October 20, 2023

Homework!

The weather is getting colder, and with colder weather comes jackets, hats, and gloves! For homework this weekend please have your child practice putting their coat on and zipping by themselves. At school we teach the children two ways to out on their coat; tag to toes, and the super hero. Here are videos of each strategy to help you and your child practice together at home. 🙂

Classroom Spotlight

This week the children worked on beginning writing skills by making their first journal entry! We talked about how our journals are like a book, and that the pictures we draw on the top of the page should match with the word we are writing (or having the teacher write for us) at the bottom of the page. We also focused on adding details like backgrounds, items of clothing, and other people to our drawings. During math the children have been focusing on shapes and counting. During small group time the children combined shapes to make pictures as well and went on a shape hunt around the school to see how many of each shape they could find.

Picture Day!

Picture day at Henry Ford will be Monday, October 23rd. Order forms will be sent home Monday, October 16th in children’s folders. Each child will have their picture taken for the year book and class composite even if you do not wish to purchase pictures. If you wish to order ahead of time you can do so at mylifetouch.com. If you are paying by cash please make sure to put EXACT CHANGE in your child’s envelope and give it to me on October 23rd. I WILL NOT be able to make change at school.

Website: mylifetouch.com

Student ID/Picture Day ID: EVTNFTS4M

U of M- Environmental Interpretive Center Field Trip- Thursday, October 26

Thursday, October 26th will be our first field trip of the school year! This field trip takes the place of our monthly parent meeting and WILL NOT be a regular day of school. Parents should plan to be at door #5 at 9:15am. The bus will leave promptly at 9:30am, if you are late we will not be able to wait for you. Students, parents, and teachers will ride the bus together to Environmental Interpretive Center and then participate in a nature walk through the University of Michigan grounds. October weather in Michigan is unpredictable and we will be outside walking through woods and trails so please dress for the weather.

Some ideas of things you might need are:

• Gym/Walking Shoes
• Sweatshirt/Jacket
• Gloves
• Hat
• rain jacket
• boots

This is a wonderful opportunity to spend some one on one time with your child while learning about the local wildlife in our beautiful city of Dearborn! If you have not turned in your child’s

Parent Teacher Conferences- Tuesday, November 14th and Wednesday, November 15th

Parent teacher conferences will be Friday, November 3rd, Tuesday, November 14th and Wednesday, November 15th. Conferences will be in our classroom, room #111 at Henry Ford and last about 45 minutes. Please click the link below to choose a conference time that works best for your family!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4BA5A82DA2FD0-45458905-stortinichalhoub

A look ahead…

Monday 10/23	Tuesday 10/24	Wednesday 10/25	Thursday 10/26	Friday 10/27
Picture Day! Full Day Drop off: 8:35am Pick up: 3:20pm Door #5	Full Day Drop off: 8:35am Pick up: 3:20pm Door #5	Full Day Drop off: 8:35am Pick up: 3:20pm Door #5	Field Trip Day! 9:15-11:30am Children and parents go home together when field trip is over.	No School for GSRP on Fridays. Have a great weekend!

Monday 10/30	Tuesday 10/31	Wednesday 11/1	Thursday 11/2	Friday 11/3
Full Day Drop off: 8:35am Pick up: 3:20pm Door #5	Full Day Drop off: 8:35am Pick up: 3:20pm Door #5	Full Day Drop off: 8:35am Pick up: 3:20pm Door #5	Full Day Drop off: 8:35am Pick up: 3:20pm Door #5	Parent- Teacher Conferences in Afternoon No School for GSRP on Fridays. Have a great weekend!