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Friday, September 17, 2021

Classroom News

 What's Happening?


Jolly Phonics

The students continue to do a nice job learning our Jolly Phonics sounds. Keep reviewing the sounds we have learned with your child at home! They are gaining more and more confidence with these skills each day! We have introduced the following sounds so far:

s, a, t, i, p, n, ck

e, h, r, m, d, g


Sight Words

We continue to add new sight word cards to our baggies each week, and highlight new poems in our poetry folders. The students have now learned the following words:

I, can, a, an


Math

We just wrapped up our first math unit, which focused on an in-depth look at the numbers 1-5. We will begin our next math unit next week, which is similar to the first unit, but now focusing on numbers 1-10. A letter will be coming home in your child's folder next week with more information.


Literacy

The past two weeks we have been reading stories that focus on letters of the alphabet and how we can use letters to make words, our sight words, and even our names!  A few of our stories touched on the importance of everyone's unique names. We enjoyed the following books together on these topics:

The Name Jar

Chrysanthemum

Alphabet Adventure

Alphabet Mystery 

Alphabet Rescue


Handwriting

We continue to practice how to hold our pencils with a firm and proper grip and are learning to write our letters and numbers with good formation. The occupational therapists in our district have noticed a need for further practice with activities that would develop fine motor skills and hand strength. Here are some activities you can do at home with your child. They are beneficial for all of our early learners!

So far, the students have learned how to write the following letters and numbers:

Letters: F, E, D, P, B, R

Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6


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Friday, September 3, 2021

Classroom News


What's Happening?

Jolly Phonics

The students are doing a great job learning our Jolly Phonics sounds. We have introduced the following sounds so far:

s, a, t, i, p, n, ck


Sight Words

We have begun our weekly sight word routine. The students learned the following word this week:

I


Math

We began our first math unit, which focuses on an in-depth look at the numbers 1-5. We have covered the following topics

Number formation and writing practice

Spotting similarities and differences

Different ways to show a given number

Hands-on counting and comparing activities


Literacy


During the first part of the school year, we have been focusing on building our classroom community and spreading kindness. We have read several stories about building friendships, classroom routines, and including others. The students have had many opportunities to practice these skills at recess and during cooperative play time in the classroom.


Writing


We spent some time getting our hands and bodies ready for writing. We learned how we can use simple lines and curves to make letters and numbers, and we even practiced using simple shapes to draw a person who we call "Mat Man". We also practice how to hold our pencils using the proper grip and are learning to form our letters with good formation.