Greetings! Happy Friday! Today was a great day to end the month of March. We did not let the rain keep us from having fun in first grade.
In Religion class today we talked about how God is always ready to forgive us. We put a puzzle together to help us remember this.
We wrapped up our week of learning in Language Arts class today. We used our oral vocabulary and vocabulary words in sentences, read r-controlled -or words and abbreviations, and wrote sentences using our sight words. We also practiced identifying adjectives that compare in sentences. For writing today, we read the story Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and wrote about what we would like it to rain for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This was the perfect activity for a rainy day.
In Math class today we learned about the comparison symbols. We used linking cubes to make two towers and two crayons to make the symbol between the towers. After that we practiced writing the symbols on a worksheet. We just need to remember that the mouth opens to the larger number.
Heat was the topic in Science class today. We talked about things that give off heat.
Finally, it was time for Art. Today we decorated Easter eggs using paint. We dipped a pom-pom ball into paint and stamped it on our egg. I'll post pictures on Monday once we finish them. We still need to glue them onto construction paper.
Enjoy your weekend!
Friday, March 31, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Happiness All Around!
Greetings! Today was another exciting day in first grade! The students were so happy all day; I just loved all of their excitement!
In Religion class today we read the story of the Forgiving Father (also known as the Prodigal Son). We talked about how the father in the story is like God the Father always ready to forgive us. As an added highlight, the students were able to act out this story. They made stick puppets to help them.
In Language Arts class, we used our oral vocabulary words in sentences. We then used our letter tiles to spell and read r-controlled or words. We then played a partner game with abbreviations. Each student was given a card with either a word or abbreviation on it. Their job was match the words to the abbreviations. After that we read our word wall. Next, our focused switched to reading. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets and read two poems. We finished the morning by creating a popcorn bucket of popcorn words. They look yummy!
For gym class today we played two games. The first was called "Monsters." Each student stood in a hula hoop; on my whistle the students moved about to another hoop. After each round, I removed a hoop until only 1 was left. They loved fitting inside one hoop. The second game we played was"Houdini Hoops." We made a circle and moved the hula hoop around the circle without breaking hands. We are quite a flexible group!
In Math class today we learned about fractional parts. We used our pattern blocks to help us identify one half, one third, and one sixth.
Finally it was time for Social Studies. Today we talked about saving, buying, and trading.
Tomorrow will be an exciting day!
In Religion class today we read the story of the Forgiving Father (also known as the Prodigal Son). We talked about how the father in the story is like God the Father always ready to forgive us. As an added highlight, the students were able to act out this story. They made stick puppets to help them.
In Language Arts class, we used our oral vocabulary words in sentences. We then used our letter tiles to spell and read r-controlled or words. We then played a partner game with abbreviations. Each student was given a card with either a word or abbreviation on it. Their job was match the words to the abbreviations. After that we read our word wall. Next, our focused switched to reading. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets and read two poems. We finished the morning by creating a popcorn bucket of popcorn words. They look yummy!
For gym class today we played two games. The first was called "Monsters." Each student stood in a hula hoop; on my whistle the students moved about to another hoop. After each round, I removed a hoop until only 1 was left. They loved fitting inside one hoop. The second game we played was"Houdini Hoops." We made a circle and moved the hula hoop around the circle without breaking hands. We are quite a flexible group!
In Math class today we learned about fractional parts. We used our pattern blocks to help us identify one half, one third, and one sixth.
Finally it was time for Social Studies. Today we talked about saving, buying, and trading.
Tomorrow will be an exciting day!
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Learning about Inventions!
Greetings! Happy Wednesday! Today was another great day of learning in first grade!
In Religion class today we wrapped up our chapter on sharing Jesus' light with others. We said that when we are kind, share, and help others we are spreading Jesus' light into the world.
In Language Arts class, we practiced using our oral vocabulary words in sentences; we also practiced reading r-controlled -or words and abbreviations. After reviewing our sight words and vocabulary words, it was time to read. We partner read a decodable reader story in our booklets, we read Thomas Edison, Inventor where we learned all about Thomas Edison. We especially loved reading about the experiments he did as a child. This afternoon we practiced using adjectives that compare in sentences. Finally, we worked in our literacy centers.
We continued to practice our adding 9 facts today. After reviewing the answers, we used our wrap-ups to help us learn these new facts.
Tomorrow will be an exciting day as it is Gym day! Thank you to everyone who came to our Family Literacy Night Event tonight! We enjoyed having you at our campsite.
In Religion class today we wrapped up our chapter on sharing Jesus' light with others. We said that when we are kind, share, and help others we are spreading Jesus' light into the world.
