Today was a spooktacular day in first grade. The excitement from yesterday carried over to today as we celebrated Halloween. But, before we could party, we had some work to do.
In Religion class, we finished our study of Ordinary Time. We talked about the people who help us to grow closer to Jesus.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed the digraphs ch, tch, and wh by reading our decodable reader. We practiced our sight words and practiced writing words with special titles. Our sixth grade buddies also joined us today. They helped us review phonics skills by playing connect four with the students. And for some Halloween fun, we played Bingo together.
In Math class, we learned how to use a problem by using logical reasoning. The students were great detectives as we solved the problems.
Finally, it was time to party. Everyone looked great in their costumes. Thanks to parent volunteers we played games and did a craft project. Everyone had smiles on their faces and enjoyed this festive time with their friends.
Just a reminder that the students do not have school tomorrow. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Parade of Saints
Today was truly a blessed day in first grade. This day has really turned into one of my favorite days of the year with the students. I love seeing their smiles as they walk down the aisle; they are so proud of their saint.
Thank you all for attending our All Saints' Day Prayer Service. It was great having so many parents, grandparents, and other relatives there. The students were so excited to take part in this special event. Thank you for making it special for them.
Before the prayer service, we did do learning in first grade. It was hard for them to stay focused; they wanted to get into their outfits first thing this morning. But we pushed through and accomplished a lot today.
In Religion, we focused on the church season of Ordinary Time. We learned that during this season, we hear stories about Jesus' healings and teachings.
During Language Arts class, we blended and read the digraphs wh, ch, and tch. We also read our Scholastic News on bats. They were quite fascinating by them. Finally, we finished our haunted house writing by adding some artwork to it.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Halloween celebration. Please remember to send in costumes tomorrow. Tomorrow is also a jean day for the students.
Thank you all for attending our All Saints' Day Prayer Service. It was great having so many parents, grandparents, and other relatives there. The students were so excited to take part in this special event. Thank you for making it special for them.
Before the prayer service, we did do learning in first grade. It was hard for them to stay focused; they wanted to get into their outfits first thing this morning. But we pushed through and accomplished a lot today.
In Religion, we focused on the church season of Ordinary Time. We learned that during this season, we hear stories about Jesus' healings and teachings.
During Language Arts class, we blended and read the digraphs wh, ch, and tch. We also read our Scholastic News on bats. They were quite fascinating by them. Finally, we finished our haunted house writing by adding some artwork to it.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Halloween celebration. Please remember to send in costumes tomorrow. Tomorrow is also a jean day for the students.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Long I Spiders!
Greetings! What an absolute gorgeous day it was! It was nice to feel the warmth again before the cold air arrives. The students really enjoyed the weather today at recess.
In Religion class today we wrapped up our study of the church seasons. We again reviewed each one and the colors associated with each season. We decorated a poster with the different seasons on it.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed long i words. We practiced reading them by reading our decodable reader. We then created long i spiders. On each leg, we wrote a long i word. Here is a picture:
We then talked about the author's purpose for writing a story. We also discussed how to write special titles. Finally, we wrote about a haunted house. We used our senses to describe what we see, hear, smell, and touch in a haunted house.
In Math class today, we used a balance to determine the weight of various objects. We used pennies to balance the scale when measuring a crayon, pencil, eraser, and marker.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is our All Saints' Prayer Service. The prayer service begins at 1:00 in the church. Because of the prayer service, we will not have gym class. Students are to wear their dress shoes tomorrow.
In Religion class today we wrapped up our study of the church seasons. We again reviewed each one and the colors associated with each season. We decorated a poster with the different seasons on it.
During Language Arts class, we reviewed long i words. We practiced reading them by reading our decodable reader. We then created long i spiders. On each leg, we wrote a long i word. Here is a picture:
We then talked about the author's purpose for writing a story. We also discussed how to write special titles. Finally, we wrote about a haunted house. We used our senses to describe what we see, hear, smell, and touch in a haunted house.
