Greetings! Happy Tuesday! Isn't it such a beautiful day outside? God has truly blessed us with this beautiful, warm weather!
For Religion class today, we went to Adoration. We spent quiet time praying to God asking him to help those who need help and asking him to help us have a fantastic day.
Language Arts was a mixture of old and new today. We began by reviewing the oral vocabulary words we learned yesterday and then by learning three new words today. We continued to work on making predictions as we read a nonfiction piece about jobs around the town. Next, we practiced reading short e words. First we practiced reading the words, and then we used our letter tiles to spell and read words. After that we talked about the inflected ending -ed. We learned that when -ed is added to the end of the word that action has already happened. We practiced reading words and using them in sentences. We ended our morning by reviewing our sight words.
This afternoon we reread Good Job Ben and wrote about the characters, setting, and events in the story. We then read our decodable reader and answered questions about that story. Following that we reviewed nouns. Students worked with a partner to list examples of nouns before completing a flipbook of examples. We ended our day by adding a firefighter to the writing we did yesterday.
Math class was a mixture of learning today as well. First we put on our thinking caps to solve grids. We had to find numbers that added up or subtracted to a certain number. Then we learned how to use a calendar to find dates. Lastly, we learned how to solve a number sentence when one number is missing.
Enjoy this beautiful night!
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Monday, October 9, 2017
Happy Columbus Day!
Greetings on this Columbus Day! We had an awesome day discovering new things in first grade.
In Religion class today we talked about how God always cares for and watches over us. That led us to a discussion on how we should not worry about things. We ended class by praying our rosary. This week we will be praying the Luminous Mysteries.
We kicked off a new week of learning in first grade today. We began by learning our new oral vocabulary words. We then worked on making predictions as we read Millie Waits for the Mail. Next we practiced blending and reading short e words; that was followed by learning our new sight words. After that we read a realistic fiction story titled Good Job, Ben. We finished our morning by working in our literacy centers.
This afternoon we talked about nouns. We read a story and identified all of the nouns in it. Next, we read a story about firefighters in honor of Fire Safety Week. We then wrote about firefighters. We finished our day by celebrating Christopher Columbus. We created these awesome posters:
In Math class today we reviewed true and false statements. We used our number strips to help us determine whether a number sentence was true or false.
Enjoy your night!
In Religion class today we talked about how God always cares for and watches over us. That led us to a discussion on how we should not worry about things. We ended class by praying our rosary. This week we will be praying the Luminous Mysteries.
We kicked off a new week of learning in first grade today. We began by learning our new oral vocabulary words. We then worked on making predictions as we read Millie Waits for the Mail. Next we practiced blending and reading short e words; that was followed by learning our new sight words. After that we read a realistic fiction story titled Good Job, Ben. We finished our morning by working in our literacy centers.
This afternoon we talked about nouns. We read a story and identified all of the nouns in it. Next, we read a story about firefighters in honor of Fire Safety Week. We then wrote about firefighters. We finished our day by celebrating Christopher Columbus. We created these awesome posters:
In Math class today we reviewed true and false statements. We used our number strips to help us determine whether a number sentence was true or false.
Enjoy your night!
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Friday with Frankenstein!
Greetings! Happy Friday! It is hard to believe that the first week of October has come and gone. I really enjoyed my day with the students today. It is amazing to watch how much they have grown so far in first grade.
We began our day by attending Mass. It is always nice to attend Mass with our school family!
In Language Arts today we wrapped up another week of learning. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences. Then we practiced reading r blend and s blend words and completing a possessive phrase. After that we wrote sentences using our sight words. We wrapped up the morning by taking our weekly test and identifying telling and asking sentences.
In Math class today we learned how to determine whether a number sentence was true or false. Using our number lines helped us. We will continue to practice this next week.
In Science class today we talked about how adult animals care for their babies. We also noticed that some baby animals look like their parents while others do not.
Finally, it was time for Art. Today we made Frankenstein. They look awesome. I can't wait to put them in the hall!
Enjoy your weekend!
We began our day by attending Mass. It is always nice to attend Mass with our school family!
