Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/30/15

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To review unit 1-13 in project read and word study words.

To continue to work on diagraphs, (sh. Ch, th, wh) and blends (fl.gl,cl, sl,sw,squ, br,fr, etc.).

To identify and practice when to use exclamation points in a sentence.

To learn more about shapes by identifying halves and quarters/fourths.

To make a picture using shapes.

To identify and compose 3 d shapes.

To continue to work with addition and subtraction  facts to 10.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To review sounds and write lowercase diver letters (r, n, m, p, and h).

To identify fantasy and realism in a story.

To identify beginning, middle and end in story.

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story using detail.

To read and write words with short u.

New word study words this week: Unit 14 up, truck, but, us, sun, fun,    

 

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 , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set, let. flag, plan, sled, they, glad, black, fresh, your, bring, grass, drink, crack, press. Twin, spell, still, swim, snack, skin, smell.

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 Bear Snores On and Bear Stays Awake.

To compare and contrast stories using a venn diagram.

To learn about how animals prepare for winter.

To compare and contrast a fiction and non-fiction text.

To learn about Winter Holidays and how lights are used to celebrate.

To discuss the signs that winter is coming.

To listen and respond to Time for Bed, Little Bear. 

To persuade little bear to stay awake this winter by writing him a letter.

To complete our unit on insects and life cycles.

 

Homework :

Monday night: Literacy activity from the Reado board and Practice reading with fluency

Tuesday: Study math facts ( +4)

Wednesday:  Fluency Folder, practice reading with fluency

Thursday: study word study words using your spelling menu

Friday:

 

 Request and Reminders:

Look for a permission form for our upcoming field trip to the Nutcracker at Henderson High School.