Newsletter 3/30/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/30/15

 

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/30/15

 

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To review all the phonics rules we have been learning so far especially bossy r, and tch.

To identify and use action words.

Word study words to know: am, 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, box, job, off, will, miss, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang. inch, whip, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men get, tell, set, let, when, them, then, Flag, plan, sled, class, glad, black, fresh, bring, grass drink, crack, press, Twin, spell, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, Up, truck, sun, but, us, clock, napkin, cannot, upset, into jacket, path, spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, squid, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch. Or, far, hard, her, first, part, form, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while,

Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, are, put, what, should, would, could, they, your, Mr. and Mrs., into, were, do, and, two, many. Very,  

Word study words this week: review all units

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 Easter Stories.

To identify and write similes.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read “how to” stories.

To write an informational piece on how to dye an egg.

To continue to observe and record Rocks in all different forms and sizes.

To identify our planet, continent, state and city.

 

Homework : practice your address and phone number

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: send in a hard boiled egg

Please check your children's belongings.  We are missing a black sweatshirt with a motorcycle on it and here in the classroom we have a  plain black sweatshirt.  You may have the wrong one!

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To review all the phonics rules we have been learning so far especially bossy r, and tch.

To identify and use action words.

Word study words to know: am, 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, box, job, off, will, miss, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang. inch, whip, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men get, tell, set, let, when, them, then, Flag, plan, sled, class, glad, black, fresh, bring, grass drink, crack, press, Twin, spell, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, Up, truck, sun, but, us, clock, napkin, cannot, upset, into jacket, path, spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, squid, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch. Or, far, hard, her, first, part, form, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while,

Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, are, put, what, should, would, could, they, your, Mr. and Mrs., into, were, do, and, two, many. Very,  

Word study words this week: review all units

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 Easter Stories.

To identify and write similes.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read “how to” stories.

To write an informational piece on how to dye an egg.

To continue to observe and record Rocks in all different forms and sizes.

To identify our planet, continent, state and city.

 

Homework : practice your address and phone number all week

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: send in a hard boiled egg

 

Enjoy your Break!!

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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/23/15

Goals for the week:

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To use missing number strategies in problem solving.

To use place value to add and subtract by 10.

To use place value to show numbers using blocks

To continue our Problem solving unit in our math investigations.

To review fractions and to tell write time.

To begin our new unit on Problem solving and addition and subtraction strategies.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to learn about r controlled vowels.

To review all the phonics rules we have been learning so far.

To identify and use action words

To identify and use contractions.

To  review long vowels and the magic e.

To add –ing to the end of action words.

Word study words to know: am, 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, box, job, off, will, miss, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang. inch, whip, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men get, tell, set, let, when, them, then, Flag, plan, sled, class, glad, black, fresh, bring, grass drink, crack, press, Twin, spell, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, Up, truck, sun, but, us, clock, napkin, cannot, upset, into jacket, path, spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, squid, and, last, hand, best, went, end, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park. left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, no, go, so, he, be, she, me,

Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, are, put, what, should, would, could, they, your, Mr. and Mrs., into, were, do, and, two, many, very

Word study words this week: take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life. Stopping, hopping, hoping, sitting, playing, making, baking.

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 and fiction stories about rocks.

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction stories.

To study characters in stories and notice character traits and how they change over time.

To identify nouns.

To practice reading with fluency.

To Welcome Spring!

To continue to observe and record Rocks in all different forms and sizes.

Homework :

Monday: Complete a square on your Reado and/or Write boards.

Tuesday: Math Fact Fluency

Wednesday: !00 things about me

Thursday: Study word study words using your spelling menu

newsletter 3/16/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/16/15

 

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To finish our unit on Measurement in our math investigations.

To review fractions.

To begin our new unit on Problem solving and addition and subtraction strategies.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to learn about r controlled vowels.

To review all the phonics rules we have been learning so far.

To identify and use action words

To identify and use contractions.

To learn about long vowels and the magic e.

Word study words to know: am, 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, box, job, off, will, miss, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang. inch, whip, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men get, tell, set, let, when, them, then, Flag, plan, sled, class, glad, black, fresh, bring, grass drink, crack, press, Twin, spell, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, Up, truck, sun, but, us, clock, napkin, cannot, upset, into jacket, path, spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, squid, and, last, hand, best, went, end, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park. left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, no, go, so, he, be, she, me,

Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, are, put, what, should, would, could, they, your, Mr. and Mrs., into, were, do, and, two, many, very

Word study words this week: take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life.

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 many St. Patrick’s Day stories.

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction stories.

To begin to practice persuasive writing and to learn about the Blarney Stone!

To study characters in stories and notice character traits and how they change over time.

To identify nouns.

To practice reading with fluency.

To Welcome Spring!

To continue to observe and record Rocks in all different forms and sizes.

Homework :

Monday: Complete a square on your Reado or Write boards.

Tuesday:Math Fact Fluency

 Wear your Green!!

Wednesday: 100 things about me

Thursday: Study word study words using your spelling menu

Friday:  Readers Theatre today!!   Practice the line sent home in folder earlier in the week!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/9/15

Goals for the week:

To finish our unit on measurement.

To measure distance using non standard units.

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To hear short and long vowel sounds.

To hear and identify syllables.

To review all the phonics rules we have been learning so far.

To identify and use action words

To identify compound words.

To identify open and closed syllables.

To know that open syllables have a long vowel.

To recognize the three sounds produced by ed at the end of a word.

 Word study words to know: am, 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, box, job, off, will, miss, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang. inch, whip, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men get, tell, set, let, when, them, then, Flag, plan, sled, class, glad, black, fresh, bring, grass drink, crack, press, Twin, spell, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, Up, truck, sun, but, us, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do, and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, or, for, far, hard, herm first, part, form,

Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, are, put, what, should, would, could, they, your, Mr. and Mrs., do, and, two, many, into, were.

Word study words this week:  no, go, so, he, be, she, me,

red word :many, any, very

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 Dr. Seuss Stories.

To add colorful words and adjectives to our sentences.

To practice reading with fluency.

To compare Lions and Lambs.

To continue our Science unit on Pebbles, Sand and Silt.

To listen and respond to literature about rocks.

To listen and respond to non-fiction texts about rocks.

To compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction texts

To find features of a non-fiction text.

 

 

 

Homework :

Monday:  Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE Board

Tuesday:  Practice your math fact fluency.

Wednesday:  Write to the next prompt in your 100 things about me book.

Thursday:  Study word study words using the spelling menu.

Tomorrow

Please come ready for character interviews if we have school tomorrow!!  Even with a 2 hour delay I plan on doing our activities as planned!!