In Language Arts class, we practiced using our oral vocabulary words in sentences; we also practiced reading r-controlled -or words and abbreviations. After reviewing our sight words and vocabulary words, it was time to read. We partner read a decodable reader story in our booklets, we read Thomas Edison, Inventor where we learned all about Thomas Edison. We especially loved reading about the experiments he did as a child. This afternoon we practiced using adjectives that compare in sentences. Finally, we worked in our literacy centers.
We continued to practice our adding 9 facts today. After reviewing the answers, we used our wrap-ups to help us learn these new facts.
Tomorrow will be an exciting day as it is Gym day! Thank you to everyone who came to our Family Literacy Night Event tonight! We enjoyed having you at our campsite.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Blessings!
Greetings! Today was truly a blessing-filled day. I feel so blessed so be part of such a wonderful school community. The students today were such a joy. They worked hard, laughed, and helped when needed. Their genuine kindness is such a blessing.
For Religion class today we went to Adoration. We spent quiet time with Jesus asking him to help us and those who need our prayers.
In Language Arts class, we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. We then used our letter tiles to spell and read r-controlled -or words. Next we learned about abbreviations; our focus is to be able to write abbreviations for names, days of the week, and months of the year. After that we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. Then it was time to work on our fluency and comprehension. We reread our story from yesterday and wrote about the problem in the story, the steps taken to solve the problem, and the final solution. Then we read our decodable reader. We ended class by using adjectives that compare in sentences.
Our focus in Math class today was measurement. We learned what it means to measure in feet. First, to gain a better understanding on why we used rulers, each student walked heel-to-toe across the room counting their steps. We discovered that each measurement was different. That led us to talk about how a ruler equals one foot. We then used our rulers to measure the width of the room, which is 21 1/2 feet long.
We ended our day by praying the Stations of the Cross.
Have a happy night!
For Religion class today we went to Adoration. We spent quiet time with Jesus asking him to help us and those who need our prayers.
In Language Arts class, we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. We then used our letter tiles to spell and read r-controlled -or words. Next we learned about abbreviations; our focus is to be able to write abbreviations for names, days of the week, and months of the year. After that we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. Then it was time to work on our fluency and comprehension. We reread our story from yesterday and wrote about the problem in the story, the steps taken to solve the problem, and the final solution. Then we read our decodable reader. We ended class by using adjectives that compare in sentences.
Our focus in Math class today was measurement. We learned what it means to measure in feet. First, to gain a better understanding on why we used rulers, each student walked heel-to-toe across the room counting their steps. We discovered that each measurement was different. That led us to talk about how a ruler equals one foot. We then used our rulers to measure the width of the room, which is 21 1/2 feet long.
We ended our day by praying the Stations of the Cross.
Have a happy night!
Monday, March 27, 2017
The Last Week of March!
Greetings! Happy Monday! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. It was nice to come back to school today and enjoy the day with the students. My weekend was so busy and crazy; the students helped get my week off to a great start.
In Religion class today we talked about making good choices. We learned to ask ourselves What Would Jesus Do when making decisions. We also talked about how praying helps us make good choices.
Language Arts class was full of new learning today. We learned new oral vocabulary, sight, and vocabulary words. We also learned how to blend and read r-controlled -or words. We then read a biography called The Story of a Toy Robot. We ended our morning working in our literacy centers. This afternoon we talked about adjectives that compare. We illustrated the meaning of the words big, bigger, and biggest.
We continued learning new math facts in Math class today. Today's focus was the adding 9 facts. To solve these facts we add 10 to the small number and then subtract 1. To help us learn these facts we made our own facts cards.
Enjoy your night!
In Religion class today we talked about making good choices. We learned to ask ourselves What Would Jesus Do when making decisions. We also talked about how praying helps us make good choices.
Language Arts class was full of new learning today. We learned new oral vocabulary, sight, and vocabulary words. We also learned how to blend and read r-controlled -or words. We then read a biography called The Story of a Toy Robot. We ended our morning working in our literacy centers. This afternoon we talked about adjectives that compare. We illustrated the meaning of the words big, bigger, and biggest.
We continued learning new math facts in Math class today. Today's focus was the adding 9 facts. To solve these facts we add 10 to the small number and then subtract 1. To help us learn these facts we made our own facts cards.
Enjoy your night!
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Awesome End to A Busy Week!
Greetings! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! I apologize for this post being so late. I was busy painting my bathroom this weekend. I encountered a few hiccups that were easily fixed. That is one project that is done!
Friday was such an awesome day in first grade. In Religion class we talked about about what it means to be peacemakers. We said that anytime that we say, do, or think something kind that we are being peacemakers.
Language Arts class was really productive on Friday. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, practiced reading r-controlled vowel words, used inflectional ending -er words in sentences, and wrote sentences using our sight words. Next we read a story in our decodable reader booklets and read a short nonfiction piece about the moon. After reading the latter, we completed pages in our close reading companion. Finally, we practiced finding adjectives in sentences and writing sentences using adjectives.
