Welcome Back Miller Mustangs!
I hope you are all doing well and have enjoyed your summer break. I would like to welcome you all back and introduce myself the resource teacher and interventionist in 4th grade. I know this year is going to be a unique learning experience for all of us, and I am confident we will be able to learn and grow together.
My name is Ms. Sleiman and I will be working with 4th graders this year. I have been teaching at Miller for the past 8 years and I’m so excited to work with you this year.
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First week of school: Aug. 31–Sept. 3, 2020 Please complete the following activities in the grid below:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
| 8:55 – 12:00 | Activity: Subscribe to my blog Mrs. Sleiman’s Blog Read Aloud How I Spent My Summer Vacation | Activity: Please complete Welcome Back Form Read Aloud If you take a mouse to school | Activity: All About Me SlideShow Make sure you make a copy of the slide show before you complete it. Read Aloud How Full is Your Bucket *Drive-by pick-up of materials in front of Miller, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Be on time! (After 11:30, you will have to pick them up in the office.) | Activity: Click on the link to read/listen to the book: Covid 19 Book After reading the book answer the following question: How can COVID-19 spread to other people?What are some ways that you can help prevent the spread of COVID-19? |
Important Links
Zoom Meetings:https://dearbornschools-org.zoom.us/
Schoology: https://dearbornschools.schoology.com/home
Orientation: (Classroom Teachers will schedule and invite you to their zoom meetings. I will join those meetings until we start our reading small groups)
During our Zoom meeting, you will have the opportunity to:
- Meet me virtually in a whole class group
- Receive your schoology and zoom accounts information
Suggested Supplies for 4th Grade
This is the recommended supply list for you and it is not required. If you are not able to get all these supplies, don’t worry about it. Some supplies will be given to you during the drive up on Wednesday or the Access drive (check the Miller Blog)
- 6 Notebooks- 1 of each color (black, yellow, green, red, purple, blue)
- Pack of Pencils
- Composition notebook-(Black and white)
- Yellow Highlighter
- 2 Packs of loose leaf paper
- Glue stick
- Box of Crayons (24 count)
- Pencil box to put all supplies in
- A pack of EXPO dry erase markers
- Sharpener
- Ruler
- 1 permanent marker (sharpie)
We’re going to have a great year!
2020 Census
Dear Parent(s),
Every year, billions of dollars in federal funding go to hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other resources based on census data.
For a better future of our city, schools, and students , please click on the link now and fill out the census. It only takes a few minutes from your time to make a difference.
Complete the Census application here:
i-Ready Diagnostic
This week, you will need to take the i-Ready Diagnostic. This will help individualize your instruction in reading. It will also show you how much you have grown as a reader.
Take your time!
Don’t try to complete the entire test in one day. Maybe, do 30 minutes on one day and another 30 minutes on another day until the test is complete.
Also, make sure you find a quiet place to complete this alone.
Good Luck
We need your opinion
Parents please fill out this very quick survey to tell us your thoughts about what school should look like in the fall. It’s translated and will only take a few minutes.
Free Summer Meals for Students
Dearborn Schools is pleased to announce we will offer free student meals over the summer in the same grab-and-go format we have been using since March. Meals will be distributed on Wednesdays and include food for seven lunches and breakfasts for the child.
Please see the press release for all the details.
Week of June 1-June5
Hello 4th graders! Your teachers, Ms. Hammoud, and I are working together to make sure you are learning while at home. We will also continue to communicate with you via phone calls, text messages, email and Class Dojo. Your teachers will communicate with you when they have a BigBlueButton meeting on iLearn. If you are in my reading groups, we have a scheduled BigBlueButton meeting on iLearn. Here’s the schedule:
If you are in Ms. Traicoff’s class, our meeting is every Wednesday at 2:00 pm.
If you are in Ms. Beydoun’s class, our meeting is every Wednesday at 2:30 pm.
If you are in Mr.Duering’s class, our meeting is every Friday at 2:00 pm.
If you are in Ms. Silva’s class, our meeting is every Friday at 2:30 pm.
All you have to do is go to Student Portal on dearbornschools.org and select iLearn. Then log in and click on my classes on top. Select your class Sleiman-Your teacher’s name. Then join the Big Blue Button meeting.
