newsletter 6/1/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               6/2/15

Goals for the week:

To use place value to add and subtract within 100

To use skip counting and repeated addition to solve multiplication type problems

To tell time to the hour and ½ hour.

To learn more about vowel pairs.

To continue to practice long vowel rules.

To know there are rules to follow when dividing a word into syllables.

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

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 more Fishy Stories: Enzo the Wonderfish and Swimmy,

To learn about fish and sharks.

To read fiction and nonfiction stories on fish.

To compare and contrast 2 nonfiction texts about fish.

To identify nonfiction text features.

To identify structure in a story.

To use story elements to retell a story.

To use character traits to describe, compare and contrast characters in a story.

To write a research report and to use technology (with a little help) to publish.

To summarize a story.

To practice reading with fluency.

 

Homework :

Monday:  look for Book report to come home today!  Work on all week.

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday: Please neatly complete the book review sent home Monday for the June Bulletin board.  Choose a favorite story from home or school that you would like to recommend to a friend.  Please send in the book with the review if it is not one we read in class.

Special First Grade Days coming next week:

Monday , June 8, staff and student kick ball bring a beach towel

Tuesday, June 9^th- school wide reward for champion chips!  Shaved ice for everyone (we hope!)

Wednesday June 10- School wide Reading  Day: Bring in 2 or 3 of your favorite books from home  and a beach towel to sit on.

Thursday, June 11^th – Movie Day : You do not need to bring in anything for this day.

Friday , June 12^th –  Puzzle Day: Bring in a puzzle from home.  We will work with other students to see how many puzzles we can complete.

End of year party at 10 on the playground  (parents do not need to attend)

Monday, June 15^th – Board Game day send in an easy game for playing without too many small pieces

Tuesday, June 16^th-Dress for cleaning!!  We will be washing desks and wiping down the shelves. Then a little last minute recess!

Newsletter 5/18/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               5/18/15

Goals for the week:

To identify and understand Place Value

To continue to work with counting money and telling time.

To identify short and long vowels.

To practice reading and writing words with vowel pairs.

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

To practice marking vowels and splitting syllables.

To know that –dge makes the /j/ sound at the end of a short vowel 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, 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. jumped, grabbed, looked, stuffed, baked. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like , use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, better, begin, dinner, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there, way, may, rain, wait, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, road, coat, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie, head, read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, weather, breath, thread, sweater, even, along, second, animal, away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem,

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 and live,where, there, whom, today, does, one, done, great, thought,

Word study words this week.  Unit 28 (-dge) edge, wedge, badge, fudge, bridge, pledge, judge, trudge, other, eye

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To listen and respond to Stories about plants, both fiction and nonfiction.

To identify main idea and key details in a nonfiction text.

To retell a story.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue our Plant unit.

Homework :   Look for a study packet to come home on Monday!

Please work on the skills in the packet this week and next.  You will find stories to practice for fluency.  A list of red words that your child should be able to read and write correctly.  Please study all word study units we have learned this year 1-30. (There is a list on the website and in this newsletter.) Use this time to practice skills that YOUR child needs work on.  Math fact folders and 100 things about me books have/will come home for you to use as extra practice.

Newsletter 5/11/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               5/11/15

Thank you for all the kind notes and tokens of appreciation last week!  I just loved the door decorations and the delicious Cupcake from the class! 

Goals for the week:

To hear and identify all short and long vowel sounds.

To continue to practice words with vowel pairs.

To practice r controlled vowels, open and closed syllables, and magic e.

To practice syllabification steps.

To read and write words that end in –cle.

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. jumped, grabbed, looked, stuffed, baked. 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, very, once and whose, here, from, give, live, better, begin, dinner, paper, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there, way, may, rain, wait, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, road, coat, own, show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie, head, read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, weather, breath, thread, sweater, even, along, second, animal, away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem,

Word study words this week :  uncle, little, simple, table, sparkle, one, done, great, thought.

To identify story elements and to retell a story using details and sequence.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To identify point of view in a story.

To review what we have learned about Genre.

To listen and respond to Something from Nothing, One of Three, and various versions of familiar fairy tales.

To identify sequence in a story.

To practice reading with fluency.

To read non-fiction stories about plants and to write about plants giving facts and a closing sentence.

To continue our study of Plants. 

Homework :  

Monday: choose a square from your READO or Write boards

Tuesday: study math facts (addition and subtraction)

Wednesday: 100 things about me book.  Please be sure you have a topic sentence and at least 2 details along with a concluding sentence.

Thursday:  Study word study words

newsletter 5/4/15

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               5/4/15

Goals for the week:

To continue patterns,  we are looking at growing patterns.

To continue to work on time.

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. jumped, grabbed, looked, stuffed, baked. Take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while. Take. 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, very, once and whose, here, from, give and live.

To have knowledge and some understanding of the schwa sound.

Word study words this week : (26) even, along, second, animal, away, children, seven, bottom, kitchen, problem.

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 A Mother For Choco.

To listen to many Mother’s day books.

To appreciate our Mother’s by making gifts.

To identify cause and effect.

To identify sequence in a story.

To compare and contrast.

To use describing words.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue our plant unit!

Homework :   Send in a picture of Mom!  Close up works best.

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

Tuesday:  Math Fact Fluency practice

Wednesday:  Science Day!  Send in your Earth Day Recycle Project today!

Thursday:  study word study words  

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.