Announcements

Hello and happy Tuesday! For those who picked up their child’s materials and/or picked up a GSRP application at Salina yesterday, it was wonderful seeing you! Before we start today’s activities, here are some announcements…

Personal Phone Calls for TODAY, Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Tuesday phone call TODAY from 12:00-3:00 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 on your voicemail.
Today, we will be discussing the Kindergarten/Young 5’s transition PowerPoint I sent on Friday. If you have not read the PowerPoint yet, please do so before our phone call. Click here for the PowerPoint.
This is the last phone call Mrs. Askar and I will make for the school year. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to wish your child good luck for next school year.
Personal activities will be sent on Remind later this morning.

Personal Activities
This week is the LAST WEEK I will be sending your child personal activities.

Looking Ahead…
The school year will be over before we know it! Here are some dates to put on your calendar:

• 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

Yesterday, we wrote about what we like in the summer. Today, let’s talk about what we see in the summer! We see many things in the summer months: bugs, sunshine, friends and family playing outside, and much more! Encourage your child to read, I See Summer, by Charles Ghigna:

When the story is over, I encourage your child to do these three things:

1. Talk about the things they see in the summer.
2. Draw a picture of what they see in the summer.
3. Write a short sentence about what they see in the summer. They should write, “I see _______________.”

Here is my sentence:

Please send me a picture of your child’s writing on Remind or email: thompsl@dearbornschools.org.

Math Activity

We are going to continue learning our teen numbers. Today, we are going to learn about the number 19. 19 means ten and nine more. Here is a model of the number 19:

Encourage your child to watch this video about the number 19:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iF3RpWO1tU

After the video is over, I encourage your child to do these three things:

1. Count 19 items in your house.
2. Jump 19 times and count each jump.
3. Write the number 19 three times.

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 Sensory Bags!
Sensory bags are a great for young children because it gives them an opportunity to explore with their sensory input. You need these materials to make a sensory bag:

• ZipLock bag(s)
• Shaving Cream
• Tape (to seal the bags more securely)
• Optional Items:
  • Food coloring (for color)
  • Beads
  • Rocks
  • Coins

Here are the directions to make sensory bags:

1. Fill up the ZipLock bag with shaving cream. (If you are using food coloring, it may be best to mix the food coloring in with the shaving cream before putting it in the bag.)
2. Put any optional materials in the bag with the shaving cream.
3. Seal the ZipLock bag. Place tape over the bag to make it more secure.
4. Play!

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!

If you have OR know someone who has a child who will be turning 4 years old by December 1, 2020, and would like to enroll them in preschool, GSRP applications will be available for pick up at Salina Elementary from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM today!

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:

1. Encourage your child to lay down on the floor.
2. Line up the items you chose to measure your child until they are the same height as your child.
3. Encourage your child to count the items in the line.
4. Ask your child, “How tall are you?” (They should say the number of items that are in the line.)
5. 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!

Announcements

Woohoo, it’s the weekend! Let’s take time this weekend to relax our brains and enjoy the weather! I have provided you and your child with suggested weekend activities if you are looking for something to do. Before we start our activities, please see these announcements:

Kindergarten/Young 5’s PowerPoint
At 8:15 this morning, I will send you all a PowerPoint on Remind regarding the transition from GSRP preschool to Kindergarten/Young 5’s. Please take time to read it this weekend. When Mrs. Askar and I call next week, we can answer any questions you may have.

Student Material Distribution
On Monday, June 1 from 11:00 AM-3:00 PM, the Salina staff will be distributing student materials left at Salina during the school closure. 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 Next Week (Week of June 1)
Next 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
Next week is the LAST WEEK I will be sending your child personal activities.

Looking Ahead…
The school year will be over before we know it! Here are some dates to put on your calendar:

• Friday, May 29 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM): Free Meal Distribution
• 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

Go Outside!

We are expecting some beautiful weather this weekend! I encourage you and your child go outside for at least 60 minutes each day. As a reminder, Dearborn Public School’s playground equipment and sports fields are closed.

Indoor Physical Activities

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!

Field Trip: Railroad Museum

Take a field trip to the Railroad Museum!

Science Experiments

Take time to do some science experiments this weekend. This awesome 5facts video (featuring Sesame Street character, Grover) discusses 5 experiments you can do at home:

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.

