Newsletter for 12/3/12

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  12/3/12

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To review unit 1-10 in project read and word study words.

To introduce diagraphs, (sh. Ch, th, wh)

To use identify and practice when to use exclamation points in a sentence.

To continue to work with addition facts.

To find a missing part in addition.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To review sounds and write lowercase diver letters (r, n, m, p, and h).

To identify fantasy and realism in a story.

To identify beginning, middle and end in story.

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story using detail.

New word study words this week:  whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank.

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 , was, box, job, off, will, miss, you, fix, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, inch, Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put.

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 On Top of Spaghetti.

To listen to our Book of the Week:  Time for Bed Little Bear

To learn about hibernation.

To learn about Winter Holidays and how they are celebrated.

To enjoy a musical performance for the holidays by our own Glen Acres Students in 3rd-5th grade.

Homework :

Monday night: Literacy activity

Tuesday: Scholastic News

Wednesday:  Math page

Thursday: study word study words and math facts

New word study words this week:  whip, are, put, whiff, chill, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank.

Friday: Send in something that has a diagraph for sound sharing.

 Request and Reminders:

Send back your permission slip for the Nutcracker performance at Henderson High ASAP!

Chaperones will be Mrs Kazanjian, Mrs. Rogers, and Mrs. Tegler.

Holiday Bazaar is Friday!  Come out and shop!

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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/26/12

Goals for this week:

To solve problems using strategies (read and understand the problem, draw picture, choose operation(+,-), write a number sentence add an answer with a label).

To begin Unit 3 on problem solving.

To complete unit 2 in our investigations.

To identify word endings.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To review sound and write lowercase o,a,d,g.

To identify fantasy and realism in a story.

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story.

To use picture context clues

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

Word study words this week unit 10:  bank, pink, long, song, sing, ring.

Word study words to know (should be able to read automatically without sounding out) : am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in big, is, did, 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.

Red words to know, to, the, have, of, said, was, you, what.

To listen to our Book of the Week: Listen to the Desert.

To learn more about the desert.

To compare and contrast settings from our last 3 books.

Homework :

Monday night: Literacy activity page and reading practice

Tuesday: Scholastic magazine

Wednesday night: Math page   

Thursday:  word study words and math facts(+1,+2,+3)

Word study words this week unit 10:  bank, pink, long, song, sing, ring.

Friday: send in sound sharing that ends with a glide (nk or ng)

 Request and Reminders:

Thank you all for taking the time to come and see how the children are doing in class! 

Field Trip Update:

Our Colonial Plantation trip was rescheduled for May 30th.  Chaperones will remain the same , if you cannot make it please let me know.

We are also going to the Nutcracker at Henderson High school on Dec 11 (12:30-2:30) permission forms will go home this week.

Newsletter 11/12

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/12/12

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition facts.

To read a graph.

To solve a problem using strategies.

To sort shapes by one and more than one attribute.

To make patterns using shapes.

To make quilt patterns by using shapes.

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

To identify word endings.

To review sounds and write lowercase a, o, c, g, d, q.

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story.

To use picture context clues

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

New word study words this week:  unit 10 long, ring, pink, what, bank and sang.

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, was, box, job, off, will miss, you, fizz, pass.

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 listen and respond to City Book.

To listen to our Book of the Week:  City Storm.

To discuss the first Thanksgiving.

To continue to learn about insects and life cycles.

Homework :

Monday night: Literacy activity page

Tuesday: Scholastic Magazine

Wednesday night: Math page

Thursday:  Study Math facts +1,+2,+3, and word study words.

Friday: Send in your Turkey homework if you have not already!!  We will use them today.

 Request and Reminders:

* Scholastic orders are available online.

Conference Schedule

Conference Schedule           Mrs. Besselman

 Monday 11/19      Tuesday 11/20              Wednesday11/21

12:45 Jessa

1:05  Marwa            1:05  Nathan                   8:20  Julian

1:25                          1:25                                  8:40 Nasir

1:45  Grant              1:45  Justin                     9:00  Taiylor

2:05                          2:05                                 9:20  Adam            

2:25  Olivia             2:25                                  9:40  Kirstyn

2:45                          2:45  Colin

3:05 Tyler                3:05 Derek             

                           

                                  5:15 Brady

                                  5:30   Ensar

                                  5:50   Kaitlin

                                  6:10 Alexa

                                  6:30  Keith

                                  6:50  Abby

                                  7:10   Chloe

                  7:30 Lilly

                                  7:50 Tevon
                                  8:10 Cassidy

Newsletter

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                11/05/12

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with shapes.

To continue to add.

To identify more and fewer.

To identify odd and even.

To study words with short o.

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

To review sounds and write lowercase c, a, o, g, d,

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.

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

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

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.

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

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To listen and respond to My River.

To listen to our Book of the Week:  A Beaver Tale.

To learn more about rivers.

To learn more about beavers.

To record and observe all our insects.

To learn more about the writing process from real authors on Writer’s Day!!

To learn more about Election Day and to have a mock election.

Homework :

Monday night: Literacy Page

Tuesday:  No School

Wednesday night: Math page

Thursday :  Study word study words and math facts

Friday: Send in sound sharing for anything that ends with double ss,ll, zz, ff.

Look for Thanksgiving Homework to come home this week!!  Please send back any day next week.

Request and Reminders:

Please let me know ASAP if you have a conflict or can not make your conference time for any reason.  Times will also be listed on the blog

Thank you!

Thank you to all who helped with and attended the Halloween Parade.