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.