The Latest News from 1C

In MATH we are working on the following skills: counting sets of objects, developing understanding of place value, ordinal numbers, commonly used fractions such as one half, one third, and one fourth. We are also working with time, area, weight, length, and volume. We are measuring in both standard and nonstandard units as well as estimating. We are continuing to gather and graph data. The children are also continuing to master addition and subtraction facts. Continued practice will help to make these facts be part of our memory.

In SUPERKIDS we are working on unit 5 of the More Adventures of the Superkids. Skills covered are r- controlled vowels which include ar, er, ir, or, ur. We are learning about synonyms, and homonyms. Memory words for units 5 and 6 are: cold, know, does, laugh, both, again, kind, buy, find, right, wash, light. We are reading and spelling words which end in the suffixes -ful as well as -ly. We are continuing to work on fluency, expression, and reading at the appropriate rate. These skills come in time for all students at their own pace. They are also developing well into grade three as students are reading for information as opposed to developing reading/ phonics skills. Even though your children are "big" now, it is still a great idea to read to your child. Your read aloud skills help to model fluency and allow the children to be exposed to more vocabulary than they may be exposed to in their own independent reading.

In RELIGION we are currently learning about and honoring our Blessed Mother. We are quickly approaching Ascension Thursday which will be celebrated at Mass in early June.

In SCIENCE we are continuing to learn about the life cycles of insects. Our ladybugs larvae are in the pupa stage! We are all very excited to see our pink ladybugs hatch within the week. The class continues to enjoy working in their science journals where we are making observations as well as highlighting important content. This week will be writing about our own creative insect models, complete with 3 main body section, 6 legs, 2 antenna, 2 pairs of wings and an exoskeleton!

In SOCIAL STUDIES we are continuing to work on map skills including map keys, symbols, continents. and even the 50 states. Have you heard that we are learning a great song that names all 50 states in ABC order? It's true!