Greetings! I hope everyone had a good week! It was one busy yet fun day to end our week in first grade.
In Religion class today we learned that at Mass we celebrate the Eucharist. We also talked about how Jesus is with us in a special way when we are at Mass.
In Language Arts, we used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, reviewed reading vowels au, aw and team syllable words, and used our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. After all of that reviewing, we were ready to read. Today we read Meet Rosina, a nonfiction story about a deaf; we then worked on our comprehension skills as we completed pages in our close reading companion. Finally, we reviewed possessive pronouns by finding them in sentences.
In Math class today we solved a problem using the strategies of acting it out and guess and check. We used dimes for the act it out part.
Then it was time for Science. Today we talked about magnets and how they attract to or repel from an object. To help us understand this, pairs of students were given a magnet and asked to find three things the magnet attracted to and three things the magnet repelled from in the classroom. They had no problems with this.
We ended our day with Art. Today we made birds in a nest. To do this we used tissue paper. They are so cute.
Below are pictures from the week. One is from the Art lesson; the second is from our Earth Day celebration. Enjoy!
Greetings on this absolutely beautiful day! It was just the perfect spring day. Days like today make you forget about those cold and windy winter days and appreciate the warmth of the sun.
In Religion class today we talked about how we remember what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper when we celebrate the Eucharist. We also learned that the word Eucharist means to give thanks.
Language Arts was full of learning today. We answered questions using our sights, used our letter tiles to spell and read vowel au words, learned about vowel teams, read our sight words, and used our vocabulary words in sentences. For some of this we used our Smartboard and completed some online activities. Next it was time to read. We reread All Kinds of Helpers and talked about author's purpose. We said that the purpose of this story was to inform us about helpers. We also read our decodable reader. Finally, we practiced using possessive pronouns in sentences.
As you might have guessed, we went outside for Gym class today. The students loved that time in the sun exercising and playing with their friends. It was hard to come back inside.
In Math class today we learned how to identify fractional parts of a set. We used linking cubes to help us. Each student was given ten linking cubes with different colors. From there we learned about fractional sets. For example, one student had 4 out of 10 brown linking cubes. The students did quite well learning this concept.
We ended our day with Social Studies. Today we wrapped up our economics unit.
Tomorrow will be a busy and fun day in first grade!
Greetings! Happy Wednesday! It was so nice to see the sun shine today. The students were especially happy to head outside for recess. The warm weather is upon us!
We began our study of the Mass in Religion class this week. Over the next several weeks, we will explore the different parts of the Mass. This is preparing the students for second grade where they will study the Mass at great depths. Today we read the story of the Last Supper and talked about the meal Jesus shared with his Apostles the night before he died.
We began a new week of learning in Language Arts. We learned new oral vocabulary words, sight words, and vocabulary words. We also learned a new phonics skill - how to blend and read words with the vowels al, au, augh, and aw. In addition to that learning, we worked on our fluency by reading a nonfiction piece about community helpers. Next we learned about possessive pronouns. Finally we worked in our literacy centers.
We learned new subtraction facts in Math class today. Our focus was the difference of 1 facts. We discovered that when we subtract two numbers next to each other on the number line we will always get an answer of 1.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym Day! Also, book orders are due tomorrow!
Greetings and Happy Tuesday! Despite the gray day outside, it was a sunny day inside filled with learning and fun.
We finished our retreat on morality today in Religion class. We read about Mother Teresa and talked about how she served and helped others. We then drew a picture of some type of service we can do for others. We said that it doesn't have to be something grand; even doing something small makes a difference. We ended by praying to God asking him to help us serve others.
We wrapped up yet another week of learning in Language Arts today. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, used our whiteboards to spell and read words with vowel sound oo, read words with suffixes, and wrote sentences using our sight words. We then read a story in our decodable reader booklets, partner read Click Clack Moo Cows That Type, and read a nonfiction piece about people working together to change unfair laws. Finally, we reviewed pronouns. It was a busy day in Language Arts!
In Math class today we talked about two geometric solids: the cube and cylinder. We identified characteristics for each of them and identified objects that can be classified as cubes and cylinders.
In honor of Earth Day, we wrote about ways we can help the Earth. We then added our writing to a Lorax craft. They are so nice. I'll post pictures tomorrow.
Have a great night!
Greetings! Happy Monday! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend especially the sunshine yesterday. We had an awesome day to start our week.
In Religion class today we began a two day retreat on Morality. Today we talked about service. We named ways Jesus served others and generated examples on how we can serve others.
Language Arts was filled with laughter today especially when we read our story. But before we read, we had some reviewing and practicing to do. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read words with vowels oo and words with suffixes, practiced using put sight words in sentences, and talked about synonyms. Then we were ready to read. First we read a story from our decodable reader booklets and then we read our story Click Clack Moo Cows That Type. We just loved this story; they were so expressive when they read it today. We finished the morning by using pronouns in sentences.
In Math class today we learned about centimeters. We first measured linking cubes and then measured line segments. Finally we drew centimeter line segments.
In celebration of Earth Day on Saturday, we read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. We talked about ways to keep Earth beautiful by recycling, reducing, and reusing. We will continue our celebration tomorrow.
As promised, here are pictures from Friday's Art lesson. Enjoy!
Greetings and Happy Friday! This week sure went fast. As we were doing our Math Meeting today, one student remarked at how fast the school year has gone. I couldn't agree more. There is only one more week left in April. Where has the time gone?
We began our day with Mass. Today Msgr. Lockard reminded us that we need to be like the disciples and tell others about Jesus.
In Language Arts, we practiced answering questions using our sights. We then used our letter tiles to spell and read words with the vowel sound /oo/. Next we talked about the suffixes -ful and -less. We discussed how when added to a word they change a word's meaning and practiced reading words with these suffixes. After that we switched our focus to fluency and comprehension. We reread Super Tools and talked about the theme of the story. We finished up by reading our decodable reader.
Estimation was the topic in Math class today. we used our classroom number line to help us. I covered various numbers. We identified the multiples of 10 the hidden number fell between and then identified the multiple of 10 it was closer to. The students really enjoyed estimating.
Science class was loads of fun today. We talked about how things move and focused on the words push and pull. We then did an activity to experiment with motion. The students worked in groups to construct a maze. They then had to blow a ping pong ball through the maze. Their mazes were awesome!
We ended our day with Art. Today we made a flower by painting a paper plate and bubble wrap. I'll post pictures on Monday once everything is dried.
Enjoy your weekend!
Greetings! Today was a busy day in first grade filled with learning and laughter.
We wrapped up our look at Easter today in Religion class. The students designed their own Easter scene. I just loved their creativity as they did this. Each interpretation is so unique. Here are some examples:
We began a new week of learning in Language Arts. That meant we learned new oral vocabulary words, sight words, and vocabulary words. We also learned a new phonics skill: how to blend and read words with the vowels oo, u, u_e, ue, ui, ew, and ou. We put our new skills to work as we read a fantasy story called Super Tools. We then switched gears to grammar where we learned about pronouns. We ended the morning by working in our literacy centers.
Gym class was a lot of fun today. We did a simple relay race that focused on dribbling a basketball. Each team had to run to the center of the gym, grab a basketball, and dribble it back to their team. We had lots of fun doing this. Our faces were quite red by the end of class.
In Math class today we made a graph showing which vegetables we like. We then wrote observations about our graph.
Finally it was time for Social Studies. Today we talked about how food gets to market. We paid attention to how oranges go from tree to table.
Tomorrow will be another busy day in first grade. We have Mass, Library, and Art. The fun awaits!
