💻Google Meet Update📱

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There have been some issues with Google meets. FYI: Google meet is temporarily suspended for students for the next two school days. Please advise that I will let you know about lessons for next week as soon as I get communication that issues have been resolved with Google Meets! Thanks for your understanding!

💗Miss Wentland💗

🍏Food Distribution Changes🍎

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Hello, 
With the start of Ramadan, meal distribution times will change at four locations.  
Starting Friday, April 24, 2020 student meal distribution will be from noon to 2 p.m. at Fordson High, Salina Intermediate, Woodworth Middle and McCollough Elementary. The later time will continue through Memorial Day.
Food will still be handed out between 10 a.m. and noon at Dearborn High, Edsel Ford High and Smith Middle School.
Please remember to stay safe, stay home.

💕Special Reading With Mrs. Murray💕

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6YW-x9BdgLc

Special reading with Mrs. Murray our ECS, it’s an LLI book that some of you might remember the characters in? Sorry about the delay in the picture/talking in Google Meets today, thank you all for staying on and finishing our lesson!

🌍Happy Earth Day🌏

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Happy Earth Day Everyone!I hope this post finds you and your loved ones in perfect health! Today we can really focus on ways to heal the Earth and look at the impact humans have on the planet. When we are looking at ways to help save our planet, let’s reinforce to the students that they are participating in this right now by staying home! While we may be uncomfortable with a stay home order, we are collectively helping give Mother Earth a much needed reprieve. During this time, the entire planet is experiencing similar changes. This is bigger than us, as individuals,  and it is a perfect way to introduce them into how we are all connected and can work together for a greater good! 🙂 Be Well!
Following are fun activities, stories, and songs to celebrate Earth Day:

https://jr.brainpop.com/science/space/earth/

🌈Art on Thursday at 11:00 am🌈

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Hello everyone!
We will be having virtual art meetings in Google Meet every Thursday at 11:00 am, starting this week. 

This is for Kindergarten, Mrs. Alawy’s 1st grade class and all 2nd graders only.

We will focus on creating an animal drawing by using shapes. 

Use the link:

https://meet.google.com/

Enter meeting code or nickname:

artlowrey2

Hope to see you all this Thursday!

😊Assignments for week of April 20th😊

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Hi everyone. Hope everyone is well rested after this past weekend. As we continue through this very different learning environment, please make sure to read the Grading Policy for the 4th Quarter. Students are required to be meeting online with teachers and completing work at home. If computers or internet is an issue, please contact me immediately so I can help!

Sight Words

  1. pretty 2. saw 3. eat

Spelling Words

  1. as 2. her 3. that 4. did 5. so 6. sad 7. bad 8. had 9. dad 10. mad 

Letter V -review the letter Vv; review the sound it makes; practice making the letter Vv the correct way 

-ad Word Family – Please focus on the -ad word family and the different words you can make when changing the beginning letter or letter blend.

Monday

Story – Pirates Don’t Change Diapers; Vocabulary words – wondering & miracle.  Writing – make sure you use complete sentences – answer the following questions in your notebook. What was Jeremy Jacob wondering about? Who had to babysit Bonney Anne in the story and why did they have to babysit her? Spelling/sight words: Write all 10 spelling words in 3 different colored pencils, markers or crayons, like a rainbow write. Also, write the sight word pretty today. Make up a sentence with the word came in it and write it down and draw a picture to go with it. 

Math – Watch the math video and do work with the video. Then send me a picture of your work and the final challenge work completed.

https://embarc.online/mod/page/view.php?id=9691

Tuesday

Story – Pig Kahuna Pirates; Vocabulary words – grumpy & inspired. Writing – make sure you use complete sentences – answer the following questions in your notebook. Why was Dink grumpy and how could you tell by looking at the picture? What inspired Fergus and what did he end up doing? Spelling/sight words: Write a sentence for 5 of your spelling words. Remember to start with a capital letter, finger space between words and end with a punctuation mark. 

Math – Watch the math video and do work with the video. Then send me a picture of your work and the final challenge work completed.

https://embarc.online/mod/page/view.php?id=9692

Wednesday

Story – The Pirate of Kindergarten; Vocabulary words – squint & jumble;  Writing – make sure you use complete sentences – answer the following questions in your notebook. What did Ginny’s face look like when she was squinting? Why do you think she was squinting? Have you ever had a Vision Screening test or an eye test like Ginny?  Spelling/sight words: Write the other 5 spelling words in a complete sentence. Make sure to start with a capital letter, use finger spaces between words and end with a punctuation mark. 

