Announcements
Hello and happy Monday and first day of June! I hope you all had a restful and wonderful weekend! I cannot believe it is already June. Summer will be here before we know it! Before we start today’s activities, here are some announcements…
Student Material Distribution
TODAY (Monday, June 1) Salina Elementary is hosting a student material distribution from 11:00 AM-3:00 PM. This is for any student(s) who may have left some materials at school prior to the closure (examples may be clothing items, blankets, books, snow gear, etc.). Families will drive up, tell the staff the name(s) of the student(s), and the staff will put the materials in the families’ cars.
If you have any books from the school library, please return them on this day.
If you have a Chromebook, please keep it at your house until the fall.
Phone Calls This Week (Week of June 1)
This week is the LAST WEEK Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to talk to your children and wish them good luck next school year.
Personal Activities
This week is the LAST WEEK I will be sending your child personal activities.
Personal Phone calls for tomorrow, June 2, 2020
Tomorrow, Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Tuesday phone call from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM. We will be calling from a blocked number, so please do not be alarmed. If you miss our call, we will leave you a voicemail.
As a reminder, this is the LAST phone call Mrs. Askar and I will be making. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to talk to us before the school year ends.
Looking Ahead…
The school year will be over before we know it! Here are some dates to put on your calendar:
- Monday, June 1 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM): Free Meal Distribution
- Monday, June 1 (11:0 AM-3:00 PM): Student Material Distribution
- Wednesday, June 3 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM): Free Meal Distribution
- Friday, June 5 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM): Free Meal Distribution
- Monday, June 8 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM): Free Meal Distribution
- Monday, June 8: LAST DAY OF ONLINE/REMOTE LEARNING
- Wednesday, June 10 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM): Free Meal Distribution
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
Since the first day of summer is in June, let’s write about our favorite things to do in the summer! Encourage your child to write this sentence, “I like to _______________.” Here is my writing:
You may have to help your child write their words. This is okay! Please send me pictures of your child’s writing on Remind or email: thompsl@dearbornschools.org.
Math Activity
Today, we are going to do a measuring activity! For our activity, we are going to measure how tall we are. All you need is something you can measure your child with (preferably items that are the same size). Here are some ideas:
- Toys
- Blocks
- Socks
- Forks
- Spoons
Here are the directions for the activity:
- Encourage your child to lay down on the floor.
- Line up the items you chose to measure your child until they are the same height as your child.
- Encourage your child to count the items in the line.
- Ask your child, “How tall are you?” (They should say the number of items that are in the line.)
- Repeat steps 1-4, but let your child measure you.
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: Pretend to be a Doctor!
Dramatic play is extremely critical for a child’s development. Dramatic play allows children to develop communication skills authentically. It also allows children to explore their interests an imagination.
Prior to the school closure, the students developed an interest in our class doctor’s kit. They enjoyed taking care of the baby dolls, as well as their friends. Today, I encourage you and your child to pretend to be doctors and take care of your family members, dolls, toys, etc.!
Outdoor Exploration
Today will be a beautiful day! I encourage you and your child to go outside for 60 minutes today. As a reminder, the Dearborn Public Schools playground equipment and sports fields are closed. This is a great day to go for a walk or play in the yard!