newsletter 5/10

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               5/10/19

Goals for the week:

To identify coins and their values.

To count money to $1.00

To continue to work on adding and subtracting to 100, with and without regrouping.

To begin to add and subtract to 100.

To hear and identify all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to practice words with vowel pairs.

To practice syllabification steps.

To identify and read words with oo, oi, oy  

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

  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. jumped, grabbed, looked, stuffed, baked. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like , use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, better, begin, dinner, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there, way, may, rain, wait, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, road, coat, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie, head, read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, weather, breath, thread, sweater, even, along, second, animal, away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem, uncle, little, simple, table, sparkle, one, done, great, thought, edge, badge, bridge, judge, wedge, fudge, pledge, trudge,

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, eye, other, thought

Word study words this week :  good, look, school, food, too, soon, took, mother, brother, father, boy, point, spoil choice, aren’t enjoy, join, destroy, loyal, weren’t.

To identify story elements and to retell a story using details and sequence.

To continue our unit on poetry.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit our writing using our writer’s eye.

To compare and contrast non-fiction books on the same topic.

To identify non-fiction text features and how they help us to learn.

To review what we have learned about Genre.

To listen and respond to stories about plants, both fiction and non-fiction.

To identify sequence in a story.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read non-fiction stories about plants and to write about plants giving facts and a closing sentence.

To continue our study of Plants and insects. 

Homework :  

Monday: choose a square from your READO or Write boards

Tuesday: study math facts (addition and subtraction)

Wednesday: Fluency folder and red words (list sent home today)

Thursday:  Study word study words all units

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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

Newsletter 4/1/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/1/19

Goals for the week:

To complete chapter 13 in our Math book, 

to practice addition and subtraction with and without regrouping.

To count, add and subtract using place value.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To divide syllables using cutting patterns.

To review all the phonics rules we have been learning so far and to include in independent writing.

 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, herd, sister, fern, stern, blister, winter. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running,

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, who, some and come, very, here, give, live, from, where, there,

To review steps for syllabication and review the vccv pattern

To practice a new syllable division pattern V/cv

Word study words this week: better, paper, began, dinner, ever, over, after, until, begin.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit our writing using our writer’s eye.

To revise our work by adding details and adjectives.

To  review and identify text features of non-fiction text

To continue to enjoy Spring and rain Stories.

To identify the main idea in a non-fiction text

To write an opinion with supporting reasons and a concluding sentence.

To make predictions while reading.

To identify genres of books and give evidence to support our thinking.

To note differences in Fiction and Non-fiction texts.

To practice reading with fluency.

To begin our Schoolwide unit on Poetry during Poetry Month (April)

To continue to learn about plants and insects.

Homework : 

Monday: Complete a square on your READO or WRITE board

Tuesday:  math folder

Wednesday: fluency folder

Thursday: Study word study words

Friday:  Please send in a baggie with 2 quarters, 5 dimes, 4 nickels, and 10 pennies for our lessons in counting money coming soon

newsletter 3/23/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/24/19

Goals for the week: To review the strategies to add and subtract.

To apply adding and subtracting strategies to higher numbers.

To add with and without regrouping.

To subtract with and without regrouping.

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 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: To review last week’s magic e words and To learn the rules for adding –ing to a word:  stop, skate, hop, hope, bake, pop, take, play.

To double the final consonant when adding ing to a short vowel word.

To drop the e when adding -ing to a magic e word

Next week’s words:  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 welcome Spring!

To listen and respond to Spring stories.

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction stories.

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

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue to observe changes in our insects.

Homework :

Monday: Complete a square on your Reado or Write boards.

Tuesday: Math Folder

Wednesday: fluency Folder, I hope to have new 3^rd trimester packet for today.

Thursday: study word study words

Friday:   

newsletter 2/19/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               2/19/19

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To add and subtract one and two digit numbers and use adding and subtracting in problem solving.

To begin a new chapter on graphing.

To identify different types of graphs.

To explore different ways of taking a survey.

To identify asking, telling, and exclamatory sentences.

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

To use period, question marks and exclamation points.

To identify and use descriptive words.