Math: Watch the video and complete the work in your notebook and then send me a picture.

https://embarc.online/mod/page/view.php?id=9694

Thursday

Story – no new story today.  Writing – make sure you use complete sentences – answer the following questions in your notebook. Which pirate story did you like best this week? Tell me why you liked that story best. Tell me about you favorite part. Don’t forget to draw a detailed picture to go along with your writing.  Spelling/sight words: Do a practice spelling test with someone today. Have them say the words for you and you write them down. Then practice any words you spell incorrectly by writing it 3 times the correct way. Practice writing the word saw. Write a sentence using the word saw.

Math: Watch the video and complete the work in your notebook and then send me a picture.

https://embarc.online/mod/page/view.php?id=9695

Friday

Story – I Like Myself!  Vocabulary word – bother & stare. Writing – make sure you use complete sentences – answer the following questions in your notebook. Write about 2 things you like about yourself. Ask someone to tell you something they like about you. Draw me a detailed picture of yourself. Spelling/sight words: Practice writing the sight word eat. Write a sentence about something you love to eat and draw a picture to go with your sentence. We will do our spelling today online!

Math: Watch the video and complete the work in your notebook and then send me a picture.

https://embarc.online/mod/page/view.php?id=9696

Brain Breaks / Movement Videos

Please make sure you are keeping all your work together in a notebook or all your papers together in a folder. I am hoping we will be able to have a collection day soon so I can see all the wonderful work that is being completed. Thank you for all of your hard work at home. Remember that anytime you have a question, feel free to email me or send me a text on Remind and I will get back to you.

Remember to watch for our live lessons at 10:00am on Tuesday and 10:00am on Thursday. We will starting with ELA and than a quick brain break than transitioning to a Math Lesson.

Tuesday’s link:https://meet.google.com/bsw-hufz-vxz

Thursday’s link:https://meet.google.com/bsw-hufz-vxz

Please make sure you are following the governor’s stay at home order. Please stay home, stay safe and be well!

I miss you all – Ms. Wentland ❤️💜💗

📱Kindergarten Live Lessons💻

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Hello Families!

I hope you are all in perfect health!!! All technology issues are repaired over here! THANK YOU for your patience! We will be holding online sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week at 10:00am. I am providing the links that will take you directly to the google hangout. All you need to do is click on the link from the device of your choice. This is part of our plan to continue educating while at home and student participation is mandatory for 4th period card marking. I will also update the new grading policy in light of the changes that have taken place. Please continue to send your child’s work through pics on email or remind! Part of the grading will also be online practice through Freckle for reading. I am checking logins to see who is going on 🙂 

Tuesday’s google hangout 

https://meet.google.com/bsw-hufz-vxz

Thursday’s google hangout

https://meet.google.com/bsw-hufz-vxz

Yes- the codes are the same hopefully this will help with the confusion!!!
Be Well!
Xoxo,

Miss Wentland ❤️

4th Card Marking

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Dearborn Public Schools K-12 Philosophy on Grading During School Closure 2020

  • Students will engage in remediation and new learning that aligns with essential standards for the remainder of the academic school year.
  • Assignments will be graded and entered in MiStar to ensure accountability.  
  • Teachers will continue to provide feedback to students on his/her performance.
  • Teachers will practice flexibility based on their knowledge of the student/family and have the ability to not count an assignment(s) for a student depending on his/her circumstances.
  • Work completed prior to April 20th that demonstrates a student’s mastery of learning will count toward his/her grade.

Elementary Grading Criteria – COVID-19 School Shutdown

For the current marking period:

Students receive feedback on weekly assignments in the form of narrative comments. 

  • Meeting:  regularly submitted work and attended check-ins
    • Accuracy of work assessed on standards/graded/recorded in MiStar
    • High participation
  • Progressing:  Submitted most assignments and attended some of the check-ins
  • Limited Participation:  with one of the following explanations
    • Rarely or did not submit work (may be required to attend summer school)
    • Rarely attended check-in sessions (may be required to attend summer school)
    • Family hardship during the time of instruction (summer support offered)