Mrs. Fillmore's Class Blog

Please click on the link below for the dates of soft start and no school days for Kindergarten.  If you know anyone who is entering Kindergarten this year, please pass the information along:)  Thank you!

https://haigh.dearbornschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/116/2018/08/Kindergarten-Soft-Start-2018-19.pdf

Good Afternoon Everyone:)  I wanted to pass along a message from Mr. Short’s blog about upcoming items for the new school year:)  Please read his message by clicking on the link below.  Make sure to subscribe to Mr. Short’s blog, if you already haven’t done so.  He posts a lot of great information for our Haigh families.

I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer with friends and family.  I can’t believe our summer is almost coming to an end, but a great school year awaits for your child!    Take care and I will see you all around Haigh soon:)

https://haigh.dearbornschools.org/2018/08/13/18-19-essentials-for-haigh-parents/

Hello Families,

I want to make sure my students, for next year and beyond, have what they need to succeed, so I just created aDonorsChoose.org classroom request.

Wobble Stools for Active Minds!

Give to my classroom within the next seven days and your donation will be doubled thanks to DonorsChoose.org. Just enter the code RIPPLE during checkout and you’ll be matched dollar for dollar (up to $50).

In return, you’ll get awesome photos of your gift in action and our heartfelt thanks with a special card.  This donation is also tax deductible.   Please help me spread the word this summer…I would greatly appreciate it<3

Thank you so much,
Mrs. FillmoreP.S. If you know anyone who might be interested (upcoming students or families)  in supporting public schools, please feel free to pass this message along.

What a great day today was at our Kindergarten Celebration!  Thank you to everyone who showed up, it was great having you there!  Here are a few pictures with all of us in our yellow t-shirts:)

Remember, tomorrow is a half day and students will be dismissed at 11:40am.  Please still send your child with snack.  No backpacks are needed, everything was sent home on Tuesday:).  Have a nice night!

Hello Families!  Everything was sent home in your child’s backpack from the school year!  Please, look in your child’s backpack for all the goodies!

Please remember to have your child wear the YELLOW Kindergarten shirt tomorrow that Elliana generously bought for everyone!  We can’t wait to see the sea of Yellow:):)

No folders or backpacks are necessary for tomorrow.  The only thing the students need to bring is a snack and a reusable water bottle:)  Thank you!

Our Kindergarten celebration is tomorrow from 1:30-3:15pm!  All parents are welcome, just no siblings.  We can’t wait to celebrate the end of a great school year with all of you!  See you all tomorrow!

Only 3 1/2  more days left of school…can you believe it?!?!?  I can’t believe the end of the year has approached us!  I feel as though we just got started.  I guess the saying is right…”Time flies when you are having fun!”

!!!!Attention!!!!  When the temperature outside rises, the temperature in our classroom does as well!  Unfortunately, we do not have air conditioning in our classroom to help us during the hot, humid days.  Please dress your child appropriately for the heat and make sure to send them to school with a reusable water bottle each day, with ICE COLD water!  Thank you!

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Moment of Gratitude:

I would just like to take a moment and thank each and every parent, grandparent, aunt, etc. for an amazing year this year!  Being a new teacher in the district has been quite an adjustment, but all of my families made my transition so much easier with the overwhelming amount of parent participation and support I had this year.  I will miss every child and feel privileged to have had them in my class for the short time we were together…we sure had fun and learned  A  LOT!  My wish for all of you this summer is to take time to relax, reflect and prepare your child to be successful for the years ahead!  We sure had a great thing this year and I will forever cherish our time together.  I am always an email away…Have a WONDERFUL summer!

Love, Mrs. Fillmore

“Summer  Packet”:  I saw this online and thought it was GREAT!  I revamped it a little and added some ideas as well:)  Enjoy!

