April 15-18
Kindergarten Parent Weekly Guide
This Week's Happenings:
With our unpredictable Spring weather, please send a light jacket or sweater with your child's name inside. Some of our classrooms get a bit chilly when the a/c kicks on.
Do you know any families with kids who will be ready for kindergarten next year? Registration is now open! When families register early, it helps us keep our team of kindergarten teachers at Powell. If registration numbers are low, we risk losing a teacher to another grade level or campus with higher numbers. Please encourage friends and neighbors with upcoming kindergarten kids to register as soon as possible. Use the Google form in the Powell Publisher for requests. Don't delay!!
Upcoming Events
April 19 - No School, Staff Development Day
May 10 - Kindergarten Park Day at Cochran's Green Park, Parents Welcome!
FAMILIES and FRIENDS please join us Thursday, May 23rd 8:30 a.m. for our
Kindergarten Celebration Program
Language Arts
- Rapid letter ID
- Letter sounds
- Blending sounds to read and write words
- Sight words
- Reading level
- and Comprehension
Please continue to support your child at home!
We are studying Joining and Separating.
Our review focus includes:
*Joining and Separating within 5 with symbols
*Subitizing within 10
*Counting objects to 20 forwards and backwards
*Orally counting to 100 from any number
Science and Social Studies
In Science, we will learn about the different parts of Plants.
In Social Studies, we will begin our unit covering Technology and How Things Change.
Home- School Connection
2. Rainbow Words
We want to thank you for all of the hard work you have done this year to help your child excel! Your support with sight words and reading at home is very apparent and we appreciate your support!
Here are a few Frequently Asked Questions, in case you are still unsure how and why we encourage sight word reading:
FAQ
- What are Sight words?
Texas kindergarten students are expected to read a minimum of 25 frequently-used words. "Sight words" are words that students read automatically, without having to sound out. We practice the purple list daily in class. These can be found in your MOOSE folder.
- What are Rainbow Words?
Because students develop skills at different rates, we also provide Rainbow words as additional enrichment for students who are ready for more.
As soon as your child MASTERS all the purple words, they will earn a rainbow so that they can continue to track reading progress. They may then start working on the next list in the rainbow (Blue Words).
-Why are sight words Important?
Since sight words make up 50-75% of all text, we know that being able to recognize and read sight words quickly is a critical skill for life-long readers. When sight words can be read automatically, students can spend more time on decodable text, therefore increasing fluency skills.