Money was the topic in Math class today. We looked at various bills and learned how to identify the amount each bill is worth. We then practiced writing dollar amounts using the dollar sign and decimal point.
Science class was a hit today! We talked about light and how shadows are made when something blocks the light. The students were then divided into groups with each group getting a flashlight. They then used the flashlight to make shadows of different objects in the classroom. They loved this!
We ended our week with Art class. Today we made Easter bunnies using marshmallows. They look adorable!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Friday was such an awesome day in first grade. In Religion class we talked about about what it means to be peacemakers. We said that anytime that we say, do, or think something kind that we are being peacemakers.
Language Arts class was really productive on Friday. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, practiced reading r-controlled vowel words, used inflectional ending -er words in sentences, and wrote sentences using our sight words. Next we read a story in our decodable reader booklets and read a short nonfiction piece about the moon. After reading the latter, we completed pages in our close reading companion. Finally, we practiced finding adjectives in sentences and writing sentences using adjectives.
Money was the topic in Math class today. We looked at various bills and learned how to identify the amount each bill is worth. We then practiced writing dollar amounts using the dollar sign and decimal point.
Science class was a hit today! We talked about light and how shadows are made when something blocks the light. The students were then divided into groups with each group getting a flashlight. They then used the flashlight to make shadows of different objects in the classroom. They loved this!
We ended our week with Art class. Today we made Easter bunnies using marshmallows. They look adorable!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Sharing God's Light!
Greetings! Happy Thursday! Today was another exciting, busy day in first grade.
In Religion class today we talked about receiving the light of Christ. We discovered that we received the light of Christ when we were baptized. We then talked about ways we can share this light with others.
We began Language Arts class today by using our oral vocabulary words in sentences. Then we reviewed r-controlled vowels, words with inflected ending -er, our sight words, and our vocabulary words. Next we worked on our fluency and comprehension skills. We read a story from our decodable readers. We also read Kitten's First Full Moon; after reading the story we answered questions in our close reading companion. Finally we talked about adjectives. Today we focused on numbers as adjectives.
In Math class today we learned the terms dozen and half-dozen. Each student was given an egg carton. We filled the cartons with "eggs" (linking cubes) to discover how many are in a dozen. We then filled half the carton with one color and the other half with another color to discover how many are in a half-dozen.
Next came Social Studies. Today we talked about goods and services. Goods are things we buy; services are things people do. We sorted pictures based on whether they named a good or service.
We ended our day by praying the Stations of the Cross.
Tomorrow will be a busy day to end the week!
In Religion class today we talked about receiving the light of Christ. We discovered that we received the light of Christ when we were baptized. We then talked about ways we can share this light with others.
We began Language Arts class today by using our oral vocabulary words in sentences. Then we reviewed r-controlled vowels, words with inflected ending -er, our sight words, and our vocabulary words. Next we worked on our fluency and comprehension skills. We read a story from our decodable readers. We also read Kitten's First Full Moon; after reading the story we answered questions in our close reading companion. Finally we talked about adjectives. Today we focused on numbers as adjectives.
In Math class today we learned the terms dozen and half-dozen. Each student was given an egg carton. We filled the cartons with "eggs" (linking cubes) to discover how many are in a dozen. We then filled half the carton with one color and the other half with another color to discover how many are in a half-dozen.
Next came Social Studies. Today we talked about goods and services. Goods are things we buy; services are things people do. We sorted pictures based on whether they named a good or service.
We ended our day by praying the Stations of the Cross.
Tomorrow will be a busy day to end the week!
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Quoting a Great Artist
Greetings! Happy Wednesday! To quote the great artist Bon Jovi: "Ooh, we're half way there." I just cannot get over how fast this week is flying.
Today in Religion we talked about how Jesus is the Light of the World. We call Jesus this because he helps guide us and keeps us safe just like light from the sun and lights do.
Language Arts class was again full of learning today. We answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. We reviewed r-controlled er, ir, ur, and or words by using our letter tiles to spell words. Next we learned about the inflectional ending -er. We learned how to decode words with this ending and how to define these words. Then we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. After that our focused switched to reading. We reread A Bird Named Fern and wrote cause and effect examples from the story. We then read our decodable reader. This afternoon we continued our study of adjectives; today we focused on colors. Students finished sentences by writing a color word and then a noun. We ended the day by working in our literacy centers.
In Math class we practiced the facts of subtracting a number from 0. To do this we used a wrap-up.
The highlight of today came at lunch time. We had an extra 15 minutes of recess. The students loved this time!
Just a reminder that because of Stations tomorrow, we will not have Gym class.
Today in Religion we talked about how Jesus is the Light of the World. We call Jesus this because he helps guide us and keeps us safe just like light from the sun and lights do.
