Happy New Year and welcome back to school! I am looking forward to a wonderful 2020! Time seems to keep slipping right past me and I am not sure why…must be because I am getting old. Please make sure you are continuing to check the blog for important information in regards to what we are working on in class along with dates and reminders.
What We Are Learning…
Names- We have taken the next step and begun writing our names. Please continue to practice recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a). Remember, only the first letter in their name is a capital, all the rest are lowercase (Rajaa).
Letters- As our letter journey continues, we will learn 2 more letters this week. Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please make sure you are checking the blog for updates so you can help work with your child at home. Don’t forget to practice previously learned letters.
Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather; jacket, hat, gloves/ mittens, scarf and boots. We will continue to go outside as the weather permits.
Please make sure that you are bringing your child to school on time (8:00) and picking up on time (2:45). Remember that preschool does not participate in late starts.
Next Thursday January 16th at 8:00 will be our monthly parent meeting. Please make arrangements to attend this meeting with your child.
Can you believe this is our last week before our Winter Break? This week is a short one but super busy. Please continue to work with your children at home on everything we are working on in class. The long break is a great opportunity to practice all the skills we are working on in class. You and your child can practice their names, the 14 letters we have learned (uppercase and lowercase) and shapes. Please take the time away from school to enjoy the winter weather, your families and all the activities you might want to do!
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please practice on recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a). If your child knows the letters in their name and the order they go in, please continue working on writing their name. The first letter in their name is the only letter to be a capital, all the rest are lowercase (Rajaa).
Letters-
We are learning 2 new letters this week! Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Don’t forget to practice previously learned letters.
We are learning another new shape this week. Please practice all the shapes and their characteristics (circle- no sides, no corners, square- 4 sides, 4 corners, triangle- 3 sides, 3 corners). You can have your child find these shapes at home and in books along with having your child practice drawing them.
Time has been flying by very quickly! We have this week and one more week before Winter Break begins! Please make sure you pay attention to the calendar, iblog and Remind updates about events that will be taking place before the holiday.
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please continue to practice recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a). If your child knows the letters in their name and the order they go in, please continue working on writing their name. The first letter in their name is the only letter to be a capital, all the rest are lowercase (Rajaa).
Letters-
As our letter journey continues, we will learn 2 more letters this week. Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please make sure you are checking the blog for updates so you can help work with your child at home. Don’t forget to practice previously learned letters.
We are continuing to learn shapes! Please talk with your child about what makes up each shape (sides, corners) and talk about how shapes can come in different sizes and still be the same shape.
Oval (no sides/ no corners)
Pentagon (5 sides)
Circle (no sides/ no corners), Square (4 equal sides/ 4 corners), Triangle (3 sides/ 3 corners), Rectangle (4 sides- 2 long, 2 short/ 4 corners)
Reminders-
Please make sure you continue to dress your child for the weather! It has been quite cold when we are outside so make sure your child has a heavy jacket, hat, gloves/ mittens and a scarf. Please remind your child to place gloves inside their hat and the hat in their sleeve when at school. This helps to avoid losing our winter gear. We love to be outside and explore when the weather permits!
This is an extremely busy month so please continue to check the blog, your calendar and Remind for upcoming dates and events.
I hope that everyone had a restful Thanksgiving break and enjoyed the long weekend. As you know the days are flying by us quickly while we attempt to accomplish many different tasks here at school. Please continue working with your child at home on their names, letters. shapes, colors, numbers, independence and self-help skills. The kiddos are showing tremendous growth!
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please practice on recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a). If your child knows the letters in their name and the order they go in, please begin working on writing their name. The first letter in their name is the only letter to be a capital, all the rest are lowercase (Rajaa).
Letters-
As our letter journey continues, we will learn 2 more letters this week. Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please make sure you are checking the blog for updates so you can help work with your child at home. Don’t forget to practice previously learned letters.
We have started learning shapes! Please talk with your child about what makes up each shape (sides, corners) and talk about how shapes can come in different sizes and still be the same shape.
Triangle (3 sides/ 3 corners)
Rectangle (4 sides- 2 long, 2 short/ 4 corners)
Reminders-
Please make sure you continue to dress your child for the weather! We love to be outside and explore when the weather permits!
Please continue to check the blog and your calendar for upcoming dates and events.
We have a short week coming up this week. There’s NO SCHOOL on Wednesday November 27 and Thursday November 28. Enjoy the Thanksgiving Break with your family and friends! Take time to relax, have fun with those you love and eat lots of delicious food!
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please practice on recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a).
Letters-
Letter review this week! No new letters!
The students love every minute of singing the letter songs, finding letters in their names and around the room. This week we will review the letters we’ve learned so far. Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please make sure you are checking the blog for updates so you can help work with your child at home.
There are several important reminders for this week.
No School on Wednesday November 27th and Thursday November 28th.
We are working on our self- help skills and the focus right now is getting ready for outside time. Please help your child learn how to put on their coat, hat and gloves and practicing zipping it independently.
As the weather continues changing over from cooler days to cold days. Please make sure your child has a heavy coat, hat, mittens/ gloves, a scarf and boots. If your child wears boots, please make sure they bring a pair of shoes to change into at school.
We have been extremely busy at school especially with the half days, snow day and days off. This month is flying by! Please make sure you are continuing to review what we are working on with your child at home each day. Please keep in the mind the information that was shared with you during conferences. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know.
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please practice on recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a).
