A Peek at 1C

In SUPERKIDS we are finishing our final pages of Adventures of the SUPERKIDS! We are on our way to starting More Adventures of the SUPERKIDS! We have been working on the following skills: reading and spelling cvvc words such as "bean" and "peak" adjectives with -er and -est endings, nouns with -er endings, as well as compound words and contractions! The children are working hard to incorporate these skills in their everyday work. We are also continuing to work in reading groups with various chapter books. We have been reading independently and along with Ms. French and myself. It sure is a JOY to hear how the reading skills have developed! Even thought the reading skills are blooming at this time of year, it is still crucial that the children are read to on a regular basis. This helps the children to hear fluent reading, as well as reading with expression. Not to mention the quality time together! That is priceless!

In Math we are working on tally marks, skip counting, place value, counting change, identifying coins, fractional parts, adding two digit numbers and lots of mixed addition and subtraction fact practice. We are also continuing to review place value, odd and even numbers, number writing, story problems, and identifying/ counting pairs.

In Science we are finishing up our recent Habitats unit. The children have been learning about animal groups, camouflage, characteristic of habitats, and the food chain. Our upcoming science unit is about the body.

In Social Studies we have spent a great deal of time reading and learning about important National holidays. We will continue our studies learning about map skills which focus on bird's eye view, eye level view, and map view on neighborhood maps. We will also learn about map keys and measuring distances through March and April.

In Religion we are learning about the season of Lent. We are counting the 40 days on our own Lenten Journey maps and with a neat paper chain. We will continue to learn about this season through stories, projects, and learning about the Stations of the Cross. We are looking forward to our annual school wide retreat day on April 14th.

A HUGE thank you to the kids of 1C and you! We raised over 200.00 for our Pennies for Patients program at school! Our school has raised just under 5,000.00 towards cancer research! I am so proud of our effort!


We are in need of the following donations for projects and activities: inexpensive (cheap) white paper plates, brown lunch bags, sidewalk chalk, jumpropes, and extra boxes of crayons for sharing. Thank you all in advance!