Mrs. Sokoloski's Class

Dear Parents/Guardians of Snow Elementary,

It is with great pleasure and an honor to serve you as the new principal of Snow Elementary School beginning October 1^st of this year. I look forward to meeting all of you and working alongside the community.  I am honored to have the opportunity to lead a school with such a rich legacy of success and so many points of pride. I have dedicated my career to the students of Dearborn for the last 16 years. I started my career as an elementary classroom teacher then moved on to an elementary resource teacher/instructional coach at Salina intermediate. I then moved on to be a middle school bilingual resource teacher and have spent the last four years as Assistant principal at Woodworth Middle School. I am eager to dedicate my skills to the Snow community. 

As all of us embark on the upcoming school year we do so for the first time with high levels of uncertainty due to the current international crisis we all know as Covid-19. This has affected all of us in so many ways. Our students and community as a whole have had to encounter many hardships as a result. However, this will not deter our mission to make this school year the best one ever. I plan on working with parents, teachers, students and the entire Snow community to ensure that our students are safe and learning at high levels. Together we will continue to provide experiences that are rigorous, relevant and with relationships based on trust to prepare them for their future endeavors. As your new principal it is important to me to greet everyone who enters the school with the utmost respect. I have an open door policy and value every stakeholder’s opinion. Please feel free to contact me to discuss any concerns you may have or any points of pride you would like to share. 

I look forward to our work together in the years to come and establishing a team committed to the Snow community. Please stay safe and have a great school year.

Sincerely,

Mohammad Abdelfattah

Snow Elementary Principal

Today is the last ½ day of school for students. 

The Snow staff would like to say goodbye to students for summer time by standing along Culver Street at  11:00am.  Staff will be waving goodbye and sending their best wishes to all Snow students. 

We are asking any family that chooses to participate to drive south down Culver at this time and wave to staff and honk their horns!  

Hope to see you drive by!

Have a wonderful summer!

Dear Parent(s),

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Sincerely,

Mrs. Sokoloski

Tomorrow is the official last day of school for the year!  

Here are some outdoor play ideas to keep your child busy this summer:

• Bike Ride
• Family Walks – while walking search for numbers, colors, letters, or shapes!
• Run through the sprinkler 
• Go on a bug hunt
• Explore nature
• Play with water 
• Create sensory tables – look back at an earlier post for sensory table ideas
• Color with chalk 
• Play in the sand at a beach
• Go to the park 
• Have a picnic
• Jump in puddles after rain
• Play ball
• Make a nature collage
• Read outside
• Have an ice cream taste test and find your favorite
• Make an obstacle course
• Play hopscotch
• Have a dance party in your backyard
• Watch a movie outside
• Catch fireflies
• Wash the car
• Water the flowers
• Blow bubbles
• Swing/Slide/Climb 
• Camp in the yard/play in a tent 
• Play red light, green light

HAVE FUN! 

Dear Snow Families,

On behalf of the Snow Team, we would like to wish every Snow family a safe and relaxing summer break.  We are so proud of how the whole Snow community came together during this difficult period to support our students. Each child is precious to us and we miss them dearly.  

To help our students continue to make progress throughout the summer break, we will be posting suggested summer work.  

Thursday, June 11 is the last ½ day of school for students.  The Snow staff would like to say goodbye to students for summer by standing along Culver Street at  11:00am on June 11.  Staff will be waving goodbye and sending their best wishes to all Snow students.  We are asking any family that chooses to participate to drive south down Culver at this time and wave to staff and honk their horns!  

As we receive information regarding the 2020-2021 school year, we will be sure to communicate through the district website and our Snow blog.  Have a wonderful break!

The Snow Team

In school we practiced using the word “more” not only during letter M week, but all of the time!  Here are some ways you can work on teaching your child the word “more” at home:

• Model using the word: 
  • “Do you want more?” 
  • “Here’s some more!” 
  • “You want more” 
  • “Let’s play some more!”
• Encourage them to sign or say the word “more” to make a request 
  • Blow bubbles and have them ask for more 
  • Give them a few pieces of snack then ask for more, etc. 

I sent home a book titled “More” in your packets but here are some links to online books including the word:

https://tarheelreader.org/2017/10/15/bobby-bunny-wants-more/

https://tarheelreader.org/2015/08/16/blow-more-bubbles/

Below are videos with the word “more”:

*Check out ClassDojo for a video of Ms. Ashley using the word more*

Click the link below to complete the survey:

https://forms.gle/DNx3eN8hcRpXsfSs5

It’s our last movement Monday of the school year!!

It’s going to be a beautiful day today so get moving outside!

Here are some ideas to get your child moving today:

• Have a dance party in the yard
• Play tag
• Run through a sprinkler
• Go for a family walk
• Swing on a swing
• Play ball
• Hopscotch 
• Ride a bike
• Draw lines on with chalk and walk on them
• Make an obstacle course

On a normal Friday at school we practice our fine motor skills.  Today, let’s focus on sensory activities. Sensory activities not only stimulate your child’s senses and allow them to explore, but they also help improve your child’s sensory processing systems.  

Benefits of sensory play:

• Helps build nerve connections in the brain
• Supports language development
• Encourages fine motor practice
• Encourages problem solving
• Allows children to be creative 
• Supports scientific thinking

Here are some fun sensory activities to try today:

Crunchy Box: Put any stale cereal or pasta you have into a container and have your child use a play hammer or even a spoon to pound and smash away! 

Bubble Foam: Mix 1 cup of water with 1/2 cup of bubble bath to make a large container of foam! Children can play with their hands or use cups and spoons to scoop the foam. Do this in the tub or outside for a mess free activity. 

Check out the link below for endless sensory ideas you can use all summer long! 

https://busytoddler.com/category/activities/sensory-play/