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September Happenings |
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This is the first of nine postings to let you know what we are working on during the month. In religion we are studying about the Church and Mass.
In language arts most of us will begin reading in the first reader. At that time there will be a new vocabulary list to practice. We will also be learning more about punctuation and capitalization, and we will be writing sentences. I will also be reading to the children and they will be exposed to some poetry. Ms. Schnell will be teaching them the Saxon Phonics program.
Counting by 2s and 5s to 50 has been the first focus in math classes. We will also be writing numbers to 20, comparing numbers to 16, writing and counting tallies, counting up to and back from 20 and counting more than 20 objects in a set. If your child knows any of the basic math facts from kindergarten instruction, please review these with him or her. The children will begin memorizing the facts later this year and this will give your child an advantage.
In social studies we will be learning about location and distance, rules and responsibility, civic values and privacy and time. In science we will learn about science tools, safety, Earth and water. If any parent would like to share skills and knowledge with the children, please let me know so we can schedule a time.
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May Happenings |
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We are now entering the last month of first grade. We still have many lessons to cover. In religion we will learn mostly about the beginnings of the Church. We will honor Mary in our May Crowning on May 3, 2010.
In language arts we have more stories to read and vocabulary words to learn. We will be concentrating on subjects and predicates in sentences and pronouns. We also have more spelling and phonics lessons to cover.
In math we will cover adding and subtracting two digit numbers, more about fractions and a review of all the concepts studied this year.
In science we will continue our study of butterflies and other bugs and insects. We will also learn about sunflowers and plant seeds to take home and grow this summer. Our annual trip to the zoo to see the insects will be May 18th.
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April Happenings |
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We will begin this April by having spring break. In religion classes we will be learning about the Easter season and Thomas’ story. Then we will learn about the Ascension, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the Pope and Catholic Church. We will also begin the Family Life lessons.
In language arts we will be reading more stories, learning more vocabulary and spelling words as well as more phonics rules. We will all be using Accelerated Reader to check our comprehension.
Math classes will focus on practicing our addition and subtraction math facts to 14, two digit adding and subtracting and fractions.
Our science classes will focus on plants and insects. Our caterpillars will arrive the week of April 26th, and we will study a life cycle. We will be doing our service project with the first grade PREP class. We will also observe Earth Day this month.
Our Iowa Tests of Basic Skills begins April 19th. The children will be tested each morning.
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March Happenings |
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This will be a busy month for the first graders. On March 2nd we will participate in Read Across America. On March 4th we will see Jack and the Beanstalk . This will be followed by Grandparents’ Day on March 19th. Report cards go home on March 24th.
We will be learning about the Holy Spirit, St. Patrick, St. Joseph, Holy Week and the Way of the Cross in religion classes.
In language arts we will be reading many stories and learning new vocabulary words. We will also be practicing correct sentence writing. We will also finish our class book.
In math we will learn more about the value of groups of coins and making change. We will learn about place value and we will also learn about fractions.
In science and social studies we will be learning about dental health, our senses, the food pyramid, weather and service jobs.
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February Happenings |
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This week is Catholic Schools Week. The children and I are looking forward to all the activities and trust that you will be visiting on Wednesday for lunch. In religion this month we will be learning about Catholic schools as part of our Catholic heritage, Lent and prayer. As part of our Christian service we have made valentines for the shut-ins.
We will have our Valentine party on February 12th. The children may begin bringing valentines on February 9th. Be sure to send 20 signed cards. Do not put the name of the recipient on the card or envelope as this allows for easier distribution in the Valentine bags.
In language arts we will continue reading stories and learning many new vocabulary words. We will also be practicing correct sentence writing.
In math we will continue practicing our math facts. Please use the fact triangles that will be sent home to practice daily if your child does not know the facts. We will also be doing some work with geometry.
In social studies and science we will be studying transportation, the human body, nutrition and teeth. For Black History we will view the movie, Ruby Bridges. |
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