Greetings! It is hard to believe that another month has come and gone. This month just flew by. It is hard to believe that we are entering our last full month of the school year.
We began our week with Religion class. Today we wrapped up our chapter on Jesus giving us the Eucharist. We reviewed the events of the Last Supper, talked about the sacrament of the Eucharist, and discussed ways we participate in Mass.
We began a new week of learning in Language Arts. Today we learned five new oral vocabulary words, six new sight words, and two new vocabulary words. We also worked on rereading as we read a folktale. In addition we learned how to blend and read words with the vowels au, augh, al, and a. We wrapped up the morning by putting our new skills to work as we read a nonfiction story called All Kinds of Helpers.
This afternoon in Language Arts we learned about possessive pronouns and identified them in sentences. We sketched pictures for our narrative paragraph about our All Saints' Day Prayer Service. Finally, we worked in our literary centers.
In Math class we reviewed some math concepts. We practiced identifying the greater and less number in a set, using our comparison symbols, ordering numbers, and finishing number patterns. We really love using our whiteboards in math class.
Have a great night!
Monday, April 30, 2018
Friday, April 27, 2018
Bee-utiful Workers!
Greetings! Today was a great end to such a wonderful week in first grade. The students worked hard all week and came each day eager to learn new things. Today was no exception. I love seeing their enthusiasm for learning.
We began our day with Religion. Today we talked about ways we participate at Mass. We said that we participate in three ways: by praying, singing, and listening.
We wrapped up another week in Language Arts today. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences. We then read words with the vowel sound oo and words with the suffixes -ful and -less. Next we wrote sentences using our sight words. After taking our weekly assessment, we reviewed using pronouns in sentences.
In Math class today we practiced continuing number patterns. The students did a great job at recognizing the pattern and filling in the missing numbers.
Then it was time for Science class. Today we talked about the words push and pull. The students then worked in groups to design a maze using classroom materials. After their maze was built, they had to blow a ping pong ball through it. They just loved this activity and were so creative in their designs. Here are the mazes:
We ended the day with Art. Today we made bee-utiful bees. I just love how they turned out and can't wait to display them on Monday. Here they are:
Enjoy your weekend!
We began our day with Religion. Today we talked about ways we participate at Mass. We said that we participate in three ways: by praying, singing, and listening.
We wrapped up another week in Language Arts today. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences. We then read words with the vowel sound oo and words with the suffixes -ful and -less. Next we wrote sentences using our sight words. After taking our weekly assessment, we reviewed using pronouns in sentences.
In Math class today we practiced continuing number patterns. The students did a great job at recognizing the pattern and filling in the missing numbers.
Then it was time for Science class. Today we talked about the words push and pull. The students then worked in groups to design a maze using classroom materials. After their maze was built, they had to blow a ping pong ball through it. They just loved this activity and were so creative in their designs. Here are the mazes:
We ended the day with Art. Today we made bee-utiful bees. I just love how they turned out and can't wait to display them on Monday. Here they are:
Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Sunshine!
Greetings! Happy Thursday! Today was yet another great day of learning in first grade.
We began our day with Religion. Today we talked about the church's greatest celebration: the Mass. We talked about how we worship God and remember what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper.
In Language Arts, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, words with the vowel sound ue, words with the suffixes -ful and -less, our sight words, and our vocabulary words. We then partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets and Click Clack Moo. The students just loved reading that story one more time. Following that we read a nonfiction piece about how people worked to change unfair laws and practices; we then completed pages in our close reading companion. Finally we wrote the ending to our narrative paragraph about recess.
For Gym today, we went outside to the playground. It was just the perfect temperature and setting to get some exercise with our friends. It was a little rough to come inside though.
In Math class today we compared numbers. We identified the greater number and the least number in a set. We also ordered numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least. Finally, we used the comparison symbols <, >, = to compare numbers. We said that the alligators mouth always needs to be open to the larger number.
Finally, it was time for Social Studies. Today we talked about why communities have laws.
Here is a picture of our Earth day project:
Enjoy your night!
We began our day with Religion. Today we talked about the church's greatest celebration: the Mass. We talked about how we worship God and remember what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper.