 Word study words to know: know 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 , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set , let, when, them, then, flag, plan, sled, glad, black, class, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press,  Twin, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, spell, up, sun, but, us, truck, clock, path, napkin, cannot, upset, into and jacket. spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, squid, desk, mask, gasp, crisp, hand, band, jump, went, sent, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch,

Red words to know: to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your, Mrs. And Mr.  and, were, do and, two, many, any, who

Word study words this week: or, for, porch, cord, form, storm, pork, work, corn, short, torch, bar, far, car, arch, arm, farm, part, start, charm, hard.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To read non-fiction biographies about Abe Lincoln and George Washington.

To compare and contrast 2 non-fiction texts

To identify text features of non-fiction texts.

To read fiction and nonfiction stories about teeth

To use a timeline to put events into sequence.

To listen and respond to books about teeth.

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction texts

To continue to observe and care for our mealworms.

To learn about dental health and how to care for our teeth.

To use the Chatterpics app to share what we know about Abe and George.

To complete our Second Step Lessons and to use what we have learned.

Homework

Monday:  complete a square on the READO or WRITE board.

Tuesday:  Study your math facts .

Wednesday:  Fluency folder

Thursday:  Study your word study words. Bossy r (ar and or)

Friday:

 I am including next week’s homework for planning

Monday:  Bring your favorite Dr. Seuss Book. Wear mixed up clothes

Tuesday:  Wear Stripes!

Think about a character you would like to dress as (on Thursday) and look at the list of interview questions that come home today.  Try to come up with at least 1 question( and answer)that your character could give if interviewed.

Wednesday: Wear your wackiest socks!

 Work on your costume and interview question and answer

Thursday: Wear a vacation t-shirt!

Friday:  Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss Character.  Bring a list of at least 1 question that someone may use to interview you.  Please be ready with answers to the questions. ( For example:  if you are the Lorax a question might be what is your passion in life, answer may be my passion is the environment and standing up for the trees)

Newsletter 1/28/19

 Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/28/19

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To review numbers to 20.

To use place value to compare numbers.

To identify and extend number patterns

To use different strategies to add and subtract 1 and 2 digit numbers.

To review number bonds and fact families.

To use the make 10 strategy to add and subtract.

To use the doubles and doubles plus and minus one strategies to add and subtract.

To measure using non-standard units of measurement.

To compare length and height.

To identify asking, telling, and exclamatory sentences.

To use period, question marks and exclamation points.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To identify base words and endings.

To identify genre of books including fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography.

Word study words to know: know 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 , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set , let, when, them, then, flag, plan, sled, glad, black, class, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press,  Twin, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, spell, up, sun, but, us, truck, clock, path, napkin, cannot, upset, into, jacket Spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, were,  squid, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do, and, to, many, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, Jumps, socks, lifts, chicks, catches, pitches, stretches, glasses

Red words to know: to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your, Mrs. And Mr. into, were, many, any

To know that vowels followed by an r are r controlled vowels.  To identify the sounds of r controlled vowels.

Word study words this week: unit 18, words that end in -tch and the exceptions

(such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch

To add s or es to a word to make it plural.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit our writing using our writer’s eye.

To write about a topic giving facts and details in a sequential order.

To listen and respond to Groundhog Day by Gail Gibbons.

To continue to read biographies of important African Americans and to research important Americans.\

To read with expression…. looking for quotation marks and giving characters voices!

To add dialog in our writing.

Homework : 

Monday:  Do an activity on your READO or WRITE boards

Tuesday:  Practice Math Facts

Wednesday:   Fluency Folder

Thursday:  study word study words.

Newsletter 1/22/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/22/19

Goals for this week:

To use the make a 10 strategy for adding and subtracting to 20.

To use the double and doubles plus 1 strategy for adding and subtracting to 20.

To continue to practice our strategies for adding subtracting in small groups.

To begin a new unit on measurement.

To compare items by size.

To use a start line when measuring.

To read and write words with all short vowels.

To review and write the diver lowercase letters r, n, m, p, h, b .

To learn that –tch comes at the end of a short vowel one syllable word and to practice the exceptions to the rule.

 Word study words to know 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 , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank, well, men, get, tell, set , let, when, them, then, flag, plan, sled, glad, black, class, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press,  up, sun, but, us, truck, Mrs. And Mr. clock, napkin, cannot, upset, into, jacket, spring, scrub, scrap, splash string, were, squid, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many milk, kept.

