Newsletter 10/17/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                           10/17/16

Goals for the week:

To learn more about the characteristics of insects.

To continue to observe and compare the life cycles of our mealworms.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition facts.

Word study words you should know: at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, the, an , man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in, is,  big, have, did, if, it, his, pack, said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, its him, quit, six, fix, wax, on, got, not, was, box, job, Off, will, miss, you, fizz, pass, jazz, Hill, fill, quill, fizz

Word Study words this week: Unit 10:  Long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang.

To continue to compare and contrast non-fiction stories on the same topic. 

We will continue to learn about spiders and write about spiders

To read Stories about pumpkins.

To identify the difference between a fiction and non-fiction story.

To compare and contrast characters in a story.

To study characters in a fiction story and identify character traits.

To identify story elements while reading and retelling stories.

To identify beginning, middle, and end of a story.

To identify facts and opinions.

To write about pumpkins using adjectives.

To write about pumpkins, giving facts in sequential order.

To learn about the growth of a pumpkin and to put the stages of growth into order using transitions.

To learn how to be an upstander and stand up against bullying.

To watch Spookley the Pumpkin.

To meet some of West Chester’s finest Firefighters and learn more about fire safety.

 

Homework :

Monday night: Please choose an activity on your READO board.

Tuesday:  Study math facts, review +0, +1,+2,   -0,-1,-2.  And practice +3

Wednesday night: Reading Fluency Folder

Thursday :  Study word study words using spelling menu

Friday:

10/10/16 newsletter

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  10/10/16

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to compare and combine numbers.

To use number bonds and the counting on strategies to add.

To understand there are different ways to make the same number.

To make addition stories.

To solve a problem where the total number and one part are known.

To use problem solving steps to solve addition problems.

To review sounds and write magic c letters.

To listen to The Itsy Bitsy Spider and The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle.

To know that l,s,f. and z are doubled at the end of a short vowel one syllable word.

New word study words this week: unit 9  off, will, miss, you, fizz, pass

Red words to know:  to, the, have, said, of

Word study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as , has, can, the, an, man, sad, had, van, rag, bad, to, in, big, is, have, did, I, it his, pack, said, sick, and tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, and pack, its, him, quit, six, fix, wax, yam, on, got, not, was, box, job,

To write our own class version of the very busy spider.

To brainstorm describing words for spiders.

To learn more about spiders by reading non-fiction stories about spiders.

To write about our opinion on spiders and to give reasons to support our opinion.

To continue to identify the difference between fact and opinions.

To identify the elements of a narrative/fiction story.  Characters, setting, problem, solution.

To identify the features of a non-fiction text.

To celebrate Columbus Day and to learn about Christopher Columbus.

To learn about N,S,E, and W on a compass rose.

To review the 7 continents and to learn the oceans and find them on the globe.

To observe our butterflies as they enter the adult stage.

To learn more about the life cycles of mealworms.

 

Homework :

Monday night: Complete a square on the READO

Tuesday night: practice Math facts all 2 (+ and -) review 0-1 if needed,

Wednesday night: no school today

Thursday : study word study words using your spelling menu

 

 

 

 Request and Reminders

You can check the blog for Newsletters every Monday.  The website has copies of most homework boards!

Newsletter 10/3/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                10/03/16

Goals for the week:

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction books on Butterflies.

To write more than one fact In sequential order on the same topic.

To learn about Christopher Columbus.

To identify the difference between fact and opinion.

To write a fact and an opinion.

To read fiction and non-fiction books about butterflies.

To continue to work with greater than and less than.

To continue to compare and combine numbers.

To review part and whole relationships for different numbers.

To use number bonds to show part/ whole relationships.

To count on to add, to use number bonds to add, to write and solve addition sentences.

To apply our adding strategies to addition story problems.

To identify equation and sum.

To become familiar with different combinations of the same number.

To identify nouns as person, place and thing.

To use upper and lower case letters in our sentences as well as punctuation.

To self edit our work.

To read and write words from unit 1-7 in the word study units.

To Compare and Contrast characters in a story.

To discuss ways we can be kind to our friends.

To use character traits to identify the main character in the story

To read words with the short vowel o.

To identify the seven continents and find them on the globe.

New word study words this Week: on, got, not, was, box, job, hot, cot, cob,

Word study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, the, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in, big, is, have, did, if, it, his pack, said, sick, tack, its, him, quit, quack, six, fix, wax, quick

To continue to observe and study the life cycles of insects.              

 

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity from your READO board!

Tuesday night: Practice math facts!   +2.

Wednesday night: Fluency Folder:  read another story and practice sight words, reading and spelling.

Thursday :  study word study/red  words using the spelling menu

Friday: 

 Request and Reminders:

* Empty folders as much as possible each night.

* When sending lunch money put it in an envelope with a name!

Newsletter

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  9/26/16

  Please check my website for class information and go to my blog for homework newsletters.

Goals for the week:

To continue to count and write 1-20.

To count forward and backward.

To order numbers.

To practice plus 1 math facts

To practice minus 1 facts.

