What's Happening in 2A?: Halloween Events!!!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Halloween Events!!!

Next week is Halloween...hurray!!! The students are starting to get really excited! Next Wednesday we will be going to the rest homes to read and sing songs to the residents. First and second grade teachers have decided to allow students to wear their costumes to the rest homes. If your child wishes to participate, have him/her bring the costume to school in a bag. Do NOT wear it to school. We will put them on right before we leave. Please do not send make-up, masks, or any type of weapon. Thanks!

We will have our classroom Halloween party next Friday in the afternoon. We will be carving pumpkins and having a special snack. Thank you to my 3 parent volunteers!! I really appreciate your help!

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UnknownOctober 27, 2009 at 7:24 PM
My mom is going to bring 2 pumpkins. I can't wait to carve them!
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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