Here’s your work for the week
Reading
Complete your teacher assigned i-Ready lesson and make sure you fulfil your 45 minutes of i-Ready requirement for the week.
Writing
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16c7-aXPDO1cjJtPKwcICmvZVJhRF75yM3FiK14D4U5Q/copy
Math
Module 5, Lesson 18 – Add and Subtract More than Two Fractions:
Make sure to watch both videos, follow the directions, and do the work as instructed on the videos.
https://gm.greatminds.org/kotg-em/knowledge-for-grade-4-em-m5-l18?hsLang=en-us
Social Studies
Unit 6 lessons 5 & 6
Read and understand all the slides, complete the questions only on the last slide (slide# 12)
You have three different sample essays read them all and choose one to answer the questions on slide# 12
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZSVLRtG3ukndfZs30qpWJI4-H5tEl3vH/edit#slide=id.p1
IMPORTANT – Student Materials Distribution and Collection – No Students Please
kindergarten / 1st / 2nd Grade Students Material Distribution / Collection will take place between 12 – 1 p.m.
Grades 3rd / 4th / 5th Grade Students Material Distribution / Collection will take place between 1 – 2 p.m.
Distribution and Collection of Student Materials and Summer Math Learning Packets. Teachers will be lined up by alphabetical order and a sign with teacher name will be clearly marked.
Parents are required to pick up belongings and drop off classroom and library books. Chromebooks WILL NOT be collected; students will keep Chromebook over the summer for summer learning.
HOW:
1. Parents place LLI/ science/classroom/library books in the trunk of their vehicle.
2. Parents drive up to designated area and pop open the trunk of the vehicle, if walking please observe social distancing measures.
3. Teacher will place students’ belongings in the trunk and remove LLI / classroom and library books.
NOTE:
Do not bring students
Ensure all books are placed in the trunk
Do not exit the car
If we all work together, drive slow and follow directions things will run smoothly, thanks un advance for the teamwork.
Gleaners Food Distribution
Gleaners food distribution will be on Tuesday June 2 at 11:00 AM at Miller Elementary
Menu includes: Halal Chicken / White Rice / Peanut Butter / range Juice / Walnuts/ Raisins / Spaghetti Sauce / Fruit Mix / Canned Apple Sauce
Week of May 26-29
Hello 4th graders! Here’s your work for this week. Your teachers and Ms. Hammoud and I are working together to make sure you are learning while at home. We will also continue to communicate with you via phone calls, text messages, email and Class Dojo. Your teachers will communicate with you when they have a BigBlueButton meeting on iLearn. If you are in my reading groups, we have a scheduled BigBlueButton meeting on iLearn. Here’s the schedule:
If you are in Ms. Traicoff’s class, our meeting is every Wednesday at 2:00 pm.
If you are in Ms. Beydoun’s class, our meeting is every Wednesday at 2:30 pm.
If you are in Mr.Duering’s class, our meeting is every Friday at 2:00 pm.
If you are in Ms. Silva’s class, our meeting is every Friday at 2:30 pm.
All you have to do is go to Student Portal on dearbornschools.org and select iLearn. Then log in and click on my classes on top. Select your class Sleiman-Your teacher’s name. Then join the Big Blue Button meeting.
See you soon!
Reading: This week we are working on summarizing informational text. Make sure you complete the i-Ready teacher assigned lesson for summarizing informational text and make sure you at least have 45 minutes of i-Ready this week.
Writing:
This week for writing we will be working on our summaries of informational texts. Remember what we did last week with the main idea and key details to include the important information from the passage to write a summary.
Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OfYFOpdd3IfctjxffOKNuq1yvZeR6Wn0iu_YP2Kr5JQ/copy
Video Reading https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FuxrH9Z9we9Ycbd323v93SFgWQ1-7DJF/view?usp=sharing
Math
Module 5, Lesson 17 – Subtracting Fractions from Whole Numbers or Mixed Numbers. Make sure to watch and listen to all 3 videos, follow the directions and do the work as instructed on the videos.
https://gm.greatminds.org/kotg-em/knowledge-for-grade-4-em-m5-l17?hsLang=en-us
Social Studies
Unit 6 Lesson 4
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZY6fgGDX6HqYjm7EeZD_UeojnxuViyVL/edit#slide=id.p1
Science
How animals survive on the mountain