Second Step
This week we worked on identifying feelings. Children who know how to identify emotions tend to have better social skills and be less aggressive and more accepted by peers. Children who can identify their own and other people’s feelings at age five are more likely than others to show academic gains by age nine. With this lesson children will be able to identify the feelings happy and sad when presented with physical (face or body) clue and tell about a time when they felt happy or sad. The overall concept is for children to look at people’s faces and bodies for clues to help you tell how they feel.
Fundations
I wanted to let parents know that the last few weeks we have started our curriculum on FUNdations. You see the word "fun" in that word because we make learning letter sounds fun! As this curriculum parallels with our CT ELDS for language and literacy, the children are loving this way to say letter sounds. A quick overview, we have Echo the owl who teaches the children the letter, key picture, and letter sound. After reviewing the cards, we have the opportunity to write the letters. In our writing center reflects what we learn in Fundations with the same paper, as we use on the smart board and tracing vocabulary words!
Save the Date!
November
8 No School - Election Day
11 Veterans Day - Schools Open
15 Fall Family Fun Day
23 Early Release Day for Students
24 & 25 School Closed - Thanksgiving Break
December
5 & 6 - Early Release Days for Parent Teacher Conferences
7 - Evening Parent Teachers Conferences
23 - Early Release Day for the Holiday's
26 - 30 - Schools Close for the Holiday
Ms. Danielle Szanto
Preschool Classroom Teacher at Julian Curtiss Elementary School. Paraprofessionals in the classroom is Ms. Cathy and Ms. Alsu.
Feel free to contact me on Class Dojo!
Email: danielle_szanto@greewnich.k12.ct.us
Website: https://www.greenwichschools.org/teaching-learning/preschool
Location: Julian Curtiss School, East Elm Street, Greenwich, CT, USA
Phone: 203-869-1896