Excitement in the Air!

Excitement was in the air today especially when the students saw snowflakes. We are also quite excited about Halloween tomorrow. 

We could not let the snow interrupt our day of learning though. We concluded our study on the Great Commandment by creating a mobile. The students drew ways to love God, love others, and love ourselves. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed digraphs and vowel sound al. We also listened to our story A Big Fish for Max. In addition, we finished our haunted house writing by decorating a haunted house and then using our thumbprints to add ghosts around the house. Here is a picture of a final masterpiece: 

In Math class, we talked about measurement. We then used linking cubes to measure the length and width of our desks. 

Our special treat for the day was a visit from St. Francis University. Students in the occupational therapy program came to talk to us about backpack safety. They talked about how to load books into our bookbag and even helped us to make sure our backpacks were fitted properly. We enjoyed their visit. 

Reminder that tomorrow is a jean day for the students! 

A Chill in the Air

It is definitely feeling more like fall today. When the students went outside for recess, most of them commented that it was cold. But once they started playing and running, they warmed up! 

Today was yet another busy day in first grade. We tied our drug education lesson and Religion lesson together. We talked about loving ourselves and things we do when we love ourselves like eating healthy foods, exercising, brushing our teeth, and so much more. 

In Language Arts class today, we learned how to read words with al. We noticed that the words are getting harder so we all agreed to read every night. We also went over our sight words. During writing, we wrote about our trip to a haunted house. 

In Math class, we talked about things we do in the morning, afternoon, evening, and night. We used the pictures the students brought in to make a collage of all the different activities. Here is how it turned out: 

As promised, here is a picture of the ghosts the students made on Friday. Aren't they spooktacular? 

Just a reminder that tomorrow is gym class. 

Happy Monday!

Today was a busy start to this short week! Our day began with Music class which quickly woke us up and made us excited for the day ahead. 

Back in the classroom, we reviewed the Great Commandment and explored what it means to love God, love ourselves, and love others. 

During Language Arts class, we learned how to blend and read words with digraphs sh and th. We also talked about how to find the main idea in the story. In addition, we learned about nouns. Finally, in the celebration of Halloween, our writing project will focus on a trip to a haunted house. Today we completed a graphic organizer about things we see, hear, smell, and touch there. 

In Math class, we used pennies to help us add 1 to a number. By the end of class, we could easily find answers to adding 1 problems without using our pennies. 

In preparation for Red Ribbon Week, we began our drug education lessons today. We began by talking about what the brain does. By the end of our discussion, we had a long list of activities and came to the conclusion that it is important to protect our brain. 

A Different Kind of Day

Today was quite a fun day to end the week. The other first grade class joined us today for some learning. 

We began our day by attending Mass. Fr. Matt celebrated the Mass and reminded us to always be open to what God is calling us to do when we are older. He did meet with us this afternoon where the students were able to ask him questions about his job as a priest. 

Once we got everyone into the room, it was time to learn. In Language Arts, we wrapped up our story by reviewing short u and final blends and took our test on the story. We also reviewed question sentences. We even had time to visit the library. 

In Math class, we reviewed our double facts and learned how to solve a problem by looking for a pattern. 

We ended the day with Art class where we made ghosts using cotton balls. I will post pictures on Monday once they have dried. 

All in all, it was a fun and productive learning day in first grade. 

I hope everyone had a great week and hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 

Happy Thursday!

Happy Thursday! I hope everyone is having a good week! Today went so fast in first grade. Before we knew it, it was time to go home. 

Today in Religion class we learned the Great Commandment. We know it means to love God, love ourselves, and love others. 

In Language Arts today, we reviewed short e and initial blends as well as practiced building our fluency by reading poems and partner reading our story. We are just loving this story with all of the animals. We also spent time working in our literacy centers. 

During Math class today, we learned how to write number sentences for some, some went away stories. 

The excitement is building for what we will do in Art class tomorrow. Check back for pictures!! 

A Trip Around the World

Today was a busy day of learning in first grade. 

It all began in Religion class where we talked about how thousands of people followed Jesus. We also continued to pray our rosary. This week we are praying the Sorrowful Mysteries. 

The learning continued in Language Arts class. We reviewed the sounds of short u as well as final blends. We both our knowledge to the test when we read Animal Park. Our story took us half way around the world to the Serengeti in Africa. We enjoyed our safari trip in this story; I hope you enjoy it too. 

The fun did not stop in Math class. We practiced adding 1 to a number using linking cubes. 

In Social Studies we talked about the various landforms on earth by making a shape book. We wrote the name of the landform on the front and drew pictures of what we would find there. On the back of each page we wrote the definition of each landform. Here are some pictures! The first picture shows the whole book. The following pictures show each individual page. 

We finished our day with Gym class. Today we payed "Good Ship Spark". On given commands, the students had to do various locomotor skills. Smiles were abound! 

As promised here is a picture of the Religion project we did yesterday! 

SMILE!

Today was a busy day in first grade. We were all excited for picture day. We all loved smiling for the camera and can't wait to see our pictures! 

In Religion class today, we wrapped up our discussion of Jesus helping others. We created a poster with Jesus in the middle and added names of people we can pray for. I'll have pictures of these tomorrow. 

During Language Arts class, we practiced reading words with final blends. We also worked on reading our sight words. This afternoon we worked in literacy centers where we practiced our phonics and writing skills. 

In Math class today we used pattern blocks to cover designs. 

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym Day. It is also the last day to place book orders.