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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               5/2/15

Goals for the week:

To continue to use addition and subtraction to 40 with regrouping.

To solve real word problems with numbers to 40.

To use key words to choose an operation.

To count money up to $1.00

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to read and write words with vowel pairs.

To continue to learn about the schwa.

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

To identify story elements such as characters, setting, main idea, conflict and resolution.

 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. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, better, begin, paper, dinner, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, my, why, try, story, study, funny, happy, way, may, rain, wait, tail, maybe, paid, Sunday, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, field, key, road, coat own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie, head, read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, weather, breath, thread, sweater, even, along, second, animal away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem, uncle, little, simple, table, sparkle,   

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, very, once, whose, here, from, give, live, where, there, whom, today, does, one, done, great, thought,

Word study words this week: other, eye, edge, wedge, badge, fudge, bridge, pledge, judge, trudge.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To listen to many books about Moms.

To identify story structure.

To identify sequence in a story.

To use describing words.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue our plant unit by planting seeds!

To  prepare for Mother’s Day

 

Homework :   Recycle Projects are due Monday!

Monday: complete an activity on your READO or WRITE board

Tuesday: math facts

Wednesday: Fluency folder

Thursday: Study your word study words

Send in coins for money counting practice If you have not already!!!!

April 25

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/25/16

Goals for the week:

To work on counting coins and their value.

To continue to add and subtract two digit numbers with and without regrouping.

To apply what we know about adding and subtraction to problem solving.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

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

To practice identifying and using contractions.

To review how to split words with more than one syllable.

To review the schwa sound and when it is used.

To read and write words that end in –cle.

 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. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, and while, side, lie, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, better, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, begin, dinner, by, my, why, try, story, study, funny, happy, way, may, rain, wait, tail, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, fee, field, key, road, coat, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie,

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, very, once and whose here, from, give, live, where, there, whom, today, does.

Word study words this week :  Uncle, little, simple, table, sparkle, one, done, great, thought.

To continue to explore different types of Poetry and to write our own.

To self edit and revise our writing.

To listen and respond to Stories about Plants.

To identify story structure and to retell fiction stories.

To identify sequence in a story.

To identify main idea and key details in a non fiction text.

To identify text features and how they help us learn.

To begin planting seeds as part of our new science plant unit.

 

Homework : Earth Day Project due Monday May 2!!! 

Newsletter 4/18/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/18/16

Goals for the week:

To add a 2 digit to a 1 digit number with and without regrouping.

To add 2, 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping.

To subtract a 1 digit number from a 2 digit number without regrouping.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To learn more about vowel pairs, and magic e, and open syllable words.

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

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. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me. no, go, so, he, be, she, me. Very, once, whose, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, better, paper, begin, dinner, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, funny, my, why, try, story, study, way, may, rain, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, road, coat, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie.

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, very, once and whose. Who, some, come, very, here, from, give, live, where, there, whom, today

Word study words this week :  even, along, second, animal, away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem.

To Celebrate Earth Day and discuss ways we can care for the Earth.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit and revise our writing.

To listen to The Lorax and identify story elements.

To read and enjoy Earth day stories.

To identify story structure and retell a story using story elements.

To identify sequence in a story.

To make predictions.

To practice reading with fluency and expression.

To begin a Plant Unit in science.

Homework :  

Monday:  Return Report card envelope

Look for an Earth Day Project to come home this week!  Mark May 4^th on your calendar for Science  Where we will share projects from 9:30-10:15.

 

 

Newsletter 4/11/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/11/16

Goals for the week:

To continue problem solving and addition and subtraction to 40.

To identify vowel teams that make long (i, e, o and a)

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

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. or, porch, cord, form, storm, pork, work, corn, short, torch, No, go, so, he, be, she, me, my, by. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing,  by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there, rain, pain, Sunday, maybe, way, may, wait, whom, today, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, toad, coat, road, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie.

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. Very, here, from, give, live, hoping, running, better, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, begin, dinner.

 

Word study words this week:   head, read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, thread, weather breath, sweater.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit and revise our writing.

To revise our work by adding more details and adding interesting words.

To identify story structure.

To retell a story using story elements.

To compare and contrast both fiction and non-fiction stories.

