Weekly Newsletter

LANGUAGE & LITERACY:

• Literacy is a very important part of a child's development.  Reading on a daily basis is a wonderful way to help enhance your child's beginning literacy skills as you share fun, quality time together!

• This Week's Stories: Ish, The Bridge & Monster Numbers (A Counting Book)

• This week we will be learning about the letters in our names along with the letters: Yy, Zz, Aa, Bb & Cc.

• We will create "ME DOLLS" and children will create a dictated sentence about themselves.

• Some ways to enhance your child's literacy skills at home: 

• Playing I SPY: Ask your child if they can find different letters and/or simple sight words around the house, in books, while driving in the car, etc.

• Sing: Nursery Rhymes & Alphabet Songs

• Play Alphabet Bingo or Sound Bingo using pictures (When your child has learned their letters/sounds you may challenge them with simple beginning "popcorn or sight words")

• Write letters or your child 's name on index cards & play "make a match" game for beginning letter & name recognition.

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Mathematics:

• Math is all around us!   Counting as you set the table for dinner, measure while baking cookies or matching socks while doing the laundry are just simple &  great ways to strengthen your child's math skills.

• This week we will be exploring shapes in art.  We will create circle art using Kandinsky Circles as inspiration!

• We will reviewing simple AB color patterns along with patterns we see in our world.  Children will create popsicle stick colored AB patterns for display.

• When enhancing mathematic skills at home, some fun ideas include:

• Counting Songs

• Puzzles: while playing children learn about shapes, space & fine motor development

• Playing Number Bingo, Candyland, etc.

SMALL & LARGE MUSCLE CONTROL (GROSS/FINE MOTOR): 

• Both Small & large muscle control, "motor development" is very important at this age.  There are many opportunities we offer throughout the day for folks to strengthen such skills.  For example:  riding bikes,  playing team games, & climbing on the playground.

• This week we will use balls & bikes to strengthen our gross motor skills.  We will also be doing finger plays that strengthen our hand muscles to encourage beginning writing skills.

• When enhancing muscle control skills at home, some fun ideas include:

• Taking a walk in the park, playing catch with a beach ball on the beach, or riding bikes.

What Can Parents & Families Do To Support What is Happening in Our 4K?

*Talk to your child about going to school in order to build excitement

*Discuss the importance of "Listening" to their teachers in order to stay "SAFE"

*Take part in play dates to provide your child with opportunities to learn to play & share with others

*Build independence such as:

independent toileting, eating, putting their items away such as (toys), 

Finally;  build a consistent routine such as: bedtime, & wake-up times to help prepare for school & daily routines

WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN WE DO AT HOME?

Celebrate learning at home by using the number & alphabet cards below to make & play games such as: Memory or Bingo.  These activities also foster social skills such as: turn taking in preparation for the  4K classroom.  You can also explore with literacy as you tell and/or write stories about  something your family did together, for example: going to the park or playground, cooking in the kitchen or playing a game.

  The most important thing is to have fun!

 Numeral  Cards

Alphabet Cards

Items Needed for School

1 bookbag (large enough to carry folder home w/newsletter, etc.)

1 bath or beach towel for quiet time (no large blankets please)

1 complete change of clothes to leave at school

DATES TO REMEMBER

SCHOOL Day Hours: 7:45 am - 2:15 pm

Thursday, October 15th @ 10:15 am - Preschool Art Celebration!

Family-Teacher Fall Conferences:  October 16th

(No School on this Day)

October 21st: 50th Day of School!

October 22nd: Report Cards

October 23rd: PTA Fall Family Festival

Enjoy Your Week!

Sincerely, 

Ms. Mendes & Ms. Watson