Newsletter 3/24

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/24/13

Goals for the week:

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To continue our new unit on Measurement in our math investigations.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To learn about r controlled vowels.

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

To identify and use action words

To identify compound words.

To identify and use contractions.

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.

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. 

Word study words this week: far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park.

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 Easter Stories.

To listen to our Book of the Week: When Robins Sing

To identify nouns.

To practice reading with fluency.

To Welcome Spring!

To continue to observe and record Rocks in all different forms and sizes.

Homework :

Monday:

Tuesday: return permission form for Longwood Gardens.  I have 2 chaperones so far that had volunteered for the first 2 trips.  I still need one.  Admission for chaperones is $12. For the Longwood trip.

Wednesday: send in a hard boiled egg

Enjoy your Break!!

Newsletter 3/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/18/13

Goals for the week:

To begin a new unit Addition, Subtraction and problem solving.

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To hear short and long vowel sounds.

To hear and identify syllables.

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

To identify compound words.

To identify  that words that are plural and to know when to use s and es.

 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.

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

Word study words this week:  review: such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch,
 red words :many, two, do, any

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To listen to our Book of the Week: There’s an Alligator under my bed.

To identify nouns.

To identify verbs.

To practice reading with fluency.

To write a  friendly letter.

Homework :

Monday: Literacy Activity page

Tuesday: Scholastic News magazine

 Wednesday:  math page

Thursday:  Study word study words unit 1-18 and math facts sums to 10.

Friday:  

Newsletter 3/11/13

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/11/13

Goals for the week:

To finish our unit on measurement.

To measure distance using non standard units.

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To hear short and long vowel sounds.

To hear and identify syllables.

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

To identify and use action words

To identify compound words.

To identify  that words with a /ch/ in the final position  end in –TCH, if the vowel is short and it is a one syllable word.

To note exceptions to the above rule.

 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

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

Word study words this week:  such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, red words :many, any, two, do

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  Eek, there is a mouse in the house.

To identify nouns.

To add colorful words and adjectives to our sentences.

To practice reading with fluency.

To compare Lions and Lambs.

To Learn about Irish Myths and Legends and to have fun for St. Patrick’s Day.

Homework :

Monday: Literacy Page

Tuesday:  Scholastic News

Wednesday:  math page

Thursday:  Study math facts and word study words

Friday:  Wear your green!

Reminders:

Spring Fair is Saturday!!

Please do not allow children to bring toys or anything that is not needed to  school.

Newsletter 3/3/13

We had a great time on Friday with our character interviews!!  Thanks to all who participated!

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/3/13

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue working with measurement, We will measure distance.

To read and write words with consonant blends in the final position.

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.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

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, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk

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

Word study words this week: Help, must, do, and, two , many, milk, kept.

To listen and respond to A Color of His Own, The Mixed up Chameleon and Cool Chameleons.

To review the 4 seasons.

To compare and contrast characters.

To continue to study story elements with a focus on characters.

To identify fantasy and realism.

To continue our studying rocks and being geologists.

To practice reading with fluency.

Homework :

Monday:  Literacy activity page

Tuesday:  Scholastic news

Wednesday:  Math page

Thursday:  Study word study words and math facts

Help, must, do, and, two , many, milk, kept

Friday: