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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/29/19

Goals for the week:

To work on counting coins and their value.

To count, write, and use numbers to 120.

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 learn 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,

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 :  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,

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 The Rainforest.

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 observe our plants and seedpods as part of our science plant and insect unit.

Homework :  Send in your baggie with coins, if you have not already done so!

Monday:  Reado

Tuesday: math facts

Wednesday: Fluency folder

Thursday: Study word study words, vowel teams, no test this week

Spring Break

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                 Spring Break week

Goals for the Week:

To read Spring stories:  The Talking Eggs, The Easter Egg Farm, The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick.

To review time and calendar skills.

To discuss characters and character traits.

To identify fantasy and realistic fiction.

To discuss and identify story elements

To review all phonics rules up to unit 23.

To continue to use our strategies to read.

To read with fluency and expression.

To identify short and long vowels.

To write poetry.

To write a “how to” on how to dye an egg.

To continue to work on problem solving.

To continue to add and subtract bigger numbers with and without regrouping.

To continue to build our fact fluency in math.

Homework:  

Monday:  Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE board.

Tuesday:  hard boil and egg and send to school on Wednesday to be dyed as part of our “How to” writing

Wednesday:  No Homework

Thursday:  Enjoy your long weekend!

Friday and Monday: No School

Newsletter 4/1/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/1/19

Goals for the week:

To complete chapter 13 in our Math book, 

to practice addition and subtraction with and without regrouping.

To count, add and subtract 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 and to include in independent writing.

 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,

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,

To review steps for syllabication and review the vccv pattern

To practice a new syllable division pattern V/cv

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

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To revise our work by adding details and adjectives.

To  review and identify text features of non-fiction text

To continue 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 begin our Schoolwide unit on Poetry during Poetry Month (April)

To continue to learn about plants and insects.

Homework : 

Monday: Complete a square on your READO or WRITE board

Tuesday:  math folder

Wednesday: fluency folder

Thursday: Study word study words

Friday:  Please send in a baggie with 2 quarters, 5 dimes, 4 nickels, and 10 pennies for our lessons in counting money coming soon

newsletter 3/23/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/24/19

Goals for the week: To review the strategies to add and subtract.

To apply adding and subtracting strategies to higher numbers.

To add with and without regrouping.

To subtract with and without regrouping.

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 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: To review last week’s magic e words and To learn the rules for adding –ing to a word:  stop, skate, hop, hope, bake, pop, take, play.

To double the final consonant when adding ing to a short vowel word.

To drop the e when adding -ing to a magic e word

Next week’s words:  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 welcome Spring!

To listen and respond to Spring stories.

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction stories.

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

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue to observe changes in our insects.

Homework :

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

Tuesday: Math Folder

Wednesday: fluency Folder, I hope to have new 3^rd trimester packet for today.

Thursday: study word study words

Friday:   

newsletter 2/19/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               2/19/19

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

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

To begin a new chapter on graphing.

To identify different types of graphs.

To explore different ways of taking a survey.

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.

 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, who

Word study words this week: or, for, porch, cord, form, storm, pork, work, corn, short, torch, bar, far, car, arch, arm, farm, part, start, charm, hard.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To read non-fiction biographies about Abe Lincoln and George Washington.

To compare and contrast 2 non-fiction texts

To identify text features of non-fiction texts.

To read fiction and nonfiction stories about teeth

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 observe and care for our mealworms.

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

To use the Chatterpics app to share what we know about Abe and George.

To complete our Second Step Lessons and to use what we have learned.

Homework

Monday:  complete a square on the READO or WRITE board.

Tuesday:  Study your math facts .

Wednesday:  Fluency folder

Thursday:  Study your word study words. Bossy r (ar and or)

Friday:

 I am including next week’s homework for planning

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

Tuesday:  Wear Stripes!

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: Wear your wackiest socks!

 Work on your costume and interview question and answer

Thursday: Wear a vacation t-shirt!

Friday:  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 1/28/19

 Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/28/19

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 measure using non-standard units of measurement.

To compare length and height.

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 18, words that end in -tch and the exceptions

(such, much, which, rich, catch, pitch, stitch, stretch

To add s or es to a word to make it plural.

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 read with expression…. looking for quotation marks and giving characters voices!

To add dialog in our writing.

Homework : 

Monday:  Do an activity on your READO or WRITE boards

Tuesday:  Practice Math Facts

Wednesday:   Fluency Folder

Thursday:  study word study words.

Newsletter 1/22/19

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               1/22/19

Goals for this week:

To use the make a 10 strategy for adding and subtracting to 20.

To use the double and doubles plus 1 strategy for adding and subtracting to 20.

To continue to practice our strategies for adding subtracting in small groups.

To begin a new unit on measurement.

To compare items by size.

To use a start line when measuring.

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: to continue to practice beginning and ending blends (unit 17)

 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 non-fiction texts on the same and different topics.

To compare and contrast fictions stories by story elements.

To identify the elements that make up a  fiction story.

To use story elements to help us to retell stories.

To compare and contrast characters.

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:

  Read every night!