Language Arts class was again full of learning today. We answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. We reviewed r-controlled er, ir, ur, and or words by using our letter tiles to spell words. Next we learned about the inflectional ending -er. We learned how to decode words with this ending and how to define these words. Then we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. After that our focused switched to reading. We reread A Bird Named Fern and wrote cause and effect examples from the story. We then read our decodable reader. This afternoon we continued our study of adjectives; today we focused on colors. Students finished sentences by writing a color word and then a noun. We ended the day by working in our literacy centers.
In Math class we practiced the facts of subtracting a number from 0. To do this we used a wrap-up.
The highlight of today came at lunch time. We had an extra 15 minutes of recess. The students loved this time!
Just a reminder that because of Stations tomorrow, we will not have Gym class.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Hopping into Spring!
Greetings! Our first full day of spring was a hopping success! It was full of prayer, learning, and excitement.
We began our day by going to Adoration. During this quiet time with Jesus we said extra prayers for those who are sick and asked Jesus to help us be good followers today.
Language Arts class was full of learning today. We learned new oral vocabulary words, sight words, and vocabulary words. We learned how to blend and decode words with r-controlled er, ir, ur, and or. We practiced reading these words as we read A Bird Named Fern. Finally we learned about adjectives.
Math class was also full of learning today. We learned new math facts: the subtracting a number from 10 facts. We used pennies to act out the problems and help us write number sentences. We ended class by completing our own set of fact cards.
There is a special treat tomorrow. We won the second week of our Penny Challenge. Tomorrow we will have an extra long recess! Keep bringing in those pennies!
We began our day by going to Adoration. During this quiet time with Jesus we said extra prayers for those who are sick and asked Jesus to help us be good followers today.
Language Arts class was full of learning today. We learned new oral vocabulary words, sight words, and vocabulary words. We learned how to blend and decode words with r-controlled er, ir, ur, and or. We practiced reading these words as we read A Bird Named Fern. Finally we learned about adjectives.
Math class was also full of learning today. We learned new math facts: the subtracting a number from 10 facts. We used pennies to act out the problems and help us write number sentences. We ended class by completing our own set of fact cards.
There is a special treat tomorrow. We won the second week of our Penny Challenge. Tomorrow we will have an extra long recess! Keep bringing in those pennies!
Monday, March 20, 2017
Happy Spring!
Greetings! Happy Spring! It is so exciting to say that winter is behind us. I am hoping that this week is the last round of cold weather.
We began our day by learning about St. Patrick. We met up with the other first grade and watched a video about his life.
In Language Arts class, we wrapped up our learning from last week. We practiced using our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read r-controlled ar words, found matches for irregular plurals and practiced using them in sentences, and wrote sentences using our sight words. To work on our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story in our decodable readers and A Lost Button. We also read a short selection about sorting objects. Finally, we practiced joining sentences together.
Money was again the focus in Math class. Today we learned how to count nickels and pennies. Our biggest thing to remember is that the coins are called nickels and not quarters!
Tomorrow will be another exciting day in first grade!
We began our day by learning about St. Patrick. We met up with the other first grade and watched a video about his life.
In Language Arts class, we wrapped up our learning from last week. We practiced using our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read r-controlled ar words, found matches for irregular plurals and practiced using them in sentences, and wrote sentences using our sight words. To work on our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story in our decodable readers and A Lost Button. We also read a short selection about sorting objects. Finally, we practiced joining sentences together.
Money was again the focus in Math class. Today we learned how to count nickels and pennies. Our biggest thing to remember is that the coins are called nickels and not quarters!
Tomorrow will be another exciting day in first grade!
Friday, March 17, 2017
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Top of the day to you! I hope you had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day! Irish eyes were smiling all day in first grade today.
We began our day by attending Mass. Today at Mass, Msgr. Lockard told us the story of St. Patrick. He reminded us to always be kind to everyone especially those who might hurt us.
In Language Arts today, we practiced using our oral vocabulary words in sentences. We also reviewed r-controlled ar words and irregular plurals; in addition we used our sight words and vocabulary in sentences and used context clues to define a word in a sentence. Then it was time to read. We partner read a story from our decodable readers. We then read and discussed A Lost Button. We just loved this story; it has two favorite characters in it: Frog and Toad.
In Math class today we practiced solving a problem using our problem solving steps. Today we solved a problem by making an organized list.
In Science class today we talked about sound. We said that some sounds are loud and some sounds are soft.
We ended our day with Art class. Today we made leprechauns. They look so cute. Have a look:
In the midst of the learning today, we had a very special guest reader visit our classroom. Mrs. Scanlan returned to read a St. Patrick's day story to the students who were very excited to see her. She even brought the students a small present.
Enjoy your weekend! May the luck of the Irish be with you!
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Winter Has Returned!
Greetings! Welcome back! It was so nice to get back to school today. It is just hard to believe that winter has returned after the beautiful February we had. The good news is that spring begins next week!
