Weekly Update 1/7-1/11

This Week:

• We focused on the letter Nn
• We learned the words gray, on, and all
• We read a story called I Know a Wee Piggy and worked on color words and rhyming
• We learned words in the –ip word family.
• We worked on reading and identifying teen numbers.

Next Week:

• We will focus on the letter Rr.
• We will learn the words white, of, you.
• We will learn words in the -ig word family.
• We will read a story called The Mitten and talk about retelling using beginning, middle, and end.
• We will work on teen numbers and composing/decomposing numbers.
• We will learn about Martin Luther King, Jr.

What to Ask Your Kindergartener:

• To identify teen numbers.
• To go on a word hunt around the house for kindergarten words.
• To chop some short words like: pig, cat, hop, pen, hug, win, block, stick…
• To count as high as they can go – try to get to 100 or higher!
• To count backwards from 20.

Reminders and Other News:

• Make sure to send a coat, hat, mittens, and shoes to school with your child each day.  Please label clothing items with your child’s name so they don’t get lost.