T HE RESOURCE R EPORT

From the Desk

of Volume 1 Quarter 1
Ms. W. Dill-Reese, M.Ed Sept/Nov 2019
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What’s Inside:
Elementary/Middle School
MS Resource Room 222 • Welcome
• Writing is Important
• Count Day
• How to help at home
• Concerns? Questions?
Let me know
• Upcoming Events

WELCOME to the 2019/20 school year at Parents please make sure you ask your
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary/Middle child about their homework. Please ask
School. We are looking forward to an them what they learned today? What
exciting school year! stories did they read? What did they do in
math? What did they do in Science? What
The purpose of this newsletter is to keep
did they mak ein Art class? Ask them
you updated on the events in your child’s
about any special projects. Or did they get
life with respect to Exceptional Student
a real workout in gym? It is important that
Education Resource Support Services.
you are in touch with what your children
The first semester is very important and
are doing in school. Asking them about
sets the tone for the entire school year.
their day in a positive way also shows
This year will we be working hard on your
them that you are interested in what they
child’s IEP Goals and Objectives. We will
do and makes them feel important.
be utilizing many online programs for
strengthening reading, vocabulary, and

“What you think matters to them

so much (even if they pretend it
doesn’t). Show them that you
care!”
math skills. I will be sending home the list WRITING IS IMPORTANT!
of websites, your child’s ID’s/passwords
and instructions on how to access the
MAKE IT A FUN FAMILY AFFAIR
sites and assignments this week. You can
also find a list of assignments and Not sure what to have them write about?
homework on my personal website: How about creating a family newsletter?
http://wdill-reese.weebly.com/ When you send a holiday newsletter, you
can let all of your family members write
their own articles or stories. You can also
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include family portraits, children’s school A staff directory can be found on our
pictures, or photographs from family school webpage at:
vacations. Think about what your family HTTPS://WWW.DETROITK12.ORG/EMERSON
would tell each of your friends if you could
see them face to face this holiday season.
What would you most like to share? Have other Questions??? Don’t hesitate to
email me at:
Why send a family newsletter? Most
wanda.dill-reese02@detroitk12.org
people send greeting cards to friends and Or
loved ones at these times. A newsletter is Sign up for Remind 101 and you can send me
a more informative yet convenient way of an instant message!
keeping in touch with those you don’t see
as often as you’d like.
Writing a family newsletter can also be a
fun activity to do together as a family. You
**UPCOMPING EVENTS**
can make everyone feel included as you
take stock of the events in your life
Sept. 9th~~~Testing Begins
together.
• i-Ready Diagnostic
• Illuminate science and social
COUNT DAY studies, Grades 5 and 8
• PSAT/SAT Practice Tests, Grade 8
October 5, 2016 is count day. It is the day
that determines funding for our school. Sept. 13th~~~Student Assemblies Day
Please make sure that your student is in Sept. 17th~~~~Constitution Day
school on time!
Sept. 25th~~~Open House

Sept. 27th~~~Testing Ends

HOW TO HELP AT HOME
• i-Ready Diagnostic
One of the best • Illuminate science and social
ways to help at studies, Grades 5 and 8
home is; first, • PSAT/SAT Practice Tests, Grade 8
provide your Oct. 2nd~~~~~~Count Day
child with a
quiet place to Oct. 23rd~~~Parent Teacher Conferences
study and do Nov. 5th~~~~Election Day - No School
homework.
Second, provide your child with a healthy Nov. 11th~~~Quarter 1 Ends
snack. Then third, ask your child if they Nov. 12th~~~Quarter 2 Begins
need help. If you are unable to help
because you don’t understand the work Nov 18th~~~~~Report Card Day
yourself (we have all been there), then
Nov 27th~~~Thanksgiving Break No School
Google it! Most of the answers that you
seek can be found on the internet. So Dec. 2~~~~Classes Resume
don’t be afraid to seek out the information
that you need. If that doesn’t work, then
send an email to your child’s teacher.