Hello Families!

We had a great week! We had our second field trip as well as more fun learning taking place in Young 5s! I will post pictures of the field trip when I get them all sent to me. I would like to thank Ms. Saba and Mrs. Dakhlallah for taking such good care of the class as they accompanied them on our field trip to the Fox Theater. Sadly, I was very sick at home. I would also like to thank the parents who came on the field trip as well as Mrs. Amgyed who provided a lovely snack and water bottles for the children! Oakman is such an amazing family to be a part of and I am so blessed!

This week we have been learning how to ask and answer questions about informational text. We read texts about healthy food as well as about groundhogs. In addition we learned the sight words, help, am, and come. The children have been practicing rhyming. Please encourage them to identify rhyming words. Reading your child nursery rhymes has so many benefits! Click here for a link that contains some information about the benefits of reading nursery rhymes to your child.

We also have been practicing simple addition and subtraction story problems as we talk about how we know we need to subtract or add.

In our Second Step learning we have been talking about what to do and how to handle when we have accidents. We learned we need to say, “I am sorry. I did not mean to do that. Are you ok?”

In science we have been learning about the sun and how it helps warm the earth and aids in the growth of plants that give us our healthy foods.

Check out some more of what we have been learning and doing with the pictures below. And…. please remember, there is no school for Kindergarten and Youngs 5s on Friday, Feb. 7th.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

The day is almost here! Tomorrow is our trip to the Fox Theater in Detroit to see the Sesame Street Live Show! If you have purchased a ticket to go with us, please come to school at 8:30 with your child. Sign in at the office. Thank you!!

We will have a small snack before we go to the show. We will also have a snack at the show. If you would like to bring snacks for the children, you must bring them in individually wrapped packages and enough of the same snack for 16 children. Please know, we cannot purchase any toys, food, or beverages at the show, unless we are purchasing the same for all 16 children.

PLEASE be sure your child comes to school wearing their boots, hats, and gloves. We may have a little walk into the theater.

We will eat a pizza lunch with milk and cookies at 1:30 back at Oakman.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! This is sure to be such an amazing and fun-filled experience for your child!

One more side note….. Please check your child’s folder/backpack. I sent home a green progress report with detailed information on your child’s Young 5 progress and successes!

Thank you for all you do!!!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Please check your child’s folder for the card marking 2 Report Card! These are inside of an envelope. Please keep the report card, but sign and return the envelope in the highlighted area. Thank you!!!

Have an awesome weekend! If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s report card please call or email me!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today we remember the world-changing legacy of Martin Luther King! If you have never listened to his I Have a Dream speech, I encourage you to hear it. He believed that everyone, regardless of race, religion, ability, gender….should be treated with fairness! What a great idea! I know we teach our children fairness and love. I can tell by how sweet they are to each other in the classroom. But, on this day, please take some time to share this read aloud with your child. In addition to the kind things you share and do with your children each day, maybe this week we can go the extra mile to spread love and kindness. I know it is a chilly day, and it might be difficult to get out….but remember, we can go the extra mile in showing fairness, kindness, and acceptance each and everyday! However, while we are snuggled in the warmths of our homes, please encourage your child to draw and tell about a way we can be fair to those who are different than us. (Ex. inviting others to play, sharing a treat, helping someone when they are sad or sick…..) I look forward to seeing these tomorrow. Please remember, tomorrow is a half day of school!

Please enjoy this read aloud video with your child by clicking on it!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Please help your child continue to practice writing their first name and last name. Tomorrow is the name writing test!

Also, tomorrow is a half day! Dismissal will be at 11:45.

There is no school on Monday in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Day!

There will be another half day of school on Tuesday. Dismissal will be at 11:45.

Thank you for ALL you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Please join us tomorrow at 9:00AM for a visit from the children’s librarian. The children with a parent present will be able to get their own library card. There will be refreshments too.

Tomorrow is our 2nd family time play group! All children and families are welcome. The classroom will be open for play at 4:00-5:00!!! I am looking forward to spending time with you all!

PLEASE remember to continue to help your child practice writing their first and last names. Their next name writing test is on Friday! Friday is also a half day. Dismissal will be at 11:45. The children and I will be making PB and J sandwiches as part of a following step by step directions activity.

If you would like to donate bread, halal jelly or jam, and peanut butter, please bring the items by tomorrow morning.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

We had such a fun first week of school for 2020! We have practiced stretching for the sounds in words and writing those letters to phonetically spell. Children are reading emergent level books. We also researched and wrote information about reindeer! In addition, we have been practicing measurement and comparing items with their measurable attributes!

This week I will be working on card marking 2 assessments. Your child will be tested on the following:

Uppercase letters and sounds recognition and writing the letters.

Lowercase letters and sounds recognition and writing the letters.

Counting to 50.

Writing numbers to match the quantity for 0-10.

2D shapes and extending patterns with those shapes.

On FRIDAY….your child will be tested on writing their first and LAST names… ex. Kandi Mehrhof (Please help them practice with putting a space between the first name and the last names as well as using uppercase letter for the first letter of the first name and uppercase letter for the first letter in the last name and lowercase letters for the rest!

This week we will have a visit from one of the Dearborn Librarians. Please come and join us at 9:00 and you will be able to help your child sign up for a library card.

We will also have our 2nd Play Group from 4:00-5:00 on Thursday! We had a really great turn out last time! I hope you can all make it to join other families and children for playtime and good company…and some tea and treats.

Friday, your children have a half day of school. They will be dismissed at 11:45. I know they are used to eating lunch before this time, and will in no doubt be hungry. 🙂 So….to go along with our informational writing standards, we will use a step by step direction to make our own PB and J sandwiches! We will then write and illustrate our steps!

There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Day! We will be talking about this great humanitarian and the legacy of kindness and fairness he left on our world.

We are in need of some baby wipes as well as dry erase markers. If you would like to donate some that would be super appreciated!

So….here you are…. some really, really cute pictures!!! Please read the captions below the pictures to learn more about what is happening in these adorable depictions of week 18 of Young 5s!

Thank you for all you do!!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Please be sure to sign and return your child’s field trip permission slip to school tomorrow! Our exciting field trip to Sesame Street Live is on January 29th! We are really looking forward to seeing Elmo and all of his friends!

We are running really low on baby wipes! We use these everyday! If you could donate a pack or 2 that would be super appreciated!

Thank you for all you do!!! Have a great day!!! This week is flying by so fast!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a joyful and restful break! I missed my little friends and was so ready to come back to school!

We had a great first day of 2020 together yesterday!

Also, yesterday, I attached a permission slip and info about our upcoming field trip to Sesame Street Live.

The Field Trip will be on January 29th!

These permission slips are due Friday! The children are completely free for this trip! However, adults will be $13.00. It is well worth the money! The Sesame Street Live shows are always a ton of fun! The Fox Theater is also such a lovely venue!

Please let me know if you need an additional permission slip. AND…please let me know if you would like to attend this event with us! All parents are encouraged and welcomed to attend!

Thank you for all you do!!!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Have a Happy and Blessed 2020!!!!