Mrs. Rausch's Class

Friday, April 4, 2014

The End to Another Busy Week

In science, we finished studying ramps. Our students discovered that heavier cars will impact the speed of the car and therefore crash our “crash box” harder. We experimented with washers to change the weight of the car. Take a look at our pictures below:

Our next theme will be “Finding the Moon.” Please look for a moon calendar to come home next week. I am asking that students look into the sky each night and draw what they see (if the moon is visible). If students return this calendar, they will get a prize out of the prize box!! If there is “no moon” in the sky, please just draw an X through the box!

In Lead 21 we have been studying amazing people from United States history. Many of the books we read this week had a hidden meaning, or message. For example, one group read “The Lion & The Mouse.” The message was: be kind to others, they will be kind to you.

Your child probably already mentioned that Lily moved to Kansas. She moved with her dad and brothers/sisters in order to be closer to family. We have missed her these past two weeks but we are excited to begin Skyping occasionally with Lily and her new first grade class!

Let’s Look Ahead:

Monday: Library ** Guidance

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: P.E.

** 3 Hour Early Out ** Teacher Inservice

Thursday: Music

Friday: P.E.

** Mrs. Rausch will be absent **

Monday, April 14^th: 1^st & 2^nd grade to Cedar Falls

** Play: Five Little Monkeys **

Gallagher Bleudorn

Friday, April 18^th: NO SCHOOL

Happy Easter!

Monday, April 21: MAKEUP DAY!!

** MAPS Test **

Tuesday, April 22^nd: MAPS Test

Wednesday, April 23^rd: 3 Hour Early Out

** MAPS TEST **

Thursday, April 24^th: MAPS Test

Last Day of School: Wednesday, June 3^rd

(3 Hour Early Out)

Have you been checking out the Decorah Eagles?? The baby sure is curious about Nathan:

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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Friday, April 4, 2014

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