Hello Families!
Please be sure to come to the kindergarten family meeting today at 9:00! Sign in the office first. The meeting will be in our classroom, room 116. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Thanks for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Kindergarten Families!

Happy 29th week of Kindergarten! I hope you all had a lovely three days off of school! I enjoyed time with my family. If you celebrated Easter today, I wish you Happy Easter and hope you had a beautiful holiday. 

Last week we had so much fun with all of the egg-celent egg activities we did!

Each child had a hidden egg in the room with their name on it. They had to find their hidden egg. 🙂 We also went outside for a math egg hunt! We found eggs that had math problems on them to help us practice computation. We then made new math problems by interchanging the egg parts! We ended our day on Friday by being scientists with eggs! We made hypothesis and observed what would happen to our egg when we placed it in colored water. We had an egg-citing time! 🙂 Please see the pictures below.

We had fun with a math egg hunt outside!

We had fun with a math egg hunt outside!

We had fun with a math egg hunt outside!

We used our math eggs to practice addition and subtraction up to 5.

We used our math eggs to practice addition and subtraction up to 5.

We colored real eggs!!!

We colored real eggs!!!

There was an egg with each child’s name on it hidden in the room!

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 are heading into the last weeks of kindergarten and end of the year assessment is just around the corner. Thank you!

Thursday, April 20th is our field trip to the Detroit Zoo! Your child must wear gym shoes and bring a bagged lunch with a drink. No pop, glass containers, or lunchboxes are allowed. Please label your child’s lunch bag with their name. We are looking forward to a super fun day learning about animals!

Monday, April 24th is a Kindergarten Parent Meeting at 9:00. Please sign in the office first. You will go to your child’s classroom for the meeting. Please plan in attending.

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 shed, fed)

1. bed
2. red
3. sled
4. she
5. by
6. of

Reading: We are practicing many reading strategies. We will practice describing the connection between two ideas in informational texts. We will also practice identifying similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic. In addition, we will practice decoding unknown words by looking at the affix. (-ed, -s, un-) Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)  

Review: eat   little   where                                                 New words: where   what   too

Math: We will practice non-standard measurement  as we use various items such as cubes, paper clips, and other manipulatives to measure length and height of objects.We will use this information to compare objects based upon a certain measurable attribute. We will also take a computation test on addition and subtraction up to 5. Please practice math facts.

Here are some pics of the non-standard measurement we did with a tracing of our foot!

Non-standard measurement with a tracing of our own foot!

Non-standard measurement with a tracing of our own foot!

Science: We will continue our science explorations. We will explore weather!

Social Studies: We will continue to talk about ways to work with the common good to solve problems. One issue we will look into this week and next is the issue of ways to take care of the Earth! Earth Day is April 22nd.

Writing: This week we will continue to practice informational writing. We will practice using informational books as research on a topic to write 2 to 3 facts about the given topic. Please practice writing with your child daily. This will help them be prepared for the writing test next week!

Thank you for all you do! I hope you can all make it to the parent meeting tomorrow morning at 9:00 in the cafeteria!:)

Mrs. Mehrhof

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

This week’s spelling words are featuring the -ad family.

dad, mad, sad, this, with, all. We will also have a mystery -ad family word! 🙂

If you would like to donate hand soap, tissues, and baby wipes we would really appreciate it!

Tomorrow we will continue to practice non-standard measurement in math. We will continue to read informational books and focus on identifying the main idea. We will write facts about weather! In addition, we will continue to have fun in all that we do!

On Thursday we are going to have a math egg hunt!! We will also practice our scientist skills as we observe what happens when we dye eggs! These hard-boiled eggs will be coming home. Please do not have anyone eat these eggs. Thank you!

I am looking forward to the rest of our week together.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Welcome back to school! Tomorrow will be our first day back and the beginning of the running slide into home plate! (that’s my baseball analogy for Tiger’s Opening Day!) You will see that the end of kindergarten will be here before we know it! So…..let’s continue to help our amazing children be the best they can be! I am so excited to see them tomorrow! I missed them ALOT!!! Knowing I get to teach me students and see their smiling faces makes returning back to work a joy!

