Hello Families!

Today we had a visit from pharmacy students to teach us about the importance of washing our hands and germ prevention. Please talk you your children to ask them what they learned from this visit.

*Wash hands with warm water and soap while singing ABCS.

*Sneeze into your arm.

*Germs can be found everywhere.

We are sneezing into our arms!

We are learning about germs on our hands!

We also learned the sight word (my) today!

And… this morning we made a circle map about facts gathered from our informational book about pumpkins! Please ask your child to tell you one fact about pumpkins.

And…we are learning letters S and H!

Thank you for all you do!

Tomorrow is picture day! Please be sure your child’s envelope is completed and has the right amount of money. Thank you!!! Our picture time is at 9:00AM.

Please remember to send in $3.00 for the Trunk or Treat! 🙂

Mrs. Mehrhof

Thank you for coming to the parent meeting today! I hope you gained some valuable information to help your child with reading and math at home. I am always available to anytime after school if you have questions or concerns.

We have been working on numbers to 10 and quantities. Here are some pics of a fun hands-on math game using real baby pumpkins!

We are putting the pumpkins in number order!

We are almost there…what comes after 7?

We are becoming mathematicians with real world objects together!

Please take a look at the following announcement. Please take the online survey by clicking on the link. Thank you for all you do!

This survey consists of two questions to collect parent feedback on the possibility to pilot year-round school concept in one or two elementary schools. One of the arguments for year-round schooling is that children will have better knowledge retention versus having too much of a mental break in the summer. School calendar would be extended to include additional four weeks in the summer. Please click on the link to share your feedback: https://goo.gl/forms/vtnCmpKQYcd6Q4jK2

يتألف هذا الاستقصاء من سؤالين لجمع آراء أولياء الامور بشأن إمكانية تجريب مفهوم المدرسة على مدار السنة في عدد صغير من المدارس الابتدائية. إحدى فوائد التعليم المدرسي على مدار السنة هي أن الطلاب يحافظون على متابعة التحصيل العلمي خلال الصيف. إذا قمنا بتنفيذ هذه

الخطة سيتم تمديد التقويم المدرسي ليشمل أربعة أسابيع إضافية في الصيف

   :يرجى النقر على الرابط لإكمال سؤالين حول مفهوم المدرسة على مدار السنة

https://goo.gl/forms/vtnCmpKQYcd6Q4jK2

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families! Happy 8th week of Young Fives!

Please be sure to send in your child’s picture day form for picture day! Picture Day is Thursday, Oct. 26th!

Tuesday, we will have a Parent Meeting in our classroom at 2:30-3:30. Please plan on attending!

Reading: This week we will continue to practice the Three Ways to Read a Book as well as identifying the components of narrative literature and narrative writing.  Your child can read a book by: 1. Reading the pictures, 2. Reading the words, 3. Retelling a familiar story. We will continue to build independence during Daily 5. We will practice Read to Self and Work on Writing, and Word Work!  We are up to 9 minutes of stamina where we are working independently on our Daily 5 choice!!! This week we will practice counting the number of syllables. We will also learn what makes a book informational. We will learn about pumpkins! We will also begin segmenting c-v-c words and and blending the sounds together. (ex. cat/ c-a-t/cat)We will learn the letters Hh, and Ss and the sight words my, and like. Please practice writing these letters at home. Below is an example of how to write the letters. Please review the letters in their name as well as the letters Mm, Dd, Gg, Aa,Nn, Ii, Oo, and Tt. We will practice the sight words (I) and (you). Please review: a, the, see, to, you ,I.

Math: We will work on counting to 30 and recognizing numbers and their quantities 1 to 10. This week we will practice writing the numbers 1-6 using dice! We will focus on the numbers, 9 and 10.. We will also talk about basic 2D shapes. We will continue to practice recognizing quantities up to 10 using a 10 frame! We will also practice graphing data!

Science: We will continue learning about the 5 senses as we begin to look at the forces of Push and Pull. These are see, hear, smell, taste, touch.

Social Studies:  We will continue a unit called “How to Get  Along with Others”. This week we will continue to learn what it means to be fair when making group decisions. Please continue to help your child with this concept of being responsible at home. We will continuously review what it means to be responsible at school and at home. (ex. help wash dishes, help feed the pet, help set the table, help make their bed, help pack their healthy afternoon snack.)

