Winter Olympics in First Grade!

 Greetings! Today was an exciting day in first grade! But, before we got to the exciting part, we had work to do. 

In Religion class, we began learning about the season on Lent. We talked about how Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and how Lent is a time to draw closer to Jesus. We also talked about how we pray, fast, and help people during Lent. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced reading vowel team o words, open syllable words, and our sight words. To help build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read Vulture View. After reading the story, we completed pages in our Reading/Writing Companion that focused on main idea and key details. Finally, we practiced writing proper nouns correctly. 

In Math class today, we learned how to add by first adding the ones and then the tens. We enjoyed solving these problems and found it easier this way then counting on. 

After working hard all day, it was finally time for the First Grade Winter Olympics. We began by taking our Olympic oath promising to try our best, have fun, and shoe good sportsmanship. Then, it was time for the games. We bobsledded using scooters, ice skated on paper plates, speed skated by running down and back, and tried our best at ice hockey. Because everyone tried their best and showed good sportsmanship, all received a gold medal. We ended our Olympics by playing the national anthem. Fun was had by all! 

Have a great night!