WPC WEEKLY NEWS 10-30-24

• Family Fun Day
• It was a beautiful day and so wonderful to see so many families coming together! Thank you to our PTO and amazing volunteers for making it happen!

• Halloween Parade-tomorrow at 10:00am.
• Please allow time for parking. Be sure not to block neighbor's driveways.

• November 4th-6th & Parent-Teacher Conferences
  
• Kindergarten students will follow a Single Session Day for November 4th and 6th
• Kindergarten hours will be: 8:30am-12:00pm
• Ms. Dorsey, Miss Aleo, Mr. Dan, and Ms. Erin's classes will have regular days of school
• No School on November 5th for students (parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled in the afternoon)

• Mark Your Calendars
• Sing-A-Long is scheduled for the afternoon of December 17th (with a snow date of December 19th).
• You can join your child(ren) to sing-a-long to some seasonal favorites in our Multi-Purpose Room!
• School Photo Retakes-January 7, 2025
• Kindergarten End of Year Celebration is scheduled for the afternoon of June 9th (with a rain date of June 11th)

Please see the attached details for our school-wide event on November 25th. Thank you in advance for your donations.

Now that we are into the fall season, please send in a change of clothes (labeled) that includes pants and a long sleeve shirt or sweatshirt. Thank you!

• Avoid a Food Allergy Scare on Halloween

• Halloween Health & Safety Tips

This week, I am including a message from our literacy coach, Mrs. Staci Kaplan:

Kaplan’s Coaching Corner: October Tips

In kindergarten, students begin developing a solid foundation in the sounds of speech, known as phonemic awareness. As they build this skill, we also focus on connecting those sounds with letters of the alphabet. They start to recognize predictable patterns in sound–letter relationships and take their first steps into "decoding"—sounding out simple words.

Your child will start with basic CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant), such as c-a-t. They will say each sound individually, then blend them together to form the word. Decoding requires lots of practice! You can help your child build phonics skills with some of the activities below, while offering encouragement as they gain confidence in becoming a reader.

Activities to Help Build Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Skills:

“I Spy First Sounds” or “I Spy Ending Sounds”
Practice beginning or ending sounds with this simple “I spy” game at home, on a walk, or at the grocery store. Choose words with distinctive, easy-to-hear sounds. For example, in the bathroom, you might say, “I spy something pink that starts with the /s/ sound (soap)." In the kitchen, you could say, "I spy something red and delicious to eat that starts with /a/ (apple)." In the family room, “I spy something that ends with /k/ (book).”

Mystery Word Game
Here’s an easy phoneme-blending game you can play while walking. For blending practice, say, “I see a sign that says s-t-o-p.” Your child will blend the sounds to identify the word stop. Or say, "I see a sweet pet that says d-o-g." Your child blends the sounds to figure out the word dog. (Remember to say only the sounds, not the letters.) Start with short words, and gradually increase the difficulty as your child’s skills improve.

Sound Counting
Using LEGO bricks, beads, or pennies, say a word and have your child show how many sounds are in it. For example, for top (t-o-p), your child would place three objects in a row. Then, they can tap each object as they stretch out and say the sounds. Remember, they are counting the sounds, not the letters. So, for bike (b-i-k), there are only three sounds, since the "e" is silent.

Happy reading,

Staci Kaplan

District Literacy Coach

November 2024

November 4th: Single Session (Kindergarten), Parent-Teacher Conferences

November 5th: No School, Parent-Teacher Conferences

November 6th: Single Session (Kindergarten), Parent-Teacher Conferences

November 7th & 8th: No School

November 27th: Single Session Day-all students

November 28th & 29th: No School

December 2024

December 17th: Sing-A-Long (it will be in the afternoon)--Snow date, the 19th

• Ms. McKenna's Class: Last Friday, students practiced making CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words by "writing the room." Students also learned about role models in social studies and the students got to create a role model award.

• Mr. Dan's Class: This week, students experienced some sensory fun activities! One activity was using glitter filled shaving cream on the large art table and getting hands messy! Students spelled their names within the shaving cream, formed shapes and happy faces, all while using hands and fingers!

• Mrs. Meadows, Art & Music: Students have been practicing performing and identifying loud or quiet and fast or slow music. Students just completed their apple artwork, where we mixed primary colors to create secondary colors. Ask your child about which colors they mixed and which secondary colors they created!

  
  

• Ms. Digricoli's Class: The classroom got into the Halloween spirit this week! The room is filled with many young scientists who learned the life cycle of a pumpkin and carved our class pumpkin!

3. Stay Connected!

1. Instagram: @wilson_pto_summit
2. Facebook group: Wilson Primary Center PTO 2024-2025
3. Email: WilsonPTO2425@gmail.com

Please see the attached flyer Behaviors and Beyond.

Parent/Family Handbook

Primary Centers' Visitor Protocol

Parent Portal (Genesis--Access Student attendance, report cards, etc.)