PCA

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

February 16-20, 2026

In our class:

·       Letterland:

This week students will practice building words and sentences with the following word families: -op (as in mop and top), -ot (as in hot and dot), and -ock (as in rock and sock). We will also continue to read and answer comprehension questions from our “Sam” reader.

·       Core Knowledge Listening and Learning:

Our Domain 7: Kings and Queens Assessment will be on Tuesday, February 17th.

We will then begin Domain 9: Columbus and the Pilgrims. This domain will introduce students to two important topics in the history of the United States: the first voyage of Columbus, and the voyage of the Pilgrims.

·       Ready Math:

We will continue Unit 4: Addition and Subtraction. This week students will solve addition problems with totals from 6 to 10. Students will continue to connect story problems to pictures, objects, models, and number sentences.

6 + 4 = 10

❤️Heart Words❤️

Please take a few minutes each evening to review the following four heart words (sight words) with your child: ate, ride, came, time. These four words will be assessed on Friday, February 20th.

Writing:

This week we will continue opinion writing. We will also continue to practice the following skills: capitalizing the first letter in a sentence, putting spaces between words, and ending each sentence with punctuation.

Upcoming Dates and Events:

·       February 16th- Make-Up Day

·       February 20th- College T-Shirt Day

·       February 27th- K-1 Decades Dance 6-8pm

·       March 12th- Make-Up Day

·       March 13th- K-Day- No School

·       March 17th- Final Payment for Field Trip Due

Coats, Jackets, Scarves, Gloves…Oh My!

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.