SUPERKIDS: Over the past week, our class has been writing about "Wishes" that they have for themselves or for someone special. It is wonderful to see improvements in spelling, use of punctuation, and sentence writing. The children focused on Wishes that do not include "things", just hopes for something good to happen someday. In class we have been focusing on contractions and vowel "trickers" which are words that have vowel sounds that do not follow the rules of reading which we have been learning about. We are also learning about homonyms, story structure and comprehension.
Math: In math we have been spending time with fact review, counting change, and measurement. We have been learning about congruent shapes and will be using the geoboards for geometry this week. Please note that we often check math homework in the morning as a whole class. I do not always mark the homework and I encourage the children to make corrections if necessary. This is used as a tool to reinforce what we are working on in class.
Science: As we begin to move away from our weather unit we will be focusing on the life cycles of plants and flowers. We will be planting seeds this week. It will be great to watch the life cycle. We will even have a control group and a test group. The test group will have a dark cover on their seed cups which will prevent light and water from helping the seed to grow.
Social Studies: The children have been very excited to learn about the oceans and continents of the world. We have been working on world map puzzle posters. We will also be learning about the names of some countries on each continent as well as a little bit about living things found on the continents. On Friday the children will be bringing home an assignment about this topic which will be due on Wednesday, May 19th.
Religion: In class we have continued to write scripture passages each week with our handwriting program. We have been learning about the Ascension and are starting to learn about Pentecost. The children will be attending an all school Mass on Thursday afternoon at 1:30.
Important Notes:
First Grade Field Trip to the Ecotarium: June 9 9:30- 2:00
**I am in need of two adult chaperones for the field trip. Please let me know ASAP if you are able to join us!
Spring Concert for grades 1-3: June 2 at 1:30 in the Church
Move Up Day to Visit Grade 2: June 15 in the afternoon
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