Magee Friday Night News
March 22nd 2019
Chorus Reminder for March 26th
Chorus will be taking a trip to celebrate Music in our Schools Month on Tuesday, March 26th. Chorus member will perform at St. Mary's and Harmony in Manitowoc along with some time at Rollaire Skate Center. We will return before the late bus retrieval time at Magee -- as a normal Tuesday pick-up day.
Chorus students will need their T-shirts and black non-denim pants/skirts on March 26th.
State Forward testing for Grades 3 and 4
Magee students in grades 3 and 4 will start taking the State of Wisconsin Forward Exam on Monday, April 1st. This statewide assessment is designed to gauge how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards.
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March Title 1 Tip
CAFÉ Strategy: Use Pictures, Illustrations, and Diagrams
Dear Families,
As your child is progressing through the year, we would like to update you with another CAFÉ strategy to reinforce at home. CAFÉ is an acronym that stands for Comprehension (I understand what I read), Accuracy (I can read the words), Fluency (I can read smoothly and understand what I read), and Expanding vocabulary (I know, find, and use interesting words).
One way readers expand their vocabulary is by paying attention to pictures, illustrations, and diagrams in a text. They use the context of the story, their background knowledge of what is being read, and at times infer to gain meaning of what is being read. Readers do this because illustrations provide clues about the meaning of words and text. Paying attention to the pictures may confirm the meaning of words, Help your child become familiar with this strategy by using the following suggestions at home.
How to help your child with the vocabulary strategy at home:
When reading with your child, remind your child to cross check. A reader cross checks by asking, “Do the pictures match what I think the word means, and does it make sense?”
Model this strategy by breaking it down in these steps
Read a picture book or nonfiction book.
When you come to a difficult or “interesting” word, stop.
Say, “I’m going to look at this picture to see if I can figure out what this word means.”
Infer the words meaning based on background knowledge of text and what is shown in the picture.
Celebrate figuring out the word - remind your child that using pictures helped to increase your understanding of the text.
Thank you for your continued support!
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Important Dates
March 22nd- Parent/teacher conference slips go home
March 26th- Chorus Tour
March 28th- PTO Movie Night
March 29th- Clip Chart Reward
March 29th- End of the quarter
April 1st- Forward testing starts for grades 3 and 4
April 8th- Severe Weather Awareness Week
April 8th- Magee Night at the school board
April 8th- Conference Week
April 11th- Tornado Awareness Day with drill
April 18th- Magee Talent Show @ 1:30 PM
April 19th-22nd- No School
April 29th-May 3rd- Spring Book Fair
May 3rd- Grandparent's Day
Medication
Employment Opportunities
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