Weekly Update
May 19-May 23, 2025 “PreK Wrap Up”
I can’t believe this is our last weekly update of the school year! It truly has flown by! It has been so much fun watching your child learn and grow this year. I think back to the start of the school year and how much I’ve learned about each of them since then. I’ve gotten to see their personalities shine, hear many stories, receive and give so many hugs, and be a part of their lives for one entire school year. They each have been such a blessing to me and I will miss our classroom family as we head into summer.
This week in 4K we learned about cowboys and cowgirls. We read a fun rodeo book and made our own neckties and stick horses. We practiced our counting and putting numbers in order, as well as continued to review our letter sounds. On Tuesday we had our classroom county fair and we took turns showing our fair animals. Our Bible lessons were about Jesus walking on water and the Good Samaritan.
Next week we will be learning our final letter, Zz. We will being going on our field trip to the horse farm and wrapping up some work on our memory books. On Thursday we will have our ice cream party and on Friday we will have our closing ceremony.
Please remember that on Friday we do not have regular class. The AM class will have their closing ceremony at 8:30 and the PM class will have their closing ceremony at 10:00. Students should be brought to our classroom and families can find a seat in church. The students have some songs they will sing and you will have an opportunity to take a photo of your child. After the ceremony you will receive your child’s binder and inside of their binder will be their final progress report for the year along with some other fun things we’ve done this school year.
I am working on putting together a small packet of phonic based sheets that you can work on with your child throughout summer. They have worked so hard this year on their letter sounds and the progress has been awesome to see! I encourage you to use these pages throughout summer to keep practicing. You can put the pages inside a plastic sleeve and write on them with a dry erase marker so they can be used again and again.
I also encourage you to spend time at the library reading with your child. Have them point to the letters and ask what sound it makes and its name. We’ve been practicing sounding out three letter words and even some four letter words and they are so good at it! You can write some three letter and four letter words on a piece of paper and have them sound out the letters, then blend them together and help them read the word. They enjoy doing this in class and it’s a great step towards reading.
It has truly been a pleasure to get to know you and your families this school year. I am going to miss each student and I know they are set to accomplish big things! Thank you for the support you gave them and me this year, it means a lot! I pray you have a wonderful summer, enjoy family time and the warm weather! I hope to see you throughout the summer at worship. God’s blessings to you and your family!
Please put these important dates on your calendar:
May 19th: PM class field trip to the horse farm
May 20th: AM class field trip to the horse farm
May 22nd: Class ice cream parties
May 23rd: Last day of school – PreK closing service 8:30 AM class, 10:00 PM class
Stars of the Week:
M-F AM: Owen
M-F PM: Deacon
Please remember to bring one of your favorite books and a snack to share (snack should be brought each day.) The AM class has 15 students and the PM class has 16 students. **PM class, nut free snacks only**
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns that you may have.
Blessings!
Mrs. Collins