The children have certainly been hard at work on their writing. I love to watch their progress over time. Some children can identify the sounds and letters on their own but most need a great deal of help. It is a long process of skill development and kindergarten only brushes over the basics. So lets sit back and enjoy our latest Photo Story production, Our Happy New Year Hopes and Dreams!

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Here is another VoiceThread presentation for your enjoyment as well as ours. We have shared some of our thoughts and memories of our class buddy, Caitlyn.

The children have embraced writing in a way I wasn’t expecting. For that reason, I am introducing our Writer’s Workshop a month earlier than usual. We use white boards to practice creating the words while the teacher writes on the paper in the front of the class. Everyone helps to create the text and spell the words. This is called interactive writing. The change for us is evident in class books that are going home for nightly visits. More words are being written by the children with the help of an adult. We do this in small groups where the children can help each other to clap the syllables, sound out the words, and try to identify the letter that goes with that sound. They are proud of themselves. You can support the learning at home by being sure your child can identify all upper and lower case letters and has practice with sound work.  I know you will enjoy the effort presented here in our latest class book, We Light Up the World. My apologies for the glare on the pages. I’m learning too. (Note to self, take photos before laminating.)

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Here is another VoiceThread presentation for your enjoyment as well as ours. We have shared some of our thoughts and memories of our class buddy Tori.

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