Newsletter 3/3/14

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/3/14

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To introduce our measurement unit.

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, do, two,

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:  wear your PJ’s and bring a book for our School wide Read Across America Day

Send in your Reading Olympics Sheet

Tuesday:  math fact fluency practice (paper will be sent home with your child’s practice set)

Wednesday:  Write to the next prompt in your 100 things about me book.

Thursday:  Study word study words units 1-17

Friday: 

Dr. Seuss Week!

Class events to celebrate Dr. Seuss!

Monday: Bring in your favorite Dr. Seuss Book

Tuesday:  Character interview list sent home today.  Please choose up to 3 questions from the list or come up with your own questions.  

Wednesday: Choose a character and answer your interview questions the way you think your character would answer them.  Write the questions on an index card to be used by another student who will interview you on Friday.

Thursday: prepare your costume and send your interview questions to school on index card.

Friday:  Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss character  and prepare to be interviewed by a friend. 

2/10/14

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               2/10/14

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To know that each syllable or word part has a talking vowel.

To label talking vowels, to sort words by # of syllables.

To divide words into syllables and to create words using more than one syllable

To continue working on collecting data and conducting surveys.

To continue working on making and reading different types of data representations.

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

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

Word study words this week:  We will continue to use words from unit 15.  We will learn how to divide syllables.

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 Valentine stories.

To learn more about Pebbles, Sand and Silt.

To Learn about Abe Lincoln and George Washington In honor of Presidents Day.

To Learn about famous African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.

Homework :   

Work on all week:

 Please decorate a box or bag of some type to be used as a valentine box due Thursday

Monday:  Complete an activity from your READO or WRITE

Tuesday :  Study math facts and work on valentines

Wednesday: Complete the next page in the 100 things about me journal and work on valentines and box.

Thursday: Study word study words

Friday: Valentine party and Jump Rope for Heart

Newsletter 2/4/14

 Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               2/4/14

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To  continue our unit on collecting data, we will be conducting a class survey.

To identify solid shapes.

To read and write words with consonant blends and consonant clusters.

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.

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,  Twin, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, spell, up, sun, but, us, truck,

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

Word study words this week:  (review)clock, path, napkin, cannot, upset, into and jacket.  (new) Spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, were, and squid.

To identify the number of syllables in a word by looking for talking vowels.

 To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To complete a “how to” writing using transition words about

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

To listen and respond to The Flower Garden.

To make predictions about a story.

To practice reading with fluency.

To learn more about The Winter Olympics

Homework :

Monday:  Do an activity on your READO and/or Write board

Tuesday:  Practice Math Facts

Wednesday:  Write in your 100 things about me book

Thursday:  study word study words.

Friday: 

newsletter 1/27/14

 Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/27/14

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To use different methods of collecting and recording data.

To sort by more than one attribute.

To identify solid shapes.

To read and write words with all the short vowels and to begin looking at long vowels.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To retell and summarize a story.

To identify story structure.

 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

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

To learn how to divide words with more that one syllable.

To identify jellybean(1 syllable) and elephant words(more than one).

Word study words this week:  unit 15

 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 The Little Red Hen.

To compare and contrast two stories.

To use and understand ordinal numbers.

To listen to our Book of the Week: The Little Yellow Chicken .

To practice reading with fluency.

To learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. 

To learn more about where we live in PA!

To learn more about sand, silt, and pebbles as we experiment with our new science unit.

Homework :

Monday:  Choose an activity from your READO and/or WRITE boards.

Tuesday: practice math facts  (is your child using what they know about addition to do subtraction?)  Practice fact families!!

Wednesday: Write in your 100 things about me book.

Thursday:  study all word study words.  Ask your child about how to split elephant words. Use spelling menu.

Request and Reminders:

* Empty folders as much as possible each night.  Read every night! 

*With less than 20 days till the 100^th day of school I am expecting more from the children. Second grade is right around the corner!  If your child is not completing work in class I will send home to be completed for homework.  If it is not completed at home they will complete during recess the following day.

*Neatness is also expected.  Please encourage this in homework as well.

 Please ask your child what supplies they need .  I know many seem to need pencils and glue.

Newsletter 1/13/14

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/13/14

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To read and write words with a short u.

To read and write words containing blends  l, r, w and s.

To continue problem solving skills in unit 3 (problem solving, addition and subtraction)

To count higher numbers and understand place value.

To estimate.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To review diagraphs (ch, sh, th)

To review sounds and write the 5 below letters  (y,p,g,q,j)

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story.

 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,  Twin, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, spell.

Red words to know, to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your, fresh, bring, grass, drink, crack, press, twin, still swim, snack, skin, smell, spell

Word study words this week:  Up, sun, but, us, Mr. Mrs. Fun,  plum, cup,  truck  all unit 14 short u words and review l, r blends and s  and w blends

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

To listen and respond to My Friends.

To identify verbs as action words.

To write about a friend using descriptive words.

To identify characteristics that make a good friend.

To learn about Martin Luther King Jr.

To discuss ways we can make the world a better place by being kind.

Homework :

There will be an estimation page sent home one day this week to go with our math.  Please complete in addition to homework here.

Monday: Choose an activity from the READO and/or Write Board.

Tuesday: Math facts practice

Wednesday: Write to the next prompt in your 100 things about me book 

Thursday:  study word study words. 

Friday:  We have a 1/2 day, please pack a snack.

 Request and Reminders:

* Empty folders as much as possible each night.