Mrs. Rausch's Class

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Happy Easter!!

A reminder that we have NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 18^th. We will see you on MONDAY!!

Monday, April 21^st: Library

** MAPS Testing **

Tuesday, April 22^nd: Art

** MAPS Testing **

Wednesday, April 23^rd: P.E.

* 3 Hour Early Out *

** MAPS Testing **

Thursday, April 24^th: Music

** MAPS Testing **

Friday, April 25^th: PE

** MAPS Testing Make-Ups **

Finding the Moon … We are lucky this spring to experience the sightings of Mars in our sky as well as the Lunar Eclipse (a.k.a. “Blood Moon.”) Have you gotten a chance to go outside and spot the moon this week? Our friends have been learning about the size, shape, and orbit of the moon. Ask your child what he/she has learned this week!! Next week we will begin discussing in depth the “phases” of the moon.

Beginning on Monday, April 21^st, 2014 First graders will be taking their spring MAPS tests. The kids have been working EXTREMELY hard in Cadet Time on skills they can use to help them with their tests. Please make sure that your child gets plenty of sleep and a filling breakfast all of next week. Each teacher is doing something slightly different but all teachers have some fantastic rewards put in place for individual growth as well as the growth of the class as a whole. Thank you for making sure your child is as successful as possible!

On Wednesday, May 28^th, our class will be going to the Cresco Fitness Center for “Fitness Center Fun Day”. We will be swimming from 12:30-1:15. We are looking for as many adults to help chaperone our trip as possible. We are especially are looking for some Dads to help with overseeing the locker room. Please let me know if you are interested!!

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.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

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