Awesome Day!

Greetings! Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone enjoyed the sunshine today! We had an awesome day in first grade. The students really worked hard and learned lots today.

In Religion class we took a close look at the Our Father. We took each verse and discussed what it means when we pray it.

We began Language Arts by working in our literacy centers. We then jumped back into our week of learning. We reviewed the oral vocabulary words we learned yesterday and then learned three new words (calendar, occasion, and weekend). We then worked on making predictions as we read a nonfiction piece about measuring time. Following that we used our letter tiles to spell and read long a words. Next, we practiced writing contractions for the word not. After that we practiced using our sight words in sentences. Finally, we reread Nate the Snake is Late and wrote about the events in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

This afternoon in Language Arts we read our decodable reader and discussed the characters, setting, and plot in that story. We then created a superhero. Around our superhero we wrote action verbs of all the things he/she can do.

In Math class today we worked with patterns. The students used pattern blocks to create several patterns. They are quite good with this.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is a Jean Day. Students can wear jeans and sneakers to school. They do not need to wear a uniform shirt but can wear a shirt that is appropriate for school. Tomorrow is also Gym day!

Have a great night!