We Remember!

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone had a nice day today. 

In Religion class today, we talked about how we remember what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper everytime we celebrate Mass. We talked about how when Fr. Brian prays over the bread and wine that they become Jesus' Body and Blood. 

In Language Arts class, we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words, read words with the diphthongs oi and oy, read final stable syllable words, and read our sight words. We also spent time working on our fluency and comprehension skills. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read a short nonfiction piece about small houses. After reading that story we completed pages in our Reading/Writing Companion that focused on main idea. Finally, we practiced using prepositions in sentences. 

In Math class today, we began our chapter on adding and subtracting within 100. We practiced adding without regrouping today. The students were so excited to show that they remembered how to solve these problems. I was glad to see that they remembered. 

We ended our day with Science class. Today we learned about the different phases of the moon. We created a book to show the different phases. 

Here are pictures from the spring wreaths we made last week. Aren't they pretty? 

Have a great night! 

Building Bridges!

 Greetings! I hope everyone is having a great week! We sure are in first grade! 

In Religion class today, we talked about the Last Supper. We learned that Jesus and his Apostles shared a meal of bread and wine on the night before he died. We learned that when Jesus blessed the bread and wine it became his Body and Blood. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced reading words with the diphthongs oi and oy, final stable syllable words, and our sight words. To help build our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read Building Bridges. The students loved learning about bridges and enjoyed seeing a video of the Rolling Bridge in London. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we worked with prepositions. We practiced finding them in sentences, and we practiced writing sentences with them. For some creative writing fun, we wrote about what we would do if we were a kite. We are adding our writing to a craft kite. 

In Math class today, we took our chapter test on the numbers to 120. We will be reviewing adding and subtracting with and without regrouping tomorrow. 

Have a great night! 

April Fool's!

 Greetings! Happy April! Thankfully, the students did not pull any April's Fools jokes in class today. Many were talking about some they were going to do tonight. I can't wait to hear about them tomorrow! 

We began our day by attending Adoration. We spent some quiet time talking to Jesus and praying for those that need our prayers. 

We continued with our week of learning in Language Arts. We began by answering questions using our oral vocabulary words. Next, we used our letter tiles to spell and read words with the diphthongs oi and oy. Following that, we learned how to blend and read final stable syllable words, words like candle and table. After that, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. Following that, we learned our two vocabulary words (balance and section) and wrote sentences using those words. We ended our morning by focusing on comprehension. We reread The Joy of a Ship and wrote about what we learned in different sections and wrote cause and effect examples from the story. 

In Math class today, we reviewed the concepts we learned with the numbers to 120. We will be taking our chapter test tomorrow. 

Congratulations tonight to the Holy Name Mighty Hawks Reading Competition team. They earned a second place ribbon at their competition tonight! Way to Go! 

Have a great night!