Indian Creek PK News
December 19 to December 21
Short Week
We will be working with rhyming words. Your child will need to be able to make a rhyme. If we say "star" your child will need to give us another rhyming word such as tar, car, far, and jar. We will start segmenting words into syllables and working with compound words. If we put them together we will also be taking words apart. Here is an example: the compound word is cupcake- if we take it apart you have cup and cake- this is also a two syllable word. We have already been exposing your children to syllables by clapping out their names. They should already know if their name is 1, 2,3 or 4 claps.
We will also be doing a lot of name writing- this is a task for our 3 year old and our 4 year old students. Each student should know how to write their name by the end of pre-k. This is using both upper case and lower case correctly.
We will also be reviewing counting one to nine objects in a set. We will focus on all numerals 1 to 9, sorting objects based on attributes (color, size, texture and shape). We will reviewing all the shapes we have learned to this date.
We will be doing some science related investigations with energy- we will be doing activities with light, heat, and electricity. Be prepared to be amazed. You can help at home by pointing out things like holiday lights, fires in the fireplace, doing simple things like turning out the lights in rooms.
Important Dates
School Pajama on MONDAY December 19th
On Monday students are allowed to dress in PJ’s. We will suggest layers under the PJ or sweatpants/PJ top. It is still going to be cold on Monday. No blankets or pillows and wear tennis shoes, please.
Winter Class Party-Tuesday December 20th
Our winter class parties will be in one week. If you would like to help please let our room mothers know. We are sure they would love extra helping hands to pull the parties together. More information will be coming about the parties.
Mrs. Castillo's AM class will have their party at 10:00am-10:45am
Mrs. Freedenberg's Full Day class and Mrs. Castillo's / Mrs. Utt's PM class will have their party at 1:45-2:30.
Full Day PK-We will send all nap room materials home on Tuesday.
Early Release- Wednesday December 21st
Please make arrangements for early release on December 21st.
Full Day Class will meet from 7:45AM-11:45 AM
Both Half Day Classes will meet. AM group will be 7:45 am to 9:30am.
PM Group is 10:00 am to 11:45 am. Please be on time!
Winter Break
December 22- January 3
Wednesday January 4th
School resumes January 4th. Please have your child here.
Homework!
Read,Read, Read!! Talk with them-oral language development is important for the 3-4 year olds. Limit time with electronics! Have them write, color, cut and paste. Get an adult coloring book and kid coloring books and spend sometime coloring. Play with play dough and do lacing cards. Get family board games out-Dominos, Candy Land, Connect 4, Chutes and Ladders, Uno and Hi Ho Cherry O.
Get outside-go for a walk. Really let them walk-please try not to carry them. Walking develops core strength which in turn makes it easier to learn how to write. Play catch one day. Take them go out for a bike ride on a pedal powered bike-tricycles are great and so are bikes with training wheels. Please remember the helmet.
Our goals for 3 year olds students need to recognize their letters (both upper case and lower case) and write their name. We will also need to know our colors, shapes, count 5 objects and count to 10.
Our goal for 4 year old students to know more letters on the assessment than on the beginning of the year for both upper case and lower case. We also want your child to know the sounds of the letters. It would be helpful if they know how to make sets of objects when given a number 0-10. We are looking for them to count to 30 and know their shapes-please remember a diamond shape is called a rhombus.
Also remember, we want to foster independence with dressing and undressing skills. Please make sure your child is putting on and off their coats and sweater by themselves.
With all of these homework suggestion tell them and reassure them- they can do it! In our classrooms we do "I can...statements to build self-esteem.
Make Learning Fun!!! Sing Dance and Jump Up and Down!
Phonics Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffeZXPtTGC4Counting Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MApaegDL6a0
Shape Walk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUfqgRtvaYQ
Color Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhOTU8_1Af4
Jumping Counting Song to 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85M1yxIcHpw
Jumping Counting Song to 20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VLxWIHRD4E
Jumping ABC Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge-RZY3hzXo&list=RDGe-RZY3hzXo
Teacher Contact Information
Full Day Pre-Kindergarten
Office 469-713-5180
E-mail Freedenbergr@LISD.net
For Text Messaging please e-mail teacher for instructions
Twitter Handle @Rfreedenberg
Mrs. Heather Castillo
1/2 day AM & PM Day Pre-Kindergarten
Office 469-713-5180
E-mail: CastilloH@LISD.net
Mrs. Jordan Utt
PPCD Teacher
Office 469-713-5180
E-mail: UttJ@LISD.net