Mrs. Rausch's Class

Friday, February 8, 2013

What Does History Teach Us?

This week we have been answering the question "What can we learn from stories of our family?" These books have helped us answer:

Totem Poles

Read by Will

Baskets that Tell a Story

Read by Cloey

An Irish-American Story
Read by Wyatt
(There are two parts! My iPad ran out of storage space!!)

Tortillas for Dinner
Read by Kaiya
* Coming Soon *

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday & Tuesday of next week! Please see the document below to confirm your scheduled conference! Can't wait to meet with you!

Winter Conference Schedule

Mrs. Rausch 1B

2012-2013

Monday, February 11

Tuesday, February 12

3:10-3:30	Cloey	3:10-3:30
3:30-3:50	Wyatt	3:30-3:50
3:50-4:10	Kylee	3:50-4:10
4:10-4:30	Tristan	4:10-4:30
4:30-4:50	Shannon	4:30-4:50	Payton
4:50-5:10	Kaiya	4:50-5:10	Preston
5:10-5:30	Landen	5:10-5:30	Will
5:30-5:50	Brady	5:30-5:50	Ashton
5:50-6:10	Stacy	5:50-6:10	Ty
6:10-6:30	Layton	6:10-6:30

Please Remember.... that we have a field trip to Gallagher Bluedorn on Tuesday, February 12th. Our bus will be LEAVING AT 8:15 in order to be in Cedar Falls on time! If your child eat's breakfast at school, please have them to school by 7:55. All students will be expected to come to our classroom in the morning instead of going outside to recess! Our bus will arrive back to school by 2:00 pm.

Remember to wear CADET BLUE!! (Lunches will be provided)

A Look Ahead:

Monday: Art

* 1 Hour Early Dismissal

PT Conferences *

Tuesday: FIELD TRIP

* 1 Hour Early Dismissal

PT Conferences *

Wednesday: Guidance

Thursday: Library

* Valentine's Celebration *

Friday: NO SCHOOL!

Monday, February 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.

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Friday, February 8, 2013

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