Salina Elementary

Class News

Hour of Code is Coming!

Hour of Code is Coming!

The first week of December is Hour of Code. If you are a student, log in with Clever from Dearborn Schools homepage. Mrs. Alvarado will give you your class code to join the proper level. If you are a parent or other interested adult, you can try it, too...

We’ve Got Moves!

We’ve Got Moves!

Today our First Lego League Jr. teams made robots that can move on their own being controlled by programming on an IPad.

Building the Play Pump Model

Building the Play Pump Model

As part of our FirstLego League Jr. exploration of water systems, we built a model of the play pump, an innovative solution for villages in Africa who lack wells and playgrounds. For more information about the actual play pump and its' impact, click here: Play Pump

The Makerspace Literacy Connection

The Makerspace Literacy Connection

Teachers are collaborating to help students read and write better. Ms. Alvarado, the media specialist, and Ms. Lock, the art teacher, are collaborating with third-grade teachers to help students develop a deeper understanding of story elements. Students work as teams...

Read at Home Plan

Read at Home Plan

Reading book bags will go home daily Students must read books for at least 20 minutes each day. Students will complete a reading assignment daily Book Calendar– Signed daily by parents and returned to school Online reading websites through the District homepage...

NOTICE: School Safety Zone Enforcement

Download the Signed School Zone Safety letter  to see fines and other traffic violations police will be enforcing. Ensuring the safety of all students is a paramount objective of both the Dearborn Public Schools and the Dearborn Police Department. An area of common...

Can You Catch the Bus?

Can You Catch the Bus?

Our Salina second graders have taken the Breakout EDU challenge Catch the Bus. The teams pictured below were able to figure out all of the clues and unlock the locks. See if you can do it! https://sites.google.com/site/digitalbreakoutjb/game-20

Student Driven Learning

Student Driven Learning

Two boys at Salina Elementary expressed an interest in learning about bats. They researched bat habitats and found that it is possible to build houses for bats to attract them to a place. With Mr. Rummel's help, the boys built the bat houses. The houses are now...