Hello Families!

Today was a terrific Tuesday! We practiced retelling a narrative story using the sentence stems, “In the beginning…., In the middle…., and At the end of the story….”. We also practiced telling our opinions about our favorite part, using the sentence stem, “I liked when…”. You can use this same retelling strategy as you read stories with your children at home. If I can be of any assistance in lending books, please let me know. 🙂

We also practiced addition with objects as well as a review of comparing numbers. When we compare two numbers we use the greater than, less than, and equal symbols. (>, <, =)

We illustrated our opinion writing piece about what we like best about school. We told our opinions to our friends, “I like school because….”. Then we illustrated (drew) our opinion with detail. Tomorrow we will write the opinion statement to match our idea that was illustrated.

Tomorrow, Wednesday November 16th is a late start. School will begin at 9:30. The cafeteria will be open for breakfast at 9:00AM.

Tomorrow is also the second night for Parent-Teacher Conferences. Please be sure you come on your scheduled day at your scheduled time. Thank you so much!!! 🙂

Here are my appointments for tomorrow:

4:00-4:15- Ayah S.

4:20-4:35- Adel A.

5:00-5:15- Rabab N.

5:20-5:35- Marwa G.

5:40-5:55- Mohsanah Q.

6:00-6:15- Kauther A.

6:20-6:35- Rammah A.

Tonight’s homework is as follows.

1. Count to 100 by 1’s and 10’s.
2. Review the sight words in the reading bag.
3. Practice matching the uppercase and lowercase letter tiles from the reading bag AND say each sound for each letter.

Thank you for all you do!!!

Have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Kindergarten Families!  Happy 11^th week of kindergarten!

We will have a Kindergarten Parent Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22^nd. This is a meeting for all parents of our amazing Kindergarten students. Please plan on attending. The meetings will take place in our classroom.

This week we will have our next round of conferences. Wednesday and Thursday will be the evenings for parent-teacher conferences. Please be sure you are on time for your scheduled appointment. I am looking forward to discussing your child’s progress in kindergarten.

Wednesday, Nov. 16^th is a late start. School will begin at 9:30.

Homework: Practice letters, books, and sight words in your child’s reading bags. Write first name and last name, count to 100, write numbers 1-20. I have been noticing that books and items are missing from the reading bags we are sending home. Please help your child to put these items back in their reading bags when you are finished with them at home.

Please be sure your child comes to school wearing a jacket and gym shoes every day. Your child MUST bring a winter to school every day. The weather is getting very cold. Please label your child’s gloves, hats, and scarves with their name.

Spelling: Please help your child practice writing the following letter this week: Dd and Ii.  In addition, please help your child practice writing his/her first name. *The test will be on Friday!

1. D
2. d
3. I
4. i
5. Your child’s first name and last name. Please be sure there are no backwards letters and that only the first letter in each part of the name is uppercase. The rest of the names should be lowercase. Recognizing and writing names are very important and will be practiced every day!

Ex. Ryan Smith    not…RYAN  or ryansmith.

Reading: This week we will continue to review narrative story elements, such as setting, characters, and plot. We will also practice re-telling with beginning, middle, and end. In addition, we will work on identifying rhyming words!!! (ex. hat/cat, fish/dish) The children will also continue working on blending sounds to read a word. (ex. b-a-t blended reads bat) We are still practicing our independent Daily 5 time with Read to Self, Work on Writing, and Word Work. We will begin Listen to Reading as another independent Daily 5 choice. Please encourage your child to read their sight words and books from their reading bags each day! Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)

Review: yes  said  on                NEW words this week will be:   this   he   for

Math: We will continue to practice recognizing and writing numbers 0-20 as well as representing the quantity the number represents. We will also continue to practice counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s. We will work on simple addition using pictures and objects.

Science: We will continue the unit on physical science called “Pushes and Pulls”. We will observe and discuss these two types of forces. We will explore how to use force to make objects move.

Social Studies:  We will begin a new unit called “How do I get what I want?” We will continue to discuss the concepts of needs and wants. (ex. clothing, food, water, shelter, and air are needs. Computers, toys, and candy are wants.)

Writing: We will continue the unit on Opinion Writing. Opinion writing is writing that tells how one feels or what one thinks about a topic. We will practice writing our opinions as a reflection to the narrative stories that we read. (ex. I think the Little Red Hen should share her bread because it is nice to share.) We will work on using a period at the end of our sentences as well as finger spaces between words.

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

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Tonight is the first night of conferences. The scheduled appointment times begin at 4:00 and end at 7:00. Please be in time for your appointment. I am very booked this evening. If you are not on the list for tonight’s appointments, you will be for next week. It is very difficult to squeeze in un-scheduled appointment times. Please plan on coming at your scheduled appointment time only. Thank you for your cooperation.

4:00-4:15- Adam M.

4:20-4:35- Ayah H.

4:40-4:55- Haider A.

5:20-5:35- Bilal J.

5:40-5:55- Saba A.

6:00-6:15- Abdulkareem S.

6:20-6:35- Ruqaya A.

6:40-6:55- Mohammad A.

Thank you for all you do!

For tonight’s homework, I am sending home a handwriting paper for letters Kk and Qq to help your child prepare for tomorrow’s test. In addition to this assignment, please visit starfall.com (click here for Kk) (click here for Qq) and review letters Kk and Qq, practice the orange sight words in your child’s reading bag, and count to 100 by 1’s. Thank you!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

I hope you all enjoyed your day with your awesome little ones! I sure missed them!

Please remember Thursday is the first night of Parent Teacher Conferences. Conferences will begin at 4:00 and will end promptly at 7:00. PLEASE be in time for your conference appointment. I am looking forward to speaking with all of you and sharing your child’s report card and progress being made in kindergarten.