In Math class today, we used a balance to determine the weight of various objects. We used pennies to balance the scale when measuring a crayon, pencil, eraser, and marker.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is our All Saints' Prayer Service. The prayer service begins at 1:00 in the church. Because of the prayer service, we will not have gym class. Students are to wear their dress shoes tomorrow.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Quick Monday
Greetings! I hope everyone had a great weekend. From the stories I heard today, it sounds like everyone had fun trick-or-treating.
Our day began with practice for the All Saints' Day prayer service. We joined with our eighth grade friends for practice today. We are getting excited for this special event.
In Language Arts class, we blended and read long i words. We also sorted nouns according to whether they named a person, place, or thing. Finally, we completed a graphic organizer for our writing project this week. We are writing about haunted houses.
During Math class, we sorted and graphed pattern blocks. We then analyzed the information on our graphs.
Have a great night!
Our day began with practice for the All Saints' Day prayer service. We joined with our eighth grade friends for practice today. We are getting excited for this special event.
In Language Arts class, we blended and read long i words. We also sorted nouns according to whether they named a person, place, or thing. Finally, we completed a graphic organizer for our writing project this week. We are writing about haunted houses.
During Math class, we sorted and graphed pattern blocks. We then analyzed the information on our graphs.
Have a great night!
Friday, October 24, 2014
Pumpkins!
Happy Friday! And yet another week has come and gone.
Today for Religion we went over to church to practice for our All Saints' Prayer Service. The students are getting excited for this. Just a reminder that all saint costumes are due on Monday! We also finished praying the Glorious Mysteries today. The students brought their rosaries home so that they can continue to pray the rosary with you.
We wrapped up our health lessons today by talking about household cleaners. We again were reminded not to drink something if we don't know what it is.
In Language Arts class we wrapped up our story The Farmer in the Hat. We reviewed our sight words, long a and c/s/ and g/j/ words. We also practiced identifying and writing proper nouns.
During Math class today, we used linking cubes to measure. We measured the length and width of our desks. Eventually, we will be using rulers to measure objects.
In Science class today, we talked about living and nonliving things. Working in groups, students sorted pictures as whether they were living or nonliving.
Finally in Art class we made pumpkins, a perfect fit to wrap up our study of pumpkins. They turned out great.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Today for Religion we went over to church to practice for our All Saints' Prayer Service. The students are getting excited for this. Just a reminder that all saint costumes are due on Monday! We also finished praying the Glorious Mysteries today. The students brought their rosaries home so that they can continue to pray the rosary with you.
We wrapped up our health lessons today by talking about household cleaners. We again were reminded not to drink something if we don't know what it is.
In Language Arts class we wrapped up our story The Farmer in the Hat. We reviewed our sight words, long a and c/s/ and g/j/ words. We also practiced identifying and writing proper nouns.
During Math class today, we used linking cubes to measure. We measured the length and width of our desks. Eventually, we will be using rulers to measure objects.
In Science class today, we talked about living and nonliving things. Working in groups, students sorted pictures as whether they were living or nonliving.
Finally in Art class we made pumpkins, a perfect fit to wrap up our study of pumpkins. They turned out great.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Thursday, October 23, 2014
From Pumpkin to Jack-O-Lantern
Today was quite an exciting day in first grade. When the students walked in the quickly discovered a pumpkin sitting on the back table. It did not take them long to figure out that we were going to carve it. However, they had to wait to the end of the day. Patience is hard sometimes.
In Religion class today we talked about the different seasons in the church year. We learned about each one including the colors we see during the different seasons.
To continue our health education lessons, today's focus was on drugs. We learned that some drugs can be good for us like antibiotics and immunizations. We talked about making sure that we get medicine from a grown up and never take medicine from strangers. We then talked about the importance of staying away from cigarettes and alcohol.
