Happy Halloween, 2nd Edition

Happy Halloween, everyone! I hope everyone is doing well this week. It has been a bit of a disjointed week, but hopefully this is the worst it will get this winter. 

Today, first grade learned how to read long i words. We were visited again by our good friend Magic E to help us read these words. 

We also practiced today for our All Saints' Day Prayer Service tomorrow. We are all excited to dress up as our patron saint and hear what our 8th grade friends have to say about them. We hope you will all be able to join us tomorrow for the service. It begins at 1:00. 

Just a quick note about the prayer service, the students will process out at the end of it. Then, after a few minutes, the students will be led back into the church for a group picture in front of the altar. Don't forget your camera! 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween (a few days early)! We had a spooktacular time in first grade celebrating Halloween today. First, thank you to all of the parents who helped with the party. Thank you for taking the time to organize the games and crafts and taking time to be with the students. The students and I really had a fun time. 

Well, here is the picture of our pumpkin. I hope everyone has a great weekend. Be safe trick or treating and don't eat too much candy! 

Monstrous Writing!

This week in Writing class we have been working on monster writing. First, we began by creating our very own monsters. Next, we planned our writing by completing a graphic organizer. Finally, we used our organizers to write about our monsters including what our monsters have, what they can do, and what they like to do. I must say, the turned out so amazingly. Here are some pictures of them. 

Well, first grade did it! We successfully moved all of the beans from one jar to the other. So, today we carved our pumpkin. Check back tomorrow for pictures of it. 

Just a reminder that our Halloween festivities begin tomorrow at 1:00 with a parade. We will then have a party in the classroom until 2:15. I can't wait to see everyone's costumes. I wonder what Miss Chalich will be?

Happy Wednesday

Happy Wednesday, everyone. I don't know about you, but this week is flying by for me. I must begin with a big thank you to all the parents and students who participated in the career day today for Red Ribbon Week. It was amazing to see so many students participating in this activity. 

We put our knowledge of magic e to the test today when we read "The Farmer in the Hat." We all laughed at the end of the story when we discovered who was the farmer in the play. 

We also began our studying of the adding 1 facts in Math class today. We discovered that adding 1 is also like counting by 1. 

Just a reminder that Halloween treats are due tomorrow. 

The Magic Continues!

The magic of learning continues in first grade. We continued practicing reading long a words. We are becoming much better at recognizing the long a sound. We also learned today that c and s can have different sounds. 

With Red Ribbon Week in full swing, the students are busy learning about making healthy choices. Yesterday we learned all the things our brain does. And today we talked about things we must do to keep our brains and bodies healthy like eating the right foods, exercising, and getting enough sleep. The festivities continue tomorrow as the students are asked to wear or bring in something that shows what they would like to be when they grow up. Just a reminder that uniforms still must be worn. 

The Magic of e

We had a little bit of magic in Language Arts today. We discovered that when e is at the end of a word, like make, the e makes  the a say its name. For us, 'e' is a magic letter. It took a little while for us to get used to the idea that 'a' can have more than one sound. Practice makes perfect is what I told them today. We will continue practicing reading long a words all week.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Red Ribbon Week fesitivites today. The students really enjoyed wearing the bandannas. Tomorrow's theme is "Stomp out Drugs!" Students can wear sneakers and crazy socks to school.

A Review Day

Greetings! I hope everyone has had a nice week. First grade had a good end to our week. We spent part of our day reviewing things we had learned this week. We reviewed the sounds of sh, th, and al. We also reviewed our double facts. 

We did talk about something new in Religion class and that was the Great Commandment. We talked about how Jesus told us to love God, love ourselves, and love others. I hope you like the mobiles the students made today. 

Next week is Red Ribbon Week. Each day there will be a different theme and activity that the students will participate in. On Monday, our theme is to Band Together Against Drugs. Students are encouraged to wear a headband or bandanna to school on Monday. A flyer with the other activities will come home on Monday. 

Have a great weekend!