Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

Chick-Fil-A Mobile Spirit Night

WHERE: Atlantic and Hodges

WHEN Monday 9/23/19

WHY 15% of net sales support Sabal Palm PTA

SEE SLIP IN RED FOLDER FOR MORE DETAILS

Hurricane Dorian Make-up Days

The make-up days for school days missed because of Hurricane Dorian are as follows:

Monday, October 21, 2019
Friday, January 17, 2020

REMINDERS

Don't forget to sign and send back the Progress Reports.

Don't forget to sign the purple field trip forms and send payment in via online payment or cash to Mr. Nix ($25.00).

The next Early Release is September 25, 2019.  We go to dismissal zones at 1:00 PM.

Skill of the Week: Making Connections in Text

Connecting Events in Text (RI.1.3)

This week we are studying the relationship between ideas and events in a historical text.  When studying historical text, we generally focus on two things:

• The cause-effect relationships between the events.
• The sequence of how events happen.

The story this week is about the Underground Railroad, and how slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery.  The story is called "Follow the Drinking Gourd" by Jeanette Winter.

Using this story, we will examine how events unfolded to help the fugitive slaves escape to Canada.  We will learn why they leave the South, why they are able to elude their captors, and why they needed help to get away.

Using "why" at the beginning of a question can help guide children to the causation of an event.  That is an important part of reading development (learning why events happen and how characters react and develop) and social development (why we make the decisions we make, good or bad).

How can I help my child with this skill?

• Ask lots of "why" questions in conversation...(for example, "Why was your day good?"  "Why did you feel that way?")
• Talk about a historical event.  Research why that event happened.  What were the causes of the event? What were the effects?
• Think of simple social situations.  Think how things would turn out differently based on a person's reactions.

Have a great week and thank you for all you do, to support your child's learning and growing!

Spelling Words, Week of September 16, 2019

Spelling Words Week of 9/16/19

1. name

2. good

3. sentence

4. man

5. think

6. right

7. might

8. tight

9. bright

10. flight

Remember, the Spelling Packet is due Friday, 9/20/19

Progress Reports, First Quarter

Progress Reports will be printed and go home on Monday, September 16.  The grades overall are very good and I am very proud of the students' hard work!

Please don't forget to send back the field trip forms as soon as possible.  Our first field trip is to the Florida Theater to see Dav Pilkey's "Dog Man" on November 1, 2019.

Close Reading

Parents hear the term "close reading" often, but may not know what close reading actually entails.  Close reading is when the reader is closely looking at the author's craft, at specific strategies for comprehension, and for evidence to support answering complex questions.

Close reading is part of answering text-dependent questions.  One way we measure a student's comprehension is to ask questions that make the reader go back into the text to find supporting evidence and details to adequately answer the question.  It is a rather complicated process!!!

So how does a second grader start to navigate this complex way of thinking?  By developing the habits of a good reader:

• Good readers ask questions as they read.
• Good readers stop often to think about what they read.
• Good readers re-read.
• Good readers look for evidence to help them answer questions.
• Good readers read the comprehension questions before they read the passage.

These habits will be taught and instilled in your child this school year.  Help reinforce these habits in your at-home reading, as well.