Announcements

Hello and happy Thursday! We made it through another week of online/remote learning. Before we know it, the school year will be over! Thank you all for your hard work, participation, and patience during these uncertain times. Here are announcements before we start today’s activities:

Phone Calls and Personal Activities for TODAY, Thursday, May 28
Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Thursday 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.

Last Day of Online/Remote Learning
Our last day of online/remote learning is on Monday, June 8, 2020. I will post our last activities on my blog that morning.

Next Week: Last Week of Phone Calls
Next week (week of June 1, 2020) is our last week of phone calls. As always, Mrs. Askar and I will call families who scheduled a Tuesday or Thursday phone call from 12-3 PM. This is a great chance for Mrs. Askar and I to wish your children good luck next school year!

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:

• 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

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, “Z, z.” Here are the directions for our activity today:

1. Watch my video about the letter, “Z, z”: CLICK HERE
2. Practice writing the letter, “Z, z,” three times. Your child should write capital, “Z,” three times and lower case, “z,” three times. (Please send me pictures of your child’s writing on Remind or email: thompsl@dearbornschools.org)
3. Find one thing in your house that starts with the letter, “Z, z.”

Math Activity

We are going to continue learning our teen numbers. Today, we are going to learn about the number 18. 18 means ten and eight more. Here is a model of the number 18:

Encourage your child to watch this video about the number 18:

After the video is over, I encourage your child to do these three things:

1. Count 18 items in your house.
2. Jump 18 times and count each jump.
3. Write the number 18 three times.

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: Color Scavenger Hunt

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!

Announcements

Hello and happy Wednesday! We are already in the middle of the week! Before we start our activities for today, here are some announcements:

Phone Calls and Personal Activities for Thursday, May 28
Tomorrow, Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Thursday phone call 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 Thursday morning.

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:

• 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

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 work on our phonological awareness skills. We will do this with the nursery rhyme, “Humpty Dumpty.”

First, encourage your child to watch AND sing along to, “Humpty Dumpty.” (It’s okay if your child wants or needs to watch and sing long to the video a couple of times)

Next, encourage them to act out the, “Humpty Dumpty,” nursery rhyme. They can pretend to be Humpty Dumpty. Encourage your child to sing the nursery rhyme as they act it out. I also encourage you to sing it with them or play the nursery rhyme as your child acts it out.

Math Activity

For our math activity today, let’s take inventory of some items at home. Inventory simply means to count items of the same category. This activity helps your child’s counting skills, as well as data-collecting skills.

Here are the directions for today’s activity:

1. Encourage your child to count items of specific categories. (Examples include: toys, fruits, vegetables, silverware, clothing items, etc.)
2. When your child finishes counting their categories, ask them which items they have the most of.
3. Ask your child which items they have the least of.

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: 5 Senses Scavenger Hunt

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!

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!

Announcements

Hello and happy Tuesday! How was your weekend, Eid al-Fitr, and Memorial Day? I hope they were all great! We are starting to see some summer weather, which I am absolutely loving! I spent my entire weekend outdoors with my family!

Here are some announcements before we start today’s activities:

Phone Calls and Personal Activities for TODAY, Tuesday, May 26
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.

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:

• 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

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

Today, we are going to learn about the letter, “Y, y.” Encourage your child to watch these videos about the letter, “Y, y”:

After your child is done watching the videos, I encourage them to do these two things:

1. Practice writing the letter, “Y, y,” three times. Your child should write capital, “Y,” three times and lower-case, “y,” three times. (Please send me pictures of your child’s writing on Remind or email: thompsl@dearbornschools.org)
2. Practice saying the letter, “Y, y,” sound.
3. Find at least one thing in your house that start with the letter, “Y, y.” Here is one thing in my house that starts with the letter, “Y, y”:

Math Activity

We are going to continue learning our teen numbers. Today’s number is 17. 17 means ten and seven more:

Encourage your child to watch this video about the number 17:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLBxj7a_62w

When your child is done watching the video, encourage them to do these three things:

1. Count 17 items in your house (examples: 17 forks, 17 snacks, 17 steps, etc.)
2. Jump 17 times and count each jump.
3. Write the number 17 three times.

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: Alphabet Scavenger Hunt
Here is an alphabet scavenger hunt. See if your child can find at least one thing that starts with these letters:

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!

Because there is no school on Friday, May 22, I am posting some suggested weekend activities today. As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, May 25 due to Memorial Day. We will resume online/remote learning on Tuesday, May 26.

