{"id":234,"date":"2020-04-17T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/?p=234"},"modified":"2020-04-17T08:00:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:00:42","slug":"announcement-and-weekend-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/2020\/04\/17\/announcement-and-weekend-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement and Weekend Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello Room 108 Families!  Thank you all again for your cooperation and patience during this COVID-19 pandemic and it&#8217;s impact on the schools.  Needless to say, this has been a crazy time for us all, yet we made it through another week of online learning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I share some weekend activities, I have an announcement I want to bring to your attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Personal Family Contact Days and Times<\/strong><br>Due to some new weekly scheduled meetings I am required to attend I will be changing the days I personally contact families.  I will be continuing the same contact format: messaging families personally on Remind one day a week and calling families one day a week.  I will now be personally messaging families on Remind on Tuesdays.  Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families on Thursday afternoons.  <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">These changes will be effective starting the week of April 20.<\/span><\/strong>  You will still be getting a phone call from Mrs. Askar or me today (Friday, April 17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weekend Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s give our brains a break this weekend!  Just to give your family ideas to do this weekend, here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go outside!<br>It looks like this weekend&#8217;s weather forecast is a little chilly and slightly rainy.  However, it looks we might be seeing some sun on Saturday!  If we do see sun this weekend, I encourage you all to go outside!  The Dearborn Public Schools parks and sports field are still <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">closed<\/span>, however, I encourage you all to go for walks or play in the yard.  Exercise and outdoor activity really helps refresh the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube Exercise Activities<br>If we do see some unpleasant weather this weekend, here are some activities on YouTube your child can do for exercise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jack Hartmann: &#8220;Exercise, Rhyme, and Freeze&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exercise, Rhyme and Freeze | Rhyming Words for Kids | Exercise Song | Jack Hartmann\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cSPmGPIyykU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jack Hartmann: &#8220;Workout to the Letter Sounds&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Workout to the Letter Sounds | Version 2 | Letter Sounds Song | Phonics for Kids | Jack Hartmann\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VFa0b_IIRac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dance!<br>Take time during the day for a dance break. HighScope released a new CD for kids to dance to. The best part is that you can listen to this CD for free! <a href=\"https:\/\/music.highscope.org\/releases\">Click here<\/a> to listen to the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, these are suggestions you and your family can do over the weekend.  Thank you all again for your cooperation during this time!  I miss the students so much and I hope you are all staying safe and well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Room 108 Families! Thank you all again for your cooperation and patience during this COVID-19 pandemic and it&#8217;s impact on the schools. Needless to say, this has been a crazy time for us all, yet we made it through another week of online learning! 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