Ash Wednesday!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! Today was a good day of learning in first grade. 

We began our day with Mass. Today was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season. At Mass this morning, Fr. Brian reminded us to spend the next 40 days praying, fasting, and helping others. The students were excited to receive ashes. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, read r-controlled -ar words, spelled and read plurals where the y is changed to an i, and read our sight words. We also practiced using our vocabulary words in sentences. To help build our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets. We also read A Lost Button, which is from a Frog and Toad book. We loved this story. After reading it, we completed pages in our Reading/Writing companion that focused on characterization. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we practiced joining sentences together. We also wrote about what we would buy if we found a pot of gold. Finally, we created a treasure chest of r-controlled -ar words. 

In Math class today, we learned how to use a start line to organize objects. This helped us see which object was the shortest and which one was the longest. 

Just a reminder that the students do not have school tomorrow. We will see everyone on Friday! Have a great night!