We wrapped up our study of Baptism today. We reviewed what happens during a Baptism by illustrating a picture. We then had our show and tell. I loved seeing all of the artifacts and pictures. Thank you for taking the time to compile everything and send it in. The students enjoyed seeing everyone's show and tell.
Language Arts class was full of learning today. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words by answering questions using the words. We also reviewed r-controlled ar words by using our letter tiles to spell words. Next we learned irregular plurals. Half of the students were given a singular noun; the other half was given a plural noun. The students then had to find their partner. After that we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. Then it was onto reading. We reread A Barn Full of Hats and worked on identifying the points of view of different characters; we also read our decodable reader. We finished class by reviewing how to join sentences together.
Gym class was exciting today. The students had free choice today. They could play basketball, hula hoop, or jump rope. It was neat watching them exercise and chat with their friends at the same time. They really enjoyed it.
In Math class today we learned how to count nickels. We didn't have problems counting them. On Monday we will learn how to count nickels and pennies together.
Finally, it was time for Social Studies. We began by wrapping up our unit on geography. Next, we switched gears to economics. Today we learned the difference between needs and wants. We sorted pictures based on whether they are a need or a want.
Tomorrow is going to be another busy day full of surprises.
We wrapped up our study of Baptism today. We reviewed what happens during a Baptism by illustrating a picture. We then had our show and tell. I loved seeing all of the artifacts and pictures. Thank you for taking the time to compile everything and send it in. The students enjoyed seeing everyone's show and tell.
Language Arts class was full of learning today. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words by answering questions using the words. We also reviewed r-controlled ar words by using our letter tiles to spell words. Next we learned irregular plurals. Half of the students were given a singular noun; the other half was given a plural noun. The students then had to find their partner. After that we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. Then it was onto reading. We reread A Barn Full of Hats and worked on identifying the points of view of different characters; we also read our decodable reader. We finished class by reviewing how to join sentences together.
Gym class was exciting today. The students had free choice today. They could play basketball, hula hoop, or jump rope. It was neat watching them exercise and chat with their friends at the same time. They really enjoyed it.
In Math class today we learned how to count nickels. We didn't have problems counting them. On Monday we will learn how to count nickels and pennies together.
Finally, it was time for Social Studies. We began by wrapping up our unit on geography. Next, we switched gears to economics. Today we learned the difference between needs and wants. We sorted pictures based on whether they are a need or a want.
Tomorrow is going to be another busy day full of surprises.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
A Busy Monday!
Greetings! I hope everyone had a nice (unplanned) three day weekend. Today was a busy day in first grade.
In Religion class today we continued our study on the sacrament of Baptism. We reviewed the first part of the sacrament and learned about what happens in the second part. We learned that we wear white as a reminder to always be a follower of Jesus. We also learned that we received a candle which is a reminder to always walk in the light of Christ.
Language Arts was full of reviewing and new learning today. We began by wrapping up what we learned last week. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read long e words and compound words, wrote sentences using our sight words, took our weekly assessment, and reviewed adverbs that tell when.
Then it was time for new learning. We learned new oral vocabulary words, sight words, and vocabulary words. We also learned how to blend and read r-controlled ar words. We put our new skills to work as we read A Barn Full of Hats. Finally, we learned how to join sentences using and, but, or or.
Math class was all about measuring today. We learned how to measure line segments to the nearest inch. We also learned how to draw line segments to the nearest inch.
Enjoy the snow day!
In Religion class today we continued our study on the sacrament of Baptism. We reviewed the first part of the sacrament and learned about what happens in the second part. We learned that we wear white as a reminder to always be a follower of Jesus. We also learned that we received a candle which is a reminder to always walk in the light of Christ.
Language Arts was full of reviewing and new learning today. We began by wrapping up what we learned last week. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read long e words and compound words, wrote sentences using our sight words, took our weekly assessment, and reviewed adverbs that tell when.
Then it was time for new learning. We learned new oral vocabulary words, sight words, and vocabulary words. We also learned how to blend and read r-controlled ar words. We put our new skills to work as we read A Barn Full of Hats. Finally, we learned how to join sentences using and, but, or or.
Math class was all about measuring today. We learned how to measure line segments to the nearest inch. We also learned how to draw line segments to the nearest inch.
Enjoy the snow day!
Thursday, March 9, 2017
So Grateful!
Greetings! Today was just an awesome day in first grade. I lost my voice, and the students could not have been any more helpful. I am so appreciative at how well they listened and behaved. It made the day go so well.
In Religion class today we talked about the beginning part of a Baptism. We learned that the Sign of Cross is traced on a baby's head by the priest, parents, and godparents. We then learned that words said as a baby is baptized. Then it was time to role play a Baptism. We used a baby doll as we traced the Sign of the Cross and poured water on her head. The students enjoyed this role playing activity today.
