Just a quick reminder that we are holding two Parent Education Meetings today (an Arabic language presentation at 1:00 pm and an English language presentation at 6:00 pm). The Zoom link to the meetings are included with this post .

PARENT EDUCATION MEETING LINK

Dear Stout Families, 

Please join us for our first Parent Education Meeting of the year. We will be holding two meetings on Thursday, October 29th to accommodate the needs of our families. 

Our daytime meeting @ 1pm will have a presentation that provides language assistance for our bilingual families. Please plan to attend this meeting if you need Arabic translation services. 

Our evening meeting @ 6pm will have a presentation to accommodate all of our parents. 

Our October meeting will focus on skills and strategies that you can use to support your child during Virtual Learning and help them face some of the challenges or concerns that you or they may be experiencing. You will have an opportunity to participate in discussion groups with other parents and learn research-based solutions from our certified and highly-qualified Affective Support team. Please use this Zoom link to access the meeting from a computer or your phone. 

1pm Meeting (Arabic only)

Link to 1:00 Meeting

6pm Meeting (English)

Join Zoom Meeting

Link to 6:00 Meeting

Please plan to attend this event, we look forward to seeing you there!

أولياء الأمور الأعزاء

يرجى الانضمام إلينا في الاجتماع الأول للجنة تعليم الوالدين لهذا العام. سنعقد اجتماعين يوم الخميس 29 أكتوبر لتلبية احتياجات عائلاتنا.

سيحتوي اجتماعنا النهاري في الساعة الواحدة ظهرًا على عرض تقديمي يقدم المساعدة اللغوية لعائلاتنا ثنائية اللغة. يرجى التخطيط لحضور هذا الاجتماع إذا كنت بحاجة إلى خدمات الترجمة العربية.

سيشهد اجتماعنا المسائي في الساعة 6 مساءً عرضًا تقديميًا لاستيعاب جميع والدينا.

سيركز اجتماعنا في أكتوبر على المهارات والاستراتيجيات التي يمكنك استخدامها لدعم طفلك أثناء التعلم الافتراضي ومساعدته على مواجهة بعض التحديات أو المخاوف التي قد تواجهها أنت أو هم. ستتاح لك فرصة المشاركة في مجموعات المناقشة مع أولياء الأمور الآخرين وتعلم الحلول القائمة على البحث من فريق الدعم العاطفي المعتمد والمؤهل تأهيلا عاليا. 

يرجى استخدام رابط Zoom هذا للوصول إلى الاجتماع من جهاز كمبيوتر أو هاتفك.

(الاجتماع 1 مساءً (باللغة العربية فقط)

اجتماع 6 مساءً (باللغة الإنجليزية فقط

1pm Meeting (Arabic only)

Link to 1:00 Meeting

6pm Meeting (English)

Join Zoom Meeting

Link to 6:00 Meeting

يرجى التخطيط لحضور هذا الاجتماع ، ونتطلع إلى رؤيتك هناك!

While students have been learning from home, our food service staff has still been hard at work preparing meals for students. Parents may pick up a week’s worth of food which includes 7 breakfast, 7 lunches, and a gallon of milk on Fridays between 10:30 am and 1:00 pm. Parents can pull into the circle drive in front of Stout and our food service staff will bring the meals right to their vehicle.

بينما كان الطلاب يتعلمون من المنزل ، لا يزال موظفو خدمة الطعام لدينا يعملون بجد لإعداد وجبات الطعام للطلاب. يمكن للوالدين الحصول على ما يكفي من الطعام لمدة أسبوع من خلال الوجبات المقدمة مجانا والتي تشمل 7 وجبات فطور و 7 وجبات غداء وجالون من الحليب والتي توزع كل يوم الجمعة بين الساعة 10:30 صباحًا و 1:00 ظهرًا. يمكن للوالدين الدخول في دوار بناية المدرسة بالسيارة من الجهة الأمامية وسيقوم موظفو الخدمة لدينا بإحضار الوجبات مباشرة إلى سيارتهم , كل ما هو مطلوب منك هو الحضور والبقاء في سيارتك وسوف يتم تحميل الطعام في سيارتك 

Parents,

In lieu of a traditional Open House, we are posting some resources that would have been shared at an in-person or Zoom-style Open House. Included with this post are the following:

LINK: COVID-19 Information Video from Mr. Oke

LINK: Virtual Parent Orientation Slideshow (English)

LINK: Virtual Parent Orientation Slideshow (Arabic)

Parent-Teacher Conferences are currently scheduled for November 9th & 11th and will take place virtually using Zoom.