So… while on Spring Break I hope everyone had lots of fun… Here is a few pictures of the super fun time I had with my AWESOME family! It was such a blessing to get to spend a vacation with my parents, my son, and my brother and his family! I know we all think we have the best family… but I really am such so incredibly blessed to have the family I have and the students I get to teach!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Ryan and I at Disney World!

Ryan and I eating breakfast with Donald Duck!

I stood in line all by myself to get a picture with Captain America for my students! 🙂

My family and I with Mickey Mouse at Hollywood Studios!

Hello Families!

Today we practice measuring with non-standard feet….our foot! We traced our shoe!

We measured objects around the room!

Tonight…your child’s homework is to measure an object at home with their foot from today’s activity! They need to measure edge to edge! After this, they need to write a sentence about what they measured! I measured____. It was ___feet wide! Then they need to draw the object and label it.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Kindergarten Families! Happy 27th week of Kindergarten! 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. s spent at home on MyOn!

Thursday, March 30th, our Superintendent, Dr. Maleyko, will be at Miller for a community talk with the Miller Families!!! Please consider coming to the event at 5:30!  community talk

School will be closed from April 3rd through April 7th for Spring Break! Your child will be bringing home a Spring Break homework pack. We are also expecting our students to stay active on MobyMax and myOn.

If you would like to nominate your child’s favorite teacher for the Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year award, please visit the following website.  Click on the red. Teacher of the Year Nomination Form. Nominations are due by April 6th.

Spelling: Here are the words for this week. Please be sure to help your child practice EVERYDAY! The test is on Thursday!!!! 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 tug)

1. bug
2. hug
3. mug
4. am
5. be
6. if

Reading: We are practicing many reading strategies. This week we will practice informational reading strategies. We will practice identifying the main idea and supporting facts. We will also practice flipping the vowel sound with “super e”. (ex. kite, hope) In addition, we will also practice identifying unknown words in the text. Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)  

Review: went    want   good                                            New words:  say    eat    little

Math: We will begin to talk about measurement. We will look at ways to measure objects.

Science: We will begin a new unit for Earth Science. We will look at the non-living materials that make up earth. (rocks, soil, sand, water)

Social Studies: We will start a new unit on public discourse. We will look at how to identify a problem and brainstorm ways to solve that problem. We will talk about recycling!

Writing: This week we will practice opinion writing. We will practice adding details to our writing as well as our illustrations. We will write our opinions including two reasons why we have that opinion!  Please practice stretching for the sounds and using finger spaces between words with your child each day for homework. These writing skills are very important for moving into first grade.

Thank you for all you do!

Hello Families!
Tonight is Bingo for Books at Miller School!!!! This is a free event for the whole family! Please come and win books!!! Reading is a great way to spend time together! So….come and win some great books to share with your family!

The event begins at 5:00 and ends at 6:00. We hope you can make it!

Tonight I will be sending home spelling homework for your child! Last night’s homework was for your child to bring in an 3D shape object from home. (3D shapes are cylinder…like a toilet paper tube, sphere….like a ball, cube…like a dice, and rectangular prism…like a cereal box) Thank you for helping your child with this. If they forgot their 3D object, they can bring it tomorrow.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

It was a great start to the week! Here are some of the great things we did today!

Today we practiced blending the onset (beginning sound) with the rime for -ot family words. Please practice this at home and see how many -ot family words your child can write and read. (ex. rot, dot, cot, blot)

We also took an addition computation test in addition for math. 🙂

Writer’s Workshop as awesome!!! The chidlren completed an opinion writing piece about their favorite Dr. Seuss book! They wrote using the sentence stem, “My favorite Dr. Seuss book is ____________ because ____________. The illustrations were adorable!

We reviewed maps and globes today and practiced finding places on a map using what we know about beginning sounds.

Homework is in your child’s folder. Some children have addition homework and some have counting by ten’s homework. Homework is due tomorrow.

