PCA

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

January 12-16, 2026

In our class:

·       Letterland:

This week students will practice building words and sentences with the following word families: -at (as in cat and rat) and –ap (as in nap and cap). Students will also continue to read and answer comprehension questions from our “Seth” reader.

·       Core Knowledge Listening and Learning:

We will continue Domain 6: Native Americans. This week students will learn about the Wampanoag and Lenape tribes. Students will learn how these tribes lived, including their food, shelter, and culture. Please use the information sheet that will be sent home to help your child review. Our Domain 6 Assessment will be on Wednesday, January 21st.

·       Ready Math:

We will continue Unit 4: Addition and Subtraction. This week students will be solving addition problems with totals up to 5.  We will also connect story problems to pictures, objects, 5-frames, and number sentences.

❤️Heart Words❤️

Please take a few minutes each evening to review the following four heart words (sight words) with your child: me, go, he, we. These four words will be assessed on Friday, January 16th.

Upcoming Dates and Events:

·       January 16th- Thyroid Disease Fundraiser- Wear Teal or Pink

• January 19th- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday- No School

·       January 23rd- College T-Shirt Day

• January 27th- Totem Pole Projects Due- Info/rubric will be sent home this week.

·       February 3rd- 100th Day of School—A letter will be sent home soon with more information.

Tweetsie Railroad-Letterland Field Trip

Our Kindergarten students will be taking a field trip to Tweetsie Railroad on Wednesday, May 6th. Please be sure to read over the field trip information that will be sent home.

Payment Dates:

·        $39 to be received by February 3rd.  

·        $39 to be received by March 17th.

·        Families are welcome to make full payment of the field trip ($78), if preferred, by February 3rd. 

Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend with us, but must have submitted the volunteer application and background check by Tuesday, March 17th (these can be picked up in the office).

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.