Popcorn and a Movie!

 Greetings! Happy last full day of first grade. We had lots of fun cleaning and packing things away today. 

We began our day with our Annual Awards Ceremony. It was great to recognize the students for all of their hard work this year. They have grown so much! 

We came back to the classroom and had our final Math Meeting of the year. Then it was off to Music class. After that, it was time to clean. We emptied our desks and cubbies and helped clean away the dust bunnies. These students are great cleaners! 

After that work, it was time for some Popcorn Day fun. We sampled butter, cheddar, caramel, and kettle corn. The students voted on their favorites. We created a bar graph and answered questions about it. 

This afternoon the students enjoyed watching A Bug's Life and eating some more popcorn. 

I want to thank everyone who took time to read the classroom blog each day. I hope you found it beneficial to see what we did each day. Thank you so much for making this a fantastic year. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer. See you in August. 

~Miss Chalich

Popsicle Day!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! Today was a refreshing day in first grade. It was Popsicle Day! 

In Religion class today, we talked about the Blessed Trinity. We talked about how all Three Persons are equal. 

We finished our first grade memory book today. The students were excited to take them home and share them with you tonight. 

We wrapped up our Science lesson from yesterday by reviewing the needs of plants. 

We had our final Social Studies lesson of the year. Today we talked about different American symbols. We created a booklet that showcased 6 American symbols. 

After all that, it was time for Popsicle Fun! We began by learning how popsicles were invented. Did you know that an 11 year old boy invented the first popsicle? After that, we sorted facts and opinions about popsicles. Then, we reviewed place value concepts by creating a popsicle placemat. Finally, we drew a popsicle. 

This afternoon we had our ABC Celebration fun by exchanging autographs. The students signed their names on a picture frame. Once everyone signed the picture frames, I added a class picture for all to enjoy. 

We ended our day with board games. The students really enjoyed playing games with their friends. I loved seeing and learning new board games. Thank you for sending in the games. After we played the games, the students enjoyed their popsicle. It was another great day in first grade. 

Have a wonderful night! 

Watermelon Day!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! Today was another exciting day in first grade! It was Watermelon Day! 

We began our day by going to Adoration. We spent quiet time with Jesus, praying to him, and asking him for a blessed summer. Please remember that Adoration continues during the summer months. Students are encouraged to visit the church on Tuesday mornings to spend some time with Jesus. 

We continued to work on our first grade memory book. Today, we wrote about what we liked to do at recess, what our favorite lunch was, and who are friends are. 

Our writing today had the students give suggestions on what I should do this summer. The students thought I should take a road trip, go to the beach, watch my nephew, and cut the grass. 

Our Watermelon Day festivities began with us learning about watermelons. We created a diagram showing the life cycle of the watermelon and a diagram showing the parts of the watermelon. We then sampled watermelon, cantaloupe, and honey dew melon. We voted on our favorite melon and created a picture graph. Finally, we answered questions about our graph. 

In Math class today, we practiced telling time to the nearest 5 minutes. We are getting ready for second grade math. 

We had our final Science lesson of the year. Today, we talked about why plants need sun and water to grow. 

We ended our day with some relay race fun; they got rained out last week. We teamed up with our 6th and 7th grade friends for our races. 

Have a great night! 

Our Final Week!

 Greetings! Welcome to the last week of first grade! It is going to be one exciting week! 

We began our day with Religion. Today, we talked about the Blessed Trinity. We learned that there are Three Persons in one God. To help us remember the Three Persons, we created a triangle ornament. I always love how this turns out. 

In Language Arts class, we began our First Grade Memory Book. We took time to write about things we have learned this year. 

We spent the rest of the morning having Lemonade Day Fun! First, we identified words as either a noun, verb, or adjective. Then, we wrote the steps in making lemonade. Finally, we sampled yellow and pink lemonade, voted for our favorite, and created a picture graph to show our favorite. After creating the graph, we answered questions about it. 

In Math class today, we reviewed adding and subtracting with and without regrouping. The students did a write the room activity to review this skill. 

Then, it was time for a summer writing project. The students wrote about what they plan to do this summer. We added it to a craft. 

And here is a picture from our final Art project on Friday! 

Have a marvelous night! 

A Day at the Beach!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a fantastic day to end their week. It is hard to believe that there is only one week of school left. 

At Mass today, Fr. Brian talked to us about loving God. 

We wrapped up our final week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read r-controlled -air, -are, and -ear words and r-controlled syllable words. We wrote sentences using our sight words and took our weekly assessment. To help build our comprehension skills, we read a nonfiction piece about the 13 colonies and completed pages in our close reading companion. We also partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets. Finally, we practiced finding adverbs that tell how in sentences. 

In Math class, we took our chapter test on money. Please remember to practice math facts over the summer! 

In Science class, we looked at how trees are able to stay in the ground during wind and rain. We learned that the roots, branches, and leaves help with this. 

We ended our day with our final Art class of the year. Today, we created a beach scene complete with sand and seashells. Once everything dries, I will post pictures. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

A Beary Special Day!

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

In Religion class today, we wrapped up our chapter on the Holy Spirit coming to the Apostles. We reviewed the events of Pentecost and what the Apostles did once they were filled with the Holy Spirit. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words and practiced reading r-controlled -air, -are, and -ear words, r-controlled syllable words, and our sight words. To build our fluency and comprehension, we read a nonfiction story called Happy Birthday USA where we learned about America's birthday. After reading the story, we wrote about the author's purpose. Finally, we practiced writing abbreviations correctly. 

In Math class today we reviewed money. We practiced counting a collection of coins, showing money amounts in various ways, and solving problems. Tomorrow we will take our chapter test. 

This afternoon we had a beary special event. Our ABC Celebration called for the students to bring in a favorite stuffed friend. With our furry friends, we had a tea party complete with gummy bears, Teddy grahams, and iced tea. We all had lots of fun! 

Have a great night! 

Gifts of the Holy Spirit!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week. 

In Religion class today, we talked about the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. We created a poster to help us remember them. 

We continued with our week of learning in Language Arts. We began by answering questions using our oral vocabulary words. Next, we used our letter tiles to spell and read words with r-controlled -air, -are, and -ear. Then, we learned how to blend and read words with a r-controlled syllable. Following that, we practiced using our sight words and vocabulary words in sentences. We ended the morning focusing on our fluency and comprehension; this week we are focusing on author's purpose. We reviewed the three different reasons why an author writes a story. We then reread our story from yesterday and wrote about the author's purpose. We did the same as we read our decodable reader. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we practiced using adverbs that tell how in sentences. We also wrote a narrative paragraph. I just loved reading them. They have grown so much in writing. They began barely able to write a sentence and now they are writing paragraphs! 

In Math class today, we used our critical thinking skills to solve problems. The students did quite well reasoning what they know and what they needed to find out. 

For our ABC Celebration today, we had a special show and tell event. I loved seeing all of the special objects. 

Have a wonderful night!