ANNOUNCEMENT: Hello Families,

Moving forward, we will be utilizing online instruction. We will post assignments each week for you to complete. We need a few days to transition everything online, but wanted to update you with what to look for next week.

Next week, you will write a CERERC talking about how Anne’s character has changed throughout the play. This will be typed and we will provide sentence stems, a mentor text, and the PDF of Anne Frank for you to use. We will also provide a rubric, so you know what to expect.

We will also transition the Act 2 assessment to a Google Form for you to take as a quiz at home. You will be allowed to use the play, but avoid using your notes. By assigning this assessment next week, you can take the test with the play fresh in your brain and we will work on corrections options for students who want to improve their score.

We want to work together to wrap up our Anne Frank unit over the next week. Transitioning to online will take some adjustment for everyone and we will work through it together.

Please reach out to us with concerns or questions and we will do our best to answer them.

Stay well!
Ms. Timpf, and Ms. Schafer

Please check your email. Your A2 teacher has sent out an email regarding your technology access for the next few weeks.

Here is a Google Classroom Tips page for anyone who may need additional assistance:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1odEIt704FPvHyElFis6VyopDGvZOj-Df6PHlzihKxFw/edit?usp=sharing

Sincerely,

Ms. Timpf & Ms. Schafer

All Dearborn Public Schools will be closed for students effective immediately, March 13, 2020. This is a result of Governor Whitmer’s order to close all K-12 school buildings, public, private, and boarding, starting Monday, March 16 until Sunday, April 5. 

Dearborn Public Schools spring break will take place from Monday, April 6 through Friday, April 10. Students will return to school on Monday, April 13, 2020.

Students may report on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the normal start time to pick up their belongings and school supplies.  

All staff should report on Friday, March 13, 2020 to assist students. Staff will only attend for the morning half of the day followed by a half day release time.

All staff should continue to check their email daily for updates and information.

Please direct all questions should be directed to your immediate supervisor.

As of Thursday, 3-12-2020 there are no reported or confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the Dearborn Public Schools. 

This closure of schools is part of a nationwide effort to slow the spread of the COVID 19 virus. These actions will not eliminate the COVID 19 virus, cure COVID 19,  and this will not guarantee that a person will not contract the COVID virus at a later time. Again, these actions are part of a nationwide effort to slow the spread and limit the number of people who will become infected. 

Thank you

The purpose of this announcement is to let you know that we will be having a fundraiser this Wednesday, March 11 at the Lincoln Park Skate rink. All proceeds will directly benefit our Tour Project, by helping to pay for the cost of technology personnel and to help pay for an engineer to be in the building during our tour, as required by the District. Plus, it’s just a great chance to get together and have fun with your fellow team members and classmates! Younger siblings are more than welcome!

The cost is $5 admission, $4 skate rental. Concessions are available for purchase.

Today we began reading The Diary of Anne Frank Act 2. We will also be completing some comprehension questions to analyze the characters and conflicts within the drama.

Please refer to my previous post for the copy of the entire ANNE FRANK PLAY that we have been reading in the red literature books.

For bellwork we are focusing on PSAT sample questions that students might see on assessments in ELA or the reading section of the PSAT.

Thanks,

Ms. Timpf & Ms. Schafer

The Edsel Ford High School Performing Arts Department will be presenting our production of Disney’s “Freaky Friday – A New Musical” in May 8-9 and 15-16.

Mr. Doyle will be opening up the ensemble to students from grades 5-8 who attend one of our Feeder Schools or have siblings at EFHS. In addition to the ensemble, there is also one principal role for the younger brother, Fletcher.  (Actor to play 7-10 yr old)  He must be able to sing and use two different hand puppets.

Auditions will be held on Thursday, March 5th from 4-6 pm. Audition materials will be taught at the audition. Students should be prepared to read from the script, sing, and dance. Students do NOT need to have previous experience, only a willingness to commit to working on the show and learn.   

Interested students who can not attend during that time need to contact Robert Doyle at doyler@dearbornschools.org. Any further questions may be directed to Robert Doyle at the email above.

Dear Families,

Students are working in class to analyze textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly. The text we are using to carry out this task is the play “The Diary of Anne Frank,” which is attached for you below. This story is written as a drama and has 2 Acts with 5 scenes. After each scene, students will work in a small group with the teacher or independently to answer questions from the reading. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Ms. Timpf & Ms. Schafer

Hello Vikings!

Your Student Council is sponsoring our first SPIRIT WEEK and Pep Assembly next week, and there is a different way to show your school spirit each day!

Monday is Decades Day

Tuesday is School Pride Day – wear your VIKING gear OR blue and gold

Wednesday is Sports or Hat Day – wear your favorite team jersey or hat

Thursday is VSCO Day- you can wear an oversized shirt, scrunchies, hydroflasks, 

messy buns, puka shell necklaces, etc. 

Friday Class Color Day- wear as much of the color that your class is assigned. 

Student class colors are:

BLUE for 8th grade

RED for 7th

YELLOW for 6th grade

Please show your spirit and remember to follow the dress code as there will be no exceptions even though it’s Spirit Week. 

Next Friday, February 14th,  we will have a Pep Assembly to celebrate our Smith athletes. There will be a teachers vs students dodgeball game with 3 rounds and 10 students from each grade, a 3 point shoot off, a cheerleading performance, we will honor this year’s sports teams, and the top 3 students from each grade will get to pie a teacher in the face!

Friday, January 17th is a half day