Greetings! Today was yet another busy and productive day in first grade! In Religion class this morning we wrapped up our chapter on Jesus and the Eucharist. We reviewed what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper, what the Eucharist is, and what we do at Mass.
In Language Arts class we reviewed our sight words, diphthong ow, and syllables C+le words. We then partner read our story to build our fluency and created a flip chart for the story which helped build our comprehension skills. To finish the morning, we worked in our literacy centers. This afternoon we practiced identifying and writing exclamations. We also wrote the detail sentences in our paragraph on sharks.
Graphing was the theme for Math class today. We created a graph showing different vegetables we like. We then wrote sentences describing our observations from the graph. Here is how everything turned out:
Have a wonderful night!
Happy Thursday! I hope everyone was able to get outside and enjoy the beautiful sunshine today. It was a picture perfect day.
In Religion class today, we talked about ways we worship God at Mass. We do this by praying, singing, and listening.
We read our story in Language Arts class today. But before we did that, we reviewed our phonics skills (diphthong ou and VCV words) and our sights words. The students enjoyed Mole and the Baby Bird. It is a cute story; I hope you enjoy it tonight. We ended class by writing the topic sentence in our informative paragraph on sharks.
We did enjoy the sunshine by heading outside for Gym class. It was just too nice to stay inside today.
In Math class today, we talked about fractional parts. We learned about halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, eighths, and tenths.
We ended our day with Social Studies. We talked about how goods get to market. We then illustrated how orange juice goes from tree to table.
Have a wonderful night!
Today was a very good Tuesday in first grade. We worked hard as we learned new skills. In Religion class, we talked about ways we worship God at Mass.
In Language Arts class, we learned to blend and read syllables VCV. It took some practice with these words but once we started reading, the words just flew off of our lips. We also practiced reading our sight words. In addition, we wrote exclamatory sentences and worked in our literacy centers.
During Math class today, we practiced counting dimes, nickels, and pennies. It is a bit tricky to switch counting by 10's to 5's to 1's. We will continue practicing this skill daily. I encourage you to practice this skill at home.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym class!
Happy Monday! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. The students had a great time over the weekend. I love hearing all that they did. It is a great way to start a Monday.
We began our day with Religion class. We talked about how we remember what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper every time we go to Mass. We do this by celebrating the sacrament of Eucharist. We learned that the Eucharist is Jesus' body and blood.
During Language Arts class we blended and read words with the diphthong ou. We used our letter tiles to spell words and generated a long list of words in the words families -ound, -ouch, and -out. Next we talked about sequence of events in a story and how looking for key words helps us put events in order. Finally, we discussed exclamation sentences. We learned that these sentences are meant to be read with strong feeling.
For Math class today we used linking cubes to help us solve 4 new addition facts. We also completed our fact cards that went along with these facts.
Have a wonderful evening!
Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a good week. We had a fantastic day to end our week in first grade.
In Religion class today, we began our chapter on the Mass. We read about what Jesus did at the Last Supper and discovered that he gave himself to us in the bread and wine that he shared with his disciples.
During Language Arts class, we wrapped up our story Tippy Toe Chick, Go! by reviewing our phonics skills (diphthong ow and syllables C+le) and our sight words. We also reviewed the events in the story by taking our test. In addition we practiced identifying command sentences. Finally, we wrote our concluding sentence in our informative paragraph on ponies.
To help celebrate spring, we read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. We then talked about weather we have in spring and the weather the town of Chewandswallow had. Students then did some creative writing where they wrote about what it rained for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They did an excellent job with their writing.
In Math class today, we learned how to estimate to the nearest multiple of 10. Using our classroom number line, we used various numbers and said what multiple of 10 that number was close to. They found this to be easy.
For Science class today, we reviewed the meaning of push and pull. The students then worked in groups to construct a maze. Next, using a ping pong ball and straw they had to blow the ball through their maze. Some mazes were quite a challenge.
Finally, it was time for Art class. This week, we made birdies in a nest. They are adorable!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Today was another action-packed day in first grade. Days like these just fly right by. In Religion class this morning we wrapped up our chapter on God's forgiveness. We reviewed the story of the forgiving father and the sacrament of Reconciliation.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed our sight words, suffixes -ly and -ful, and the vowels in moon. We partnered read our story and then reviewed its plot by creating a book worm. The students did a great job writing the plot of the story. After that we worked in our literacy centers. This afternoon, we reviewed commands and wrote the detail sentences in our informative paragraph about ponies.
