newsletter 1/26/15

 Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/26/15

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To use different methods of collecting and recording data.

To sort by more than one attribute.

To identify solid shapes.

To read and write words with all the short vowels and to continue learning about long vowels.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To retell and summarize a story.

To identify story structure.

To identify characters, setting, problem and solution in Fiction Stories.

To identify features of Non Fiction texts. 

To know to use tch at the end of some short vowel one syllable words.

To know the exceptions to the rule above.

 Word study words to know: know at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in big, is, did, if, it, his, pack, said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of sack, pack. Its, him quit, six, fix, wax, on got not , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set , let, when, them, then, flag, plan, sled, glad, black, class, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press,  Twin, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, spell, up, truck, sun, but, us, Mr. Mrs. clock, path, napkin, cannot, upset, into, jacket, spring, scrap, splash, string, were, squid, scrub, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do, and, two, many, milk , kept,

Red words to know: to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your, Mrs. And Mr.

Word study words this week:  unit 18 such, much, which, rich,  catch, pitch, stitch, stretch.

 To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit our writing using our writer’s eye.

To listen and respond to Non Fiction Texts.

To continue to listen to Biographies.

To compare and contrast two Non Fiction Texts.

To identify the main idea and key details in a nonfiction text.

To practice reading with fluency. 

To learn more about where we live in PA!

To learn more about Groundhog day and to make predictions for Monday.

To learn more about sand, silt, and pebbles as we experiment with our new science unit.

Homework :

Monday:  Choose an activity from your READO and/or WRITE boards.

Tuesday: practice math facts 

** Snow day Homework**

 Go out and build a snowman with a friend.  Fill out Snowman writing sheet by filling In the steps to follow when building a snowman.  This will be a rough draft for our class writing on Wednesday.

Wednesday: Write in your 100 things about me book.

Thursday:  study all word study words. 

 

Request and Reminders:

* Empty folders as much as possible each night.  Read every night! 

Newsletter 1/20/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/20/15

Goals for this week:

We are  working ending blends.

To read and write words with all short vowels.

To  begin unit 4  in Math where we will be learning about numbers, data and space

To practice opinion writing.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To review and write lowercase letters .

To compare and contrast.

 Word study words to know at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in big, is, did, if, it, his, pack, said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of sack, pack. Its, him quit, six, fix, wax, on got not , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set , let, when, them, then, flag, plan, sled, glad, black, class, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press,  up, sun, but, us, truck, Mrs. And Mr. clock, napkin, cannot, upset, into, jacket, spring, scrub, scrap, splash string, were, squid,

Red words to know: to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your, into, were,

Word study words this week: and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many milk, kept.

 To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit our writing using our writer’s eye.

To listen and respond to Non-fiction Texts.

To learn about text features.

To compare and contrast non-fiction texts on the same and different topics.

To compare and contrast characters.

To use and understand higher numbers using place value.

To use describing words to write about hot chocolate.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue to learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and to continue to discuss the importance of treating others with respect.

 

 

Homework :

Monday: Holiday

Tuesday:  Math Facts

Wednesday: Write in 100 things about me book

Thursday:  study word study words( all word study words should be automatic in reading and writing!)

Friday: 

 

Request and Reminders:

* Empty folders as much as possible each night.  Read every night! 

*With less than 20 days till the 100^th day of school I am expecting more from the children. Second grade is right around the corner!  If your child is not completing work in class I will send home to be completed for homework.  If it is not completed at home they will complete during recess the following day.

*Neatness is also expected.  Please encourage this in homework as well.

 Please ask your child what supplies they need,  many seem to need pencils and glue.

 

 

Thanks!!!!!

 

 

 

 

newsletter 1/12

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/12/15

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To read and write words containing  consonant clusters.

To continue problem solving skills in unit 3 (problem solving, addition and subtraction)

To identify and use descriptive words.

To review how to divide syllables and identify jelly bean and elephant words.

To review sounds and write the 5 below letters  (y,p,g,q,j)

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story.

 Word study words to know at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in big, is, did, if, it, his, pack, said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of sack, pack. Its, him quit, six, fix, wax, on got not , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set , let, when, them, then, flag, plan, sled, glad, black, class, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press,  Twin, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, spell,  up, sun, but, us, Mr., Mrs., truck, clock, path, napkin, upset, into, jacket.

Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your

Word study words this week:  Unit 16  spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, were, squid.

To self edit our writing using our writer’s eye.

To listen and respond to My Friends.

To learn more about different genres including biographies.

To continue to identify text features of Non- Fiction texts.

To compare and contrast Non- Fiction and Fiction texts.

To compare and contrast 2 Non-FIction texts

To identify and write about a topic using a topic sentence and facts in sequential order.

To identify verbs as action words.

To write about a friend using descriptive words.

To identify characteristics that make a good friend.

To begin our new math unit on surveys.

To learn about Martin Luther King Jr.

To discuss ways we can make the world a better place by being kind.

 

 

Homework :

Monday: Complete a square on your READO board

Tuesday: study math facts up to + 5

Wednesday: Write in your 100 things about me book.

Thursday:  study word study words.

Friday: 

 

 Request and Reminders:

* Empty folders as much as possible each night.

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  1/05/15

Happy New Year!  I hope you all enjoyed your family time over the break.

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To  continue practicing addition and problem solving.

To begin to subtract.

To read and write words with the short vowels.

To read words with l and r blends.

To read and identify words with one and two syllables

To learn to divide syllables.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story.

  Word study words to practice, children should know: , at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in big, is, did, if, it, his, pack, said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of sack, pack. Its, him quit, six, fix, wax, on got not , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set , let, when, them, then, flag, plan, sled, glad, black, class, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press,  and Your, Twin, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, spell, up truck, sunn, but, us, Mr., Mrs., Miss

Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your Mr., Mrs., Miss.

Word study words this week:  clock, path, napkin, upset, into , jacket.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit our writing using our writer’s eye.

To listen and respond to Snowmen at Night as well as some other snowmen stories.

To write about our favorite birthday/Christmas gift.

To welcome the New Year by making New Year resolutions.

To have fun with the winter season by doing lots of winter activities and writing.

 

 

Homework :

Monday: complete a square on the READO (you can get a new one online)

Tuesday: study your math facts.  I will send home a practice for those who are still on facts under 5

Wednesday: Write to the next prompt in your 100 things about me book.   I expect a topic sentence, 2 detail sentences and a closing sentence at this point in the year.  All with a capital letter and punctuation.

Thursday:  to study word study words and to divide them into syllables. unit 15

Friday: 

 

Thank you!

Thank you to all who contributed for or helped with our holiday party.   

Thank you to all my friends who gave me beautiful holiday wishes and gifts

Please look for thank you notes in your child’s folder!