Junior Achievement Fun!

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone had a nice day. The children are quite excited for their four day weekend! 

In Religion class today, we talked about how we receive God's grace when we were baptized. We also prayed the fourth and fifth decades of the Luminous Mysteries. 

We wrapped up another week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, practiced reading short e words and words with inflected endings. We also wrote sentences using our sight words and took our weekly assessment. To build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets and a nonfiction story about firefighters. Finally, we practiced finding nouns in sentences. 

In Math class today, we took our chapter test on subtraction. Next week, we will begin to learn the numbers to 20. 

We ended our day with Social Studies. Today, we began our Junior Achievement lessons. Our focus today was on our family and neighborhood. We had lots of fun completing our picture book and writing about ourselves. 

Have a wonderful weekend! See you on Tuesday! 

Fall Weather!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a nice week. It looks like the fall weather has arrived. 

In Religion class today, we talked about how God gave Adam and Eve grace. We also talked about how we, too, have God's life in us. We ended class by praying the third decade of the Luminous Mysteries. 

In Language Arts, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced reading short e words, practiced spelling and reading words with the inflectional ending -ed, and practiced our sight words. To build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets. We also read The Red Hat, a realistic fiction story about a firefighter. After reading that story, we wrote about the events in the story. 

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

Have a great night! 

The Month of the Rosary!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone's week is going well. 

In Religion class today, we talked about how God put Adam and Eve in charge of his creation. He wanted them to be good stewards. We talked about how we can by good stewards. We ended class by praying the second decade of the Luminous Mysteries. 

We continued with our week of learning in Language Arts. We began by reviewing our oral vocabulary words and by learning three more words (astonishing, equipment, fortunately). Next, we used our letter tiles to spell and read short e words. After that, we learned about the ending -ed. We talked about how when added to a word that it means something already happened. We practiced reading words ending in -ed. Following that, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. We ended our morning focusing on comprehension. We reread Good Job, Ben and writing about what could really happen in the story and events in the story. 

This afternoon we reviewed nouns. We sorted nouns based on whether they named a person, place, or thing. 

In Math class today, we continued to review subtracting. We wrote a subtraction problem and used our critical thinking skills to solve problems. 

We ended our day by going over to church and praying the rosary with the whole school. Our junior high students did a great job leading us in prayer. 

Have a great night! 

Noun Town!

 Greetings! Happy Monday! I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful day today. It was so nice outside. It was hard to come in. 

In Religion class today, we talked about how God created Adam and Eve and how Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden. We also began praying the Luminous Mysteries today. 

We began a new week of learning in Language Arts; this week we are reading about jobs in our community. We began by learning two new oral vocabulary words (community and occupation). We then worked on making predictions as we read Millie Waits for the Mail. After that, we learned how to blend and read short e words. Next, we learned our new sight words (again, help, new, there, use). We ended our morning by reading Good Job, Ben which helped us practice our new skills. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we learned that nouns name a person, place, thing, or animal. We created a noun house to help us remember this. 

In Math class today, we began reviewing subtracting within 10. The students are doing very well with writing subtraction sentences. 

We ended our day with Gym class. Today, we went outside. How could we not? 

Here is a picture of our mosaic candy corn. 

Have a great night! 

A Visit with the Firefighters!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great day to end their week. 

At Mass this morning, Fr. Brian reminded us about our guardian angels. 

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. 

As we were wrapping up our Language Arts, we had our annual visit with the firefighters. We began by having a fire drill. Then we got to spend time with the firefighters, review fire safety, and try on some of the gear. 

In Math class today, we learned to compare by subtracting. We had to be careful to make sure that the greater number started our subtraction sentence. 

In Science class today, we talked about why animals have certain features. We focused on birds. We experimented with different beaks to see which one would help us get the most food and avoid rocks. We learned that each animal has special features that it uses to help it survive. 

We ended our day with Art class. Today, we created a mosaic candy corn. 

Have a great weekend! 

Learning About Firefighters!

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone enjoyed the sunshine today! 

In Religion class we wrapped up our chapter on learning how we were created with a body and soul. We also prayed the fourth decade of the Joyful Mysteries. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words by answering questions using the words. We also practiced reading words with blends and our sight words. In addition, we completed possessive phrases. To build our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklet. We also read a short fiction piece about a boy on a hike. Finally, we practiced writing sentences correctly. 

In Math class today, we continued to practice writing fact families. The students are really enjoying writing them. 

In Social Studies today, we talked about fire fighters. We learned about what they wear and what tools they use. We wrote about what they do and have and added it to a firefighter craft. 

We ended our day with extra recess time. The students earned this by feeling up our marble jar. Next, they are working towards a special show and tell. 

Have a great night! 

Fact Family Fun!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a nice day! 

In Religion class today, we talked about how our guardian angels help protect us and guide us each and every day. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced reading words with blends, had tons of fun writing possessive phrases, and reviewed our sight words. To help build our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read Move It. After reading that story, we completed pages in our packet that focused on key details from the story. Finally, we practiced writing sentences correctly. 

In Math class today, we learned about fact families. Once we got the hang of it, we enjoyed writing fact families for a number bond. 

Have a great night!