newsletter 6/1/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               6/2/15

Goals for the week:

To use place value to add and subtract within 100

To use skip counting and repeated addition to solve multiplication type problems

To tell time to the hour and ½ hour.

To learn more about vowel pairs.

To continue to practice long vowel rules.

To know there are rules to follow when dividing a word into syllables.

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

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 more Fishy Stories: Enzo the Wonderfish and Swimmy,

To learn about fish and sharks.

To read fiction and nonfiction stories on fish.

To compare and contrast 2 nonfiction texts about fish.

To identify nonfiction text features.

To identify structure in a story.

To use story elements to retell a story.

To use character traits to describe, compare and contrast characters in a story.

To write a research report and to use technology (with a little help) to publish.

To summarize a story.

To practice reading with fluency.

 

Homework :

Monday:  look for Book report to come home today!  Work on all week.

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday: Please neatly complete the book review sent home Monday for the June Bulletin board.  Choose a favorite story from home or school that you would like to recommend to a friend.  Please send in the book with the review if it is not one we read in class.

Special First Grade Days coming next week:

Monday , June 8, staff and student kick ball bring a beach towel

Tuesday, June 9^th- school wide reward for champion chips!  Shaved ice for everyone (we hope!)

Wednesday June 10- School wide Reading  Day: Bring in 2 or 3 of your favorite books from home  and a beach towel to sit on.

Thursday, June 11^th – Movie Day : You do not need to bring in anything for this day.

Friday , June 12^th –  Puzzle Day: Bring in a puzzle from home.  We will work with other students to see how many puzzles we can complete.

End of year party at 10 on the playground  (parents do not need to attend)

Monday, June 15^th – Board Game day send in an easy game for playing without too many small pieces

Tuesday, June 16^th-Dress for cleaning!!  We will be washing desks and wiping down the shelves. Then a little last minute recess!

Newsletter 5/18/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               5/18/15

Goals for the week:

To identify and understand Place Value

To continue to work with counting money and telling time.

To identify short and long vowels.

To practice reading and writing words with vowel pairs.

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

To practice marking vowels and splitting syllables.

To know that –dge makes the /j/ sound at the end of a short vowel 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, 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, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me. jumped, grabbed, looked, stuffed, baked. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like , use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, better, begin, dinner, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there, way, may, rain, wait, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, road, coat, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie, head, read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, weather, breath, thread, sweater, even, along, second, animal, away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem,

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, once and whose, here, from, give and live,where, there, whom, today, does, one, done, great, thought,

Word study words this week.  Unit 28 (-dge) edge, wedge, badge, fudge, bridge, pledge, judge, trudge, other, eye

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To listen and respond to Stories about plants, both fiction and nonfiction.

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

To retell a story.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue our Plant unit.

Homework :   Look for a study packet to come home on Monday!

Please work on the skills in the packet this week and next.  You will find stories to practice for fluency.  A list of red words that your child should be able to read and write correctly.  Please study all word study units we have learned this year 1-30. (There is a list on the website and in this newsletter.) Use this time to practice skills that YOUR child needs work on.  Math fact folders and 100 things about me books have/will come home for you to use as extra practice.

Newsletter 5/11/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               5/11/15

Thank you for all the kind notes and tokens of appreciation last week!  I just loved the door decorations and the delicious Cupcake from the class! 

Goals for the week:

To hear and identify all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to practice words with vowel pairs.

To practice r controlled vowels, open and closed syllables, and magic e.

To practice syllabification steps.

To read and write words that end in –cle.

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

  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, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me. jumped, grabbed, looked, stuffed, baked. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like , use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running.

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, once and whose, here, from, give, live, better, begin, dinner, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there, way, may, rain, wait, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, road, coat, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie, head, read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, weather, breath, thread, sweater, even, along, second, animal, away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem,

Word study words this week :  uncle, little, simple, table, sparkle, one, done, great, thought.

To identify story elements and to retell a story using details and sequence.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To identify point of view in a story.

To review what we have learned about Genre.

To listen and respond to Something from Nothing, One of Three, and various versions of familiar fairy tales.

To identify sequence in a story.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read non-fiction stories about plants and to write about plants giving facts and a closing sentence.

To continue our study of Plants. 

Homework :  

Monday: choose a square from your READO or Write boards

Tuesday: study math facts (addition and subtraction)

Wednesday: 100 things about me book.  Please be sure you have a topic sentence and at least 2 details along with a concluding sentence.

Thursday:  Study word study words

newsletter 5/4/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               5/4/15

Goals for the week:

To continue patterns,  we are looking at growing patterns.

To continue to work on time.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

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

  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, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me. jumped, grabbed, looked, stuffed, baked. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while. Take. side, like , use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running. 

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, once and whose, here, from, give and live.

To have knowledge and some understanding of the schwa sound.

Word study words this week : (26) even, along, second, animal, away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem.

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 A Mother For Choco.

To listen to many Mother’s day books.

To appreciate our Mother’s by making gifts.

To identify cause and effect.

To identify sequence in a story.

To compare and contrast.

To use describing words.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue our plant unit!

Homework :   Send in a picture of Mom!  Close up works best.

Monday: Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE board.

Tuesday:  Math Fact Fluency practice

Wednesday:  Science Day!  Send in your Earth Day Recycle Project today!

Thursday:  study word study words