Newsletter 4/7/14

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/7/14

Goals for the week:

To continue problem solving and addition and subtraction.

To use fact families to help us to add and subtract.

To use doubles to help us to add and subtract.

To work on Fact Fluency.

To count money.

To review all short  and long vowels.

To continue reading and writing words with a bossy r.

To learn more about magic e.

To hear and identify syllables.

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

To identify compound words.

To identify and use contractions.

To write using colorful verbs and describing words.

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.

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 (or):  or, porch, cord, form, storm, pork, work, corn, short, torch.

Word study words next week No, go, so, he, be, she, me, my, by. 

red word : very

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 George Shrinks

To listen to Cloudy with a chance of meatballs and imagine what we would like to rain from the sky.

To identify story structure.

To identify sequence in a story.

To make predictions.

To learn about spring, rain and the water cycle.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read and write poetry as part of National Poetry Month.

Homework :  

Monday: Please complete an activity on your READO or WRITE boards.

Tuesday:  Study Math facts

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

Thursday: study word study words. Bossy R Worksheet is sent home today.
Friday:  Send in your Earth Day Recycling project

Monday is science day!  You are welcome to come view our finished projects in the Cafeteria from 2-2:15.

Miss Bodar's Newsletter 3/24/14

Miss Bodnar’s Bulletin                        3/24/14

Goals for the Week:

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit our writing using our writers eye.

To continue building our reading and writing stamina.

To build a story structure puzzle.

To continue to generate questions as we read.

To participate in a wordless picture walk and create our own story to go with them.

To continue our math games on creating combinations of ten.

To screen our river rocks, sand, and gravel.

To review all of the phonics rules we have been learning.

To start our new project read unit on r controlled words.

Words study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, a, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, reg, 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., jumps, socks, lifts, chicks, catches, pitches, stretches, glasses, or, for, far, hard, her, first, part, from

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, why

Word study words this week:  far, hard, car, tar, part, art, farm, charm, arch, why

Homework:

Monday: Complete an activity on your Reado or Write Board.

Tuesday: Math Facts

Wednesday: 100 Things About ME

Thursday: Study word study words unit 1-19.

Friday: Enjoy your weekend!

Newsletter 3/10/14

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/10/14

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 word :many, any

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:  Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE Board

Tuesday:  Practice your math fact fluency, complete page sent home.

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

Thursday:  Study word study words using the spelling menu.

Friday: 

Reminders:

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.