Students in this Grade 1 summer school class are writing a poem about themselves, painstakingly crafting letters to reveal words such as funny, smart and kind.
Leo grips his pencil, trying to print “I am sweet,” but has difficulty with the last word, so the teacher crouches next to his table and helps him sound it out. He listens intently, studies a poster about vowels that’s on the wall, then slowly spells it, letter by letter. He gets it right and a smile spreads across his face.
Kevont’e holds his “I am poem” designed to help with spelling and positivity.
Michelle Fuller works on spelling and pronunciation with children enrolled in the TCDSB summer program designed to help children catch up on learning they missed during the pandemic.
Lilia Anne San Juan reads poems written by her Grade 1 students as part of the TCDSB summer program.