From our Gr. 1C Teacher, Ms. Caroline Gannon…Although things are different this school year, as a class we are working together to learn in creative and innovative ways. Twelve students are able to sit on the rug, while other students pull up their chair to join the class. Students keep a 3 feet distance at all times and it is nice to be able to sit in another area than their desks. During the morning meeting, I read a morning message to the students. The students are then able to circle sight words, two-syllable words, high frequency words, and proper nouns. Because we can’t share the same writing utensil, the students are able to use their personal crayons/markers. This allows the students to still be involved in activities. The students also have jobs to help me in the classroom that follow CDC guidelines. This allows students to have different responsibilities in the classroom by helping me and their classmates. During math, students use their own expo markers to come up to the board and solve problems and write equations. We have read many books as a class thus far. We are starting our second Junie B. Jones chapter book this week! It is great having students involved in discussions about the text and working together to learn. We are all looking forward to having a great year in Grade 1C here at South Boston Catholic Academy!