In Language Arts, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, words with the vowel sound ue, words with the suffixes -ful and -less, our sight words, and our vocabulary words. We then partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets and Click Clack Moo. The students just loved reading that story one more time. Following that we read a nonfiction piece about how people worked to change unfair laws and practices; we then completed pages in our close reading companion. Finally we wrote the ending to our narrative paragraph about recess.
For Gym today, we went outside to the playground. It was just the perfect temperature and setting to get some exercise with our friends. It was a little rough to come inside though.
In Math class today we compared numbers. We identified the greater number and the least number in a set. We also ordered numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least. Finally, we used the comparison symbols <, >, = to compare numbers. We said that the alligators mouth always needs to be open to the larger number.
Finally, it was time for Social Studies. Today we talked about why communities have laws.
Here is a picture of our Earth day project:
Enjoy your night!
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Click Clack Read!
Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a great week. We sure enjoyed first grade today.
In Religion class today we talked about how we remember what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper when we celebrate the sacrament of Eucharist. We talked about how the word eucharist means to give thanks and how when we are at Mass we need to thank God for all that we have.
Language Arts was full of fun and learning today. We began by reviewing our oral vocabulary words. Next, we practiced reading words with the vowel sound of ue. Then, we practiced reading words with the suffixes -ful and -less; we also practiced adding the suffix to the end of a base word, reading the new word, defining it, and using it in a sentence. Finally we reviewed our sight words and vocabulary words.
Our focus then switched to reading. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We then read Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. The students loved this story. As we read it, they read it so fluently and with excitement. It was so awesome to hear. After reading the story we completed pages in our close reading companion.
This afternoon we reviewed the grammar rule concerning I; we remembered that I is always capitalized when it is by itself. We then wrote the middle part to our narrative paragraph about recess.
In Math class today we practiced identifying more and less than a number. The students are doing a great job at counting forwards and backwards without using a chart.
We ended the day by talking about Earth Day, which was on Sunday. We read The Lorax and talked about ways we can keep the Earth beautiful. We added our writing to a Lorax craft. I'll post pictures of that tomorrow.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym day!
In Religion class today we talked about how we remember what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper when we celebrate the sacrament of Eucharist. We talked about how the word eucharist means to give thanks and how when we are at Mass we need to thank God for all that we have.
Language Arts was full of fun and learning today. We began by reviewing our oral vocabulary words. Next, we practiced reading words with the vowel sound of ue. Then, we practiced reading words with the suffixes -ful and -less; we also practiced adding the suffix to the end of a base word, reading the new word, defining it, and using it in a sentence. Finally we reviewed our sight words and vocabulary words.
Our focus then switched to reading. We partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We then read Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. The students loved this story. As we read it, they read it so fluently and with excitement. It was so awesome to hear. After reading the story we completed pages in our close reading companion.
This afternoon we reviewed the grammar rule concerning I; we remembered that I is always capitalized when it is by itself. We then wrote the middle part to our narrative paragraph about recess.
In Math class today we practiced identifying more and less than a number. The students are doing a great job at counting forwards and backwards without using a chart.
We ended the day by talking about Earth Day, which was on Sunday. We read The Lorax and talked about ways we can keep the Earth beautiful. We added our writing to a Lorax craft. I'll post pictures of that tomorrow.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym day!
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Hard Work Equals Learning!
Greetings! Happy Tuesday! Today was a good day in first grade full of hard work and learning.
We began our day with Religion class. Today we reread the story of the Last Supper. We talked about how Jesus shared a meal of bread and wine with the Apostles the night before he died.
In Language Arts, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words by answering questions using the words. We then reviewed the vowels sound ue by using our letter tiles to spell and read words. Next we practiced reading words with the inflectional endings -ful and -less and how that ending changes the meaning of the words. Following that we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. We wrapped up our morning by rereading Super Tools and writing about the theme in the story.
This afternoon in Language Arts, we practiced using pronouns in sentences. We also wrote the beginning part to our narrative paragraph about recess. Finally we read our decodable reader and answered questions related to the story.
In Math class today we focused on place value. Using our base-ten blocks, we showed and identified the place value for various numbers less than 100.
Just a reminder that book orders are due tomorrow. Enjoy your night!
We began our day with Religion class. Today we reread the story of the Last Supper. We talked about how Jesus shared a meal of bread and wine with the Apostles the night before he died.
