Dear P3 families,

The first month of school has gone by like the blink of an eye! There were a lot of new procedures and protocols that had to be put in place during this time but we are so amazed how resilient your children are by adapting to routine extremely well. Our new friends have acclimated to the school environment beautifully, and our old friends are reviewing material that they worked on last year.

Here are some of your children hard at work!

Did you know knowing the names of the letters or the ABC song has no correlation with learning how to read? Instead, practice saying or singing the phonetic short sound of the letter with your child at home!

Try counting things around the house if you have a younger child. Anything works, such as spoons, socks, rocks, etc.

The Sensorial area is crucial for younger friends as it is meant to develop all five senses. It also teaches them dimension and size discrimination.

Alot of times when parents ask, “What did you do today?”, many children respond with “Nothing”. We assure you that is not the case! It may be challenging for some children to answer a very general question so we suggest the following questions you can use when trying to find out about your child’s day:

“Did you do numbers today?”

“Who did you play with?”

“Did Ms. Jo/Ms. Alisa read you a story/ show you a new job during circle?”

A good idea is to also read the blog together, and ask your children to talk to you about the photos.

We had a lot of fun this month learning about Seasons and Weather, Feelings and Emotions, Classroom Community Building, Grace and courtesy, Clouds, Living and Non Living, and Garden Studies.

These are our September Studies:

-Safety and Community Helpers

-Nutrition and Food Groups

-Plant vs Animal

-Land and water

-Apple Studies

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions you may have. Thank you so much for all your help and patience, it has made this first month such a success!

Sincerely,

P3 Teachers