10/30/26

Dear Families, 

This is a long list with a lot of vocabulary to review! Feel free to take your time over the next couple of weeks to explore these questions and continue these important conversations at home.

Please ask your child:

• To tell you what we’re celebrating this upcoming week (Solidarity Week).

• What does solidarity mean? (Sticking together and helping each other, especially during tough times.)

• What does it mean to be an upstander, and why/how should we stand up for others? (Someone who stands up for others.)

• What is a bystander? (Someone who watches, but doesn’t help.)

• Why might someone choose to just stand by? (They might feel scared or unsure.)

• What is an ally, and how can they support others? (A friend who stands up, helps, and supports others.)

• Why is it important to support our friends, and how can we show kindness and stand up for others in our classroom and community?

• To tell you when words rhyme (Words rhyme when they have the same middle and ending sounds.)

• To play a rhyming game and name words that rhyme with cat, net, sun, etc.

• To tell you what parts of the words are making them rhyme (eg. cat, sat – they both say ‘at’)

• Can you tell me the sounds and motions for the letters c, o, g, a, d, and s as well as the other letter sounds you’ve learned so far?

• Can you show me how to write the letters c, o, g, a, d, and s? (Remember: “a,” “g,” and “d” are magic “c” letters!)

• Can you find things in our home that start with the letters c, o, g, a, d, and s?

• What is a sentence? (A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought or idea.)

• What does a sentence need? (A sentence starts with an uppercase letter, has a punctuation mark like a period, question mark, or exclamation point, and spaces between words.)

• To show you how to write numbers 0–7 and say the number rhymes as they write

• To play How Many Am I Hiding? with sums up to 5 (or higher if your child is ready)

• To show you how to use the “counting on” strategy to figure out how many more are needed to reach a sum of 5 (or more). (For example: If I have 2, I count on from 2—3, 4, 5. I need 3 more! I can use tools like cubes, fingers, or counters to help me count.)

• To tell you their rose, bud, and thorn for the week.