when you get on!

The camera button is on the right, the hang up button is in the middle, and the mute button is on the left. When they are turned off they are red. 

When the camera and mute button are on they are clear. 

Please mute yourself so we can take turns talking and listening. I do know how to mute individual people 😳. 

See you at 2!

❤️ Ms Sims

*see Friday’s blog if you still need to log onto Google Classroom!

Apr 20th DuVall Cares to the Core

April 23rd was scheduled to be our District’s Care to the Core Day.  On April 23rd, our district celebrates the way our school communities come together to show that we care about our students and community.  Despite the shutdown, we want to continue this tradition because it is so important to help show that we care for members of our school community during this unprecedented time!  On April 23rd, we are asking students and their families to show our thanks for our first responders, doctors, and nurses who are helping members of our community as we are trying to stop the spread of COVID 19.  Here is what you can do:

1. Make a sign that thanks our first responders, doctors, and nurses (be creative).
2. You may take a picture of your child with the sign and send it to your teacher’s email or atteer@dearbornschools.org to have the picture on the DuVall blog.  You may also e-mail the picture to members of our staff/school families who work in local hospitals and will print your picture or message to share with doctors and nurses  in the hospital including Ms. Cibasek’s sister Jamie jamieac07@hotmail.com, Mrs. Moon’s friend Sara sarah.gilbert@stjoeshealth.org  Mrs. Ross’s husband Jeff jeffmross@hotmail.com.  Ms. Sims’ niece, Cate, is an EMT in Ann Arbor. You may forward emails to Cate at hayycate@gmail.com   Ms. Sims’ friend: Renata.rossi@asension.org is a nurse at Providence and Dearborn EMT Wael Gharbie: wgharbie@ci.dearborn.mi.us 
3. Proudly display the sign in a window in your house for first responders, doctors, and nurses in the community to see!

I am very proud of our students and community because we care!  Please stay healthy and safe DuVall families!

Apr 20th A Message from Mr. Attee about the 4th Card Marking

DuVall Continuity of Learning Plan

DuVall Community,

The staff and I miss you all and hope that you and your families are doing well, staying healthy, and staying safe.  As our journey with remote learning continues, our district has created a continuity of learning plan that enhances the remote learning curriculum that is being delivered at DuVall Elementary.  Starting April 20th, some updates will be taking place. Classroom teachers will continue checking in with their classes using Google Hangouts or Class Dojo and there will be at least 2 live or recorded lessons that will be scheduled during the week.  Classroom teachers and Extended Core teachers will be posting office hours on their blog to support families with questions or who need support with the curriculum. Also, a new grading system will be implemented for the 4th marking period in order to provide feedback for the learning that is taking place.  In the updated grading system, the following marks will be used:  

Meeting (M):  A student has high participation levels in remote learning, is routinely submitting assignments and completing learning tasks, and is regularly attending check in/ remote learning sessions.

Progressing (P):  A student is submitting most of his or her assignments and attending some of the check ins.  

Limited Participation (LP):  A student is rarely or not submitting work, rarely or not attending check-in/ remote learning sessions, or has experienced hardship during the time of instruction.  Support to assist students who are showing limited participation in remote learning will be offered.

Click Here to see a video clip that  helps to explain some of the changes in the 4th marking period.  

Extended core classes (Art, Music, Physical Education, and Technology) will now be using the updated grading system for the 4th marking period report cards.  Please check the extended core class blogs for more information regarding learning activities:

Mr. Tapp (Physical Education)  E-Mail:  tappb@dearbornschools.org

Mr. Goecke (Art)    E-Mail: goeckea@dearbornschools.org

Mrs. Meyer (Music)   E-Mail: meyerl@dearbornschools.org

Mr. Keramaris (Music 4th and 5th)   E-Mail: keramae@dearbornschools.org 

Mrs. Poisson (Technology)   E-Mail: poissom@dearbornschools.org

During this continuation of remote learning, the DuVall staff and I hope to see you all soon.  We hope that you and your family continue to stay healthy, safe, and Penguin Strong!

Sincerely, 

Mr. Attee

Apr 19th New Schedule for the Week of 04/20-04/24

Please click on the link below:

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF 04/20-04/24-Google Doc

Apr 17th How to get into Google Classroom

Hello Parents! 

Some of you have had a hard time getting into our Google Classroom.  Ms. Cibasek, DuVall’s technology expert, made a video for Mrs. Ross’s class. Here is how you can login, just remember to change the code to our class codes: jvwcyfl for Ms. Sims’ class and fg66L7c  for Mrs.Grahl’s class. 

The video instructions:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E9p2DDrB3eZOLu_l57mmX46o21tI6Iv8/view

Hope this helps! Have a great weekend!

