Gingerbread Man Fun!

Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great day to end their week. We had a busy day in first grade to end ours. 

We began our day with Mass. Today, Brother Matthew talked to us about always being ready for Jesus to come. 

In Language Arts class we focused on reading -dge words; to do this, we read a decodable reader. After a visit to the library, our focus switched to Grammar. We sorted verbs based on their tense (past, present, and future). We also reviewed adding commas in a series. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we did some creative writing. The students wrote the steps they would take to catch the Gingerbread Man. We then added our writing to a gingerbread man craft. Have a look: 

In Math class today we took a test on the numbers to 20. Next week we will learn addition strategies. 

In Science class today we wrapped up our chapter on matter. We reviewed the three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) and how objects can change states. 

Finally it was time for Art class. Today we made Christmas ornaments. The students used pom-pom ball stampers to create theirs. I'll post pictures on Monday once all of the paint has dried. 

I leave you this week with a picture of Jingles, our classroom elf. Today he left the students pencils. They were so excited to pick one! Have a great weekend!