Hello Families!
Here is more information regarding the Parent University that was blogged the other day! 🙂
Parent University flyer in Arabic
Parent University flyer in English
If the resolution on the images are hard to read, please see me at school for a hard copy of the flyer. Thanks!!!
Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families!
Please check out the information regarding the Parent University for all parents of children ages 6 months to 4 years old! These sessions are free and offer useful resources and information for parents! Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity!
parent university information flyer
Thanks for all you do!
Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families!
Enjoy these pictures of the awesome things we have been doing and learning in Young 5s!
We practiced letter formation for the letter Bb.
We began a new Daily 5 choice called Read to Someone!
When we Read to Someone we sit EEKK with a buddy. (Elbow to elbow, knee to knee)
We learned about wants. We used the magic boards to draw one thing we want. We shared what we drew by saying… “I want a …..” Wants are things we would like to have.
One of our friends said he want a teddy bear to snuggle with!
We practiced identifying the number of sides of 2D shapes. We used toothpicks and playdough balls to construct 2D shapes!
Ms. Shrieve helped us check out new library books!
Ms. Gruz taught is more about weather. She helped us learn a skit to name the types of weather!
We opened a new inside recess center.. We have a sand table now! Thank you, Mr. Ali for helping us fill our sand table!
We used a tree map to record the facts we learned about Polar Bears during writer’s workshop.
We have a super hero in our kitchen making coffee for the pretend restaurant.
Thank you for all you do!
Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families! Happy 18th week of Young 5s! I am looking forward to a terrific week with my super star students! Please take the time to check out your child’s January goal on their Mahara site using the QR reader on your phone. The poster is outside of our classroom.
Wednesday is a LATE START! We will begin school at 9:30.
Friday is a name writing test for your child. I will test them on writing their first and last names. Please practice everyday at home!
Reading: This week we will continue to practice the Three Ways to Read a Book as well as identifying main idea/topic and key details of informational texts as we learn the importance of asking questions to learn more about the topic. We will learn about polar bears! We will practice the following literacy skills:
Please review: All upper and lowercase letters! Please review the following sight words: a, the, see, to, like, my, you, I, it, in, said, for, am, make, here, can, is, up, do
Math: We will work on counting to 100 and recognizing/writing numbers and their quantities 1 to 20. We will continue to learn more about 2D shapes and their characteristics such as number of sides.!
Science: We will talk about the different types of weather, (rainy, snowy, sunny, partly cloudy, and cloudy) We will record the day’s weather on our weather graphs. In addition, we will identify characteristics of hazardous types of weather. (ex. blizzards and floods)
Social Studies:  We will continue a unit called “How do we get what we need and want?”. We will discuss what is meant by a want and what we can do to earn and get the things we want. We are also working with a program called Second Step. This program helps us learn about rules, social skills, and how to handle our emotions. We have been focusing on accidents and what to do and say when we accidentally do something.
Writing: We will work on informational writing. We will write facts about polar bears. We will also use a circle map and tree map to organize our facts. Â
Homework Everyday:
Thank you for all you do! Have a beautiful week! Â Â Â Â Â Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families!
Here are some pictures that tell what about some of the great things we have been doing.
I have reassessed your children in counting and letter identification. You will soon be receiving an individualized progress report to tell you the results and what you can work on at home.
We are playing a math game called “I have… who else has?” We are matching numbers with their quantities.
We are playing a math game called “I have… who else has?” We are matching numbers with their quantities.
Animal Magic came to our school? We learned about tarantulas. These creatures have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies!
We learned about snakes! This is a milk snake. It is not dangerous. But if a snake has red touching yellow… it is dangerous!
This is a hedgehog! It is so cute!
We saw a baby monitor! The children loved the long tail!
We saw a 6 banded armadillo! It is only 9 months old! We watched it play with a ball like a puppy!
We learned that a sloth is a mammal!
We checked out books form the library for the first time!!!
Our book buddies helped us check out good fit books!
We learned rules for the library too!
We are excited to read our library books during Read to Self!
We are creating the habitat for our polar bear! We are using glitter and white paint to create the cold Arctic!
We are covering the black skin on our polar bear with white cotton balls! We learned that a polar bear has clear fur that appears white. Underneath the fur is a black skin to help keep the polar bear warm!
We loved dipping the cotton balls in the glue! We reused clean laundry detergent caps for glue cups!
We also were introduced to super e! Here is a video for Super E!
Here is a video to help your child review the short vowel sounds.
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day! We have no school. Here is a video about the heroic work of Dr. Martin Luther King.
Thank you for all you do!
Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families!
It was so great to see all of my students today! I missed them so much! We had a wonderful day together!
We are learning about polar bears! We shared what we think we know about polar bears today. It was interesting to see how many of the children thought they might be brown and white! It is awesome to see them connect what prior knowledge they have about bears in general (most of the bears they know of begin brown). There was even a connection to a narrative story we read before break about a bear who lives in a dark cave! Two of the children said polar bears might live in a “dark cave”. I love these connections being made!
Thank you for reading with your child over the break. I saw the many reading graphs and homework returned to school today! Each minute you spend with your child reading will only benefit them and help them reach their academic goals…. plus…. what an beautiful way to spend quality time together cuddled up reading with one another! 🙂
Today the children have a new weekly graph in their folders as well as new books in their reading bags.