In Language Arts today we wrapped up another week of learning. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences. Then we practiced reading r blend and s blend words and completing a possessive phrase. After that we wrote sentences using our sight words. We wrapped up the morning by taking our weekly test and identifying telling and asking sentences.
In Math class today we learned how to determine whether a number sentence was true or false. Using our number lines helped us. We will continue to practice this next week.
In Science class today we talked about how adult animals care for their babies. We also noticed that some baby animals look like their parents while others do not.
Finally, it was time for Art. Today we made Frankenstein. They look awesome. I can't wait to put them in the hall!
Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Back to Normal!
Greetings! Today was a much more normal day in first grade. We did enjoy the much calmer day.
In Religion class today we reviewed the story of Zacchaeus. We created a story chart and reviewed the meaning of the story. We promised to treat all people kindly just like Jesus did.
Language Arts was full of learning today. We began with a review. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words. Next we reviewed r blends and s blends by reading words and creating a bunch of grapes with r blend words on them. Then we reviewed possessives by using them in sentences. Finally we reviewed our sight words by reading the word wall.
Then it was time to practice. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets and the story Move It. After that we learned about the importance of diagrams and labels and answered questions regarding a diagram. Finally, we again sorted sentences; we are feeling much better about sentences.
We began Math class by reviewing fact families. Then we learned how to solve problems using related facts. We also used pictures to help us solve these problems.
We ended our day by attending Living Rosary. The Junior High students led us as we prayed the Luminous Mysteries.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is class picture retake day. Please remember to dress up tomorrow!
In Religion class today we reviewed the story of Zacchaeus. We created a story chart and reviewed the meaning of the story. We promised to treat all people kindly just like Jesus did.
Language Arts was full of learning today. We began with a review. We reviewed our oral vocabulary words. Next we reviewed r blends and s blends by reading words and creating a bunch of grapes with r blend words on them. Then we reviewed possessives by using them in sentences. Finally we reviewed our sight words by reading the word wall.
Then it was time to practice. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets and the story Move It. After that we learned about the importance of diagrams and labels and answered questions regarding a diagram. Finally, we again sorted sentences; we are feeling much better about sentences.
We began Math class by reviewing fact families. Then we learned how to solve problems using related facts. We also used pictures to help us solve these problems.
We ended our day by attending Living Rosary. The Junior High students led us as we prayed the Luminous Mysteries.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is class picture retake day. Please remember to dress up tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Wacky Wednesday!
Greetings on this Wacky Wednesday! It sure was not a normal day in first grade, but it was a day filled with learning. Our planned power outage lasted longer than expected. However, with the sun shining in our room, we went straight to work.
In Religion class today we talked about how Jesus cared for all people. We said that he talked to rich people, poor people, farmers, fisherman, women, children, and anyone he wanted to. We read the story of Zaccheaus and loved how he climbed a tree to see Jesus.
In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, r blend and s blend words, possessives, and sight words. To help us with possessives, we wrote sentences based on pictures. We then put our knowledge to work. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. Next we read a nonfiction piece titled Move It and completed pages in our close reading companion after reading the story. After that we sorted sentences based on whether or not they were asking sentences or telling sentences. Finally, we wrote a sentence describing a picture.
To end our day, we created a spider. On each spider leg we wrote an s blend word. Have a look:
In Math class today we learned how to write fact families. We learned that each family has two addition and two subtraction sentences. We will continue to practice this tomorrow.
Just a reminder that because of Living Rosary tomorrow, we will not have Gym class.
In Religion class today we talked about how Jesus cared for all people. We said that he talked to rich people, poor people, farmers, fisherman, women, children, and anyone he wanted to. We read the story of Zaccheaus and loved how he climbed a tree to see Jesus.
In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, r blend and s blend words, possessives, and sight words. To help us with possessives, we wrote sentences based on pictures. We then put our knowledge to work. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. Next we read a nonfiction piece titled Move It and completed pages in our close reading companion after reading the story. After that we sorted sentences based on whether or not they were asking sentences or telling sentences. Finally, we wrote a sentence describing a picture.
To end our day, we created a spider. On each spider leg we wrote an s blend word. Have a look:
In Math class today we learned how to write fact families. We learned that each family has two addition and two subtraction sentences. We will continue to practice this tomorrow.
