Learning About Holy Week!

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful spring day we had. It was also a great day for Opening Day in baseball. Unfortunately, the Pirates lost, but there are still 161 games left. Things will get better! 

In Religion class, we began our study of Holy Week. Today, we focused on Palm Sunday. We talked about how Jesus rode into Jerusalem and how the people waved palm branches and shouted 'hosana'. We made a palm branch to help us remember his triumphant entry into the city. 

We wrapped up another week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read words with the diphthongs ou and ow and words ending in -er and -est, and wrote sentences using our sight words. To build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklet. We also took our weekly assessment and practiced using a, an, this, and that in sentences. 

In Math class today, we wrapped up our chapter on graphs by taking our test. Next, we will turn our attention to shapes. 

In Social Studies class, we learned the difference between city, town, and rural areas. We sorted pictures based on where we would find them. 

Have a great weekend! 

A Wonderful Wednesday!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a wonderful day! 

In Religion class today, we talked about how our faith in Jesus helps us. We read about how Jesus helped the Centurion's servant because of his faith. 

In Language Arts class, we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words, read words with the diphthongs ou and oi, spelled and read words ending in -er and -est, and read our sight words. To build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read Whistle for Willie. After reading that story, we completed pages in our Reading/Writing Workshop that focused on cause and effect. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we practiced using a, an, this, and that in sentences. 

In Math class today, we reviewed picture graphs and tally charts. We practiced making both and answered questions about the data. 

We ended our day with Music class. Today, we talked about different voices. We practiced using our whisper, speaking, singing, and calling voices. 

Have a great night! 

Writing About Spring!

 Greetings! Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! The children really enjoyed the warm weather yesterday as many told me of their fun in the sun. 

In Religion class today, we talked about what it means to believe in Jesus. We said that we believe in Jesus because we trust him and because he is the Son of God. 

We began a new week of learning in Language Arts; this week we will be reading about sound. We began by learning our five new oral vocabulary words (volume, senses, distract, nervous, and squeaky). Then we worked on retelling as we listened to a story about a squeaky bed. After that, we learned how to blend and read words with the diphthongs ou and ow, words like cow and out. Following that, we learned our new sight words for the week (color, early, instead, nothing, oh, thought). We ended our morning working on our fluency skills as we read Now, What's That Sound?

This afternoon in Language Arts, we learned when to use a and an in sentences. We also wrote about what we see, hear, smell, taste, and touch in spring. 

In Math class today, we reviewed graphs. We looked at the data on graphs and answered questions about them. 

Have a great night! 

Happy Spring!

 Greetings! Happy Spring! We have made it through winter! We had a great first day of spring in first grade. 

At Mass this morning, we welcomed Jadin O'Brien. She talked to us about turning our suffering into prayers for others. 

We wrapped up another week of Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, wrote sentences using our sight words, and took our weekly assessment. We also worked on our comprehension skills as we read poems and answered questions about them. In addition to that, we wrote about what we like to do on a rainy day and added our writing to a craft. 

In Math class today, we continued to work with tally marks and picture graphs. We created our own tally chart based on favorite sports in the class. We used that data to make a picture graph. Then we wrote about something we learned from the graph. 

In Science class today, we talked about how the sun changes position during the day. We learned that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 

We ended our day with Art class where we worked on two projects. We created an Easter bunny on a colorful background. We also made an Easter basket filled with Easter eggs. I'll post pictures on Monday. 

Have a great weekend! 

Book Fair Fun!

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone is having a great week! And, not only is tomorrow Friday, but also the first day of spring!! 

In Religion class today we wrapped up our chapter on the miracles of Jesus. We reviewed some of the miracles Jesus did and reviewed that he did them because he is the Son of God. 

In Language Arts class, we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words, read r-controlled words, and practiced writing abbreviations. To help build our fluency, we partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets. We also practiced finding adjectives that compare in sentences and wrote sentences using adjectives that compare. In addition to all of that, we finished our Lucky Charms St. Patrick's Day writing. 

Since we ran out of time yesterday, we moved our Music class to today. Today we talked about how music can be fast or slow and loud or soft. We listened to various pieces of music and did different motions to show if the music was fast or slow or loud or soft. 

In Math class today, we learned about tally marks. We gathered data from a picture and drew tally marks to show that data. Then, we created a picture graph using that same data. We are really enjoying graphs. 

In Social Studies today, we continued our talk about seasons. Today, we talked about different things we do in each season. 

The highlight of the day was visiting the Book Fair. We all came away with new books to read. It is always fun to shop for books! 

Have a great night! 

Picture Graph Fun!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a great week. Spring begins in two days!!

In Religion class today, we reviewed the stories of Jesus healing people. We created a tiny booklet to remind us of all the people Jesus helped. We also created a poster reminding us that Jesus is our healer. The students loved adding band-aids around it! 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, read r-controlled words, abbreviations, and our sight words. To build our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read Thomas Edison, Inventor. After reading this story we completed pages in our Reading/Writing Companion that focused on problem and solution and cause and effect. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we practiced writing sentences with adjectives that compare. We also worked on some special projects. 

Our Math class today centered on picture graphs. We made a picture graph showing the fruit in a basket and then answered questions about it. We really enjoyed making the graph! 

Have a great night! 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 Greetings! Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope everyone had a fantastic day! It's the luck of the Irish day! 

After a delayed start, we got to work. We answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. We also used our letter tiles to spell and read r-controlled -or words. We ended our morning learning how to write abbreviations for titles, months of the year, and days of the week. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. We also learned our new vocabulary words: idea and unusual and wrote sentences using the words. Finally, we worked on our comprehension skills. We reread The Story of a Robot Inventor. Afterwards, we wrote facts about his life and wrote about a problem he had and how he solved it. 

In Math class today, we began our chapter on data and graphs. We used our linking cubes to show the data in a more organized way. Tomorrow we will transition to graphs. 

We ended our day with some St. Patrick's Day fun. We reviewed the colors of the rainbow and used food dye to show a rainbow. We put the dye in cups of vinegar. Then, we added baking soda to the cups and watched our rainbow erupt. We loved this! 

Have a great night!