Announcements
Hello and happy Tuesday! Here are some announcements for this week:
Free Meal Distributions Schedule Change (Week of May 18)
Due to the Memorial Day weekend, here is a minor schedule change this week for the free meal distributions. Here is this week’s schedule:
- Wednesday, May 20: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
- Friday, May 22: No meal distributions
Free Meal Distribution Schedule Change for Remainder of School Year
Here is the new schedule for free meal distributions for the remainder of the school year:
- Monday, May 25: No meal distributions
- Wednesday, May 27: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Friday, May 29: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Monday, June 1: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Wednesday, June 3: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Friday, June 5: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Monday, June 8: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Wednesday, June 10: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Phone Calls and Personal Activities for TODAY, Tuesday, May 19
Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Tuesday phone call today from 12-3 PM. We will be calling from a blocked phone number, so please do not be alarmed. If you miss our call, we will leave a message. If you would like a call back, please message me on Remind.
I will send your child’s personal activities on Remind later this morning.
Cotter and Salina Elementary Blogs
For more information about any updates, I encourage you to view and subscribe to Cotter and Salina Elementary’s blogs:
- Click here for Cotter’s Blog
- Click here for Salina Elementary’s Blog
Literacy Activity
For today’s literacy activity, we are going to learn about the letter, “W, w.” Here are some videos about the letter, “W, w”:
When your child is done watching the videos, I encourage them to do these three things:
- Find three things in your house that start with the letter, “W, w.”
- Write the letter, “W, w,” three times (both capital and lower case) (Please send me pictures of your child’s writing on Remind or email: thompsl@dearbornschools.org)
- Practice saying the sound for, “W, w.”
Here are three things in my house that start with the letter, “W, w”:
Math Activity
We are going to continue learning our teen numbers. Today’s number is 15. 15 means one ten and five more. Here is a model of the number 15:
First, encourage your child to watch this video of 15:
When the video is over, I encourage your child to do these two things:
- Count 15 items in your house (examples: 15 forks, 15 coins, 15 steps, etc.).
- Write the number 15 three times (Please send me pictures of your child’s writing on Remind or email: thompsl@dearbornschools.org)
Work Time
I encourage your child to engage in imaginary play for at least 60 minutes a day. To keep the consistency with what we do at school, I encourage you to follow the Plan, Do, Review process. Here is the Work Time process:
- Planning Time (5 minutes): Build your child’s ability to organize their time by having them make a “plan” with you about what they would like to play with. Children do this everyday with us at school. It helps children learn to organize their thoughts. Adults make plans all the time to organize their thoughts (shopping lists are made before going to the grocery store, to do lists are made to help plan your day etc..).
Kids will tell you what they are planning to do/want to play with/how they will use toys at home.
التخطيط لوقت العمل ( وقت اللعب): ساعد طفلك على بناء مهارة تنظيم الوقت بوضع خطة معهم عن لعبهم. هذا ما كان يفعله كل الطلاب كل يوم في المدرسة. هذا يساعد الأولاد على تنظيم أفكارهم. الأهل أيضا يضعون خطط دائما لتنظيم أفكارهم مثل قائمة التسوق قبل الذهاب إلى المتجر, كتابة القوائم تساعد على تنظيم اليوم…..
الأولاد سوف يخبروكم ما هي خطتهم/ ماذا سيلعبون/ مع من سيلعبون/ ماذا سيستخدمون من أدوات في لعبهم. - Work Time (45-60 minutes): Kids play WITHOUT ELECTRONICS Kids can use toys to pretend play, build, and create.
وقت العمل : يجب أن لا يستعمل الأولاد الإلكترونيات . يستطيع الأولاد استخدام الألعاب التي تساعدهم في التخيل و البناء و الإبداع - Clean Up: When Work Time is over, encourage your child to clean up the area(s) they played in.
- Recall (5-10 minutes): Build your child’s memory of events by having your child tell you what they did while they played (ask “tell me how you did that” or “what did you do next?”)
وقت التذكر: بناء ذاكرة الأولاد و مراجعة الأحداث عن طريق جعل طفلك يعيد سرد ما قام به خلال وقت اللعب( اسال طفلك: اخبرني كيف قمت بذلك؟ أو ماذا فعلت بعد ذلك؟)
Fun Work Time Activity: Make a Puppet!
Do you have any old socks laying around or any unused paper bags? If you do, you and your child can make puppets with them! After making a puppet, you and your child can have a puppet show!
Outdoor Exploration
We may be seeing some rain today, but it will hopefully clear up later in the day! If you can, I encourage you and your child to go outside for at least 60 minutes a day. If you’re unable to go outside, here are some indoor activities you can do:
Cosmic Kids Yoga: Click here to access Cosmic Kids Yoga! There are many yoga activities you and your child can do to stretch and relax your mind.
Go Noodle Games: Click here to access Go Noodle Games! They have many ideas for games you and your child can do at home.
Koo Koo Kangaroo YouTube Channel: Click here to access Koo Koo Kangaroo’s YouTube Channel! Koo Koo Kangaroo is a favorite in Room 108! They have a lot of dance videos your child will enjoy!