To create number bonds using manipulatives and a math balance.

To create number bonds with 3 parts.

To see the part, part, whole relationship in a number bond.

To identify numbers using greater than and less than symbols.

To combine and compare numbers.

To identify more and fewer.

To compare fiction and nonfiction texts and to identify the features of each.

To identify the difference between fact and opinion.

To write our opinion about apples.

To continue our Science Units, Insects.

To observe our Caterpillars in the larva stage.

To continue to practice words with short a and to introduce short i. 

To identify what makes up a complete sentence and to practice writing sentences.

To work independently in our Daily five centers.

To begin reading groups.

To read and write words with the short vowels a and i.

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 in, big, is, have, did, if, it, sit, lit, fit, wig, jig, fig, pig, zig, to it,his,pack,said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, pack. , .

To know that K takes I and E and C takes the other 3 when it comes to spelling.

To know that -ck comes at the end of a short vowel one syllable word.

To review the sounds of the letters qu, x, y.

To complete unit 7 in our project read/word study our new words are: its, him, quit, quiz, quick, six, fix, wax, yam, yack.

 

Homework :

Monday:  complete an activity from your READO board

Tuesday:  study math facts all the ones.

Wednesday:  Fluency folder, practice sight words

Thursday:  choose any activity from the spelling menu to practice the words for this week.

Friday:  Early dismissal, no lunch but pack a snack.

Newsletter 9/19/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin        September 19,2016

Goals for the week:

To continue to count accurately and write 1-20.

To add and subtract by 0

To add fluently by 1 using the next door neighbor strategy.

To recognize a number bond as a part, part, whole relationship.

To use number bonds for numbers 1-10

To order numbers one through ten.

To identify one more and one fewer using greater than and less than (<,>)

To use math vocabulary and symbols to explain greater than and less than.

To continue to listen to and enjoy many other Kevin Henkes characters

To compare and contrast characters between stories.

To make connections with text.

To write a sentence with a subject and predicate.

To write a sentence using uppercase letters and punctuation.

To edit our writing work when finished.

To continue to learn the routines and work for our Daily Five.

To identify rhyming words.

To write with Style.

To continue to practice words with short a and short I.

To practice reading words with short a and short I word family.

To know that K goes with I and e and c takes the other 3.

To read and spell words that begin with C and K and to identify the vowels that go with them

Word Study words: unit 5/6  it, his, pack, said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, pack.

Homework :  Read every night!                                                                                                    

Monday: Complete an activity from your READO board

Tuesday: practice flash cards for all 1’s (plus).

Wednesday: Fluency folder read a story to your child and have them read it back to you.

Thursday night: read and write word study words using your spelling menu

 

* Pack a healthy snack each day!!

*     Book orders sent home for October!  Online or Exact Cash only please.  Our code for online is GXF4L.

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin        September 12,2016

  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 add and subtract by 0

To add fluently by 1 using the next door neighbor strategy.

To order numbers one through ten.

To identify one more and one fewer.

To use math vocabulary and symbols to explain greater than and less than.

To learn more about the Constitution on Constitution day.

To read stories about the alphabet and to learn to alphabetize.

To listed to the story of Chrysanthemum and many other Kevin Henkes characters

To compare and contrast characters between stories.

To make connections with text.

To write a sentence with a subject and predicate.

To write a sentence using uppercase letters and punctuation.

To edit our writing  work when finished.

To continue to learn the routines and work for our Daily Five.

To identify rhyming words.

To write with Style.

To continue to practice words with short a. 

To practice reading words with short a and short I word family.

To read and spell unit 1-4 word study words.  (at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, As, has, can, the, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in, big, have, did, if,)

Homework :  Read every night!

Monday: Complete an activity from your READO board

Tuesday: practice flash cards for all 0’s (plus and minus).

Wednesday: Fluency folder  read a story to your child and have them read it back to you.

Thursday night: read and write word study words unit 1-4 (this is review from K)

 

Over the weekend:   Please decorate your writer’s notebook.  Collect and print pictures and decorations that will make the book special,(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 over the weekend.  You may want to begin working on collecting pictures and purchasing contact paper this weekend.  Send book back to school on Monday.

* Pack a healthy snack each day!!

*     Book orders sent home today!  Online or Exact Cash only please.  Our code for online is GXF4L.

 

                                                        August 30, 2016

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin

Goals for the week:

To become familiar with our school and our school routines

To meet our classmates and to remember their names

To have fun getting used to our new surroundings.

To learn about point of view as we read First Day Jitters.

To write about how we felt on the first day of school.

To read some good books

To read books about names and to have fun with our names.

To learn about how to treat others with respect and filling buckets.

Homework :

Practice your lunch number on the attached pin pad if you are going to buy lunch.

Send in a summer reading list if you have one any day

Reminders:

Check the green homework folder every night and send every day!

Wear sneakers on gym day (Tuesday and Thursday)

Pack a healthy snack each day (tell your child not to eat it at lunch)

Send a note if there is ever a change in your child’s route home!!! And Make sure your child knows of change as well.