Attention all Stout and Smith Middle School Girls! If you are interested in trying out for the Fusion Competitive Cheer team please make note of the following dates and times! We will be holding tryouts and tryout clinics on the following days: 

Wednesday October 21st at Stout Middle School from 3:00-4:30 (Tryout Clinics)

Thursday October 22nd at Stout Middle School from 3:00-4:30 (Tryout Clinics)

Friday October 23rd at Stout Middle School: TRYOUTS Round 1 from 3:00-:4:30

Monday October 26th at Stout Middle School: TRYOUTS Round 2 from 3:00-4:30

Practice will officially begin on Wednesday November 4th. All practices will be held at Stout Middle School from 3:00-5:00. Practices will change as the season progresses and a calendar will be given at the first team practice. 

Please email Coach Wheble if you are interested in trying out. You will be given a tryout number and a specific time. Tryouts will be done in 15 minute increments so that you will have an arrival time and pick up time so  parents will not need to wait long and to insure social distancing. Coach Wheble’s email is whebles@dearbornschools.org 

Tryouts for the varsity and junior varsity boys basketball teams will be held from Monday, October 19th thru Thursday, October 22nd.  Interested 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys need to email Mr. Simon (simonj@dearbornschools.org) by Friday October 16th, so that their tryout may be scheduled and they can be informed of the time of their tryout. Tryouts will be held over three days with sessions limited to 20 students in order to support social distancing whenever possible.

Tryout Schedule

Monday, October 19th, 2020 – 8th Grade Tryouts

3:15pm-4pm (Session 1)

4:15pm-5pm (Session 2)

5:15pm-6pm (Session 3)

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 – 7th Grade Tryouts

3:15pm-4pm (Session 1)

4:15pm-5pm (Session 2)

5:15pm-6pm (Session 3)

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 – 6th Grade Tryouts and Callbacks

3:15-4pm 6th Grade

4:15-5pm 7th Grade callbacks 

5:15-6pm 8th Grade callbacks

Additional Information

• – Transportation must be provided to and from tryouts by a parent/guardian.
• – We recommend parents wait for their child in the car as tryouts are only for 45 minutes, students who are late getting picked up may be dismissed from the team. 
• – A mask is required at all times: during active play, on the bench, in the locker room and in the stands. Students need to be socially distanced in the locker room with “assignments” for their designated area. This applies to all athletes, coaches, and spectators. Students will be given breaks at the discretion of coaches to take a breather without masks but must be socially distanced when doing so. 
• – Students will be screened prior to tryouts. An electronic waiver will be shared with those who request a tryout. 
• – Students must have their own water bottle or they will not be permitted to try out. 
• – Students must have an active physical on file as of August 2019. 

Tryouts for the girls swim team will be held from Monday, October 19th through Thursday, October 22nd. Tryouts will be held over three days with sessions limited to 20 students in order to support social distancing whenever possible. Interested 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls need to email Mrs. Atkinson, the girls swim coach, by this Friday, October 16th. This deadline is in place to allow Coach Atkinson time to schedule the tryouts and inform student-athletes of the date for their tryout. All girls at Stout were emailed this information. Coach Atkinson’s email address is atkinj@dearbornschools.org.

Tryout Schedule

Monday, October 19th 

3:15pm- 4:30pm

Tuesday, October 20th – 1st Cut

3:15pm-4:30pm 

Wednesday, October 21st 2020 – 2nd Cut

3:15pm-4:30pm

Additional information

• – Transportation must be provided to and from tryouts by a parent/guardian.
• – Students need to be dropped off and picked up on time. Students who are late getting picked up may be dismissed from the team. 
• – A mask is required any time that an athlete is not in the swimming pool. Masks must be worn properly while on the pool deck, in the locker room, in the stands, and anywhere else in the building. Students need to be socially distanced in the locker room with “assignments” for their designated area. This applies to all athletes, coaches, and spectators.
• – Students will be screened prior to tryouts. An electronic waiver will be shared with those who request to tryout. 
• – Students must have their own water bottle or they will not be permitted to try out. 
• – Students must have an active physical on file as of August 2019.

