PreK Newsletter

January 7 - January 9, 2026

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Ms. Foster

January 7th, 2026 Week #19

"Under Construction"

This week we will begin our exploration of a new thematic unit, "Under Construction". Students will learn vocabulary words such as: architect, blueprint, construction, cooperation, engineer, foundation, parallel, polygon, quadrilateral, skyline, and skyscraper. We will explore the concept of alliteration as we read various books about building. Students will search for words that begin with the same sound. Students will also sequence the events of a story.

Looking forward to...

Important Dates:

January 5 and 6 - Teacher Professional Development; no school for students

January 7 - Students return to school!

January 19 - Martin L. King Day; No School

Literacy

This week we will focus on:

Alliteration-beginning sounds
End Punctuation
Letter Sounds: /c/, /i/, /r/, and /w/

Math

This week we will focus on:

Shapes with Straight Sides
Parallel Lines
Parallelogram to Rectangle
Rhombus to Square

Social/

Emotional

This week we will focus on:

Cooperation
Encouraging others
Sharing with others

Birthday Treats

Please click on this link to read the policy regarding birthday treats for the 2025-2026 school year. Thank you!

Daily Folders

Each school day, your child brings home their Daily Folder. Please make sure you are signing the GREAT Chart nightly and returning it to school on the following day. Your support and communication is very much appreciated. Thank you!

Please remember ...

Your child needs the following items sent in their backpack, every day:

*a change of clothes in a ziploc bag

*a water bottle that they can manage without spilling

* label water bottle, backpack and lunchbox

*2 healthy snack items (no items that require utensils, please)

*Please send one water/drink for lunch to stay in the lunchbox and another water bottle for snack

Dismissal Reminder:

If you find your child must go home a different way than planned, please notify your teacher and the office with an email by at least 2:00 p.m. Please EMAIL your teacher, paola.cervantes@gcisd.net AND sierra.salter@gcisd.net.

Pre-K Amazon

Wish List

Thank you to everyone who has helped fulfill our wishes by donating items from our Amazon Wish lists. Please know that we appreciate you and all your support! We will continue to keep our lists current with classroom wants throughout the school year. Thank you!

Ms. Foster's Amazon Wish List

Ms. Jarrett's Amazon Wish List