Please sign and return the bottom portion of the blue paper that was sent home on Friday.

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

This is kind reminder that there will not be school for our students tomorrow.

Please check your child’s folder. Inside you will find our weekly newsletter as well as your Parent-Teacher Conference appointment. Please be sure you are on time for your scheduled appointment. Arabic speaking translators are available. 🙂

Also, the children have new books in their reading bags. Please spend time reading with your child everyday! This is such a beautiful and beneficial way of spending quality time together. 🙂

Thanks for all you do!

See you on Wednesday!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Kindergarten Families!  Happy 10^th week of kindergarten!

This week we will begin a new card marking. I finished your child’s first kindergarten report card! You will receive your child’s report card at parent-teacher conferences. Please be sure to see me if you did not get a reminder for your scheduled appointment time. PLEASE be on time for your parent-teacher conference.

Tomorrow there is a meeting for all parents with Mr. Awada at 9:00 AM in the cafeteria.

There will be no school on Tuesday, Nov. 8^th for our awesome students!

The first night of conferences is Thursday, November 10^th. Scheduled appointments begin at 4:00 and will end promptly at 7:00 pm.

Homework: Practice letters, books, and sight words in your child’s reading bags. Write first name and last name, count to 100, write numbers 1-20. I have been noticing that books and items are missing from the reading bags we are sending home. Please help your child to put these items back in their reading bags when you are finished with them at home.

Please be sure your child comes to school wearing a jacket and gym shoes every day. When the weather begins to get cold enough for gloves and hats, please write your child’s name in these items.

Spelling: Please help your child practice writing the following letter this week: Qq and Kk.  In addition, please help your child practice writing his/her first name. *The test will be on Friday!

1. Q
2. q
3. K
4. k
5. Your child’s first name and last name. Please be sure there are no backwards letters and that only the first letter in each part of the name is uppercase. The rest of the names should be lowercase. Recognizing and writing names are very important and will be practiced every day!

Ex. Ryan Smith    not…RYAN  or ryansmith.

Reading: This week we are returning to narrative story elements, such as setting, characters, and plot. We will also practice re-telling with beginning, middle, and end. In addition, we will introduce rhyming words!!! (ex. hat/cat, fish/dish) The children will also continue working on blending sounds to read a word. (ex. b-a-t blended reads bat) We are still practicing our independent Daily 5 time with Read to Self, Work on Writing, and Word Work. We will begin Listen to Reading as another independent Daily 5 choice. Please encourage your child to read their sight words and books from their reading bags each day! Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)

Review: up    no    and                    NEW words this week will be:    yes   said    on

Math: We will continue to practice recognizing and writing numbers 0-20 as well as representing the quantity the number represents. We will also continue to practice counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s. In addition, we will practice comparing numbers to see which is more (or greater) and which is fewer (or less than).

Science: We will begin a new unit on physical science called “Pushes and Pulls”. We will observe and discuss these two types of forces.

Social Studies:  We will begin a new unit called “How do I get what I want?” We will introduce the concepts of needs and wants. (ex. clothing, food, water, shelter, and air are needs. Computers, toys, and candy are wants.)

Writing: We will begin our first unit on Opinion Writing. Opinion writing is writing that tells how one feels or what one thinks about a topic. We will practice writing our opinions as a reflection to the narrative stories that we read. (ex. I think the Little Red Hen should share her bread because it is nice to share.)

Thanks for all you do!

Have an amazing week!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Tomorrow is a half day for students. Pick up will be at 11:45 AM. Please feel free to send a snack with your child. They normally eat at 11:15, so we will end our day with a little snack time. 🙂

If you would like to buy pizza with your child after school, the PTA will be selling slices for $1.00 in the lobby.

We had a busy and exciting day!

Here are some pictures with captions of some of the awesomeness that occurred!!! 🙂

We investigated leaves of different shapes and colors using magnifying lenses. We talked about their similarities and differences.

We investigated leaves of different shapes and colors using magnifying lenses. We talked about their similarities and differences.

We investigated leaves of different shapes and colors using magnifying lenses. We talked about their similarities and differences.

We looked for BIG leaves!

We looked for BIG leaves!

We looked for BIG leaves!

We used the touch screen Chrome Books during Daily 5!!!

We used the touch screen Chrome Books during Daily 5!!!

Thanks for all you do!!!

Mrs. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Tomorrow at 6-7 PM is Care to the Core Rally. This will take place at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. The rally will focus on anti-bullying and positive behavior. There will be music and fun for the whole family.

Please remember Friday is a half day. Dismissal will be at 11:45.

PTA will be selling pizza by the slice as well as by the whole pizza after school on Friday. Reminders about this will go home in your child’s folder tomorrow.

Speaking of the folders…please keep the monthly calendar attached to the inside of the folder. If your child flips their card there will be a note on the back of this calendar to explain why. 🙂

Today we learned a new word!!! We learned the word up. In addition to learning this word we reviewed said, no, and me. Please practiced sight words with your child everyday.

We also practiced identifying numbers up to 20 and finding their matching ten frames! The children are getting much better at number recognition. I will be assessing number recognition on Friday! I assessed counting to 100 by ones today! 7 friends have made it into the Count to 100 Club!!!!

Current members of the Count to 100 Club!

We wrote a fact that matched our illustrations about lions. We used information we gained by reading a non-fiction book about lions.

Students are sharing the fact they illustrated before writing the words to match.

Students are sharing the fact they illustrated before writing the words to match.

Please be sure you are signed up for a parent teacher conference time. If you are not, please feel free to email me or see me to set this up.

Have a great rest of the night and beautiful morning!

Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Mehrhof