Announcements

Hello and happy Tuesday! Here are some announcements before today’s activities:

Phone Calls and Personal Activities
I will be sending your child’s personal activities on Remind this morning.
Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families scheduled for Tuesdays from 12-3 PM. Our phone numbers will be blocked, so please do not be alarmed. If you need us to call you back please message me on Remind.

4 Year Old Preschool Registration
If you have a child who is 4 years old OR you know someone who has a 4 year old child, and would like to enroll them in preschool, Dearborn Public Schools offers a Free Preschool Program. If you are interested in this program, please see the following links for more information:

• Cotter Early Childhood Blog: https://cotter.dearbornschools.org/great-start-readiness-program-recruitment-and-enrollment/
• Salina Elementary Blog: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/salinaelementary/2020/04/30/4-year-old-preschool-registration-is-now-open/
• Dearborn Public Schools GSRP Interest form (NOTE: You are NOT required to upload any documents at this time, but you can if you would like): https://forms.gle/rBcaR3PkgcJ47TKS8

Literacy Activity

Today, the students are going to learn about the letter, “S, s.” Click here to watch my video about the letter, “S, s.”

After watching my video, I encourage your child to do three things:

1. Practice saying the sound for, “S, s.”
2. Find three things in your house that start with letter, “S, s.”
3. Write letter, “S, s,” three times (both capital and lower case).

For extra practice, here is Jack Hartmann’s video about the letter, “S, s”:

For even more practice, check out Starfall’s letter, “S, s” activity: https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/letter-s/?

Math Activity

Today, we are going to start practicing the “teen” numbers. The first number in the teen numbers is 11. This is the number the students are going to learn about today.

First, watch this video about 11:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwfeGY-lzM

After watching the video, I encourage your child to do these two things:

1. Count 11 items in your house (examples: 11 forks, 11 coins, 11 steps, etc.).
2. Write the number 11 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: Cutting Bin
Here is a fun activity you can do during Work Time that can support your child’s fine motor development. You and your child can make a cutting bin! Here are the materials you need:

• An empty bin
• Scissors
• Paper (newspaper, magazines, regular paper)

First, put all the paper in the empty bin. Next, give your child scissors and encourage them to cut the paper inside of the bin. This activity will help strengthen the muscles in your child’s fingers and can help them cut with precision.

Outdoor Exploration

It may be chillier today, but it is still nice to go outside! As always, I  encourage you and your child to go outside for at least 60 minutes today. The Dearborn Public Schools parks and sports fields are still closed. However, today is a great day to enjoy a walk or play in the yard!

As a reminder, Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Tuesday call from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM. We will be calling from a blocked phone number, so please do not be alarmed. If you are unable to answer our call we will leave a message. If you would like a call back, please message me on, “Remind.”

Your child’s personal activity will be sent on, “Remind,” tomorrow morning.

Announcements

Hello and happy Monday! I hope you all had a restful weekend and are ready for another week of learning. Before we get to today’s activities, here are some announcements:

4 Year Old Preschool Registration
If you have a child who is 4 years old OR you know someone who has a 4 year old child, and would like to enroll them in preschool, Dearborn Public Schools offers a Free Preschool Program. If you are interested in this program, please see the following links for more information:

• Cotter Early Childhood Blog: https://cotter.dearbornschools.org/great-start-readiness-program-recruitment-and-enrollment/
• Salina Elementary Blog: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/salinaelementary/2020/04/30/4-year-old-preschool-registration-is-now-open/
• Dearborn Public Schools GSRP Interest form (NOTE: You are NOT required to upload any documents at this time, but you can if you would like): https://forms.gle/rBcaR3PkgcJ47TKS8

Literacy Activity

Let’s play a name game! Encourage your child to write their first name three times. After your child finishes writing their name, encourage them to find three things in their house that start with the same first letter in their name.

For example, if your child’s name is, “Sam,” they should find three things in your house that start with the letter, “S,” (examples could be shoes, stove, and soup).

For a challenge, your child can repeat the activity with their last name.

