First Grade News

 

Religion

        We have learned that God created the world and how we need to take care of all of God’s creations.  The first grade has leaned about the Blessed Trinity and that the Sign of the Cross is a prayer to the Blessed Trinity.  We are now learning about Jesus and His miracles.  October is the month of the Rosary.  This week we will learn how to pray the Rosary.

 

Reading

        This year we have a new reading series, Treasures.  The first grade is working very hard on their reading skills.

We are focusing on the short vowel sounds and consonant blends.  Some o f the stories we have read are Soccer, Pet Tricks and I Can! Can You!.  The children love to read.

 

Math

        Math facts are very important in first grade.  The children need to know their addition facts to sums of 12.

They need to know their subtraction facts subtracting from 12 or less.  Please practice these facts everyday.  Flashcards are great.

 

Grammar

        A sentence is a complete thought.  A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with an end mark.  We work on writing sentences everyday.  The children must know how to write a sentence.  You can practice writing different types of sentences.  We have learned statements, questions and exclamations.

 

Social Studies

        I enjoyed reading everyone’s explorer report.  It was very interesting reading about all the places the first graders would like to explore and the items they would take with them.  Excellent Job First Grade Explorers!

 

Science

        In Science we are learning about living and non living things.  We are learning what living things need to survive.

Next, the first grade will learn about different types of habitats.

 

Other News

        *Continue to read for Book-it

        *Halloween – Oct. 31st

 *Congratulations to our Super Kids

        Kyle, Nina, Fabio and Brianna

 *November 1st – All Saint’s Day Liturgy 8:00allHH