Hi Parents,
We just wanted to give you a quick overview and get everyone on the same page as we start a "new" school year. If you have not already done so, please be sure to pick up an October calendar that is in your parent pocket on the door of our classroom. For those of you that have already seen it you probably noticed that our letter of the week starts with "B" instead of "A" and it is completely out of the traditional alphabetical order. This is intentional. The letter "A" is a very complex vowel with a couple of different sounds. Many early childhood education experts suggest teaching consonants that have single simple sounds first, reserving vowels and complex consonants for later. Also we chose to start with some letters for which the capital and lower cases look the same, such as as in "S" and "s" and "P" and "p." It is also better for the children if we can relate the letter to what we are learning in class, allowing them to see the letter written on many things and hear the sound of the letter when we are talking and brain storming in class. This week for example, Blue Room is working on transportation, so we will talking about "b"oats, hot air "b"alloons, and "b"uses. In Purple Room, they have been interested in "b"ugs, like "b"utterflies and "b"eetles. We will be setting up our "B"irthday "B"oard as well. The "P"umpkin "P"atch is also coming up the following week, so there will be a lot of talk about "p"umpkins.
My goal is to prepare a monthly newsletter and calendar so that parents will be kept up to speed on what's coming next. We are striving to keep both the Blue Room and Purple Room on the same page, so that all the teachers can collaborate to make the school a great place to learn. Please know that a lot of thought and time go into what we decide to teach and do with your children everyday, and it all is directed by the children's interests.
We are very excited and blessed to have the teaching staff that we do, and are so grateful to have such amazingly supportive parents. Above all, we consider ourselves lucky to share our days with your awesome children, who come to school every day excited to learn and explore.
Thanks again parents!
Teacher Rashida & Teacher Kristina
