Greetings on this first two hour delay of the school year. I am hoping that we get the winter weather out of our system sooner rather than later. But I have a feeling that we will make up for last winter this year ☺
Despite starting our day late, we were quite productive today. We learned two new oral vocabulary words and worked on making predictions as we listened to Mystery Vine. We then practiced blending and reading long i words. Next we learned our new sight words for the week. We put our phonics skills to work as we read Time to Plant. The students really enjoyed reading this play. We switched our focus to grammar where we talked about present tense verbs; we practiced finding them in sentences. Finally we wrote the first step in decorating a Christmas tree.
After all that Language Arts, we switched our focus to Math. Today we identified the odd numbers to 100. We also practiced determining whether a number was odd or even. Finally, we made our own fact cards for the adding 2 facts.
As you can see, we did a lot today. I know that Jingles is going to give Santa a good report tonight!
As promised, here are pictures of the elves we made in Art on Friday. Enjoy!
Happy Friday! Another week has come and gone. This week just flew by for us in first grade. I am sure the students are looking forward to a relaxing weekend!
We began our Religion class with a prayer service. We had several friends read during it and did such an amazing job. We then returned to the classroom where we learned about Pentecost. On that day, Jesus' followers were filled with the Holy Spirit!
We wrapped up our week of learning in Language Arts. We practiced using our oral vocabulary words in sentences and reading long a words and contractions. We then wrote sentences using our sight words. We took our weekly assessment and reviewed verbs by finding them in sentences.
In Math class today we practiced solving a problem by looking for a pattern. As one student pointed out the one pattern used Christmas colors!
Then it was time for Science class. We began our study of physical science today. Today we discussed various ways to sort objects. We said that objects could be sorted b size, shape, color, and hardness. We then did an experiment where we sorted objects by whether they floated or sank. We discovered that a linking cube and pattern block float while an Army man, paper clip, piece of chalk, and dice sank. The students really enjoyed this!
To help make our room festive for Christmas, we took some time to decorate a Christmas tree. The students put the ornaments on the tree and help set up the manger. It looks so pretty:
And then it was Art class. Today we made elves. They look really adorable. I"ll post pictures of them on Monday once they are dried.
Have a wonderful weekend! Stay warm!
Greetings on this cold, snowy night. I was surprised how quickly the weather turned this evening. When I went into Walmart it was fine; by the time I came out, it was snowing. I guess winter is coming.
To celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception, we went to Mass this morning. Msgr. reminded us to remember Mary's answer to God and say yes when he asks us to do something.
As usual, Language Arts was full of learning. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words, used our letter tiles to build long a words, and practiced spelling contractions. We worked on our fluency and comprehension by reading a story in our decodable reader booklets, partner reading On My Way to School, and reading a nonfiction story about time and answering questions in our close reading companion. We then practiced adding commas between a series of verbs. Finally, we wrote the final step in planting a seed.
For gym class today, we played a game called "I Want a Home." Every student but one had a hula hoop home. On my mark, the student without a 'home' yelled "I Want a Home" and then everyone had to run to find a new home. They loved it!
In Math class today, we practiced adding 2 to an even numbers; we used our linking cubes to help us solve these problems. We then colored all of the even numbers on a hundred number chart. Finally, we practiced identifying even numbers. We will work with odd numbers on Monday.
There is a big surprise awaiting first grade tomorrow!
Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I don't know about you but this week is surely flying by for us in first grade. We are working hard, learning lots, and smiling. It has been a blast working with the students this week!
In Religion today we talked about how Jesus promised to send his followers the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will help his followers remember him, love others as he did, and help them tell others about God. We will be learning about Pentecost on Friday.
Language Arts class was full of learning today. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words, long a words, contractions with not, and our sight words. We practiced reading these words and using them in sentences. Then it was time to read On My Way to School, a fantasy story about a boy who is late to school and all of the animals that make him late. To help us build our comprehension skills, we completed pages in our close reading companion. These pages focused on the plot of the story. This afternoon we wrote the next step in planting a seed. We also reviewed verbs. We acted out various action words and practiced putting commas in a series of verbs.
Math class centered around time today. We learned how to number a clockface and then show the time on the clock. We are getting very good at telling time.
Tomorrow will be another busy day. We have Mass in the morning and Gym in the afternoon. Enjoy your night!
The students found a surprise on their desk this morning. St. Nick visited our classroom and left everyone a candy cane. He even gave Jingles one. Jingles must have enjoyed it. He played with some small blocks and made a snow angel.
In honor of the feast of St. Nicholas we watched a video on his life today in Religion. We learned about how we always prayed to God and trusted him.
During Language Arts class we reviewed our oral vocabulary words and learned some new ones. We also reviewed long a words by using our letter tiles to spell words. We then learned how to blend, read, and spell contractions with not; we even practiced using them in sentences. We then switched our focus to reading. We read our decodable reader and reread Nate the Snake is Late. After reading them, we talked about the plot in each one and wrote about the beginning, middle, and end of the story. For Grammar today we practiced using action verbs in sentences and created a superhero. Around the superhero we wrote actions he/she can do. Finally for writing, we wrote the first two steps in planting a seed.
In Math class today we identified the odd numbers to 23 and practiced counting by odd numbers. We will continue to practice counting by odd numbers during our Math Meeting.
Have a wonderful night!
Greetings! I hope everyone had a nice start to their week. As one student said at the end of the day, our day sure went fast. We were quite busy in first grade today!
In Religion class today we read about how Jesus surprised his followers after he rose from the dead. Peter was so excited that he jumped out of the boat to swim to shore just to see Jesus. We loved Peter's reaction!
A new week brings us new reading stories and skills in Language Arts. Today we learned new oral vocabulary words. We also learned how to blend and read long a words. We watched a video on Magic e which helped us when we read the words. In addition we learned new sight words. We put our new skills to the test when we read Nate the Snake is Late. We ended the morning by working in our literacy centers. This afternoon we talked about action verbs and practiced identifying them and using them in sentences.
In Math class today we continued our talk about symmetry. Today we divided a shape in half, traced the line of symmetry, and wrote the fraction one half.
Enjoy your night!
Greetings and Happy Friday! It is hard to believe that it is December already. Where has this year gone?
The day started with excitement. It seemed that Jingles got into our Play-doh and had a little fun with it. Check it out:
We began our school day with Mass. Today Msgr. Lockard reminded us that we need to light to others. We do this when we follow Jesus and be Jesus for others.
We had one busy day in Language Arts. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words, digraphs ch, tch, wh, and ph, inflected ending -es, and our sight words. We partner read a story in our decodable story booklets, partner read Fun with Maps, and read a nonfiction selection about compass direction. After reading, we reviewed irregular plural nouns by fixing them in sentences.
After all that Language Arts it was time for Math class. Today we learned about symmetry. We created a Christmas tree with a line of symmetry. To do this we folded a piece of paper in half, drew half of a tree, and then cut it out. Next week we will continue to talk about lines of symmetry.
We reviewed in Science class today. We gave examples of living and nonliving things and reviewed the different habitats around the world and the various plants and animals found in them.
Finally, it was time for Art class. Today we made Christmas trees using strips of paper. We then used white paint to add some snow. Here are some examples:
Enjoy your weekend!
