Mrs. Collins’s Class

Wow.  The first three days of school are done and we are already off to an awesome start.  We have had a great few days.  The students are adjusting extremely well and I am impressed!  This week, we started establishing our routines.  After arriving in the morning, the students are unpacking their backpacks and getting started on morning work.  We have already started in on math lessons and phonics.  We have a classroom of hard working students and I am so excited to be their teacher!  I read a story called Ian’s Walk about a little boy who has autism.  His sister tries to take him on a walk and Ian has different ideas about the stops they make on their walk.  The book shows Ian demonstrating some common characteristics of children with autism.  Afterward, we had a short discussion regarding the book.  If you feel you should talk with your child in more depth, check the link section.  The Autism Speaks website has a great amount of information.  We will be reading more books like Ian’s Walk throughout the year and discussing more on the topic.

Well, we are ready for our second week and ready to start in on more curriculum areas.  We’ll be beginning handwriting, phonics lessons, and our language arts program.  Here’s to a great week!

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