We began Language Arts class by reviewing our oral vocabulary words. We then used our letter tiles to spell long e words. Next it was time to have fun with compound words. The students worked in groups to build compound words by matching halves of Easter eggs together to form a word. After reviewing our sight words and vocabulary words, it was time to read. We partner read a story in our decodable readers and Koko and Penny. We then read a nonfiction selection about saving gorillas and completed pages in our close reading companion. We ended the morning by reading Green Eggs and Ham and writing about who we wouldn't eat them with and who we would eat them with. The students were very creative in their responses.
For gym class today, we again worked on our kickball skills. We are getting the hang of running the bases.
In Math class today we learned how to draw congruent shapes. First we made a shape on our geoboards; we then drew the shape on dot paper.
This week we are switching Social Studies and Science classes. So today in Science, we explored 4 out of our 5 senses. We really enjoyed guessing different objects in each category.
Hopefully the snow will stay away tonight! Stay safe!
In Religion class today we talked about the beginning part of a Baptism. We learned that the Sign of Cross is traced on a baby's head by the priest, parents, and godparents. We then learned that words said as a baby is baptized. Then it was time to role play a Baptism. We used a baby doll as we traced the Sign of the Cross and poured water on her head. The students enjoyed this role playing activity today.
We began Language Arts class by reviewing our oral vocabulary words. We then used our letter tiles to spell long e words. Next it was time to have fun with compound words. The students worked in groups to build compound words by matching halves of Easter eggs together to form a word. After reviewing our sight words and vocabulary words, it was time to read. We partner read a story in our decodable readers and Koko and Penny. We then read a nonfiction selection about saving gorillas and completed pages in our close reading companion. We ended the morning by reading Green Eggs and Ham and writing about who we wouldn't eat them with and who we would eat them with. The students were very creative in their responses.
For gym class today, we again worked on our kickball skills. We are getting the hang of running the bases.
In Math class today we learned how to draw congruent shapes. First we made a shape on our geoboards; we then drew the shape on dot paper.
This week we are switching Social Studies and Science classes. So today in Science, we explored 4 out of our 5 senses. We really enjoyed guessing different objects in each category.
Hopefully the snow will stay away tonight! Stay safe!
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Learning and Growing!
Greetings! Today was a exciting day of learning and growing in first grade.
The excitement started right away in Religion class. We continued our study of the sacrament of Baptism. Today we learned that we receive God's grace, which his his life and love, when we were baptized. We also learned that water is important at Baptism. Following our discussion, we went over to church to see the baptismal font. The students were thrilled to see it up close.
Once we came back to school, we jumped into Language Arts. We practiced using our oral vocabulary words, reading long e and compound words, and using our sight words in sentences. We also talked about root words which we discovered is the same thing as base words. Next it was time to work on our fluency and comprehension. We partner read a story in our decodable readers and read a story in our anthology. While reading Koko and Penny we learned just how clever a gorilla is. This afternoon we practiced writing commas in a series. We finished the day by reading If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss and creating and writing about an unusual animal we would add to the zoo. The students really enjoyed this creative writing project.
In Math class today we practiced the sum of 10 facts. First we played a game. Pairs of students were given 10 pennies. One student took the pennies and divided them in their hands. Then he/she showed his/her partner one hand and the partner had to guess how many were in the other hand. The students really enjoyed this game. Then it was time to practice these facts using a wrap-up.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is gym class. Please remember your sneakers.
The excitement started right away in Religion class. We continued our study of the sacrament of Baptism. Today we learned that we receive God's grace, which his his life and love, when we were baptized. We also learned that water is important at Baptism. Following our discussion, we went over to church to see the baptismal font. The students were thrilled to see it up close.
Once we came back to school, we jumped into Language Arts. We practiced using our oral vocabulary words, reading long e and compound words, and using our sight words in sentences. We also talked about root words which we discovered is the same thing as base words. Next it was time to work on our fluency and comprehension. We partner read a story in our decodable readers and read a story in our anthology. While reading Koko and Penny we learned just how clever a gorilla is. This afternoon we practiced writing commas in a series. We finished the day by reading If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss and creating and writing about an unusual animal we would add to the zoo. The students really enjoyed this creative writing project.
In Math class today we practiced the sum of 10 facts. First we played a game. Pairs of students were given 10 pennies. One student took the pennies and divided them in their hands. Then he/she showed his/her partner one hand and the partner had to guess how many were in the other hand. The students really enjoyed this game. Then it was time to practice these facts using a wrap-up.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is gym class. Please remember your sneakers.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Rockin' Tuesday!
Greetings! Today was a rockin' day in first grade. In addition to our learning we had Guidance, Music, and Stations. It was one wild day!
