Newsletter 2/21/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               2/21/17

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To use the double and double plus one strategy.

To make a group of 10 to add and subtract.

To be fluent in ways to make 10.

To subtract a 1 digit number from a 2 digit number.

To add and subtract one and two digit numbers and use adding and subtracting in problem solving.

To begin a new chapter on measurement.

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 know that an open syllable has a long vowel.

 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, desk, mask, gasp, crisp, hand, band, jump, went, sent, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch,

Red words to know: to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your, Mrs. And Mr.  and  were, do and, two, many, any or, for, far, hard, her, first, part, form.

Word study words this week: no, go, so, he, be, she, me, very

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To continue to read non-fiction books about Abe Lincoln and George Washington.

To compare and contrast 2 non-fiction texts

To identify text features of non-fiction texts.

To use a timeline to put events into sequence.

To listen and respond to books about teeth.

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction texts

To continue to experiment and study pebbles sand and silt.

To learn about dental health and how to care for our teeth.

Homework

Monday:  Finish your READO and then start with the WRITE board.

Tuesday:  Study your math facts .

Wednesday:  Fluency folder

Thursday:  Study your word study words.

Friday:  Field Trip today!  Pack a lunch in a paper bag. 

 

 

 I am including next week’s homework for planning

Monday:  Bring your favorite Dr. Seuss Book. Wear mixed up clothes

Tuesday:  Think about a character you would like to dress as (on Thursday) and look at the list of interview questions that come home today.  Try to come up with at least 1 question( and answer)that your character could give if interviewed.

Wednesday:  Work on your costume and interview question and answer

Thursday: Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss Character.  Bring a list of at least 1 question that someone may use to interview you.  Please be ready with answers to the questions. ( For example:  if you are the Lorax a question might be what is your passion in life, answer may be my passion is the environment and standing up for the trees)

Newsletter 2/15/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               2/15/17

 

Goals for the week:

To add and subtract by grouping into 10 and ones.

To add using double facts and double plus 1.

To learn a poem to help us remember the doubles facts.

To add using the doubles facts plus one.

To subtract a one digit number from a 2 digit number.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To identify long vowel sounds.

To practice reading and building words with more than one syllable.

To learn about the bossy r and to read and write works that have an r controlled vowel.

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, jacket, spring, scrap, scrub, splash, string, were, 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, or, for, far, hard, her, first, part, form.

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

Word study words this week:  or, porch, cord, form, storm, pork, work, corn, short, torch.

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 continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To edit and revise our writing.

To make a Valentine bag to store our Valentine’s.

To enjoy some Valentine stories.

To continue studying our pebble, sand and silt unit.

To listen to books about the presidents.   We will focus on Nonfiction texts and features.

To read biographies of others and to complete our friend biography using technology.

To write a Non-Fiction piece including a topic sentence, facts in sequential order and a closing sentence.

To practice reading with fluency.

To Learn More about Abe Lincoln and George Washington.

To discuss The Presidents of the United States and learn more about our country.

To write about what we would like to do as President.

 

Homework :

Monday: Reado or Write board

Tuesday: Bring your Valentines today!   study your math facts

Wednesday:  fluency folder

Thursday: study word study words (all bossy r words from the last 3 weeks).

Friday:   half day today

January 30,2017

 Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/30/17

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To review numbers to 20.

To use place value to compare numbers.

To identify and extend number patterns

To use different strategies to add and subtract 1 and 2 digit numbers.

To review number bonds and fact families.

To use the make 10 strategy to add and subtract.

To use the doubles and doubles plus and minus one strategies to add and subtract.

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.

To identify genre of books including fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography.

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, jacket Spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, were,  squid, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do, and, to, many, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, Jumps, socks, lifts, chicks, catches, pitches, stretches, glasses

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

To know that vowels followed by an r are r controlled vowels.  To identify the sounds of r controlled vowels.

Word study words this week:  unit 19 part one, bar, car, far, tar, arch, arm, farm, part, start, charm, bark, card.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To write about a topic giving facts and details in a sequential order.

To listen and respond to Groundhog Day by Gail Gibbons.

To continue to read biographies of important African Americans and to research important Americans.

To list facts and evidence while reading a non-fiction text.

To identify text features in a non-fiction text.

To compare 2 non-fiction texts.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue our investigations with rocks.

Homework : 

Monday:  Do an activity on your READO

 (I will be sending a new board called WRITE for those who are finished with READO Board) 

Tuesday:  Practice Math Facts ( Doubles)

Wednesday:   Fluency Folder

Thursday:  study word study words.

Friday:  Dress to look like you are 100 years old as part of our 100 day celebrations!

 

newletter 1/16/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/16/17

Goals for this week:

To identify numbers and number words from 1-20

To count on from 10-20.

To use a place value chart to show numbers up to 20.

To show objects up to 20 using tens and ones.

To compare numbers to 20

To read and write words with all short vowels.

To review and write the diver lowercase letters r, n, m, p, h, b .

To learn that –tch comes at the end of a short vowel one syllable word and to practice the exceptions to the rule.

