Dear Parents, February 2, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are starting theme 6 in our reading series this week – Animal Adventures. Our reading strategy is summarizing and our comprehension skill is story structure. Knowing the setting, characters, problem, events in trying to solve the problem, and the […]
Dear Parents, January 26, 2014 It’s Catholic Schools Week!! Language Arts: We are finishing theme 5 in our reading series this week and will continue with the CVCe pattern. Our reading strategy is “monitor and clarify” and our comprehension skill is cause and effect. Cause and effect relationships can be difficult for the children and […]
Dear Parents, January 20, 2015 I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! This week in first grade, we are doing a lot! And we have the 100th day of school on Wednesday! Woohoo!! Language Arts: As we have a short week ahead of us, we will be taking our time to review. We will be […]
Dear Parents, January 12, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is summarizing and the comprehension skill that will help us with that strategy is making generalizations. Paying attention to the beginning, middle, and end of the story will help us with summarizing and paying attention […]
Dear Parents, January 5, 2015 Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a great start to the new year! This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We will be jumping right in with Theme 5 (Home Sweet Home)! Our reading strategy is questioning and the comprehension skill that will […]
Dear Parents, December 15, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We will be taking the week to wrap up a few items and complete some Christmas activities tied with Christmas stories! Spelling: This week, we do not have new spelling words. Math: We will be taking this week to review […]
Dear Parents, December 8, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We have a busy week ahead of us! Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”. Our comprehension skill that can help us with the understanding of a story is the sequencing of events. Knowing what happened in the […]
Dear Parents, December 1, 2014 I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving and wonderful weekend. This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are continuing theme 4 in our reading series this week. Our reading strategy this week is “evaluate”. Our comprehension skill that can help us evaluate whether we enjoyed a […]
Dear Parents, November 23, 2014 This week is a short week in first grade! Take a look at what we will be doing these next few days… Language Arts: We will be using the strategies we have learned in Language Arts so far and apply it through poetry, writing, and reading. We will […]
Dear Parents, November 17, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are starting theme 4 in our reading series this week. The theme is “Family & Friends”. Our reading strategy is “summarizing”. After reading a story, we should be able to retell the important parts of the story. While reading, […]