Here is a good link to practice your +1 and -1 math facts.
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
Newsletter 9/30
Mrs. Besselman’s
Bulletin 9/30/13
Goals for the
week:
To begin a writers
notebook.
To work with patterns.
To create and use different types of graphs.
To combine and compare numbers.
To practice addition.
To compare and contrast.
To know our math facts for adding 0, 1.
To practice our math facts for subtracting 0, and 1.
To continue to practice words with short a and short i.
To practice writing sentences using uppercase letters and
punctuation.
To work independently in our centers.
To work in reading groups.
To read and write words in the -at , an, am, as, ad, word
families, as well as the –ig, -in, -it,
To listen to When
This Box Is Full.
To identify and put in order the months of the year.
To make a class birthday graph.
To write about our favorite month.
To identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
To continue to study the science of insects. We are studying the life cycles of our mealworms
To identify four Seasons and write about the Fall.
Word study words
to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, the, to, had, van,
sad, bad, fad, ham, rag, zag, tag, bag.
Word study words
this week : We will continue unit four, in big, is, have, did, if, it, pit,
sit, lit, fit, wig, jig, pig, zig, in, pin, fin, tin, bin, win,
Homework :
Monday night: complete a READO square
Tuesday night: Math facts (first in math passwords were
sent home in back to school night packet)
Wednesday night: 100 things about me book, please complete the next
page. Encourage children to use a topic
sentence. Then add at least one detail
sentence.
Thursday: use spelling menu to study Word study words, we
will continue units 1-4. We did not
assess last week due to apple activities.
Request and Reminders:
Empty folders as much as possible each night.
Make sure your child knows the month and day of his/her
birthday for our class activities this week!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Newsletter 9/23
Mrs. Besselman’s
Bulletin 9/23/13
It was nice to see you all at open house! My email for those who would like to
communicate by email is pbesselman@wcasd.net. I am also available by phone. You may also send a note in the take home folder.
Goals for the
week:
To continue to count and write 1-20.
To count forward and backward.
To order numbers.
To identify numbers using greater than and less than
symbols.
To combine and compare numbers.
To identify more and fewer.
To listen to My Five Senses.
To learn about Johnny Appleseed.
To have fun with apples, measuring, counting, sorting.
To continue our Science Units, Insects.
To compare and contrast.
To continue to practice words with short a and to
introduce short i.
To practice writing sentences.
To work independently in our Daily five centers.
To begin reading groups.
To read and write words in the –at, -am, -as,- an,- ag,-
ad, word families.
Word study words your child should know: at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an,
man, and the red word, the, had, van, sad, bad, rag, and the red word to.
To complete unit 4 in our project read/word study our
new words are: in, big, is, have, did,
if, it, sit, lit, fit, wig, jig, fig, pig, zig.
To read about and use our 5 senses.
To welcome Fall.
Homework :
All week: collect pictures and items and decorate your
writer’s notebook cover (front and back)
cover with contact paper if possible. Send finished book on Monday, next
week.
Monday: choose a
square on the READO board to complete.
Tuesday: study
math facts all the + and – 1.
Wednesday:
100 Things about me, complete the
next prompt.
Thursday: choose
and activity from the spelling menu to practice the words for this week.
Friday: Home
senses activity
If you wish to keep READO and spelling menus in your
folders so they do not get misplaced that is fine.
Request and Reminders:
·
Pack a snack each day.
·
October read aloud will come this week.
·
Scholastic orders for September will be placed
this week. Please order online or send cash in a marked envelope.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Newsletter 9/16
September
16, 2013
Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin
I am happy with how
the children are settling into our class routines and the full day of
school! Please speak to your child about
the importance of listening.
Goals for the week:
To continue to count accurately and write 1-20.
To order numbers one through twenty.
To identify more and fewer.
To use a graph.
To listen to One Red Rooster.
To learn more about the Constitution on Constitution day.
To begin to learn about Johnny Appleseed.
To introduce our science unit (insects).
To identify rhyming words.
To read number words and color words.
To make predictions about a story.
To continue to practice words with short a.
To practice reading words in the –at and -am word family.
To introduce and work with unit 1-3 word study
words. (at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, As,
has, can, the, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag)
Homework :Monday:
Word Work: practice reading and writing
word study words unit 1-3. You can find a list of all units for this year if
you would like to work ahead on harder words.
Go to my website under files and documents. You can also visit my portaportal for
websites and games that reinforce our studies!
Tuesday: Read and discuss our Scholastic News Magazine
Wednesday: Back to school night
Thursday night: Work on Writing: our 100 things about me book will come home
tonight. Complete the first page
Next week for
homework we will be decorating our writer’s notebooks. You will be asked to use pictures and
decorations that will make the book special for you(pictures that will inspire
your child to write! Animals if they like animals, Barbie if they like Barbie,
sports if they sports). I will also be
asking you to cover the books with contact paper when you are finished. You may want to begin working on collecting
pictures and purchasing contact paper over the weekend.
* Pack a healthy snack each day!!
* Book orders
sent home or online orders are due on the third Friday of the Month always. Our code for online is GXF4L
Monday, September 9, 2013
Newsletter
Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin September 9,
2013
We had a great week
last week and the children are doing well learning our routines. This week we will begin to dive more into the
books! These goals are just for you to
have a general idea what we are working on during the day. We do much more than I have listed here during
a school day.
Goals for the week:
To continue to learn our new school routines.
To continue to make new friends in our class.
To review the short vowel a, and to build and read words
using a.
To review writing and counting from 1 to20.
To put words into alphabetical order.
To listen to Annie, Bea, and Chi Chi Delores.
To have fun with the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
To discuss things we do at school.
To use a Venn diagram.
T o identify and use verbs.
To note details in a story, to use them in our pictures
and writing.
To learn about our school community and compare it to
schools in the past.
To begin to learn about insects in our science unit.
Word study words
from units 1-3 (short a sounds): at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, as , has, can, an,
man, had van, sad, to, bad, rag.
Homework: Read at least 15 minutes each night in
addition to homework sent home!
Monday: Get some
rest! We have a full week!
Tuesday: Practice
spelling and writing short a words from unit 1-3. You can do this on paper or on a whiteboard
or chalkboard. You can use flash cards
or starfall.com. Whatever works for your
family.
Word study words
from units 1-3 (short a sounds): at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, as , has, can, an,
man, had van, sad, to, bad, rag.
Wednesday: take all
the +1 cards from your addition flash cards. Practice these cards
Thursday: Name practice sheets (only the first letter of
Each name should be uppercase)
Friday: We will do an assessment every Friday (during class)
using the word study words of the week.
Requests and Reminders:
*Wear sneakers on gym days Tuesday.
* Back to school Open house is on September 18, 2013
*please empty folders each night of contents on the left
side L= leave at home, Right side R= return to school. I realize it is the first couple weeks so
this may not always be completely accurate but we are working on packing up
skills.
* Please send in a snack each day, it is not provided.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Reminders
Just a reminder that Wednesday is our last full day. If there is a change in dismissal route please send a note. Our last day of school is Monday June 17.
Special First Grade Days coming this week:
June 10th through 13th
Monday, June 10th – Movie Day : You do not need to bring in anything for this day.
Tuesday, June 11th – Buddy Read Day: Bring in 2 or 3 of your favorite books from home to share with a first grader from another class.
Wednesday, June 12th – Puzzle Day: Bring in a puzzle from home. We will work with other students from another class to complete them. Let’s see how many puzzles first grade can finish!
*Afternoon (class only) end of year celebration today!
Thursday, June 13th – Board Game Day: Bring in a board game or card game from home and we will enjoy playing games with another class.
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