Kindergarten Newsletter October 2026

This newsletter outlines the learning plan for kindergarten students in November 2026. It includes writing, math, and reading goals, core readers, phonics focus, and common exception words.

This is a kindergarten newsletter for the 2026-2027 session, specifically for the month of October. It is addressed to parents and families of kindergarten students.

The newsletter details the scheme of work for November. In writing, students will write stories, practice spelling, and express ideas. In math, they will learn strategies, solve problems, and build confidence. In reading, they will build strong reading skills and explore new stories.

Core readers for the month are 'Cluck O'Clock', 'Hats', and 'Rocket to the Moon'. The learning focus includes generating rhyming words, recognizing digraphs 'ee', 'oo', and 'ai', reading CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words, and using plural forms with -s and -es. Common exception words listed are I, was, for, the, you, he, she, we, they, what, with, our.

The newsletter provides at-home links for parents, including practice with high-frequency words, rhyming words from the 'ake' family, and simple sentence writing. It also includes links to online educational games for common nouns and plurals.

Additional sections cover PSHE (personal, social, health and economic education) topics such as asking for permission, respecting others, managing self-control, and staying safe. Creative development activities include designing patterns, experimenting with printing tools, and identifying elements of art in the environment. The newsletter also includes a section for Urdu language learning.