Hello Families!

This is from Mr. Awada….  🙂

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Miller ES and all Dearborn Schools are involved in an ongoing continuous improvement process, of which parents and guardians are an integral part. Miller ES is using the AdvancED Parent Survey as a means to elicit your opinions to help target areas for the school system to improve and areas to continue to be effective. Your opinion is important to us, and we ask that you take the time to complete this survey. The online survey will be available from 5/9/17 to 5/31/17. In order to complete the survey, please click on this link: https://goo.gl/GSx4xK

Please be assured that your responses to this survey will be anonymous and your honest opinions are appreciated. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact your school principal at awadar@dearbornschools.org.  Thank you in advance for supporting Miller ES improvement efforts.

Your cooperation and support in completing the parent survey will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely,

Principal

أولياء الأمور الكرام ،

مدرستنا وجميع مدارس ديربورن في عملية تطوير و تحسين مستمرة و دائمة ،يعتبر خلالها الأهل  والأوصياء جزء لا يتجزأ و جوهري لسيرها. نستخدم استطلاع رأي متطور و خاص بالأهالي كوسيلة للاطلاع على آرائهم التي من شأنها المساعدة في استهداف المناطق الفعالة والمؤثرة على سير العملية التطويرية للمدرسة. رأيك مهم بالنسبة لنا،لذا نرجو منكم الاجابة على الاستطلاع  لإتمام هذه الدراسة. يتوفر استطلاع الرأي عبر شبكة الإنترنت من 5/9 _5/31 . من أجل إكمال الدراسة، يرجى الضغط على الرابط التالي : https://goo.gl/GSx4xK  

نؤكد أن مشاركتكم و اجاباتكم حول هذا الاستطلاع سرية و لن يتم معرفة شخصية من قام بالاستطلاع، و أن آرائكم الصادقة هي موضع تقدير. إذا كان لديكم أي أسئلة حول هذا الاستبيان، يرجى الاتصال بمكتب المدرسة عبر البريد الالكتروني التالي <<awadar@dearbornschools.org شكرا لكم مقدما على مساندتكم ودعمكم  لعملية تطوير و تحسين المدرسة .

نقدر تعاونكم ودعمكم في إكمال هذا الاستطلاع و لكم جزيل الشكر.

مدير(ة) المدرسة

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Kindergarten Families! Happy 33rd week of Kindergarten! Please help your child login to Clever to access MyOn. Daily homework is the following: 20 minutes on MobyMax and myOn, work from something in math bag, reading books from reading bag and practicing sight words.

Please click on the following link to access and complete the parent survey. https://goo.gl/GSx4xK  This is very important and I appreciate your time in completing it. Thanks!

The ABC Countdown continues!

Monday: D- Draw a picture day.  Tuesday: E – We will have extra recess! Wednesday: F- Flag Day! Wear red, white, and blue. Thursday: G- Game day! Friday: H- Wear a hat to school!

 Wednesday, May 17^th is Late Start. School will begin at 9:30.

Spelling: Here are the words for this week. Please be sure to help your child practice EVERYDAY! The test is on FRIDAY! Your child will be tested on three word family words and three sight words. * We will also give your child a “cold word” to spell. This is a word that follows the pattern of the word family. (an ex. is Sam)

1. jam
2. ram
3. am
4. her
5. they
6. help

Reading: We are practicing many reading strategies. We will continue to identify reasons an author gives for supporting details about a topic. We will also continue to practice identifying similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic. In addition, we will practice flipping the vowel sound in words. (ex. the o on hop is short o, but the o in hope is long o and says its name.) Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)

Review:  sister    brother    again                          New words:  friend    walk    took

Math: We will continue learn about place value as we compose and decompose teen numbers. (ex. 16 is one group of 10 and 6 extra ones). We will also take a computation test on addition and subtraction up to 5. Please practice math facts.

Science: We will continue our science explorations. We will explore trees and their parts as well as weather!

Social Studies: We will continue to talk about ways to work with the common good to solve problems in our classroom and in our community.

Writing: This week we will practice informational writing about animals. We will write three facts about animal as we practice starting our sentences in different ways. We will answer the following questions; What does your animal look like? Where does your animal live?  What does your animal eat? You will be notified on the animal your child chose to research. Please help them find information at home for their animal too. We will be using informational books in class. Please practice writing sentences with your child each day. Be sure they are using finger spaces between words, stretching for sounds, and using sight words correctly.