Math Activity

Let’s do some more measuring for math today. Let’s focus on measuring distance. Here are some materials you need to do this activity:

• A ball (or something to throw/roll)
• Tape measure/ruler (if you do not have a tape measure or a ruler, you can use other things to measure with: blocks, string, etc.)
• Paper and pen (to write your measurements)

Here are the steps for this activity:

1. Encourage your child to throw or roll their ball.
2. Use the tape measure (or other item to measure) to measure the distance of the ball from where your child threw it.
3. With your pen and paper, write down the distance the ball traveled.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 as many times as you want.
5. Compare the many distances. Here are some questions you can ask your child:
   • “Which distance was the farthest?”
   • “Which distance was the least farthest?”
   • “How do you know which was the farthest? How do you know which was the least farthest?”

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: Toy Wash
At school, the students love to play in the Sand and Water Table. One of the students’ favorite things to do in the Sand and Water Table is to play with water and soap. One activity your child can do at home is “wash” their toys with soap and water! Here is what you will need:

• A bowl/container
• Water
• Soap
• Toys

Outdoor Exploration

Today will be a nice day! I encourage you and your child to go outside for at least 60 minutes today. The Dearborn Public Schools parks and sports fields are still closed. However, today is a great day to enjoy a walk or play in the yard!

Announcements

Another week of online learning is complete! Now that it’s the weekend, let’s allow our brains time to relax. Before we dive into some suggested weekend activities, here is an announcement:

Materials Drop Off
Today (Friday, May 1) I will be dropping off materials to your houses for your children to use during the remote learning period. These materials are in a white plastic bag with your child’s name on it. I will leave the bag of materials by your doors. Per the State of Michigan’s Executive Order, we must respect the social distancing guidelines. If you or your child see me, I kindly ask that you and your child stay inside until I leave your doorstep. I am more than happy to wave to you through your windows at a respectable distance! This is to ensure the safety of your family.

Suggested Weekend Activities

As always, these activities are suggestions to give your family ideas to do this weekend. Below are some suggested activities:

Go Outside!
It looks like we will see some great weather this weekend! As always, I encourage you and your child to go outside for at least 60 minutes a day. The Dearborn Public Schools’ parks and sports fields are still closed. However, this would be a nice weekend to go for a walk or play in the yard.

Starfall
Take time to play Starfall’s ABC game. I encourage your child to focus on letters A-R: https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/

Scholastic Learn At Home
Scholastic Learn At Home has fun and engaging stories and activities about various topics your child may enjoy. I encourage you all to check it out: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Virtual Field Trip-Great Lakes
Bring a piece of Michigan home by taking a virtual field trip to the Great Lakes! https://www.greatlakesnow.org/educational-resources-v1/virtual-field-trip/

Work Time
I still 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؟)

Announcements

We made it through another week of online learning! Thank you all again for your patience and cooperation during this time! Here are some announcements:

Materials Drop-Off
On Friday, May 1, I will be dropping off materials to your houses for your children to use during the remote learning period. I will leave the materials in a bag by your doors. Per the State of Michigan’s Executive Order, we must respect the social distancing guidelines. If you or your child see me, I kindly ask that you and your child stay inside until I leave your doorstep. I am more than happy to wave to you through your windows at a respectable distance. This is to ensure the safety of your family.

Personal Activities and Call Schedule
Later today, I will send your child’s personal activity on, “Remind.” I will also send you the day and time Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families starting next week.

Literacy Activity

For our literacy activity today, we are going to focus on reading comprehension. Reading is more than memorizing words and reading with accuracy. Being able to comprehend, or understand, what you’re reading helps us understand what the reading is about. We read for comprehension in a variety of ways: what the book is about, the feelings the characters are showing, meaning of the text, etc. Comprehension can also help students make personal connections to stories and texts.

Today, the children are going to comprehend the character’s feelings in a narrative book. The narrative book we are reading today is, “Corduroy,” by Don Freeman. If you do not have the book at home, here is a read aloud found on YouTube:

As you are reading this book, pause the video at these times and ask your child these questions (NOTE: You do not have to write your child’s answers. However, I encourage you to engage in conversation with your child about their thoughts.)

• Before reading the story, have your child look at the cover of the book. Ask them what they think Corduroy is feeling. You can say something like, “I wonder what feelings Corduroy is showing?  What do you think?”
• 0:45: “Look at Corduroy’s face.  How do you think he feels?  How do you think the little girl feels?”
• 1:28: “Corduroy has never been here before.  What do you think he is feeling?”
• 2:02: “Corduroy thinks he found his button!  It looks like his button is stuck on the bed.  How do you think he is feeling right now?”
• 2:09: “Corduroy fell off the bed!  Look at Corduroy’s face!  What do you think he is feeling?”
• 2:33: “Corduroy is hiding under the covers in the bed.  What is he feeling now?”
• 3:07: “The little girl came back to the store.  Look at her face.  How do you think she is feeling?”
• 3:17: “The little girl saved up enough money to buy Corduroy!  How do you think that makes her feel?  How do you think that makes Corduroy feel?”
• 3:43: “Corduroy said he has always wanted a home.  How do you think he feels now that he has a home?”
• 4:15: “Lisa is hugging Corduroy.  Corduroy and Lisa are both smiling and said they have always wanted a friend.  How do you think Lisa and Corduroy are feeling?”