Parents,

Next week is an important week for our district. We will be doing our COUNT DAY during synchronous instruction next week. This important day determines the funds and resources our district receives per pupil from the State of Michigan. It is imperative that your child is in class next week. In order for us to count your child as “present”, we need to ensure they see all of their teachers in live instruction every day. To do this, we have to adjust our schedule for next week only. We are still holding the NWEA Math Assessment next Wednesday, October 7th during asynchronous instruction. Thank you for your cooperation and flexibility during this process. On October 12th, we will return to our regular schedule. 

CLICK HERE to see a copy of the schedule for next week.

BLOG POST in ARABIC (Daily Schedule: 10/5 – 10/9)

We’re looking to get feedback from parents and students on our current meal distribution system.  Ultimately this feedback will help determine the direction of the program for the remainder of our virtual learning phase.

أولياء الأمور ، من فضلك أكمل هذا الاستبيان

نتطلع إلى الحصول على تعليقات من أولياء الأمور والطلاب حول نظام توزيع الوجبات الغذائية لمدارس ديربورن الرسمية. ستساعد هذه التعليقات في تحديد اتجاه البرنامج لبقية مرحلة التعلم الافتراضي لدينا

• Arabic Version:  https://forms.gle/d5uqSFZR21ycXiJX8 
• English Version:  https://forms.gle/k3pbDDHu6dC4tjkB9 

Parents,

If you were not able to attend one of the Virtual Parent Orientation meetings this week, please see the attached links to the information that was presented.

,الآباء

Virtual Parent Orientation لدينا إذا لم تكن قادرًا على الحضور. شكرا جزيلا

!يرجى الاطلاع على الروابط المرفقة للمعلومات التي تم تقديمها إلى والدينا في

Virtual Parent Orientation Presentation (English)
Virtual Parent Orientation Presentation (Arabic)

Thank you for your support!

Tomorrow, Friday, September 18th, is a half-day for students. Tomorrow is an “A” day. Students will attend their synchronous classes on Zoom in the morning, but they will not have their regular asynchronous work in the afternoon. Teachers will be engaged in professional development in the afternoon and will not be available to work with students. Please see the link below for Friday’s schedule.

Half-Day Schedule for Friday, September 18th

Parents,

We will be having Virtual Parent Orientations this week using Zoom. There are four sessions to choose from, including one for our Arabic-speaking families. You only need to attend ONE of these sessions. Please check your email for detailed information, including a link to the sessions. We look forward to meeting all of you.

Monday, 9/14 @ 6pm for 6th grade parents

Monday, 9/14 @ 7pm for 7th & 8th grade parents

Tuesday, 9/15 @ 1pm for all parents

Tuesday, 9/15 @ 6pm – presentation in Arabic

ولياء الأمور ، سنعقد التوجيهات الافتراضية للوالدين الأسبوع المقبل. لدينا 4 جلسات للاختيار من بينها ، بما في ذلك جلسة للعائلات الناطقة باللغة العربية. ما عليك سوى حضور واحدة من هذه الجلسات. الرجاء التحقق من بريدك الإلكتروني للحصول على معلومات مفصلة! نتطلع إلى لقائكم جميعًا.

Mr. Oke & Mrs. Faraj

Save the Dates!

We have attached 2 videos to this post that walk students how to get to their Zoom sessions through Schoology. We have also included an explanation of their schedule. These will be helpful to parents as well!

Please ensure your Stout Falcon watches both videos. We have also attached our revised daily schedule for online instruction which begins Tuesday, September 8th. 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing all of our students’ beautiful faces (on Zoom) on Tuesday!

                                                          أولياء الامور،

Zoom لقد أرفقنا مقطعي فيديو يرشدان الطلاب إلى كيفية الوصول إلى جلسات
      بالإضافة إلى شرح لجدولهم الزمني. هذه Schoology الخاصة بهم من خلال 
                                                !ستكون مفيدة للآباء أيضًا

يرجى التأكد من مشاهدة مقطعي الفيديو من قبل جميع طلاب مدرسة ستاوت. لقد
            .أرفقنا أيضًا جدولنا الزمني المعدل بدءًا من الثلاثاء 8 سبتمبر

 نأمل أن تحظى بعطلة نهاية أسبوع رائعة ونتطلع إلى رؤية وجوه جميع طلابنا
                                                                  !الجميلة

Stout Middle School Remote Schedule with A/B Days

VIDEO: Getting into Zoom through Schoology

VIDEO: Understanding the 6th Grade Schedule

VIDEO: Understanding the 7th/8th Grade Schedule