Have a healthy Winter Break - during that time please keep practicing name writing and letters and sounds in kindergarten. The first letter of first and last name is the only capital letter please help your child with lower case writing. In first grade reading is very important, read, read, read. Not only have your child read to you, but it is important for you to read also. With adding it is fun to play a game with scoring and have your child be the "score keeper" to help add the points. Back with some more tips in the New Year.