Red words to know: to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your, into, were,

Word study words this week: to continue to practice beginning and ending blends (unit 17)

 To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To continue to enjoy snowy stories and to continue to write our own

To compare and contrast non-fiction texts on the same and different topics.

To compare and contrast fictions stories by story elements.

To identify the elements that make up a  fiction story.

To use story elements to help us to retell stories.

To compare and contrast characters.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue to learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and to continue to discuss the importance of treating others with respect.

Homework :

Monday: Holiday

Tuesday:  Math Facts

Wednesday: Fluency folder 

Thursday:  study word study words

Friday: 

Request and Reminders:

  Read every night!  

Last Newsletter for 2018!!

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin          12/17

To enjoy some wonderful holiday concerts with performances by our 3-5^th grade.

To enjoy some holiday stories, read by our 5^th grade students.

To continue to focus on the differences between Fiction and Non-Fiction stories.

To continue to learn about story elements that help us retell fiction.

To continue to enjoy and retell gingerbread stories.

To review all the rules we have learned so far in units 1-15. 

To listen to The Polar Express and to have fun at our own Polar Express.

To write a narrative about what we would do if we were Elves.

To identify character traits and use them in our Elf writing.

To make gifts for special people.

To learn more about holidays celebrated around the world.

To write a holiday “How To”,

To identify and use ordinal numbers and positions.

To identify and represent numbers from 1-20 .

To use place value to compare numbers 1-20.

Homework:

Color Block Monday (12/17): Wear your favorite holiday colors

Jingle Bell Tuesday (12/18): Wear holiday accessories (necklaces, hats, socks)

Winter Wonderland Wednesday (12/19): Wear your favorite cozy flannel shirt

Merry Morning Thursday (12/20): Wake up and come to school in your Pajama's  Polar Express is today!

Festive Friday (12/21): Come to school in your favorite holiday shirt/sweater. Class party today for students

We will send math and fluency folders in case you want to practice skills over break.  There is no homework.

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.

newsletter 10/29/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                             10/29/18

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition and subtraction.

To use the count on, count back, take away strategies for subtraction.

To use the number bond strategy for addition and subtraction.

To begin our Chapter on Shapes, we will review circles, squares, rectangles, triangles.

To read nonfiction and fiction stories about Bats and spiders.

To identify facts and opinions about spiders.

To write our opinion about spiders.

To identify fiction and nonfiction story elements.

To compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction stories.

To continue to identify and write facts and opinions.

To identify beginning, middle, and end of a story.

To identify cause and effect in a story.

To identify sequence in a story.

To retell a story using all the story elements.

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

To continue to use text features to understand nonfiction texts.

To continue to practice reading and writing words that end in glide sounds ng, nk.

To identify the sounds of the diagraphs wh, ch, sh, th

Word study words this week: Long, ring, pink, bank, sang, sing and the red word What, and inch, whip, are, put, chill, whiff,  I added practice sheets to my website for every unit J

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, Off, will, miss, fizz, pass, jazz, 

Red words to know: to, the, have, said, of, you, what, are, put

To label and identify rocks of different sizes

To learn that people feel better when we show them care and concern.  *Second step home connections are on my website for those who want to know more.

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity from your READO game board.

Tuesday night: math facts

Wednesday night: sort and count your Halloween candy

Thursday : study word study words up to unit 11

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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                           10/22/18

Goals for the week:

To learn more about Pebbles, Sand and Silt.

To observe what happens when some rocks are put into water.

To sort rocks by attributes.

To know that rocks can be found in different places.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition and subtractions facts.

To use the count up, count back, and use number bond strategies to subtract.

To solve addition and subtraction stories.

Word study words you should know: at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, the, an , man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in, is,  big, have, did, if, it, his, pack, said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, its him, quit, six, fix, wax, on, got, not, was, box, job, Off, will, miss, you, fizz, pass, jazz, Hill, fill, quill, fizz

Word Study words this week: Unit 10:  Long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang.

To continue to compare and contrast non-fiction stories on the same topic. 

To note the 3 different types on nonfiction books: literary, resource, biography.

To discuss authors purpose for writing nonfiction.

To find and identify text features in nonfiction books to help us learn.

To use strategies and text features to learn the meanings of new words.

