Hello Families!

We have been learning letters as well as numbers up to 10 with their quantities.

This week we will continue having fun while learning new concepts and practicing the ones we have been working on.

One particular task we have been working on is writing our first name! So… you will notice, your child will be bringing home a reading bag that will come back to school each day. This bag will have a dry erase marker as well as a name writing sheet for practicing this skill. There will also be ABC matching cards and 3 books. The books can be used to help your child identify the front and back of the book as well as “reading” left to right. Your child has been practicing one of the three ways to read a book called “Read the Pictures”. This is when they use the pictures to create their own story for the book. We have been working on identifying characters as well as the letters learned while we read our books too. We have formally worked on the following letters, Mm, Tt. Dd, and Aa.

*Please remember NOT to send any food in your child’s backpack that contains peanuts, peanut butter, or tree nuts! We cannot have these foods in our classroom. PLEASE send a healthy snack to school for your child such as fruit, vegetables, or crackers. They also are encouraged to bring their own water bottle.

One more thing….PLEASE send in a 4×6 family picture for our family wall! Thank you for all you do!

Here are some more super cute pictures of your child learning at school!

During Word Work we have been practicing writing and identifying the letter Aa!

During Word Work we have been practicing writing and identifying the letter Aa!

During Word Work we have been practicing writing and identifying the letter Aa!

During Word Work we have been practicing writing and identifying the letter Aa!

We have also been practicing writing and identifying the letter Dd!

We have also been practicing writing and identifying the letter Dd!

We have also been practicing writing and identifying the letter Dd!

We have also been practicing writing and identifying the letter Dd!

We have also been practicing writing and identifying the letter Dd!

We have been practicing writing our names!!

We enjoyed the first week of Fall as we made fall trees with our little hands!

We enjoyed the first week of Fall as we made fall trees with our little hands!

We practiced identifying the characters in Duck Soup by Jackie Urbanovic! 🙂

I am looking forward to another great week with my little friends!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

This letter serves as a reminder to the school  procedures which are put in place to ensure the safety of all of our students. Please understand that keeping your children safe while at school is our top priority when making any decisions.

Morning Procedures

• 8:25 am: 1st bell for students to line up
• 8:30 am: 2nd bell all staff expected at line up
• 8:40 am: Classroom instruction begins. Anyone who arrives after this time needs to sign-in the office
• From 8:00-8:25 AM breakfast will be served in the cafeteria. The playground area is not monitored or supervised by any staff member prior to 8:30 AM.

Dismissal Procedures

• Teachers will escort students out from doors #3 and #4 at 3:35pm.
• Only preschool parents need to come into the building to sign out their students

Entering the Building

• Parents/ visitors may enter the building via door #1 or door #5, and must check-in the office for any related business / personal matter.

Outdoor Lineup and Recess

• According to district policy, students will have outdoor line up and recess when the temperature is above 20℉ (combination of temperature and windchill). This excludes when there is inclement weather (rain, snow, high winds).

Rest assured that we take the safety of all students seriously and will continue to take the required measures to upkeep a safe and secure school. We hope that you cooperate with school’s policies and give us a helping hand when you are able to!

Thank you for your support,

Oakman Staff.

الأهالي الأعزاء تحية طيبة وبعد،
هذه الرسالة بمثابة تذكير للإجراءات المدرسية التي وضعت لضمان سلامة جميع طلابنا. يرجى تفهم أن الحفاظ على سلامة أطفالكم أثناء وجودهم في المدرسة هو أهم أولوياتنا عند اتخاذ أي قرارات.

إجراءات الصباح
8:25 صباحا: الجرس الأول  يصطف الطلاب في اماكنهم المخصصة.
8:30 صباحا: الجرس الثاني يصطف كادر التعليم مع تلاميذهم في أماكنهم المخصصة.
8:40 صباحًا: بداية الوقت الدراسي المحسوب. أي تلميذ يصل بعد هذا الوقت يحتاج إلى تسجيل الدخول عن طريق مكتب المدرسة.

سيتم تقديم وجبة الإفطار في الكافتيريا من الساعة 8 صباحًا حتى 8:25 صباحًا. لا تتم مراقبة منطقة الملعب أو الإشراف عليها من قبل أي موظف قبل الساعة 8:30 صباحًا.

إجراءات الذهاب إلى البيت
سيقوم المعلمون بمرافقة الطلاب خارج الأبواب رقم 3 و 4 في الساعة 3:35 عصراً.
يجب على الآهالي في مرحلة البستان ( فصل السيدة شوشينين ) فقط القدوم إلى المبنى للتوقيع على إستلام اولادهم

دخول المبنى
يمكن للأهالي  / الزائرين الدخول إلى المبنى خلال الدوام المدرسي ولكن قبل الساعة 3:00 عبر الباب رقم 1 أو الباب رقم 5 ، ويجب عليهم تسجيل الوصول في المكتب لأية مسألة شخصية أو متعلقة بأمور المدرسة.

الطابور اليومي ووقت الفسحة خلال الدوام
وفقًا لسياسة المنطقة التعليمية ، يصطف الطلاب خارج المدرسة في الصباح يومياً لتحية العلم والإعلانات عندما تكون درجة الحرارة أعلى من 20 درجة مئوية . هذا يستثني عندما يكون هناك طقس قاس (مطر ، ثلوج ، رياح عاتية).

كن مطمئنا إلى أننا نأخذ سلامة جميع الطلاب على محمل الجد وسوف نستمر في اتخاذ التدابير اللازمة لصيانة مدرسة آمنة ومأمونة. نأمل أن تتعاونوا مع سياسات المدرسة وتعطونا  يد المساعدة عندما تكون قادرين على ذلك!