In Religion class today we began our study on the sacrament of Baptism. We learned that Baptism is the first sacrament we receive. We also learned that when we were baptized, we became members of the church and children of God.
In Language Arts class today we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. We worked on visualizing as we listened to story about a boy learning to train a dog. Next we practiced reading long e words and learned how to blend and read compound words. Then we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences; we play a safe cracker game on the Smartboard for this. Following that we reread From Puppy to Guide Dog and sequenced the events in the story. Finally we read our decodable reader.
During Math class today we learned how to count by 100s. We found this pretty easy; we will be practicing this skill during our Math Meeting.
To end our day, we prayed the Stations of the Cross. We remembered all that Jesus did for us.
Tomorrow should be a calmer day! Good night!
In Religion class today we began our study on the sacrament of Baptism. We learned that Baptism is the first sacrament we receive. We also learned that when we were baptized, we became members of the church and children of God.
In Language Arts class today we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. We worked on visualizing as we listened to story about a boy learning to train a dog. Next we practiced reading long e words and learned how to blend and read compound words. Then we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences; we play a safe cracker game on the Smartboard for this. Following that we reread From Puppy to Guide Dog and sequenced the events in the story. Finally we read our decodable reader.
During Math class today we learned how to count by 100s. We found this pretty easy; we will be practicing this skill during our Math Meeting.
To end our day, we prayed the Stations of the Cross. We remembered all that Jesus did for us.
Tomorrow should be a calmer day! Good night!
Monday, March 6, 2017
The First Full Week of March!
Greetings! Welcome to the first full week of March in First Grade! This month is going to be full of learning and fun. We are full steam ahead until Easter!
In Religion class today we explored the Stations of the Cross. Each student was given a coloring booklet of the Stations. Together we talked about each Station and then the students colored their books. Tomorrow we will be praying the Stations of the Cross with the whole school.
With a new week upon us, we began a new week of learning in first grade. Today we learned five oral vocabulary words, six sight words, and two vocabulary words. In addition we practiced blending and reading long e words spelled ey and y. We put our new phonics skills to the test as we read and talked about From Puppy to Guide Dog. We ended our morning by working in our literacy centers. This after we talked about adverbs that tell when; we got pretty good at finding them in sentences.
In Math class today we learned new addition facts: the sum of ten facts. To help us solve these problems we used pennies. We put some pennies on the left side of a paper and the rest on the right. From there we wrote our number sentence. After writing all of the number sentences it was time to complete our own fact cards. We will be practicing these facts over the next few weeks.
As promised, here is a picture of the pot of golds we made on Friday:
Tomorrow is going to be an action packed day in first grade!
In Religion class today we explored the Stations of the Cross. Each student was given a coloring booklet of the Stations. Together we talked about each Station and then the students colored their books. Tomorrow we will be praying the Stations of the Cross with the whole school.
With a new week upon us, we began a new week of learning in first grade. Today we learned five oral vocabulary words, six sight words, and two vocabulary words. In addition we practiced blending and reading long e words spelled ey and y. We put our new phonics skills to the test as we read and talked about From Puppy to Guide Dog. We ended our morning by working in our literacy centers. This after we talked about adverbs that tell when; we got pretty good at finding them in sentences.
In Math class today we learned new addition facts: the sum of ten facts. To help us solve these problems we used pennies. We put some pennies on the left side of a paper and the rest on the right. From there we wrote our number sentence. After writing all of the number sentences it was time to complete our own fact cards. We will be practicing these facts over the next few weeks.
As promised, here is a picture of the pot of golds we made on Friday:
Tomorrow is going to be an action packed day in first grade!
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Greetings! I hope everyone is enjoying your weekend and staying warm. It is hard to believe that a week ago on Friday it was 70 degrees and that this past Friday was 30 degrees and snowy.
Friday was a Seusstacular day in first grade. We had so much fun celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday. But before celebrating, we had work to do.
We began our day by going to church. Msgr. Lockard reminded us that Lent is more than just praying and fasting. It is about making better choices and growing closer to God.
We wrapped up our week of learning in Language Arts class. We practiced using our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read long i words and word with inflected endings, and wrote sentences using our sight words. We then took our weekly assessment and practiced using see and saw in sentences.
Then it was time to celebrate Dr. Seuss. First we read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. After reading that story, we practiced making patterns using fish. We then graphed Goldfish crackers on a graph and answered questions about our graph.
Next we read The Sneetches. Following that we wrote about what makes me special.We added our writing to a craft.
The fun really blossomed when we read Bartholomew and the Oobleck. After hearing that story, we got to feel Oobleck which is just corn starch and water. We discovered that it is hard and slimy. The students loved feeling it and were quite excited to take a bag home with them.
Finally, it was time for Art. We made a pot of gold using our handprints. I'll post pictures of the Art project next week.
