Good morning!!!

Technology is throwing us a curve ball today! Please use this link to get into our meeting. https://dearbornschools-org.zoom.us/j/89819029501?pwd=VVlJ

Love, Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today was another great day of learning and laughter with my Young 5 friends. We even had a surprised visit from my uncle. Today is his birthday and my friends so joyously sang him Happy Birthday!!!

I would like to start something a little new for our class in the mornings. If we were in school we would be practicing STEM ideas during coming in time. This is when the children would be using building toys to create, design, and build with their friends. We would then talk about these creations and ideas! So, with that said, please help your child get a STEM basket together. It can include things to build with (plastic cups, empty containers, tape, Legos, blocks…… the list could go on and on!)

Take a look at some of the awesome things we did today!!!

Thank you for all you do!!! Please do not forget to login to Benchmark and Schoology for today’s assignments! Thank you!!

Love, Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Today we had so much fun learning about the letter Tt! We also practiced making pictures in our minds about the story! (visualization) This is a great way for the children to become engaged in the story as well as a way to use their imagination to help them understand and comprehend the story. We listened to the story Apple Trouble by Ragnhild Scamell.

We also talked about the meaning of the number 0.

We also clapped the number of words in a sentence and practiced identifying the period. Here is a former video of us practicing the concept of counting words in a sentence. When reading with your child please point out to them how when we read books in English we read the words left to right and top to bottom. Point out there are spaces in between the words. I like to use emergent level books and have the students use their reading finger to touch each word when they read. 😉

Please remember to upload your child’s assignment for today on Schoology as well as check our their Benchmark for today’s literacy activities!

Thank you for all you do!

Love, Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend!! I am looking forward to all of the fantastic learning we will do together in week 6!

This week we will finish being introduced to the rest of the letters in the alphabet! We will also talk about the differences between fiction and non-fiction books, count more syllables, and produce rhyming words!!!

In math we will begin to talk about addition and equations (math sentences) for numbers within 3 and 4!

We will observe weather and make observations about the world around us using our 5 senses.

This week in Second Step we will learn the importance of focusing our attention.

Families….this is going to be such a wonderful week!!!!! I am looking forward to zooming with all of you during whole group and small group instruction this week!

Please remember your appointment time to come to Oakman this week on Monday or Wednesday. When your child comes tomorrow, please report to door 10 and bring your child’s Chromebook and mask.

Thank you for all you do!!!

Love, Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

I wish all of you a wonderful and relaxing weekend! We had a full week of learning, laughter, and lots of fun! Your children are really doing such a great job on Zoom. Everyday I am seeing more and more assignments submitted on Schoology and Benchmark! Way to go families!!!!

Please be sure to check Schoology and your child’s Benchmark for their assignments and activities! I added a couple of online games! One is for math and one is for learning about the 5 senses!!!

Please check the Learning Lab Schedule! The in person learning lab schedule will begin Monday, October 12th. I will be finishing testing next week and have reached out to the families who are coming in. Also, please be available for your child’s remote learning lab time beginning this coming Tuesday! Thank you, everyone!!!

*******Learning Lab Remote Schedule- Mehrhof Y5

(Tuesday,  Friday)

2:00-2:15- Lamees, Yesmeen, Kamari, Mela

2:20-2:30- Mahdi E. Ali E.

2:35-2:50- Hussain A., Mahdi D., Ali A.

2:50-3:05- Hussain Altamimi, Hassan Bazzi

3:10-3:20- Hassan Altamimi, Mohamed

3:25-3:40- Wasan, Amina, Batoul, Amira 

*******Learning Lab In Person Schedule- Mehrhof Y5

(Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)

Mondays:

1:55-2:40- Lamees, Yesmeen, Mela

3:00-3:50- Hassain A., Ali A., Mahdi E,

Wednesdays:

1:55-2:40- Amina, Wasan, Mohamed

3:00-3:50- Mahdi D., Hassan Altamimi, Hussain Altamimi

Thursdays:

1:55-2:40- Batoul, Hassan B., Amira

3:00-3:50- Ali E, Lamees, Kamari

Have a lovely weekend!!!