Thank you for all you do!

 I hope you all enjoyed your Mother’s Day weekend!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

I just wanted to take a minute to wish all of the lovely mothers, aunts, and grandmas a beautiful and blessed Mother’s Day! You are so very special to your children. They love you very much! They are so precious and the love they have for you shows in the way they light when they see you at the end of the day, talk about you, or even draw a picture of you. As a mom of a 15 year old son, I can honestly say, being a mother is one of the biggest blessings. The love a mother and a child shares is priceless. The impact a mother has on her child’s life is tremendous. I know we get so busy with all of what we have to do at home, work, school, and elsewhere, but please, take some time to relax and reflect on the joy it is to be the mom of your extraordinary little ones. They are gifts for sure! Let the moms in your life know how special and loved they are too. A mother’s love is a beautiful thing to never be taken for granted.  My mom is my best friend, my guide, my cheerleader, and most of all my support. I go to her with big things, little things, and all that is in between. I have such a wonderful example of motherhood to learn from in her. So…with all of that said, Happy Mother’s Day! Enjoy the weekend and the time spent with family and friends! I truly appreciate and admire each one of you. Thank you for all you do!

My beautiful mom and I

My son and I

Love, Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today we had another awesome time in kindergarten!

We have been learning about plants. We have learned about plant parts as well as needs of plants. Today, we planted a very special little flower for very special people in our lives…our moms!!!

Apple Day for letter A!

We planted flowers for mom!!!

We used our hands and paint to create beautiful flowers!

We used our hands and paint to create beautiful flowers!

PLEASE be at Miller School tomorrow at 9:30 for the Muffins for Moms Concert. This concert is for the whole family. You are going to love this performance. Your children have been working very hard in music class learning the songs they will perform tomorrow. Then…when the concert is over, you are invited to our classrooms to receive a special present from your beautiful children! The children are welcomed to dress up tomorrow, but please have them wear gym shoes with their outfits. Thanks!

We also painted the cover to another adorable gift that moms will receive on Sunday! 🙂

Today was Apple Day for the A in the ABC countdown to the last day of school. We enjoyed delicious and healthy apples. Thank you, Mrs. Jarouche for buying everyone apples. 🙂

Tomorrow is letter B day for Bring a bear, (or bunny) to school. A student suggested we should all bring a banana for snack…that is welcomed too! 🙂

I am really looking forward to seeing my extraordinary students singing tomorrow. I truly adore them from the bottom of my heart!

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

                                            Kindergarten Weekly News    

Hello Kindergarten Families! Happy 32nd week of Kindergarten! Please help your child login to Clever to access MyOn. Daily homework is the following: 20 minutes on MobyMax and myOn, work from something in math bag, reading books from reading bag and practicing sight words.

The Ethnic Dinner is on Thursday, May 11th at 5:00! Please plan on attending this fun-filled night with your family.

Wednesday begins the ABC Countdown to the last day of kindergarten!

Wednesday: A- Bring an apple to school.

Thursday: B- Bring a stuffed bear to school!

Thursday, May 11th at 9:30 is a very special Muffins for Moms Concert. Your child will be singing on stage. Please plan on attending this adorable event!

Friday: C- Cookie Day! We will provide a yummy cookie for our sweet students!

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday is Kindergarten Registration for incoming kindergarten students. This is by appointment only.

Spelling: Here are the words for this week. Please be sure to help your child practice EVERYDAY! The test is on FRIDAY! Your child will be tested on three word family words and three sight words. * We will also give your child a “cold word” to spell. This is a word that follows the pattern of the word family. (an ex. is sub)

1. cub
2. tub
3. rub
4. has
5. big
6. that

Reading: We are practicing many reading strategies. We will continue to identify reasons an author gives for supporting details about a topic. We will also continue to practice identifying similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic. In addition, we will practice flipping the vowel sound in words. (ex. the o on hop is short o, but the o in hope is long o and says its name.) Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)  

Review: read  baby  mother  father                        New words:  sister    brother    again

Math: We will continue learn about place value as we compose and decompose teen numbers. (ex. 16 is one group of 10 and 6 extra ones). We will also take a computation test on addition and subtraction up to 5. Please practice math facts.

Science: We will continue our science explorations. We will explore trees and their parts as well as weather!

Social Studies: We will continue to talk about ways to work with the common good to solve problems in our classroom and in our community.