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 Opinion Writing! We will will draw, write, and dictate our opinions on different topics. (ex. I like ____ because_____.) Please continue practicing drawing people and pictures with your child. This helps them feel more confident when they are writing at school.

Thank you for all you do! Have a beautiful week! ~Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!
Tomorrow is a late start! School will begin at 9:30AM

Please be in time.

Also, today we practiced our first Lock Down Drill. This is a drill we practice in case of an emergency where we need to hide and stay safe. This was a little scary for some of my students. But, Mr. Abu-Rus and I explained that we are practicing to stay safe. We assured them that they do not need to feel unsafe or scared at our school. If you have any questions about the drill, please see me. Your child’s well-being and safety is our first priority!

I sent home a workbook for extra language arts practice in your child’s reading bag. Please feel free to do a page or two each week.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!
Today we learned the letter Nn. I sent homework for the letter Nn. Please put the items that begin with the letter Nn in a bag. If you would like to donate gallon size bags to the classroom, we would appreciate that! 🙂

Here is a fun letter Nn song!

We also learned about syllables! Syllables are the beats in a word. We practiced tapping and counting syllables using a drum set… (well, a little drum set!)

Here are some cute pictures of us counting syllables!

How many syllables in the word kitten? (2)

How many syllables in teacher? (2)

We are showing how many syllables by holding up our fingers!

How many syllables in pumpkin? (2)

Here is a cute video about syllables!

There will be a parent meeting on Tuesday, October 24th at 2:50 in our classroom! 🙂 Please plan on attending. Thank you!!!

See you tomorrow! 🙂

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Happy 7th week of Young Fives! I am looking forward to a week full of fun and learning! Here is what we are learning this week!

TEST!!! Your child will have a name writing test on Friday morning! Please continue to help your child practice writing their first name!

Wednesday is a late start! School will begin at 9:30!

Thursday, is the Burn Drive. Please bring a dollar to donate for burn victims. Please wear red on this day too! We will have a special visit from Dearborn firefighters!

Reading: This week we will continue to practice the Three Ways to Read a Book as well as identifying the components of narrative literature and narrative writing.  Your child can read a book by: 1. Reading the pictures, 2. Reading the words, 3. Retelling a familiar story. We will continue to build independence during Daily 5. We will practice Read to Self and Work on Writing, and Word Work!  We are up to 9 minutes of stamina where we are working independently on our Daily 5 choice!!! This week we will practice counting the number of syllables (word parts) in words as well as identifying the setting of the narrative story. We will also begin segmenting c-v-c words and and blending the sounds together. (ex. cat/ c-a-t/cat)

We will learn the letters Nn, and Ii and the sight words I, you. Please practice writing these letters at home. Below is an example of how to write the letters. Please review the letters in their name as well as the letters Mm, Dd, Gg, Aa,and Tt. We will practice the sight words (I) and (you). Please review: a, the, see, to

Math: We will work on counting to 30 and recognizing numbers and their quantities 1 to 7. This week we will practice writing the numbers 1-6 using dice! We will focus on the number 7. We will also talk about basic 2D shapes. We will continue to practice recognizing quantities up to 5 using a 5 frame! We will also practice graphing data!

Science: We will continue learning about the 5 senses as we begin to look at the forces of Push and Pull. These are see, hear, smell, taste, touch.

Social Studies:  We will continue a unit called “How to Get  Along with Others”. This week we will continue to learn what it means to be fair when making group decisions. Please continue to help your child with this concept of being responsible at home. We will continuously review what it means to be responsible at school and at home. (ex. help wash dishes, help feed the pet, help set the table, help make their bed, help pack their healthy afternoon snack.)

Writing: We will take a closer look at what narrative writing is. We will practice telling a story with a picture using dictation and details.  

*Please remember: Your child needs to bring a healthy snack to school EVERYDAY! (ex. fruit, veggies, crackers. NO chips or cookies please!)

Thank you for all you do! Have an amazing week! ~Mrs. Mehrhof

**Please remember, Letter O homework is due tomorrow! 🙂

Hello Families!

We are so thankful for the Operation School Bell volunteers and the amazing new clothes and books they brought for our students!

Here some really cute pictures of what we received!

We got to shop at school for a winter coat!

We got a bag of items to keep clean and healthy!

We shopped for new shirts!

We shopped for hats and gloves!

We even shopped for a new book!

We shopped for a new shirt!

We shopped for a new book…like this Pete the Cat book!

