Class Center: Carol Connelly
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e-mail: cconnell@bbschool.org
B.S. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga- Home Economics/ Elementary Education
Classes Taught by Carol Connelly
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Week of September7, 2010
Our reading fluency, our reading stamina and our love of literature are all developing. One of your children said this week, “Mrs. Connelly, I’m turning into a good little reader!” It was said with enthusiasm and received with delight. It was music to my ears. We are enjoying When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears this week as well as Goldilocks Returns and Somebody and the Blairs. Different versions add depth to our reading.
Phonics this week will be a review of the vowels “i” and “a” and the consonants b, t, m, s, n, r, and d. These sounds will be used in word building activities and increasing word/sound knowledge. The “am” and “as” family words will be studied and added to our phonics tool box.
Writing time with first graders is filled with joy for both the writer and the reader. Each day is a new journey of new discoveries and connections. We continue journal writing and Handwriting without Tears. This Friday will begin a new type of writing for us. Each child will write a letter to someone in your home in a response journal. They will bring the journal home and share it with the person they wrote to. That person will respond back by writing a letter to the student on the next page. The journals will be returned on Monday of each week. This is not only a precious keepsake but such an important way to learn to communicate through writing.
Every child is a learner and learning is fun!