In Language Arts class, we reviewed our sight words, the digraphs sh and th and the vowel sound al. We partner read our story and reviewed the details in the story. We then practiced writing proper nouns remembering that they begin with a capital letter. Finally, we worked in literacy centers.
During Math class today, we again practiced the adding 1 facts. Today we used a wrap up to do so.
Finally, it was time to carve the pumpkin. The students from Room 101 joined us for this activity. Everyone got to help pull the seeds out of the pumpkin. Together we decided that our pumpkin would have triangle eyes, a diamond nose, and a vampire mouth. As Mrs. Steberger read them a book about the life cycle of the pumpkin, I carved it. And before you knew it, we had a jack-o-lantern.
To wrap up this activity, we wrote the steps we took in carving it. I think it looks cute!
In Religion class today we talked about the different seasons in the church year. We learned about each one including the colors we see during the different seasons.
To continue our health education lessons, today's focus was on drugs. We learned that some drugs can be good for us like antibiotics and immunizations. We talked about making sure that we get medicine from a grown up and never take medicine from strangers. We then talked about the importance of staying away from cigarettes and alcohol.
In Language Arts class, we reviewed our sight words, the digraphs sh and th and the vowel sound al. We partner read our story and reviewed the details in the story. We then practiced writing proper nouns remembering that they begin with a capital letter. Finally, we worked in literacy centers.
During Math class today, we again practiced the adding 1 facts. Today we used a wrap up to do so.
Finally, it was time to carve the pumpkin. The students from Room 101 joined us for this activity. Everyone got to help pull the seeds out of the pumpkin. Together we decided that our pumpkin would have triangle eyes, a diamond nose, and a vampire mouth. As Mrs. Steberger read them a book about the life cycle of the pumpkin, I carved it. And before you knew it, we had a jack-o-lantern.
To wrap up this activity, we wrote the steps we took in carving it. I think it looks cute!
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Practicing our Learning
Greetings! Today was another exciting day of learning in first grade!
In Religion class today, we wrapped up our chapter on Jesus' teachings. We reviewed the Great Commandment and the Good Samaritan story.
We then continued our health lessons on being drug free. Yesterday we talked about the different functions of the brain; today we talked about ways to keep our brains and bodies healthy. We talked about eating the right foods, exercising, getting enough sleep, brushing our teeth, etc.
In Language Arts class we read our story The Farmer in the Hat. Before doing so, we reviewed long a and c/s/ and g/j/ words. The students are doing an excellent job reading long a words.
Tis the seasons for pumpkins! With this in mind, today we talked about the life cycle of a pumpkin and created a flow chart diagram showing each step.
During Math class today we learned the adding 1 facts. To find the answer, we count by 1's. Please continue to practice these new facts along with the double facts each night.
For gym class today, we played an old favorite "Alligator, Alligator." The students love playing this game.
Finally, in Social Studies, we talked about landforms including mountains, plains, rivers, and lakes. We made a shape booklet to help us remember these new words.
In Religion class today, we wrapped up our chapter on Jesus' teachings. We reviewed the Great Commandment and the Good Samaritan story.
We then continued our health lessons on being drug free. Yesterday we talked about the different functions of the brain; today we talked about ways to keep our brains and bodies healthy. We talked about eating the right foods, exercising, getting enough sleep, brushing our teeth, etc.
In Language Arts class we read our story The Farmer in the Hat. Before doing so, we reviewed long a and c/s/ and g/j/ words. The students are doing an excellent job reading long a words.
Tis the seasons for pumpkins! With this in mind, today we talked about the life cycle of a pumpkin and created a flow chart diagram showing each step.
During Math class today we learned the adding 1 facts. To find the answer, we count by 1's. Please continue to practice these new facts along with the double facts each night.
For gym class today, we played an old favorite "Alligator, Alligator." The students love playing this game.
Finally, in Social Studies, we talked about landforms including mountains, plains, rivers, and lakes. We made a shape booklet to help us remember these new words.
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