I introduced a new brainbreak song today. It is one that reinforces the short vowel sounds. Learning these short vowel sounds is very critical for your child to decode and blends sounds when reading.
Please remember to send a healthy snack to school with your child in case they do not like the fruit or vegetable in the snack cooler. 🙂
Thank you for all you do!
Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families! Happy 17th week of Young 5s! Happy New Year too! My prayer for all of us is for 2018 to be one that brings an abundance of love, peace, and joy! I know I get joy when I see the faces of my adorable students greeting me each morning. I can see the excitement to learn in their beautiful little eyes! I am looking forward to what unexpected surprises as well as the goals we will reach in 2018! Â
Reading: This week we will continue to practice the Three Ways to Read a Book as well as identifying main idea/topic and key details of informational texts as we learn the importance of asking questions to learn more about the topic. We will learn about polar bears! We will practice the following literacy skills:
Please review: All upper and lowercase letters! Please review the following sight words: a, the, see, to, like, my, you, I, it, in, said, for, am, here, can, is, make, up
Math: We will work on counting to 100 and recognizing/writing numbers and their quantities 1 to 12. We will continue to learn more about 2D shapes!
Science: We will talk about the different types of weather, (rainy, snowy, sunny, partly cloudy, and cloudy) We will record the day’s weather on our weather graphs.
Social Studies:  We will continue a unit called “How do we get what we need and want?”. We will discuss what is meant by a want and what we can do to earn and get the things we want. We are also working with a program called Second Step. This program helps us learn about rules, social skills, and how to handle our emotions.
Writing: We will work on informational writing. We will write facts about polar bears. We will also use the RAN chart as we look at informational texts about polar bears. Â This is a chart to help children read and analyze non fiction text. We will also use the internet to research information about polar bears!
Homework Everyday:
Please have fun working with your child! Please take the time to help your child visit starfall.com and ABCya.com (Pre-K and K). These are great websites that offer educational and fun games!
Thank you for all you do! Have a terrific first week of school in 2018! Â Â Â Â Â
Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families!
I hope you are all enjoying the Winter Break! I miss my little students ALOT!
Here are some pictures of how we spent the last week days of 2017 together at Oakman!
We are sorting 2D shapes!
We are sorting 2D shapes!
We practiced informational writing about reindeer by drawing and labeling the parts of a reindeer! We used our chairs for tables on the carpet!
We decorated un upside sugar cone to look like a Christmas Tree! Yummy!
We used tweezers to pick up cotton balls to match the quantity we rolled on our big dice!
5th Grade friends joined us as helpers! Thank you, Ms. Gartha’s class!
We got to open presents!
We got to open presents!
We ended the day in gym with a school-wide sing along! It was so festive!
So, as we welcome in the new year, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a year that overflows with love, extra time spent with those who make you smile, experiences that will bring joy to our hearts, and blessings that will leave you feeling grateful and loved! May your 2018 bring all of these things! Please tell the boys and girls I said hello and will see them all soon! Enjoy the first week of 2018! Happy New Year!
Thank you for all you do!
Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families!
Today we had a holiday party with pizza in our pajamas!!! Our book buddies in Ms. Earle’s class invited us to their class! They did a project with us, we colored, we sang songs, and we ate pizza!!! Ms. Earle even made us all goodie bags! We had such a great time with our 2nd grade friends!!!
We painted with toothpicks to create a special gift for our buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We had a fun party with our book buddies!
We also sorted pictures of clothing into cold weather clothes and hot weather clothes!
We also sorted pictures of clothing into cold weather clothes and hot weather clothes!
Look how super adorable my class is!!!! 🙂
Thank you for all you do!!!!
Please remember we only have 2 more days to collect new adult socks for the homeless!!! Thank you for your support of this worthy cause!
Mrs. Mehrhof
Hello Families!
Today we had a very special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus! Santa read us the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and used how Rudolph was bullied for being different to talk to the children about being Bucket-Fillers and not Bucket-Dippers. Santa did a great job teaching us about the importance of begin kind! And…. he gave us all hats with our names on them!!!
Then….Mrs. Claus baked us some super yummy cookies!!! She helped us decorate the cookies! We loved eating them!
We sang songs to Santa, we colored with Santa and Mrs. Claus as we laughed and told stories! We had such a fun day!!!
One of our little ones said… “This is the BEST day ever!!!” I love that! Although… I think everyday I get to teach and spend time with my students is the BEST!
Tomorrow we are having a Pajama Pizza Party with our Book Buddies from Ms. Earle’s class! ALL children are encouraged to wear their pajamas to school!!!
Tomorrow is also a late start. School begins at 9:30. PLEASE help us reach our goal of collecting 30 pairs of new adult socks for the homeless people!!! We really need your help!!!! Thanks!!
Thank you for all you do!!!
Here are some adorable pictures from today!
Mrs. Mehrhof
We decorated cookies!
Ms. Dakhlallah visited us too!
The cookies were yummy!
The cookies were yummy!
The cookies were yummy!
Santa read us a story!
Here we are in our Santa hats!
We showed Santa a book where he is a character.
We enjoyed our time with Santa and Mrs. Claus!
We like our Santa hats!
Look at our decorated cookies!
Ms. Southers, (A.K.A Ms. Coach) visited us too!