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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/29/19

Goals for the week:

To work on counting coins and their value.

To count, write, and use numbers to 120.

To continue to add and subtract two digit numbers with and without regrouping.

To apply what we know about adding and subtraction to problem solving.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

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

To practice identifying and using contractions.

To review how to split words with more than one syllable.

To learn the schwa sound and when it is used.

To read and write words that end in –cle.

 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. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, and while, side, lie, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, better, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, begin, dinner, by, my, why, try, story, study, funny, happy,

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, once and whose here, from, give, live, where, there, whom, today, does.

Word study words this week :  way, may, rain, wait, tail, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, fee, field, key, road, coat, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie,

To continue to explore different types of Poetry and to write our own.

To self edit and revise our writing.

To listen and respond to Stories about The Rainforest.

To identify story structure and to retell fiction stories.

To identify sequence in a story.

To identify main idea and key details in a non-fiction text.

To identify text features and how they help us learn.

To observe our plants and seedpods as part of our science plant and insect unit.

Homework :  Send in your baggie with coins, if you have not already done so!

Monday:  Reado

Tuesday: math facts

Wednesday: Fluency folder

Thursday: Study word study words, vowel teams, no test this week

Spring Break

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                 Spring Break week

Goals for the Week:

To read Spring stories:  The Talking Eggs, The Easter Egg Farm, The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick.

To review time and calendar skills.

To discuss characters and character traits.

To identify fantasy and realistic fiction.

To discuss and identify story elements

To review all phonics rules up to unit 23.

To continue to use our strategies to read.

To read with fluency and expression.

To identify short and long vowels.

To write poetry.

To write a “how to” on how to dye an egg.

To continue to work on problem solving.

To continue to add and subtract bigger numbers with and without regrouping.

To continue to build our fact fluency in math.

Homework:  

Monday:  Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE board.

Tuesday:  hard boil and egg and send to school on Wednesday to be dyed as part of our “How to” writing

Wednesday:  No Homework

Thursday:  Enjoy your long weekend!

Friday and Monday: No School