Math Activity

Last week the students went on a shape scavenger hunt. Today, the students will practice making shapes! Here are some suggested materials your child can use to make shapes:

• Stuffing from an old pillow or stuffed animal that is no longer in use
• Sticks
• Crayons/pencils/pens and paper
• Toys
• Food (carrot sticks, celery sticks, crackers, apple slices, etc.)
• Blocks

Encourage your child to make these shapes with the materials you chose to use:

• Circle
• Triangle
• Square
• Rectangle
• Diamond/Rhombus

As your child is making their shapes, talk to them about the shapes’ corners, sides, and other attributes. Here are some suggested questions you can ask:

• “How many sides does this shape have?”
• “How many corners does this shape have?”
• “Tell me about the length of this shape?”
• “How are these shapes similar? How are they different?”

Work Time

Give your child at least 60 minutes of Work Time using the, “Planning Time, Work Time, and Recall,” process. As a reminder, here are the steps for this 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؟)

Outdoor Exploration

It looks like we may be seeing more rain today. If you can, I encourage you and your child to go outside for 60 minutes today. If you cannot go outside due to the weather, check out GoNoodle’s, “Good Energy at Home” https://www.gonoodle.com/good-energy-at-home-kids-games-and-videos/. They have a lot of fun exercise videos and activities you and your child can do at home!

Announcements

Google Meet CANCELLED
Our Google Meet video chat that was scheduled for today at 2:30 PM is cancelled.

Literacy Activity

For today’s literacy activity, the students will learn the letter, “R, r.” Here are the directions for this activity:

Step 1: Watch my video about the letter, “R, r”: CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

Step 2: Find three things in your house that start with the letter, “R,r.”

Step 3: Write capital, “R,” three times and lower case, “r,” three times. (If you do not have the materials to write this letter, your child can write the letter in the air with their finger.)

For extra practice, check out Jack Hartmann’s video about the letter, “R, r”:

For even more practice, your child can play Starfall’s letter, “R, r” activity: https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/letter-r/?

Math Activity

For today’s math activity, the students will practice basic measurement skills. Measurement means finding the distance, length, or amount of something. We can also compare measurements by figuring out which measurement is larger or smaller.

Here are the materials you need for this activity:

• (2) Bowls/Containers
  • One bowl/container should be empty.
  • One bowl/container should be full of water.
• (2) Measuring Cups
  • One small measuring cup.
  • One large measuring cup.
• Paper towels or towels (in case if there are any spills)

Today the students will be measuring the amount of scoops it takes to fill the empty bowl/container with the small AND large measuring cup. Here are the steps for the activity:

1. Give your child the small measuring cup. Ask them how many scoops they think they have to do to fill the empty bowl/container with water.
2. Encourage your child to start filling the empty bowl/container with water. Your child should count the scoops water into the empty bowl/container.
3. When your child fills the empty bowl/container with water, ask them how many scoops of water they did.
4. Remove the water from the bowl/container and repeat steps 1-3 with the large measuring cup.
5. Ask your child which measuring cup had the most amount of scoops of water. Then ask them which measuring cup has the least (smallest) amount of scoops of water. Ask them why they think this is. (NOTE: They should see that the largest measuring cup had the least amount of scoops of water because the largest measuring cup can hold more water. If they do not observe this, you can help them by explaining the different sizes of the measuring cups).

Work Time

Give your child at least 60 minutes of Work Time using the, “Planning Time, Work Time, and Recall,” process. As a reminder, here are the steps for this 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؟)

Outdoor Exploration

We may be seeing some rain today. If you can, I encourage you and your child to go outside for 60 minutes today. If you cannot go outside due to the weather, check out GoNoodle’s, “Good Energy at Home” https://www.gonoodle.com/good-energy-at-home-kids-games-and-videos/. They have a lot of fun exercise videos and activities you and your child can do at home!

