Letter Qq Week!
NOTE: Please send a winter coat each day as we play outside as long as its above 40 degrees. You can pack a light coat in the book bag as well so that we have options based on the temperature.
What we are learning
This week we will focus on the city. Using the topic “The Busy, Busy City,” we will read stories about what it is like to live in the city and how people get around there.
Our new letter this week is letter Qq (queen, quarter, quilt).
Please continue to review all the other letters and letter sounds taught this year (S,T,P,O,Y.B,U,F,X, W,Z,M,A,R,C). We have already learned over half of the alphabet!
Reading Skills
This week we will continue the sight words “I, like, see, a.” We will also begin “he” and “she.” We will be discussing, identifying, writing and using these words in a sentence. Please work on identifying these using the Kindergarten September sight word list.
Home Activities
Stories We will read the story City Mouse and Country Mouse this week. Ask your child to tell what happens when the country mouse visits the city. Read other books about the city with your child. Discuss what your child sees in the illustrations.
Coins We will continue to learn about money this week. Talk about each coin with your child and have them sort coins. Have your child count pennies. You could set up a “store” at home. Assign items a price and have your child count out pennies to “buy” an item. (This could also be good for behavior reinforcement- student earns a penny each day and can buy a treat at home once he/she has 5 pennies.)