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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/16/15

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition and subtraction facts.

To solve addition and subtraction problems using strategies we have learned.

To identify and classify plane and 3 d shapes.

To read and write words using short vowels a, i, and o.

To identify details and sequence in a story.

To retell a story using details and correct sequence.

To identify story elements.(character, setting, plot, main idea)

To continue to practice reading and writing words including diagraphs “the h brothers”  ch, wh, th, sh.

New word study words this week: blends, Unit 13 all flag, class, plan, sled, glad, black, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press, twin, spell, still, swim, snack, skin, smell.

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, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, sack, pack, its, him quit, six, fix, wax, on, got, not,  off, will, miss, you , fizz, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, was, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set, let, wh, them, then, would, could, should

Red words to know: to, the, of, said, have, was, you and what,

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.   .

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

To continue to read fiction stories about insects by Eric Carle.

To compare and contrast characters in stories.

To write our own narrative about an insect.

To continue to learn about insects and life cycles.

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity on your READO board

Tuesday: Study math facts +1, +2, +3, +4.

Wednesday night: Fluency Folder

Thursday:  Study word study words using your spelling menu .

Friday: Book Fair Money, return turkey sent home last Friday.

 Request and Reminders:

  We have half days 11/23, 11/24,  no school 11/25 due to conferences.