Announcements

Chromebook Distribution
Salina Elementary is distributing Chromebooks TODAY from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. A parent or older sibling must be present to receive the Chromebook.

Phone Calls to Families
I want to thank you all SO MUCH for your patience and cooperation during this uncertain time. I want to also thank all of you for your patience and cooperation as I have been trying to figure out the best ways to contact your families.
As mentioned, Google Meet has been suspended for students. This means our Google Meet video chat for Wednesday, April 29 at 2:30 is cancelled. Because of this, I am planning on a more effective method of communication.
Starting next week (week of May 4), Mrs. Askar and I will continue to call families, however, the method is going to change. We will call 8 families on Tuesday from 12:00PM-3:00PM and 8 families on Thursday from 12:00 PM-3:00PM. Mrs. Askar and I will conference call with the families and your child. When we call tomorrow, we will ask if you prefer a day (Tuesday or Thursday) and time frame between 12:00PM-3:00PM. At the end of the week, I will send you a message on Remind with the day Mrs. Askar and I are going to call you. We will continue using this method of communication, in addition to sending personal activities twice a week on Remind.

Wayne Metro CARES
Here is a resource from Wayne Metro I wanted to share with you all:

Literacy Activity

Let’s play a letter game AND go outside today! Today is a beautiful day for a walk! If you are unable to go for a walk, you can do this activity inside by looking out the window.

• Go for a walk with your child around the neighborhood. (If you cannot go outside, you can look out your window)
• On your walk, talk to your child about some of the things you see (trees, birds, grass, etc.).
• When you come home from your walk, encourage your child to draw/write what they saw on their walk.
• As your child is drawing/writing, talk to them about what they saw outside.
• When your child is done with their drawing/writing, encourage them to write the first letter of the things they saw outside. (For example, if your child drew grass, they should write letter, “G.”)

If you do not have the materials do draw/write about your walk, do these steps instead:

• When you come home from your walk or when you are done looking out the window, talk to your child about what they saw outside.
• Ask your child what letter the outdoor item starts with. (For example, if your child saw a bird, they should say, “B.”)
• Encourage your child to slowly draw the letter in the air with their finger. (For example, if your child saw a bird, they should slowly draw the letter, “B,” in the air with their finger.)

Math Activity

Let’s practice counting to 10 today! Here are some fun ways your child can practice counting to 10:

• Jump 10 times in the sky! Each time your child jumps count that number. Make sure your child doesn’t jump too fast or else they will lose track of their count.
• Clap your hands 10 times. Each time your child claps count that clap. Make sure your child doesn’t clap their hands too fast or else they will lose track of their count.
• Stomp your foot 10 times. Each time your child stomps their foot count that clap. Make sure your child doesn’t stomp their foot too fast or else they will lose track of their count.

If your child masters counting to 10, give them a challenge! Encourage your child to repeat these steps while counting to 20.

Here is a fun counting video we often watch in class:

Work Time

Give your child at least 60 minutes of Work Time using the, “Planning Time, Work Time, and Recall,” process. As a reminder, here are the steps for this 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؟)

Outdoor Exploration

I encourage you and your child to go outside for at least 60 minutes. You can go outside once a day for 60 minutes OR you can go outside twice a day for 20-30 minutes each time. You can do this with your child as they work on their literacy activity today.

Hello and welcome back to another week of online learning! I hope you all had a restful weekend and are ready to start the week! Before we start today’s activities, here are some announcements…

Announcements

Google Meet
I apologize to inform you all that the use of Google Meet is suspended for all students for the rest of the remote learning period. Until I get approval to use another platform to use for video chatting with students, our Google Meet for Wednesday, April 29 at 2:30 is cancelled.
For more information regarding the suspension of Google Meet, please see Dr. Glenn Maleyko’s blog post: https://superintendent.dearbornschools.org/2020/04/24/students1stdbnschs-message-to-the-students-parents-and-community-regarding-online-learning/

Phone Calls and Remind Messages
Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 28, 2020) Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM. I will be sending families personal Remind messages on Thursday, April 30, 2020. This is a temporary schedule change, as I have a schedule complication this week.
We will be calling from private numbers so please do not be alarmed. If you miss our phone call, we will leave a message. Please send me a message on, “Remind,” if you would like a call back.

