newsletter 9/25/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  9/25/17

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Goals for the week:

To continue to count and write 1-20.

To count forward and backward.

To order numbers.

To practice plus 1 math facts!

To create number bonds using manipualtives and a math balance.

To see the part, part, whole relationship in a number bond.

To identify numbers using greater than and less than symbols.

To combine and compare numbers.

To identify more and fewer.

To read nonfiction and fiction stories about Apples.

To identify facts and opinion.

To write facts and opinions.

To continue our Science Unit, Pebbles, Sand and Silt.

To continue to practice words with short a and short i. 

To identify what makes up a complete sentence and to practice writing sentences.

To work independently in our Daily five centers.

To begin reading groups.

To read and write words with the short vowels a and i.

Word study words your child should know:  at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, and the red word, the, had, van, sad, bad, rag in, big, is, have, did, if, it, sit, lit, fit, wig, jig, fig, pig, zig, and the red word to.

To know that K takes I and E and C takes the other 3 when it comes to spelling.

To know that -ck comes at the end of a short vowel one syllable word.

To complete unit 5 in our project read/word study our new words are: it,his,pack,said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, pack.

 

Homework :

Monday:  Complete an activity on the READO board

Tuesday:  study math facts all the + 1.

Wednesday:  Fluency Folder, read one story, practice 5 new sight words, and return the next day.

Thursday:  choose any activity from the spelling menu to practice the words for this week.

Friday:  Please cover the (front and back) cover of the writer’s notebook  with contact paper if possible. Send finished book on Monday.

 

If you wish to keep READO and spelling menus in your folders so they do not get misplaced that is fine.  Please empty other papers.