TGIF!!! We have made it friends!!!! Next week is SPRING BREAK, enjoy this break with your family. I encourage you to play games together, go for a hike at a MetroPark, do a puzzle, make an art project or birdhouse, or get really creative a make a sandbox in a baby pool, but please enjoy the time with family and be safe. Take a break from the school work and get energized to come back ready to work on Monday, April 13th to remote learning. The governor announced yesterday that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the school year, which is heart breaking news but your Oakman family and Kindergarten team are working to ensure that we remain in close contact for emotional and social support while creating engaging and purposeful learning activities that ensure ALL students will be ready for 1st grade in the fall.
Spring Break begins Monday, April 6: There will not be daily assignments posted; however, we will still give some strong recommendations of fun non screen learning activities at the end of each daily post as well as online programs (RAZ KIDS, ZEARN, and CLEVER Resources). Also, work on your list of 50 sight words— students will be “tested” via video the week we get back from break!!!
It’s Virtual spirit week this week!! Today is have fun outside!!! send your picture to Mr. Abu-Rus, Mrs. Chehab, or Mrs. Dakhla
aburusm@dearbornschools.org
chehaba@dearbornschools.org
dakhlam1@dearbornschools.org
NOW MORE THAN EVER AS WE KNOW REMOTE LEARNING WILL CONTINUE- WHAT IS WORKING/NOT WORKING FOR YOU, YOUR CHILD, AND YOUR FAMILY, LET US KNOW!! ****Parents please feel free to give us feedback through the REMIND APP of what is working for you with working with your child at home. We hope to make all of the enrichment learning opportunities we are providing a way for you to bond with your child during this time at home as well as continue to learn and review kindergarten academic content standards. If you have any suggestions or concerns about our at-home enrichment learning plan, please let us know. You can contact teachers through the remind APP or through www.remind.com as well as our email: rawsonm@dearbornschools.org and fowlers@dearbornschools.org
BIG THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!! Our kindergarten team has been so successful this year in large part because of the family participation and we will continue to have success because parents and teachers are a TEAM and working together to meet the needs of our students and children.
ROAR Announcements for today!!
Please watch with your family and make sure to stand up TALL for the Pledge of Allegiance and our Oakman Pledge!!
We continue to express great gratitude to how our families have come together to help and support each other. Now more than ever teachers, parents, and our Oakman family must work together to support each other in so many ways. We hope that the lessons, activities, and resources we are providing are allowing for some structure and routine to your households. Structure and routine help provide a safe feeling for young children. Here are some stories to help answer some questions that your young child might have about everything going on. Parents if you need more support, please contact District Public Hotline for questions and support from 9 a.m. -4 pm (Monday to Friday) is 313-827-3006 or email is communications@dearbornschools.org
Tech Support (student) 313- 827-8400
Social/ Emotional Hot-line 313-827-8500
Here is a link to several social stories about everything going on and how to explain it to your child through stories. https://sites.google.com/ssdmo.org/pedaclosureresources/home/social-stories?authuser=1
Reading 📚 : Read 15-20 Minutes on RAZ KIDS WEBSITE working on your independent LEVEL text and comprehension questions. Your teachers can see what books you are reading and WE CAN HEAR YOU READ IF YOU REMEMBER TO RECORD YOURSELF (Red microphone button near top.. You will see seconds start counting when it is on.) ← PLEASE RECORD so we are hear your awesome reading.
Remember to fill in your reading log with your minutes as well!!
*** N0 NEW BENCHMARK ❤️ red ❤️ booklet informational text for today. Make sure you are up to “Happy Birthday, USA!” on page 12and 13. Read text and complete response with a picture and sentence to match. (10 minutes)
***NO NEW MAGAZINE FOR TODAY. Visit www.scholastic.com/lfo and complete April issue online (paper copy not given for assigned magazine, just use digital copy and information to complete)
Would you Munch a Plant for Lunch….Watch video, listen and read magazine, and play game!
Rawson: wingfar878
Fowler: suncat149
Sight words practice on this list and get ready for your next assessment that will be after spring break. It will be over 10 more words. We have 40 so 10 more will be 50 SIGHT WORDS!!!!! WOW!! WOW!! WOW!