In Math class today, we learned how to add three single digit numbers. We first used pennies to help us solve the problem before moving just to mental math. To add three single digit numbers, we first pick two numbers, circle them, and add them together. Next we take that answer and add the remaining single digit. We will be practicing this skill during the last month of school.
Tomorrow will be an exciting day in school.
Greetings, everyone! Today was a good day in first grade. The students were amazed to see snow falling today. I think they loved the idea of snow but were missing the warm weather we had a few days ago.
In Religion class today we talked about how Jesus asks us to forgive others. We talked about how that is not always easy to do. To help with that, we discussed praying to God and asking Him to help us.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed diphthong ow, C+le words, and our sight words. We then read and discussed our story Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!. The students loved seeing how each trick tried to solve the problem and how Little Chick was able to do it. From reading the story, we learned that you don't have to be big to solve a problem. We ended class by writing the topic sentence in our informative paragraph about ponies.
For gym class today, we returned to the gym and used the book ABC Yoga for Kids. We did various yoga exercises and poses. The students loved it!
In Math class today, we learned how to use money to show various amounts. We used paper money to help show the prices. Please continue to practice this skill at home.
We ended our day with Social Studies class and our celebration for Earth Day. We read The Lorax and talked about ways we can help Earth like recycling, planting trees, turning off running water. We then wrote ways we can help Earth. Didn't you love them being the Lorax?
Happy Earth Day!
Greetings! Today was a great learning day in first grade. We worked on so many skills and had fun doing so. Before we knew it, it was time to go home.
In Religion class, we talked about the sacrament of Penance. This was just an overview of the sacrament as they will learn much more about it next year as they prepare to receive it. We did start to learn the Act of Contrition. We will be praying this every day.
Today in Language Arts we learned how to blend and read words that end with a consonant plus le (C+ le words). We also practiced reading our sight words before working in our literacy centers. In addition, we practiced writing command sentences.
Our Math class took on two parts today. During the first part, we practiced the facts we learned yesterday. We used fact cards to play match-up. During the second part, we learned about spheres and cones. We described characteristics of each and talked about similarities and differences between the two.
Just a reminder that we have a Box Top jean day tomorrow. We also have gym class.
Happy Monday! I hope everyone was able to enjoy the beautiful weather this past weekend. The students were so excited to tell me about their fishing trips, the circus, and the Father-Daughter Dance. It was a great way to start our morning.
In Religion class today, we again talked about God's forgiveness. The emphasis today was on that God is always ready to forgive us.
During Language Arts class, we blended and read words with the diphthong ow. The students did great not only reading these words but also spelling them. We also talked about the characters, setting, and plot of a story. Finally, we learned that commands are sentences that tell us to do to something.
To end the morning, we had our treasure show and tell. I loved seeing and hearing about their treasures. They were so proud to share them with everyone.
In Math class today, we learned four new addition facts. We call these sometimes the oddball facts since their is no strategy to solve them. We used linking cubes today to help us solve them.
Have a great and dry night!
Happy Friday! It is hard to believe that another week has come and gone. Today was a great day in first grade. Both classes spent the day together. The students worked so hard all day and were quite excited to get to Art class.
We began our day with Mass. Today we heard the story of the fishes and the loaves. We were reminded that whenever we feel overwhelmed to turn to Jesus and He will help us.
In Language Arts class, we reviewed our sight words, suffixes -ly and -ful, and vowels in moon. We listened to our story one last time before taking our test on it. We also reviewed adjectives that compare by identifying them in sentences and using them in sentences.
During Math class today, we learned how to solve a problem by acting it out and drawing a picture. For Science class today, we learned that an object moves by either a push or pull. We gave several examples of pushes and pulls and then drew a picture to illustrate a push or pull.
Finally, it was time for Art class. Today we made flowers using cupcake liners. I just love how they turned out! I am so excited to hang them in the hall for all to see.
Have a great weekend! Just a reminder that our treasure show and tell is on Monday.
Today was an exciting day in first grade. The other first grade class joined us for a little bit this morning. All of the students work so well together. I was amazed at how quiet it was when I was taking lunch. They are truly an amazing group of students!
