Practicing Our Learning!

Greetings! Happy Wednesday! We had an awesome day of learning in first grade. I hope all of you had an awesome day too! 

In Religion class today we wrapped up our chapter on Jesus being the Light of the World. We reviewed what that means, ways to share his light, and ways to be peacemakers. 

As usual, Language Arts was full of learning and practice. We began by reviewing our oral vocabulary words. Next, we blended and read words with the diphthongs ou and ow; we also reviewed how to spell words when the endings -er and -est are added to the words. Finally, we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. 

After all of that practicing, it was time to put our skills to the test. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We then read and discussed Whistle for Willie, a realistic fiction story about a young boy trying to learn how to whistle. After reading that story, we completed pages in our close reading companion. We wrapped up class by practicing using a, an, this, and that in sentences. 

In Math class today we continued to solve problems mentally. However, instead of adding today, we subtracted. The key is to remember to count back to solve the problems. 

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym day; please remember your sneakers. Also, because of Middle States preparation, Library will be tomorrow and not on Friday. 

Have a great night!