A Peanuts Thanksgiving!

 Greetings! Today was an exciting day in first grade. We are really getting excited about Thanksgiving! 

In Religion class today, we continued our study on Advent. Today, we completed a story book learning how Advent is a time of waiting. We are waiting and preparing our hearts for Jesus. 

We began Language Arts class by learning our new sight words: green, grow, pretty, should, together, water. Next, we read Time to Plant. We really enjoyed this story because it is a play. We enjoyed playing the different characters in it. Finally, we talked about present tense verbs and practiced using them in sentences. 

In Math class, we practiced solving addition word problems where we were given the two parts and we had to add to find the whole. We did quite well solving these problems. 

This afternoon we had a Thanksgiving feast: Peanut style. We began by watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Then we had our feast which consisted of toast, pretzels, jelly beans, and popcorn. Needless to say, we really enjoyed it. 

Have a great night! 

Thanksgiving Week!

 Greetings! Happy Thanksgiving Week in first grade. We are getting excited for our turkey on Thursday! 

In Religion class today, we started learning about Advent. We learned that Advent is a time to get ready for Jesus. We also talked about the Advent wreath. 

We began a new week of learning in Language Arts; this week we are reading about plants. We began by learning two new oral vocabulary words (bloom and sprout). Then we worked on making predictions as we read Mystery Vine. After that, we learned how to blend and read long i words. 

Then, it was time to do some Thanksgiving learning. Today we focused on the first Thanksgiving. We learned that the first Thanksgiving lasted 3 days and that the Pilgrims and Indians ate food, sang, and danced. 

We also wrote about what we love to eat on Thanksgiving. We added our writing to a craft. 

In Math class today, we began our chapter on solving word problems. The key is to pay attention to what we learn in the word problem. 

Here is a picture of the Indian corn we painted on Friday. 

Have a great night! 

Painting Corn!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a nice day to end their week. 

At Mass this morning, we celebrated the feast of the presentation of Mary. 

We wrapped up another week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read long a words and contractions, and wrote sentences using our sight words. To help build our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets. We also read a short nonfiction piece about different ways to tell time. Finally, we took our weekly assessment. 

In Math class today, we learned a strategy that we can use to solve problems. Today, we made lists to help us solve the problems. 

In Social Studies today, we continued to learn about Thanksgiving. Today, we focused on the Native Americans and what daily life was like for them. 

We ended our day with Art class. Today, we painted flint, or Indian, corn using Q-tips. We will put them together on Monday once our paint has dried. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Applying in Math!

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone had a great day! 

In Religion class today we talked about how Mary was born without original sin and was born with grace. We also practiced praying the Hail Mary. 

In Language Arts class, we answered questions using our oral vocabulary words. We also practiced reading long a words, contractions with not, and our sight words. To help us build our fluency and comprehension, we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read On My Way to School. After reading the story, we answered questions that focused on the events in the story. Finally, we practiced finding verbs in sentences. 

In Math class today, we took our chapter test on adding and subtracting within 20. I am so proud of how the students thought about how to solve the problems today. They really applied what they have learned. 

Have a great night! 

Pilgrim, Pilgrim!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is enjoying this last full week before Thanksgiving. 

In Religion class today, we wrapped up our chapter on the prophets. We reviewed the stories of Moses and John the Baptist. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words we learned on Monday and then learned three new words (occasion, weekend, calendar). Then, we worked on making predictions as we read about different ways to measure time. We ended the morning by practicing reading long a words. We used our letter tiles to spell and read long a words. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we learned how to read and spell contractions with not. We also practiced using our sight words in sentences. Next, we focused on our comprehension skills. We reread Nate the Snake is Late. After reading it, we talked about who was telling the story and sequenced the events in the story. Finally, we practiced identifying the verbs in sentences. 

In Math class today, we used our critical thinking skills to solve problems. The students were able to read a math problem and write the number sentence that helped solve the problem. 

This morning, we welcomed Adaigo Health. They talked to us about why athletes don't smoke or vape. 

Yesterday, we learned about the Pilgrims. Today, we finished our Pilgrim craft by writing about what we would do if we were a Pilgrim. 

Have a great night! 

Go Red Flash!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! Today was a very exciting day in first grade! 

We began our day by going to Adoration. We spent some quiet time praying and talking to Jesus. 

When we returned to the school, it was time to board the buses and head to St. Francis to see the women's basketball game. It did not take us long to get into the spirit. We were soon yelling and cheering on the Lady Red Flash. We really enjoyed the game even though the home team came up short. 

When we returned to the school, it was time to continue our Thanksgiving learning. Today we focused on the Pilgrims. We learned how the Pilgrims had to build their houses, work in the fields, cook over open fire, and the games they played. We created a flipbook with what we learned and are working on a Pilgrim writing project that we will finish tomorrow. 

Have a great night! 

Mayflower!

 Greetings! Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great day to start the week. 

In Religion class, we talked about John the Baptist being the last prophet. We learned that he baptized people as they showed they were sorry for their sins. We also talked about he told the people to get ready because the Savior was coming very soon. 

We began a new week of learning in Language Arts; this week we will be reading about time. We began by learning two new oral vocabulary words (immediately and schedule). Next, we worked on retelling as we read A Second is a Hiccup. Following that, we learned how to blend and read long a words. We know that the magic e at the end makes the a say its name. After that we learned our new sight words (away, now, some, today, way, why). We ended our morning reading Nate the Snake is Late which helped us practice reading long a words and our sight words in sentences. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we learned about verbs. We began by showing different action verbs in action. Then we practiced finding verbs in sentences. 

In Math class today, we reviewed adding and subtracting within 20. We used some critical thinking skills to help us solve problems. 

This week we will begin our unit on the First Thanksgiving. Today, we learned that the Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower. We watched a video about the voyage, wrote facts about what we learned, and created a Mayflower sailing on water. 

Here are pictures of our Mayflower project along with our Pete the Cat Art project from Friday. 

Have a good night!