In Religion class today we learned that Jesus taught about God's love and forgiveness. We read the story of the lost son (also known as the Prodigal Son) and talked about how the father is like God, always ready to forgive us. We even created stick puppets to act out the story.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed our sight words, compound words, and vowels ew, ue, and ui. We partner read our story and talked about our favorite part. We also reviewed adjectives that compare by finding them in sentences and using them in sentences. In addition, we wrote an informative paragraph on cheetahs. Finally, we worked in our literacy centers.
In Math class today we learned about capacity. We discovered that there are 2 cups in a pint, 4 cups in a quart, and 16 cups in a gallon.
Tomorrow will be exciting especially since we have Mass and Art class.
Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a great week. Today was one awesome day of learning in first grade. By the end of the day, the students were ready for a nap. We learned so much today.
In Religion class we wrapped up our chapter about Jesus being the Light of the World. We reviewed why Jesus has this title, how we can share His light with others, and what it means to be peacemakers.
Language Arts class began with a review. We reviewed our sight words, suffixes -ly and -ful, and the vowels in moon. We then read our story Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House. The students loved this story and were quite excited to read it tonight to you.
For Gym class today we went outside and enjoyed the sunshine. It was nice to spend some time outside playing with friends. The students loved having gym class a second time this week.
In Math class today, we talked about dividing pieces equally. Using linking cubes, we divided them among friends so that everyone had an equal share. The students did a great job listening during Math class today!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is a Jean Day for all of those who have turned in a Healthy Hawk Walk envelope. Have a great night!
Greetings, everyone! Today was quite a busy day in first grade that culminated with the extra gym class. The students worked hard all day so that we could enjoy this extra time.
We began our day by attending Adoration. We spent some quiet time with Jesus asking him to help us have a good day and to help us make loving choices.
In Language Arts class, we blended and read words with the vowels oo. We used our letter tiles to spell words and created a list of words in the word families -oom, -oop, and -oot. We also practiced our sight words. Next, we practiced using adjectives that compare in sentences. Finally, we worked in our literacy centers.
During Math class today we learned about the comparison symbols. Using linking cubes, students made towers of various sizes. We then used two crayons to make the comparison symbols (=, <, >) between the towers. We also practiced writing the comparison symbols on a worksheet.
Finally, it was time for the extra gym class. By popular demand, we played "Shipwreck". The students were so excited to play this again. By the time we were done, they were all sweaty and ready for a nap.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is our regular gym day.
Today was such a beautiful day. After the long, cold winter we had, we so appreciated the warm, sunny weather. It was so hard to come inside from recess today. I hope you were able to soak in some sun to start your week.
In Religion class today, we talked about choices. We learned that when we make choices we need to remember and ask ourselves "What Would Jesus Do?" We know it is not always easy to make loving choices, so we need to pray to God for help in making good choices.
During Language Arts class, we blended and read words with suffixes -ful and -ly. We are really good at reading words with endings; we will be working on using these words in sentences all week. We also talked about finding cause and effect examples in stories. Finally, we learned about adjectives that compare. When we compare to things, we put -er on the adjective; when we compare three or more things, we put -est on the adjective.
Math class today centered around fractions. We used our pattern blocks to identify one half, one third, and one sixth of a whole. We also wrote the fraction about for each piece.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is the extra gym day. Students may wear their sneakers to school!
Happy Friday! We had an awesome day to end the week. We began as usual with Religion class. Today we talked about peacemakers. We learned that a peacemaker is someone who works for peace. We are peacemakers when we are kind to others and say nice things. We are all going to try to be peacemakers.
In Language Arts class, we wrapped up our story Peter's Chair. We reviewed compound words, vowels ew, ue, and ui, and our sight words. We took our test on the story. We also reviewed adjectives for how many by locating them in sentences. To end class, we did an activity with compound words. Working in groups, the students were given an Easter basket filled with Easter eggs cut in half. On each half was a word; they had to work together to build compound words. They did a great job with this.
In Math class today, we learned about dollars. We talked about 1, 5, 10, and 20 dollar bills. We then practiced writing money amounts using the dollar sign.
For Science class today, we wrapped up our study of sound, light, and heat. We completed a graphic organizer that highlighted everything we learned.
Finally, it was time for Art class. We made chicks using Easter basket filler. They are quite cute:
Have a wonderful weekend!
Greetings, everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. We had quite a busy day in first grade today.
