Christmas Trees and Presents!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a nice day to end the week. 

At Mass this morning, we celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadeloupe. We remember that Mary is always with us. 

We wrapped up another week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, wrote sentences using our sight words, and took our weekly assessment. We also wrote the steps in decorating a Christmas tree. 

In Math class, we had fun comparing lengths. We used our linking cubes to build three towers of varying height. We then identified which was the tallest and which was the shortest. 

In Science class, we continued to talk about light. Today we focused on why light is important. We learned that we need light to see. 

We ended our day with Art class. Today we made two projects, both of which involved painting. First, we made a Christmas tree using strips of green paper. Then we painted snow around it. Next, we painted a present using sponges. We really enjoyed Art class today. 

Have a great weekend! 

Do You Know the Continents?

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone is staying warm! 

In Religion class we wrapped up our chapter on Mary. We reviewed how Mary was born with grace, how the angle Gabriel visited her, and how Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth.

In Language Arts class, we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. Then, we practiced reading soft c and soft g words along with our sight words. In addition to that, we practiced spelling and reading words with inflectional endings when the final e is dropped. To build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read another folktale and discussed its theme. After that, we practiced identifying past and future tense verbs. Finally, we wrote the steps in planting a seed. 

In Math class today, we began our chapter on measurement. The students were introduced to the concept. We compared the length of 3 alligators. 

In Social Studies today, we learned about the continents and oceans. We completed a booklet where we labeled each one. 

Have a great night! 

Christmas Play Day!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a nice day. 

In Religion class today, we talked about how Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth after the angel Gabriel left her. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced reading our sight words, words with soft c and soft g, and practiced reading and spelling words with inflectional endings when the final e is dropped. To help build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets. We also read The Gingerbread Man. After reading this story, we wrote about what the characters in the story did. Finally, we practiced using past and future tense verbs in sentences. 

In Math class today, we took our chapter test on solving words problems. Tomorrow we will begin our chapter on measurement. 

This afternoon we enjoyed watching the Christmas play which was presented this year by the junior high students. They all did a fabulous job retelling the birth of Jesus. 

Here are pictures from our Elf writing project, our Christmas ornament Art project, and Jingles, who had fun building a tower. Enjoy! 

Have a great night! 

Growing Closer to Jesus in Advent!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a great day! 

We began our day by going to Adoration. We spent some quiet time with Jesus. We prayed to help us grow closer to him this Advent. 

We continued with our week of learning in Language Arts. We reviewed the oral vocabulary words we learned yesterday and then learned three new words (timid, eventually, foolish). We then worked on making predictions as we read a folktale about a foolish rabbit. Next, we used our letter tiles to spell and read words with soft c and soft g. After that, we practiced spelling and reading words with inflectional endings when the final e is dropped. Following that, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. We ended our morning focusing on comprehension. We reread The Nice Mitten. We then wrote about what made the story a folktale and what lesson we can learn from it. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we sorted verbs based on whether they are in the present, past, or future. We also assembled an elf; tomorrow we will be writing about being an elf. 

In Math class today, we used our critical thinking skills to solve word problems. We are ready for our test tomorrow. 

Have a great night! 

Secret Santa Fun!

 Greetings! Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! 

We began our day by attending Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Fr. Brian reminded us that all things are possible with God. 

After Mass, we made our way to the Secret Santa shop. We had lots of fun shopping for Christmas gifts and wrapping them. 

Then, it was time to begin our week of learning in Language Arts; this week we will be reading folktales. We began by learning two new oral vocabulary words (hero and tale). Then we worked on making predictions as we read Interrupting Chicken. After that we learned how to blend and read words with soft c, soft g, and -dge, words like cent, face, gem, page, wedge, and bridge. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we learned our new sight words (any, from, happy, once, so, upon). Then we read The Nice Mitten which helped us practice our new phonics skills. Finally, we learned about past and future tense verbs. 

In Math class today, we put everything we learned about word problems together today. We read a problem and had to decide whether we needed to add or subtract to solve the problem. 

Have a great night! 

A Sparkling Art Class!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great day to end the first week of December! 

At Mass today, Fr. Brian reminded us that Jesus is the Divine Physician and that we can always turn to him when we are not feeling well. 

We ended another week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, practiced reading long i words and plurals, and wrote sentences using our sight words. To help us build our fluency, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklet. We also read a short nonfiction piece about how plants grow. Finally, we took our weekly assessment. 

In Math class today, we solved comparison problems by subtracting. Next week, we will put all of the different types of problems together and solve them. 

In Science class today, we learned the words transparent, translucent, and opaque. We then sorted items based on whether light easily passes through them, whether light kind of passes through them, or whether light does not pass through them. 

We ended our day with Art class. Today, we designed our very own Christmas ornament using paper tissue circles. We even added glitter to the top for some extra sparkle. I'll post pictures next week once the glitter has dried. 

Jingles, in honor of St. Nicholas Day tomorrow, brought the children candy canes. It was heart warming hearing the children thank Jingles as they took one. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

6 7

 Greetings! Today was an exciting day in first grade: it was the 67th day of the school year. The kids loved saying 6 7 all day. Even Jingles got into the spirit. 

In Religion class today, we learned about St. Nicholas. We watched a video to learn about him and then talked about how we can be like him by trusting in God, praying, and being kind to others. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words by answering questions using the words. We then practiced reading long i words, plural words, and our sight words. After that, we read the play The Big Yuca Plant. The students really enjoyed having a part in the play. After reading the play, we answered some comprehension questions about why the characters did what they did. Finally, we practiced using present tense verbs in sentences. 

In Math class today, we learned how to solve comparison problems by adding. We focused on understanding what the problem told us which helped us decide if we need to add or subtract. 

In Social Studies class today, we finished our Junior Achievement lessons. Today, we focused on how entrepreneurs advertise their business. We colored an advertisement for a new business. 

Have a great night!