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!!