Hello Families!

Happy 6th week of Young Fives! I am looking forward to a week full of fun and learning! Here is what we are learning this week! Thank you to all who have donated money to help the hurricane victims. Our school raised over $500.00!

The letter A homework is due tomorrow! 🙂

October 12th,is Operation School Bell! This is the day your child will shop for clothes and other items for FREE at school. Thank you for filling out their permission slip.

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

Friday is a half day of school for ALL students. Dismissal will be at 11:45.

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 8 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 learn the letters Cc, and Oo and the sight word to. 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 word (to). Please review: a, the, see

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

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 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

Hello Families!

This week we have learned ways to make 5 using unifix cubes and five frames. We have learned the letters Gg and Aa. We practiced identifying our five senses! We also retold the story of Apple Trouble using the pictures! In addition, we created 2D shape animals after reading Color Zoo by Lois Elhert! Let’s not forget the word the….we practiced reading and finding the word the in sentences. And….we wrote two narrative writing pieces. We have had a fun week exploring, learning, and having a great time at school with each other.

Please review with your child the importance of sneezing and coughing into our elbows. We are practicing this to avoid spreading germs.

Homework: Tonight your child is bringing home homework in their reading bag and their folder. In their reading bag is a yellow sight word/reading practice for the word the. Please help your child identify the word the. In addition, please encourage your child to use their reading finger to touch each word as they read. In the folder, they have a cutting practice sheet for the letter. They are to cut out the letters and then sort them by Aa, Gg, and Dd. Play a memory game with them by turning the letters over and finding upper and lowercase matches. They are also bringing home a writing paper for the sight word the. These homework assignments are not meant to be done in one night. Please spend about 20 minutes each night on homework with your child. Thank you!

There is no school tomorrow! Kindergarten and Young 5 teachers have a meeting tomorrow.

Enjoy the long weekend!

Here are some cute pictures of what we have been doing at school.

We can write our names by ourselves!!!

We used 2D shapes to create animals!

We used dabbers to find Aa’s!

We used dabbers to find Aa’s!

We love recess!!!!

We love recess!!!!

Thank you for all you do! Please take the time to spend outside with your children! The benefits of outdoor play are so great! Enjoy!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Tonight your children brought home a paper with a hedgehog and a baggie of pictures that they cut. These are to help them build comprehension as they retell the story using the pictures. This is a reading strategy we have been working on.

Here is the story we have been reading.

Your child can put the pictures on hedgehog to retell the story. Then they can be the goat at the end and eat the items off of hedgehog’s back…leaving the one item behind! I hope I have you all intrigued by this story. LOL!

I apologize for blogging late, so please take this activity out of their reading bags/folders and practice tomorrow after school.

See you all tomorrow at 8:30!

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Tomorrow is Walk to School Day to raise awareness to help our Earth by doing earth-friendly activities like recycling and reducing air pollution.

Tomorrow is also a very important day for Oakman School in that it is Count Day! Please be sure to have your children at school on time tomorrow. This is the day where we collect an official student body count for our school. Thank you!

See you all tomorrow!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today we practiced the letter Gg! We practiced writing uppercase G and lowercase g on our magic boards!

We are now up to 8 minutes of Work on Writing stamina and 6 minutes of Read to Self stamina!!!! I am able to work with small groups of students on name recognition, letter identification, and sight words! Yay!!!

We also practiced making 5 with unifix cubes! We practiced one to one match as we counted the five cubes.

Here is a video for the letter Gg!

Please notice there is a letter Gg homework page AND a letter Gg bag for homework. These are due tomorrow.

We also learned a new sight word! We learned the word the.

Here is a video for the.

Please bring in a family photo if you have not done so already.

Thank you for all you do!!!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Happy first week of October! I am looking forward to a week full of fun and learning! Here is what we are learning this week!

Thank you to all who have donated money to help the hurricane victims. Your generosity will be appreciated by so many who have lost so much! Thank you!

October 4th, is Walk to School Day! If you are able to walk to school with your child, please do so to reduce some of the pollution cars put into our atmosphere. Any little thing we can do to help our planet can go a long way!

