Parents PLEASE complete this important survey by June 12th!!! The State and our District have started discussions about the possible re-opening of schools in the Fall of 2020 and need your input!
PLEASE, PLEASE fill out the survey by June 12, 2020!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelcXLATfAiOV63sOZ6zn8dHqcShK0w2vlvKIM9U9nuK3pd3w/viewform
Thank you and I hope you have a nice summer!
Mrs Suarez
We hope to see you there!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2020
Contact: David Mustonen, Communications Director
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Parents can preview possible curriculum changes
Dearborn Public Schools is offering a chance for parents and community members to explore two new curriculum resources the District is recommending for next year – one for elementary English Language Arts and the other for some high school math. Both curriculums provide extensive digital resources that are available for school and home use.
Interested parents can view some of the materials online and then learn more about the resources during online meetings on Monday for the elementary program and Tuesday for the math program.
Both curriculum resources have gone through extensive evaluation by Dearborn teachers and have been recommended by the District’s curriculum committee. This is part of the District’s regular process to update and implement new curriculum. Please note, these changes have not yet been approved by the Board of Education.
Elementary Reading and Writing
Elementary parents are invited to learn more about the Benchmark Advance English Language Arts program that the District is considering for all the kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms.
Benchmark Advance © 2021 is a standards-based, core English Language Arts program. Language arts includes reading and writing and also impacts text-based resources for science and social studies. The Benchmark program provides lessons and practice in all areas of reading including phonological awareness, phonics and word study, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Writing is also included.
Parents are invited to attend a Zoom meeting with Benchmark representatives for more information and a Q & A session on Monday, June 1 from 5 to 6 p.m. Please email communications@dearbornschools.org for information on logging into the Zoom meeting and to get login information to view a sample of the digital curriculum material.
Secondary math
Parents also are invited to learn more about the enVision AGA math program that is recommended for adoption for use for Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry instruction.
enVision AGA is a highly rated program and has been researched and piloted in Dearborn classrooms over the last two years. Textbooks, workbooks and an extensive collection of digital resources, including interactives, mathematical modeling, and adaptive practice are part of enVision’s high quality program.
Parents can view enVision materials using the link to a padlet: enVision Math
In addition to previewing the materials online, parents are invited to attend a Google Meet with enVision/Savvas representatives for more information and for a Q & A session on Tuesday, June 2 from 4 to 5 p.m. Please email communications@dearbornschools.org for information on accessing the Google Meet event.
For more information about the possible curriculum changes, contact Dr. Ross Groover, K-12 Consultant for Curriculum & Professional Development, at groover@dearbornschools.org.
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Hi, boys and girls!
I hope you are all doing well! Your health is my top priority! Please take time in your day to try to relax. This is not an easy time for us, so we need to take care of ourselves. Physical activity during the day is also so good for your health. As long as you are moving your body, you are participating in PE class. Unfortunately, I’m not able to actually see you participating since we aren’t in the gym, so if you fill our the Weekly Activity Log in the iLearn Special Area Section (click on your grade level and scroll down to Physical Education) you can tell me what you’re doing to stay active.
See my blog on May 18th on how to get to the Physical Education iLearn page!
I miss all of you and I’m looking forward to seeing you again!
Keep Smiling…and have a sunny day!
Hi, again boys and girls. Ms Holmes made a couple of “how to” videos that you can watch to help you get to the Special Area iLearn Page and how to upload a picture or a video on iLearn.
How to get to the Special Area iLearn Page:
How to upload a picture or video to iLearn:
Hello, boys and girls! As I look out the window as I’m writing this post I see rain and a cloudy sky. It’s been like this since yesterday. I hope it stops soon and the sun comes out because I have vegetables and herbs to plant! I think I saw on the news that we would be getting clost to 80 degrees this weekend! Yay!
Well – this is Week # 10! Listed on the right side of this page under the heading Class Links are the activities for this week! Check them out! Enjoy!
I hope you are visiting the Special Area Courses on iLearn. Did you know that you will be receiving grades in each of your Special Area Classes? You will be graded on your participation. Each Special Area has a section for their activities, so start now and check them out! They are fun!
In the PE section we have 4 things:
1 – WEEKLY ACTIVITY LOG. This is the most important one. It needs to be filled out honestly, every week. It’s a very simple form. We’d like to know what you are doing to stay active and what kinds of healthy food you are eating.
2 – P.E. WEEKLY VIDEOS. Ms. Beck and I post a video each week. We have a lot of fun making them and the activities are fun, too! We have a special guest each week.
3 – WEEKLY P.E. DISCUSSION FORUM. This is another form you can fill out after you have watched our video. You can also upload a picture or a video of you doing exercises or an activity.
4 – DAILY DISTRICT P.E. BLOG. This blog has daily activities and a healty snack recipe. There are very fun videos, activities and workouts. You can choose to participate in any or all of them.
So – make sure to check out our PE Section and fill out the log every week, but also check out the other Special Area Sections. We are doing this for you and we hope you wiil have fun participating in your Special Area Classes!
Keep Smiling…and have a sunny day!
Hi, boys and girls! Welcome to Michigan! Our spring weather is so topsy turvy! The temperatures are up and down – cold and warmer. The sun is out and then there are clouds. The rain comes and goes and then it pours and there is thunder and lightning! This is our great state in the month of May! Get outside when you can – but make sure to follow the self distancing guideline. Safety first!
PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO FILL OUT YOUR WEEKLY ACTIVITY LOG EVERY WEEK!!! It’s located in the PE Stars section on the Special Area iLearn course. You will be graded on your participation, so fill out the form and let us know how you are staying active. The only way Ms. Beck and I can see that you are participating is if you fill out that log. If you’re in 4th or 5th grades, you should be filling it out at least 2 times per week because that’s how many times you have PE when we are in school, but we bet you are active just about every day! Kindergarten through 3rd grades should fill the form out at least once per week. While you are in the PE section, check out our videos, too! You can go into the discussion form and let us know how you like our videos and upload a picture or video of you doing an exercise activity.
Ms. Beck and I LOVE to see what you are doing to stay active and what healthy foods you are eating! The form is so easy to fill out and we are responding to those who participate, so join us, won’t you?
Well, it’s WEEK # 9 in the activities listed on the right side of this page under Class lists. These are optional activities, but some of them are sooooo cool! Check them out.
Hello, boys and girls! I hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather this past weekend!!! I also hope you had a chance to get outside and be active! I went for a run and worked in my garden – getting it ready for vegetable plants and herbs that I will be planting at the end of this month! My husband and I also went for a bike ride. Please remember that even when you are outside – in order to stay safe – we all still need to keep at least 6 feet from each other – that’s called self (or social) distancing.
This is Week #8 for optional activities under Class Links on the right hand side of this page near the bottom of the column. Lots of fun activities are listed. Check them out!
Ms. Beck and I (and special guest, Ms. Holmes) are having a lot of fun making activity videos for you! Check them out on the Special Are Stars PE Page in iLearn!
ALSO – when you go to the Special Area Stars in ilearn, you can click on your grade level box and then scroll down and click on any of the Special Area Classes. Don’t forget to go to the PE box and there are a few things to check out. If you click on the District PE Blog you will find that since it is Star Wars Day on Monday – there are Star Wars Activities! PLEASE – MAKE SURE to click on the PE Activity form and fill it out every week – at least as many times as you have PE each week.
Ms. Beck and I miss seeing all of you! We hope to see you at our live meet. Just check with your teacher to find out what day you have the live meet.
Your live meet with a Special Area teacher is on THE SAME DAY EVERY WEEK at 3:30 (EXCEPT FOR Kindergarten and Young 5’s – you are at 3:00)
Keep smiling…and have a sunny day!!!
Good morning, boys and girls!! If you are observing, Happy Ramadan! I see that the sun is shining, so I’m going to go for a run this afternoon. What are you going to do to be active today?? I know that many of you are fasting, but, you can still be active, just move a little slower. Stretching and yoga exercises are great exercises to be doing right now. You know yourself, if it’s too strenuous, give yourself a rest, or do something different. I also know that it is still important to eat healthy and hydrate when you can and try to get some good sleep. Sooo – I decided to keep adding the Weekly Activity Links, because I want to give you other ways to get some exercise. If you look on the right of this page under Class links near the bottom you will see Week #7. That is the week we are in right now. Just click on the one for your grade level. There are a few options you can choose to participate in.
ALSO – if you go to the Special Area Stars in ilearn, you can click on your grade level box and then scroll down and click on any of the Special Area Classes. Don’t forget to go to the PE box and there are a few things to check out. Make sure to click on the PE Log form and fill it out every week – at least as many times as you have PE each week.
Ms. Beck and I miss seeing all of you! We hope to see you at our live meet. Just check with your teacher to find out what day you have the live meet.
Keep smiling…and have a sunny day!!!
Hi, boys and girls! Well, it’s April…so why doesn’t the weather know that? It’s been snowing and it is cold outside!!! The one good thing we have seen a lot of – is the SUN!!! Even when it’s cold outside, when I see the sun, it always makes me feel good and makes me smile!
Did you know you can be active in the cold weather? Just bundle up and go outside and go for a walk and look around -I spy spring flowers-even in the cold! I spy tiny leaves on the trees and the grass turning green. What do you spy?
Don’t forget, you can be active indoors, too. Jump on 2 feet and jump in the shape of the letters in the alphabet or the shape of numbers, or…the shape of the letters in your name or your family’s names! Check out the class links to the right – there are fun activities to do!
I hope you are hydrating (drinking water) throughout the day and eating healthy snacks (fruits and vegetables) and getting plenty of sleep.
I want you -everyday-to think of something positive. I know it’s hard, everything is really different, but this morning I saw pretty snowflakes – AND THE SUN! I also made a toasted bagel with a little cream cheese for my breakfast (yum). Then I sat and read a book with my morning coffee (ahhhh…). Now I am able to write in my blog and THINk OF ALL OF YOU!!!!! Now, that is something positive in my day!!!
I’ll check in soon, but don’t forget to check into iLearn and see all of the Special Area Teacher’s Classes. Don’t forget to fill out your PE Activity Log every week-it due every Friday!!
Keep smiling…..and have a sunny day!!!
