Snowflakes!

Greetings! Today was another great day of learning in first grade. 

In Religion class we talked about how bishops lead and care for the church. We learned the name of our bishop (Bishop Mark) and the name of our diocese (Altoona-Johnstown). We also attended a prayer service led by second grade. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words we learned yesterday and learned three new words today. We worked on the strategy of rereading as we listened to a story about pioneers. Then we reviewed long o, u, and e words by using our letter tiles to spell words. Next we practiced blending and reading CVCe syllable words. After that we reread Life at Home and completed a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting homes long ago and homes today. In addition to all that we read a decodable reader and answered questions from the story. Last we practiced using is and are in sentences. 

During Math class today we solved a problem by drawing a picture. And in Science class we reviewed properties of matter by completing a graphic organizer. 

We ended our week with Art class. Today we painted a snowflake. Prior to class, I designed snowflakes on construction paper using painter's tape. The students painted around the tape. Next week, I will peel the tape off leaving behind a white snowflake. I'll post pictures of the finished project on Tuesday. 

Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday. Enjoy the long weekend!