School Improvement Day
Tuesday, February 28th is school improvement day. Student will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m. for the day.
Chess Club
Because of school improvement day on Tuesday, only the Thursday chess club will meet this week.
Graphic Novels
Remember comic books? A graphic novel is a comic book that is the size of a novel. It can be a great way to get your reluctant reader to start reading for pleasure. Don't let the comic book look fool you either. Graphic novels usually have a wide range of vocabulary and multisyllabic words. They are not as easy to read as they first appear. The reader must make meaning of the story by using word clues as well as picture clues. This is an important reading skill. If this is your child's pleasure - say "yes" to graphic novels.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
For the Week of February 20th
President's Day
No school, Monday, February 20th because of President's Day.
Chess Club
Both Tuesday's and Thursday's Chess Clubs meet this week. Thursday's club learned or reviewed how to checkmate an opponent and how to castle. Tuesday's club will be doing that lesson on this Tuesday.
Ozzie's Reading Club
For those of you doing Ozzie's Reading Club, Monday might be a good catch-up day if you are a little behind. It should be fun to go as a group to the Cougar's game so encourage your student if you are able to participate.
Earth Day Shirts
We have gotten quite a response for Earth Day Shirts. I know how easy it is to forget about something when it gets stuck under a pile of papers - so if you or your student would like an Earth Day shirt, please remember to return the form before March 2nd.
No school, Monday, February 20th because of President's Day.
Chess Club
Both Tuesday's and Thursday's Chess Clubs meet this week. Thursday's club learned or reviewed how to checkmate an opponent and how to castle. Tuesday's club will be doing that lesson on this Tuesday.
Ozzie's Reading Club
For those of you doing Ozzie's Reading Club, Monday might be a good catch-up day if you are a little behind. It should be fun to go as a group to the Cougar's game so encourage your student if you are able to participate.
Earth Day Shirts
We have gotten quite a response for Earth Day Shirts. I know how easy it is to forget about something when it gets stuck under a pile of papers - so if you or your student would like an Earth Day shirt, please remember to return the form before March 2nd.
Friday, February 10, 2012
For the Week of February 13th
Chess Club
Both Tuesday's and Thursday's Clubs meet this week.
Lexia at Home
Prairieview School has five site licenses for a computer program called Lexia. It helps students learn phonics rules, sight words, multisyllabic words, suffixes and prefixes. Students may use this program after school hours at home on their home computers. If you have a student that would benefit from this program please contact me and I will get the information to you so that you are able to download it onto your home computer. At the beginning of the program the student takes a test to determine at which level he/she will begin. The program doesn't tell you that it is giving you a test, so encourage your student to work carefully at the beginning to begin at the most appropriate level. The upper level teaches Greek and Latin roots and many suffixes and prefixes - word analysis that is helpful to most any student.
Both Tuesday's and Thursday's Clubs meet this week.
Lexia at Home
Prairieview School has five site licenses for a computer program called Lexia. It helps students learn phonics rules, sight words, multisyllabic words, suffixes and prefixes. Students may use this program after school hours at home on their home computers. If you have a student that would benefit from this program please contact me and I will get the information to you so that you are able to download it onto your home computer. At the beginning of the program the student takes a test to determine at which level he/she will begin. The program doesn't tell you that it is giving you a test, so encourage your student to work carefully at the beginning to begin at the most appropriate level. The upper level teaches Greek and Latin roots and many suffixes and prefixes - word analysis that is helpful to most any student.
Friday, February 3, 2012
For the Week of February 6th
Chess Club
Chess Club begins this week. Notices went home on Friday for which day your child is to attend. The dates of the Tuesday Club are Feb. 7, 14, 21; March 13; April 3, 10, 17 24. The dates of the Thursday Club are Feb. 9, 16, 23; March 1, 15; April 5, 12, 19. Please be sure to pick your child in the parking lot by the 3rd grade door by 3:30. Thank you!
Observation
Something that I have noticed over my years of teaching is that many times students who struggle some with reading do not read along while others are reading aloud, while students who do not struggle do read along. It would almost be better if it were the other way around. It is the students who struggle who need the practice of reading the most. It would be most beneficial to them to read along any time they have a chance. It may be that they are auditory learners and it is easier for them to comprehend the material if they listen intently - but it would help their reading more if they followed along. It is a difficult task to get a student to follow along as someone reads. A teacher may be able to do it for a short time by standing near the student or making the student track with a pencil or his/her finger - but many times unless the teacher is keeping a close eye on that particular student, the tracking stops. This would make an interesting research project.
Chess Club begins this week. Notices went home on Friday for which day your child is to attend. The dates of the Tuesday Club are Feb. 7, 14, 21; March 13; April 3, 10, 17 24. The dates of the Thursday Club are Feb. 9, 16, 23; March 1, 15; April 5, 12, 19. Please be sure to pick your child in the parking lot by the 3rd grade door by 3:30. Thank you!
Observation
Something that I have noticed over my years of teaching is that many times students who struggle some with reading do not read along while others are reading aloud, while students who do not struggle do read along. It would almost be better if it were the other way around. It is the students who struggle who need the practice of reading the most. It would be most beneficial to them to read along any time they have a chance. It may be that they are auditory learners and it is easier for them to comprehend the material if they listen intently - but it would help their reading more if they followed along. It is a difficult task to get a student to follow along as someone reads. A teacher may be able to do it for a short time by standing near the student or making the student track with a pencil or his/her finger - but many times unless the teacher is keeping a close eye on that particular student, the tracking stops. This would make an interesting research project.
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