Just a reminder that because of Living Rosary tomorrow, we will not have Gym class.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Moving and Learning!
Greetings! Today was a great day of learning in first grade. With all of the CDT testing complete, we began our day with Computer class. The students had the opportunity to explore making circuits in class.
Back in the classroom, we talked about how John the Baptist prepared people for Jesus. We also discovered that John and Jesus were cousins.
We began Language Arts class by reviewing the oral vocabulary words we learned yesterday and then learned three new words. After that we continued to work on asking and answering questions as we read a fable about a rabbit and coyote. Next we reviewed r blends and s blends by using our letter tiles to spell and read words. We then learned about possessives; we worked together to complete a possessive phrase and illustrate the phrase. Finally, we practiced using our sight words in sentences.
Then, it was time to read. We first reread Move and Grin and then wrote details from the story. Next we read our decodable reader and answered questions about that. We ended our day by sorting sentences based on whether they were asking or telling.
In Math class today we continued to solve subtraction problems. Today we learned what to do when they tell us how much is left and we need to find how many went away.
Today we had our first Guidance class of the year. We are so excited to welcome Mrs. Hayes to Holy Name.
Enjoy your night!
Back in the classroom, we talked about how John the Baptist prepared people for Jesus. We also discovered that John and Jesus were cousins.
We began Language Arts class by reviewing the oral vocabulary words we learned yesterday and then learned three new words. After that we continued to work on asking and answering questions as we read a fable about a rabbit and coyote. Next we reviewed r blends and s blends by using our letter tiles to spell and read words. We then learned about possessives; we worked together to complete a possessive phrase and illustrate the phrase. Finally, we practiced using our sight words in sentences.
Then, it was time to read. We first reread Move and Grin and then wrote details from the story. Next we read our decodable reader and answered questions about that. We ended our day by sorting sentences based on whether they were asking or telling.
In Math class today we continued to solve subtraction problems. Today we learned what to do when they tell us how much is left and we need to find how many went away.
Today we had our first Guidance class of the year. We are so excited to welcome Mrs. Hayes to Holy Name.
Enjoy your night!
Monday, October 2, 2017
Welcome October!
Greetings! Happy October! It sure is feeling more like fall this week. We are off to a great start this month in first grade.
The month of October is dedicated to the rosary. So, today in Religion class, we learned how to pray the rosary. We began by coloring a rosary and learning the prayers we say. Then, I gave each student their own rosary, and we prayed the first decade of the Joyful Mysteries. We will continue to pray the rosary each day during the month of October.
With today being Monday we kicked off a new week of learning in Language Arts. We began by learning two new oral vocabulary words. We then worked on the strategy of asking and answering questions when reading a story. After that we blended and read words with r blends and s blends. Finally, we learned our new sight words.
Our focus then switched gears as we put our new knowledge to work. We read Move and Grin a nonfiction story about how our bodies move. We then worked in our literacy centers. We finished the day by reviewing the characteristics of telling and asking sentences.
In Math class today we practiced writing subtraction sentences for story problems. We remembered that we begin with the bigger number and then the number taken away.
Here are pictures from Friday's Art class:
Have a good night!
The month of October is dedicated to the rosary. So, today in Religion class, we learned how to pray the rosary. We began by coloring a rosary and learning the prayers we say. Then, I gave each student their own rosary, and we prayed the first decade of the Joyful Mysteries. We will continue to pray the rosary each day during the month of October.
With today being Monday we kicked off a new week of learning in Language Arts. We began by learning two new oral vocabulary words. We then worked on the strategy of asking and answering questions when reading a story. After that we blended and read words with r blends and s blends. Finally, we learned our new sight words.
Our focus then switched gears as we put our new knowledge to work. We read Move and Grin a nonfiction story about how our bodies move. We then worked in our literacy centers. We finished the day by reviewing the characteristics of telling and asking sentences.
In Math class today we practiced writing subtraction sentences for story problems. We remembered that we begin with the bigger number and then the number taken away.
Here are pictures from Friday's Art class:
Have a good night!
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