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Mrs. Reed’s Music Classroom

Peek at the Week

• We had a great first week of school!
• The students have been working on getting back into learning our classroom schedule and routines
• Special Classes started Tuesday Afternoon
• Our story this week was Pigeon Has To Go To School by Mo Williams. Click the Button Below and enjoy the story at home with your child.
• We practiced our numbers 1-10 and sang songs about counting
• We started the Unique Learning System unit on School Rules 
• We are reviewing core vocabulary words

Pictures of the Week

Upcoming Events

• September 2nd and 5th – No School
• September 7th  Open House  6:00 – 7:30
• September 16^th – ½ day – Dismissal is at 11:25
• September 21st Late Start
• October 7th – ½ day – Dismissal is at 11:25
• October 12th – Late Start
• October 28th – ½ day – Dismissal is at 11:25

Classroom Needs

• Kleenex
• Clorox Wipes
• Plastic Spoons and Forks

September Objectives

Reading (Literature)- EERL.K.1 With guidance and support, identify details in familiar stories. Reading (Informational)- EERI.K.1. With guidance and support, identify a detail in a familiar text

Reading (Foundation Skills)- 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

EEL.K.1 Demonstrate emerging understandings of English grammar and word usage when communicating (With guidance and support, distinguish between letters and other symbols or shapes)

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

Social Studies: Back to School

Hello All! It is so exciting that school starts next week!

School will start at 8:25 a.m. and go until 3:20 p.m., with half days ending at 11:30 a.m.

Monday, August 28th, will be the first day of school for the 2022-2023 School Year. This will be a 1/2 day for students and teachers will attend professional development in the afternoon. I have missed the children and I am looking forward to seeing them.

Please have a bag with an extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack! (shirt, pants, underwear and socks). Please label this. They will be kept at school in case of any accidents.

Need Items

• Baby Wipes
• Clorox Wipes

Peek at the Weeks

• Our story for the week of 5/23 was We’re Going on a Picnic . This story covered all the things we would need for our picnic on 5/31 @ Edsel Ford during Field day. Click the button below and enjoy the story at home with your child.
• The core word this month is LIKE. We reviewed our 3 Like books this week
• Our letters this week were the letter I, J, K and l
• We are learning about shapes and time this month
• The Unique Learning Unit this month Life Science, Insects and How They Grow

Student of the Month

Way to go Anisa! The Character Trait of the Month May is Empathy

Shout of Thanks

Thank you to all the parents who contributed items to make our ABC countdown a success.

ABC Countdown for Next Week

Pictures of the Week

Classroom Up Date

Next week on Thursday, I will be out to have surgery on my other hand and elbow. If all goes well, my plan is to return on May 16th. I will not be able to lift, push, or pull for 8 weeks. Leslie and Gail wanted to let you know that you can call or text them with any questions or concerns during my absence.

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was Little Book of Spring by Leo Lionni. This colorful story touches on all the fun things that spring up during this season. Click the button below and enjoy the story at home with your child. We made spring flowers for our classroom.
• The core word this month is STOP. Our story this week was “Don’t Stop!. The story is attached below for extra practice at home
• Our letter this week was the letter “Zz”
• We are learning about opposites this month
• The Unique Learning Unit this month is an Economics unit focusing on construction.

Pictures of the Week

We didn’t take any pictures this week. Epic fail! We were very busy doing secret things for our moms. Don’t try and pry it out of us. We aren’t telling you anything except we love our moms!

Look Ahead

• May 2 & 3 No School
• May 11th Late Start
• May 26th Lifetown
• May 27 & May 30th- No School
• May 31st – Field Day

Peek at the Week

• We started the week off with Going on an Egg Hunt by Hands on Holiday Reading. So many fun activities with this book. We colored eggs, discovered spring surprises inside of eggs, went on an egg hunt or two! We also read How to Catch a Bunny by Adam Wallace. Click the button below and enjoy the story at home with your child
• The core word this month is STOP. Our story this week was “Stop Doing That!. The story is attached below for extra practice at home
• Our letter this week was the letter “Yy”
• We are learning about opposites this month
• The Unique Learning Unit this month is an Economics unit focusing on construction.

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

• April 15th – No School Good Friday
• May 2 & 3 No School
• May 11th Late Start
• May 26th Lifetown
• May 27 & May 30th- No School
• May 31st -Adapted Field Day at Edsel Ford High School
• June 17th- Last Day and 1/2 day

Peek at the Week

• We started the week off with Worm Weather on Monday and then we made dirt cups with worms. Anisa loved eating the worms! The rest of the week our story was Don’t Push The Button! An Easter Surprise. Click the button below and enjoy the story at home with your child
• The new core word this month is STOP. Our story this week was “Stop!” Said the Cop. The story is attached below for extra practice at home
• Our letter this week was the letter “Xx”
• On Tuesday the Exotic Zoo came to our school. The students loved the close up interaction with an alligator, owl, kangaroo, lynx, tortoise, a big bunny.
• We are learning about opposites this month
• The Unique Learning Unit this month is an Economics unit focusing on construction. How appropriate for barrel season!

April Objectives

Pictures of the week

We Celebrated Fatima’s 6th Birthday. Happy Birthday Fatima

Making Dirt Cups

Exotic Zoo

Look Ahead

• April-13th Late Start
• April 15th – No School Good Friday
• May 2 & 3 No School
• May 11th Late Start
• May 26th Lifetown
• May 27 & May 30th- No School

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on April 13th.

I have Anisa’s family scheduled via Zoom @ 5:00

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was The Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover by Lucille Colandro. Use the link below to enjoy this story at home with your child
• We tried to catch a leprechaun. No luck this year!
• We continued March is Reading Month. Our school wide theme is Wizard of Oz. We will finish the story next week. Click the link below to enjoy our adapted story.
• Our letter this week was the letter “Vv”
• We are learning about short and tall
• The Unique Learning Unit this month is a Life Science unit focusing on animals in the zoo and in the wild

Needing Items

Wipes for faces, hands and bottoms

Pictures of the Week

Meet Ahmed Sobh

We welcomed Ahmed to our classroom this week. Adam is excited to have another boy to play with in our class. Ahmed is a happy little guy and is enjoying getting to know his school family.

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was How to Trap a Leprechaun by Sue Fliess. Use the link below to enjoy this story at home with your child
• We made our own Leprechaun trap. If we catch one we will share the gold with you!
• We continued March is Reading Month. Our school wide theme is Wizard of Oz. We will be working our way through the book throughout the month of March. Click the link below to enjoy our adapted story. We all took turns playing Dorothy
• Our letter this week was the letter “Uu”
• We are learning about short and tall
• The Unique Learning Unit this month is a Life Science unit focusing on animals in the zoo and in the wild

Needing Items

Wipes for faces, hands and bottoms

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

• March 18th – 1/2 day of school. Home for lunch
• March 28th-April 1st – Spring Break
• April-13th Late Start
• April 15th – No School Good Friday

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was My Teacher’s a Monster by Peter Brown. Use the link below to enjoy this story at home with your child
• We started March is Reading Month. Our school wide theme is Wizard of Oz. We will be working our way through the book throughout the month of March. Click the link below to enjoy our adapted story
• Our letter this week was the letter “Tt”
• We started a new month Tuesday and enjoyed the book In March I See….
• We are learning about short and tall
• The Unique Learning Unit this month is a Life Science unit focusing on animals in the zoo and in the wild

Needing Items

Wipes for faces, hands and bottoms

Pictures of the Week

March Objectives

Look Ahead

• March 8th – Late Start
• March 28th-April 1st – Spring Break
• April-13th Late Start
• April 15th – No School Good Friday