Please be sure your child returns the signed permission slip for the zoo field trip along with the money no later than April 12th. These were sent home on Friday!

In addition to the math homework, please remember that is an expectation that 20 additional minutes are spent each night on the following:

Math bags

Reading bags

Writing two sentences using the sight words from our spelling list

MobyMax

MyOn

Thank you for all you do! Have a terrific night!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Kindergarten Families! Happy 26th week of Kindergarten!

We will welcome in the season of Spring this week! I love Spring! The flowers will soon be in bloom, we will see leaves on the trees, and hopefully….no more snow! (at least until next winter!) 🙂 We are still in March is Reading Month! Reading with your child, to your child, or even listening to reading on CDs or the computer is such a beautiful way to spend time together as a family! Some of my most favorite memories of Ryan when he was little, was reading him story after story at bedtime! Enjoy your little ones and their favorite storybooks! Take the opportunity to visit the Dearborn Centennial Library too! Their children’s program is amazing and free!

This week is the last week of the 3rd card marking! I cannot believe how fast this year is going by! 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. We are having a contest to see which class has the most minutes spent at home on MyOn! Please help your child’s class be one of the winners!

Join us for Bingo for Books on Thursday, March 23rd starting at 5:00 and ending at 6:00! We always have a great time at this event. 

Friday, March 24th is Pajama Day! Every Friday in March will feature something fun or silly your child can wear to school.

Homework: Be sure to complete the daily homework assignments on the February calendar. If this was misplaced, you can find it on your teacher’s blog.

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 rot)

1. hot
2. got
3. not
4. jump
5. for
6. she

Reading: We are practicing many reading strategies. This week we will practice narrative reading strategies using books and poems. We will also practice flipping the vowel sound with “super e”. (ex. kite, hope) In addition, we will also practice retelling stories using characters, setting, and sequencing. Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)  

Review: help   her   girl                                               New words: went   want   good

Math: We will continue to practice composing numbers less than and equal to 10 in more than one way. (ex. 7=3+4, 2+5=7, 1+6=7) We will also be assessing the children in counting, number, recognition, and addition/subtraction.

Science: We will continue a unit about living and non-living things. We will continue to distinguish between what is living and what is non-living. We are currently studying snails and fish!

Social Studies: We will continue to practice using position words. We will also practice identifying places in our environment as well as describing them. (ex. I see tables, books, and the gathering place rug. Where am I?)

Writing: This week we will practice opinion writing. We will practice adding details to our writing as well as our illustrations. We will write our opinions about our favorite color and provide reasons why we like that color!  Please practice stretching for the sounds and using finger spaces between words with your child each day for homework. These writing skills are very important for moving into first grade.

We are in need of baby wipes, hand soap, and tissues! Any donations would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you for all you do!

A “leprechaun” visited our classroom and left shamrock rhyming clues around the school because he hid our pointer. We went on a hunt to find it!

Many friends wore green!

Many friends wore green!

The “leprechaun” left gold around our room. He even stepped in green paint and lost his shoe and his hat in our room! I think he spent some time playing the drums too!

The “leprechaun” left gold around our room. He even stepped in green paint and lost his shoe and his hat in our room! I think he spent some time playing the drums too!

We did not catch the “Leprechaun” in our traps!

Miller has some silly “Leprechauns”! 🙂

Miller has some silly “Leprechauns”! 🙂 Thank you for the cute hats, Mrs. Jarouche!

Our Kindergarteners buddy read to Preschoolers!!!! 🙂 This was so fun!!!

Our Kindergarteners buddy read to Preschoolers!!!! 🙂 This was so fun!!!

Our Kindergarteners buddy read to Preschoolers!!!! 🙂 This was so fun!!!

Our Kindergarteners buddy read to Preschoolers!!!! 🙂 This was so fun!!!

Our Kindergarteners buddy read to Preschoolers!!!! 🙂 This was so fun!!!

Our Kindergarteners buddy read to Preschoolers!!!! 🙂 This was so fun!!!