Weekly Newsletter
STERLING 4K Welcomes You!
Week of May 11th
School Year 2025-2026
STERLING 4K Welcomes You!
Week of May 11th
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 reviewing ALL 26 alphabet letters along with their sounds using, "Sounds in Motion".
We will also be reading the stories: I'm a Bee & watching the video about a Bee Keeper.
We will continue exploring living & non-living things; concentrating on bees & insects.
We will review popcorn words we have been learning such as: the, she, he, have, my, is, today, etc.
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 your name, letters or simple sight words on index cards. Jump on a card & "say/read" the letters and / or words.
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, while learning about bees & other insects. The children will be exploring a variety of number concepts using their prior knowledge such as: patterning, sorting, simple addition & subtraction along with the exploration of shapes through floor puzzles & making bee illustrations using shapes/pattern blocks.
We alsowill be reviewing mathematical & science vocabulary & concepts such as; patterning/measurement (Long/Short), addition/subtraction & equal, living/non-living/ & weather.
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:
Listen & Move
Blending Words Jump
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
Last Days of School: 11:45 am Dismissal Time
May 20th/21st/22nd
Enjoy Your Week!
Sincerely,
Ms. Mendes & Ms. Watson