American Education Week

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow is Parent Visitation Day. It will be from 9:30 to 11:00. If you plan on attending, you will need to bring a valid driver’s license which will be scanned in the office upon your entry to the school. This is an optional opportunity so if you are unable to attend, please know that there will be many opportunities throughout the school year to be involved…ie field trips, celebrations, science day, etc. This time is for parents only. No other family members or younger siblings may attend. There will be no special activity It is just our normal school day. Because of this, please come prepared to quietly observe as to limit the distraction for the students. Thank you very much!

Newsletter 11/17

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/17/14

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 work with fractions.

To identify 3 d shapes.

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

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:    well, men, get, tell set, let, when, them, then, would, could, should.

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, that, thing, with, this, dish, thank.

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

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences. Unit 12  well, men, get, tell, set, let, wh, them, then, would, could, should.

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

To listen and respond to Thanksgiving Stories.

To listen to The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

To use descriptive words to describe a relative.

To listen to Thanksgiving is by Gail Gibbons.

To discuss the first Thanksgiving.

To compare and contrast the first Thanksgiving to our Thanksgiving.

To learn more about Native American and Pilgrims.

To continue to learn about insects and life cycles.

To learn more about colonial times we will have a traveling assembly from Winterthur.

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity on your READO board

Tuesday: Study math facts +1, +2, +3.

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

Thursday:  Study word study words using your spelling menu .

Friday: Turkey Due and please send Book Fair Money

 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!   We have half days 11/24, 11/25, no school 11/26.

There will not be a newsletter next week due to short days and conferences you should continue working on your READO and Math facts over the holiday.  Study all units Word study words from 1-12

 

Conferences

Dear Parent,

You are invited to sign up, Starting Friday 11/07/14, for Parent Teacher Fall 2014 with Mrs. Besselman.

            DATE:  November 24, November 25 and November 26.
            PLACE:  Room 16 Glen Acres Elementary. 
           

To pick a time slot, enter this link in your internet browser:

             www.ptcfast.com/reg1

At that link, you will be asked for your Entry Code, where you should
enter R0N136843

If you do not have internet access, please send me a note with requested times .

I look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Best Regards,


Mrs. Besselman

newsletter 11/10/14

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  11/10/14

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 11 inch, whip, are, put, whiff, chill, That ,Thing, with, this, Dash, 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, 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 to our Book of the Week:  The Day the Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant.

To write about our Relatives using describing words.

To write a personal narrative about our family.

To write with focus to a topic.

To listen to Thanksgiving by Gail Gibbons

To learn about the First Thanksgiving.

To write facts about the First Thanksgiving in sequential order.

To compare and contrast the First Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving today.

To remember our Veterans on Veteran’s Day.

To continue to learn about insects and life cycles.

 

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity on your READO board

Tuesday: Wear Red, White and Blue for Patriotic Spirit Day and  Study math facts +0,+1, +2,+3

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

Thursday:  Study word study words using your spelling menu.  Unit 11

Friday: Look for Turkey homework to come home today.  Due by Friday next week.

 

 Request and Reminders:* Scholastic orders are available online, books make great gifts!  Conference sign ups are online letter was sent email and in folder on Friday .

Newsletter 11/3/14

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                11/03/14

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with shapes and attributes.

To continue to add.

To identify more and fewer.

To identify odd and even.

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, q

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)

 Word study words this week:  we will continue 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 The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, The Very Quiet Cricket.

To compare and contrast stories and characters across stories.

To record and observe all our insects.

To identify the characteristic of 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

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

Thursday :  Study your word study words (unit 10 again)

Friday:

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

Newsletter 10/27/14

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 continue our new math unit we will be studying shapes and fractions.

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, One Stormy Night.

To compare and contrast characters across stories.

To read fiction and nonfiction selections on the topic of Bats.

To identify fiction and nonfiction stories.

To continue to identify and write facts and opinions.

To compare and contrast bats and birds.

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)

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

To read and write words that end in glide sounds ng, nk.

Word study words this week: Long, ring, pink, bank, sang, sing and the red word What

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, Off, will, miss, fizz, pass, jazz, 

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

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

To label and identify insect characteristics.

To identify the stages of complete metamorphosis.

Homework :

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

Tuesday night: study math facts

Wednesday night: Write in your 100 things about me book

Thursday : study word study words to unit 10 (no assessment due to excitement of Halloween)

Friday:  Harvest Party today  (just children and volunteers please)

Newsletter 10/20/14

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                10/20/14

Goals for the week:

To learn more about the characteristics of insects.

To continue to observe and compare the life cycles of our mealworms, wax worms 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 know that s,l,z, and f are doubled at the end of a short vowel one syllable word.

Word Study words this week:  Off, will, miss, you, fizz, pass, jazz, Hill, fill, quill, fizz.

To read and discuss Pumpkin, Pumpkin, It’s Pumpkin Time, and From Seed to Pumpkin.

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, giving facts in sequential order.

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

To begin a new unit in our math investigations.

To compare and name 2 dimensional shapes.

To manipulate 2 d shapes to fill in shape puzzles.

 

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

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.

Friday: 

 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 9 today.  If you want a copy of all units you can find one on my website under files and documents