Weekly Newsletter
STERLING 4K Welcomes You!
Week of January 12th
School Year 2025-2026
STERLING 4K Welcomes You!
Week of January 12th
School Year 2025-2026
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 we will be learning about the capital letters: E, F, G, H & I along with their sounds using, "Sounds in Motion".
We will also be reading the stories: A Whistle for Willie, & Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?
We will begin our unit on Sound Exploration. The children will begin to learn about different kinds of sounds such as: loud & soft, inside & outside, and instrumental.
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
Write your name or letters in the sand while at the playground or Paint with water
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 continue to learn about counting & making 1 to 1 correspondence. The children will be exploring a variety of number concepts using their prior knowledge such as: patterning with music, sorting sounds, and counting instruments to 10.
We will also be exploring the mathematical vocabulary & concepts such as; pattern, sort, pitch & rhythm.
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:
Ball Play
Bike Riding
Snowflakes, Blue Noodles & tweezers in the Sensory Table
Creating Bell Pattern Necklaces
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
NO SCHOOL - January 19th - MLK Jr. Day
Happy New Year!
Enjoy Your Week!
Sincerely,
Ms. Mendes & Ms. Watson