Well, it’s been one week since we shared our “Have a good summer” blessings with each other and I’ve thought of my kids every day since then! \u00a0I hope you are enjoying relaxed schedules, pool time, popsicles, staying up a little later, and tons of laughs.<\/p>\n
Please encourage your child to read and write something every day. There are many pages left in their Math\/Science Journal. \u00a0Have them use that as a summer Journal or get a new one and title it “_________’s Summer 2017.” \u00a0Have them write 2-3 sentences EVERY DAY in the Journal. \u00a0Something they did that day or are going to do tomorrow (Narrative).<\/strong> Have them describe how to get to a place (sequencing). \u00a0<\/strong>Have them write about their favorite part of the zoo, Greenfield Village, Ann Arbor Hands On Museum, last night’s picnic at Grandma’s house (Opinion).<\/strong> \u00a0Of course, with\u00a0Opinion Writing,<\/strong> the most important part is the “WHY”…<\/strong>“Why did you like that?” Justifying their thoughts, supporting their reasoning. \u00a0Not necessarily right or wrong, just can they support their thoughts\/choice. \u00a0That’s a part of our Social Studies Curriculum–taking a stand on an issue and showing support, reason. \u00a0Higher level thinking!<\/p>\n After your child has written an entry in their “Summer Journal,” have them go back and reread their writing AND, before entering the next day’s entry, have them read the previous day’s writing. \u00a0Very important and helpful. \u00a0 As is stated in the “UNITY” poem that I sent the last week of school, behind every child stands both the school and home. \u00a0What an awesome team!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a personal note…thank you for your kind words in the cards and notes that you sent to me. \u00a0I treasure them. \u00a0You have no idea how much they mean to me…timing is everything! \u00a0Thank you also for the flowers and gifts. \u00a0They are all around my house, gentle reminders of my kids. \u00a0Someone gave me a beautiful silver bracelet with a cross and an “S” on it but there was no card attached…who do I thank for this?<\/p>\n Enjoy your summer! \u00a0Your child is welcome to write to me at my school email address:<\/p>\n smiths@dearbornschools.org<\/p>\n I will try to keep on top of checking my emails so I can respond to them.<\/p>\n Thank you for every thing! \u00a0I mean it! \u00a0I miss my kids but I know they are in good hands. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Love,<\/p>\n Mrs. Smith<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Always remember…<\/p>\n “Don’t become preoccupied with your child’s academic ability,<\/em><\/p>\n but instead teach them to sit with those sitting alone.<\/em><\/p>\n Teach them to be kind.<\/em><\/p>\n Teach them to offer help.<\/em><\/p>\n Teach them to be a friend to the lonely.<\/em><\/p>\n Teach them to encourage others.<\/em><\/p>\n Teach them to think about other people.<\/em><\/p>\n Teach them to share.<\/em><\/p>\n Teach them to always look for the good.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is how they will change the world.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, it’s been one week since we shared our “Have a good summer” blessings with each other and I’ve thought of my kids every day since then! \u00a0I hope you are enjoying relaxed schedules, pool time, popsicles, staying up a little later, and tons of laughs. Please encourage your child to read and write something […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":497,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/497"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}