Newsletter 11/12/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/12/17

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 know the difference between solid and plane shapes.

To make pictures using shapes.

To use a graph to show information about a picture.

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

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, when, 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 read non-fiction stories about Fall and the First Thanksgiving.

To use text features and clues in nonfiction books to learn more information and understand new words.

To make connections and use background knowledge to learn more from nonfiction texts.

To read with fluency and expression as we perform a reader’s theatre on Tuesday at 9.

To continue to learn about Pebbles, sand and silt.

Homework :  All WEEKEND: Practice reading your line for our Reader’s theatre  on Tuesday!

Monday : Complete an activity on your READO board

Tuesday: Study math facts, more coming home in folder today.

Wednesday : Fluency Folder

Book Fair Money, return turkey sent home last Friday.

Thursday:  Study word study words using your spelling menu .

Friday:

 Request and Reminders:

  We have half days 11/19, 11/20,  no school 11/21 due to conferences.

Please let me know if you are planning on coming Tuesday at 9 to see our morning meeting and a reader’s theater.  I will be posting to Seesaw for those who cannot comeJ

Newsletter 11/05/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                11/05/18

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with subtraction stories and real world subtraction problems.

To show our thinking and strategies when solving subtraction.

To use the take away, count on, count back, and number bond strategies.

To begin see related math facts and create fact families.

To learn about plane and solid shapes and their characteristics.

To sort shapes and to create pictures using shapes.

To review sounds and write lowercase letters

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

To identify the differences in fiction and non-fiction texts.

To read and spell words with the short vowel e.

 Word study words this week:  Unit 12 well, men, get, tell, set, let, when, them, then, would, could, should.

Word study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, big, is, did, if, it, his pack , sick, tack, back, kid, cab, sack, pack, its, him, quit, six, fix, wax, on got, not, was, box, job. off, will, miss, you, fizz, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, ship, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank.

Red words to know: the, to, have, said, of, was. You, what, are, put,

To continue to identify text features in nonfiction texts.

To continue to identify literary nonfiction, resource, and biography.

To learn more about each text feature.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To listen and respond to stories about Fall and scarecrows.

To use our senses to describe Fall.

To identify character traits in characters and to create characters with character traits.

To compare and contrast stories and characters across stories

To learn more about Election Day.

To show care and compassion for others.

To enjoy a Veteran’s Day Assembly.

Homework :  We are collecting change for Veterans this month!

Monday night: Complete a Reado activity

Tuesday:  No School

Wednesday night:  Fluency Folder

Thursday :  Study your word study words

Friday: Wear Red White and Blue in honor of Veterans.

Look for Thanksgiving Homework to come home this week!! 

Request and Reminders:  You can return reading logs at any time when they are completed.  I will send a pizza slip and a new reading log for you.  You may also send for a new Reado  when you finish all squares.  Both can also be found on my website under Documents and files tab.

If you plan to attend school on National Education Day (November 13^th from 9-9:30) Please RSVP to me so I can let the office know who to expect.