Chromebook Distribution
Salina Elementary will be hosting a Chromebook distribution on Tuesday, April 28 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. An adult or older sibling must be present to receive the Chromebook.

Free Meal Distribution
The following is a NEW schedule for the free meal distribution at Salina Intermediate school:
Monday: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Wednesday: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Pictures
If it is possible, I would love to see pictures of your children learning! You can send me pictures on the, “Remind,” app.

Literacy Activity

For today’s literacy activity, we are going to learn about the letter, “Q, q.” First, watch the Jack Hartmann video about the letter, “Q, q.”

After you watch my video, do these two things:

1. Find one thing in your house that starts with the letter, “Q, q.” (Items that start with, “Q, q” can be challenging, which is why I encourage you to try to only find one thing).
2. Practice writing capital and lower case Q three times.
3. Practice saying the sound for, “Q, q.”

For more practice, check out Starfall’s letter, “Q, q,” activity: https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/letter-q/?

Math Activity

One important math concept that is important for young children to understand is number quantities. Number quantities is knowing the value of a number. For example, if a child looks at the number, “1,” they understand that means one thing. If a child looks at the number, “2,” they understand that means two things. Understanding basic number quantities helps children with counting, adding, and subtracting skills.

For today’s math activity, we are going to match number quantities (amounts) to the correct number. Here is a fun activity you and your child can do to practice this skill:

1. Write these numbers on separate pieces of paper: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
2. Show your child ONE number at a time. (Example: show your child the number, “2,” only.)
3. Tell your child to find the amount of toys that match the number you show them. (Example: if you show your child the number, “2,” tell them, “Find 2 toys and bring them here.”)
4. Repeat steps 1-3 with all the numbers.

Work Time

Give your child at least 60 minutes of Work Time using the, “Planning Time, Work Time, and Recall,” process. As a reminder, here are the steps for this 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؟)

Outdoor Exploration

I encourage you and your child to go outside for at least 60 minutes. You can go outside once a day for 60 minutes OR you can go outside twice a day for 20-30 minutes each time.

Hello Room 108 Families,

Ramadan Mubarak! I hope you all are enjoying your holiday!

Due to a schedule conflict next week, I am changing the days I personally contact families:

• Tuesday, April 28: Mrs. Askar and I will be phone calling families from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM. We will be calling from private numbers. If you are unable to answer our call, we will leave a message. Please message me on the, “Remind,” app if you would like for us to call you back. I will be sending your child their personal activities on the, “Remind,” app prior to calling.
• Thursday, April 30: I will be contacting families on the, “Remind,” app from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM with your child’s personal activities.

Thank you and enjoy your weekend!

Announcements

Happy Friday, everyone! We made it through another week of online learning! I want to thank you all for your patience and cooperation during this time. Here are some announcements:

Free Meal Distribution
Salina Intermediate School will be hosting their free meal distribution from 12:00 PM-2:00 PM today (Friday, April 24). The following is a NEW schedule for the free meal distribution at Salina Intermediate school:
Monday: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Wednesday: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

The Heat and Warmth Fund (“THAW”)
THAW is administering a program that will pay up to $500 in utilities costs for Michigan’s essential workers. Here is more information about this program: https://thawfund.org/.

Chromebook Distribution
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Salina School will be holding a Chromebook distribution from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. An adult or older sibling must be there to pick up the Chromebook.

Google Meet
I sincerely apologize to say that Google Meet is temporarily suspended for the district due to technical difficulties. As mentioned in the phone calls yesterday, I was hoping to have a Google Meet video chat with the students on Wednesday, April 29 at 2:30 PM. If the issues are resolved before April 29, we will have our video chat. If the issues are not resolved, then we will reschedule the video chat.

Suggested Weekend Activities

Let’s give our brains a break this weekend! Just to give your family some ideas to do this weekend, here are some suggestions:

Go Outside!
We may be seeing some rain this weekend, however, there will be periods of warm weather and sunshine. As always, I encourage you and your child to go outside for at least 60 minutes a day. The Dearborn Public Schools’ parks and sports fields are still closed. If the weather is not good, here are some indoor activities you can do:

YouTube Videos:

Koo Koo Kangaroo, “Get Yo Body Movin”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpD9kRyBn8o

Patty Shukla, “Simon Says Song”

The Kidboomers, “Freeze Dance”

Starfall
Take time to play Starfall’s ABC game. I encourage your child to focus on letters A-P: https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/

Work Time
I still 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؟)