Jan 11 2011
PTA Meeting
We will NOT have our PTA meeting tonight due to bad weather. 1/11/11
Dec 11 2010
Feed-A-Friend
I would like to thank everyone for the donations to the America Red Cross: Feed-A-Friend. We were able to raise 2283 cans to support the Hanover Area.
GREAT JOB!!
Dec 01 2010
December 2010 Newsletter
Nov 04 2010
November’s Monthly Reading Focus: Inferences
The Monthly Focus
November’s Focus…
Inferences
An inference is based on information stated in the story or text, as
well as what is already from personal experiences which may relate
to the passage being read. This level of comprehension requires the student to use more reasoning skills than factual recall. Students need to be given the opportunities to predict outcomes, draw conclusions, or make inferences after several facts have been given. Making inferences requires students to “read between the lines” based on the information offered by the author in text. Once students understand this concept, they will be able to construct meaning from the story and apply the skill for better comprehension.
You can help your children gain this skill while reading the newspaper, a magazine, or a book. As you read these texts together, stop at a place where the child can make an inference about some information in the text. Explain to your child that authors don’t always directly tell you everything you need to know about a story. If they did, it would lead to a boring story full of explanations instead of interesting details. Model the inferencing process for them by “thinking aloud” as you make an inference from the text. For example, you could tell your child that even though the author never tells you the main character of the story is happy, you can infer this because he is smiling and laughing. Then let your child have a chance to do the same sort of inferencing at another point in the text.
Practicing this very important skill at home will support the work we are doing this month in reading as well as develop your child’s overall reasoning skills.
Oct 01 2010
October Newsletter and Reading Calendar
Sep 24 2010
Manheim Elementary Project Harmony Service Project- 2010
This year marks the 7th consecutive year of community effort to send personalized holiday greetings to our brave young men and women in uniform serving their country half-way around the world. Last year 1,200 boxes packed with 6,600 homemade, personalized Christmas Stockings were mailed to U.S. troops.
Manheim Elementary students and staff will be collecting items to include in these personalized stockings for men and women serving our country in the remotest regions of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Below are items that Manheim Elementary will be collecting
September 20, 2010 – October 8, 2010.
Puzzle/Crossword Books
Sand Scarves/ Bandanas
Fly Swatters
Foot Powder
Athletic Socks
Sunscreen
Individual packs of
Baby Wipes
Individual packs of Powdered Drinks (lemonade, Gatorade,etc)
Individual Snack Bags
* (no chips)
(peanuts, Rice Krispie Treats, etc)
***Families can donate $2 to assist in the mailing of each stocking if you prefer not to purchase an item listed***
It is my goal for each student to donate one item from the list above! Students can place their donations in the box inside the main entrance of the building.
Thank you in advance for your support of this worthy service project.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Piatt
Manheim Elementary School
School Counselor
barbara_piatt@swsd.k12.pa.us
Sep 24 2010
YOU’RE INVITED…
Family-Child Resources is offering the following workshop to parents in York County. This one-session workshop is for parents of children ages 12 months to 18 years.
Parenting The Challenging Child
Issues related to children with ADHD; setting behavior goals;
effective discipline
October 13, 2010
6:30-8:30 p.m. at
West Manheim Elementary School
2000 Baltimore Pike, Hanover, PA 17331
This service is offered by Family-Child Resources and is free of charge to York County residents through funding from York County Children & Youth Services.
Child care will be provided. Pre-registration is required.
Please click here for a Pre-registration form.
Sep 09 2010
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