To read more about rain and the rain forest.

To practice reading with fluency.

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

To continue to learn about Pebbles, sand, and silt. 

 

Homework :  

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

Tuesday:  Study Math facts

Wednesday: pack a totally disposable lunch for our field trip tomorrow.

Thursday: dress for the weather and bring a bagged lunch.

Chaperones are Mrs. Sleiman, Mrs. Vernacchio and Mrs. Dayton, please arrive by 9:15 well rested J

Study word study words.

 Congrats to Annie and Lexi for being recognized at the media fest technology fair! 

 

Newsletter 4/4/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/4/16

Goals for the week:

To begin chapter 12 in our Math.

To count on from 21 to 40 by ones.

To count using place value

To show numbers using place value.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To divide syllables using cutting patterns.

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

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, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park, Her, herd, sister, fern, stern, blister, winter. Her, first, part, form, hard, far, for, or, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, Better, begin, paper, dinner, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, my, why, try, story, study, funny, happy,

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, who, some and come, very, here, give, live, from, where, there,

Word study words this week: way, may, rain, wait, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To identify text features of non-fiction texts

To compare and contrast 2 non-fiction texts on the

To Enjoy Spring and rain Stories.

To identify the main idea in a non-fiction text

To write an opinion with supporting reasons and a concluding sentence.

To make predictions while reading.

To identify genres of books and give evidence to support our thinking.

To note differences in Fiction and Non-fiction texts.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue to learn about Pebbles, sand, silt and soil.

 

Homework : 

Monday: Complete a square on your READO or WRITE board

Tuesday:  math facts

Wednesday: fluency folder

Thursday: Study word study words

Friday:  Please send in a baggie with 2 quarters, 5 dimes, 4 nickels, and 5 pennies for our lessons in counting money next week.

 

March 14,

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/14/16

 

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To finish our unit on Measurement.

To begin a new unit on Picture graphs and bar graphs.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

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

To identify and use action words

To identify and use contractions.

To continue to practice reading and writing words with long vowels and the magic e.

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, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park. left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life.

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, very

Word study words this week: better, begin, paper, dinner, ever, over, after, until, began, being.

To review the syllable division pattern vc/cv and to learn the v/cv pattern.

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 many St. Patrick’s Day stories.

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction stories.

To begin to practice persuasive writing and to learn about the Blarney Stone!

To study characters in stories and notice character traits and how they change over time.

To practice reading with fluency.

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

Homework :

Monday: Complete a square on your Reado or Write boards.

Tuesday: Math Fact Fluency

Wednesday: fluency Folder

Thursday:  Wear your Green!  Study word study words using your spelling menu

  Readers Theatre today!!   Practice the line sent home in folder earlier in the week!!

**  fill out permission form sent home to take part in the Mediafest contest! 

 

 

 

My child,   ________________________________, in Mrs. Besselman’s first grade class at Glen Acres Elementary, has permission to submit a technology project for the district sponsored Media Fest Contest.

 

Child’s name:_____________________________________________________

 

Parent name:_____________________________________________________

 

Parent signature:____________________________________________________

newsletter 3/7/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/7/16

Goals for the week:

To finish our unit on measurement.

To measure using non-standard units.

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to identify syllables and to practice the cutting pattern.

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

To identify open and closed syllables.

To know that open syllables have a long vowel.

To recognize the three sounds produced by ed at the end of a word.

To learn about the magic e and long vowel sounds.

 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, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do, and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, or, for, far, hard, herm first, part, form, many, any, very, no, go, so, he, be, she, me,

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

Word study words this week:  take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To retell a fiction story using the story elements we have learned (character, setting, problem solution)

To use character traits to describe a character and to find actions in the story to support our thoughts.

To listen and respond to Stone Soup and Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.

To add colorful words and adjectives to our sentences.

To compare Lions and Lamb and review how to write a simile.

To continue our Science unit on Pebbles, Sand and Silt.

To listen and respond to non-fiction texts about rocks.

To compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction texts

To find features of a non-fiction text.

 

Homework :

Monday:  Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE Board

Tuesday:  Practice your math fact fluency.

Wednesday:  Fluency Folder

Thursday:  Study word study words using the spelling menu.

Friday:  ½ day today