Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/27/17

Goals for the week:

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To use place value to compare numbers.

To identify and write numbers to 40.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

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

To identify and use action words.

To divide multisyllabic words using the vccv and vcv pattern

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. Or, far, hard, her, first, part, form, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while,

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,  

To use describing words to paint a picture in the reader’s head.

To visualize while reading as a strategy to understand.

To identify the difference between fiction and nonfiction texts

To identify text features of nonfiction texts

To identify story elements of fiction texts.

To identify vowel pairs for /e/

Word study words this week: see, need, keep, key, each, read, three, feet,

Red words: does, field

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 Spring Stories.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue to observe and record Rocks in all different forms and sizes.

To identify our planet, continent, state and city

Homework:

Monday: Reado or write board activity

Tuesday: math facts and Matho board activity

Wednesday: fluency folder

Thursday: study word study words

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/13/17

 

Goals for the week:

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To begin a new unit on Picture graphs and bar graphs.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

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

To identify and use action words

To identify and use contractions.

To continue to practice reading and writing words with 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, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life.

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: better, begin, paper, dinner, ever, over, after, until, began, being.

To review the syllable division pattern vc/cv and to learn the v/cv pattern.

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 learn about the Blarney Stone!

To study characters in stories and notice character traits and how they change over time.

To practice reading with fluency.

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

Wednesday: fluency Folder

Thursday: study word study words

Friday:  Wear your Green!

  Readers Theatre today!!   Practice the line sent home in folder earlier in the week!!

Newsletter 3/6/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/6/17

Goals for the week:

To finish our unit on measurement.

To measure using non-standard units.

To begin a new chapter on Picture graphs and bar graphs.

To interpret data on a picture graph.

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to identify syllables and to practice the cutting pattern.

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

To identify open and closed syllables.

To know that open syllables have a long vowel.

To recognize the three sounds produced by ed at the end of a word.

To learn about the magic e and long vowel sounds.

 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, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do, and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, or, for, far, hard, herm first, part, form, many, any, very, no, go, so, he, be, she, me,

 Red words: to, the, have, said, of, was, you, are, put, what, should, would, could, they, your, Mr. and Mrs., do, and, two, many, into, were, many, any, 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 learn more about Teeth by reading non-fiction books.

To practice writing an opinion with reasons, we will write about Being the Tooth Fairy, Is it hard or easy?

 

Homework :

Monday:  Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE Board

Tuesday:  Practice your math fact fluency.

Wednesday:  ½ day 

Thursday:  ½ day

Friday:  No School