Go Outside!

We are expecting some beautiful weather this weekend! I encourage you and your child go outside for at least 60 minutes each day. As a reminder, Dearborn Public School’s playground equipment and sports fields are closed.

Field Trip: Garden City Fire Station

Mr. Liepe has provided us with another field trip to the Garden City Fire Station! In this video, the firefighters are giving us a tour of the fire station.

Science Experiment: Make a Volcano!

A fun science experiment you can do at home is make a volcano! This is a great activity to do outside or on tile floor. Here are the materials you need:

• (2) Cups
• Baking soda
• Vinegar
• (Optional) Food coloring

Watch this short YouTube video for step-by-step process of this experiment:

Nature Scavenger Hunt

Mrs. Laurus, a preschool teacher at Whitmore-Bolles Elementary, created and shared a Nature Scavenger Hunt! Click here for the scavenger hunt list!

Storyline Online

Looking for some books to read over the weekend? Check out Storyline Online for amazing books your children will love!

Click here for Storyline Online!

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.

Announcements

Hello and happy Thursday! We successfully completed another week of online/remote learning! Thank you all for your patience and cooperation during this time. Before we start today’s activities, here are some announcements:

Memorial Day: No School Friday, May 22 & Monday, May 25
There is no school on Friday, May 22 and Monday, May 25 due to Memorial Day. Next week, we will resume online/remote learning on Tuesday, May 26.

Phone Calls and Personal Activities for TODAY, Thursday, May 21
Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Thursday 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.

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:

• 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

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

Today, we are going to learn about the letter, “X, x.” Encourage your child to watch these videos about the letter, “X, x”:

After your child is done watching the videos, I encourage them to do these two things:

1. Practice writing the letter, “X, x” three times. Your child should write capital, “X,” three times and lower-case, “x,” three times.
2. Practice saying the letter, “X, x,” sound.

Math Activity

We are going to continue learning our teen numbers. Today’s number is 16. 16 means ten and six more:

Here are the directions for today’s math activity:

1. Watch my video of the number 16: CLICK HERE
2. Count 16 items in your house (examples: 16 forks, 16 snacks, 16 steps, etc.)
3. Write the number 16 three times

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: Book Scavenger Hunt

Outdoor Explortion

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!

Announcements

Hello and happy Wednesday! We made it to the middle of the week! Before we start our activities for today, here are some announcements:

Memorial Day: No School Friday, May 22 & Monday, May 25
There is no school on Friday, May 22 and Monday, May 25 due to Memorial Day. Next week, we will resume online/remote learning on Tuesday, May 26.

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 Thursday, May 21
Tomorrow, Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Thursday phone call 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 Thursday 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

A fun literacy activity your child can do today is label items in your house. Here are the materials you need for this activity:

• Small pieces of paper
• Writing utensil (pencil, crayon, marker, etc.)

Here are the directions for the activity:

1. Go for a walk around your house with your child.
2. Encourage your child to stop and look at something in your house.
3. Ask your child what letter the item starts with. When you do this, really emphasize the letter sound. (For example, if your child is labeling a table, emphasize the letter, “T,” sound.)
4. Encourage your child to sound out the letter sounds of the item and write it on the paper.
5. When your child is done writing, encourage them to put the label on the item.
6. Repeat steps 1-5 until you are done with the activity.

You can send me pictures of your child’s labels to me on Remind or email: thompsl@dearbornschools.org

Math Activity

Let’s play a basketball game today! Here are the materials you need:

• (1) Bucket/Container
• (10) Balls/Bean Bags/Toys/Socks (anything soft you have to toss will work)

Here are the directions:

1. Give your child all 10 items to toss.
2. Put the bucket at a distance from where your child is standing (make sure it’s not too far away and not too close).
3. Encourage your child to toss one item in the bucket at a time. (NOTE: It is okay if your child does not get the item in the bucket.)
4. As they toss each item, encourage them to count.
5. When your child is all done tossing the items, encourage them to:
   1. Count how many items are inside the bucket.
   2. Count how many items are outside of the bucket.
   3. Count how many items they have total.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 as many times as your child wants.

For a challenge, encourage your child to play this game with 20 items!

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: Indoor Scavenger Hunt

Outdoor Exploration

The rain is finally going away! In addition, the weather is pretty nice today. 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!