Writing: This week we will practice informational writing about living things and their needs. We will write three facts about our topic as we practice starting our sentences in different ways. Please practice writing sentences with your child each day. Be sure they are using finger spaces between words, stretching for sounds, and using sight words correctly.

Thank you for all you do! I would like to wish all of the moms, aunts, and grandmas a very lovely and happy Mother’s Day!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello

If your child attends the after school program on Tuesdays and Thursdays, there will be a parent meeting today in my classroom at 4:00. If your child does not attend this program, you do not need to come.

Thank you for all you do!!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Kindergarten Families! Happy 31^st  week of Kindergarten! Can you believe it  is already May? Please help your child login to Clever to access MyOn. Here they have so many online books to choose from for reading. Many of the books are read aloud to them as they follow along! This is a super awesome resource to get your child reading more books. Daily homework is the following: 20 minutes on MobyMax and myOn, work from something in math bag, reading books from reading bag and practicing sight words. We will continue end of the year testing such as NWEA and reading level assessment this week.

We are taking the READING NWEA test on Thursday morning!!!! Please make sure your child is here on time, eats a healthy breakfast, and goes to bed early for a good night’s sleep. Thank you soooo much!!!

Monday, May 8^th is Open House from 9-10AM! We look forward to showing more of the amazing things we are doing at Miller!

Homework: Be sure to complete the daily homework assignments on the May calendar. If this was misplaced, you can find it on the blog. You can also click here   MayHomeworkCalendar.docx (1).

Spelling: Here are the words for this week. Please be sure to help your child practice EVERYDAY! The test is on FRIDAY! Your child will be tested on three word family words and three sight words. * We will also give your child a “cold word” to spell. This is a word that follows the pattern of the word family. (an ex. is blog, hog)

1. frog
2. log
3. jog
4. dog
5. as
6. from

Reading: We are practicing many reading strategies. We will identify reasons an author gives for supporting details about a topic. We will also practice identifying similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic. In addition, we will practice adding or substituting individual sounds to make new words/ (ex. If I change the /o/ in pot to /e/ what new word did I make?) Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)

Review:  they     was    baby    where     here                                                New words:  read    baby   mother    father

Math: We will learn about place value as we compose and decompose teen numbers. (ex. 16 is one group of 10 and 6 extra ones). We will also take a computation test on addition and subtraction up to 5. Please practice math facts.

Science: We will continue our science explorations. We will explore trees and their parts as well as weather!

Social Studies: We will continue to talk about ways to work with the common good to solve problems in our classroom and in our community.

Writing: This week we will practice informational writing about living things and their needs. We will write three facts about our topic as we practice starting our sentences in different ways.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof 

Hello Families!

We have been having lots of fun learning about non-standard measurement! We have been using cubes to measure objects in our classroom.

Here are some pics!

We used cubes to practice non-standard measurement!

We used cubes to practice non-standard measurement!

We went to library today!!!

We checked out library books!

We checked out library books!

We have also been learning about comparing and contrasting two informational texts on the same topic. This week we have been reading about trees! Tomorrow we will read informational texts about needs of plants.

We took the math NWEA test on Tuesday. If you would like to see your child’s score, please see me. We are testing for reading NWEA on Tuesday!!! This is such an important test, please encourage your child to review and prepare for this test. I will be testing students on their reading levels this week and next as well… 🙂

Last…I wanted to say….we are loving this gorgeous weather! We have been enjoying the playground at recess! Today I noticed a group of children created their very own game! I love the imagination and cooperation I witnessed! It is so precious to see how close this group of children have become to each other. I hope they all remain friends for many years to come!

Enjoy these pics too!

We played with sidewalk chalk outside!

We played with sidewalk chalk outside!

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today we planted a spruce tree outside of our classroom window. This tree will serve as an earth-friendly reminder of all of the wonderful memories we have shared so far in kindergarten this year. If you live in the neighborhood, please take a walk by the school to visit our little spruce tree.

We have been studying the needs, uses, and parts of trees in science. We got to observe firsthand as we plated our little tree the needs of a tree. We also compared the little spruce tree to the big tree outside of our window. We had some great discussion!

Thanks for all you do!

Thank you, Mr. Jay, for digging our hole to help us plant our tree!

We planted a little tree!

We planted a little tree!

We planted a little tree!

We planted a little tree!

We planted a little tree!

We planted a little spruce tree!