To read Stories about pumpkins, bats and spiders.

To continue to practice identifying the difference between a fiction and non-fiction story.

To study characters in a fiction story and identify character traits.

To identify story elements while reading and retelling stories.

To identify beginning, middle, and end of a story.

To identify facts and opinions.

To finish our informational writing about pumpkins, giving facts in sequential order.

To complete an informational writing on bats.

To learn how to be an up-stander and stand up against bullying.

To watch Spookley the Square Pumpkin for Kindness week.

Homework :

Monday night: Please choose an activity on your READO board.

Tuesday:  Study math facts,

Wednesday :  Reading Fluency Folder

Thursday :  Study word study words using spelling menu

This week is kindness week!

newsletter 10/15/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  10/15/18

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to compare and combine numbers.

To use number bonds and the counting on strategies to add.

To understand there are different ways to make the same number.

To make addition stories.

To solve a problem where the total number and one part are known.

To use problem solving steps to solve addition problems.

To learn strategies to subtract.

To count back from the higher number, to count up from the lower number to subtract.

To use number bonds for subtraction.

To review sounds and write magic c letters.

To read non-fiction texts.

To identify 3 types of non-fiction texts: literary, resource, and biography.

To compare and contrast non-fiction and fiction texts.

To identify and use text features in non-fiction texts.

To read and make a timeline.

To know that l,s,f. and z are doubled at the end of a short vowel one syllable word.

New word study words this week: unit 9 off, will, miss, you, fizz, pass

Red words to know:  to, the, have, said, of

Word study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as , has, can, the, an, man, sad, had, van, rag, bad, to, in, big, is, have, did, I, it his, pack, said, sick, and tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, and pack, its, him, quit, six, fix, wax, yam, on, got, not, was, box, job,

To review the parts that make up a sentence, subject and predicate.

To identify nouns and verbs and to learn about adjectives.

To add detail to our sentences by adding adjectives and adverbs.

To learn more about spiders and pumpkins by reading non-fiction stories.

To write about our opinion on spiders and to give reasons to support our opinion.

To continue to identify the difference between fact and opinions.

To identify the elements of a narrative/fiction story.  Characters, setting, problem, solution.

To identify the features of a non-fiction text.

To read about river rocks. 

Homework :

Monday night: Complete a square on the READO

Tuesday night: practice Math facts

Wednesday night: fluency folder

Thursday : study word study words using your spelling menu

 Request and Reminders

 Follow the link below to see our sign up for the upcoming Halloween Party, or log into MySchoolAnywhere and go to Sign Ups!

https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/volunteer-new.a5w?vol=GlenAcresElementary149226

Newsletter 10/8/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                10/08/18

Goals for the week:

To write more than one fact In sequential order on the same topic.

To identify the difference between fact and opinion.

To write a fact and an opinion.

To review part and whole relationships for different numbers.

To use number bonds to show part/ whole relationships.

To count on to add, to use number bonds to add, to write and solve addition sentences.

To apply our adding strategies to addition story problems.

To identify equation and sum.

To become familiar with different combinations of the same number.

To identify nouns as person, place and thing.

To identify complete and incomplete sentences.

To know a sentence has a noun and a verb.

To use upper and lower case letters in our sentences as well as punctuation.

To self edit our work.

To continue to identify genres and to read different types of books.

To read and write words from unit 1-7 in the word study units.

To identify fiction, non- fiction and poetry as genres we will be reading this year.

To discuss ways we can be kind to our friends.

To read words with the short vowel o.

To identify the seven continents and find them on the globe.

New word study words this Week: on, got, not, was, box, job, hot, cot, cob,

Word study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, the, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in, big, is, have, did, if, it, his pack, said, sick, tack, its, him, quit, quack, six, fix, wax, quick

To continue to observe and study the life cycles of insects.    

To review the 7 Continents, to learn the Oceans.

To use a compass rose to read a map.      

To learn how to be a Geologist.   

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity from your READO board!

Tuesday night: Practice math facts! +0, +1,  +2, +3.

Wednesday night: Fluency Folder:  read another story and practice sight words, reading and spelling.

Thursday :  study word study/red words using the spelling menu

Friday: 

 Request and Reminders:

* Empty folders as much as possible each night.

* When sending lunch money put it in an envelope with a name!