Newsletter 4/11/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/11/16

Goals for the week:

To continue problem solving and addition and subtraction to 40.

To identify vowel teams that make long (i, e, o and a)

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

To write using colorful verbs and describing 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, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park. or, porch, cord, form, storm, pork, work, corn, short, torch, No, go, so, he, be, she, me, my, by. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing,  by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there, rain, pain, Sunday, maybe, way, may, wait, whom, today, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, toad, coat, road, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie.

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, here, from, give, live, hoping, running, better, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, begin, dinner.

 

Word study words this week:   head, read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, thread, weather breath, sweater.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit and revise our writing.

To revise our work by adding more details and adding interesting words.

To identify story structure.

To retell a story using story elements.

To compare and contrast both fiction and non-fiction stories.

To read more about rain and the rain forest.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read and write poetry as part of National Poetry Month.

To continue to learn about Pebbles, sand, and silt. 

 

Homework :  

Monday: Please complete an activity on your READO or WRITE boards.

Tuesday:  Study Math facts

Wednesday: pack a totally disposable lunch for our field trip tomorrow.

Thursday: dress for the weather and bring a bagged lunch.

Chaperones are Mrs. Sleiman, Mrs. Vernacchio and Mrs. Dayton, please arrive by 9:15 well rested J

Study word study words.

 Congrats to Annie and Lexi for being recognized at the media fest technology fair!