4/30 newsletter

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/30/18

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, 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 :  Uncle, little, simple, table, sparkle, one, done, great, thought.

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 : 

 Earth Day Project (sent home today) due Next Monday May 7,

Newsletter 4/23/18

Goals for the week:

To begin a new unit on Calendar and Time.

To identify months in a year, days in a week, weeks in a month.

To tell time to the hour and half hour.

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. no, go, so, he, be, she, me. Very, once, whose, take, home, name, make, line, those, white, while, side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life, same, singing, hoping, running, better, paper, begin, dinner, ever, over, after, until, began, being, by, funny, my, why, try, story, study, way, may, rain, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, 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. Who, some, come, very, here, from, give, live, where, there, whom, today, does,

Word study words this week: head read, bread, heavy, ready, meant, thread, weather, breath, sweater.

To review the cutting patterns we have learned so far.

To identify open and closed syllables and when to use short and long vowels.

To continue to discuss ways we can care for the Earth.

To write a persuasive letter to a character in a story.

To begin to read stories about the rain forest.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit and revise our writing.

To listen to The Lorax and identify story elements.

To discuss theme in a story and the author’s message.

To identify story structure and retell a story using story elements.

To continue our  Plant and insect Unit in science.

Homework : 

Monday: complete a board on the Reado and/or Write board

Tuesday: math fact

Wednesday: fluency folder

Thursday:  Field trip today!  Dress for weather in comfortable shoes with sunscreen. Pack a completely disposable lunch in a bag with a name.

study word study words

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/16/18

Goals for the week:

To continue problem solving with  addition and subtraction.

To identify vowel teams that make long (i, e, o and a)

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

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,  by, my, why, try, story, study, where, there, rain, pain, Sunday, maybe, way, may, wait, whom, today, paid, see, need, keep, each, read, three, feet, does, toad, coat, road, 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, here, from, give, live, where, there, whom, does

 

Word study words this week:   vowel teams continued  see, need , keep, key, each, read, three, feet, does, field. Road, coat, own show, toe, below, yellow, tie, pie.

 

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

To self edit and revise our writing.

To revise our work by adding more details and adding interesting words.

To identify story structure.

To retell a story using story elements.

To compare and contrast both fiction and non-fiction stories.

To read more about rain by reading fiction and nonfiction titles.

To practice reading with fluency.

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

To continue to learn about life cycles of plants and insects

 

Homework :  

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

Tuesday:  Study Math facts

Wednesday:  Fluency Folder

Thursday: Study word study words. 

Please send in a baggie marked with a name containing coins, if you have not already.

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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               4/9/18

Goals for the week:

To begin chapter 13 in our Math.

To count on from 21 to 40 by ones.

To count using place value

To show numbers 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.

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, Better, begin, paper, dinner, ever, over, after, until, began, being, 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, who, some and come, very, here, give, live, from, where, there,

Word study words this week: way, may, rain, wait, tail, whom, today, Sunday, maybe, paid.

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 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 continue to learn about plants and insects.

 

Homework : 

Monday: Complete a square on your READO or WRITE board

Tuesday:  math-o board will come home today

Wednesday: fluency folder

Thursday: Study word study words

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

Newsletter 3/19/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/19/18

 

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To continue our new unit on numbers to forty.

To identify and compare numbers using place value.

To order numbers from least to greatest.

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 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!  (we hopeJ)

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 observe changes in our insects.

 

Homework :

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

Tuesday: Math Fact Fluency

Wednesday: fluency Folder

Thursday: study word study words

Newsletter 3/13/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               3/13/18

 

Goals for the week:

 

To review and practice strategies to add and subtract.

To continue our new unit on numbers to forty and learn place value.

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: side, like, use, time, came, made, these, life. 

To learn the rules for adding –ing to a word:  stop, skate, hop, hope, bake, pop, take, play.

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

 

Homework :

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

Tuesday: Math Fact Fluency

Wednesday: fluency Folder

Thursday: study word study words

Friday:  Wear your Green!  Study word study words using your spelling menu

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

Newsletter 2/26/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                               2/26/18

Goals for the week:

To review all short and long vowel sounds.

To conclude our measurement unit.

To begin our graphing unit.

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.

To continue to use capital letters and punctuation in sentences.

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

To identify open syllables and long vowel sounds.

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, 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, for, far, hard, her, first, part, form, no, go, so, he, be, she, me, and very

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

Word study words this week: unit 20b: (the 3 sounds of ed) jumped, played, lifted, jammed, cracked, stuffed, handed, thanked.

To listen and respond to many Dr. Seuss Books.

To compare and contrast characters.

To identify character traits and to find evidence in the story to support our reasons.

To continue to study story elements with a focus on characters.

To identify fantasy and realism.

To continue our studying rocks and being geologists.

To practice reading with fluency.

To continue to work on Non-Fiction texts by reading about Theodor Seuss Geisel!

 

Homework :

Monday: bring your favorite Dr. Seuss book and think about who is your favorite character for Friday’s Homework.

Wear Mismatched clothes

Tuesday:  Character interview list will be sent home today. Choose 2 questions you could answer as the character you will be dressed as and prepare how YOUR CHARACTER would answer the questions if interviewed.

Wear Stripes

Wednesday: Get your costume together (does not need to be elaborate) and practice answering your interview questions.

Dress for Wacky Wednesday with Wacky socks.

Thursday:  Wear your favorite vacation shirt 

Friday: Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss character, bring your interview questions and your answers… be ready to be interviewed!  We will post on SeesawJ