Here are some pictures from today's celebration. For more pictures of the Oobleck excitement, head over to the Official Holy Name School Facebook page.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Learning, Smiling, and Sweating!
Greetings! Happy Thursday! Today was a busy, exciting, tiring day in first grade.
In Religion class we continued our discussion on Lent. Today we focused on the different things we can do during this season. We talked about praying; we said we could pray the rosary or an extra Our Father. We talked about some of the things we gave up for Lent. Finally, we talked about helping the people in Haiti by participating in our Penny Challenge. Our goal is to grow closer to God during Lent.
As always Language Arts was full of learning today. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced spelling long i words using our letter tiles, practiced spelling words with inflected endings. Next we talked about headings and how headings help tell us what we will be reading about. Then we partner read Hi! Fly Guy and read a short piece on insects.
Then it was time to celebrate Dr. Seuss. Today we wrote about what we would do if Thing 1 and Thing 2 came to our house. Our big celebration of Dr. Seuss will be tomorrow.
We totally loved Gym class today. The other first grade joined us, and we played a round of kickball and two rounds of Four Corners. We were smiling and sweating at the end of class.
In Math class today we practiced ordering numbers. All the students received a number card. We then had to put ourselves in order from least to greatest. We enjoyed doing it.
Finally, it was time for Social Studies. Today we talked about our country's neighbors. We learned that Canada is our neighbor to the north and that Mexico is our neighbor to the south.
Tomorrow will be one exciting day in first grade!
In Religion class we continued our discussion on Lent. Today we focused on the different things we can do during this season. We talked about praying; we said we could pray the rosary or an extra Our Father. We talked about some of the things we gave up for Lent. Finally, we talked about helping the people in Haiti by participating in our Penny Challenge. Our goal is to grow closer to God during Lent.
As always Language Arts was full of learning today. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced spelling long i words using our letter tiles, practiced spelling words with inflected endings. Next we talked about headings and how headings help tell us what we will be reading about. Then we partner read Hi! Fly Guy and read a short piece on insects.
Then it was time to celebrate Dr. Seuss. Today we wrote about what we would do if Thing 1 and Thing 2 came to our house. Our big celebration of Dr. Seuss will be tomorrow.
We totally loved Gym class today. The other first grade joined us, and we played a round of kickball and two rounds of Four Corners. We were smiling and sweating at the end of class.
In Math class today we practiced ordering numbers. All the students received a number card. We then had to put ourselves in order from least to greatest. We enjoyed doing it.
Finally, it was time for Social Studies. Today we talked about our country's neighbors. We learned that Canada is our neighbor to the north and that Mexico is our neighbor to the south.
Tomorrow will be one exciting day in first grade!
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Ash Wednesday
Greetings! Today was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season in the church. This morning we attended a prayer service and received ashes. The students were so excited to get ashes. I think it made them feel like an older student.
Before the prayer service, we continued our Lenten discussion in the classroom. We reviewed what we talked about on Monday. We then made a Lenten calendar. I encourage you to follow the Lenten calendar with your child during this holy season. Here's a picture of the calendar:
In Language Arts class, we practiced using our oral vocabulary words, read words with long i and inflected endings, reviewed our sight words, and talked about using context clues. Then we read a story in our decodable reader booklets. Next, we read Hi! Fly Guy, a hilarious story about a boy and his pet fly. The students waited all week to read this story and were not disappointed. This afternoon, we reviewed how to write titles of books.
This week kicks off our celebration of Dr. Seuss. Yesterday we read The Cat in the Hat and talked about the plot. Today we read The Cat in the Hat Comes Back and compared/contrasted the two stories. Tomorrow we will do a writing project with these books.
In Math class today we learned how to add 10 to a number. We first used dimes and pennies to help us learn this concept. Pretty soon we were solving these problems mentally.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym day. Please remember your sneakers!
Before the prayer service, we continued our Lenten discussion in the classroom. We reviewed what we talked about on Monday. We then made a Lenten calendar. I encourage you to follow the Lenten calendar with your child during this holy season. Here's a picture of the calendar:
In Language Arts class, we practiced using our oral vocabulary words, read words with long i and inflected endings, reviewed our sight words, and talked about using context clues. Then we read a story in our decodable reader booklets. Next, we read Hi! Fly Guy, a hilarious story about a boy and his pet fly. The students waited all week to read this story and were not disappointed. This afternoon, we reviewed how to write titles of books.
This week kicks off our celebration of Dr. Seuss. Yesterday we read The Cat in the Hat and talked about the plot. Today we read The Cat in the Hat Comes Back and compared/contrasted the two stories. Tomorrow we will do a writing project with these books.
In Math class today we learned how to add 10 to a number. We first used dimes and pennies to help us learn this concept. Pretty soon we were solving these problems mentally.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym day. Please remember your sneakers!
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