Kindergarten News
Ms. Bradshaw's Class • 10-13-16
Free Choice Play (Dress up center)
Our FREE Scholastic Books
Computer Lab Fun!
Box Tops
Sight Words
Writer's Workshop
This month, we have begun working on label books. This “label book” unit of study will guide writers in their understanding of categories and subcategories. Writers will label their illustrations, attempting to represent sounds they hear with letters or a mark on the paper if they do not yet know the letter.
Reader's Workshop
We've have been reading emergent read alouds (star books) this week. We have been practicing what a good reader looks like and sounds like. We have been reading the pictures and getting our fingers ready to read the words. We have been looking at pictures and talking about books with our classmates. Below, see a list of star books I have been/will be reading to the students:
- The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
- Cordory by Don Freeman
- The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
- The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
- The Adventures of Beekle The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
- Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
- The Napping House by Audrey Wood
- Harry The Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- Swimmy by Leo Lionni
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
If you have these books at home, have your son/daughter tell you the story by looking at the pictures, touching the words and pictures, and looking for sight words.
Math
Handwriting & Phonics
- Pull straight down. Slide right.
To write l:
- Pull straight down.
Please let me know if there is anything I can do to support you at home in the area of letter names and letter sounds! Below is a GREAT video to reinforce what we are teaching in school!
October 31- Halloween Parade @ 2:00
November 10th-11th- No School
What is Twitter? How do we use it in the classroom?
Do you want to get a better feel for what is going on while your child is in school? Follow me on twitter at:
@chelseabradsha5
Username: Ms. Bradshaw.
Get classroom updates and view pictures at the click of a button! It’s a great way for me to communicate with you, and for you to see what the kids are working on!
If you would not like your son/daughter photographed, I will be sending out a permission slip out at the beginning of the school year!
Don't have a twitter account?
1. Go to https://www.twitter.com/
2. Fill in the information under the “New to Twitter” Section.
3. Search for @chelseabradsha5
4. Once you find me, click “follow.”
5. Throughout the year, you can see what our class has been up to. Feel free to favorite (★) anything you particularly love!
Mystery Reader
Want to be a Mystery Reader?
Sign up to be a mystery Reader by going to the link above! {it is now on shutterfly}
Mystery Readers are scheduled for Thursdays at 3:00. If this time does not work for you, email me and I can try to work something out!
PLEASE SEND IN CLOTHES
SCHOLASTIC
Due to the orders last month, we got coupons for $5 off your next order! This expires the 31st, so please get your orders in by Friday, October 28th.
Whether kindergarteners are just looking at the pictures, pointing out letters, or even identifying words, having books for children to look at is ideal to helping them become a beginning reader AND start to have a love for reading!
Follow the directions below to purchase books. Your purchases will also give our class “points” which I can redeem for books and activities to use in our classroom!
REGISTER at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
ENTER the class activation code LYXLB
CHOOSE from hundreds of print titles, award winning authors, value packs, and educational games and activities
SUBMIT the order to me, the teacher.
EARN more free books for you and our classroom
Thanks for supporting our classroom library!
Movements This Past Month
All About Ms. Bradshaw
Email: chelseabradshaw@hvrsd.org
Website: http://hopewellvalley.oncoursesystems.com/websites/12781132
Phone: 609-373-4007
Twitter: @chelseabradsha5