Transitional Kindergarten News

Weekly Update from TK

Language Arts
This week, we dove into the delightful book My Teacher Is A Monster (No I’m Not) by Peter Brown! Students illustrated their favorite parts of the story and shared their creations with classmates. We’ve been busy working on:

  • Rhyming Words
  • Blending Syllables into words
  • Separating Words into syllables
  • Playing with Onsets and Rhymes
  • Counting Syllables in words
  • Identifying Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds
  • Recognizing Letters and Their Sounds

Specifically, we focused on the letters p, a, t, s, m, and c. Students practiced blending these letters into both real and nonsense words. After our upcoming conferences, we will begin targeted small group instruction to provide more individualized support for your child's growth and success.

 

Math
In math, we continued our exploration of patterns! Students created, named, and extended various types of patterns. We also assessed this topic in preparation for our conferences. Additionally, students practiced counting to 100 and counted objects one-to-one up to 20+.

 

Art
Our artistic adventures included painting still life pictures of beautiful fall flowers! Students also created self-portraits that will be shared at conferences. We further explored color by tie-dyeing our shirts, which was a blast!

 

Upcoming Events
Our Colorful Beginning unit will wrap up next week with a Jackson Pollock splatter paint collaborative project on Thursday.

Halloween Party
Stay tuned for details about our Halloween Party on October 31! Information will be sent out by our homeroom parents.

 

Thank you, and have a wonderful weekend!
Amy Simmons

 

 

Things We Collect

Non fiction picture books

Ribbon

Paper lunch sacks

Water bottle caps/milk jug caps

Cardboard tubes

Bubble wrap

Smooth rocks

locks/keys

Nuts/bolts

Stationary/envelopes

Stickers

Craft items

Cardboard egg cartons

Baby food jars