{"id":278,"date":"2022-03-18T09:45:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T13:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/?p=278"},"modified":"2022-03-18T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T13:45:11","slug":"week-of-march-14-17-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/2022\/03\/18\/week-of-march-14-17-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of March 14-17, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roffeypark.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-7-best-books-to-improve-influencing-skills-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The 7 Best Books To Improve Influencing Skills - Roffey Park Institute\" width=\"279\" height=\"172\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello Room 108 Families,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another week of school is in the books.  Speaking of books, we had a heavy focus on books this week both in the classroom and at our Parent Meeting!  Before reading what we learned about, please see this announcement about Kindergarten Round Up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kindergarten Round Up &#8211; Friday, March 25<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindergarten Round Up is on Friday, March 25 at 8:30 AM.  <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Salina Elementary is asking all preschool parents\/families attend this meeting!<\/span><\/strong>  This meeting will discuss the Kindergarten and Young 5&#8217;s programs next year.  Please bring your child with you to the meeting; your child will be visiting a Kindergarten classroom with me and the rest of the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For an electronic copy of the flyer, please click this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16pPtcNT1NrZtXjQHDjfOsja3jTHeZjLB\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16pPtcNT1NrZtXjQHDjfOsja3jTHeZjLB\/view?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Did We Learn About This Week?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The Letter A Song&quot; by ABCmouse.com\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/beT_KcblaBI?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>A was our letter this week!  The students learned about letter A in many ways!  They read books about letter A, as well as writing about things that start with letter A (alligator, apple, apron, etc.). How many things do you have in your house that start with letter A?  I encourage you and your child to go around your house and find as many things as you can that start with A!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ltkcontent.com\/images\/165718\/Fairy-Tale-Examples-Three-Little-Pigs_0066f46bde.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Fairy Tales: 17 Famous Stories to Know\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We explored fairy tales this week.  We focused on these three stores: &#8220;The Three Little Pigs,&#8221; &#8220;Goldilocks and the Three Bears,&#8221; and, &#8220;The Three Billy Goats Gruff.&#8221;  We talked about the problems in the story, how the problem was solved, and what the characters were doing in the story.  The students also practiced their comprehension skills by retelling the stories we read.  The students practiced writing their own fairy tales by writing and illustrating their own books at Writing Time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/f\/f5\/Lego-duplo-logo-2018-nonfree-fair-use-only.png\" alt=\"Lego Duplo - Wikipedia\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our STEAM exploration is almost over!  This week, we talked about how we can improve how  packages are transported to their destinations?  The students discussed many ways that help make the job easier!  Some students created transportation vehicles that can drive, swim, AND fly to deliver packages anywhere!  Some students made super fast vehicles that needed remote controls to make them move faster.  Other students improved machinery at the sorting center by building robots to make the jobs faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4194-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4194-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4194-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4194-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4194-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4194-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4194-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some students from second grade visited our class to talk about their STEAM projects!  We talked about the similarities of our explorations.  The students made connections to the transportation vehicles they built and how they transfer packages to their destinations.  SO FUN!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parent Teacher Conferences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up on Tuesday, April 12, Wednesday, April 13, and Thursday, April 14.  A sign up sheet will be available AFTER Spring Break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.k12.oh.us\/docs\/_full_\/district\/homepage%20news%20icons\/parent%20teacher%20conference%20clipart%2002.jpg?id=1029&amp;thumbwidth=190&amp;fullwidth=500\" alt=\"Grades 6-12 Parent\/Teacher Conferences - Allen East Elementary School\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Week at Salina&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Monday, March 21: School 8:15 AM-3:00 PM<\/li><li>Tuesday, March 22: School 8:15 AM-3:00 PM<\/li><li>Wednesday, March 23: School 8:15 AM-3:00 PM<\/li><li>Thursday, March 24: School 8:15 AM-3:00 PM<\/li><li>Friday, March 25: KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP MEETING @ SALINA ELEMENTARY 8:30 AM-9:15\/9:30 AM<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2022 Calendar <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4198-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4198-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4198-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4198-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4198-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4198-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/IMG-4198-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fun Weekend Activity Idea!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend, I encourage your child to explore more with their 6-bricks!  Here is a challenge: build a snake!  How long can your child make your snake in one minute?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/image-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/image-1.jpeg 392w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3392\/2022\/03\/image-1-300x98.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helpful Links\/Websites:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cotter Early Childhood Center:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cotter.dearbornschools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/cotter.dearbornschools.org\/<\/a><\/li><li>Salina Elementary School:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/salinaes.dearbornschools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/salinaes.dearbornschools.org\/<\/a><\/li><li>Michigan Licensing Rules for Childcare Centers:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/lara\/BCAL_PUB_8_3_16_523999_7.pdf\">https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/lara\/BCAL_PUB_8_3_16_523999_7.pdf<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Room 108 Families, Another week of school is in the books. Speaking of books, we had a heavy focus on books this week both&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/2022\/03\/18\/week-of-march-14-17-2022\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Week of March 14-17, 2022<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2576,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2576"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsonl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}