What's Happening in 2A?: Cadets for a Cause...Update

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Cadets for a Cause...Update

As many of you know Cadets for a Cause is will be here before we know it!! I have had several questions from students so I will pass along the information that I know so far. When I find out more I will let you know. Thank you in advance for your support!!

Cadets for a Cause is Wednesday, May 9.
T-shirt order forms are due Friday, April 13. They can be turned into the office or the classroom teacher.
Yellow bracelets are for sale for $1. They are sold at school.
Each classroom has a bucket for monetary donations. If you wish to donate your child can bring the money to school and put it in the bucket.
Each child is asked to bring a canned or boxed food item the day of the event. This will go to the local food pantry. I will have a collection box in the classroom so you can send this to school whenever it is convenient.
ANYONE is welcome to attend the event. As an entrance fee everyone is asked to bring a food item for the food pantry.

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Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Distinguish Fact and Opinion: Your child learned that facts are statements that can be proved. Opinions are what someone believes. The words I believe, I think, and in my view are clues that someone is expressing an opinion. Most students are able to state a fact; however, opinions are more challenging. Please practice this at home.

Sequence Events: Sequence is the order in which event take place. Clue words such as first, next, then, and last help readers know when events occur. When your child is summarizing have them sequence the events using the clue words.

Make Inferences: This is a strategy that readers use to understand what they are reading. When making an inference, readers need to fill in information that the author did not include. Readers must combine what they know with details from the text.
Pictures and words (text clues) + background knowledge (what we know) = an inference

Summarize: A summary is a paragraph or a statement in your own words that gives the most important ideas from the text that was read. Step 1: find the main ideas from the selection. Step 2: shorten and combine those ideas.

Categorize and Classify: We can categorize and classify objects, evens, ideas, and characters by how they are alike and how they fit into groups. When students are reading they can find types of things that are similar and group them into the same category.

Monitor Comprehension: Students must ALWAYS monitor their comprehension while they are reading. If they don't understand what was read they need to reread it. When readers are confused they can use "fix-up" strategies. Here is a list of those strategies:
*reread more slowly
*look up words
*read on
*use picture clues
*summarize
*ask for help