newsletter 11/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/18/13

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition and subtraction facts.

To solve a problem using strategies.

To make quilt patterns by using shapes.

To repeat a quilt pattern to make a quilt.

To make a scarecrow glyph to learn more about our class.

To read and write words using short vowels a, i, and o.

To identify word endings.

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story.

To identify story elements.(character, setting, plot, main idea)

To read and write words including  diagraphs “the h brothers”  ch, wh, th, sh.

New word study words this week:   to review unit 11a  and work on 11b  that, thing, with, this, dish, thank.

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, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, sack, pack, its, him quit, six, fix, wax, on, got, not,  off, will, miss, you , fizz, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang, was, inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill.

Red words to know: to, the, of, said, have, was, you and what,

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 Thanksgiving Stories. 

To discuss the first Thanksgiving.

To compare and contrast the first Thanksgiving to our Thanksgiving.

To learn more about Native American an Pilgrims.

To continue to learn about insects and life cycles.

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity on your READO board

Tuesday: Study math facts +/-1, +/-2

Wednesday night: Complete the next writing prompt in your 100 things about me book (Book Fair today)

Thursday:  Study word study words using your spelling menu .

Friday:

 Request and Reminders:

Lunch money MUST be in an envelope marked with a name and room number.  Paying online is the easiest for first grade if that is possible.

* Scholastic orders are available online, books make great gifts!  Conferences  November 25,26,27.  We have half days 11/25, 11/26, no school 11/27.

There will not be a newsletter next week due to short days and conferences.   You should continue working on your READO and Math facts.  Study all units of Word study words from 1-11b

Newsletter 11/11/13

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/11/13

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition facts.

To read a graph.

To solve a problem using strategies.

To sort shapes by one and more than one attribute.

To make patterns using shapes.

To make quilt patterns by using shapes.

To read and write words using short vowels a, i, and o.

To identify word endings.

To review sounds and write lowercase a, o, c, g, d, q.

To identify details in a story.

To retell a story.

To use picture context clues

To identify story elements.(character, setting, plot, main idea)

To read and write words including  diagraphs “the h brothers”  ch, wh, th, sh.

New word study words this week:  unit 11a  inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill.

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, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, sack, pack, its, him quit, six, fix, wax, on, got, not, was, box, job, off, will miss, you, fizz, pass, long, ring, pink, what, bank and sang.

Red words to know: to, the, of, said, have, was, you and what.

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 City Book.

To listen to our Book of the Week:  City Storm.

To discuss the first Thanksgiving.

To continue to learn about insects and life cycles.

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity on your READO board

Tuesday: Study math facts +/-1, +/-2

Wednesday night: Complete the next writing prompt in your 100 things about me book

Thursday:  Study word study words using your spelling menu .

Friday: Send in your Turkey homework if you have not already!!  We will use them today.

 Request and Reminders:

* Scholastic orders are available online, books make great gifts!  Conferences are next week, did you sign up??

Newsletter 11/4/13

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                11/04/13

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with shapes.

To continue to add.

To identify more and fewer.

To identify odd and even.

To study words with short o.

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

To study nk and ng at the end of words.

To review sounds and write lowercase c, a, o, g, d,

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

To identify cause and effect in a story.

To identify sequence in a story.

To retell a story.

To identify story elements.(character, setting, plot, main idea)

New word study words this week: Unit 10 Long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang.

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

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

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To listen and respond to My River.

To listen to our Book of the Week:  A Beaver Tale.

To learn more about rivers.

To learn more about beavers.

To record and observe all our insects.

To learn more about the writing process from real authors on Writer’s Day!!

To learn more about Election Day .

Homework :

Monday night: Complete a Reado activity

Tuesday:  No School for Election day!!

Wednesday:  Complete the next prompt in your 100 things about me book

Thursday :  Study your word study words

Friday:

Look for Thanksgiving Homework to come home this week!!  Please send back any day next week.

Request and Reminders:  You can return reading logs at any time when they are completed.  I will send a pizza slip and a new reading log for you.  You may also send for a new reado if needed at any time. 

We have a new helper in first grade.  Miss A comes to our room to help out on some days!

newsletter 10/28/13

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                             Halloween Week

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition facts and tables.

To introduce our new math unit we will be studying shapes.

To read and write words in the – it, -ig,- ack,- ick, word family.

To read and write words that have qu, x and y.

To have compare and contrast the Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly and the Old Lady who swallowed a Bat.

To read Halloween stories, the Big Pumpkin, the old lady who wasn’t afraid of anything.

To read our Book of the week:  One Stormy Night.

To continue to listen to stories about bats and bugs.

To compare  and contrast bats and birds.

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

To identify cause and effect in a story.

To identify sequence in a story.

To retell a story.

To identify story elements.(character, setting, plot, main idea)

Last weeks word study words : on, got, not, was, box, job.

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

New word study words:  Off, will, miss, fizz, pass, jazz,  and the red word you.

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.

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

To continue to observe and learn about different types of insects.

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity from your READO game board.

Tuesday night: study math facts

Wednesday night: study word study words to unit 9 using your spelling menu.  Complete project read worksheet

Thursday : Count and sort your candy.  Share some with Mom and Dad!

Newsletter 10/21/13

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                10/21/13

Goals for the week:

To learn more about the characteristics of insects.

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

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition facts.

To begin our study of Geometry.

To read and write words in the – it, in, ig, word family.

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

To know that c is followed by a and k is followed by i.

To use –ck at the end of a short vowel one syllable word.

To read and write words with  short o.

To read and discuss Pumpkin, Pumpkin

To write a fall poem.

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

New word study words this week: unit 8 on, got, not, was, box and job.

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.

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

To learn about the growth of a pumpkin.

To make a shape pumpkin and graph.

To begin a new unit in our math investigations.

To compare and name 2 dimensional shapes.

To enjoy a PTO sponsored  assembly.

Homework :

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

Tuesday:  Study math facts +1, +2, and -1,-2.  Math worksheet with math problem solving(subtraction)

Wednesday night: West Chester Halloween Parade (no homework)

Thursday :  Study word study words using spelling menu and complete project read worksheet to review past units.

* I have incorporated some worksheets with the homework so that you can see what your child should be able to complete independently.  Please return the day after they are sent.  If that is not possible send a later day.  I always tell the children what they should be doing for homework, Hopefully they can tell you in addition to it being posted on the blog.

 Request and Reminders

Word study words unit 1-7 should be review for your child from kindergarten.   They should be automatic.  We are beginning unit 8 today.  If you want a copy of all units you can find one on my website under files and documents