Letters-
The students love every minute of singing the letter songs, finding letters in their names and around the room. Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please make sure you are checking the blog for updates so you can help work with your child at home. This week we are learning 2 letters.
We are beginning to introduce shapes to the students. Please practice recognizing the shapes and the attributes that make a shape up. Please help your child find the shapes we are learning in the house, out on a walk, in the car or even at the store.
Circle
Square
Reminders-
We are working on our self- help skills and the focus right now is getting ready for outside time. Please help your child learn how to put on their coat, hat and gloves and practicing zipping it independently.
As you can tell the weather is changing over from cooler days to cold days. Please make sure your child has a heavy coat, hat, mittens/ gloves, scarf and boots.
We have a short week coming up this week. Students do not have school on Thursday November 14th, 2019.
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please practice on recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a).
Letters-
We will be learning 1 letter this week!
The students love every minute of singing the letter songs, finding letters in their names and around the room. Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please make sure you are checking the blog for updates so you can help work with your child at home.
There are several important reminders for this week.
No School on Thursday November 14, 2019
Parent/ Teacher conferences will take place on Thursday November 14th, all day. I will be sending home reminders for conferences on Monday. Please make sure you are on time for your conference as we are completely booked all day.
We are working on our self- help skills and the focus right now is getting ready for outside time. Please help your child learn how to put on their coat, hat and gloves and practicing zipping it independently.
As you can tell the weather is changing over from cooler days to cold days. Please make sure your child has a heavy coat, hat, mittens/ gloves and a scarf if you choose.
Each week just keeps passing by faster and faster! Please help your child continue to practice the letters we are learning. The children love the songs and activities we do, but need extra support remembering the letters, letter sounds and finding the letters. Please review the calendar closely as they are no school days and half days this week and in the upcoming weeks.
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please continue to practice recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a).
Letters-
We will be learning 1 letter this week! Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please make sure you are checking the blog for updates so you can help work with your child at home.
There are several important reminders for this week.
No School on Tuesday November 5, 2019. Go Vote.
1/2 day preschool on Thursday November 7, 2019. Children will be dismissed at 10:50. Please be on time to pick your child up.
Parent/ Teacher conferences will take place on Thursday November 7th in the afternoon after students are dismissed. I will be sending home reminders for conferences on Wednesday.
We are working on our self- help skills and the focus right now is getting ready for outside time. Please help your child learn how to put on their coat, hat and gloves and practicing zipping it independently.
We are off to another busy and fun week here in preschool. We are continuing to work on our names, letters and reviewing our colors. We are also working on being a good friend and following the rules of the classroom. This week we will begin to introduce classroom jobs. We will have a variety of jobs in the classroom and every child will have a job which they will hold for the entire week. This will help children develop independence and a sense of ownership.
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please practice on recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a).
Letters-
We made it through our first week of letters. Each week that we do letters, we will focus on 2 new letters. Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please practice these letters at home with your child.
Ee- Edna Elephant
Hh- Hattie Horse
Please review previously learned letters with your child by identifying the letters in print (on books, clothing, signs and other things found around the house), the letter sounds and how to write uppercase (capital) and lowercase letters.
Ll- Larry Lion, Ff- Fifi Fish
Colors-
Please review colors learned by finding them in your home (on clothing, boxes, in books) or while out at the store or even playing outside (red, blue, yellow, green, purple, orange, brown, black, pink, white, gray)
Reminders-
Please make sure you empty your child’s folder (and backpack) for important notes and the work they do. Please keep those papers at home.
Make sure your child dresses for the weather. We are getting into our cold mornings and cool afternoons. Please make sure your child has a heavy coat, hat and gloves. We will continue to go outside as the weather permits.
One more thing, please have your child practice putting their coat on and zipping it up by themselves. We are working on building this independence at school so they can get ready for outside time on their own with minimal help. Thank you again for all your help and support!
Thank you for a wonderful parent meeting! I know the children enjoyed showing you our books. I hope everyone was able to take away some ideas from our meeting that can be used at home along with utilizing the resources from our Dearborn Libraries.
Well things around here just keep getting more and more busy! We have finished our colors and will start our letter journey this week. We will learn 2 letters a week. We will be sending a note home about the order in which we will be learning our letters! I hope you are as excited about this letter journey as we are!
We are continuing to grow each day and starting to become more independent. We are working on solving our problems simply, getting materials we need during work time, and learning how to take care of ourselves (sneezing or coughing in our sleeve, getting a Kleenex, washing our hands and preparing for arrival and dismissal on our own).
What We Are Learning…
Names-
We are learning to recognize the letters in our name and the order the letters go in. Please practice on recognizing the letters in your child’s name and the order in which they go (Rajaa- R-a-j-a-a).
Letters-
This week begins our letter journey. Each week, we will focus on 2 new letters. Students will learn to identify the letters, the sound, recognize the letter in print and write the letter on their own. Please practice these letters at home with your child.
Ll- Larry Lion
Ff- Fifi Fish
Colors-
Please review colors learned by finding them in your home (on clothing, boxes, in books) or while out at the store or even playing outside (red, blue, yellow, green, purple, orange, brown, black, pink, white, gray)
Reminders-
Please make sure you continue to check and empty your child’s folder (and backpack) for important notes and the work they do.
Make sure your child dresses for the weather. We are getting into cold mornings and cool afternoons. Please make sure your child has a heavy coat, hat and gloves. We will continue to go outside as the weather permits.