Mrs. Rausch's Class

Friday, February 1, 2013

Winter Weather . . .

Wow! Welcome to Iowa! We had quite an array of wild weather in this past week! Please remember to dress your child appropriately until further notice! We will be needing snowpants, boots, coats, hats, and mittens!

Please sign up for Iowa School Alerts to be notified of school closings and delays. We have had several problems with KWWL communications (which is where I receive my text messages). Twitter is also a great option to be notified immediately. Linda Middlebrook sends emails to any parent who has signed up for school alerts. If you are interested, please contact her so she can add you to her list!!

Valentine's Day

Our Class will celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 14th. Your child may choose to bring Valentine's to share with the class!

PT Conference Sign Up

Please sign up for PT Conferences before Monday, February 4th. Use the green piece of paper that was sent home yesterday. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns!

A Look Ahead . . .

Monday: Art

* PreK - Kindergarten registration 4-8 pm *

Tuesday: Music Practice

* Music Concert 7pm. Please be in the High School Cafeteria by 6:40 *

Wednesday: 3 Hour Early Out

Thursday: Library

* Special Snack: Layton *

Friday: PE

Reading Strategies

Determine Important Information

When students read, they should pick out the most important ideas. The most important ideas are the ones the author wants readers to remember.

Compare and Contrast

When we compare certain things, we tell how they are alike or the same. When we contrast things, we tell how they are different!!

Make Inferences

Making inferences helps readers make sense of what they read. Sometimes the author doesn't tell us everything we need to understand. We can use clues in the story and what we already know to help fill in gaps which the author has left in the text. This is called MAKING INFERENCES!

Identify Text Structure

Stories are set up in different ways. They usually are told in sequence, or the order in which events happen. Knowing how a story is set up, or its structure, can help a reader remember the story.

Identify Details & Facts

Finding small bits of information that tells us more about important ideas.

Making Predictions

Using clues from the story and what you already know to guess what will happen next.

Summarize

Tell in your own words what has happened in the story or text.

Ask and Answer Questions

Asking questions and looking for answers in the text or pictures will help you to understand what you read!

Facts and Opinions

Facts and be proven! They are TRUE!

Opinions are people's thoughts. They might not be true! When giving an opinion, you might hear "I think...."

Monitor Comprehension

Stop and think about what you are reading. Are you understanding what you are reading? If not, use an accuracy strategy to help.

Recall and Retell

Tell about the setting, characters and most important events in the beginning, middle, and end of the text. Readers gain a better understanding of what a story is about when they can recall events from a story.

Make Connections

Use what you already know to understand what you are reading. We use text to text connections. We use text to self connections. And we use text to world connections.

Mrs. Rausch's Class

Friday, February 1, 2013

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