Holiday Greetings! We were quite excited in first grade today!
We began our day with Mass. Msgr. Lockard reminded us to listen when we need to need and always use kind words. After Mass, we completed our Advent calendar that we have been using in the classroom. Here is a picture of how our Nativity scene turned out:
Today we read The Polar Express. It is one of my favorite holiday books. The students loved the pictures in the book. After we read it, we sequenced the events in the story. We then decorated our own bells. Needless to say, joyous sounds were coming from Room 102 all day.
May all of you have a blessed, Merry Christmas and a healthy, Happy New Year. Enjoy the time with your family and friends. I'll see you in 2015.
P.S. Here is one final picture of Jingles:
Merry Christmas!
Happy Thursday! I hope everyone had a fantastic day just like we did in first grade!
In Religion class today, we heard the story of the legend of the candy cane. We then made a candy cane ornament to help remind us of the legend. They turned out awesome:
In Language Arts today, we worked in our literacy centers to build our fluency and comprehension. We also read the story How Santa Got His Job. Afterwards, we completed an elf application and attached it to an elf craft.
During Math class today we used linking cubes to measure objects in the classroom. Students worked in pairs when measuring the objects. Eventually, we will be using rulers to measure objects.
This afternoon we attended the choir's Christmas Eve musical. They did such a wonderful job. I got chills listening to the music. The students enjoyed the drums during Carol of the Bells.
Since tomorrow is our last day of school before Christmas vacation, we had a special Art class today. We made a Santa Claus. They will be bringing them home tomorrow.
Finally, Jingles left us a surprise today. We gave us a book from Santa. Santa told us that we did a great job during our play last night!
Have a great night!
Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas play tonight. The students worked so hard and did such a fabulous job!
We had one busy day in first grade before the excitement of tonight. In Religion class today, we read the story The Christmas Baby and then designed our own Nativity scenes. They did a great job on them. Here is a sample:
In Language Arts class, we wrapped up our story Honey Bees. We reviewed long e: ee, syllables VCCV, and our sight words. We then took a test on the story. We also practiced finding nouns in sentences.
During Math class today we practiced the adding 2 facts. We used a wrap-up to help us do this.
We finally had gym class today! The students were so excited and waited all morning for this. Today we played a game where we talked about healthy foods and unhealthy foods. We learned the importance of exercising and eating healthy.
For Social Studies class today we talked about weather in the different seasons. Students illustrated activities they do in each season.
Now, for some Christmas fun. Yesterday we read the story Santa's Stuck and wrote about what we would do if we found Santa stuck in our chimney. Here is how that project turned out:
Today we read How the Grinch Stole Christmas. We then illustrated or wrote how we would make the Grinch grin. Here are some pictures:
Finally, we made Christmas ornaments out of clay and painted them. They came home today. And here is how they turned out:
Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone was able to find some sunshine on this dreary day. We were able to make our own sunshine in first grade today.
In Religion class, we again reviewed the Christmas story. We also talked about ways to share God's love during the season.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed our sight words, long e, long u, and inflected endings. We partner read our story to build our fluency skills. We then wrote two sentences telling what we learned about bees. We made a bee to add to our writing. Finally, we practiced finding nouns in sentences.
In Math class today we covered a design using pattern blocks. We then sorted them and recorded the number of each different block we used on a chart.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is now a Jean Day. Also, tomorrow night is our Christmas play. Please have your child wear his/her outfit to school tomorrow night. All students will need to be in their classrooms by 6:00. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a nice weekend. It is hard to believe that we are only a week and a half away from Christmas. Today was a busy start to our week.
In Religion class, we began our study on Christmas. We have been reading a part of the Christmas story each day as part of our Advent prayer. Today we reviewed why Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem and where they stayed when they got there.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed long e: ee, VCCV syllables, and our sight words before reading our story Honey Bees. They really enjoyed learning about the different honey bees and each job that they do.
Math class was full of learning today. We identified the odd numbers to 100. We then practiced adding 2 to odd numbers. Finally, to review all of the adding 2 facts, we made our fact cards. Please begin to practice the adding 2 facts with your child.
As promised, here are pictures of the gingerbread houses the students made on Friday.
Also, look at Jingles. Someone was sleepy today.
Greetings! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I have been busy getting ready for Christmas by baking cookies. It is hard to believe that we have only one more week of school before Christmas break. Where has the time gone?
In Religion class on Friday, we wrapped up our our study of the Holy Spirit coming to Jesus' friends. The students illustrated what happened at Pentecost.
During Language Arts class, we learned to blend and read VCCV syllable words. To do this, we break the word into two small parts (between the double consonants), read each small word, and then put it together to read the whole word. We also practiced our sight words. In addition, we identified nouns in sentences.
Finally, we wrote about how to decorate a Christmas tree. Then it was time to decorate one! Here is our classroom Christmas tree:
Next, we made a Christmas tree using strips of green paper. We added white fingerprints around the tree as snow. They turned out awesome.
In Math class today, we solved a problem by looking for a pattern.
During Science class, we wrapped up our study of the properties of matter. We reviewed characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases.
Finally, for art class, we made gingerbread houses. Students were given a gingerbread house and they decorated it using foam shapes, buttons, and sequins. They turned out wonderful! I'll post pictures tomorrow.
Have a wonderful rest of your weekend!
Greetings! I hope everyone had a nice day. We had a great day in school. As you know, the evening performance of our Christmas play has been postponed. It is rescheduled for Wednesday, December 17 at 6:30 PM.
In Religion class today, we reviewed what happened on Pentecost. We also learned the Glory Be prayer.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed long e: ee by reading our decodable reader, We also compared and contrasted pictures. In addition, we practiced finding nouns in sentences. Finally, we wrote the final steps in how to plant a seed.
For a change, we had science class today. We talked about the three phases of water. We learned that ice is a solid which will change to a liquid when it melts. That water will become part of the air when it evaporates.
We did have fun performing our play this afternoon. We can't wait for you to see the entire play next week. Even Jingles was excited for us. Look what he did today:
Have a safe and warm evening!
