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KINDERGARTEN NEWS

November 17-21, 2025

In our class:

·       Letterland:

This week students will learn the sound and letter shapes for Mr. U and Kicking King. Students will also begin to learn digraphs; a sound that is made up of two letters. We call these “letter teams.” Students will be learning the sounds and spellings for the following “letter teams”: ck (as in rock), ng (as in sing). We will continue to review the sounds previously taught, as well as blending sounds together to form words.

·       Core Knowledge Listening and Learning:

We will continue Domain 3: Stories. Students will continue to learn about fiction stories, folktales, characters, as well as the plot and setting of a story. This week students will hear the stories “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and “Tug-of-War.” Please use the information that has been sent home to help your child review. Our Domain Assessment will be on Friday, November 21st. 

·       Ready Math:

We will complete Unit 3: Numbers to 10.

This week students will use pictures, counters, and 10-frames to find the different combinations of numbers that make 10. Our Unit 3 Test will be on Friday, November 21st.

❤️Heart Words❤️

Please take a few minutes each evening to review the following four heart words (sight words) with your child: ran, jump, let, into. These four words will be assessed on Friday, November 21st.

Upcoming Dates and Events:

• November 19th- Progress Reports

·   November 26th- 28th- Thanksgiving Holiday- No School

Friendly Reminder

If you come to eat lunch with your child, please use the cleaning supplies located in the gym to wipe down your area after you are finished with lunch. Thank you so much for your help with this.

Talent Show:

PCA is excited to host a Talent Show on March 7, 2026. All auditions must be submitted online using the Google Form  (sent via email) by December 1, 2025. Acts selected to perform will receive an email notification from the review committee by the end of November. If chosen, participants will be required to pay a $25.00 fee to take part in the production.

Coats, Jackets, Scarves, Gloves…Oh My!

With colder weather upon us, it’s easy for outerwear to become misplaced.  Please be sure that the outerwear your child brings home belongs to him/her.  Also, please label ALL outerwear items with your child’s name (so that they can be easily returned if lost).  We hope to help keep everyone warm and cozy this year!

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.