شكرا لدعمكم،
فريق عمل مدرسة أوكمان.

Hello Families!

Tomorrow is a PTA Popcorn Sale! Popcorn will be $.50 a bag.

Here are some highlights from our day!

Officer Aaron and Officer Caggins came and visited us! Their visit brought many smiles to our classroom!

We learned about the letter Dd!

We learned about the letter Dd!

During math time, we practiced sorting and finding objects that are the same!

During math time, we practiced sorting and finding objects that are the same!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Tomorrow is a late start! We will begin the school day at 9:30. Breakfast will still be available at 9:00. We had a lock down drill today! The children did a fantastic job learning and remembering what to do in a situation that would require a lock down at school! I am so proud of them!

Take a look at some of the great things we have been doing!

We practiced drawing people using simple shapes and our friend, Mat Man!

Mat Man uses simple shapes to teach children to add details when drawing people!

We practiced rainbow writing the letter Tt!

We painted at school!

We painted at school!

We used clothespins with puff balls on the end to paint our unique masterpieces! We hung these pieces of art up in our room!

We practiced Work on Writing as part of our Daily 5!

We practiced Work on Writing as part of our Daily 5!

We are such good workers during table time!

We used markers to write about what we love during Work on Writing!

Happy Birthday, Ali!

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

We had such an amazing week last week! The children are becoming more and more comfortable with school as well as getting to know the routines! I am so proud of them!

Take a look at some pictures from last week! I am looking forward to another amazing week with my incredible students!

We practiced Read to Self and learned there are 3 Ways to Read a Book!!! 1. Read the pictures 2. Read the words 3. Retell the story

We practiced writing the letter M!

We love center choice time with our friends!

We practiced counting and representing numbers to 5!

We can Read to Self!

We are finding the letter T!

We are building with blocks!

We are finding the letter Mm!

We love math workshop time!

We used used different socks to differentiate what is the same and what is different as we looked for a friend with our match!

We practiced working independently during word work!

We practiced working independently during word work!

We practiced working independently during word work!

We peeled clementines for a special snack!

We peeled clementines for a special snack!

We used mirrors to create a representation of ourselves as part of a “We are All Special” project. We also read”Its OK to be Different” by Todd Parr.

We can find a spot to Read to Self during Daily 5.

See you all soon! Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Tonight at 6PM you are invited to Open House! I have a little treat for your family! Please come and have your child proudly show you around our beautiful classroom! Also, please bring a 4×6 family picture with you tonight!

Tomorrow is a half day! ALL children will be dismissed at 11:45. Please send a healthy snack to school with your child!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

We are off to a great start! Check out some pics from last week!

Please remember to send a healthy snack to school with your child as well as a water bottle. Tomorrow they will need a jacket so please send them to school with a jacket too. Thank you!

I look forward to the fun and learning this week will bring!

We will be learning about the letters Mm and Tt! We will also practice identifying numbers 1-5 along with their matching quantities! And…we will learn more about rules and how to get along at school! 🙂

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

We identified characters in a narrative story!

We learned about recognizing uppercase letters as we dabbed the letter we pulled while playing Alphabet Stew!

We practiced cutting and gluing!

We had another birthday celebration!!!!

We worked in a group on the carpet!

We worked in table teams as we explored math materials and practiced identifying colors by sorting.

We began using our magic boards as we practiced forming the letter M!

We had popsicles at school under the big shady tree!

Look at our smiles of how proud we are of our work!

Hello Families!

Today, despite the hot temps, we had a great first full day! PLEASE send a water bottle to school with your child tomorrow. The weather is forecasted to be just as hot if not hotter than today. Please dress your child for this warm weather.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

We explored math manipulatives and practiced recognizing items of the same color.

We practiced color identification!

We sang Happy Birthday to our friend!!!

We practiced our first comprehension strategy of naming the characters in a story. We listened to “The Three Little Pigs”.

We cut and glued the characters from our story today!

We cut and glued the characters from our story today!

We cut and glued the characters from our story today!

We worked with the math manipulatives in our table groups!

Hello Families!

Tomorrow is our first full day of school for Young 5s and Kindergarten! It is going to be so hot outside so please send a water bottle to school with your child. They are also going to go to gym for the first time tomorrow! Please be sure they are wearing socks and gym shoes to school! If you have not returned the manila colored emergency form and the other forms I sent home, please send them this week!

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful long weekend with your families and friends! I got the chance to send family time at Cedar Point! It was fun….even though I do not like the rides. 🙂 That aside…. look who my son and I met….

We met Charlie Brown!

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Our first 4 days of school was fun! We worked on routines and name recognition! We even worked on writing our names! Please check out the adorable pictures below of our first week of Young 5s! There is no school tomorrow or Monday in observance of Labor Day! See you on Tuesday! Enjoy the long weekend!

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

We drew a self portrait!

We drew a self portrait!

We drew a self portrait!

We drew a self portrait!

We drew a self portrait!

We drew a self portrait!

We drew a self portrait!

We enjoyed playing with our friends during choice time!

We enjoyed playing with our friends during choice time!

We enjoyed playing with our friends during choice time!

We enjoyed playing with our friends during choice time!

We enjoyed playing with our friends during choice time!

We talked about making good choices at school….. after reading “David Goes to School” by David Shannon!

We practiced pre-writing skills by tracing our names with dry erase markers and a baby sock for erasing! 🙂

We used dabbers to create the letters our first names begin with.

Then….we strengthened our fine motor muscles in our hands by placing small stickers on those letters!

Then….we strengthened our fine motor muscles in our hands by placing small stickers on those letters!

Then….we strengthened our fine motor muscles in our hands by placing small stickers on those letters!

We ate lunch in the cafeteria!!! Thanks Ms. Chammout and team for the yummy food!