Mrs. Rausch's Class

Friday, January 11, 2013

Welcome Back!!

I hope that your families had an enjoyable Holiday Break! It seems as though the class had a great time with the snow days, Christmas, and New Year's Eve!! We were all ready to head back to school and have transitioned quite nicely!!

It is now back to the world of reading, math, writing, sharing, and having fun!!

An Addition to our Class....

You should have received a note sent home on Thursday introducing our newest member of 1B! We have welcomed Jane Wilson, a freshman at Luther college, into our classroom for part of the month of January! She is beginning her studies in elementary education and this is her first classroom experience! After spending 4 days together, she is starting to look a lot like me! I promise that our attire was not planned....

The Big Blast

Just before our unexpected early departure in December, we were able to celebrate the Big Blast! Thanks to the parents who were able to volunteer to make this day possible! The parents are: Aaron Hurd, Robyn Lane, Alison Holten, and Angie Lindstrom!

Check out some of our pictures:

Limo Rides

Landen, Will, and Wyatt were the three 1B students who earned a limo ride and Subway lunch! What a blast!!

A Sneak Peek to Next Week....

Monday: Art

* Report Cards sent Home *

Tuesday: Music

Thursday: Library

* Special Snack Kaiya *

Friday: PE & Guidance

Finally... A Look Ahead to important events!

January 21 - 25 DIBELS (state) Testing!

Wednesday, January 23rd: 3 Hour Early Out

February 4 - 8 PreK - K registration

Tuesday, February 5: K-1 Music Concert

7 pm H.S. Auditorium

Wednesday, February 6th: 3 Hour Early Out

* Mrs. Rausch Absent (Kinzey has Dr. Appointments in Rochester)

February 11 - 12: PT Conferences

* 1 Hour Early Out *

Tuesday, February 12th: FIELD TRIP

* Play at Gallagher Bluedorn *

Bus leaves by 8:20 and will return by 2pm

(More information to follow)

February 15th & 18th: NO SCHOOL!!

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, January 11, 2013

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