In Religion class, we finished our talk about the Easter season. We reviewed the Easter story and created a Resurrection scene. The students did such a nice job on them. I forgot to take pictures; I'm sorry I don't have any to share with you :(.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed our sight words, long i: ie, igh, and silent letters kn and wr. We also partner read our story Peter's Chair to build our fluency. We then completed a story chart recalling the characters, setting, and plot of the story. Next we worked in literacy centers. This afternoon we practiced finding adjectives for how many in sentences. Finally, we wrote the detail sentences in our paragraph about koalas.
In Math class today we practiced the adding 9 facts. We completed our own set of adding 9 fact cards and used a wrap up to practice finding the answers.
Have a great night!
Greetings! Today was such a great day of learning in first grade! We began our day by attending Eucharistic Adoration. I say this all the time, but it is so true. It is always nice to spend some quiet time with Jesus to start the day.
When we came back, we jumped into Language Arts. We learned how to blend and read words with the vowels ew, ue, and ui. The students loved saying this vowel sound day. Next we practiced our sight words. We then worked in literacy centers. This afternoon, we practiced using adjectives for how many in sentences. Students were given a die cube. They rolled the die and wrote a sentence for a number of objects. For example, if they rolled a three, they would write 'I have three cookies.' Finally, we wrote the topic sentence for our informative paragraph on koalas.
In Math class today we learned how to measure in feet. We first measured the width of the classroom using our feet by going heel to toe across the room. We learned that this wasn't the best way since each one of us has different size feet. This led us to learning about the standard foot size which is a ruler. We then used rulers to measure the width of the classroom.
Just a reminder that we will have gym class tomorrow.
Happy Easter! I hope everyone had a great holiday and that you had some extra special treats in your Easter baskets. I loved hearing the stories of where the students' baskets were hidden and what they found in them.
We had a great start to our week. In Religion class, we read the Easter story. We also talked about how we heard Alleluia again at Mass.
During Language Arts class, we blended and read compound words. We used word cards to build compound words too. In addition we talked about the characters, setting, and plot in a story. We also discussed adjectives for how many. Finally, we learned about a new paragraph. We will now be writing informative paragraphs. The students will be writing about koalas this week.
In Math class today we learned the meaning of dozen and half-dozen. We used egg cartons to help us identify that there are 12 eggs in a dozen and 6 eggs in a half dozen.
Have a great night!
Today was quite an exciting day in first grade. When the students walked in, there eyes got huge as they saw that the Easter Bunny had visited the classroom. It did not take them long to tear through the basket on their desk. That was such a precious moment. Here are some pictures of the baskets:
After settling down, it was time to get to work. With today being Holy Thursday, we talked about what Jesus did at the Last Supper. We learned that he washed his disciples feet which shows us that we need to serve others. We also talked about the meal of bread and wine that he shared with his friends. Then, we took turns washing each others' hands as a way to help us remember to serve and help others just like Jesus did.
In Language Arts class, we wrapped up our story The Lady in the Moon. We reviewed long i: ie, igh, silent letters kn and wr, long o: oa, ow, three letter blends, and our sight words. We then worked on our fluency by partner reading the story. Finally, we reviewed adjectives for what kind by locating them in sentences.
Our Math lesson was an Easter themed lesson. We used jelly beans to measure different objects: a crayon, pipe cleaner, block, book, and pencil.
We ended the day by watching Big Hero 6 since we reached our Lenten goal to help Haiti.
Just a reminder that we have school on Monday. I hope everyone has a blessed and happy Easter!
It is so hard to believe that tomorrow is the last day of the school week. This week has just flown right by.
In Religion class today, we continued our talk about the Three Days. We reviewed what we learned yesterday about each day and created a poster to help us remember these holy days.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed long i: ie, igh, silent letters kn and wr, and our sight words. We then read our story Lady in the Moon about the Moon Festival. We learned all about what people do and eat during this special celebration. Next, we reviewed adjectives for what kind by locating them in sentences. Finally, we took our writing from yesterday and added it to a bunny craft. They are hanging in the hallway for all to read and enjoy.
In Math class today, we practiced the new facts we learned yesterday: subtracting a number from 10. We used a wrap-up to help us practice.
First grade did not attend Living Stations today due to concerns it might be too much for them. Instead, we reviewed the Stations in class and watched The Proud Tree. This movie tells the story of a proud, boastful tree who eventually becomes the cross on which Jesus dies on. It is such a great movie to show the Easter story.
We ended our day with Social Studies. We talked about why people work and where people work. We focused today on factories. We watched two short films about factories.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is a jean day!
