New Unit: My family and Me

Reading: We will be reading Whose baby am I?; Bundle of Sticks; The Lioness and The Ostrich; Poem: Everybody Says.

Strategies:

• Identify the characters, setting
• Identify Front/Back cover, Title, Spine of a book
• Answer comprehension questions in a story (who, when, why, what happened)

Letter of the Week: Mm

Sight Word of the Week: We, we

Writing: We will continue narrative writing. This is a personal story we will write in the class about school. We will use the sight words we know and write words we do not know to practice formation of letters, directionality and inventive spelling (for those who are ready).

Math: We will count numbers 0-20 and recognize how each number looks like. We will will work on automatically recognize numbers 1-5 without counting using a five frame, scatter mat and deck o dots. The goal is to see a group of objects and it does not matter if it is in a line or in a group that children can group the amounts and recognize a group of five without counting. We will also explore coins and compare height as well.

Science: We will explore the five senses further. We will do different activities to address each sense each day.

Social Studies: We continue to review the rules daily. We are also discussing what it means to share, take your turn and be a part of a classroom community.

A few things to keep in mind:

• Read daily for 20 minutes (make sure zip loc bag of books stay in the back pack)
• Wear gym shoes on gym days (Monday and Thursday)
• Return library books on Thursday to check out new ones
• Dress appropriately for the weather (its always easier to take off layers)
• Reading October log was sent home on Friday. Due: October 31st

Have a great week!

Ms. Mohamed

Congratualtions to the students of the month of September:

Brynna Rasmussen

Husayn Aoun

Great job and keep up the good work!

-Ms. Mohamed

As you may have noticed, your child came home with a Zip Loc bag with a book and a card. On this card is your child’s username and password to access plenty of online learning. As a parent of a Dearborn Public School student, I have viewed and witnessed the paid programs as beneficial to allowing your child to learn and grow. Please explore the options from MyOn and MobyMax.

MyOn is an online library where your child is turning the pages of a story that is being read to them. The best part of it is it highlights the words as its being read to them. This does multiple things for a beginning reader:

1. It models directionality left to right

2. It practices return sweep when reading a line.

3. It models what good reading sounds like and looks like

4. It has comprehension questions in the end

5. It provides an arrangement of titles to keep them interested in reading

and much more!!!

Moby Max is a program that offers multiple training games for your child. It has all subjects areas from reading, basic math facts and science and social studies concepts. All in which are engaging and fun.

Check them out and enjoy, courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools.

Make sure your reading with your child for 20 minutes every day!!! Reading log coming home at the end of this week for the month of October.

**********Tumble Books is also another online reading program to dive into as well paid by Howard. To access:

username: Howards

password: books

Happy Reading!!!!

Ms. Mohamed

Literacy Unit: Smart Start (Review Week)

Reading: We will read Jazz Baby, Made from Clay, The Clever Turtle, Five Senses

Strategies for this week:

• Identify the front and back cover
• Recall favorite part in the story
• Identify the characters in a story
• Roles of an author and illustrator

Sight Words: I, can (review)

Skills: Rhyming, opposites

Writing: Students will write and draw their first personal narrative. A narrative is a real story. Encourage your child to write/draw about their day at school or an exciting moment in their life. We divide a paper in half. Picture goes on top and words go on bottom.

Math: We are working on Numeracy. We will be counting, writing and identifying numbers 0-10. We will count backwards 10-0. We revisit our birthday graph. We will explore patterns.

Science: We will investigate the five senses. We will discuss and conduct a simple investigation using apples and our five senses: smell, touch, sight, taste and hearing

Social Studies: We will continue to discuss and practice safety drills. (fire drill, tornado drill, lock down drill)

NOTES

Please explore the blog a bit. It has tabs to your right with fun educational games. It also has information about sending in scientist gear under class donations.

Ms. Mohamed

Your child will attend specials such as Art, Gym, Music and Media.

Our schedule is as follows:

Monday: Gym, Art

Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Media, Art

Thursday: Gym, Library check out

Friday: Music

Please make sure your child is in sneakers or tennis shoes on Gym days!

Literacy Unit: Smart Start

Reading: We will read Hands Can; A case of the stripes; The Gingerbread man; The Three Little Pigs; The True story of the Three little Pigs

Strategy for this week:

• Identify the front and back cover
• Recall favorite part in the story
• Identify the characters in a story
• Roles of an author and illustrator

Sight Words: I, can

Skills: Rhyming, opposites

Writing: Students will write sentences using frame: I can___. Can I___?

Math: We are working on Numeracy. We will be counting, writing and identifying numbers 0-10. We will count backwards 10-0. We will make a number book. We will sorting objects. We will create a birthday graph.

Science: We will investigate all about germs. We will discuss and conduct a simple investigation to model how germs travel and the best way to prevent getting sick.

Social Studies: We will discuss and practice safety drills. (fire drill, tornado drill, lock down drill)

NOTES:

• Book Fair purchase schedule was changed. It is On Wednesday, September 21.
• Please check out the specials tab to check when your child has art, gym, music and media

Ms. Mohamed