Thank you for all you do!

Love, Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Thank you for another amazing day of zooming, learning, and laughing!

Take a look at some adorable pictures of what we have been doing!

We have been working on learning the letters Mm, Nn. Pp, and Qq.

We have also been working on counting the number of syllables in words.

In math we have been been subitizing with numbers up to 5 as well as finding the hidden number within a group of 5. We also have been practicing using a counting path when we touch and count items.

And…..we have been working on using the pictures to help us better understand the story!!! Take a look…..

Be sure your child is logging into Benchmark on Schoology to access their daily assignments. These are really fun and engaging activities for your child that reinforce the concepts we have been working on.

As always, I am here for you all! If you need anything, please reach out with a text, email, or phone call!

Thank you for all you do!

Love, Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing long weekend! We have been experiencing some outstanding weather for the beginning of fall! I am looking forward to a fun week of learning with your children!

Tomorrow I will be introducing the children to our student teacher from the University of Michigan Dearborn. She will be joining some of our Zoom meetings! Her name is Miss LeBlanc. I am excited to show her what an amazing group of children we have in our Young 5s class!

Tomorrow we will be testing the children on small groups at Oakman. Everyone has been notified of their appointment time. Please be on time for the testing appointment. Please be sure to bring your child’s Chromebook as well as a mask for them to wear. Thank you so much!!!

Take a look at our schedule for the week!

In ELA this week we will be learning the letters Mm, Nn, Pp, Qq, and Rr. We will also be talking about rhyming words as well as counting the number syllables in words! We will be discussing concepts about print as we continue to learn about spaces between words as we count the words within a sentence. We will practice making predictions about the stories we read as well!

In math this week we will compare ways to count to 5 as well as ways to show groups of items up to 5.

In Second Step we will practice good listening skills as we learn and review the listening skills song.

In science we will continue to talk about our incredible five senses as well as make observations about the weather.

Thank you for all you do!

Love,

Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Take a look at some of the great things that have been happening in our learning activities! We are striving to get all of our friends submitting work on Schoology! If you can download the Schoology app on your phone, submitting pictures and videos will be much easier.

Here is the afternoon work from yesterday if you still need to submit….

Here are the videos for today’s asynchronous lessons.

We met our Art teacher today! Thanks for Zooming with us, Mrs. Torres!

Here are some adorable pictures of our friends learning!

Please feel free to call, text, message, or email me anytime! I look forward to the rest of the week with my little friends!

I hope you all enjoy this beautiful sunny day!

Thank you for all you do!

Love, Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

Take a look at the the some of the great work our little friends have been doing! We began our week with learning the letter Hh and learning how to sort items into two groups (ex. big group and small group)

Thank you for all you do!

Love, Ms. Mehrhof

Hello Families!

I hope you all had a relaxing weekend filled with lots of laughter!

Take a look at what we will be doing during Week 4 of Young 5s!

Literacy ahead in Y5s:

This week we will be learning the letters Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll. We will review how to count words in a printed sentence! We will also talk about Rhyming words with the poem, Mary Had a Little Lamb! We will be introduced to what a syllables are in words! In addition to this, we will discuss what is a non-fiction book!

Writing ahead in Y5s:

We will continue to practice writing our name with one uppercase letter at the beginning and the rest of the letters lowercase. We will also practice writing with drawings that have detail and some letters to help us tell about our idea!

Math ahead in Y5s:

We will continue to work on numbers 0-10. We will practice our numbers songs in our fun ways as well as practice showing the number the “math way” with our hands! In addition to this, we will have so much fun as we work on classifying objects into categories and counting those objects! We love being mathematicians!

Science ahead in Y5s:

We will continue to learn about the 5 senses that help us learn all about the world around us!

Second Step (social emotional) ahead in Y5s:

We will work on learning how to become attentive listeners! We will also practice the “Listening Rules Song”. Listening is such an important skill for our little ones to learn to help them be successful in school!

As you can see we have so much learning and fun to look forward to this week as we meet together on Zoom and Schoology!

Thank you for all you do!

Love, Ms. Mehrhof