 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,  up, sun, but, us, truck, Mrs. And Mr. clock, napkin, cannot, upset, into, jacket, spring, scrub, scrap, splash string, were, squid, and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many milk, kept.

Red words to know: to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your, into, were,

Word study words this week: such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch.

 To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To continue to enjoy snowy stories and to continue to write our own.

To compare and contrast two non- fiction texts

To read biographies of Marin Luther King Jr.

To identify  text features.

To compare and contrast non-fiction texts on the same and different topics.

To identify genres

To use and understand higher numbers using place value.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue to learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and to continue to discuss the importance of treating others with respect.

 

 

Homework :

Monday: Holiday

Tuesday:  Math Facts

Wednesday: Fluency folder 

Thursday:  study word study words

Friday: 

 

Request and Reminders:

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

Newsletter 1/9/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/9/17

Goals for the week:

To begin a new unit in our Math.

To read and write 1-20 in numbers and words.

To count on from 10 to 20.

To identify tens and ones and use place value to count, add.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To read and write words containing  consonant clusters.

To read and write words that end with blends.

To identify and use descriptive words.

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

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story using story elements.

 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, Mr., Mrs., truck, clock, path, napkin, upset, into, jacket,  spring, scrub, scrap, splash, string, were, squid.  Red words to know:to, the, have, said, of, was, you, what, are, put, would, could should, they, your

Word study words this week:  Unit 17 and, last, hand, best, went, end, left, desk, help, must, do and, two, many, milk, kept

To read some snowy stories as we get ready for Winter Weather!

To write a personal narrative about Winter fun.

To use adjectives and figurative language  to describe snow.

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

To listen and respond to more fiction winter stories.

To learn more about different genres including biographies.

To identify text features of Non- Fiction texts.

To compare and contrast Non- Fiction and Fiction texts.

To compare and contrast 2 Non-FIction texts

To use technology to research and report on a topic.

To identify and write about a topic using a topic sentence and facts in sequential order.

To learn about Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Homework :

Monday: Complete a square on your READO board

Tuesday: study math facts up to + 5 and choose an activity from your 100 chart (sent today)

Wednesday: Fluency Folder

Thursday:  study word study words.

Friday:  early dismissal

Newsletter 12/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                Week before Break

To enjoy some wonderful holiday concerts with performances by our 3-5^th grade and East High school.

To enjoy some holiday stories, read by our 5^th grade students.

To continue to focus on the differences between Fiction and Non-Fiction stories.

To continue to learn about story elements that help us retell fiction.

To review all the rules we have learned so far in units 1-15. 

To listen to The Polar Express and to have fun at our own Polar Express.

To write a narrative about what we would do if we were Elves.

To identify character traits and use them in our Elf writing.

To make gifts for special people.

To learn more about holidays celebrated around the world.

To write a holiday “How To”, such as How to decorate a tree, how to bake cookies, etc.

To identify and use ordinal numbers and positions.

Homework:

Monday: Flannel day

Tuesday:  Wear Blue and white if you have it.

Wednesday: Wear Red/White/Green

Fluency folder will come home, please keep it home for Break so your child can practiceJ  I will add a new story for when they are “bored”!!  Optional of course

Thursday: Today is our Polar Express!!  Wear your Pj’s. 

Friday: Wear you Holiday Sweater or accessories.  Today is our class party.  Parents are invited!  Starts at 1:00 in Room 16.

Newsletter 12/12/16

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  12/12/16

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To identify long vowel sounds and times we see them (vowel pair, magic e, open syllable)

To continue to work on addition and subtraction to 10.

To continue to work on problem solving strategies.

To use number bonds and fact families

To identify tens and ones as place value and to build numbers using 10’s and 1’s.

To identify plane and solid shapes.

To describe characteristics of plane and solid shapes.

To identify, extend, and create patterns using plane and solid shapes.

To begin to learn to identify and use ordinal numbers.

To identify and use descriptive words.

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story.

To write a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.

To identify character traits and to compare and contrast characters between stories.

To read many more versions of Gingerbread stories.

To continue to compare and contrast Gingerbread stories.

  Word study words to practice over the break, children should know automatically and be able to use in writing: , 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, spell, still, swim, snack, skin, smell, up , sun, truck, but, us, Mr. , Mrs.  and Your

*Unit words represent a phonics rule, children should be able to apply that rule to any word, not just those listed here!

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

Word study words this week: continue unit 15  we are identifying the syllables and how to split them more than the spelling of these words.  Clock, path, napkin, cannot, upset, into, jacket.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To make a gift for someone we love.

To continue to discuss about how different cultures and countries celebrate winter holidays.

To have some fun at our own holiday party.

To read and watch The Polar Express

To learn more about ordinal numbers we will read and learn the 12 days of Christmas Song.

To have fun at the Nutcracker at Henderson High School.

Homework :

Monday night: enjoy a holiday story or tradition

Tuesday:  study math facts (+5)

Wednesday: Fluency folder

Thursday:  study word study words, identify syllables and practice the cutting pattern