Beach Day!

 Aloha! Welcome to the final days of first grade. Each of the remaining days will be centered around a theme. We will spend time reviewing all that we have learned this year. Today was Beach Day! 

We began our day with Religion. Today, we talked about Baptism. We learned that Jesus sent his disciples out commanding them to go and baptize people. 

Then, it was time for our Beach Day fun. We began by reading There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell. After reading that story, we sequenced the order of the objects she ate. Next, we wrote about what we would do at the beach. Then, it was time to work in beach day centers. With friends, we practiced telling time, practiced solving addition and subtraction problems, identified 10 more and 10 less than a number, identified the number of syllables in a word, and added the correct punctuation to the end of a sentence. We ended our morning sorting words based on whether they were a noun, verb, or adjective. 

In Math class, we reviewed adding with and without regrouping. We played Knockout. The goal was to quickly solve a problem. The students had fun adding and showing off their skills. 

After Math class, we resumed our Beach Day fun. We wrote about what we like to do in the summer and added it to a craft. We also painted a surfboard using watercolor paints. These surfboards will be laminated and turned into a bookmark to be used for summer reading. 

Here are pictures of today's writing project along with Friday's art project. Enjoy! 

Have a great night! 

Wrapping Up!

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

At Mass this morning we gathered with our Faith Families one last time this school year. We celebrated our kindergarten and eighth grade graduates. 

We wrapped up another week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read r-controlled words, wrote sentences using our sight words, and took our weekly assessment. In addition, we practiced finding adverbs that tell how in sentences. Finally, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. 

In Math class today, we took our chapter test on telling time. Next week, we will be reviewing the skills we learned this year. 

In Science class today, we talked about how seedlings will grow into adult plants. We observed different seedlings and predicted what plants they would grow into based on our observations. 

We ended our day with Art. Today, we created a mosaic sun. I love how each student took their time to design their sun. 

Have a great weekend! 

Ascension Thursday!

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone had a nice day. Only one more day to go! 

We began our day by attending Mass. Today we celebrated the Feast of the Ascension. 

We continued with our week of learning in Language Arts. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words, read r-controlled words and our sight words, and wrote sentences using our vocabulary words. We also practiced using adverbs that tell how in sentences. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we read Happy Birthday USA. After reading the story, we completed pages in our Reading/Writing Companion that focused on main idea and key details. 

In Math class, we used our critical thinking skills to solve problems involving time. The students did an excellent job at this. 

In Social Studies class, we talked about how the government makes laws to keep people safe. 

Have a great night! 

Fun in Music!

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

In Religion class today we talked about how Jesus stayed with his Apostles for 40 days before he went back to Heaven. We call this the Ascension. 

We continued with our week of learning in Language Arts. We began by answering questions using our oral vocabulary words. Then, we used our letter tiles to spell and read words with r-controlled -air, -are, and -ear. After that, we learned how to blend and read r-controlled syllable words, words like hairy and burning. Next, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. Following that, we learned our vocabulary words (nation and unite) and wrote sentences using the words. We ended our morning by writing a narrative paragraph about the Hawk Walk. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we focused on comprehension. We reread Share the Harvest and Give Thanks. Then, we wrote about the author's purpose. Finally, we learned about adverbs that tell how and practiced finding them in sentences. 

In Math class today, we reviewed telling time to the hour and half hour. We are very good at telling time. 

We ended our day with Music class. Today, we talked about the words forte and piano. Students took turns hiding a stuffed apple in the classroom. Then, using our singing voices, we sang louder or softer as another student looked for the apple. Smiles and laughter were abound. 

Have a great night! 

A Return to Learning!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! After two fun days, it was time to return to learning today. 

We began our day with Adoration. We spent some quiet time in church talking to Jesus. 

We began a new week of learning in Language Arts; this week we will be reading about holidays. We began by learning our new oral vocabulary words (display, purpose, represent, pride, and design). Next, we worked on retelling as we read about the American flag. Then we learned how to blend and read r-controlled words spelled with -air (chair), -are (share), and -ear (bear). After that, we learned our new sight words (favorite, few, gone, surprise, wonder, young). Finally, we put our new skills together as we read Share the Harvest and Give Thanks. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we wrote a narrative paragraph about our field trip yesterday. 

In Math class, we practiced telling time to the half hour. The students worked in pairs to match time shown on a clock to its digital time. 

Have a great night! 

Field Trip Day!

 Greetings! Happy Monday! Happy Field Trip Day! We had a wonderful time on our field trip today. 

We began our day at Discovery Space. First, we took part in a science lesson. We learned about physical and chemical changes. We made slime to demonstrate both physical and chemical changes. 

Then, we got to explore the exhibit floor. We had tons of fun digging for dinosaur bones, making a tornado, being meteorologists, playing with Legos, and so much more. 

After Discovery Space, we headed to the Creamery for our ice cream treat. We really enjoyed that! 

Now, its back to work tomorrow! Have a great night! 

Hawk Walk Day!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! Today was a very exciting day in first grade! It was our annual Hawk Walk Day! 

Before Mass, we took our Spelling test and read a Scholastic News magazine. 

At Mass, Fr. Brian reminded us to love others just as Jesus commanded us to do. 

Then, it was time for fun! We began with our walk around the neighborhood. Yes, it was chilly, but we enjoyed getting out and having the trucks honk for us! 

After lunch, we had fun playing the games. We enjoyed the oversized board games in the cafeteria along with the dress up relay game. Thanks to the volunteers who helped with the face painting. 

The highlight for us was the bounce houses. The kids had fun just going from one to another. 

We ended our game fun in the gym. We enjoyed racing with pizza boxes, throwing footballs, and trying cornhole. 

By the end of the day, we were tired. There was not much noise at dismissal. I'm sure everyone slept great! 

Have a great weekend!