PCA

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

March 16-20, 2026

In our class:

·       Letterland:

This week students will be introduced to R-blends (as in truck, brag, frog, drip, and trap). Our Word Decoding Test will be on Thursday, March 19th (these words will include all blends that have been taught). We will begin to read and answer comprehension questions from our “Zack and Ann” reader.

·       Core Knowledge Listening and Learning:

We will continue our unit on Weather Patterns. Students will learn about different types of severe weather, as well as what a meteorologist does. Please use the information that has been sent home to review with your child. Our Weather Patterns Assessment will be on Friday, March 20th.

·       Ready Math:

We will begin Unit 5: Numbers from 11-100. This week students will be exploring teen numbers.  Students will explore groups of 11 to 19 objects and will learn to recognize that teen numbers are made up of ten and some more. For example, 17 can be thought of as 10 and 7 more.

❤️Heart Words❤️

Please take a few minutes each evening to review the following four heart words (sight words) with your child: down, brown, round, out. These four words will be assessed on Friday, March 20th.

Writing

This week students will record the daily weather in their “Weather Journals.” Students will continue to use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words, and correct punctuation at the end of each sentence. 

Upcoming Dates and Events:

·       March 17th- Final Payment for Field Trip Due

·       March 23rd- Spring Picture Day

·       March 27th- College T-Shirt Day

Important Reminders:

• The Final Payment for our field trip to Tweetsie Railroad is due on Tuesday, March 17th.

• The lost and found has accumulated an abundance of jackets and sweaters. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD’S NAME IS INSIDE ALL OUTERWEAR. If your child is missing an item, please come during school hours to visit the Lost and Found located in the gym.

Below are some important reminders:

• Hooded clothing cannot be worn inside the building at any time.

• Outerwear items (without a hood) must be solid red/black/white OR a combination of those colors and can be worn inside the building if they are embroidered with our school logo. Items that are not embroidered are not approved for daily classroom wear throughout the school day and must be removed when inside the building.

• Students cannot wear clogs, mules or boots.

• Students must wear socks daily. They can be solid white, solid red, solid black or white with school plaid trim. A small logo is permitted, not to exceed 1". 

• Solid red, solid white or solid black tights only can be worn under skorts or dresses. 

• Solid black leggings can be worn under skorts or dresses.