Hello Families!

I am so excited to be your child’s Young 5 teacher! I know this is a very different way of starting the year off, but I can tell you, this is going to be a great experience for your child! In Young 5s we will be learning kindergarten curriculum with an emphasis on hands-on activities as well as social and emotional development. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me anytime! mehrhok@dearbornschools.org

If your child is in need of a chromebook (laptop), please visit Oakman School on Monday at 9:00 AM for the chromebook distribution.

I will be meeting with your child remotely the first week of school as well. I am looking forward to seeing all of their smiling faces!

I will set up meetings with each one of you for a personal orientation where you and your child will get to meet me as well as receive a bag full of learning goodies!

Although this year will look different than years past, the whole Oakman team and myself are committed to working together to make sure that your child has a positive educational experience. We will accomplish this through the use of strong curriculum, relationship building and consistent communication. Please know that I am here to support your child in any way I can to help make this a successful and fun year! We are a team, and we can do this together! 

Please read through the following information thoroughly to ensure a smooth start to the school year. 

• The first week of school: August 31st – September 3rd 8:55am to 12:00pm.
  • The primary goals this week are 

1) To get to know each student. 

2) Teach students and parents the new technology tools. 

3) Explain student and parent expectations.

4) Material pickup from school (books, chromes, supplies/supply lists)

• Attendance: Student attendance is mandatory and counted at all live sessions. If your child is ill or otherwise unable to attend a live session, please email the teacher as soon as possible so that they may be excused. If the teacher is not informed it will be an unexcused absence. Live sessions are an important part of your child’s learning and cannot be made up at a later time.

• Grading: Students will be graded using the Dearborn grading scale (1-4). Students will be expected to complete work on time and to the best of their ability. Please contact your child’s teacher right away if you are having trouble completing assignments or experiencing technical difficulties so that the Oakman team may be of assistance. 

• Family-School Communication: All school-wide communications will be posted regularly through:

• Oakman blog (click here to subscribe). It is highly recommended that all Oakman families subscribe to the school blog if they are not already.
• Email or robocalls
• Schoology
• District Blog (click here to subscribe)
• Our Class Blog! (Click here to subscribe)
• Please make sure that your contact information is updated and correct in Parent Connect to ensure that you receive all emails and phone calls.  You may also call Ms. Amged for help (9am-1pm).

This is going to be a wonderful year for you and your child! I am so excited to teach your child! Teaching young children and making learning fun and memorable is something that I have a passion for!

Click on the link below to access the Informational SlideShow about the Beginning of the school year! 🙂

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1guB8khIPMvZqPkkzZub19AluZCIxbxnzQHfv-94NY7U/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for all you do!

Ms. Mehrhof

This is me without a mask 🙂

This is me in bitmogi form! 🙂