Ms. Sims & Mrs. Grahl

Apr 15th Updated Login and Password information

Hello Everyone!

I have updated the login and password information on Google Classroom. I do not post this information on the blog because the blog is open to the public. Google Classroom is for our class only.

How to get on Google Classroom:

1.Go to the Dearborn Public Schools Website and open up Student Portal 

2. Login to Clever (Username: Student number@dearbornschools.org/ Password: Birthdate (01012011) 

3.Click on Google Classroom and join class

4.Enter class code jvwcyfl for our class.

You will see the login information for all websites that are being monitored and the enrichment websites. You will have to scroll down to get complete login information for all websites.

Please students, only login as you, not your classmate’s “for fun.” Thank you!

I hope this works better now! Please keep informing me of errors. We will get this running smoothly soon (I hope!).

Ms. Sims

Apr 12th Distance Learning for 4/13-4/17

Hello everyone!

1- The state has come up with new guidelines for computer usage with young children. Your child’s screen time should be limited to 1 up to 1 ½ hours per day.  

2- The programs we will be monitoring will be:

Enrichment Websites:

3- Log-in information and passwords can be found in Google Classroom.  How to log-into Google Classroom: 1.Go to Dearborn Schools Student Portal  2. Login to Clever (Username: Student number@ dearbornschools.org/ Password: Birthdate (01012011)  3.Click on Google Classroom and join class 4.Enter class code jvwcyfl for Ms. Sims’ class and fg6617c  for Mrs.Grahl’s class. 

4-Find a “study spot,” some place where you will go to do your daily work.  A spot for school work only, no where near the TV or video games, if possible.

5- Create a schedule to follow every week day. Still get up at a set time, do your regular routine as if you were going to school. Then go into your school work.  Following a routine will be VERY helpful especially to children. They need the consistency of a schedule. 

BRAIN BREAK IDEAS:

– Mr. Tapp’s blog, go outside if it’s a nice day (practice social distancing), or do “GoNoodle.” It’s free and families can sign up: https://www.gonoodle.com/  

-Check Mrs. Meyer’s blog for music ideas

-Mr. Goecke’s blogs for art ideas

– Mr. Neff and Mrs. Poisson’s blogs with have some literacy and technology ideas

– Other resources:

If you have a membership, check out Dearborn Public Libraries. The children can “borrow” new books and they also have movies (including the latest ones that aren’t streaming/on cable yet).

Go on a virtual field trips 

1. Virtual Field Trips  – Discovery Education
2. https://www.waterford.org/resources/3-great-virtual-field-trips-for-early-learners
3. Virtual Field Trips – Website that shows 30 different field trips
4. Museum Field trips: https://hellogiggles.com/news/museums-with-virtual-tours/?utm_term=A36AA812-655E-11EA-97D8-7D87C28169F1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=hellogiggles_hellogiggles&fbclid=IwAR1LlAh9Y0Mjmk2evmEiDMJw4hj808RBsLBTWDO8ZnL1pickxcXBSOvLbh0

Not all of the suggestions will work for every family, but some of these ideas would be fun to do:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/sunnychanel/boredom-busters-for-kids-eko

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/activities-for-kids-while-inside-because-of-the-coronavirus

April 13-17

	Work to do during the week:
Writing	Pick a prompt to write about offline.
Science	Science lesson with an experiment.  “Why do birds have beaks?” https://mysteryscience.com/powers/mystery-1/animal-structures-survival/117?code=NDc3MjA0Nw&t=student
Social Studies	Scholastic News – log in and complete an April article https://digital.scholastic.com/resources/classpasscode/?app=sn1&state=%2F&role=classroom The Social Studies Curriculum: Unit 4: How Do We Learn About the Past? Big Ideas of the Lesson 1, Unit 4 1. History is the study of the past. 2, Past is something that has already happened. 3. Present is something that is happening right now. 4. Future is something that has not happened yet. Draw a picture and write a sentence about what you were like in the past, what you are like in the present, and what you think you will be like in the future. Past Present Future

PDF of the same post for people that want to print out the information:

How to access Eureka math lessons from YouTube. 

Mrs Grahl and Ms Sims realize during this time people are working at a different pace so we will provide the link for the next lesson in math if you have been following at the pace we had set. If not you can adjust the videos to meet your needs. 

VIDEOS ON EMBARC (the previously used method)

1. Click on the link below. 
2. Choose the lesson you are on
3. Watch video and complete lesson in the workbook. 

https://embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=3#google_vignette

VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE 

1. Click on the link below. 
2. Watch video for Module 4 Lesson 16
3. Complete the lesson in the workbook
4. Every day change the lesson number to reflect which lesson your child is on. 

We hope this helps!

Ms Sims & Mrs Grahl

Apr 3rd Sunny Day Fun