In Language Arts, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words by answering questions using the words. We then reviewed the vowels sound ue by using our letter tiles to spell and read words. Next we practiced reading words with the inflectional endings -ful and -less and how that ending changes the meaning of the words. Following that we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. We wrapped up our morning by rereading Super Tools and writing about the theme in the story.
This afternoon in Language Arts, we practiced using pronouns in sentences. We also wrote the beginning part to our narrative paragraph about recess. Finally we read our decodable reader and answered questions related to the story.
In Math class today we focused on place value. Using our base-ten blocks, we showed and identified the place value for various numbers less than 100.
Just a reminder that book orders are due tomorrow. Enjoy your night!
Monday, April 23, 2018
Spring Has Sprung!
Greetings on this beautiful spring day! Over the weekend I heard a forecast that was prefaced that the word snow does not appear. Now that is exciting news!
We began our week with Religion class. Today we did a mini retreat on morality focusing on serving others. We talked about ways to serve in our classroom and at home. The students came up with many good examples.
Then it was time to begin a new week of learning in Language Arts. We began by learning our new oral vocabulary words. We then learned how to blend and read words with oo, u, u_e, ue, ui, and ou. After that we learned our new sight words and vocabulary words. We ended our morning by reading a fantasy story titled Super Tools.
This afternoon in Language Arts we learned about pronouns. We learned what they are and practiced using them in sentences. Then we sketched out the beginning, middle, and end to our narrative paragraph we will be writing this week. Finally we worked in our literacy centers.
In Math class today we practiced with the numbers to 120. We wrote them with digits and words.
Enjoy the sunshine!
We began our week with Religion class. Today we did a mini retreat on morality focusing on serving others. We talked about ways to serve in our classroom and at home. The students came up with many good examples.
Then it was time to begin a new week of learning in Language Arts. We began by learning our new oral vocabulary words. We then learned how to blend and read words with oo, u, u_e, ue, ui, and ou. After that we learned our new sight words and vocabulary words. We ended our morning by reading a fantasy story titled Super Tools.
This afternoon in Language Arts we learned about pronouns. We learned what they are and practiced using them in sentences. Then we sketched out the beginning, middle, and end to our narrative paragraph we will be writing this week. Finally we worked in our literacy centers.
In Math class today we practiced with the numbers to 120. We wrote them with digits and words.
Enjoy the sunshine!
Friday, April 20, 2018
Thinking of Spring!
Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone enjoyed their day. I am sure that everyone is looking forward to the weekend. Hopefully spring will come and stay around this time.
We began our day with Religion class. Today we wrapped up our chapter on forgiveness. We reviewed the story of the Forgiving Father, reminded ourselves that God is always ready to forgive us, and illustrated a picture that shows forgiveness.
Language Arts was busy as usual as we wrapped up yet another week of learning. We began by using our oral vocabulary words in sentences. Next, we practiced reading words with the diphthongs oi and oy and final stable syllable words. After that we wrote sentences using our sight words. Then we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets and Building Bridges, the story we read yesterday. Following that we read a short nonfiction piece about tiny houses and completed pages in our close reading companion. This afternoon we took our weekly assessment and practiced using prepositions in sentences.
In Math class today we practiced writing the numbers from 1-120 using both digits and words. The students did quite well with this.
For Science class today, we reviewed the concepts we learned about sound, light, and heat. We will begin our unit on motion next week.
After all that work, it was finally time for Art class. Today we created birds in a nest. They turned out really nice:
Enjoy your weekend!
We began our day with Religion class. Today we wrapped up our chapter on forgiveness. We reviewed the story of the Forgiving Father, reminded ourselves that God is always ready to forgive us, and illustrated a picture that shows forgiveness.
Language Arts was busy as usual as we wrapped up yet another week of learning. We began by using our oral vocabulary words in sentences. Next, we practiced reading words with the diphthongs oi and oy and final stable syllable words. After that we wrote sentences using our sight words. Then we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets and Building Bridges, the story we read yesterday. Following that we read a short nonfiction piece about tiny houses and completed pages in our close reading companion. This afternoon we took our weekly assessment and practiced using prepositions in sentences.
In Math class today we practiced writing the numbers from 1-120 using both digits and words. The students did quite well with this.
For Science class today, we reviewed the concepts we learned about sound, light, and heat. We will begin our unit on motion next week.
After all that work, it was finally time for Art class. Today we created birds in a nest. They turned out really nice:
Enjoy your weekend!
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