October 16, 2026

Dear Pre-K Families,

On October 30th, students will be allowed to wear costumes to school. Students may NOT bring props, wear masks or anything scary, and they must be able to use the restroom independently. These are the expectations for all students on campus. Please pack an extra set of clothes for your pre-k child in case they do not want to wear their costume all day.

Love,

Ms. Cottingham & Ms. Dalton

What We Are Learning

Theme: My Family & Friends

Weekly Focus: My Friends

Learning all about the letter H
Discussing the concept of sharing with friends
Using a venn diagram to compare characters in stories read aloud
Clapping the syllables in our classmates' names
Making a picture with 10 dots
Using a five frame and ten frame to represent/count the number of cookies shared between friends
Playing a balancing game with bean bags

matching words on a poem

spooky eyeballs and playdoh fun

found the letter H on the playground

sorting beans in a spooky bin

writing about our friends

parent visitor leading a craft activity

the letter H

Message From the Pre-K Team

We recently discovered an amazing free school-readiness resource on the MAGNA-TILES website that we wanted to use in our classrooms. MAGNA-TILES are a wonderful hands-on learning tool that supports color and shape recognition, fine motor skills, counting, spatial awareness, creativity, and problem-solving.

In discovering this resource, we also have a small classroom request. Each Pre-K classroom is hoping to receive three 32-piece MAGNA-TILES sets. Unfortunately, we do not currently have the funds to purchase them, so any donations or support would be greatly appreciated!

The MAGNA-TILES Classic 32-Piece Magnetic Construction Set can be found on Amazon, Target and Walmart. You can explore the free resources we are wanting to use in our classroom here:
https://magnatiles.com/pages/school-readiness

Sign up to donate a set of MAGNA-TILES to our classrooms here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4EADA823A5FF2-66752332-prek

Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity!

Letter Challenge

We are challenging students to find our weekly letter in the real world. If your child finds the letter T in or around your home (the actual letter or an object shaped like the letter), please take a picture and email it to their teacher. Students are excited to share their findings with their peers!