• Teach your child to tie their shoes.  Find a fun trick, watch a video, give an incentive and be persistent!
• Keep bedtime in the routine!  If we keep our bodies in a routine with sleep, August won’t be so hard!
• Choose a few family members or friends for your child to write a letter to this summer.  Ask your child to write in full, complete sentences,  use punctuation, spell sight words correctly, ask questions and give details!  Include an envelope with return address and a stamp in hopes someone will write back:)
• Review the hard work your child did in school all year.  Review their art work, writing, and the memory books they made.  They will be proud to show you<3
• Sit at the table and eat meals together.  Really watch your child in how he or she sits on the chair, is there food everywhere?  Are they using table manners?  Work on that!
• Encourage kindnesses wherever your child goes!
• Don’t rush to the rescue!  Our children need us, but they also need to learn how problem solve on their own!  Let them take the lead in how they resolve problems!
• Read TO your child!  Please visit the local library and make books a part of your summer days!  Let your child hear your silly voices as you read, let them hear you read!  Make sure to ask them questions at the end of each story!
• Try to stay away from technology as much as you can…live in the moments, they won’t last forever!
• Visit the recreation department and have your child participate in one or many activities they will have throughout the city!
• Have fun and stay safe this summer<3

Other: 

• Your child will be coming home with a yellow Kindergarten t-shirt (on Tuesday) for him/her to wear to our celebration on Wednesday, June 13th!  This shirt was bought as a gift from Elliana and her family.  We are so blessed with such wonderful parents this year!  Thank you again to Elliana’s family!
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• Our Kindergarten Celebration is this Wednesday at the SCHOOL!  Here is a reminder about our day:  Dear Kindergarten and Young 5’s Parents,The end of the school year is almost upon us and to celebrate we will be having a Kindergarten and Young 5’s Celebration! Our celebration will be held at school on June 13th from 1:30 – 3:15 pm. We are looking forward to a fun-filled afternoon, but we wanted to give you some important information first.Since all of the Kindergarten classes and Young 5’s will be outside together, each class has been assigned a color to wear that day. We are asking that your child wear the color designated for their classroom teacher below:  Mrs. Dimitriou: Blue                                              Mrs. Vensko/Mrs. Chammout: White            Mrs. Sarafa: Red                          Mrs. Fillmore: Yellow
• We will be providing your child with a fun snack and water, but we are asking that you please send your child in with sunscreen already on and a hat/sunglasses, if needed. In order for this day to be successful, we will need your help! You may be asked to help run a game, serve sno-cones, or monitor bounce houses. So please come ready to have fun and lend a helping hand!  Please be aware that NO SIBLINGS will be allowed at this event. NO EXCEPTIONS. Remember you must sign in at the office and receive a “visitor” sticker.Your child will not need to bring a backpack to school with them on this day. All of your child’s belongings will be sent home with them on June 12th.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you so much for all of your help and support.  We look forward to a great celebration for a wonderful year!Sincerely,The Kindergarten and Young 5’s Team

Housekeeping items:

• Please make sure to empty out your child’s backpack.  We will be filling them up with all kinds of fun things from the year:)  Thank you!
• Please provide your child with an ice cold, reusable water bottle each day!

Upcoming Events:

June 12th- PBIS: Platinum Event

June 12th– Your child will be coming home with all of their end of the year items!  Please look in their backpacks:)

June 13th- Kindergarten Celebration 1:30-3:00pm!

June 14th- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!  ½ day Dismissal at 11:40pm. Enjoy your summer!

We had a nice, little picnic outside today with the students!  Ms. Nadia used the rest of our Kindergarten fund money to buy pizzas for the students to enjoy and also bought juice for them as well!  Ms. Michelle brought the chips and Ms. Leticia brought the popsicles!  Today was a great day had by all…enjoy the picture:)

This is what the t-shit will look like for all the students:)  Thank’s again to Elliana’s family for doing this for us…we greatly appreciate it!

Great NEWS everyone!  Elliana’s family has graciously offered to buy the classroom (23 students) a set of YELLOW Kindergarten T-shirts for our Celebration Day on June 13th!   Your child will come home with the t-shirt Tuesday (12th), after school, and they will be expected to wear it the following day to our celebration:)  We will all look uniformed and united as one at the celebration…how awesome is that?  If you were looking for a yellow t-shirt for this special day, look no further!  Your child will be given one, as a gift from Elliana.  <3  Kindergarten Rocks!