Mrs. Sokoloski's Class

Our letter of the week is the letter Z! 

Letter Z activities:

• Encourage your child to try to make the letter Z sound
• Find things around the house that start with the letter Z 
• Write the letter Z and then have you child trace over it with different colors or trace over it with their finger 

Our word of the week is “Zip”

To practice this word at home:

• Zip and unzip a jacket or hoodie – get the zipper started for them and encourage them to pull it up and down
• Practice zipping a bag – use their backpack, an old purse, a makeup bag 

Here is a link to an online book with the word of the week: https://tarheelreader.org/2017/12/05/i-can-zip-2/

*Don’t forget we have a class video chat today at 1:00! Hope to see you there!*

It’s Monday again and you know what the means…Double gym day! Has your child been getting exercise?  

Check out our gym teacher Ms. B’s blog for movement ideas: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/budopw/

*Parent please note that Ms. B teaches students of different ages and abilities so only choose the activities that are most appropriate for your child*

Here are some ideas to get your child moving today:

• Have a dance party
• Play tag
• Practice going up and down the stairs 
• Climb on and off the couch
• Toss a ball into a basket or play catch
• Go outside! (weather permitting)
• Jump (up and down, over objects, off the last stair)
• Make tunnels to crawl through
• If you have any large boxes (like from Amazon) have your child climb in and out of them

On a normal Friday at school we practice our fine motor skills.  Today, let’s focus on crossing midline. 

Crossing midline is when we move our arms or legs across the middle of our body to complete a task.  Crossing midline is important in developing the ability to use both sides of the body at the same time.  Some tasks that require this include putting on shoes, catching a ball, writing, cutting, etc.

Here are some ways to work on this with your child:

Dearborn Public Schools families are reminded that the meal distribution schedule will have a few changes starting the week of May 18 – the week before Memorial Day.

Because schools were scheduled to be closed on Friday and Monday for Memorial Day weekend, there will be no food distribution on May 22 and 25.

Meal distributions will still occur on Monday May 18 and on Wednesday May 20.  The May 20 distribution will include breakfasts and lunches for a full week, so families should be prepared to carry the larger quantity, including a half gallon of milk per student.

Through May 20 pickup times will continue to be later at four locations. Fordson High School, Woodworth Middle School, Salina Intermediate and McCollough Elementary will distribute meals from noon to 2 p.m.

Dearborn High School, Edsel Ford High School and Smith Middle School will hand out meals from 10 a.m. to noon.

The week after Memorial Day, meal distribution will go back to 10 a.m. to noon at all seven locations. Meals that week will be distributed on Wednesday, May 27 and Friday, May 29.

Dearborn Public Schools has been providing 65,000 grab-and-go meals a week for our students.

One person can pick up food for any student living in the home.  The child does not need to attend that school.  Each bag contains breakfast and lunch for the days until the next pickup.

The grab-and-go meals are provided free to families through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s School Lunch Program. Through the program, Dearborn Public Schools offered free lunch and breakfast to all kindergarten to 12th grade students before schools were closed to slow the spread of novel coronavirus.

Meal distribution schedule:

May 11, 13, 15, 18 and 20

Meals distributed from 10 a.m. to noon at Dearborn High School, Edsel Ford High School and Smith Middle School and from noon to 2 p.m. at Fordson High School, Woodworth Middle School, Salina Intermediate and McCollough Elementary.

NO DISTRIBUTIONS MAY 22 AND 25

May 27 and 29 and June 1, 3, 5, 8 and 10

Meals distributed from 10 a.m. to noon at all seven locations.

Check out a video of one of our favorite books to read at school!

Today let’s practice signing the colors, then go on a rainbow scavenger hunt!

*Check out ClassDojo for a video of Ms. Ashley*

Our letter of the week is the letter Y! 

Letter Y activities:

• Encourage your child to try to make the letter Y sound
• Find things around the house that start with the letter Y 
• Write the letter Y and then have you child trace over it with different colors or trace over it with their finger 

Our word of the week is “You”

To practice this word at home:

• Play peek-a-boo and say “I see you!”
• Ask you child “How are you?”
• Model the word throughout the day ex: “You are happy” “You are playing with the ball” “You can do it!”

Here is a link to an online book with the word of the week: https://tarheelreader.org/2014/09/10/brown-bear-brown-bear/

*Check out ClassDojo to see a video of Ms. Ashley*

It’s Monday again and you know what the means…Double gym day! Has your child been getting exercise?  

Check out our gym teacher Ms. B’s blog for movement ideas: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/budopw/

*Parent please note that Ms. B teaches students of different ages and abilities so only choose the activities that are most appropriate for your child*

Today you get to stretch with Ms. B just like if we were at school! Check out the videos she sent me on our ClassDojo! 

You can also do our PT’s (Ms. Khadija) exercises below:

On a normal Friday at school we practice our fine motor skills.  Today, let’s focus on hand strengthening activities! 

• Crumple up paper- Find some newspaper or scrap paper and have your child squeeze it into a small ball with their hands
• Squeeze sponges- This would be perfect to work on in the bathtub! Fill and sponge with water and have your child squeeze all the water out
• Scissor skills- Not all of my students are ready for this, but if your child is have them practice cutting up scrap paper – make sure to supervise this activity! 
• Play dough- hide a small toy in play dough and have your child use their hands to pull the play dough apart until they find the toy. If you don’t have play dough at home watch the video below to see how you can make your own. Have your child help you make it! We bake every Tuesday at school and the students love to help measure, pour, and stir!