Welcome Fr. Brian!

Greetings! Happy Friday! We made it through our first full week of school. Yes, the students were tired by the end of today, but I am so proud for how hard they worked today. 

We began our day with Mass. Today, we officially welcomed Fr. Brian as pastor of Holy Name Church and School. We also said good-bye to Msgr. Lockard. It was so nice to see so many priests there to celebrate with us. As much as we will miss Msgr. Lockard and wish him well, we look forward to growing closer to Jesus with the help of Fr. Brian. 

We officially began first grade learning in Language Arts today. We learned two new oral vocabulary words (learn and subjects). We also practiced visualizing as we read the story This Year Will Be the Best. We finished the morning by learning how to blend and read short a words. 

This afternoon we learned four new sight words (does, not, school, and what). We then put all of our skills to work as we read Jack Can, a realistic fiction story about a boy in school. 

In Math class today we worked with number patterns. The students worked in groups to build number patterns using linking cubes. They quickly discovered that the patterns make steps. 

In Science class we talked about all of the different body coverings animals have. The students then worked in groups to sort animals based on their coverings. 

Finally it was time for Art class. Today we made giant pencils using construction paper. I loved seeing their creativity as they decorated them. Have a look: 

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! See you on Tuesday!