Newsletter 4/27

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/27/14

Goals for the week:

To work on counting coins and their value.

To continue to add and subtract and to apply to problem solving.

To identify and extend patterns.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To learn more about vowel pairs and magic e.

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

To practice identifying and using contractions.

 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, 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,

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 :  head, read, bread, heavy, ready meant, weather, breath, thread, sweater.

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 Tug of War, The Kapok Tree, and The Umbrella.

To write using varied beginnings in our sentences.

To identify story structure especially setting.

To identify sequence in a story.

To compare and contrast.

To use describing words.

To begin planting seeds as part of our new science plant unit.

 

Homework : Earth Day Project due next week 

Monday: complete an activity on your READO or WRITE board

Tuesday: Study math facts subtraction

Wednesday: 100 things about me book, next prompt

Thursday:  Study word study words unit 24 and 25

Newsletter 4/13/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/13/15

Goals for the week:

To continue problem solving and addition and subtraction.

To use fact families to help us to add and subtract.

To use doubles to help us to add and subtract.

To work on Fact Fluency

To review all short and long vowels.

To learn more about the letter y and the different sounds it makes.

To hear and identify syllables and to continue splitting words using the correct cutting pattern.

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

To identify compound words.

To identify and use contractions.

To write using colorful verbs 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, far, part, charm, jar, dark, star, park. or, porch, cord, form, storm, pork, work, corn, short, torch, No, go, so, he, be, she, me, my, by. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing,  

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, here, from, give, live, hoping, running, better, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, begin, dinner.

Word study words this week: by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To listen to Stories about the rain and weather both fiction and non fiction.

To identify story structure.

To identify sequence in a story.

To make predictions.

To learn about spring, rain and the water cycle.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read and write poetry as part of National Poetry Month.

To continue to learn about Pebbles, sand, and silt.  This week we will investigate clay.

Homework :  

Monday: Please complete an activity on your READO or WRITE boards.

Tuesday:  Study Math facts especially subtraction!!

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

Thursday: study word study words. 

Newsletter 4/6/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/6/14

Goals for the week:

To continue our unit on Addition, Subtraction and the Number system.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To hear and identify syllables.

To identify different types of syllables and cutting patterns.

To divide syllables using cutting patterns.

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

To identify and use contractions.

 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

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

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To identify text features of non-fiction texts

To compare and contrast 2 non-fiction texts on the

To Enjoy Spring Stories and Activities.

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 continue to learn about Pebbles, sand, silt and soil.

 

Homework :  Look for Show and tell project info to come home this week!

Monday: No School

Tuesday:  math facts

Wednesday: 100 things about me

Thursday: Study word study words unit 22

Friday: Please return Longwood permission form. 

Newsletter 3/30/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/30/15

 

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/30/15

 

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To review all the phonics rules we have been learning so far especially bossy r, and tch.

To identify and use action 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,  

Word study words this week: review all units

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 Easter Stories.

To identify and write similes.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read “how to” stories.

To write an informational piece on how to dye an egg.

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

To identify our planet, continent, state and city.

 

Homework : practice your address and phone number

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: send in a hard boiled egg

Please check your children's belongings.  We are missing a black sweatshirt with a motorcycle on it and here in the classroom we have a  plain black sweatshirt.  You may have the wrong one!

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To review all the phonics rules we have been learning so far especially bossy r, and tch.

To identify and use action 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,  

Word study words this week: review all units

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 Easter Stories.

To identify and write similes.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read “how to” stories.

To write an informational piece on how to dye an egg.

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

To identify our planet, continent, state and city.

 

Homework : practice your address and phone number all week

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: send in a hard boiled egg

 

Enjoy your Break!!

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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/23/15

Goals for the week:

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To use missing number strategies in problem solving.

To use place value to add and subtract by 10.

To use place value to show numbers using blocks

To continue our Problem solving unit in our math investigations.

To review fractions and to tell write time.

To begin our new unit on Problem solving and addition and subtraction strategies.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to learn about r controlled vowels.

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

To identify and use action words

To identify and use contractions.

To  review long vowels and the magic e.

To add –ing to the end of action 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, 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,

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: take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life. Stopping, hopping, hoping, sitting, playing, making, baking.

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 non-fiction and fiction stories about rocks.

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 identify nouns.

To practice reading with fluency.

To Welcome Spring!

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

Homework :

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

Tuesday: Math Fact Fluency

Wednesday: !00 things about me

Thursday: Study word study words using your spelling menu

newsletter 3/16/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/16/15

 

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To finish our unit on Measurement in our math investigations.

To review fractions.

To begin our new unit on Problem solving and addition and subtraction strategies.

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to learn about r controlled vowels.

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

To identify and use action words

To identify and use contractions.

To learn about 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,

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: 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 listen and respond to many St. Patrick’s Day stories.

To compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction stories.

To begin to practice persuasive writing and to learn about the Blarney Stone!

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

To identify nouns.

To practice reading with fluency.

To Welcome Spring!

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

 Wear your Green!!

Wednesday: 100 things about me

Thursday: Study word study words using your spelling menu

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

newsletter

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/9/15

Goals for the week:

To finish our unit on measurement.

To measure distance using non standard units.

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To hear short and long vowel sounds.

To hear and identify syllables.

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

To identify and use action words

To identify compound words.

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.

 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,

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

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

red word :many, any, very

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 Dr. Seuss Stories.

To add colorful words and adjectives to our sentences.

To practice reading with fluency.

To compare Lions and Lambs.

To continue our Science unit on Pebbles, Sand and Silt.

To listen and respond to literature about rocks.

To listen and respond to non-fiction texts about rocks.

To compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction texts

To find features of a non-fiction text.

 

 

 

Homework :

Monday:  Complete an activity on your READO or WRITE Board

Tuesday:  Practice your math fact fluency.

Wednesday:  Write to the next prompt in your 100 things about me book.

Thursday:  Study word study words using the spelling menu.