Young 5s and Kindergarten will have NO SCHOOL on Friday this week!

Reading: This week we will continue to practice the Three Ways to Read a Book. 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. We are up to 6 minutes of stamina where we are working independently on our Daily 5 choice!!! We have been working on naming the characters. We will build our comprehension skills by practicing retelling a story using the pictures. We will also explore what characteristics make up a narrative story.

We will learn the letters Gg, Cc, Aa and the sight word the. 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, and Tt.

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

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 learn what it means to be work together to solve a problem. 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!)

Please remember to check and empty out the Oakman folder daily and review the letters in your child’s name as well as practice writing their first name each evening!

Thank you for all you do! Have an amazing week!

~Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today your child is bringing home a bag for the letter T. They need to put items that begin with the /t/ sound in this bag and be ready to share the items with the class tomorrow. I am looking forward to hearing and seeing what they bring for the letter T. (Pictures of things that begin with the letter T are fine too.)

We have been working our building our understanding of numbers 1-5. We are focusing on number 4! We practiced one to one correspondence when making quantities to represent 4.

We have also been practicing another choice for Daily 5 called Work on Writing! This is when your child gets to independently write about whatever they choose. They love this time! During this time I can work one on one or with a small group of students on a certain reading or writing skill.

The children are doing a super job in recognizing the letters in their names. Please continue working on this at home in addition to writing their first names!

Please remember to send a water bottle to school with your child’s name on it as well as a healthy snack to school each day.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Counting to four with one to one correspondence and recognizing what a quantity of 4 looks like.

Counting to four with one to one correspondence and recognizing what a quantity of 4 looks like.

Counting to four with one to one correspondence and recognizing what a quantity of 4 looks like.

We can name the characters in a story!

We are building our Work on Writing stamina!

Hello Families!

Happy first full week of fall! I am looking forward to a week full of fun and learning! I hope you all enjoyed the three days off of school with your awesome children! Here is what we are learning this week!

Reading: This week we will continue to practice the Three Ways to Read a Book. 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. This is our Literacy program that teaches the children valuable reading strategies as well as independence during work time. We will practice Read to Self and Work on Writing. We are up to 4 minutes of stamina where we are working independently on our Daily 5 choice!!! Way to go Young 5s!

We will learn the letters Tt, Dd, and the sight word see. Please review the letters in their name as well as the letter Mm.

Math: We will work on counting to 30 and recognizing numbers and their quantities 1 to 5. This week we will practice writing the numbers 1-5! We will focus on the number 4. We will also talk about basic 2D shapes.

Science: We will continue learning about the 5 senses. These are see, hear, smell, taste, touch. You child will also continue to learn what it means to be a scientist.

Social Studies:  We will begin a unit called “How to Get  Along with Others”. This week we will learn what it means to be responsible. Please help your child with this concept at home by giving them small and simple chores they can be responsible with. (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!)

Please remember to check and empty out the Oakman folder daily and review the letters in your child’s name as well as practice writing their first name each evening!

The children need to wear gym shoes (shoes that tie or Velcro) EVERYDAY.

Thank you for all you do!!! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to see me!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today we were introduced to the letter Mm.

We practiced making the letter Mm with playdough.

Today I sent home a bag with a note for homework. Tomorrow I would like to see your child bring in 2-5 items that begin with the letter Mm. (ex. picture of a moon, picture of a monkey….)

We also practiced Read to Self today as well! This is part of the independent work your child will do during Daily 5, our literacy program.

During Read to Self your child will get their own book box with books to their liking inside. They will read the pictures and retell the stories they are familiar with. While they are independently working I will work with students in small groups or one on one.

Please remember to bring in a healthy snack. There is no school on Friday! I will be attending a meeting with other Young 5 teachers.

I would also to ask that you put a complete change of clothes inside of a bag with your child’s name on it. I will keep this in their backpack in case they need to change their clothes due to spills that may occur. 🙂

We practiced making the letter M!

We practiced making the letter M!

We practiced Read to Self!

We practiced Read to Self!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof