newsletter 10/29/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                             10/29/18

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition and subtraction.

To use the count on, count back, take away strategies for subtraction.

To use the number bond strategy for addition and subtraction.

To begin our Chapter on Shapes, we will review circles, squares, rectangles, triangles.

To read nonfiction and fiction stories about Bats and spiders.

To identify facts and opinions about spiders.

To write our opinion about spiders.

To identify fiction and nonfiction story elements.

To compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction stories.

To continue to identify and write facts and opinions.

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 using all the story elements.

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

To continue to use text features to understand nonfiction texts.

To continue to practice reading and writing words that end in glide sounds ng, nk.

To identify the sounds of the diagraphs wh, ch, sh, th

Word study words this week: Long, ring, pink, bank, sang, sing and the red word What, and inch, whip, are, put, chill, whiff,  I added practice sheets to my website for every unit J

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, what, are, put

To label and identify rocks of different sizes

To learn that people feel better when we show them care and concern.  *Second step home connections are on my website for those who want to know more.

Homework :

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

Tuesday night: math facts

Wednesday night: sort and count your Halloween candy

Thursday : study word study words up to unit 11

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Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                           10/22/18

Goals for the week:

To learn more about Pebbles, Sand and Silt.

To observe what happens when some rocks are put into water.

To sort rocks by attributes.

To know that rocks can be found in different places.

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to work with addition and subtractions facts.

To use the count up, count back, and use number bond strategies to subtract.

To solve addition and subtraction stories.

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

Word Study words this week: Unit 10:  Long, ring, pink, what, bank, sang.

To continue to compare and contrast non-fiction stories on the same topic. 

To note the 3 different types on nonfiction books: literary, resource, biography.

To discuss authors purpose for writing nonfiction.

To find and identify text features in nonfiction books to help us learn.

To use strategies and text features to learn the meanings of new words.

To read Stories about pumpkins, bats and spiders.

To continue to practice identifying the difference between a fiction and non-fiction story.

To study characters in a fiction story and identify character traits.

To identify story elements while reading and retelling stories.

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

To identify facts and opinions.

To finish our informational writing about pumpkins, giving facts in sequential order.

To complete an informational writing on bats.

To learn how to be an up-stander and stand up against bullying.

To watch Spookley the Square Pumpkin for Kindness week.

Homework :

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

Tuesday:  Study math facts,

Wednesday :  Reading Fluency Folder

Thursday :  Study word study words using spelling menu

This week is kindness week!

newsletter 10/15/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  10/15/18

Goals for the week:

To review all short vowel sounds.

To continue to compare and combine numbers.

To use number bonds and the counting on strategies to add.

To understand there are different ways to make the same number.

To make addition stories.

To solve a problem where the total number and one part are known.

To use problem solving steps to solve addition problems.

To learn strategies to subtract.

To count back from the higher number, to count up from the lower number to subtract.

To use number bonds for subtraction.

To review sounds and write magic c letters.

To read non-fiction texts.

To identify 3 types of non-fiction texts: literary, resource, and biography.

To compare and contrast non-fiction and fiction texts.

To identify and use text features in non-fiction texts.

To read and make a timeline.

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

New word study words this week: unit 9 off, will, miss, you, fizz, pass

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

Word study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as , has, can, the, an, man, sad, had, van, rag, bad, to, in, big, is, have, did, I, it his, pack, said, sick, and tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, and pack, its, him, quit, six, fix, wax, yam, on, got, not, was, box, job,

To review the parts that make up a sentence, subject and predicate.

To identify nouns and verbs and to learn about adjectives.

To add detail to our sentences by adding adjectives and adverbs.

To learn more about spiders and pumpkins by reading non-fiction stories.

To write about our opinion on spiders and to give reasons to support our opinion.

To continue to identify the difference between fact and opinions.

To identify the elements of a narrative/fiction story.  Characters, setting, problem, solution.

To identify the features of a non-fiction text.

To read about river rocks. 

Homework :

Monday night: Complete a square on the READO

Tuesday night: practice Math facts

Wednesday night: fluency folder

Thursday : study word study words using your spelling menu

 Request and Reminders

 Follow the link below to see our sign up for the upcoming Halloween Party, or log into MySchoolAnywhere and go to Sign Ups!

https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/volunteer-new.a5w?vol=GlenAcresElementary149226

Newsletter 10/8/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                10/08/18

Goals for the week:

To write more than one fact In sequential order on the same topic.

To identify the difference between fact and opinion.

To write a fact and an opinion.

To review part and whole relationships for different numbers.

To use number bonds to show part/ whole relationships.

To count on to add, to use number bonds to add, to write and solve addition sentences.

To apply our adding strategies to addition story problems.

To identify equation and sum.

To become familiar with different combinations of the same number.

To identify nouns as person, place and thing.

To identify complete and incomplete sentences.

To know a sentence has a noun and a verb.

To use upper and lower case letters in our sentences as well as punctuation.

To self edit our work.

To continue to identify genres and to read different types of books.

To read and write words from unit 1-7 in the word study units.

To identify fiction, non- fiction and poetry as genres we will be reading this year.

To discuss ways we can be kind to our friends.

To read words with the short vowel o.

To identify the seven continents and find them on the globe.

New word study words this Week: on, got, not, was, box, job, hot, cot, cob,

Word study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, the, an, man, had, van, sad, to, bad, rag, in, big, is, have, did, if, it, his pack, said, sick, tack, its, him, quit, quack, six, fix, wax, quick

To continue to observe and study the life cycles of insects.    

To review the 7 Continents, to learn the Oceans.

To use a compass rose to read a map.      

To learn how to be a Geologist.   

Homework :

Monday night: Complete an activity from your READO board!

Tuesday night: Practice math facts! +0, +1,  +2, +3.

Wednesday night: Fluency Folder:  read another story and practice sight words, reading and spelling.

Thursday :  study word study/red words using the spelling menu

Friday: 

 Request and Reminders:

* Empty folders as much as possible each night.

* When sending lunch money put it in an envelope with a name!

newsletter 10/1/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  10/1/18

Goals for the week:

To continue working with comparing and combining numbers.

To create number bonds.

To practice addition and problem solving using addition.

To know our math facts for 0, 1 and 2.

To continue to practice words with short a and short i.

To know that C goes with a (cat) and k goes with I (kit).

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

To practice writing sentences using uppercase letters and punctuation.

To work independently in our centers and to work in reading groups.

To read and write words in the -at, an, am, as, ad, word families, as well as the –ig, -in, -it,

To be word detectives by finding a word meaning by reading the text carefully.

To learn to stop and jot while reading to check understanding.

To listen to different genres and to identify fiction, non-fiction, and poetry as genres

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

 We will read How to Make an Apple Pie and find where different countries are on the globe.  This will continue our Social Studies unit on Communities and finding Me on the Map.

To write facts and opinions about Apples.

To read fiction and non-fiction stories about apples.

To identify four Seasons and write about the Fall.

To use Seesaw in our math and reading centers.  We will begin to save work to our porfolios.

Word study words to know: am, at, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, the, to, had, van, sad, bad, fad, ham, rag, zag, tag, bag, , in big, is, have, did, if, it, pit, sit, lit, fit, wig, jig, pig, zig, in, pin, fin, tin, bin, win, It, his, pack, said, sick, tack, back ,kid, cab, of, sack, and pack.

Word study words this week :  unit 7  its, him, quit, quack, six, fix, wax, of said, yam,

Homework :

Monday night: complete a READO square activity

Tuesday night: Math folder

Wednesday night: fluency folder

Thursday: use spelling menu to study Word study words.

Friday: No School, inservice today

 Request and Reminders:

Empty folders as much as possible each night. 

Newsletter 9/24/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                  9/24/18

Please check my website for class information and go to my blog for homework newsletters.

Goals for the week:

To continue to learn skills for learning, we will practice listening and  focusing attention  and introduce self talk and assertiveness.

To learn to visualize while reading.

To practice making connections while reading.

To read poetry and to identify poetry as a new genre.

To continue to count and write 1-20.

To identify the elements of fiction stories.

To identify what makes up non fiction texts.

To count forward and backward.

To order numbers.

To practice plus 1 math facts!

To create number bonds using manipualtives and a math balance.

To see the part, part, whole relationship in a number bond.

To identify numbers using greater than and less than symbols.

To combine and compare numbers.

To identify more and fewer.

To read nonfiction and fiction stories about Apples.

To identify facts and opinion.

To write facts and opinions.

To begin our Science Unit, Pebbles, Sand and Silt.

To continue to practice words with short a and short i. 

To identify what makes up a complete sentence and to practice writing sentences.

To work independently in our Daily five centers.

To begin reading groups.

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

Word study words your child should know:  at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, as, has, can, an, man, and the red word, the, had, van, sad, bad, rag in, big, is, have, did, if, it, sit, lit, fit, wig, jig, fig, pig, zig, and the red word to.

To know that K takes I and E and C takes the other 3 when it comes to spelling.

To know that -ck comes at the end of a short vowel one syllable word.

To complete unit 5 in our project read/word study our new words are: it,his,pack,said, sick, tack, back, kid, cab, of, sack, pack.

Homework :

Monday:  Complete an activity on the READO board

Tuesday:  study math facts all the + 1.

Wednesday:  Fluency Folder, read one story, practice 5 new sight words, and return the next day.

Thursday:  choose any activity from the spelling menu to practice the words for this week.

Friday:  

If you wish to keep READO and spelling menus in your folders so they do not get misplaced that is fine.  Please empty other papers.

newsletter 9/11/18

Mrs. Besselman’s Bulletin                                                              September  11,   2018

Goals for the week:

To review the short vowel a, and to build and read words with a short a

To review writing and counting from 1 to 20.

To launch our Schoolwide reading unit, building a community of readers.

To read many stories about Characters who are reading.

To compare numbers and use math vocabulary to describe same number, more and fewer, greater than and less than.

To discuss things we do at school and to learn about our Daily Five Center routines.

To identify and use complete sentences in our speaking and writing.

To note details in a story, to use them in our pictures and writing.

To identify and discuss story elements in fiction stories.

To know a main character and to identify them using character traits.

To compare and contrast characters in stories

To make connections while reading.

To learn how to ask questions while reading to help us understand.

To learn about our school community and compare it to our town community.

Word study words from units 1-3 (short a sounds): at, am, cat, sat, bat, fat, as , has, can, an, man, had van, sad, to, bad, rag.

Homework: due by Friday! send in pictures or stickers to decorate your child’s reading/writing notebook.  Pictures should be of items that show what they enjoy.  Pictures can be drawn, printed from computer, cut from old magazines or books, or purchased stickers. Send pictures in a small ziplock bag marked with a name.

Homework discussed at back to school night will start next week, this is what it will look like.:

Papers and folders needed will come home next week, when homework begins.

Monday: Complete a square on the reado board.

Tuesday:   Math fact practice, see activities in math folder

Wednesday:  fluency folders

Thursday: Practice spelling and writing short a words from the unit of the week.  You can do this on paper or on a whiteboard or chalkboard, sidewalk chalk.  You can use flash cards or starfall.com.  Whatever works for your family.   I will send a choice board for ideas (next week)

Friday: We will do an assessment most Fridays (during class) using the word study words of the week

Reading log will be sent home next week, log books read each night.