A Day of Firsts!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! Today was a day of firsts in First Grade!

At Mass this morning, Fr. Brian reminded us to not put others down but to build them up. He encouraged us to pray for one another each day. 

We wrapped up our first week of learning in Language Arts today. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences and read short a words and words with inflected ending -s as we played "Stinky Feet". The goal of the game was to clean the feet by reading short a words. The team with the most points wins. After our game, we wrote sentences using our sight words. Then we took our first reading assessment of the year. 

After lunch, we took our first Spelling test. Everyone was so nervous this morning, but all did a fantastic job on the test. 

Then it was time for our first Math test. Everyone took their time and used their critical thinking skills to solve the problems. 

In Science class today, we talked about the different ways animals move. To show the different ways animals move, the students worked in groups. Each group was given a cube with pictures of different animals on them. One at a time, they rolled the cube and acted out how that animal moves. 

In Art class today, we painted for the first time. Everyone was excited to paint! We are making an owl. Once the paint dries, we will add the wings, eyes, and beak. I'll post pictures next week. 

Have a great weekend!