Here is a link to print off the page so you can mark you score and what words you need to continue to work on extra.:
**********https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ool2VCf_B3xDV_LSfu3cO2gCmJEIm-W2peYVPdAechk*********
Spelling: PLEASE DO YOU SPELLING “TEST” AT HOME. PARENTS HERE ARE THE WORD:
- one
- me
- big
- hot
- pot
- not
- Dot
Bonus sentence #1: I can see a hot pot.
Bonus sentence #2: Student must come up with own sentence using an -ot family word.
***It will be possible to get 9 out of 7 points TODAY!!
Parents use this checklist to check the sentences with students– they must be PERFECT to get the bonus points!!
Math 📖 :
***NO NEW LESSON FOR TODAY– make sure you are complete up to lesson 40.
Lesson 40 Learn math book pg 175 and 177. Also do homework page from the Succeed math book pg. 161 and 162 (homework helper 159)
**Please send a selfie showing that you are doing BOTH math books for your math lessons.
*Math continued please work on ZEARN.com for 15-20 minutes each day. Cards were sent home with username and passwords.
Social Studies: Where am I?
***NO NEW ASSIGNMENT BUT IF YOU NOT COMPLETE YESTERDAY’S SOCIAL STUDIES, PLEASE DO SO TODAY. Social Studies: Draw a picture of yourself using positional words to describe where you are…(I am sitting next to my dog, or I am under the desk). Use at least 5 positional words and send me a selfie and then read to me in the voice microphone where things are located.
*Monday Special: Science Enrichment online activities: “How do germs get inside your body?” ***Click link below for mini lesson!!**
***Here i sthe link : https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/germs#slide-id-8055
**Also check out Mrs. Grucz’s blog for more fun science activities: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/gruczl/
*Tuesday/Thursday special: Music 🎶 🎼 🎤 See music blog and choose an activity to complete: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/oakmanmusicroom/y5-kindergarten-covid-19-lessons/ see what Mrs. F has for you to practice
*Wednesday/Thursday special: Gym Visit Coach Souther’s BLOG (https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/southers/) and do some exercises to stay active, go outside if possible to do some playing catch, practicing dribbling a basketball, kick around a soccer ball, or do some jumping jacks and lunges!
*Thursday specials are gym and music:
Exercise at home workouts: each are about 20-30 minutes and fun for your whole family! https://vimeo.com/showcase/6880106
*Friday special: Art :
Or pick a lesson that looks interesting and fun to you https://homeschoolhideout.com/art-lessons-on-youtube/
Here is my recommended ART LESSON FOR TODAY: from famous author and illustrator Mo Willems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3 (would LOVE to see a picture of your artwork!!)
*More just for *fun*: take a virtual tour “field trip” https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
**More fun learning and exercise!!! 🏋️♀️ https://fluencyandfitness.com/register/school-closures/ <— parents must create an account for 21 days free… lots of learning fun with movement!!!
***More ideas for creative science engineering and design with at-home materials https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T4CZCt8hJqYLVT5ZVYpR7SgHLWDWaaUO/view
****More fun education games and videos for all subject areas including art and music! https://www.brainpop.com/
****NEW FREE website to read, play games, and hang out with DR. SEUSS!!! https://seussville.com
**Complete a non-screen activity from list below:
Homework
*Read for 15-20 minutes and record on March is Reading Month log Arnie the Doughnut read by Chris O’Dowd
One of our favorite websites to listen to stories: https://www.storylineonline.net/
special story for the night: 💞BE KIND by Pat Zietlow Miller and Jen Hill – Children’s Books Read Aloud by PV Storytime
*Go on CLEVER and do 15-30 minutes on “rainbow e” on reading and math paths (if you don’t have easy access to computer/table this link has a pdf packet that you can do “rainbow e” work on: http://info.edmentum.com/rs/780-NRC-339/images/Kindergarten%20Workbook.pdf )
Miss you!!💗💗💗💗
Thanks for ALL you do!!!
Remember to keep washing your hands!! 🧼🙌🏻💦
Stay safe!! Stay healthy!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Have a wonderful spring break!!! Parents we will be in touch about feedback about how best to continue remote learning. Thanks for ALL you are doing, as parents, we KNOW how difficult this time is. Please take care and know we LOVE your children and hope that you and your families have a safe and relaxing break next week!!
With lots of love and virtual hugs!!!
Mrs. Fowler & Mrs. Rawson