Mrs. Stortini's Preschool Class News

Hello families!

We kicked off March is Reading Month by learning about a “cool groovy cat” named Pete! All month we will be incorporating Pete the Cat books into our lessons as we explore the many ways to read a book.

Thank you to Aseel’s mom Ms. Salahiddine for being our first guest reader of the month! The children loved listening to the story about Pete the Cat’s big lunch and thinking of ways that they might share things with their friends like Pete did.

This week in our classroom we launched Word Work during Daily 5 time. This is a portion of the day where children focus on taking letters that they recognize and using them to form familiar words such as their names, the names of friends and family, mom, dad, etc. We used straight lines and curves to build letters on the rug and  letter stamps to make words in playdoh,

We are lucky to have a practicum teacher from Baker College this semester, and the children have really been enjoying having Ms. Johnson in our classroom on Tuesdays. During small group time Ms. Johnson taught a science lesson using paint where the children used ice cubes to explore cause and effect and color mixing. The were so interested in how the paint changed as the ice began to melt, and had many observations and ideas about why their colors were changing and what was causing the paint to mix together.

A few reminders for next week:

-If you have not already, please send your child’s snow pants, boots, snow gloves, and hats to school with them on Monday. We will still be going outside to play twice a day, and having warm clothes means we will be prepared for the unpredictable Michigan weather.

-Monday, 3/12/18 Our class will say the Pledge of Allegiance at the Dearborn Public Schools board meeting. We will meet at the ASC/Ten Eyck building at 6:30pm and the children will be dismissed around 7:30pm.

-Thursday, 3/15/18 There will be no school for children this day, Ms. Thabet and I will be holding Parent/Teacher conferences all day. Appointment reminders will go home in your child’s folder Monday afternoon, and I have updated the conference tab at the top of the blog with the schedule as well.

Have a great weekend!

~Mrs. Stortini and Ms. Thabet

Hello families,

Don’t forget, tomorrow is spring picture day!

Hello Families!

Our class has been chosen to say the Pledge of Allegiance at the Dearborn Public Schools Board Meeting on Monday, March 12, 2018!

We will meet at the Administrative Service Center at 6:30pm to practice and then the children will start at 7:00pm when the meeting begins. They will be dismissed as soon as the Pledge of Allegiance is over.

Administrative Service Center (ASC)/ Ten Eyck

18700 Audette St.

Dearborn, MI 48124

(313)827-3000

A note is going home today in your child’s folder with the address and times, this is such a great opportunity for our class. The children are so excited! Please fill out the bottom portion of the note and return it to school so we know if  you will be coming or not.

Have a great day!

Mrs. Stortini and Ms. Thabet

Hello families!

I hope you all enjoyed playing in the snow this weekend! I wanted to give you a quick update about the week:

February 14th- Valentine’s Day is this Wednesday, February 14th. We will not be having a Valentine’s day party in our classroom, but if you child would like to bring in valentine’s cards to send home we will pass them out at the end of the day on Wednesday. We have 16 children in our classroom. Due to food allergies please DO NOT SEND CANDY. This will help all children in our school to stay safe and have an enjoyable day.

February 15th – February Parent Meeting. This month’s parent meeting will take place in our classroom on Thursday, February 15th at 9:00am. We will be talking about what literacy skills look like in preschool and was you can help your child at home. Please plan to stay at school with your child for about an hour, and do your best to find care for your younger children. This will make it easier for you to work with your preschooler during our fun activities!

February 19-23 – No school, Mid-Winter Break!

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Stortini and Ms. Thabet

Hello Families!

We had so much fun at the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center yesterday learning about Michigan wildlife and outdoor activities!

Hello Families!

Don’t forget: Tomorrow is our MANDATORY January Parent Meeting in our classroom! We will start at 10:30am and finish around 11:30am, looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

~Mrs. Stortini and Ms. Thabet

Hello Families!

This week during small group time we talked about counting and measuring. We used measuring tapes to talk about the difference between long and short, and tall and small. We then used the measuring tapes to measure how far we could jump as well as went on a “measuring walk” around the school.

A few reminders for next week:

~No school Monday, January 15th – MLK Jr Day.

~Parent Meeting, Thursday January 18th. 10:30-11:30am in our classroom.

Have a great weekend!

~Mrs. Stortini and Ms. Thabet

Happy New Year!

I hope you have all had an enjoyable and relaxing break from school. I am looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow and hearing all about your winter break adventures!

Please make sure to send snowpants, boots, hats, and gloves back to school tomorrow so we will have them for outside time.

Don’t forget: No school Monday January 15- MLK day

Have a great evening and we’ll see everyone in the morning!

~Mrs. Stortini and Ms. Thabet

Hello Families!

What a busy week we have had! Thank you to everyone for joining us on our library field trip on Tuesday. The children enjoyed reading stories, reciting rhymes, and doing finger plays while parents had a tour of the library.

The children have been enjoying the snow outside all week, so we brought a bit of the winter weather inside by putting snow in the water table and “ice skating” in the classroom using wax paper.

We finished out the week with pajama day and fun activities with our next door neighbors Ms. Stafiej’s and Ms. Abdellah’s class.

Have a great Winter Break and we will see you back at school on January 8th!

~ Mrs. Stortini and Ms. Thabet

Library Field Trip Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 19th will be our field trip to the Henry Ford Centennial Library. The children will have a regular morning and pick up will be in our classroom at 1:00pm. We will all drive to the library and meet together at the foot of the stair case between 1:15pm and 1:30pm. Please plan to stay with your child at the library until 3:20pm. Children will be dismissed from the library at the end of the program to go home.

Henry Ford Centennial Library