Hello Families! We have had several cold mornings! It is jacket time! Please have your student’s name on their belongings as we have had many throughout the grades floating around after recess. They tend to take them off when playing and then forget the outerwear when they line up to come back into the classrooms. […]
Hello Families! I hope everyone had a wonderful break! We are officially in the last three weeks before the new year. today is the end of the first trimester too! Last week we enjoyed making our soup! Opening up our pumpkin and doing our science exploration of what makes a pumpkin unique. We […]
Hello Families! Here we are at the beginning of our Thanksgiving week! Tomorrow we are looking forward to making our Stone Soup as a class. We are continuing to read a collection of Stone Soup tales that come from different places around the world too. With them, we are looking at characters, problems, solutions, and […]
Hello Families! Thank you to all who already brought the canned goods for our “Stone Soup” we will be cooking on November 20th. We do a unit on various “Stone Soup” tales worldwide. It is a wonderful dive into how authors present their versions of this classic tale. This past week we did a great […]
Hello Families! We had beautiful weather this past week and we enjoyed every minute! In class, we had fun writing about our Lego designs and doing our “Fact Families” with our Halloween math craft. We also practiced graphing and reading about different ways scientists use graphs every day! In reading, we worked on finding […]
Hello Families! I really enjoyed meeting with all of you to discuss how awesome your children are doing in first grade! Such great growth! Thank you all for coming to meet with me. This week we finished up our unit on camouflage and how animals use it to survive. We also reviewed points on writing […]
Hello Families! October feels like it is in a sprint! I cannot believe how quickly the month is going by! This past week we worked hard! In Reading, we focused on the “silent e” or what the “Secret Stories” call, “Mommy e” who when at the end of a word tells the vowel to say […]
Week of November 14th Hello First Grade Families! A busy next few weeks are upon us! Housekeeping items! 1. We are soaking up the warm sun when it peeks out! Please have your child wear their Sacred Heart jackets and beanies to keep them warm! Mark their name in them too! 2. Please bring a […]
Hello First Grade Families! May your week be filled with the happiest of Halloweens and the most joyful Friday with your little saints! This week we wrapped up our month learning about bats! We enjoyed a special “Pumpkin Exploration Day” on Thursday and Primary Centers on Friday! Thursday we cut up one of our class pumpkins and […]
Hello Families- We are coming to the end of October! We will have been in school for a little over 41 days! They have already learned so much! I am thrilled! Last Week’s Learning Focus: Religion: Learning about the different saints we have chosen with our grown-ups! They are so excited about November 4th! Reading: Dove into reading for […]