We really like our new winter coats!

We shopped for warm shirts too!

Tomorrow is our first test! We will have a name writing test!

Tomorrow is also a half day of school! Dismissal is at 11:45 AM!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today we practiced the letter O. Here is a fun video for the letter O.

We also practiced using the Word Work materials with our buddies!

We are fishing for letters!

We are forming letters with playdough!

We are feeling the sandpaper letters and using our magic boards to practice writing the letters! 

We used 2D shapes to make a jack-o-lantern face!

Friday is the name writing test! Your child will be tested on writing their first name!

Friday is a half day of school! Dismissal is at 11:45!

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Tonight your child is bringing homework for letter C. They have a letter C homework page in their folder as well as a letter c bag. We are practicing C with the hard c sound like in the beginning of cat, cookie, candy, corn.

Here is a fun song for the letter C.

We have also been reading the story, “There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves” by Lucille Colandro. Here is the story from YouTube:

We made a retelling puppet bag. Ask your child to use the little pictures inside the bag to what the Old Lady swallowed in order. At the end she sneezed and out came a……

Also, we would like 100% participation with signing up to be a PTA member. Please see me tomorrow if you have misplaced the paper. The cost is $10.00. The money goes towards our school’s PTA. They use it for events for you and your child to enjoy here at school like the upcoming Boo Bash party!

Please remember to read for 15 minutes and graph the number of books read!

Here are some cute pictures of us retelling the story to a stuffed animal!

We are retelling the story using the pictures!

We are retelling the story using the pictures!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

As I mentioned at pick up today, I sent home the Oakman Young 5s Read At Home Plan. This is a daily expectation for you and your child. The purpose of the read at home plan is to help your child not only become a better reader, but also to continue to foster their love for literacy and learning. The Read at Home Plan will continue throughout elementary school. It is our goal that your child will be at grade level (or above) each year they are in school. I know they can do it!

So…I included a laminated sheet in the reading bag. One side tells about the expectations of the Read at Home Plan. The other side is our Oakman Read At Home Pledge! I will have copies of this pledge for you and your child to sign as well.

I also included a graph. There is a column for each day of the week. Help your child color (going up the graph) the number of books they read with you each night. The expectation is that you and your child are engaged in reading for 15 minutes each day! I will collect these graphs every Monday. The child/children with the most books read will get a prize.  They will get a new graph every Monday for the new week.

I included 5 books in their reading bags too. They are not actually reading the words…yet, but they can read the pictures! You can read to them too. You can read the books and help your child retell the stories to build comprehension. Here is a copy of what I sent home in the bag.:

   Oakman’s Young 5s’ Read at Home Plan

Hello Families!

Your child has a Read at Home Plan that will be part of their homework routine each day. Please read/listen to your child read for 15 minutes everyday. Please use the attached graph to help your child color the number of books read each night. There will be a special reward for the child with the most books read at the end of the week. I will check this graph numerous times throughout the week. This is an expectation that will continue throughout the rest of the school year!

Here are some ideas to do with your child:

1. Read the books inside the reading bag. Your child needs to touch each word as they read these books with your help. They can also practice reading the pictures with any book. This is when they use the pictures to make up the story. 🙂
2. Read books from home or the library. You can also visit sites like storyline online (https://www.storylineonline.net/) or mel.org
3. Ask your child to find sight words we have learned,
4. Ask your child to find letters we have learned.
5. Ask your child comprehension questions, such as who are the characters?, what is the setting of the story?, what part of the story is your favorite and why?
6. Find the periods, question marks, exclamation points
7. Draw a picture of their favorite part from a story
8. Draw a picture and label a character from a story.
9. Play sight word memory match game by writing the sight words on two cards each. Place these cards upside down and take turns picking two cards until a match is found. This can be done with the letters too following the same format.

Here is the Oakman Read at Home Pledge:

Oakman Students’ Pledge to Read to Succeed

Reading is fun and books are cool too.

I will read a book daily to learn something new.

I will learn different words and I will listen in school,

When teachers read stories and share reading rules.

I will practice my skills in every way,

Reading is something I will do everyday.

Reading offers great adventures to me,

Reading will help me be the best I can be.

I will read to Succeed!
I _______________ pledge to read for 15 minutes everyday so that I can succeed.

I _______________ pledge to listen to my son/ daughter read every day.

Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you! Have fun reading with your children!

Mrs. Mehrhof