1. K1 Phonics Class with Robert Phippard
Dear Parents,
In November, we worked hard exploring our understanding of the next set of letters that Teacher Robert had laid out for us. We were able to continue in some small vocabulary, but Teacher Robert continued to show us some new and innovative ways with which we were able to further our understanding of the English alphabet, its letter-writing, the letter sounds and related vocabulary.
Teacher Robert has continued with the letters
J-N, although he skipped K because the hard K
sound is very similar to a hard C sound. So we
skipped this letter, but continued on.

2. Every week, Teacher Robert has continued to review the previous week’s letters with the class. He makes sure that we can say the letters, their letter sounds, and gets the whole class to name off vocabulary with these letters. We are continuing our phonics-related English alphabet in October as we started with F. and finished with I. (Robert did the short I sound with us).
J words (Week 10):
J says J-uh
Jack and Jill
jester
jack-o’lantern
jet
jellyfish
N words (Week 13):
N says N-uh
nine
numbers
nurse
narwhal
nest
L words (Week 11):
L says L-lllll
lion
lamb
leaf (and leaves)
leopard
ladybug
M words (Week 12):
M says M-mmm
mailbox
mother
mouse (and mice)
moose
monkey
Teacher Robert does start every week’s class with a review of previous week’s letters. He does start all the way back at A (and gets the students to recognize that A says A-ah), and incorporates different strategies to make sure that the students recall previous week’s letters and related-vocabulary. The students like the review.

3. Every week, Teacher Robert reviews the previous weeks’ letters and letter sounds. Occasionally, he asks the students to recall various vocabulary from these letters, although sometimes he does other game-like ways to promote the students’ recall. The students are asked to reiterate the letter sound and a letter-related word as they practice their letter-writing skills and related vocabulary.
recognize related-vocabulary after
Robert continues to get us to
he has introduced it to us, and we
have to find it on the white board. 
Students are now given an additional
writing/coloring page which fosters
A simple sentence with a weekly letter.
Most students have learned the “package” that Robert assigns. Consisting of a uncut booklet, the students write their vocabulary, have a writing page, and then have a coloring page. The students are all
able to do this work with minimal guidance.