• EERF.K.1. Demonstrate emerging understanding of the organization of print I can recognize calendar words
• EEK.CC.1 Starting with one, count to 10 by ones When we count we start with one

Early Math Skills

EEK.CC.1 Starting with one, count to 10 by ones

In school, we practice number recognition, counting, and sorting.  Below are some ideas of how you can work on these skills at home.

• Count snack foods! Example: If you are having Goldfish crackers for snack put a few in front of your child and count them out.  Have your child point to each cracker and count along with you
• Count while folding laundry – How many shirts? How many socks?
• Go on a walk and look for numbers on mailboxes
• Read counting and number books – If you don’t have any at home check out the links below!
• Sing counting songs (5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, Five Green and Speckled Frogs, etc.)
• Build a block tower and count how many blocks you used
• Sort toy cars or legos by color

Reading Objectives

• EERF.K.1. Demonstrate emerging understanding of the organization of print.
• EERF.K.1. a With guidance and support during shared reading demonstrate understanding that books are read one page at a time from beginning to end.

Practice makes perfect! Here are some tips for book handling and early literacy skills.  While reading with your child today work on some of the skills below:

• Holding the book right side up
• Turning pages one at a time
• Pointing to pictures 
• Discriminating between words and pictures
• Running finger along words being read by an adult
• Being gentle with books 
• Identifying letters and pictures 

Students and Parents will be using Schoology as the place to start. Students can log in being Monday morning. (Parent accounts will be coming soon). Students should log in using their Google Accounts. Students who have borrowed a Chromebook from the district should have two tabs load upon sign-in: the district student portal web page and their Schoology page.

Within Schoology, students should find the links and instructions that they need. Links to Zoom meetings will be added by teachers.

To sign into a Chromebook, students use their district credentials: – User Name = Student Number- Password =.New students will have their passwords set to their birthday (MMDDYYYY) as per MiStar.

A warm welcome to families returning and also to the families with new kids joining our class. As we navigate together into this new school year, I understand that it comes with questions and concerns on how everything will look due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rest assured, I will be in constant contact with all of you. If at any time you have concerns, you are always welcome to reach out to me through email, phone calls or texts.

Email : adamsk@dearbornschools.org

Cell Phone 734 678 7034

Classes for all Dearborn Public School students will be a half day for the week of Monday, August 31 to Thursday, September 3. (Friday, Sept. 4, is a day off for the district.) The four half days will give staff additional time to learn new online teaching tools, including the Schoology and Zoom software that all teachers and students will be using during online instruction.

What will that look like for us?

• You will find an instructional video or lesson on the blog for each day of the week. This will start on Monday to be used by families to engage in learning together
• I will be contacting families as we connect and learn the new Schoology platform
• Learning labs will begin the week of September 21. I will be contacting each family to go over the details
• We will be developing new contingency plans for the upcoming school year
• Chrome Books are available for families to checkout. I will be checking to see if you would like access to one for your home

Monday, August 26, 2019 will be the first day of school.  It will be a 1/2 day of school for all students.  I am looking forward to seeing the students.  I really miss them!  A Parent Packet will be coming home with your child on Monday along with Emergency Cards for you to review and sign.  Please remember to look at he back of the Emergency Card as well as the front.  I am required to turn them into the office by Thursday, August 29th.  There is no school on Friday, August 30th.

We had a perfect day at the Real Life Farm yesterday!  First we visited the big red barn.  We learned from Farmer Aaron about the goats, sheep and pigs and then we got to feed them.  We fed the babies with bottles of goat’s milk and the adult animals with sweet grain feed.

Then we milked the cow and met all the other baby kittens, rabbits, ducks, and chickens.  We wanted to bring home a kitten for our school pet!

Then we rode horses!  It was so much fun and everyone did it!

After Lunch we went on a hayride!  It was so fun.

Current Events

It has been a busy week full of fun and learning.  The students are all doing great!  Our story this week was Mat Man which goes with the Handwriting Without Tears program that we use in our classroom.  The children built their own Mat Man and they turned out adorable!  Our Letter this week was ‘Aa.”

We made applesauce.  It smelled so good while it cooked all day.

We ate Apple Sauce.  It was delicious!

We also did a math lesson with apples.  We counted apples then learned about whole and halves.  Did you know that there is a star in every apple.  We made apple prints with the apple halves.  It was messy but fun!

Real Life Farm Field Trip

On Tuesday, October 10^th, we are packing up our gear and heading to the farm for some hands on learning fun. We will be leaving in the morning and returning in the afternoon.  The cost is $10.00 per person.  More information will be coming soon!