Being Peacekeepers!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! It was another gorgeous day outside. It was hard to come in from recess. 

In Religion class today, we practiced praying and making the Sign of the Cross. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words and read short i words, words with final double consonants, and our sight words. To help build our reading fluency, we partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets. We also read Go, Pip! After reading that story, we we completed pages in our workbook that focused on characterization. Finally, we practiced unscrambling sentences and put the words into correct word order. 

This afternoon we had our annual Peacekeeper Program. We talked about what it means to be a peacekeeper and what it means to be a bully. We read the story Coat of Many Colors and talked about how Dolly never gave up when others put her down. We also talked about never giving up and keep encouraging others to reach their goals. 

In Math class today, we continued our work with number bonds. We used paper strips to make a number bond. We started by writing the whole and breaking it into parts. We used those parts to build our number chain. We are slowly getting the hang of number bonds. 

Have a great night! 

Picture Day!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone was able to enjoy this splendid September day! The students looked great today for picture day. I can't wait to see them! 

We began our day by attending Adoration. This was our first time going to Adoration. Because it was our first time, we went to the cry room. There we were able to see Jesus on the altar and talk about what Adoration is and how we pray during Adoration. We look forward to continue going to Adoration this year. 

We continued our learning in Language Arts. We reviewed the oral vocabulary words we learned yesterday and then learned three new words (scurried, feast, bored). We then worked on visualizing as we read "City Mouse, Country Mouse". Following that we used our letter tiles to spell and read short i words. After that, we learned how to read words with final double consonants, words like kiss, mitt, jazz, hill. Then, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. We ended our morning focusing on our comprehension skills. We reread Six Kids. We then talked about what made this story a fantasy. We also talked about the characters including how they look, what they were doing, and how they felt. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we practiced writing sentences using correct word order. When given a sentence all mixed up, the students had to unscramble it so that it made sense. 

We continued with our learning of number bonds in Math today. We reviewed how to find the parts when given a whole, how to find the whole when given the parts, and how to find a part when given the whole and part. We used our linking cubes to help us. 

Have a great night! 

Number Bond Fun!

 Greetings! Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a nice weekend! We are off to a great start this week in first grade! 

In Religion class today, we talked about how one day we will get to be with God in heaven. 

We began a new week of learning in Language Arts; this week we will be reading stories about where we live. We began by learning two new oral vocabulary words (city and country). We then worked on visualizing as we read Alicia's Happy Day. Following that, we learned how to blend and read short i words. We ended our morning by learning our new sight words: down, out, up, very. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we read Six Kids which helped us practice our new phonics skill along with helping us recognize our sight words. 

In Math class today, we began our chapter on number bonds. We began by exploring the concept of whole and part. Once we got that down, we built a giant number bond using hula hoops and practiced breaking a whole into parts and joining parts to make a whole. Then, we practiced making number bonds with linking cubes. We will continue to practice with number bonds tomorrow. 

Have a great night! 

Our First Tests!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great day to end this first week of September. It was a gorgeous day outside! 

At Mass this morning, Fr. Brian encouraged us to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. 

We wrapped up our first week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences. We wrote sentences using our sight words. And we took our first weekly assessment. The students did great with writing sentences and the test. 

In Math class today, we took our chapter test on the numbers to 10. Again, they did a great job at listening and thinking during the test. Next week, we will begin learning about number bonds. 

In Science class, we continued our discussion on animal features and how they help them. We looked at a variety of animals and discussed the features those animals use to protect themselves and survive. 

We ended our day with Art class. Today, we made an owl. We used pieces of torn paper to glue to an owl's body to make it look fluffy. We then added eyes, a beak, claws, and wings. They look great! 

Here are pictures from today's Art class and last week's Art class. 

Have a great weekend! 

The Three P's: Prayer, People, Peace

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! Today was a busy and exciting day in first grade. 

We began our day by going over to church for a visit with Fr. David Michael Moses. He talked to us about our vocation and always remembering the three P's: prayer (talk to God every day), people (talk to the people in our lives), and peace (be at peace with our decisions). 

We came back to the classroom and started into our Language Arts lessons for the day. We began by reviewing our oral vocabulary words and answering questions using the words. Next, we used our whiteboards and markers to spell and read short a words. To review our sight words, the students had to guess letters in a word before a leaf man was drawn. They really enjoyed this. We ended our morning by reviewing sentences. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we read a nonfiction piece about school rules and talked about why we have rules. 

In Math class, we reviewed the numbers to 10. Tomorrow we will take our chapter test. 

We ended our day with Social Studies. Today, we talked about jobs we do and how they help other people. 

Have a great night! 

A Wonderful Wednesday!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone's week is going well. 

In Religion class today, we talked about how Heaven is the most beautiful place and how God lives there. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced reading short a words, words with inflectional ending -s, and our sight words. We also spent time working on our fluency and comprehension. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read Nat and Sam. After reading this story, we wrote about Nat and how he felt at different points in the story. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we worked on writing. He took a fragment and expanded it to make a complete sentence. 

In Math class today, we used our critical thinking skills to solve problems. We sorted numbers and made patterns. 

Just a reminder that library is tomorrow. Please remember to return your book! 

Have a great night! 

Happy September!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! 

In Religion class today, we wrapped up our chapter on God creating us. We reviewed how God created us because he loves us and how He gives us everything we need. 

We continued with our week of learning in Language Arts. We began by reviewing the oral vocabulary words we learned last week and then learned three new words (common, object, recognize). We then worked on visualizing as we read a nonfiction piece about schools around the world. After that, we used letter tabs to spell and read short a words. Following that, we learned how to blend and read words with the inflectional ending -s. Next, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. Finally, we worked on our comprehension skills. We reread Jack Can and talked about what makes the story a realistic story and talked about the characters in the story. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we practiced sorting sentences from those that are not sentences. 

In Math class today, we worked with number patterns. We worked on identifying the missing numbers in a sequence. 

Have a great night!