Dear Parents, February 6, 2017 Here is what first graders are doing this week… Language Arts: We are working on going through our informative writing checklist this week. We are asking ourselves what we need to make better and what we are already doing well. In phonics this week, we are focusing on the […]
Dear Parents, January 30, 2017 I hope all had a wonderful weekend! It was great to see so many of you on Friday for our Parents Day! Thank you to all who came; your children were beyond excited to share the day with you. Language Arts: We are pushing ourselves with our informative writing! […]
Dear Parents, January 23, 2017 Here’s what we are learning… Language Arts: We are still working on our informative writing! We are asking ourselves what our readers need to know so that they can be an expert too! In phonics this week, we are focusing again on CVCe (consonant, vowel, consonant, silent e) words […]
Dear Parents, January 17, 2017 Here’s what we are learning… Language Arts: We are pushing ourselves to be the best experts we can be within our informative writing! In phonics this week, we are focusing again on CVCe (consonant, vowel, consonant, silent e) words – this time with long /i/. The silent e says […]
Dear Parents, January 9, 2017 Here’s what we are learning… Language Arts: We are practicing our informative writing in our Writers Workshop. In phonics this week, we are focusing on CVCe (consonant, vowel, consonant, silent e) words with long /a/. The silent e says “Hey ‘a’! Say your name!” Our spelling words come from […]
Dear Parents, January 3, 2017 I hope all had a wonderful Christmas break with family and friends. In first grade we are jumping right back in! Here’s what we are learning… Language Arts: We will be starting our new writing unit on informative writing. In addition, we are working on a lot of phonics! […]
Dear Parents, December 12, 2016 It was wonderful to see all of you last week during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Each day I am reminded how blessed I am to be your child’s teacher. Thank you for your constant support of your children, me, and Sacred Heart School. It is Christmas galore in First Grade this […]
Dear Parents, December 5, 2016 Here’s what we are doing in First Grade! And my goodness, what a busy week we have! Language Arts: We are taking time to enjoy Christmas Around the World! We will be creating mini books throughout the week showcasing traditions from various countries. Each day will be a new […]
Dear Parents, November 28, 2016 Here’s what we are doing in first grade this week! Language Arts: We are kicking off a new writing unit – all about informative writing! We are also working on phonetics! We are focusing on the short /u/ as in umbrella and on triple clusters, as in sprinkles slpash […]
Dear Parents, November 22, 2016 Here’s what we are doing in first grade this week! Language Arts: We are working on review and completing a number of Thanksgiving writing activities. We are working on a “Turkey Diary”, a book report from a story we read aloud in class, and learning facts about the Mayflower. […]