Mrs. Rausch's Class

Thursday, May 30, 2013

LaCrosse Field Trip

The storm held of.... until we got back to Cresco! We had beautiful weather, great help from parents, and an amazing presentation about animal safety!

Check out the pictures below:

Swimming Fun . . .

K-2 students enjoyed our Fitness Center Fun Day!! Thanks to the 1B parents who helped out!

Our Last Week of FIRST GRADE:

Monday: Art

* Walk to Sue Z Q's *

* Extra Recess from Mrs. McCabe *

Tuesday: Music

* Walk to East Park *

Wednesday: Last Day of 1st Grade

* 3 Hour Early Out *

REMINDER: Please bring back:

1. Reading Folders

2. Library Books

* if you have not! *

And Finally...

Thank you parents and students for another great year! As we wrap up your first grade school year, please remember to bring backpacks and folders everyday, as I am sure we will fill them up with lots of goodies!

On Monday, a DVD that I have made of our school year will come home with your child. Please do me a favor and check to make sure it works on both your DVD player and computer. If it does not work, please let me know asap as I will be also making extras!

Thanks for a great school year and have an amazing summer! Please contact me if you ever have questions or comments!

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

Thursday, May 30, 2013

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