An Amazing First Month!

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Dear Primary 3 Families,

We had an amazing first month of school! The children are getting to know each other, and are getting comfortable with their new environment. I know that being in a formal school setting is a first for many, and being away from home may also be something new to them due to the pandemic. Anxiety is normal during the first few weeks, maybe even for the first couple of months. Even though some drop-offs come with tears, be assured that they quickly calm down and go about their day. We will definitely call home should a child remain extremely distressed after utilizing all our skills to calm and get them settled.

We have spent the month assessing all the children, and working with them according to their skill level. Many are working on phonetic sounds, building CVC words, numbers and counting (quantity and symbol), and simple operations. They loved learning about the seasons, weather, and the garden as well.

Trevor sharing his sunflower with the class
The children were so amazed by how fuzzy and rough the leaves were!

Many times when parents ask, “What did you do today?”, 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. Here are a few photos of the children at work!

Color grading with Color Box 3
Learning the continents with the continent puzzle map
Weather isn’t always so nice! Making a circle map on Natural Disasters
Music fun with Ms. Rachel!
Multiplication using bead bars
Size discrimination with the Red Rods
Phonetic spelling CVC words
Pink level picture to sentence matching
Blue Level picture to sentence matching

Here are a few friendly reminders:

-Please label all masks and water bottles

-Please do not forget to sign your child in/out through procare. If you are experiencing difficulty with the app, please reach out to administration.

-We understand that children love to bring items from home to share to the class. If they wish to share something, please have the item be something related to our theme of the month. Please check with any of the teachers if you have any questions.

These are our September Studies:

-Safety and Community Helpers

-Nutrition and Food Groups

-Plant vs Animal

-Land and water

-Apple Studies

Important Dates:

Mon, 9/6: Labor Day, NO SCHOOL

Tues 9/7: Teacher In-Service, NO SCHOOL

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,

Primary 3