Newsletter 4/23/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/23/17

Goals for the week:

To begin a new unit on Calendar and Time.

To identify months in a year, days in a week, weeks in a month.

To tell time to the hour and half hour.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

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 learn about the sound of a schwa.

To review the cutting patterns we have learned so far.

To identify open and closed syllables and when to use short and long vowels.

To continue to discuss ways we can care for the Earth.

To write a persuasive letter to a character in a story.

To begin to read stories about the rain forest.

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 discuss theme in a story and the author’s message.

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: complete a board on the Reado and/or Write board

Tuesday: math fact

Wednesday: fluency folder

Thursday:  study word study words

newsletter 4/18/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/18/17

 

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

 

To add three 1-digit numbers.

 

To solve real world problems.

 

To use related addition and subtraction facts to check the answers to real-world problems.

 

To practice reading and writing words with long vowel teams and the short vowel team ea.

 

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

 

To identify and use action words 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. Or, far, hard, her, first, part, form, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while,

 

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, whom, their, does

 

To use describing words to paint a picture in the reader’s head.

 

To visualize while reading as a strategy to understand.

 

To identify the difference between fiction and nonfiction texts

 

To identify text features of nonfiction texts

 

To identify story elements of fiction texts.

 

Word study words this week: thread, listen, health, sweater, pleasant, Reason, spread, bread, breath, ribbon, soda, read, problem, clean, meant, peach, mean

 

Red words: whom, does

 

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 Earth Day Stories.

 

To practice reading with fluency.

 

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

 

 

Homework:

 

Tuesday: Math facts and Matho board activity

 

Wednesday: fluency folder

 

Thursday: study word study words

 

Friday: Wear your green!

newsletter 4/10/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin

Goals for the week:

To read Spring Stories, The Easter Egg Farm, The Easter Egg, The Old Lady who Swallowed a Chick.

To continue to discuss characters and character traits

To compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction stories.

To identify story elements and use them to retell fiction stories.

To read with fluency and expression.

To create and read a picture graph and a bar graph.

To use jelly beans to graph, add and subtract.

To dye eggs and to write a “how to” piece to explain to a friend.

 

Homework:

Monday: Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE board

Tuesday: Practice your math facts and/or an activity on the MATHO Board.

Wednesday:  Bring in a hard boiled egg, wrapped in a paper towel and in a safe container.

Enjoy your days off!

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/27/17

Goals for the week:

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To use place value to compare numbers.

To identify and write numbers to 40.

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 divide multisyllabic words using the vccv and vcv pattern

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. Or, far, hard, her, first, part, form, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while,

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,  

To use describing words to paint a picture in the reader’s head.

To visualize while reading as a strategy to understand.

To identify the difference between fiction and nonfiction texts

To identify text features of nonfiction texts

To identify story elements of fiction texts.

To identify vowel pairs for /e/

Word study words this week: see, need, keep, key, each, read, three, feet,

Red words: does, field

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 Spring Stories.

To practice reading with fluency.

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

To identify our planet, continent, state and city

Homework:

Monday: Reado or write board activity

Tuesday: math facts and Matho board activity

Wednesday: fluency folder

Thursday: study word study words

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/13/17

 

Goals for the week:

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

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 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: study word study words

Friday:  Wear your Green!

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

Newsletter 3/6/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/6/17

Goals for the week:

To finish our unit on measurement.

To measure using non-standard units.

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

To interpret data on a picture graph.

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 learn more about Teeth by reading non-fiction books.

To practice writing an opinion with reasons, we will write about Being the Tooth Fairy, Is it hard or easy?

 

Homework :

Monday:  Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE Board

Tuesday:  Practice your math fact fluency.

Wednesday:  ½ day 

Thursday:  ½ day

Friday:  No School

newsletter 2/27

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               2/27/17

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To begin our measurement unit.

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.

To identify open syllables and long vowel sounds.

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, help, must, do, and, two, many, milk, kept, such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch, or, for, far, hard, her, first, part, form, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, and very

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, who

Word study words this week: unit 20b: (the 3 sounds of ed) jumped, played, lifted, jammed, cracked, stuffed, handed, thanked.

To listen and respond to many Dr. Seuss Books.

To compare and contrast characters.

To identify character traits and to find evidence in the story to support our reasons.

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.

To continue to work on Non-Fiction texts by reading about Theodor Seuss Geisel!

 

Homework :

Monday: bring your favorite Dr. Seuss book

Wear Mismatched clothes

Tuesday:  Character interview list will be sent home today. Choose 2 questions and prepare how YOUR CHARACTER would answer the questions if interviewed.

Wear a hat

Wednesday: Get your costume together and practice answering your interview questions.

Dress for Wacky Wednesday by wearing wacky socks

Thursday:  :  Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss character, bring your interview questions and answers, and be ready to be interviewed!

Friday: Wear Green